Start your day informed with AnewZ Morning Brief: here are the top news stories for the 30th of January, covering the latest developments you need to know.
Vladimir Putin’s special envoy, Kirill Dmitriev, is expected to travel to Miami on Saturday (31 January) for meetings with members of Donald Trump’s administration, two sources familiar with the plans said. Dmitriev, Russia’s envoy for foreign investment and economic cooperation, is set to hold discussions with U.S. officials, though the participants were not identified.
The U.S. State Department has approved potential foreign military sales to Israel worth about $6.52 billion, the Pentagon said on Friday. The largest share of the package is a proposed $3.8 billion sale of AH-64E Apache attack helicopters and related equipment, with Boeing and Lockheed Martin named as the main contractors, according to the Defense Security Cooperation Agency.
Russian President Vladimir Putin said Russia earned more than $15 billion from defence exports in 2025 and fulfilled all military-technical contracts despite what he described as mounting Western pressure. Speaking at a meeting of Russia’s commission on military-technical cooperation in Moscow on Friday, Putin said Russian military products were supplied to more than 30 countries last year, with foreign currency earnings exceeding $15 billion.
The U.S. military has warned it will not tolerate “unsafe” actions by Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps as Tehran announced plans to hold live-fire naval exercises next week in the Strait of Hormuz, a key global shipping route. U.S. Central Command said it expects the drills to be conducted safely and professionally and without threatening international maritime traffic. Actions such as low-altitude overflights, close or high-speed approaches to U.S. vessels, or weapons being trained on U.S. forces will not be tolerated, CENTCOM added.
Lebanon plans to transfer more than 300 Syrian prisoners to Syria under a bilateral agreement between the two countries, Deputy Prime Minister Tarek Mitri said on Friday. Speaking after a Cabinet meeting in Baabda, Mitri said ministers approved a deal allowing convicted Syrian inmates to serve the remainder of their sentences in Syria. The agreement applies to prisoners who have spent more than 10 years in Lebanese jails, a period he said is equivalent to around seven years of effective imprisonment.
The United Nations faces the risk of “imminent financial collapse” because of unpaid contributions, including substantial arrears from the United ...
The U.S. Department of Justice on Friday made public more than three million pages of documents on Jeffrey Epstein, the late financier and convicted s...
Start your day informed with AnewZ Morning Brief: here are the top news stories for the 30th of January, covering the latest developments you need to ...
Georgia is facing one of the most significant and controversial changes in its modern educational history after the government announced plans to merg...
Tajikistan has announced an unprecedented rise in dust storms. Over the past 12 months, meteorologists recorded 63 such weather events, lasting a tota...
The United Nations faces the risk of “imminent financial collapse” because of unpaid contributions, including substantial arrears from the United States, Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has warned.
The U.S. Department of Justice on Friday made public more than three million pages of documents on Jeffrey Epstein, the late financier and convicted sex offender, including investigative records referencing U.S. President Donald Trump, tech mogul Elon Musk and Britain’s former Duke of York.
Georgia is facing one of the most significant and controversial changes in its modern educational history after the government announced plans to merge the country’s two largest public universities - Ivane Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University and the Georgian Technical University.
Tajikistan has announced an unprecedented rise in dust storms. Over the past 12 months, meteorologists recorded 63 such weather events, lasting a total of 216 days, or almost 60 per cent of the year.
Catherine O’Hara, the celebrated Canadian actress and comedy legend, has died at the age of 71, her publicist confirmed on Friday. She passed away at her home in Los Angeles following a brief illness.
The Kremlin said on Friday (30 January) that Russian President had received a personal request from his U.S. counterpart, Donald Trump. The request was to halt strikes on Kyiv until 1 February to create a favourable environment for peace negotiations.
Afghanistan is seeking Azerbaijan’s support to help secure its official participation in the upcoming United Nations COP31 global climate change conference, scheduled to be held in Türkiye, as Kabul looks to strengthen its engagement on climate diplomacy and technical cooperation.
Bangladesh and Pakistan on Thursday (29 January) resumed direct flight services after 14 years, marking a milestone in the revival of relations between the two Muslim-majority nations.
Iran’s armed forces are prepared to “immediately and powerfully” respond to any U.S. attack, Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi said, as American military assets arrived in the Middle East amid renewed tensions over Tehran’s nuclear program.
The United Nations faces the risk of “imminent financial collapse” because of unpaid contributions, including substantial arrears from the United States, Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has warned.
The U.S. Department of Justice on Friday made public more than three million pages of documents on Jeffrey Epstein, the late financier and convicted sex offender, including investigative records referencing U.S. President Donald Trump, tech mogul Elon Musk and Britain’s former Duke of York.
The U.S. State Department has approved potential foreign military sales to Israel worth about $6.52 billion, the Pentagon said on Friday.
Vladimir Putin said Russia earned more than $15 billion from defence exports in 2025 and fulfilled all military-technical contracts despite what he described as growing pressure from Western countries.
A U.S. judge has dismissed federal murder and weapons charges against Luigi Mangione, ruling that the counts were legally incompatible with the stalking offences he still faces.
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