Start your day informed with AnewZ Morning Brief. Here are the top news stories for the 13rd of March, covering the latest developments you need to know.
The FBI has launched a terrorism investigation after 41-year-old Ayman Ghazali crashed his truck into the hallway of a Detroit-area synagogue whilst children were attending preschool. The Lebanese-born U.S. citizen, who was shot dead by security personnel during the incident, was reportedly traumatised after losing two brothers and two of their children in an Israeli airstrike on his family's village ten days ago. The attack on Temple Israel, which left one security officer injured but all 140 preschool students unharmed, comes amidst a nationwide surge in antisemitic incidents and heightened security across religious institutions as the Middle East conflict continues to stoke domestic unrest.
Balendra Shah is set to become Nepal's new prime minister after his Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) secured a historic landslide victory, winning 182 out of 275 parliamentary seats. The former mayor of Kathmandu and ex-rapper defeated former Prime Minister Sharma KP Oli, who was forced to resign last year following deadly, Gen Z-led protests sparked by a controversial social media ban. Running on an ambitious manifesto promising to eradicate corruption, create jobs, and double the nation's $42 billion economy within five years, Shah's sweeping mandate marks the largest parliamentary majority Nepal has seen in 60 years.
At least 64 people have been killed and 128 remain missing after days of torrential rainfall triggered devastating floods and landslides across southern Ethiopia. The disaster struck highland regions where saturated slopes gave way, burying homes in mud and debris, with the worst-affected district of Gacho Baba accounting for 59 of the recovered bodies. As rescue operations continue, the regional government has pledged sustained assistance to the victims, whilst experts warn that the increasingly severe storms battering East Africa are being exacerbated by climate change.
French President Emmanuel Macron has condemned a drone attack in northern Iraq that killed Chief Warrant Officer Arnaud Frion and wounded several other French soldiers providing counter-terrorism training in the Erbil region. The fatal strike, which occurred just hours after a nearby Italian base was also targeted, marks the first French military casualty since the outbreak of the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran two weeks ago. In a public statement, Mr Macron extended the nation's solidarity to the victims' families, firmly stating that the ongoing war in Iran "cannot justify such attacks" on forces deployed strictly to combat Daesh.
Iran has confirmed that its newly appointed Supreme Leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, has been injured but is "safe and sound" following an alleged attack, an incident U.S. President Donald Trump claims has left the cleric alive but "damaged". As the Middle East conflict nears the end of its second week, military operations continue to escalate; a drone has struck a residential apartment in Beirut's northern suburbs for the first time, whilst intercepted missile debris caused minor damage to a building in central Dubai. Meanwhile, in northern Iraq, several drones targeted the Lanaz Refinery in Erbil, prompting the activation of air defences as the regional security situation deteriorates further.
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Start your day informed with AnewZ Morning Brief. Here are the top news stori...
Ayman Ghazali, a 41-year-old U.S. citizen born in Lebanon, crashed his truck into the hallway of a Detroit-area synag...
Balendra Shah is set to become Nepal's prime minister after winning a landslide in the country's 2026 elections. The election comes after a...
Ayman Ghazali, a 41-year-old U.S. citizen born in Lebanon, crashed his truck into the hallway of a Detroit-area synagogue on Thursday (12 March) while children attended preschool. Security personnel shot him dead during the confrontation, and authorities said no one else was seriously injured.
Iran should continue “blocking the Strait of Hormuz,” while the U.S. should “shut” its Middle East military bases, new Iranian Supreme Leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, said on Thursday in his first speech since being elected. He is still yet to appear in public, and a broadcaster read out his words.
Iran’s President Masoud Pezeshkian has set recognition of Tehran’s inalienable rights, payment of war compensation, and international guarantees against any future invasion as conditions for ending the U.S.–Israel war with the Islamic Republic.
International security and climate change are top of the agenda as leaders and policymakers from around the world meet at the 13th Global Baku Forum in the Azerbaijani capital this week.
The U.S. should shut down its military bases in the Middle East, Iran's new Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei said on Thursday (12 March). His words were read out by a broadcaster on state Iranian television.
More than 68,000 children in eastern Afghanistan have been displaced after clashes between Afghan and Pakistani forces intensified along the border, according to a new report by Save the Children.
Georgia has cancelled international tenders for the construction of major road sections that form part of a regional highway linking the country with the borders of Armenia and Azerbaijan.
Norwegian police apprehended three brothers suspected of carrying out Sunday's (8 March) bombing at the U.S. embassy in Oslo, in an attack investigators have branded an act of terrorism.
“Get ready for oil to be $200 a barrel," a spokesman for the Iranian Army warned the world on Wednesday (11 March), as attacks on ships in the Strait of Hormuz escalated. Meanwhile, 32 countries agreed to the largest ever release of oil reserves in an attempt to reduce prices.
Ayman Ghazali, a 41-year-old U.S. citizen born in Lebanon, crashed his truck into the hallway of a Detroit-area synagogue on Thursday (12 March) while children attended preschool. Security personnel shot him dead during the confrontation, and authorities said no one else was seriously injured.
Balendra Shah is set to become Nepal's prime minister after winning a landslide in the country's 2026 elections. The election comes after a GenZ-led protest in which dozens died in September last year, helped to overthrow the government
Although against international humanitarian war, targeting desalination plants and other key locations is increasingly being used as a way of making an opponent weaker in battle. Water-related violent events have increased rapidly since 2022.
Freight transport on the China–Europe Railway Express grew strongly in the first two months of 2026, highlighting the growing importance of rail links between Asia and Europe. The network moved about 352,000 shipping containers between January and February, a 25% increase from a year earlier.
At least 64 people have been killed in southern Ethiopia following recent landslides and floods, the regional government’s communications office said on Thursday (12 March), citing local police
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