Start your day informed with AnewZ Morning Brief: here are the top news stories for the 29th of August, covering the latest developments you need to know.
1. Deadly Jakarta protest: motorcyclist killed during clashes over lawmakers’ high pay
Protests erupted in Jakarta on 28 August over parliamentarians’ high salaries and government policies, turning tragic when a motorcyclist was killed after colliding with a police vehicle.
Riot police used tear gas and water cannons to disperse demonstrators, some of whom set police vehicles on fire.
President Prabowo Subianto called for calm and ordered an investigation, while seven crew members of the vehicle involved were arrested.
2. Polish F-16 pilot killed in training crash ahead of Radom air show
A Polish Air Force pilot died on 28 August when an F-16 fighter jet crashed during a rehearsal for the 2025 Radom International Air Show.
Polish Deputy Prime Minister and Defence Minister Wladyslaw Kosiniak-Kamysz confirmed the death and visited the site of the incident.
3. UK, EU summon respective Russian envoys over Kyiv attacks
The UK and EU have summoned Russian envoys in protest following the deadly Russian airstrikes on Kyiv on Thursday.
UK Foreign Minister David Lammy condemned the attacks, saying they destroyed homes and damaged buildings, including the British Council and EU Delegation.
EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas stressed that no diplomatic mission should ever be a target.
4. Maduro praises Colombian troop deployment during U.S. naval buildup in Caribbean
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro commended Colombian President Gustavo Petro for sending 25,000 troops to the Catatumbo border region to combat drug cartels.
The move comes as the U.S. deploys a significant naval presence in the Southern Caribbean. Maduro’s government also plans to send 15,000 troops to its western border and train civil defence groups amid the escalating situation.
5. Monsoon floods submerge more than 1,600 villages in Pakistan’s Punjab
Severe floods in Pakistan’s Punjab province have inundated 1,692 villages, killed at least 17 people, and affected more than 1.4 million residents, officials said.
The flooding, caused by heavy monsoon rain and excess water released from Indian dams, has led to the evacuation of more than one million people from areas.
Punjab, the country’s most populous province, faces major disruptions to agriculture and daily life during ongoing heavy rain.
6. President of Azerbaijan met with EU envoy
President Ilham Aliyev received Magdalena Grono, the EU Special Representative for the South Caucasus, in Baku on Thursday.
Grono praised the progress in normalising Azerbaijan-Armenia relations and highlighted the EU’s readiness to support the implementation of agreed issues, including the transport corridor.
Ilham Aliyev emphasised the importance of the Washington Declaration, U.S. mediation, and efforts to strengthen connectivity with Nakhchivan.
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The United States carried out a third consecutive night of airstrikes against Iran, targeting military capabilities around the Strait of Hormuz as Donald Trump announced the reinstatement of a blockade on Iranian shipping and proposed a 20% fee on cargo passing through the strategic waterway.
IBM has warned that a surge in spending on artificial intelligence infrastructure is weighing on its core business, in one of the clearest signs yet of how the AI boom is reshaping the technology sector.
President Ilham Aliyev has approved an agreement between the governments of Azerbaijan and Georgia on the supply of natural gas to Georgia, marking another step in energy cooperation between the two neighbouring countries.
The United States has announced a campaign to weaken the International Criminal Court (ICC), describing the tribunal as a threat to American sovereignty and signalling that further sanctions, visa restrictions and diplomatic pressure on allies could follow.
The United States carried out a third consecutive night of airstrikes against Iran, targeting military capabilities around the Strait of Hormuz as Donald Trump announced the reinstatement of a blockade on Iranian shipping and proposed a 20% fee on cargo passing through the strategic waterway.
President Ilham Aliyev is holding his annual question-and-answer session with international journalists at the 4th Shusha Global Media Forum in Azerbaijan.
The United States and Iran have significantly escalated their conflict, exchanging heavy missile and drone strikes across the Gulf region. Iran claims it has once again closed the Strait of Hormuz, a vital global shipping route.
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An overnight fire at a popular bar in Bangkok has killed at least 30 people and injured 70 others, making it one of the deadliest pub disasters in the Thai capital in recent years. Authorities say the venue quickly filled with thick smoke, trapping patrons inside.
The United States carried out a third consecutive night of airstrikes against Iran, targeting military capabilities around the Strait of Hormuz as Donald Trump announced the reinstatement of a blockade on Iranian shipping and proposed a 20% fee on cargo passing through the strategic waterway.
The United States has announced a campaign to weaken the International Criminal Court (ICC), describing the tribunal as a threat to American sovereignty and signalling that further sanctions, visa restrictions and diplomatic pressure on allies could follow.
The United Kingdom, the European Union, Spain and Gibraltar have formally signed a treaty establishing new arrangements for movement and border procedures between Gibraltar and Spain.
Around 500 soldiers from countries supporting Ukraine marched down Paris's Champs-Élysées during France's annual Bastille Day parade. France said the procession, which also included 25 Ukrainian soldiers, demonstrated that Europe was ready to respond to growing international threats.
Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said on Tuesday that its Navy had struck U.S. military barracks, a satellite communications centre and a Patriot missile battery in Bahrain, while its Aerospace Force targeted an airbase in Jordan.
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