Start your day informed with AnewZ Morning Brief: here are the top news stories for the 30th of August, covering the latest developments you need to know.
1. Houthi Prime Minister Ahmed al-Rahawi reportedly killed in latest Israel strikes
Houthi Prime Minister Ahmed al-Rahawi was reportedly killed alongside several of his associates in the recent Israeli strikes in Yemen according to reports from local media. While the Israeli Military, IDF confirmed that it targeted the Houthi group’s defense minister, chief of staff and other top officials in a separate attack Thursday, it has not confirmed the death of al-Rahawi. The IDF said it struck "a Houthi terrorist regime military target in the area of Sanaa" as videos on social media purported to be of the strike, showed the moment a huge fireball erupted in the area. Al-Rahawi was a politician who had served as Prime Minister in the Houthi Government since August last year.
2. Trump’s special envoy holds talks with Ukrainian officials
U.S. President Donald Trump’s Middle East Special Envoy, Steve Witkoff, met with Ukrainian officials, including Andriy Yermak, head of the Ukrainian Presidential Office, and Ukraine’s UN Ambassador Sergiy Kislitsya, in New York on Wednesday. The discussions, described as “highly productive and constructive,” focused on reaffirming efforts to facilitate a ceasefire between Ukraine and Russia. The talks aimed to reconfirm the commitment to a negotiated resolution of the conflict, as Russian forces continue their offensive in Ukraine, ahead of an emergency UN Security Council meeting.
3. European offer to delay Iran sanctions remains ‘on the table’
Britain, France, and Germany confirmed that their offer to extend the Iran nuclear deal and delay the reimposition of UN sanctions for 30 days "remains on the table," UK Ambassador Barbara Woodward said on Friday. The E3 triggered the "snapback" mechanism on Thursday due to Iran’s violations of the 2015 nuclear accord, but Woodward emphasized that diplomacy is still an option, urging Iran to reconsider the offer and work towards a long-term solution. The 2015 deal had suspended certain sanctions in exchange for limits on Iran’s nuclear programme, though Western nations suspect Iran of pursuing nuclear weapons, which Tehran denies.
4. Delta to pay $79M after jet fuel dumped over schools
Delta Air Lines has agreed to pay $79 million to settle a lawsuit over a 2020 incident where a Boeing 777-200, returning to Los Angeles after engine trouble, released 15,000 gallons of fuel over schools and neighborhoods. The fuel dump affected schools in Cudahy, where nearly 60 students and teachers were checked for minor irritations, though no hospitalizations occurred. A class-action lawsuit was filed by teachers and homeowners, citing exposure to the fuel and the resulting physical and emotional distress.
Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado won the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday for promoting democratic rights in her country and her struggle ...
Israeli troops began pulling back from some parts of Gaza on Friday at midday under a ceasefire deal with Hamas according to Israeli military official...
Today, 10 October, the CIS Heads of State Council meeting is underway in Dushanbe, Tajikistan, in a limited format attended by leaders from member sta...
Ilham Aliyev, President of the Republic of Azerbaijan, had a one-on-one meeting with Emomali Rahmon, President of the Republic of Tajikistan, on 10 Oc...
Start your day informed with AnewZ Morning Brief: here are the top news stories for the 10th of October, covering the latest developments you need to ...
Today, 10 October, the CIS Heads of State Council meeting is underway in Dushanbe, Tajikistan, in a limited format attended by leaders from member states.
Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado won the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday for promoting democratic rights in her country and her struggle to achieve a transition to democracy, the Norwegian Nobel Committee said.
Israeli troops began pulling back from some parts of Gaza on Friday at midday under a ceasefire deal with Hamas according to Israeli military officials on Telegram.
Ilham Aliyev, President of the Republic of Azerbaijan, had a one-on-one meeting with Emomali Rahmon, President of the Republic of Tajikistan, on 10 October in Dushanbe.
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.
Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado won the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday for promoting democratic rights in her country and her struggle to achieve a transition to democracy, the Norwegian Nobel Committee said.
Today, 10 October, the CIS Heads of State Council meeting is underway in Dushanbe, Tajikistan, in a limited format attended by leaders from member states.
Start your day informed with AnewZ Morning Brief: here are the top news stories for the 10th of October, covering the latest developments you need to know.
Peru's Congress voted unanimously on Friday to remove President Dina Boluarte from office in a late-night session held hours after political blocs from across the spectrum called for her ouster.
A powerful magnitude 7.5 offshore earthquake hit the southern Philippines on Friday, prompting tsunami warnings and evacuations of people in coastal areas of Mindanao.
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