live Middle East conflict: Key developments on Wednesday as U.S. submarine sinks Iranian warship
A torpedo from a U.S. submarine sunk an Iranian warship off the coast of Sri Lanka, U.S. Secretary of Defense, Pete Hegseth told reporters as ...
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.
U.S. President Donald Trump said the U.S. military has enough stockpiled weapons to fight wars "forever"; in a social media post late on Monday. The remarks came hours before conflict in Iran and the Middle East entered its fourth day.
U.S. first lady, Melania Trump chaired a UN Security Council meeting on children and education in conflict on Monday (2 March), a move criticised by Iran as hypocritical following U.S. and Israeli strikes that triggered a UN warning about risks to children.
A torpedo from a U.S. submarine sunk an Iranian warship off the coast of Sri Lanka, U.S. Secretary of Defense, Pete Hegseth told reporters as the Iranian conflcit entered its fifth day on Wednesday.
The U.S. embassy in Riyadh was hit by two drones resulting in a limited fire and some material damage, the kingdom's defence ministry said in a post on X on Tuesday, citing an initial assessment.
Shahid Motahari Sub-Speciality Hospital in northern Tehran and parts of the Golestan Palace were bombed on day two of the U.S.‑Israel strikes. AnewZ Touraj Shiralilou is in Iran's capital city and said that the facility was flattened in an airstrike.
U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth says the United States is making gains in its conflict with Iran after a key Iranian naval target was destroyed, confirming that the strike was carried out by a U.S. submarine off the coast of Sri Lanka. Rescue efforts are now under way for the ship’s crew.
Start your day informed with AnewZ Morning Brief. Here are the top news stories for the 4th of February, covering the latest developments you need to know.
Strikes across the Middle East are intensifying, fuelling travel disruption, driving up global energy prices and forcing diplomatic missions to shut their doors.
U.S. President Donald Trump has said the United States has a “virtually unlimited supply” of munitions and is capable of sustaining military action indefinitely, as the conflict with Iran entered its fourth day.
The United Nations has called for an investigation into a deadly attack on a girls’ primary school in Iran, which Iranian officials say has killed more than 100 children. The U.S. has said its forces “would not” deliberately target a school.
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