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.
Iran suggested it would be "unreasonable" to proceed with talks to forge a permanent peace d...
Memorial events were held in Tehran’s main squares on Wednesday (8 April) to mark the 40th day since the ...
Three Russian submarines were detected near British waters, the UK Defence Secretary, John Healey MP, announced on Thursday (9 April). Speaking at ...
Millions of Indians queued to vote in local elections across two states on Thursday, kicking off four key contests this month....
More than a million Sudanese refugees now face drastic cuts to life-saving aid, including food and water, after major funding shortfalls have left ...
Iran suggested it would be "unreasonable" to proceed with talks to forge a permanent peace deal with the U.S. after Israel pounded Lebanon with its heaviest strikes yet on Wednesday, killing hundreds of people. The warning came from Iran's lead negotiator, parliament speaker Mohammed Bager Qalibaf.
Memorial events were held in Tehran’s main squares on Wednesday (8 April) to mark the 40th day since the killing of former Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who died during U.S.-Israeli attacks on 28 February.
More than a million Sudanese refugees now face drastic cuts to life-saving aid, including food and water, after major funding shortfalls have left humanitarian agencies struggling to cope.
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni said on Thursday (9 April) that restoring freedom of navigation in the Strait of Hormuz is a vital interest for both Italy and the European Union, pledging coordination with international partners to ensure safe passage.
China and Russia vetoed a United Nations Security Council resolution on Tuesday aimed at coordinating defensive efforts to protect commercial shipping in the Strait of Hormuz, leaving no agreed international framework for securing the vital route.
Lebanon’s Hezbollah said it had stopped firing on northern Israel and Israeli forces on Wednesday as part of a two-week ceasefire in the Middle East brokered between the United States and Iran. However, a Hezbollah lawmaker warned that the pause could collapse if Tel Aviv does not adhere to it.
Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said Iran and the United States, along with their allies, have agreed to an immediate two-week ceasefire covering all areas, but Israel says the deal excludes Lebanon. Tel Aviv says the U.S. is committed to achieving shared goals in upcoming negotiations.
Iran suggested it would be "unreasonable" to proceed with talks to forge a permanent peace deal with the U.S. after Israel pounded Lebanon with its heaviest strikes yet on Wednesday, killing hundreds of people. The warning came from Iran's lead negotiator, parliament speaker Mohammed Bager Qalibaf.
Construction has begun on a major new solar power project in Xizang, as China continues to expand its renewable energy capacity and push towards a greener future.
Three Russian submarines were detected near British waters, the UK Defence Secretary, John Healey MP, announced on Thursday (9 April). Speaking at a press briefing in Downing Street, he said an attack submarine and two specialist vessels were being monitored by the Ministry of Defence.
More than a million Sudanese refugees now face drastic cuts to life-saving aid, including food and water, after major funding shortfalls have left humanitarian agencies struggling to cope.
Russia will see revenue from its biggest single oil tax double to $9 billion in April, driven by the oil and gas crisis triggered by the U.S. and Israeli attack on Iran, Reuters calculations showed on Thursday.
At least four people died after a small dinghy carrying migrants to Britain sank in the English Channel, French authorities announced on Thursday.
A federal appeals court in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday declined to block the Pentagon’s national security blacklisting of Anthropic for now, handing a win to the Trump administration after a separate appeals court reached the opposite conclusion.
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