Start your day informed with AnewZ Morning Brief: here are the top news stories for the 15th of August, covering the latest developments you need to know.
Start your day informed with AnewZ Morning Brief: here are the top news stories for the 15th of August, covering the latest developments you need to know.
Donald Trump to meet Vladimir Putin in Alaska
This meeting, the first between the two leaders since Trump returned to office in January, aims to discuss ending the 43-month-old war in Ukraine. European leaders and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy participated in a virtual summit on 14 August, with Trump warning of "severe consequences" if Putin doesn't agree to a ceasefire.
Taliban deny claims in U.S. report and say they do not divert aid sent to Afghanistan
Aid agencies say more than half of Afghanistan’s population, roughly 23 million people, need humanitarian assistance.
The Taliban denied using force to divert international aid in Afghanistan on Thursday, responding to a US watchdog report that said authorities used "every means at their disposal, including force," to ensure that aid goes where they want it to.
Flash flood kills dozens in Himalayan village
At least 56 people were killed and around 150 injured when torrents of floodwater struck a remote Himalayan mountain village in Kashmir on Thursday — the second deadly flooding disaster in the region this month.
Local authorities reported a sudden "cloudburst" near the village of Chositi in the Kishtwar district, where over 100 Hindu pilgrims were resting en route to the nearby Machail Mata shrine.
Japan marks 80th anniversary of WWII surrender
Japan has commemorated 80 years since its surrender in World War II with a Tokyo memorial attended by Emperor Naruhito, as Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba pledged the nation would never again go to war.
The ceremony at Tokyo’s Nippon Budokan arena on Friday brought together about 3,400 bereaved family members to honour those killed in the conflict. Empress Masako joined the emperor in leading tributes, while Prime Minister Ishiba, marking his first wartime anniversary since taking office last year, renewed Japan’s post-war commitment to peace.
Russia has violated an energy ceasefire announced by U.S. President Donald Trump, Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelen...
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One person was killed and nearly a dozen hurt in a new attack Riyadh's international airport on Sunday, Saudi ...
The explosion at King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh on Saturday afternoon killed at least 12 people and injured a further 309, according to Saudi Arabia’s Civil Aviation Authority. The airport remains closed until further notice.
Yemen's Houthis renewed warning to airlines, airport workers, and travellers against using Saudi airports, saying the warning should be taken seriously and that the kingdom “bore responsibility for failed interceptions”, a day after an attack on Riyadh's international airport that killed 12 people.
One person was killed and nearly a dozen hurt in a new attack Riyadh's international airport on Sunday, Saudi authorities reported, a day after a strike claimed by Yemen's Houthis that killed 13 people and wounded more than 300.
The Houthi movement has escalated their attacks on Saudi Arabia, targeting the airport in Riyadh and other cities, killing more than a dozen people.
Ukraine is ready to stop attacks on Russian oil refineries if Moscow also halts strikes on Ukrainian energy infrastructure, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Sunday.
Russia has violated an energy ceasefire announced by U.S. President Donald Trump, Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Monday, urging Washington to step in to ensure that Moscow abided by the terms of the putative agreement.
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The Houthi movement has escalated their attacks on Saudi Arabia, targeting the airport in Riyadh and other cities, killing more than a dozen people.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Monday that Ukraine is ready to respect the energy ceasefire announced by U.S. President Donald Trump, but only if Russia does the same, saying Moscow has already violated the agreement.
China has announced sanctions against Belize’s foreign minister and Paraguay’s communications minister over their countries’ diplomatic ties with Taiwan. The move comes as Beijing continues to pressure the few remaining nations that maintain formal diplomatic relations with Taipei.
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