Start your day informed with AnewZ Morning Brief: here are the top news stories for the 27th of December, covering the latest developments you need to know.
Thailand and Cambodia agreed on Saturday to halt weeks of fierce border clashes, the worst fighting in years between the Southeast Asian neighbours.
In a joint statement, the countries’ defence ministers said both sides would maintain current troop deployments.
The agreement, signed by Thai Defence Minister Natthaphon Nakrphanit and his Cambodian counterpart Tea Seiha, ended 20 days of fighting that has killed at least 101 people and displaced more than half a million on both sides.
Russia attacked Kyiv and other regions of Ukraine with missiles and drones on Saturday, ahead of what President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said would be a key meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump on ending the war.
Explosions were heard in the capital as air defence systems were activated. Ukraine’s air force said drones were targeting Kyiv and regions in the northeast and south..
There were no immediate reports of damage or power outages.
U.S. President Donald Trump has described recent air strikes on alleged ISIS targets in Nigeria as a "Christmas present" to the militant group.
Trump claimed that tens of thousands of Christians were being killed in Nigeria, remarks rejected by Nigerian authorities, who said violence in the country is driven mainly by criminal activity, land disputes and competition for resources.
Nigeria said it continues to work with the U.S. on security efforts to counter terrorism and violent extremism.
Azerbaijan’s Foreign Minister Jeyhun Bayramov has raised concerns over Russia’s decision to close the criminal case into the crash of an Azerbaijan Airlines (AZAL) aircraft.
Bayramov said the move raised serious questions, despite Russia previously acknowledging the plane was shot down and announcing compensation.
He said Azerbaijan expects the full implementation of commitments made by the Russian side.
Israel has announced its recognition of Somaliland as an independent state, drawing strong criticism from Somalia and other countries in the region.
Somalia said the move violated its sovereignty and territorial integrity, reaffirming its commitment to national unity.
Somaliland declared independence from Somalia in 1991 but is not internationally recognised.
President Donald Trump has ordered the U.S. Navy to abandon its next planned electromagnetic aircraft launch sy...
A diplomatic dispute has erupted between Cuba and the Dominican Republic after Santo Domingo ordered the withdr...
Brazil has taken the first formal step towards potential retaliatory action against the United States following...
Disruption in the Strait of Hormuz has increased the strategic importance of Bab al-Mandab, raising fears that instability in both waterways could trigger a wider global energy and trade crisis.
Flights at Catania airport in Sicily will remain suspended until early Friday as ash from Mount Etna continues to disrupt air travel, following hundreds of cancellations and diversions over the past week.
Iran says the Strait of Hormuz remains under its control, rejecting U.S. President Donald Trump’s claim of “total control” over the strategic waterway and insisting it will not reopen until Washington fulfils its commitments under an interim deal.
Iran and the United States remain at loggerheads over efforts to agree a permanent end to the war in the Gulf, according to a senior Iranian source who said there had been no progress in talks to revive the interim deal agreed in June and define a timeframe to implement it.
Russia has accused Ukraine of threatening global grain supplies after recent strikes on Black Sea agricultural infrastructure, while Moscow carried out a new overnight attack on Ukraine’s major Danube port of Izmail.
President Donald Trump has ordered the U.S. Navy to abandon its next planned electromagnetic aircraft launch system and return to steam-powered catapults on a future aircraft carrier, while also authorising limited overseas ship construction to help address naval capacity shortfalls.
A diplomatic dispute has erupted between Cuba and the Dominican Republic after Santo Domingo ordered the withdrawal of several Cuban diplomats and their family members, prompting a sharp response from Havana.
Brazil has taken the first formal step towards potential retaliatory action against the United States following the Trump administration's decision to impose new tariffs on Brazilian exports, signalling a further deterioration in relations between the two countries.
U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said on Thursday that reports about poor conditions aboard aircraft carrier the USS Abraham Lincoln in the Middle East were "completely misrepresented."
One person has been killed and six others injured after an explosion at a petroleum storage facility at the Port of Rotterdam, prompting an investigation into the cause.
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