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The U.S. has launched fresh strikes on Iran after Tehran targeted a container ship and said it had again closed the Strait of Hormuz. Iran also claime...
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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.
The 4th Shusha Global Media Forum will bring together nearly 160 media leaders, experts and officials from 54 countries in Azerbaijan's historic city of Shusha on 13-14 July, to discuss journalism’s role in peacebuilding, restoring public trust and tackling challenges.
Iran's Supreme Leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, has promised to avenge the killing of his father, while U.S. President Donald Trump said Tehran and Washington had agreed to continue talks despite an escalation of hostilities this week.
The U.S. has launched fresh strikes on Iran after Tehran targeted a container ship and said it had again closed the Strait of Hormuz. Iran also claimed to have expanded attacks on U.S. military facilities across the Gulf.
Typhoon Bavi pummelled Japan's southern Sakishima island chain with heavy rain and violent winds on Saturday as it headed towards Taiwan, prompting authorities to warn of the risks of floods and landslides.
China has maintained its highest-level rainstorm warning after Typhoon Bavi made landfall on the country's eastern coast, urging large-scale evacuations and emergency preparations across several provinces amid fears of severe flooding and landslides
The 4th Shusha Global Media Forum will bring together nearly 160 media leaders, experts and officials from 54 countries in Azerbaijan's historic city of Shusha on 13-14 July, to discuss journalism’s role in peacebuilding, restoring public trust and tackling challenges.
Two men were killed and six other people were injured in a shooting at Toronto's Salsa on St. Clair festival on Saturday night, police said.
Start your day informed with AnewZ Morning Brief. Here are the top news stories for the 12 July, covering the latest developments you need to know.
U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham, one of President Donald Trump’s most prominent allies in Congress, has died following a brief and sudden illness. He was 71-years-old.
Five major carmakers have largely won the first stage of a major legal battle at a High Court case brought by around 1.6 million claimants in the UK over allegations that their diesel vehicles were fitted with unlawful "defeat devices" that led to higher emissions.
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