Start your day informed with AnewZ Morning Brief: here are the top news stories for the 11th of December, covering the latest developments you need to know.
U.S. seizes sanctioned oil tanker off Venezuela amid rising tensions
Tensions between Washington and Caracas have escalated sharply after the U.S. seized a sanctioned oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela, a move President Donald Trump confirmed on Wednesday. The vessel, identified as the VLCC Skipper, was carrying Venezuelan crude allegedly bound for Cuba; whilst Venezuela has condemned the action as "international piracy", oil prices have risen in response to this first major seizure since the recent U.S. military buildup in the region.
Thailand and Cambodia border clashes enter fourth day
Cross-border clashes between Thailand and Cambodia have entered their fourth day, resulting in significant casualties and the evacuation of thousands of civilians from the contested zone. While heavy artillery and rocket attacks continue to damage infrastructure, U.S. President Donald Trump has stated his intention to mediate a ceasefire via telephone talks with both leaders on Thursday, following previous diplomatic interventions by Malaysia.
Zelenskyy agrees on reconstruction plan with U.S. officials
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has announced an agreement on the fundamentals of a post-war reconstruction plan following discussions with senior U.S. officials, including Jared Kushner and BlackRock CEO Larry Fink. The 20-point framework focuses on economic recovery and security guarantees, whilst European leaders from Britain, France, and Germany have held urgent talks with President Donald Trump regarding Washington’s evolving peace initiatives for the region.
Fatal building collapse claims 19 lives in Morocco
Emergency services in Morocco are continuing search and rescue operations in the city of Fes after two residential buildings collapsed, claiming at least 19 lives and injuring 16 others. Local reports indicate the structures in the Zouagha district had shown signs of structural failure prior to the incident, fuelling ongoing public discontent regarding infrastructure safety and delayed renovation programmes in the country's historic cities.
Nobel Peace Prize awarded to Venezuelan opposition leader in absentia
Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in Oslo on Wednesday, with her daughter accepting the honour on her behalf. In a poignant address delivered by proxy, Machado emphasised that democracy must be fought for daily, whilst Nobel officials revealed she arrived in Oslo despite the significant risks involved in leaving her hiding place in Venezuela.
An overnight drone attack on Russia’s Black Sea port city of Novorossiysk killed a child, injured two people and damaged residential buildings and k...
President Donald Trump has said the U.S. has “total control” of the Strait of Hormuz, as Iran warns the key waterway will not reopen while Washing...
Large parts of Libya’s fourth largest city have been left without power following a drone attack on a power station, the country's state energy comp...
One hundred years after the First World War and more than eighty years after the devastation of the Second World War gave rise to the United Nations, humanity once again finds itself living in an age of permanent crisis.
Flights arriving at Catania airport in eastern Sicily were suspended after volcanic ash from a new eruption of Mount Etna drifted into the airspace around the airport, disrupting operations at one of Italy’s busiest aviation hubs.
Iran said it was nearing a final pact with Oman defining new shipping lanes between them through the Strait of Hormuz but repeated that the U.S. must meet other conditions.
Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey has surpassed $1.1 billion at the global box office, becoming the highest-grossing film of the director’s career.
U.S. President Donald Trump has called for Iran to pay compensation for decades of deaths and damage, adding a new demand to peace talks as Tehran seeks compensation and sanctions relief before reopening the Strait of Hormuz.
An overnight drone attack on Russia’s Black Sea port city of Novorossiysk killed a child, injured two people and damaged residential buildings and key port infrastructure, Russian officials and companies said on Wednesday.
Large parts of Libya’s fourth largest city have been left without power following a drone attack on a power station, the country's state energy company has said. The incident in Zawiya is the latest in a spate of strikes on energy infrastructure in the city since Saturday.
Start your day informed with AnewZ Morning Brief. Here are the top news stories for the 12th of August, covering the latest developments.
A U.S. federal judge has halted a key part of President Donald Trump's effort to tighten rules around mail-in voting, dealing another legal setback to the administration's attempts to expand federal involvement in election oversight ahead of November's congressional elections.
Lebanon has become the first country in the Middle East to formally abolish the death penalty, marking a significant shift in the region's human rights landscape after years of debate over capital punishment.
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