Start your day informed with AnewZ Morning Brief: here are the top news stories for the 24th of December, covering the latest developments you need to know.
Libya’s Chief of Staff, Mohammed Ali Ahmed Al-Haddad, and several senior military officials have died in a plane crash shortly after departing Ankara for Tripoli. The Dassault Falcon 50 jet lost radio contact on Tuesday evening near the town of Haymana. Türkiye’s Interior Ministry said the aircraft had requested an emergency landing before disappearing from radar. Libyan Prime Minister Abdulhamid Dbeibah declared three days of national mourning, describing the incident as a major loss for the country.
The U.S. Department of Justice has clarified that a controversial card purported to be from the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein to disgraced sports doctor Larry Nassar is a complete fabrication. Released as part of a congressionally mandated disclosure of Epstein’s files, the handwritten note contained crude references to Donald Trump. However, the FBI said the handwriting did not match Epstein’s and that the item was postmarked in Virginia three days after his death in a New York jail.
Tensions flared at the UN Security Council on Tuesday as the United States and Iran clashed over conditions for reviving nuclear negotiations following the brief conflict earlier this year. Washington said it was prepared for formal talks but insisted on a zero-enrichment policy, a condition Iran’s ambassador rejected as intimidation and a violation of Tehran’s rights under the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty. The dispute comes as UN sanctions have been reinstated by European powers, a move Russia and China have questioned, arguing the relevant resolution provisions had already expired.
At least two people have been confirmed dead and five remain missing after a suspected gas explosion and subsequent fire tore through the Silver Lake Nursing Home in Bristol, Pennsylvania. Emergency crews faced a partial building collapse upon arrival, managing to rescue numerous residents from the debris before a second blast forced a temporary retreat from the unstable structure.While much of the structure remains standing, large sections of the ground floor were destroyed. Search and rescue operations are continuing.
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell is set to attend Supreme Court oral arguments this week in a case examining whether President Donald Trump has the...
At the World Economic Forum’s “Defining Eurasia’s Economic Identity” panel on 20 January 2026, leaders from Azerbaijan, Armenia and Serbia dis...
The European Parliament has frozen the ratification of a trade agreement with the United States after fresh tariff threats from Donald Trump, escalati...
On 20 January, President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev gave an exclusive interview to Euronews during the World Economic Forum 2026 in Da...
One year into his return to the White House, President Donald Trump has used tariffs, military operations and immigration crackdowns to drive an expan...
Russia’s liquefied natural gas transit through Azerbaijan is emerging as a strategically significant development for Armenia at a time of rising domestic pressure on energy supplies, according to political analyst Fuad Karimli.Speaking to AnewZ, Karimli said the issue has gained urgency as Armenia f
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell is set to attend Supreme Court oral arguments this week in a case examining whether President Donald Trump has the authority to remove a sitting Federal Reserve governor.
At the World Economic Forum’s “Defining Eurasia’s Economic Identity” panel on 20 January 2026, leaders from Azerbaijan, Armenia and Serbia discussed how the South Caucasus and wider Eurasian region can strengthen economic ties, peace and geopolitical stability amid shifting global influence.
On 20 January, President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev gave an exclusive interview to Euronews during the World Economic Forum 2026 in Davos, reflecting on Azerbaijan’s strategy in a changing global order and the country’s evolving role in the South Caucasus and global energy markets.
Italian fashion designer Valentino Garavani has died at the age of 93, his foundation said on Monday.
More than 100 vehicles were involved in a massive pileup on Interstate 96 in western Michigan on Monday (19 January), forcing the highway to shut in both directions amid severe winter weather.
The European Parliament has frozen the ratification of a trade agreement with the United States after fresh tariff threats from Donald Trump, escalating tensions between Washington and Brussels.
Five skiers were killed in a pair of avalanches in Austria’s western Alpine regions on Saturday, with two others injured, one critically.
A fresh consignment of precision-guided munitions has departed from the Indian city of Nagpur bound for Yerevan, marking the latest phase in the rapidly expanding defence partnership between India and Armenia.
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell is set to attend Supreme Court oral arguments this week in a case examining whether President Donald Trump has the authority to remove a sitting Federal Reserve governor.
One year into his return to the White House, President Donald Trump has used tariffs, military operations and immigration crackdowns to drive an expansive vision of U.S. power that is generating strong resistance abroad and sharpening political divides at home.
There was a common theme in speeches at the World Economic Forum on Tuesday (20 January). China’s Vice-Premier, He Lifeng, warned that "tariffs and trade wars have no winners," while France's Emmanuel Macron, labelled "endless accumulation of new tariffs" from the U.S. "fundamentally unacceptable."
Moldova's government in Chisinau has initiated the final legal steps to sever its institutional ties with Moscow’s post-Soviet alliance, marking a decisive moment in the small Eastern European nation’s pivot towards the West.
Russia launched a combined drone and missile attack on Ukraine early on Tuesday, knocking out power and heating supplies to thousands of apartment buildings in Kyiv, Ukrainian officials said.
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