Start your day informed with AnewZ Morning Brief: here are the top news stories for the 25 January, covering the latest developments you need to know.
Ukraine and Russia have ended a second day of U.S.-brokered peace talks in Abu Dhabi without reaching an agreement, although both sides said further discussions were likely next weekend. The talks concluded as overnight Russian air strikes cut electricity and heating to large parts of Ukraine during sub-zero winter temperatures. Statements issued after the meetings did not point to any concrete progress, but Moscow and Kyiv said they remained open to continued dialogue under U.S. mediation.
U.S. immigration agents have shot and killed a U.S. citizen in Minneapolis, officials said, triggering protests and condemnation from local leaders. It is the second such incident reported this month. The Department of Homeland Security described the shooting as an act of self-defence, saying a Border Patrol agent opened fire after a man approached with a handgun and violently resisted efforts to disarm him.
A four-day ceasefire between the Syrian government and Kurdish-led forces, which had been due to expire on Saturday night, has been extended by 15 days, Syria’s defence ministry said. The ministry said the extension was intended to support a U.S.-led operation to transfer suspected Islamic State militants from prisons in north-eastern Syria to detention centres in Iraq. There was no immediate comment from the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces.
Donald Trump has threatened to impose a 100% tariff on Canada if it proceeds with a trade deal with China, warning that such an agreement would endanger the country. "China will eat Canada alive, completely devour it, including the destruction of their businesses, social fabric, and general way of life," Trump wrote on his Truth Social platform.
Nearly 4,000 flights cancelled as U.S. braces for major winter storm
Almost 4,000 flights were cancelled across the United States on Saturday as a powerful winter storm threatened large parts of the eastern states with heavy snow, sleet and freezing rain. Trump described the storms as "historic" and approved federal emergency disaster declarations for 11 states, including South Carolina, Virginia, Tennessee, Georgia, North Carolina, Maryland and Indiana.
Foreign ministers meeting in Istanbul on Friday warned that renewed military strikes on Iran could deepen the regional conflict, urging diplomatic ...
Georgia’s Constitutional Court has extended hearings in a case seeking to ban five opposition parties, with proceedings now set to continue u...
Pakistan and the European Union have agreed to step up counterterrorism cooperation as security concerns over Afghanistan grow and tensions between...
Saudi Aramco has ordered staff to evacuate its headquarters amid escalating Houthi attacks on the kingdom. Two people were killed in an attack on Dammam airport, while Iran's IRGC Navy claimed strikes on seven vessels and warned the U.S. of a wider response.
Russian strikes on Ukraine overnight killed at least two people and injured 15 others, including two children, Ukrainian authorities said. Meanwhile, Russia said it had intercepted the vast majority of 630 Ukrainian drones launched towards Moscow.
Russia is willing in principle to resume peace talks with Ukraine and the United States in November, Kremlin aide Yuri Ushakov said after President Vladimir Putin met U.S. special envoy Steve Witkoff in St Petersburg.
Super typhoon Champi is set to batter Japan’s Okinawa Prefecture from Friday (23 October), bringing violent winds, torrential rain and waves up to 11 metres high, as airlines cancel flights and organisers scrap a major festival.
The modern state has been formed within the framework of the principle of secularism. For this reason, the principle of secularism is reflected in constitutional texts, which are regarded as a social contract and regulate relations between the state and society (citizens).
Armenian authorities have detained 10 more people in a vote-buying investigation involving the opposition Strong Armenia party, just two days before local elections in the northern town of Stepanavan.
Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev met India’s Minister of External Affairs in Baku for talks on strengthening bilateral relations, with a focus on trade, investment, energy and technology.
Israeli military bulldozers have begun demolishing buildings in the West Bank city of Hebron on Friday, 23 October, following armed clashes with Palestinians that left two Israeli soldiers dead, according to the Israeli military.
Greece’s parliament has passed a bill banning under-15s from using social media from 1 January 2027, as the country steps up efforts to protect children online. The new law will require platforms to enforce age restrictions.
France's Interior Minister Laurent Nunez said on Friday that 70,000 security forces would be mobilised throughout the country to keep order on Saturday, adding there have been calls for looting and violence from the ultra-left.
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