Start your day informed with AnewZ Morning Brief: here are the top news stories for the 7th of February, covering the latest developments you need to know.
At least 31 people were killed when an attacker opened fire at a Shiite mosque in Islamabad before detonating a suicide bomb during Friday prayers. More than 170 people were wounded after security guards confronted the assailant as he attempted to enter the Khadija Tul Kubra Imambargah compound. Officials said the attack was the deadliest of its kind in the capital in more than a decade.
A senior Russian military intelligence official has been taken to hospital after being shot several times in Moscow, in what appears to be another targeted attack on Russia’s military leadership since the start of the war in Ukraine. Investigators said Lieutenant General Vladimir Alexeyev, deputy head of Russia’s military intelligence agency, was wounded on Friday.
Storm Leonardo has swept across the Iberian Peninsula, triggering widespread flooding, landslides and major transport disruption in Portugal and Spain. At least one person has been killed and thousands have been forced from their homes as authorities issued urgent warnings. Drone footage from Portugal’s Santarém district shows severe flooding along the Tagus River, prompting a red alert for the river basin and rapid evacuations in low-lying areas amid fears of further flooding.
The United States has accused China of carrying out a secret nuclear test in 2020, heightening tensions at a critical moment for global arms control. The claim was made at a disarmament conference in Geneva, just days after the final treaty limiting U.S. and Russian nuclear arsenals expired. Washington says the allegation underlines the need for a broader arms control framework that includes China alongside existing nuclear powers.
Azerbaijan has summoned Russia’s ambassador in Baku and issued a formal protest over comments made by Russian lawmaker Konstantin Zatulin, in a move that has heightened diplomatic tensions between the two countries. The Foreign Ministry said the protest note was delivered to Ambassador Mikhail Yevdokimov, along with strong objections to the remarks.
Hundreds of thousands of deep-diving turtles, known as olive ridley sea turtles, have arrived on Mexico’s southern coast for one of nature&rs...
A drone hit a petrol station in Ukraine's capital of Kyiv early on Tuesday, Mayor Vitali Klitschko said on the...
U.S. President Donald Trump has again said Iran is keen to reach a deal quickly, but a senior Iranian security official rejected the claim, saying ...
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.
U.S. Central Command said 101 commercial vessels have been redirected in the Strait of Hormuz, while oil prices rose more than three per cent amid fresh regional attacks and supply concerns.
A Russian strike on a farm warehouse in Pryluky, north-central Ukraine, has killed at least three people, local police said. Meanwhile, EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas said an attack on a train near the Polish border was an attempt to intimidate Ukraine's allies.
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.
A drone hit a petrol station in Ukraine's capital of Kyiv early on Tuesday, Mayor Vitali Klitschko said on the Telegram messaging app, adding that there was also a strike on warehouse facilities in another part of the city.
Every day since a torrent of mud and rocks destroyed a Nepal-China border crossing high up in the Himalayas last month, Arushi Gupta's parents have called and messaged their missing daughter hoping she somehow survived.
Foreign ministers of Cambodia and Thailand delivered opening statements on Tuesday at the first meeting of a UN arbitration process to resolve a long-running maritime dispute between the two Southeast Asian neighbours.
A federal judge has halted a Trump administration immigration policy that would have significantly changed how long foreign students, exchange visitors and international journalists can remain in the United States.
Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen has expressed cautious optimism about ongoing discussions with the United States regarding Greenland, signalling that Copenhagen believes a cooperative solution can be reached despite years of political tensions surrounding the strategic Arctic territory.
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