Start your day informed with AnewZ Morning Brief: here are the top news stories for the 14th of January, covering the latest developments you need to know.
The death toll from Iran’s nationwide protests has risen to more than 2,570, according to the U.S.-based Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), as unrest continues into a third week. Iranian officials have acknowledged about 2,000 deaths, while U.S. President Donald Trump urged Iranians to keep protesting and said “help is on the way” without giving details. Tehran has accused the United States and Israel of fuelling violence amid mounting international pressure.
U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday dismissed Greenland’s rejection of U.S. control, responding sharply to remarks by the island’s prime minister and signalling continued interest in the Arctic territory. Speaking as he walked toward Marine One, Trump said he did not know Greenland’s leader and warned that the stance would be “a big problem,” sharpening diplomatic tensions with Denmark, which governs Greenland as an autonomous territory and is a close U.S. ally within NATO.
Both U.S. and Armenia have approved a joint statement on the Trump Route for International Peace and Prosperity implementation framework, known as TRIPP, following talks in Washington between Armenian Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan and U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Tuesday. U.S. officials say Washington plans to provide Yerevan with $145 million to help finance the project, in which the United States would hold a 74% stake in it. Armenia will involve private operators in implementing the project, also known as the Zangezur route, while the U.S. will provide technical support on customs and inspections.
A Ukrainian drone attack killed one man, injured four people including a child, and sparked fires at an industrial facility in the southern Russian city of Rostov-on-Don, regional officials said, after falling debris from downed drones damaged apartment buildings, forced evacuations and led Russia’s defence ministry to claim it shot down dozens of drones over the region and elsewhere overnight.
Venezuelan authorities say they have seized 6.85 tonnes of drugs in the southern state of Bolívar during an anti-narcotics operation earlier this month. Interior Minister Diosdado Cabello said the haul included mostly marijuana and some cocaine, along with two boats, bringing the total amount of drugs seized nationwide so far this year to more than 7.1 tonnes.
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said regional issues should be res...
U.S. President Donald Trump's Special Envoy Steve Witkoff is expected to meet Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and officials from m...
Iran and Russia renewed calls for diplomatic solutions to end the ongoing regional&nb...
U.S. President Donald Trump has criticised Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy for continuing to target Russia's energy infrastructure, while Russian strikes on Kyiv overnight killed at least one person and damaged a metro station.
The day after waiving sanctions and tariffs related to Russian exports, U.S. President Donald Trump said on Saturday he has yet to announce a final decision on the matter as Secretary of State Marco Rubio said officials want more time to evaluate the situation.
A Saudi AH-6i helicopter crashed in the Najran region of Saudi Arabia due to a technical malfunction, killing its two crew members, the Saudi-led coalition's spokesman Brigadier General Turki al-Maliki said in a statement on Sunday.
French President Emmanuel Macron has condemned the violence, looting and vandalism that erupted during cost-of-living protests across France. Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu held crisis talks on Monday, calling for partial curfews and raising the possibility of a state of emergency.
An oil tanker caught fire after striking a naval mine in the southern part of the Strait of Hormuz, Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Navy said late Sunday.
U.S. President Donald Trump's Special Envoy Steve Witkoff is expected to meet Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and officials from major European nations and NATO in Norway this week for talks about ending the war in Ukraine. He is also set to travel to Russia to speak to Vladimir Putin.
Canada’s oil-rich province of Alberta voted in a non-binding referendum on separation on Monday, 19 October, amid economic grievances and tensions with Ottawa. While polls suggest most residents oppose independence, analysts say the separatist movement could persist regardless of the outcome.
The U.S. and five Central Asian nations have held high-level talks in Samarkand, focusing on trade, investment and regional security as Washington seeks to strengthen its presence in the strategically important region.
French authorities imposed local curfews in parts of Paris, Lille and Nice on Monday after a weekend of riots and looting linked to nationwide anti-government protests, as the government faced mounting criticism over security failures.
Torrential rain and flooding in eastern Spain have killed at least four people, forced thousands to evacuate and left tens of thousands of residents under shelter-in-place orders, as emergency crews rescued people stranded on rooftops.
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