YouTube to pay $24.5M to settle Trump account suspension lawsuit
YouTube has agreed to pay $24.5 million to settle a lawsuit filed by U.S. President Donald Trump over the suspension of his account following the Janu...
Start your day informed with AnewZ Morning Brief: here are the top news stories for the 20th of August, covering the latest developments you need to know.
Oil flows resume to Hungary and Slovakia via Druzhba pipeline
Oil is once again flowing to Hungary and Slovakia via the Druzhba pipeline, officials from both countries said late on Tuesday, after a Ukrainian drone strike on an oil pumping station in Russia's Tambov region halted supplies.
Ukraine has stepped up attacks on Russia's energy infrastructure, a key conduit for generating money for Kremlin's war efforts, with oil and gas sales accounting for a quarter of Russia's total state budget proceeds.
Unlike most other European Union countries, Slovakia and neighbouring Hungary have kept up their dependence on Russian energy and get most of their crude through the Druzhba pipeline.
China to stage massive military parade marking World War II anniversary
China will hold a large-scale military parade in central Beijing on 3 September to mark 80 years since Japan's surrender in World War Two, showcasing new weaponry and air power amid rising regional tensions.
Hundreds of aircraft, including fighter jets and bombers, will fly over Tiananmen Square alongside ground equipment, some never seen in public before according to authorities. The parade will feature 45 military contingents and last 70 minutes. President Xi Jinping will oversee the event, joined by foreign dignitaries including Russian President Vladimir Putin.
The People's Liberation Army (PLA) is expected to unveil new hypersonic and anti-ship missiles, drone-defence systems, and early warning aircraft designed to protect China’s expanding naval presence.
Syria and Israel meet in Paris as U.S. mediates peace effort
Syria and Israel aim to boost stability in southern Syria and the broader region according to reports.
Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shibani met an Israeli delegation in Paris on Tuesday for talks and addressed the potential reactivation of the 1974 disengagement agreement, which established a U.N.-monitored buffer zone in the Golan Heights.
This was the second meeting in the French capital in under a month, following July talks where no final agreement was reached on reducing hostilities in the south.
U.S. imposes new tariffs on steel, aluminium products and auto parts
The U.S. Commerce Department has expanded steel and aluminium tariffs on Tuesday, to include more than 400 products, aiming to protect domestic industries.
The new tariffs target items such as wind turbines, mobile cranes, bulldozers, railcars, furniture, compressors, pumps, and imported automotive parts including exhaust system components and electrical steel for electric vehicles.
AnewZ has learned that India has once again blocked Azerbaijan’s application for full membership in the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation, while Pakistan’s recent decision to consider diplomatic relations with Armenia has been coordinated with Baku as part of Azerbaijan’s peace agenda.
A day of mourning has been declared in Portugal to pay respect to victims who lost their lives in the Lisbon Funicular crash which happened on Wednesday evening.
Video from the USGS (United States Geological Survey) showed on Friday (19 September) the Kilauea volcano in Hawaii erupting and spewing lava.
At least eight people have died and more than 90 others were injured following a catastrophic gas tanker explosion on a major highway in Mexico City’s Iztapalapa district on Wednesday, authorities confirmed.
A powerful 7.4-magnitude earthquake struck off Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula on 13 September with no tsunami threat, coming just weeks after the region endured a devastating 8.8-magnitude quake — the strongest since 1952.
YouTube has agreed to pay $24.5 million to settle a lawsuit filed by U.S. President Donald Trump over the suspension of his account following the January 2021 Capitol riots, the Wall Street Journal reported Monday.
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has signed a decree granting him additional security powers in case of a military incursion into the country, the nation's vice president, Delcy Rodriguez, said on Monday (29 September).
Italy and Greece have signed a memorandum paving the way for the transfer of two FREMM-class frigates from the Italian Navy to Greece.
The White House, U.S., has released a 20-point proposal aimed at ending the war in Gaza and establishing long-term peace, US President Donald Trump said while hosting Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
Gunfire broke out during a peace rally in Muzaffarabad, Pakistan-administered Kashmir, on Monday, leaving at least one person dead and more than two dozen wounded, officials said. Some of the injured were in critical condition at local hospitals.
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