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The United States is set to withdraw from UNESCO, the United Nations’ cultural and educational agency, as President Donald Trump continues to distan...
Start your day informed with AnewZ Morning Brief: here are the top news stories for the 22nd of July, covering the latest developments you need to know.
1. Donald Trump posts video of Ilham Aliyev praising him at Shusha Global Media Forum
U.S. President Donald Trump has reposted a clip of Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev speaking to participants in the 3rd Shusha Global Media Forum, held in Khankendi. It was originally aired on AnewZ, with the Azerbaijani leader, praising Trump's “war-ending” record.
Trump used his Truth Social account early on Tuesday to repost the 85-second video, in which President Aliyev tells forum delegates that a second Trump term “would be preferable for the Azerbaijani people” because the U.S. leader “shares fundamental family values” and “has not started wars.”
2. Zelenskyy says new round of Ukraine-Russia peace talks to be held in Türkiye on Wednesday
A new round of peace talks between Kyiv and Moscow will be held in Türkiye on Wednesday, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Monday.
Zelenskyy said he discussed preparations for the meeting with the Russian side, as well as the issue of a prisoner exchange, with his National Security and Defense Council Secretary Rustem Umerov.
3. Iranian foreign minister says Iran cannot give up on nuclear enrichment
Iranian Minister of Foreign Affairs Abbas Araghchi has said that Tehran cannot give up on its uranium enrichment programme, which was severely damaged by waves of U.S. and Israeli air strikes last month.
“It is now stopped because, yes, damages are serious and severe, but obviously, we cannot give up our enrichment because it is an achievement of our own scientists, and now, more than that, it is a question of national pride,” Araghchi told the U.S. broadcaster Fox News in an interview aired on Monday.
4. Foreign ministers of 25 countries call for immediate ceasefire in Gaza
The signatories included the foreign ministers of around 20 European countries as well as Canada, Australia and New Zealand, and the EU Commissioner for Equality, Preparedness and Crisis Management.
Twenty-five countries, including France, Belgium and the United Kingdom, issued a joint statement on Monday saying the war in Gaza "must end now”.
The world’s biggest dance music festival faces an unexpected setback as a fire destroys its main stage, prompting a last-minute response from organisers determined to keep the party alive in Boom, Belgium.
Iran launched 18 ballistic missiles late Sunday targeting the U.S. military’s Al-Udeid Air Base in Qatar, the largest American installation in the Middle East.
Australian researchers have created a groundbreaking “biological AI” platform that could revolutionise drug discovery by rapidly evolving molecules within mammalian cells.
Australian researchers have pioneered a low-cost and scalable plasma-based method to produce ammonia gas directly from air, offering a green alternative to the traditional fossil fuel-dependent Haber-Bosch process.
A series of earthquakes have struck Guatemala on Tuesday afternoon, leading authorities to advise residents to evacuate from buildings as a precaution against possible aftershocks.
The United States is set to withdraw from UNESCO, the United Nations’ cultural and educational agency, as President Donald Trump continues to distance the country from international organisations he has long criticised, according to two European diplomats.
A F-7 fighter jet departed Kurmitola Air Force Base in Bangladesh at 1:06 p.m. local time for a routine training mission but experienced a mechanical failure shortly after take-off, killing at least 27 people, including 25 children on Monday according to the Bangladesh Air Force.
Harvard University has urged a federal judge on Monday to order U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration to reinstate $2.5 billion in cancelled federal research grant.
South Korea’s new economic chiefs will visit Washington this week for 2+2 trade talks with U.S. officials, aiming to prevent 25% tariffs set to begin on 1 August. This marks their first trip since President Lee Jae-myung took office in June.
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney met Jordan’s King Abdullah II in Ottawa on Monday, announcing CAN$28.4 million to support border security and development in the kingdom. The leaders also discussed trade, regional stability, and humanitarian aid.
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