Rally in Tel Aviv calls for return of deceased hostage Ran Gvili
Hundreds of people gathered for a second consecutive week at Tel Aviv’s Hostages Square, on Friday (12 December), to support the family of Master Sg...
Start your day informed with AnewZ Morning Brief: here are the top news stories for 2 November, covering the latest developments you need to know.
1.Trump warns Nigeria over alleged Christian killings
U.S. President Donald Trump has warned Nigeria of potential military action over what he called the “killing of Christians.”
"If the Nigerian Government continues to allow the killing of Christians, the U.S.A. will immediately stop all aid and assistance to Nigeria, and may very well go into that now disgraced country, 'guns-a-blazing,'" Trump wrote on his Truth Social platform.
2. RSF killed 300 women after entering El-Fasher, says Sudanese minister
Sudan’s Minister of State for Social Welfare, Salma Ishaq, said that Rapid Support Forces (RSF) killed 300 women within the first two days of entering El-Fasher, the capital of North Darfur.
Ishaq described the situation as catastrophic for civilians in the region.
She warned that anyone traveling from El-Fasher to Tawila faces extreme danger.
3. Blaze at Mexico store kills 23, including children
A festive holiday weekend turned tragic for families in northwestern Mexico on Saturday when a deadly blaze engulfed a discount store in the city centre of Hermosillo, killing at least 23 people and injuring a dozen.
The chief of the city's firefighters said it was still being investigated whether there was an explosion.
4. U.S. carries out another strike on narco-trafficking vessel in Caribbean
U.S. Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth said the military conducted another deadly strike on a narco-trafficking vessel in the Caribbean under President Trump’s orders.
He stated that the target was operated by a designated terrorist organisation and known to be involved in drug smuggling.
Three men aboard the vessel were killed in the operation, with no U.S. casualties reported.
5. 9 left with life-threatening injuries in UK train stabbing
British police say a mass stabbing on a train in Cambridgeshire has left nine people with life-threatening injuries.
A total of ten victims were taken to the hospital following the attack, according to the British Transport Police.
Authorities have declared a “major incident” in response to the event.
Counterterrorism officers are assisting with the investigation to determine the motive behind the stabbings.
Japan has lifted a tsunami advisory issued after an earthquake with a magnitude of 6.9 hit the country's northeastern region on Friday (12 December), the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) said. The JMA had earlier put the earthquake's preliminary magnitude at 6.7.
Iran is preparing to host a multilateral regional meeting next week in a bid to mediate between Afghanistan and Pakistan.
The United States issued new sanctions targeting Venezuela on Thursday, imposing curbs on three nephews of President Nicolas Maduro's wife, as well as six crude oil tankers and shipping companies linked to them, as Washington ramps up pressure on Caracas.
The resignation of Bulgaria's government on Thursday (11 December) puts an end to an increasingly unpopular coalition but is likely to usher in a period of prolonged political instability on the eve of the Black Sea nation's entry into the euro zone.
An extratropical cyclone has caused widespread disruption across Brazil’s São Paulo state, with powerful winds toppling trees and power lines, blocking streets and leaving large parts of the region without electricity.
Britain’s King Charles III said on Friday, 12 December, that his cancer treatment is expected to be reduced in the coming year, using a televised address to urge people across the country to take part in cancer screening programmes, officials confirmed.
Talks aimed at ending the war between Ukraine and Russia are set to continue in Berlin this weekend, with U.S. envoy Steve Witkoff due to meet Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and senior European leaders, a U.S. official said.
Türkiye’s Trade Minister Omer Bolat said Friday that discussions in Washington with U.S. officials have strengthened efforts to expand bilateral trade, moving closer to a $100 billion target.
Lebanon is prepared to demarcate its border with Syria, President Joseph Aoun said on Friday, while noting that the dispute over the Shebaa Farms could be addressed at a later stage.
Greek farmers blocked the Port of Thessaloniki on Friday (12 December) as part of nationwide protests demanding delayed European Union subsidies and compensation for rising production costs and livestock losses.
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