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.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu issued veiled threats to Iran’s new Supreme Leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, and Hezbollah chief Naim Qassem on Thursday, 12 March, during his first press conference since the conflict began. “I wouldn’t issue life insurance policies on any of the leaders of the terrorist organisation,” he said. Speaking from Jerusalem via video link, Netanyahu added that Iran was “no longer the same” after nearly two weeks of bombardment, which had hit its elite Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC). His remarks came as Iran and Hezbollah continued firing missiles and drones at Israel.
All six U.S. service members aboard a plane that crashed in western Iraq on Thursday have died, the U.S. military confirmed on Friday, 13 March. Meanwhile, President Emmanuel Macron announced that one French soldier had been killed in a drone strike in the Erbil region of northern Iraq.
A probe into human rights in Georgia has found that the treatment of some detainees “has arguably reached the threshold of torture,” according to a report backed by 23 Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) member states. The report, published on Thursday, 12 March, by the organisation’s human rights office, also highlighted “marked democratic backsliding” in Georgia between spring 2024 and the present.
North Korea fired what appeared to be a ballistic missile on Saturday, 14 March, Japanese and South Korean officials said. Japan’s Defence Ministry reported that the missile likely landed outside the country’s exclusive economic zone, while South Korea confirmed an unidentified projectile was launched “towards the East Sea,” another name for the Sea of Japan. The strike is Pyongyang’s first since two missiles were fired on 27 January and comes amid the joint U.S.-South Korea “Freedom Shield” military exercises.
Palestinian actor Motaz Malhees said a U.S. travel ban is preventing him from attending the 2026 Academy Awards on Sunday, 15 March, where his film, The Voice of Hind Rajab, is nominated for best international feature. The movie tells the story of a five-year-old Palestinian girl killed by Israeli forces in Gaza in 2024, with Malhees playing a call centre operator trying to help her. Malhees, who holds only a Palestinian passport, said on Instagram that he is “not allowed to enter the United States” because of his citizenship and that it “hurts” to miss the Oscars.
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Iran's Oil Minister Mohsen Paknejad has resigned, with Hamid Bovard, chief executive of the state-owned National Iranian Oil Company (NIOC), appointed as acting oil minister, according to Iranian state media.
Right-wing Brazilian Senator Flavio Bolsonaro will face leftist President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva in a runoff of the presidential election later this month, after he exceeded expectations in Sunday's first-round vote with a slight lead over the incumbent.
Candidates elected to Bosnia and Herzegovina's three-member presidency declared victory after preliminary unofficial results showed Denis Becirovic leading the Bosniak seat, Darijana Filipovic ahead in the Croat seat and Zeljka Cvijanovic likely retaining the Serb seat.
Iran says the Strait of Hormuz will remain closed until the United States meets seven conditions agreed under a June memorandum, as President Donald Trump signals he may soon decide whether to resume military operations against Tehran.
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Australian counterterrorism authorities are examining the links of the co-pilot accused of attacking the captain and attempting to take control of a flydubai flight bound for Israel. Authorities in New Zealand have also said they are investigating reports the suspect had spent time in that country.
Spain's Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez on Monday called a snap election for 29 November in a bid to strengthen his mandate after a fragmented parliament rejected the government's key housing decrees last week amid widespread protests.
King Charles’ younger brother, Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, has launched legal action against Thames Valley Police over his arrest in connection with an investigation into documents allegedly passed to late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, the Telegraph reported on Sunday.
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