Start your day informed with AnewZ Morning Brief: here are the top news stories for the 29th of December, covering the latest developments you need to know.
U.S. President Donald Trump said negotiations to end the war in Ukraine were “getting very close” after hosting President Volodymyr Zelenskyy for talks in Florida. While security guarantees are largely agreed, key issues including Donbas and a ceasefire remain unresolved, with further talks planned in Washington in January.
At least 13 people were killed after an Interoceanic passenger train derailed near Nizanda in the southern Mexican state of Oaxaca. Dozens were injured, authorities said, as investigators work to determine the cause of the accident.
Armenia’s foreign minister said Yerevan and Ankara must move from dialogue to action on normalising ties, with a symbolic step possible by year-end. Ararat Mirzoyan also said peace efforts are opening the door to trade with Azerbaijan and major infrastructure projects backed by the US.
Moldova has formally notified Russia that it will close the Russian Cultural Center in Chișinău, citing security concerns after repeated drone incidents linked to Russia. The centre is expected to cease operations within six months once a bilateral agreement expires.
Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro hailed the armed forces as “invincible warriors” during a year-end military ceremony in La Guaira, as tensions with the United States persist in the Caribbean region.
Gen Z protests swept 34 German cities on Saturday (31 October) over education, living costs and military service proposals. Violence erupted in Fra...
Iran designated Britain's Royal Navy and Royal Air Force as terrorist organisations on Sunday, (1 November), and classified the country's f...
Since 2021, only 9 per cent of $8 billion in humanitarian aid for Afghanistan can be traced beyond initial recipients in public re...
The U.S. has approved the sale of 500 Patriot PAC-3 missiles to Ukraine in a deal worth an estimated $2.1 billion, but Kyiv could face years of delays before receiving the weapons it urgently needs to defend against intensifying Russian attacks.
Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei has ordered Iran's armed forces to respond to any threat immediately and without geographical limits in statements posted to social media platforms on Saturday (31 October).
Demonstrators carrying Iranian flags and placards supporting the hijab gathered outside the Azerbaijani Embassy in London.
A Chinese-made AI chip has matched Nvidia’s H200 in tests conducted by its developer, marking a potential breakthrough in China’s efforts to reduce its dependence on foreign technology.
A hacking group linked to North Korea is widely believed to be behind the theft of $6.3 billion from cryptocurrency giant Binance, a cyberattack that experts describe as the largest cryptocurrency heist on record.
Gen Z protests swept 34 German cities on Saturday (31 October) over education, living costs and military service proposals. Violence erupted in Frankfurt, where shops were looted and police reported Molotov cocktail attacks.
Iran designated Britain's Royal Navy and Royal Air Force as terrorist organisations on Sunday, (1 November), and classified the country's foreign intelligence agency, MI6, as a hostile group, according to a statement from the Iranian Foreign Ministry.
Thousands protested in Albania's capital, Tirana, on Saturday (31 October), demanding Prime Minister Edi Rama's resignation over perceived corruption allegations and dissatisfaction with the government over a lack of jobs and poor education standards.
Russia has agreed to work with Ghana on developing a 2,000-megawatt nuclear power plant following talks at the Russia-Africa Summit in Moscow, Ghanaian Foreign Minister Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa said on Saturday.
Foreign ministers from the U.S., Japan, Australia and India raised concerns over export restrictions and economic coercion at a Quad meeting in Atlanta, U.S., on Saturday, 31 October 2026, according to their joint statement.
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