Start your day informed with AnewZ Morning Brief: here are the top news stories for the 12th of August, covering the latest developments you need to know.
1. Azerbaijan and Armenia publish text of U.S.-brokered peace deal
Armenia and Azerbaijan published the text of a U.S.-brokered peace agreement on Monday, pledging to respect each other's territorial integrity and formally put an end to nearly four decades of conflict.
The deal was struck in Washington last Friday, when Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev and Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan met with U.S. President Donald Trump at the White House.
2. China, U.S., extend tariff truce by 90 days, staving off surge in duties
The United States and China on Monday extended a tariff truce for another 90 days, staving off triple-digit duties on each other's goods as U.S. retailers get ready to ramp up inventories ahead of the critical end-of-year holiday season.
U.S. President Donald Trump announced on his Truth Social platform that he had signed an executive order suspending the imposition of higher tariffs until 12:01 a.m. EST (0501 GMT) on 10 November, with all other elements of the truce to remain in place.
3. Trump takes over DC police in extraordinary move, deploys National Guard in capital
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday he was deploying 800 National Guard troops to Washington and temporarily taking over the city's police department, an extraordinary assertion of presidential power in the nation's capital.
4. French nuclear plant shuts down due to swarm of jellyfish in cooling systems
Four reactors at France’s Gravelines nuclear power plant were shut down late Sunday due to a swarm of jellyfish in the cooling systems, operator EDF said on Monday, likely due to rising water temperatures because of global warming, according to experts.
The plant in northern France is one of the largest in the country and cooled from a canal connected to the North Sea. Its six units produce 900 megawatts of power each, or 5.4 gigawatts in total.
5. Trump says he will try to get back territory for Ukraine in talks with Putin
U.S. President Donald Trump has said he will try to get some territory back for Ukraine during his meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday.
"Russia's occupied a big portion of Ukraine. They occupied prime territory. We're going to try to get some of that territory back for Ukraine," he told a news conference at the White House.
He and the Russian president are due to hold talks in Alaska at the end of the week. Trump claimed that he could know within two minutes of meeting Putin whether progress was possible.
The Syrian Civil Aviation Authority has signed a $4 billion agreement with an international consortium last week (6 August), including companies from ...
Dubai has launched its first-ever 'Mallathon,' a month-long event turning shopping centres into indoor running tracks to offer residents a safe way to...
The United States is designating the Pakistani separatist Baloch Liberation Army (BLA) as a foreign terrorist organization, the U.S. Department of Sta...
Global football star Cristiano Ronaldo is engaged to his long-time partner, Georgina Rodríguez. She announced the news on Instagram, sharing a photo ...
International superstar Taylor Swift has revealed her 12th studio album, 'The Life of a Showgirl', during a podcast appearance with her partner, U.S. ...
Dubai has launched its first-ever 'Mallathon,' a month-long event turning shopping centres into indoor running tracks to offer residents a safe way to exercise during peak summer heat, that started 1 August.
Global football star Cristiano Ronaldo is engaged to his long-time partner, Georgina Rodríguez. She announced the news on Instagram, sharing a photo of a large engagement ring with the caption in Spanish: “Yes I do. In this and in all my lives.”
International superstar Taylor Swift has revealed her 12th studio album, 'The Life of a Showgirl', during a podcast appearance with her partner, U.S. football star Travis Kelce, and his brother Jason.
Residents in northern Gaza are walking more than 10 kilometres and braving Israeli gunfire to secure a single bag of flour, as aid shortages and blockades push the territory closer to famine, according to local accounts and United Nations agencies.
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.
A powerful eruption at Japan’s Shinmoedake volcano sent an ash plume more than 3,000 metres high on Sunday morning, prompting safety warnings from authorities.
According to the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ), a magnitude 5.7 earthquake struck the Oaxaca region of Mexico on Saturday.
A resumption of Iraq’s Kurdish oil exports is not expected in the near term, sources familiar with the matter said on Friday, despite an announcement by Iraq’s federal government a day earlier stating that shipments would resume immediately.
'Superman' continued to dominate the summer box office, pulling in another $57.25 million in its second weekend, as theatres welcome a wave of blockbuster competition following a challenging few years for the film industry.
The United States is designating the Pakistani separatist Baloch Liberation Army (BLA) as a foreign terrorist organization, the U.S. Department of State said on Monday.
Homeless residents and outreach workers in Los Angeles say they fear military-backed removals after U.S. President Donald Trump signalled his Washington D.C. crackdown could extend to other cities, including Los Angeles.
A Chinese warship and coast guard vessel collided while attempting to block a Philippine patrol near Scarborough Shoal, damaging both ships in one of the most serious recent incidents in the contested South China Sea.
Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and Chinese President Xi Jinping have pledged to deepen BRICS cooperation and expand bilateral trade, during an hour-long phone call focused on multilateralism and resisting tariff pressures from the U.S.
U.S. President Donald Trump has taken temporary control of Washington’s police force and ordered 800 National Guard troops into the city, citing a “public safety emergency” despite crime rates falling sharply in recent years.
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