Start your day informed with AnewZ Morning Brief: here are the top news stories for the 26th of August, covering the latest developments you need to know.
1. Trump plans meeting with Kim Jong Un after talks with South Korean leader
The two leaders discussed North Korea’s growing nuclear threat, with South Korean President Lee Jae Myung warning Pyongyang could build up to 20 warheads annually. Trump and Lee also addressed defence spending and U.S. troop flexibility on the Korean peninsula.
In addition, they agreed on a $350 billion financial package to boost strategic industries such as Artificial Intelligence (AI), semiconductors, and energy.
2. Venezuela deploys 15,000 troops to Colombia border
Interior Minister Diosdado Cabello said the operation will cover Zulia and Tachira states, using drones, boats, and aircraft for patrols. The move comes as U.S. destroyers conduct anti-drug operations in the Caribbean.
Caracas urged Bogotá to reinforce security on its side of the border.
3. Trump removes Fed Governor Lisa Cook over mortgage fraud allegations
U.S. President Donald Trump announced the immediate removal of Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook, citing allegations of mortgage fraud. In a letter shared on Truth Social, Trump accused Cook of signing conflicting mortgage documents and said her actions undermine public confidence in the Fed.
The allegations were referred to the Justice Department by a Federal Housing Finance Agency official. She denies any wrong doing.
4. Australia says Iran is behind two antisemitic attacks and will expels Iran’s ambassador
Australia said on Tuesday (August 26) it would expel Iran's ambassador to Canberra, as Prime Minister Anthony Albanese accused Tehran of executing two antisemitic attacks in the key cities of Sydney and Melbourne.
Australia's security agency had gathered credible intelligence that the Iranian government had directed at least two attacks, Albanese told a news conference.
5. Azerbaijan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan boost Caspian cooperation
Azerbaijan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan have strengthened trilateral ties, focusing on transport, energy, trade, and cultural co-operation.
Key agreements include expanding railway and port capacities, joint transport and logistics companies, and plans for electricity transmission from Turkmen gas to Europe.
French President Emmanuel Macron will appoint a new prime minister within 48 hours, his office said Wednesday, following the resignation of Sebastien ...
U.S. President Donald Trump says he may travel to the Middle East this weekend as talks continue on a potential deal to end the war in Gaza....
Russian President Vladimir Putin arrived in Tajikistan on Wednesday for a series of meetings with leaders of former Soviet republics focused on region...
Escalating gang violence in Haiti has displaced 680,000 children, nearly twice as many as last year, as armed groups seize more territory and basic se...
A 29-year-old man has been arrested in connection with a devastating wildfire that killed 12 people and destroyed thousands of homes in Los Angeles ea...
Hundreds of Texas National Guard soldiers gathered on Tuesday at an Army facility outside Chicago, as Donald Trump's threat to invoke an anti-insurrection law and deploy troops to more U.S. cities intensified the battle over the limits to his authority.
Hamas said on Tuesday it was ready to reach a deal to end the war in Gaza based on President Donald Trump's plan but still has demands, as Qatar's prime minister and senior U.S. mediators headed to Egypt to join indirect negotiations between the Palestinian militant group and Israel.
Delegations from Israel and Hamas held their first day of indirect negotiations in Egypt on Monday on U.S. President Donald Trump's plan to halt the war in Gaza, wrestling with contentious issues such as demands that Israel withdraw and Hamas disarm.
U.S. President Donald Trump said Friday was “a big day” after Hamas announced it would agree to some terms in his 20-point plan to end the Gaza conflict, including an exchange of hostages for Palestinian prisoners.
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.
At least 69 people have died and almost 150 injured following a powerful 6.9-magnitude earthquake off the coast of Cebu City in the central Visayas region of the Philippines, officials said, making it one of the country’s deadliest disasters this year.
Authorities in California have identified the dismembered body discovered in a Tesla registered to singer D4vd as 15-year-old Celeste Rivas Hernandez, who had been missing from Lake Elsinore since April 2024.
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.
Russia’s central bank has ruled the state violated minority shareholders’ rights in seized assets, signaling rare pushback against nationalisation.
A newly elected German mayor survived multiple stab wounds in a shocking family attack.
Cristiano Ronaldo has become football’s first billionaire player, according to Bloomberg, which tracks the world’s richest individuals.
Germany has ended its fast-track citizenship programme, reflecting a shift in public attitudes toward migration and integration.
French President Emmanuel Macron will appoint a new prime minister within 48 hours, his office said Wednesday, following the resignation of Sebastien Lecornu amid political deadlock.
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