Start your day informed with AnewZ Morning Brief: here are the top news stories for the 1st of September, covering the latest developments you need to know.
1. SCO Summit opens in northern China as leaders prepare to sign Tianjin Declaration
Chinese President Xi Jinping opened the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation’s 25th summit in Tianjin, unveiling his vision for a new global security and economic order and urging members to harness their “mega-scale market.” The gathering, the largest in the SCO’s history, is expected to adopt the Tianjin Declaration and a long-term development strategy to 2035, with more than 20 agreements covering security, economic cooperation and digital transformation.
2. Ukrainian drone debris causes fire in Kropotkin substation
Falling debris from a downed Ukrainian drone caused a fire at a power substation in Kropotkin, Russia, though officials said it was quickly extinguished and no injuries were reported. Air raid alerts were declared across several southern Russian regions overnight, with flights at Saratov and Volgograd airports briefly suspended for safety.
3. Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev meets Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan in Tianjin
Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev met Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan in Tianjin, where they discussed expanding strategic ties in energy and transport, including delivering Azerbaijani gas to Syria via Türkiye with Qatari support. The talks took place on the sidelines of the SCO summit, the largest in the organisation’s history, where China voiced support for Azerbaijan’s bid for full membership.
4. Severe floods devastate Pakistan, millions displaced
Catastrophic flooding in Pakistan has killed more than 850 people and affected 1.5 million, with swollen rivers inundating over 1,400 villages in Punjab, including parts of Lahore. Thousands of homes and vast areas of farmland have been destroyed, leaving displaced families in temporary camps and raising fears of worsening food prices.
5. Magnitude 6.0 earthquake shakes southeastern Afghanistan
A 6.0-magnitude earthquake in Afghanistan’s Kunar province has killed around 500 people and injured 1,000, with rescuers struggling to reach remote mountainous areas. Hundreds of injured have been taken to hospitals as searches continue in villages of mud and stone homes near the Pakistan border.
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.
Here's your AnewZ Daily Brief for 12 October 2026 with the top five natural disasters happening around the world.
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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