Start your day informed with AnewZ Morning Brief. Here are the top news stories for the 4th of February, covering the latest developments you need to know.
The escalating conflict between the U.S., Israel, and Iran is causing widespread disruption across the Middle East, with Washington officially confirming its first military casualties. Four American army reservists were killed when an Iranian drone struck an unfortified military facility in Port Shuaiba, Kuwait, prompting warnings from the Trump administration of further losses. Thousands of civilians remain stranded amid grounded Gulf flights, whilst international powers, including China and Türkiye, are urgently calling for diplomatic negotiations to halt the widening war.
Hostilities have sharply escalated along the Lebanese-Israeli border, with an Israeli airstrike on a residential building in Baalbek leaving at least four dead and six wounded as rescue workers scramble through the rubble. The strike follows a wave of Hezbollah rocket attacks on northern Israel, launched in retaliation for the weekend's joint U.S.-Israeli airstrikes and the killing of Iran's supreme leader. The Israeli military has ordered the evacuation of 16 Lebanese villages and deployed additional forces into southern Lebanon, displacing an estimated 30,000 civilians so far.
The sheer scale of the regional warfare continues to expand, with the U.S. Central Command reporting that Iran has launched over 500 ballistic missiles and 2,000 drones in retaliation to U.S. and Israeli strikes. During a closed-door briefing, military leaders conceded that more U.S. forces will died, after an assessment that followed the recent deaths of four American army reservists in Port Shuaiba, Kuwait. The soldiers, were killed on Sunday when an Iranian drone struck their facility, which reportedly lacked a fortified roof and failed to trigger any air defence alarms.
The United Nations has demanded a prompt and impartial investigation into an "horrific" airstrike on a girls’ primary school in southern Iran, which Iranian officials claim has cost the lives of more than 100 children. The attack, which occurred in Minab during the first wave of U.S.-Israeli bombardments, has drawn fierce condemnation from Tehran, whose UN ambassador branded the strike an unjustifiable criminal act. Whilst the UN human rights office has not formally attributed blame, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio has maintained that American forces would not deliberately target educational facilities, and Israel has stated it is currently investigating the incident.
The UK government is taking immediate steps to protect its regional interests and citizens. Prime Minister Keir Starmer has ordered the deployment of HMS Dragon and counter-drone helicopters to southern Cyprus to defend the Royal Air Force's Akrotiri base from potential aerial threats. Concurrently, the Foreign Office is coordinating with commercial airlines to increase flight capacity out of Oman, prioritising the rapid evacuation of vulnerable British nationals caught in the crossfire.
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Eleven people were killed when a plane crashed near Nancy in eastern France on Sunday (28 June), French broadcaster BFM TV reported, citing the local ...
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A tanker reported being struck by a projectile in the Strait of Hormuz on Saturday, Britain's maritime security agency said, after the United States and Iran each launched strikes in the worst escalation since they signed their interim peace deal.
Argentine President Javier Milei's cabinet chief, Manuel Adorni, resigned on Saturday following a scandal that triggered investigations into his spending in recent years.
U.S. President Donald Trump has nominated Oklahoma law enforcement veteran Lance Schroyer to serve as the next director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).
At least three paramilitary troops and three suspected militants were killed after heavily armed attackers stormed a Rangers security compound in Pakistan's southern port city of Karachi on Saturday, authorities said.
France said on Saturday it was considering taking reciprocal measures after Burkina Faso broke off diplomatic relations.
Tens of thousands of people are still unaccounted for after two powerful earthquakes struck Venezuela. At least 589 people have been confirmed dead and hundreds are believed to be trapped under rubble, as emergency crews and international rescue teams race to respond.
Japan remained on high alert Saturday as Typhoon Mekkhala approached the eastern coast after Typhoon Higos weakened into a tropical depression. Authorities warned of continued heavy rain, flooding, and landslides, according to media reports.
A tanker reported being struck by a projectile in the Strait of Hormuz on Saturday, Britain's maritime security agency said, after the United States and Iran each launched strikes in the worst escalation since they signed their interim peace deal.
Germany and Poland are bracing for sweltering conditions as a deadly heatwave that has gripped Western Europe moves east, with temperatures expected to approach 40°C over the weekend.
Eleven people were killed when a plane crashed near Nancy in eastern France on Sunday (28 June), French broadcaster BFM TV reported, citing the local prefect.
France has recorded 1,000 excess deaths during the severe heatwave that swept across Europe, according to the country's public health agency, which warned the final toll is likely to rise.
Lionel Messi made World Cup history as Argentina finished top of Group J, while Austria and Algeria both reached the Round of 32 after a dramatic draw that ended Iran's hopes of progressing.
Start your day informed with the AnewZ Morning Brief. Here are the top stories for 28 June, covering the latest developments you need to know.
U.S. President Donald Trump has nominated Oklahoma law enforcement veteran Lance Schroyer to serve as the next director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).
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