Start your day informed with AnewZ Morning Brief: here are the top news stories for the 13th of August, covering the latest developments you need to know.
1. France, Germany, UK willing to reinstate sanctions on Iran
France, Germany, and the United Kingdom have told the United Nations they are ready to reinstate sanctions on Iran if it does not return to negotiations with the international community over its nuclear programme, the Financial Times reported on Tuesday.
The foreign ministers of the so-called E3 group wrote to the U.N. on Tuesday to raise the spectre of "snapback" sanctions unless Iran takes action, the report added citing a letter seen by the newspaper.
2. Zelenskyy warns of Russian advances ahead of Trump-Putin summit
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy warned of ongoing Russian troop advances in eastern Ukraine ahead of the upcoming Trump-Putin summit, emphasizing Ukraine’s determination to hold the Donbas region and calling for territorial talks only after a ceasefire and security guarantees.
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced that Ukrainian forces have liberated six out of 18 occupied settlements in the Sumy region, while Russian infantry units have advanced up to 10 kilometres near Dobropillia and Kramatorsk on the eastern front.
3. U.S. imposes sanctions on DR Congo armed group
The United States has imposed sanctions on a Congolese rebel group, a mining company, and Hong Kong exporters over armed violence and illegal mineral sales in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, aiming to promote peace and economic stability in the region.
The sanctions also target the Congolese mining firm Cooperative des Artisanaux Miniers du Congo (CDMC) and two Hong Kong-based exporters, East Rise Corporation Limited and Star Dragon Corporation Limited, which are accused of trading minerals smuggled from PARECO-FF-controlled areas.
4. Death toll from floods and landslides in India reaches 240
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has forecasted that Telangana will receive heavy to very heavy rains in the next 72 hours across the state from Wednesday (13 August, 2025).
Telangana Chief Minister Revanth Reddy has instructed the officials to take all necessary safety measures to avoid the loss of life during heavy rains and also ensure no vehicle movement on the flooding bridges, canals, streams and causeways brimming with heavy flows in the low lying areas, reads an official press release.
5. Hamas delegation to discuss ceasefire in Gaza during Cairo Talks
A Hamas delegation arrived in Cairo on 13 August to meet with Egyptian mediators and discuss ways to secure a ceasefire in the Gaza, says one of the movement’s leaders, Taher al-Nunu, on Hamas’ official Telegram channel.
The delegation has begun preliminary talks ahead of meetings set to start on Wednesday.
U.S. negotiators Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner have arrived in Moscow for peace talks on the Russia-Ukraine conflict, two people familiar wi...
An Iranian tanker was hit by U.S. forces on Saturday near Iran's key oil export hub, Kharg Island, in the Gulf...
Spanish authorities are preparing a new site in Ceuta to accommodate hundreds of migrants who remain on the str...
U.S. negotiators Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner will visit Russia then Ukraine over the weekend, Russian state news agency TASS has reported, citing an unnamed source. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has also said American envoys will visit the capitals of both countries.
The Iranian Health Ministry said at least 18 people were killed and 142 others injured in U.S. airstrikes carried out between 30 August and 2 September.
U.S. negotiators Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner have arrived in Moscow for peace talks on the Russia-Ukraine conflict, two people familiar with the matter said. They were met by Russian Presidential Envoy Kirill Dmitriev.
U.S. efforts to squeeze Iran’s economy through an oil blockade and sanctions are becoming increasingly difficult for Tehran to withstand, according to three senior Iranian sources. Washington is escalating pressure in hopes of securing concessions in future negotiations.
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A Chinese national was pulled alive from a tunnel in Nepal on Saturday, authorities said, 10 days after a wall of ice, rock and mud tore through a Himalayan valley, killing more than 1,300 people and leaving more than 5,600 missing.
U.S. negotiators Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner have arrived in Moscow for peace talks on the Russia-Ukraine conflict, two people familiar with the matter said. They were met by Russian Presidential Envoy Kirill Dmitriev.
Spanish authorities are preparing a new site in Ceuta to accommodate hundreds of migrants who remain on the streets following large-scale arrivals in July, local media reported Saturday.
At least two people were killed and dozens injured on Friday after an explosion at a military barracks in the Bolivian municipality of Viacha, about 30 km (20 miles) from La Paz, Defence Minister Ernesto Justiniano said.
The resolution, sponsored by African countries and led by Togo, passed by 164 votes to one, with six abstentions. The United States was the only country to vote against it.
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