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.
A Kyiv-Warsaw train was struck near the Polish border, Ukraine's state railway firm said on Sunday. No passengers were injured. Ukrai...
Maritime trackers received new reports of an attack on a ship in the Strait of Hormuz on Sunday, according to the ...
Indonesian rescuers are searching for 130 people after a passenger ship carrying 243 people sank in the Java Sea following bad weather, while 113 p...
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian arrived in New Delhi on Friday to attend the weekend BRICS summit, amid the ongoing U.S.-Iran conflict, joining a host of foreign dignitaries.
Saudi Arabia has temporarily shut down its 1,200-kilometre East-West oil pipeline after it was hit by a drone attack, with Riyadh and Baghdad saying the strike originated from Iraq.
Mexico and the U.S. are racing to secure a trade deal before the U.S. midterm elections in less than eight weeks, according to six sources familiar with the talks, with failed negotiations between Washington and Canada adding urgency.
Dubai’s property market has spent years climbing. Now, for the first time since 2021, prices are moving in the opposite direction.
Maritime trackers received new reports of an attack on a ship in the Strait of Hormuz on Sunday, according to the UK Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO), adding to concerns about energy supplies after Saudi Arabia shut down a vital oil pipeline on Saturday.
A Kyiv-Warsaw train was struck near the Polish border, Ukraine's state railway firm said on Sunday. No passengers were injured. Ukrainian Railways said that the country's railways were facing systematic attacks for a second day and warned of widespread delays.
Indonesian rescuers are searching for 130 people after a passenger ship carrying 243 people sank in the Java Sea following bad weather, while 113 people have been evacuated and six have died, the country’s search and rescue agency said on Sunday.
China will lead the creation of an open source platform among BRICS members to promote cooperation on large language models, Chinese President Xi Jinping said on Sunday.
Swedes vote in an election on Sunday (13 September) that could see the far-right enter government for the first time if the country's right-wing parties can form a majority.
Philippine rescuers recovered 41 more charred remains from a ferry fire on Saturday (12 September), taking the death toll to 76, while 13 people remained unaccounted for as forensic teams worked to identify the victims.
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