Start your day informed with AnewZ Morning Brief. Here are the top news stories for the 23rd of February, covering the latest developments you need to know.
Mexican security forces have confirmed the death of Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes, the notorious cartel boss known as ‘El Mencho’, following a military operation in Jalisco supported by U.S. intelligence. The elimination of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel leader, who carried a $15 million U.S. bounty, has sparked a wave of retaliatory violence across western Mexico, with gang members setting fire to vehicles and establishing road blockades in response to the raid.
U.S. Secret Service agents shot and killed an armed man at President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida early on Sunday after he breached a secure perimeter carrying a shotgun and a fuel canister. The 21-year-old suspect from North Carolina was engaged by law enforcement at the north gate; President Trump was not at the property at the time, and the FBI has launched an investigation into the motive behind the intrusion.
The European Commission has called on Washington to honour existing trade agreements after President Trump imposed new levies of up to 15% following a U.S. Supreme Court ruling that struck down his previous global tariff programme. Despite the legal setback, the President utilised a specific trade law provision to implement the unexpected hikes, prompting European Union officials to warn that such unpredictability undermines confidence in the global market.
Washington and Tehran are scheduled to hold a new round of nuclear negotiations in Geneva this Thursday, mediated by Oman, in a renewed diplomatic effort to reach a potential settlement. The talks coincide with heightened tensions in the region as the U.S. strengthens its naval presence in the Middle East, whilst Iranian officials insist the dialogue remains strictly focused on their nuclear programme rather than wider regional issues.
The Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics concluded with a spectacular ceremony at the historic Arena di Verona, blending Italian opera and heritage to celebrate the end of more than two weeks of competition. The United States team celebrated a national record of 12 gold medals, whilst the Olympic flag was formally handed over to the organisers of the French Alps 2030 Games, marking the official transition to the next winter hosts.
Kazakhstan will vote on 23 August in its first parliamentary election under the new Constitution, choosing 145 members of the new Kurultai under a ...
Syria says it assured Israel that Türkiye had no plans to establish a military presence at the Abu al-Duhur airbase before Israeli forces stru...
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has issued his strongest warning yet over Türkiye's growing military role in Syria, saying Israe...
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.
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.
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.
South Korea estimates North Korea possesses between 80 and 120 nuclear warheads, its defence minister said on Thursday, citing a range significantly higher than U.S. President Donald Trump's recent assertion that Pyongyang has 57 nuclear weapons.
Russian ballistic missile strikes on Ukraine’s capital Kyiv has killed at least sixteen people and injured more than forty others, Ukrainian officials said, with fires reported across the city and Poland activating defensive air operations.
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