Start your day informed with AnewZ Morning Brief: here are the top news stories for the 25th of August, covering the latest developments you need to know.
U.S. has Gaza peace plan and hopes for breakthrough soon, says envoy
The United States shared a 21-point Middle East peace plan at this week's U.N. meetings and is hopeful for a breakthrough on Gaza in the coming days, its envoy to the region said on Wednesday.
U.S. President Donald Trump presented proposals to leaders from several Muslim-majority countries - including Saudi Arabia, Qatar and Egypt - during a meeting held on the sidelines of the annual General Assembly on Monday, U.S. special envoy Steve Witkoff said.
Drones and cyber outages exposing aviation weak spots since 2017
Denmark's Aalborg airport, used for commercial and military flights, was closed due to drones in its airspace, police said early on Thursday, two days after Copenhagen airport was shut over drone sightings that raised European security concerns.
A string of drone sightings and digital outages has repeatedly disrupted airports since 2017. These episodes bypass core flight‑safety systems and instead hit choke points such as check‑in and boarding systems, power infrastructure and airfield perimetres, causing ripple effects across networks.
Azerbaijan to support African countries in climate diplomacy
Azerbaijan will help African nations address climate challenges through the Baku Hub, a platform launched under its COP29 presidency to link climate change with peacebuilding and migration policy.
At a high-level event at UN headquarters on Tuesday, officials said the Baku Hub had entered a “practical phase,” with joint projects planned for vulnerable and conflict-affected regions. The meeting was co-organised by the COP29 presidency and the International Organization for Migration.
Colombia's president calls U.S. attacks on alleged drug boats 'act of tyranny'
U.S. airstrikes on alleged drug-trafficking boats in the Caribbean Sea are an "act of tyranny", Colombia's President Gustavo Petro told the BBC in an interview where he also called for criminal proceedings against U.S. officials if investigations find Colombians were killed in the attacks.
President Donald Trump has cast the strikes, which have reportedly killed 17 since they began this month, as needed to stop the flow of fentanyl and other illegal narcotics into the U.S.
A Chinese-linked hacking group secretly stole data from academic, medical and military research institutions in the U.S. and Canada for more than a ye...
U.S. President Donald Trump said a preliminary agreement to end the war in the Gulf has been signed by the U.S. and Iran, though details have yet to b...
European leaders will warn U.S. President Donald Trump at Tuesday’s G7 summit that a superficial interim Iran deal risks entrenching Tehran's nuclea...
In an historic milestone for South Caucasus diplomacy, Hikmat Hajiyev, Assistant to the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan, conducted his first w...
A U.S. Air Force B-52 Stratofortress bomber crashed on takeoff on Monday at Edwards Air Force Base in Southern California's Mojave Desert, bursting in...
A Chinese-linked hacking group secretly stole data from academic, medical and military research institutions in the U.S. and Canada for more than a year before being discovered, according to a report published by Google on Monday.
In an historic milestone for South Caucasus diplomacy, Hikmat Hajiyev, Assistant to the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan, conducted his first working visit to Armenia on 14 June for a high-level meeting with Armen Grigoryan, Secretary of the Security Council of the Republic of Armenia.
The United Nations Security Council unanimously extended the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) until 17 June 2027 in New York on Monday, preserving its humanitarian, rights and political work.
The first day of the Group of Seven (G7) summit in Évian-les-Bains, France, was dominated by discussions on the Middle East, Ukraine and the global economy, as leaders grappled with multiple crises that have reshaped the international landscape.
Details of a reported draft memorandum of understanding between the United States and Iran offer the clearest picture yet of how both sides plan to end months of conflict and move towards a longer-term settlement.
The U.S. and Iran say they have reached a deal to end their conflict, with an immediate ceasefire and reopening of the Strait of Hormuz after the lifting of the U.S. naval blockade. Talks will continue over the next 60 days to finalise the agreement
A senior U.S. official said on Monday that the memorandum of understanding linked to the U.S.-Iran agreement had been signed by President Donald Trump, Vice President JD Vance and Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has told U.S. President Donald Trump that Israel does not consider itself bound by a Lebanon-related provision in an emerging agreement with Iran, according to Israeli officials.
Switzerland on Sunday rejected a referendum proposal to cap its population at 10 million, a projection showed, as voters prioritised economic stability and the country's ties with the European Union over immigration concerns.
A Chinese-linked hacking group secretly stole data from academic, medical and military research institutions in the U.S. and Canada for more than a year before being discovered, according to a report published by Google on Monday.
European leaders will warn U.S. President Donald Trump at Tuesday’s G7 summit that a superficial interim Iran deal risks entrenching Tehran's nuclear and ballistic missile programmes, while also pressing him to rethink his Ukraine strategy.
A U.S. Air Force B-52 Stratofortress bomber crashed on takeoff on Monday at Edwards Air Force Base in Southern California's Mojave Desert, bursting into flames and killing all eight crew members aboard, Air Force officials said.
Firefighters and workers were clearing debris on Monday after what Ukraine described as a deliberate Russian strike severely damaged a nearly 1,000-year-old cathedral in Kyiv, one of the country's most important religious and cultural landmarks.
One month after Ebola cases were confirmed in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, health officials and aid organisations say the true extent of the outbreak remains unclear because of major gaps in testing, reporting and disease surveillance.
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