AnewZ Morning Brief - 7th August, 2025

Start your day informed with AnewZ Morning Brief: here are the top news stories for 7th August, covering the latest developments you need to know.

Caspian Sea shallowing in spotlight at UN Conference

A meeting of government officials from the Caspian littoral states was held on the sidelines of the Third United Nations Conference on Landlocked Developing Countries (LLDCs) in Awaza, Turkmenistan.

The meeting focused on key areas of joint action to mitigate the negative impacts of the shallowing of the Caspian Sea.

Addressing the meeting, Deputy Prime Minister Shahin Mustafayev highlighted the sustainable growth in trade turnover among the Caspian littoral states.

He noted that the Third Caspian Economic Forum, held in Tehran in February this year, played an important role in expanding trade and mutual investment, as well as in deepening cooperation in the energy and transport-logistics sectors.

Two Ghanaian ministers killed in helicopter crash, along with six others

Ghana's ministers of defence and environment have died in a military helicopter crash in the central Ashanti region, along with six other people, according to a government spokesperson.

Defence Minister Edward Omane Boamah and Environment, Science and Technology Minister Ibrahim Murtala Muhammed, 50, were killed in the crash, which Chief of Staff Julius Debrah described as a "national tragedy".

Earlier, the Ghana Armed Forces said the Z9 helicopter, which was carrying three crew and five passengers, had gone "off the radar".

Trump slaps 50% tariff on Indian goods over imports of Russian oil

United States President Donald Trump has issued an executive order imposing an additional 25% tariff on goods from India, as penalty for importing Russian oil.

Wednesday’s hike comes in addition to the 25% tariff India already faces, making it subject to one of the U.S.’s highest import tax brackets under Trump, at a total of 50%.

Five troops injured after soldier opens fire at Georgia military base

Five American soldiers were injured after an Army sergeant opened fire at a military base in the U.S. state of Georgia before being tackled by other troops.

Officials say the soldier, identified as Quornelius Radford, opened fire with his own personal handgun, and was targeting his fellow troops.

The attack at Fort Stewart, about 386km (240 miles) south east of Atlanta, triggered a lockdown at the sprawling Army base.

Massive wildfire in France leaves at least one dead, nine injured

Hundreds of firefighters on Wednesday battled to halt the spread of a wildfire in southern France that has scorched a vast area, in the Aude region, killing one person and injuring nine others.

The fire, which started on Tuesday, has destroyed or damaged 25 homes, where more than 1,800 firefighters are seeking to control the largest wildfire in France this summer.

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