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.
Saudi Arabia’s air defences have intercepted and destroyed a hostile drone over the Riyadh region, according to the Saudi-led coalition fight...
Police were deployed across Paris on Saturday, as a curfew was set to take effect in the Republique and Chât...
A drone strike hit a power station in northern Sudan early Sunday (1 November), sparking a fire and triggering loud explosions, witnesses said....
The U.S. has approved the sale of 500 Patriot PAC-3 missiles to Ukraine in a deal worth an estimated $2.1 billion, but Kyiv could face years of delays before receiving the weapons it urgently needs to defend against intensifying Russian attacks.
Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei has ordered Iran's armed forces to respond to any threat immediately and without geographical limits in statements posted to social media platforms on Saturday (31 October).
A hacking group linked to North Korea is widely believed to be behind the theft of $6.3 billion from cryptocurrency giant Binance, a cyberattack that experts describe as the largest cryptocurrency heist on record.
Gen Z protests swept 34 German cities on Saturday (31 October) over education and living costs. Violence erupted in Frankfurt, where shops were looted and police reported Molotov cocktail attacks.
A tenth-grade student was critically injured after a man attacked her with a chainsaw inside a classroom in Andhra Pradesh’s Anantapur district. The girl suffered severe injuries to her head, neck and back, while a classmate who tried to protect her was also hurt.
Police were deployed across Paris on Saturday, as a curfew was set to take effect in the Republique and Châtelet-Les Halles areas from 11pm Saturday until 6am Sunday (1 November).
A drone strike hit a power station in northern Sudan early Sunday (1 November), sparking a fire and triggering loud explosions, witnesses said.
Gen Z protests swept 34 German cities on Saturday (31 October) over education and living costs. Violence erupted in Frankfurt, where shops were looted and police reported Molotov cocktail attacks.
Iran designated Britain's Royal Navy and Royal Air Force as terrorist organisations on Sunday, (1 November), and classified the country's foreign intelligence agency, MI6, as a hostile group, according to a statement from the Iranian Foreign Ministry.
Thousands protested in Albania's capital, Tirana, on Saturday (31 October), demanding Prime Minister Edi Rama's resignation over perceived corruption allegations and dissatisfaction with the government over a lack of jobs and poor education standards.
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