Start your day informed with AnewZ Morning Brief: here are the top news stories for the 4rd of February, covering the latest developments you need to know.
Washington has accepted Tehran’s request to relocate planned nuclear negotiations from Türkiye to Oman, with talks set for Friday. The shift comes as Iran seeks to limit the agenda solely to its nuclear programme, whilst the U.S. aims to address broader issues including ballistic missiles. President Donald Trump confirmed that negotiations are underway, suggesting Tehran is eager to avoid conflict following recent military flare-ups, including the downing of an Iranian drone by U.S. forces in the Arabian Sea.
A second group of Palestinian patients has crossed into Egypt for medical treatment via the Rafah border crossing, which partially reopened on Monday. While some 150 patients are scheduled to leave Gaza, around 50 Palestinians are expected to return to the Strip after completing procedures. Local health officials warn that nearly 22,000 people remain on waiting lists for urgent care.
Spain and Greece are moving forward with legislation to ban teenagers from accessing social media, joining a growing number of European nations tightening digital regulations for minors. Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez announced plans to block access for under 16-year-olds, declaring that the government will no longer accept the "digital Wild West" exposing children to harm. Athens is preparing similar restrictions for under 15-year-olds, as leaders call for coordinated cross-border action and greater accountability for tech executives regarding online safety.
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio met with Indian Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar in Washington to discuss cooperation on critical minerals, following the signing of a major trade agreement between the two nations. The deal, announced by President Trump, will cut tariffs on Indian goods in exchange for New Delhi halting Russian oil purchases and increasing imports of American energy. The talks come ahead of a minerals summit involving more than 50 countries aimed at diversifying global supply chains and reducing reliance on single-source markets.
Shipping traffic through the Strait of Hormuz remains limited on Thursday, with no increase in vessel crossings as U.S.-Iran talks to res...
North Korea has fired more than 10 short-range ballistic missiles after U.S. President Donald Trump reduced American participation in joint militar...
Georgia’s foreign trade data for January-July 2026 shows Kyrgyzstan, China and Russia as its top three export markets, highlighting its Middl...
The collective-defence agreement between Türkiye, Saudi Arabia and Pakistan signals that regional powers no longer want to rely solely on external security guarantees. Whether it becomes a stabilising deterrent or another axis of rivalry remains unresolved.
Shipping through the Strait of Hormuz has slowed, according to the latest data, as uncertainty over the waterway’s reopening kept most shipowners away. Six commodity vessels crossed the strait on Tuesday, down from nine the day before and below the 10-day daily average of 11.
Shipping traffic through the Strait of Hormuz remains limited on Thursday, with no increase in vessel crossings as U.S.-Iran talks to resolve the conflict remained stalled. Nine commodity vessels transited the key waterway on Wednesday, unchanged from the previous day, according to Kpler data.
Iran has said the Strait of Hormuz will remain closed until the U.S. fulfils the terms of an interim deal, including lifting the maritime blockade and sanctions and releasing Iran’s frozen assets.
Start your day informed with AnewZ Morning Brief. Here are the top news stories for the 19th of August, covering the latest developments.
Shipping traffic through the Strait of Hormuz remains limited on Thursday, with no increase in vessel crossings as U.S.-Iran talks to resolve the conflict remained stalled. Nine commodity vessels transited the key waterway on Wednesday, unchanged from the previous day, according to Kpler data.
North Korea has fired more than 10 short-range ballistic missiles after U.S. President Donald Trump reduced American participation in joint military exercises with South Korea in an effort to revive dialogue with Pyongyang.
Georgia’s foreign trade data for January-July 2026 shows Kyrgyzstan, China and Russia as its top three export markets, highlighting its Middle Corridor ambitions and complex economic ties with Moscow.
Kazakhstan will vote on 23 August in its first parliamentary election under the new Constitution, choosing 145 members of the new Kurultai under a fundamentally changed electoral system based entirely on party lists.
Five years after Evergrande's debt crisis rattled global markets, founder Hui Ka Yan has been sentenced to life in prison, marking a dramatic new chapter in the downfall of China's former property giant.
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