Start your day informed with AnewZ Morning Brief. Here are the top news stories for the 17 March, covering the latest developments you need to know.
Afghanistan has accused Pakistan of killing at least 400 people and injuring 250 others following a devastating airstrike on a 2,000-bed drug rehabilitation hospital in Kabul. Afghan officials report that large sections of the facility were destroyed in the Monday night bombardment, while Islamabad's Information Ministry categorically denied targeting the hospital, claiming instead that it had "precisely targeted" terrorist infrastructure and ammunition depots used by militant groups. The catastrophic strike marks a severe escalation in the fierce cross-border conflict that erupted in late February, severely undermining ongoing international efforts, including those by China, to broker a ceasefire between the South Asian neighbours.
Kouri Richins, a Utah mother who notably authored a children's book on bereavement following the death of her husband, has been found guilty of his murder. Following a trial featuring over 40 witnesses, a jury took just three hours to conclude that the 35-year-old, who was deeply in debt and having an affair, fatally poisoned Eric Richins by lacing his vodka with five times the lethal dose of fentanyl. Richins, who published "Are You With Me?" just two months before her arrest, was also convicted of insurance fraud and attempted murder relating to previous, unsuccessful attempts to poison her spouse.
As the Middle East conflict enters its eighteenth day, the U.S. Embassy in the Iraqi capital of Baghdad has come under fire from a barrage of rockets and drones. The early morning attack on Tuesday highlights the rapidly deteriorating security situation and the expanding geographical scope of retaliatory strikes targeting American diplomatic and military outposts across the region.
Senior officials from the United States and China convened in Paris for a new round of pragmatic trade negotiations aimed at managing the intense economic rivalry between the world's two largest economies. Led by U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng, the discussions are focusing on specific, tangible issues, such as expanding American agricultural exports, securing access to critical minerals, and establishing new dialogue mechanisms, rather than attempting to forge a sweeping new trade pact. While expectations for an immediate breakthrough remain modest, the meetings are viewed as a crucial step in maintaining open communication and laying the groundwork for a potential future summit between President Donald Trump and President Xi Jinping.
A Pakistani national has been killed in the United Arab Emirates after being struck by falling shrapnel during the mid-air interception of a ballistic missile over Abu Dhabi. The emirate's media office confirmed the fatality occurred in the Bani Yas area on the western outskirts of the city, underscoring the growing, deadly risk to civilians across the Gulf as the intense regional missile and drone conflict continues unabated.
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...
Since 2021, only 9 per cent of $8 billion in humanitarian aid for Afghanistan can be traced beyond initial recipients in public re...
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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