Start your day informed with AnewZ Morning Brief. Here are the top news stories for the 15 March, covering the latest developments you need to know.
Top U.S. and Chinese economic officials are set to launch a new round of talks in Paris on Sunday (15 March) to iron out remaining issues in their trade truce and pave the way for a trip by U.S. President Donald Trump to Beijing to meet Chinese President Xi Jinping at the end of March.The talks, led by Scott Bessent and Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng, will focus on adjusting U.S. tariffs and the supply of Chinese rare earth minerals and magnets to American buyers. They will also address U.S. high-tech export controls and China’s purchases of U.S. agricultural products. The two sides will meet at the Paris headquarters of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, a source familiar with the plans said.
U.S. President Donald Trump threatened further strikes on Iran's Kharg Island oil export hub and called on allies to send warships to secure the Strait of Hormuz, as Tehran vowed to intensify its response and the conflict showed no sign of ending. Trump claimed the U.S. strikes had "totally demolished" most of Kharg Island and indicated that more could follow. He also expressed hope that China, France, Japan, South Korea, Britain, and other nations would deploy warships to the Strait of Hormuz, though none immediately confirmed such plans.
North Korea fired around 10 ballistic missiles toward the East Sea, South Korea's military said. The Joint Chiefs of Staff said it detected the missiles launched from the Sunan area in North Korea at around 1:20 pm (0420 GMT), according to Seoul-based Yonhap News Agency. "Our military maintains a firm readiness posture while closely sharing North Korean ballistic missile information with the U.S. and Japan amid a heightened surveillance posture against additional launches," the military said in a statement.
The Israeli army threatened to target medical facilities and ambulances in Lebanon, claiming they are being used for military purposes by the Lebanese group Hezbollah. The warning came hours after an Israeli strike reportedly hit a healthcare centre in southern Lebanon, killing 12 medical personnel, including doctors, paramedics and nurses. Israeli army spokesman Avichay Adraee claimed Hezbollah is making “extensive military use of ambulances” as part of its activities.
French voters head to the polls on Sunday (15 March) to elect their mayors in a closely watched ballot seen as a test of the strength of the far-right and the resilience of mainstream parties. Heading nearly 35,000 municipalities, from major cities to villages with only a few dozen residents, mayors are France's most trusted elected officials. A second round will be held on 22 March in all cities where no single list wins more than 50% of the vote.
Gen Z protests swept 34 German cities on Saturday (31 October) over education, living costs and military service proposals. Violence erupted in Fra...
Iran designated Britain's Royal Navy and Royal Air Force as terrorist organisations on Sunday, (1 November), and classified the country's f...
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The U.S. has approved the sale of 500 Patriot PAC-3 missiles to Ukraine in a deal worth an estimated $2.1 billion, but Kyiv could face years of delays before receiving the weapons it urgently needs to defend against intensifying Russian attacks.
Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei has ordered Iran's armed forces to respond to any threat immediately and without geographical limits in statements posted to social media platforms on Saturday (31 October).
Demonstrators carrying Iranian flags and placards supporting the hijab gathered outside the Azerbaijani Embassy in London.
A Chinese-made AI chip has matched Nvidia’s H200 in tests conducted by its developer, marking a potential breakthrough in China’s efforts to reduce its dependence on foreign technology.
A hacking group linked to North Korea is widely believed to be behind the theft of $6.3 billion from cryptocurrency giant Binance, a cyberattack that experts describe as the largest cryptocurrency heist on record.
Gen Z protests swept 34 German cities on Saturday (31 October) over education, living costs and military service proposals. Violence erupted in Frankfurt, where shops were looted and police reported Molotov cocktail attacks.
Iran designated Britain's Royal Navy and Royal Air Force as terrorist organisations on Sunday, (1 November), and classified the country's foreign intelligence agency, MI6, as a hostile group, according to a statement from the Iranian Foreign Ministry.
Thousands protested in Albania's capital, Tirana, on Saturday (31 October), demanding Prime Minister Edi Rama's resignation over perceived corruption allegations and dissatisfaction with the government over a lack of jobs and poor education standards.
Russia has agreed to work with Ghana on developing a 2,000-megawatt nuclear power plant following talks at the Russia-Africa Summit in Moscow, Ghanaian Foreign Minister Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa said on Saturday.
Foreign ministers from the U.S., Japan, Australia and India raised concerns over export restrictions and economic coercion at a Quad meeting in Atlanta, U.S., on Saturday, 31 October 2026, according to their joint statement.
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