AnewZ Morning Brief - 16th August, 2025
Start your day informed with AnewZ Morning Brief: here are the top news stories for the 16th of August, covering the latest developments you need to k...
The death toll from the collapse of a bridge over a river in northern Brazil has risen to 12.
The death toll from the collapse of a bridge over a river in northern Brazil on Wednesday night has risen to 12.
The Agencia Brasil news agency reported that several vehicles plunged into the river after a portion of the Juscelino Kubitschek de Oliveira Bridge, linking the states of Maranhao and Tocantins, gave way.
Among the vehicles that fell into the river were four trucks, two cars, and two motorcycles. Search operations are ongoing for five individuals still missing.
The world’s biggest dance music festival faces an unexpected setback as a fire destroys its main stage, prompting a last-minute response from organisers determined to keep the party alive in Boom, Belgium.
A powerful eruption at Japan’s Shinmoedake volcano sent an ash plume more than 3,000 metres high on Sunday morning, prompting safety warnings from authorities.
According to the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ), a magnitude 5.7 earthquake struck the Oaxaca region of Mexico on Saturday.
A resumption of Iraq’s Kurdish oil exports is not expected in the near term, sources familiar with the matter said on Friday, despite an announcement by Iraq’s federal government a day earlier stating that shipments would resume immediately.
A magnitude 5.2 earthquake struck 56 kilometres east of Gorgan in northern Iran early Sunday morning, according to preliminary seismic data.
Start your day informed with AnewZ Morning Brief: here are the top news stories for the 16th of August, covering the latest developments you need to know.
The death toll from weeks of torrential rains and flooding in Pakistan has risen above 300, local officials said on Saturday.
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday that Chinese President Xi Jinping assured him China would not invade Taiwan during Trump’s presidency, adding that Xi described himself and China as “very patient.”
Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said on Friday that foreign companies are welcome to do business in Brazil, speaking at the opening of a Chinese automaker’s factory in Sao Paulo state.
Serbian police used teargas and crowd control vehicles in Belgrade on Friday evening to disperse anti-government protesters who threw firecrackers and flares at officers, marking a sharp escalation in the nine-month-long demonstrations.
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