Start your day informed with AnewZ Morning Brief: here are the top news stories for the 8th of January, covering the latest developments you need to know.
Protests broke out in Minneapolis following the fatal shooting of a 37-year-old U.S. citizen by a federal immigration agent during an enforcement operation. While the Department of Homeland Security maintains the agent acted in self-defence, Mayor Jacob Frey and local officials have condemned the incident as a reckless abuse of power, contradicting the federal narrative. President Donald Trump has defended the agent, blaming the unrest on the ‘Radical Left’, whilst the FBI and local authorities launch a joint investigation into the death.
The rift between coalition allies Saudi Arabia and the UAE has widened after the leader of Yemen’s southern separatists, Aidarous al-Zubaidi, failed to attend crisis talks in Riyadh. As Saudi-backed forces reportedly advance towards Aden and accuse al-Zubaidi of treason, his whereabouts remain unclear, with conflicting reports suggesting he may have fled to Somalia or Abu Dhabi. The diplomatic standoff threatens to escalate military tensions in southern Yemen, further complicating efforts to resolve the long-running conflict.
U.S. President Donald Trump has asserted that Washington will ‘always be there’ for NATO, whilst simultaneously casting doubt on whether the alliance would reciprocate in a crisis. Writing on Truth Social amidst diplomatic tensions with Denmark over Greenland, Trump insisted that Russia and China only respect the alliance due to American involvement. His remarks highlight continued friction regarding burden-sharing and the future role of the U.S. within the transatlantic security pact.
Azerbaijan is set to deliver a commercial consignment of petrol and diesel fuel to Armenia today as part of the two nations' developing peace agenda. The shipment, which follows an initial delivery in December, involves 3,800 tons of oil products sold at international market rates. This latest economic exchange underscores a commitment to strengthening commercial ties between the neighbours following their recent agreements.
Severe winter weather has swept across northwest Europe, forcing around 1,000 stranded passengers to sleep at Amsterdam’s Schiphol airport after ice and snow grounded hundreds of flights. Whilst the Netherlands and wider region grappled with significant transport disruption, including flight cancellations in Brussels and trapped trains in the Balkans, Parisians embraced the rare freeze by skiing down Montmartre and sledging beneath the Eiffel Tower. Conditions are expected to ease today, though the storm has already triggered widespread school closures and road delays from Poland to Spain.
U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday (3 February) signed a spending deal into law that ends a partial U.S. government shutdown and gives lawmakers t...
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio met on Tuesday (February 3) with Indian Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar one day after the U.S. and India...
Wall Street ended sharply lower on Tuesday as investors worried about AI creating more competition for software makers, keeping them on edge ahead of ...
Small Cirrus SR 20 crashed in Littleborough, Rochdale, after taking off from Birmingham Airport...
President Donald Trump on Tuesday (February 3) said the U.S. is negotiating with Iran "right now," after Tehran demanded that planned talks be held in...
U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday (3 February) signed a spending deal into law that ends a partial U.S. government shutdown and gives lawmakers time to negotiate potential limits on his immigration crackdown.
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio met on Tuesday (February 3) with Indian Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar one day after the U.S. and India signed a trade deal that slashes U.S. tariffs on Indian goods.
Wall Street ended sharply lower on Tuesday as investors worried about AI creating more competition for software makers, keeping them on edge ahead of quarterly reports from Alphabet and Amazon later this week.
Small Cirrus SR 20 crashed in Littleborough, Rochdale, after taking off from Birmingham Airport
Heavy snow continued to batter northern and western Japan on Saturday (31 January) leaving cities buried under record levels of snowfall and prompting warnings from authorities. Aomori city in northern Japan recorded 167 centimetres of snow by Friday - the highest January total since 1945.
The United States accused Cuba of interfering with the work of its top diplomat in Havana on Sunday (1 February) after small groups of Cubans jeered at him during meetings with residents and church representatives.
Talks with the U.S. should be pursued to secure national interests as long as "threats and unreasonable expectations" are avoided, President Masoud Pezeshkian posted on X on Tuesday (3 February).
Early voting for Thailand’s parliamentary elections began on Sunday (1 February), with more than two million eligible voters casting ballots nationwide ahead of the 8 February general election, as authorities acknowledged errors and irregularities at some polling stations.
At least 12 people were killed and seven wounded after a Russian drone struck a bus carrying miners in Ukraine's southeastern Dnipropetrovsk region, government officials said on Sunday (1 February).
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer spoke to U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday and discussed the situation in Ukraine, including the overnight Russian attacks on the country, the UK government said.
U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday (3 February) signed a spending deal into law that ends a partial U.S. government shutdown and gives lawmakers time to negotiate potential limits on his immigration crackdown.
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio met on Tuesday (February 3) with Indian Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar one day after the U.S. and India signed a trade deal that slashes U.S. tariffs on Indian goods.
Small Cirrus SR 20 crashed in Littleborough, Rochdale, after taking off from Birmingham Airport
President Donald Trump on Tuesday (February 3) said the U.S. is negotiating with Iran "right now," after Tehran demanded that planned talks be held in Oman not Türkiye, and that the scope be narrowed.
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