Start your day informed with AnewZ Morning Brief: here are the top news stories for the 3rd of September, covering the latest developments you need to know.
1. Xi Jinping hosts China’s largest-ever parade
China staged its largest-ever military parade in Beijing, with President Xi Jinping projecting the country’s rising power alongside visiting leaders including Russia’s Vladimir Putin and North Korea’s Kim Jong Un. The display of advanced weaponry underscored China’s growing military capabilities while Xi called for global peace and resistance to hegemonism.
2. Trump to welcome Polish President to White House
U.S. President Donald Trump will host Polish President Karol Nawrocki at the White House on Wednesday, with talks expected to focus on Ukraine and regional energy security. The meeting underscores Trump’s backing of Poland’s conservative nationalist leader and his push for arms sales, defence cooperation, and the Three Seas Initiative.
3. Russia launches air attack on Kyiv, Ukraine's military says
Ukraine’s air defence systems were activated in Kyiv on Wednesday as Russian forces launched a fresh air assault on the capital. Authorities issued nationwide alerts and urged residents to remain in shelters until the all-clear was given.
4. President Ilham Aliyev and First Lady arrive for WWII anniversary events in Beijing
President Ilham Aliyev and First Lady Mehriban Aliyeva attended the 80th Victory anniversary parade in Beijing, welcomed by Chinese President Xi Jinping and First Lady Peng Liyuan. Their presence highlights deepening Azerbaijan-China ties and shared respect for history.
5. Macron faces political challenge as Bayrou’s government at risk
French opposition parties will force a confidence vote on 8 September that could topple Prime Minister Francois Bayrou’s government and deepen pressure on President Emmanuel Macron. If Bayrou loses, Macron may face snap elections or heightened calls for his removal, as political turmoil rattles French markets.
At least 11 people were killed in Israeli strikes on southern Lebanon on Saturday, among the deadliest since a June ceasefire. Meanwhile, Qatar den...
Twelve people have died and at least 10 others were injured after a Polish-registered bus overturned on a motorway in eastern Hungary, officials sa...
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un reaffirmed the deepening of ties with Russia in a message to President Vladimir Pu...
Wildfires across England and Wales have reached their highest level on record, according to the National Fire Chiefs Council, as firefighters struggle to contain outbreaks following a spell of extreme heat.
The U.S. will impose unprecedented measures on Iran in order to economically isolate the country, U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has said.
U.S. President Donald Trump's threats to make the Strait of Hormuz part of U.S. territory have been mocked by Iran's Deputy Foreign Minister, Kazem Gharibabadi, who said the sea passage "cannot be seized by tweet."
At least 47 people have been killed after a magnitude 7.7 earthquake struck off eastern Indonesia early on Saturday, triggering small tsunami waves and dozens of aftershocks, officials say.
Iran says the U.S. war and military presence in the region have worsened marine pollution around the Strait of Hormuz, calling for environmental protection to form part of future arrangements governing the strategic waterway.
Twelve people have died and at least 10 others were injured after a Polish-registered bus overturned on a motorway in eastern Hungary, officials said.
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un reaffirmed the deepening of ties with Russia in a message to President Vladimir Putin as Pyongyang marked the anniversary of independence from Japan's colonial rule, KCNA state news agency said on Sunday.
Australia's New South Wales state will start a gun buyback in November, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said on Sunday, part of the national response to a shooting spree that killed 15 at a Jewish festival in Sydney, the state capital.
A Spanish F-18 fighter jet pilot on a NATO air policing mission shot down a drone illegally breaching Romanian national airspace, the fourth unmanned aircraft the country has shot down this year, Romania's Defence Ministry said on Sunday.
Russian forces launched a missile attack on Kyiv early on Sunday, sparking fires in at least two districts of Ukraine's capital, Mayor Vitali Klitschko said.
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