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.
Indian police detained more than 2,000 protesters in Delhi on Saturday as authorities blocked a planned demonstration calling for the resignation o...
A powerful explosion has been reported at King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh, raising fresh concerns over aviation security in Saudi Arabi...
At least 12 people, including three children, have been killed in a Russian attack on the Ukrainian city of Zaporizhzhia, a day after U.S. Presiden...
Leaders of countries from the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) have agreed to hold coordinated population censuses around 2030. They took the decision at the CIS Council of Heads of State meeting in Awaza, Turkmenistan on Friday, media reported.
A powerful explosion has been reported at King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh, raising fresh concerns over aviation security in Saudi Arabia as tensions across the region continue to escalate.
Britain and Israel have reached a temporary compromise over the future of the British Consulate General in East Jerusalem, easing a diplomatic dispute that had threatened to further strain relations between the two countries.
South African judge Navanethem “Navi” Pillay won the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday “for her efforts to promote peace and international law,” the Norwegian Nobel Committee said.
The U.S. has imposed sanctions on the International Criminal Court (ICC) on Friday (9 October) escalating tensions with European allies and potentially targeting companies that provide services to the tribunal. The move came hours after former ICC judge Navi Pillay won the Nobel Peace Prize.
Indian police detained more than 2,000 protesters in Delhi on Saturday as authorities blocked a planned demonstration calling for the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar over disputed changes to voter lists.
At least 12 people, including three children, have been killed in a Russian attack on the Ukrainian city of Zaporizhzhia, a day after U.S. President Donald Trump announced a deal to ease sanctions on Russian diesel.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has criticised U.S. President Donald Trump’s decision to ease sanctions on Russian diesel exports, questioning why Moscow was granted an economic benefit without an apparent concession towards ending the war in Ukraine.
Russian President Vladimir Putin expressed surprise after Donald Trump mediated the Armenia-Azerbaijan peace agreement in 2025, the U.S. President said at a rally in New York state on Friday.
The United Nations has condemned a sharp rise in attacks on civilians in Ukraine, reporting that more than 100 people were killed and at least 429 injured in a single week as Russian strikes hit residential areas, passenger buses and critical infrastructure.
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