Start your day informed with AnewZ Morning Brief: here are the top news stories for the 17th of September, covering the latest developments you need to know.
1. Moscow and Minsk rehearse launch of nuclear weapons deployed in Belarus, Lukashenko says
Russia and Belarus concluded five days of Zapad war games involving 100,000 troops, with Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko saying the drills included rehearsals for launching Russian tactical nuclear weapons. The exercises, which also featured Russia’s Oreshnik hypersonic missile, were observed by President Vladimir Putin in the Nizhny Novgorod region.
2. Japan will not recognise Palestinian state for now, Asahi reports
Japan will not recognise a Palestinian state for now, and Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba will skip a related UN meeting this month, the Asahi reported. The move aligns Tokyo with the U.S. and Israel, diverging from France, Britain, Canada and Australia, while Germany and Italy also oppose immediate recognition.
3. Prosecutors to seek death penalty for suspect in Charlie Kirk assassination
Utah prosecutors said they will seek the death penalty for 22-year-old Tyler Robinson, accused of assassinating conservative activist Charlie Kirk with a sniper shot during an event at Utah Valley University. Court filings reveal text messages in which Robinson allegedly confessed, citing Kirk’s “hatred,” and prosecutors outlined evidence including DNA on the rifle, obstruction of justice, and witness tampering charges.
4. U.S. President Donald Trump arrives in Britain for historic second state visit
U.S. President Donald Trump arrived in Britain on Tuesday for his second state visit, with Prime Minister Keir Starmer vowing to deepen the “special relationship” through major investment deals and geopolitical talks. The visit includes royal ceremonies at Windsor Castle, business pledges from U.S. tech giants, and meetings at Chequers to address trade, Ukraine, and Gaza.
5. Jerusalem protests demand hostages' release as Israel escalates Gaza operation
Israel launched a major ground offensive in Gaza City on 16 September, deploying tanks and explosive-laden vehicles in an escalation against Hamas. In Jerusalem, families of hostages and activists protested outside Prime Minister Netanyahu’s residence, demanding a ceasefire and the captives’ release.
6. Qarabağ FK stun Benfica with 3-2 comeback win in Lisbon
Qarabağ FK made history on Tuesday, overturning a two-goal deficit to beat Benfica 3-2 in Lisbon and claim Azerbaijan’s first-ever Champions League group stage victory. Oleksiy Kashchuk’s 86th-minute strike sealed the comeback after goals from Leandro Andrade and Camilo Durán levelled the match.
Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha met on Tuesday with a delegation from the Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) Parliam...
Türkiye’s benchmark stock index, the BIST 100, closed Tuesday at 10,814.11 points, up 0.74% from the previous session....
Iran says one million undocumented Afghan refugees have returned to their country majority of them voluntarily in the last six and half months critici...
The European Parliament has passed new legislation making it easier to suspend visa-free travel for nationals of third countries found to violate huma...
Two years after the Gaza conflict began, President Donald Trump on Tuesday pledged United States backing for Gaza’s security guarantees and said he ...
Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha met on Tuesday with a delegation from the Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) Parliamentary Assembly, marking the first visit to Ukraine by the group’s president, Pere Joan Pons.
Türkiye’s benchmark stock index, the BIST 100, closed Tuesday at 10,814.11 points, up 0.74% from the previous session.
The European Parliament has passed new legislation making it easier to suspend visa-free travel for nationals of third countries found to violate human rights or ignore international court rulings.
Two years after the Gaza conflict began, President Donald Trump on Tuesday pledged United States backing for Gaza’s security guarantees and said he believed an agreement to free the remaining hostages was nearing completion.
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.
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.
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.
The newly elected mayor of Herdecke in northwestern Germany, Social Democrat Iris Stalzer, was seriously injured in a knife attack near her home by an unknown assailant or assailants.
Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha met on Tuesday with a delegation from the Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) Parliamentary Assembly, marking the first visit to Ukraine by the group’s president, Pere Joan Pons.
The European Parliament has passed new legislation making it easier to suspend visa-free travel for nationals of third countries found to violate human rights or ignore international court rulings.
Two years after the Gaza conflict began, President Donald Trump on Tuesday pledged United States backing for Gaza’s security guarantees and said he believed an agreement to free the remaining hostages was nearing completion.
At least 15 people have been killed after a rain-triggered landslide sent huge boulders crashing onto a private bus in India’s northern state of Himachal Pradesh on Tuesday evening.
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