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.
The United States and Iran have significantly escalated their conflict, exchanging heavy missile and drone strikes across the Gulf region. Iran claim...
President Ilham Aliyev is holding his annual question-and-answer session with international journalists at the 4th Shusha Global Media Forum in Azerba...
Tajikistan will reduce electricity exports and increase water reserves ahead of winter as the government seeks to improve domestic power supplies afte...
The United States and Iran have significantly escalated their conflict, exchanging heavy missile and drone strikes across the Gulf region. Iran claims it has once again closed the Strait of Hormuz, a vital global shipping route.
President Ilham Aliyev is holding his annual question-and-answer session with international journalists at the 4th Shusha Global Media Forum in Azerbaijan.
Tajikistan will reduce electricity exports and increase water reserves ahead of winter as the government seeks to improve domestic power supplies after last year’s seasonal shortages.
Start your day informed with AnewZ Morning Brief. Here are the top news stories for the 13th of July, covering the latest developments you need to know.
The 4th Shusha Global Media Forum will bring together nearly 160 media leaders, experts and officials from 54 countries in Azerbaijan's historic city of Shusha on 13-14 July, to discuss journalism’s role in peacebuilding, restoring public trust and tackling challenges.
The U.S. has launched fresh strikes on Iran after Tehran targeted a container ship and said it had again closed the Strait of Hormuz. Iran also claimed to have expanded attacks on U.S. military facilities across the Gulf.
Iran's Supreme Leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, has promised to avenge the killing of his father, while U.S. President Donald Trump said Tehran and Washington had agreed to continue talks despite an escalation of hostilities this week.
Typhoon Bavi, the strongest storm to hit the eastern coast of mainland China this year, brought heavy rain, strong winds, flooding and landslides after making landfall in Zhejiang province on Sunday. More than 2.8 million people were evacuated to safety ahead of the storm.
China has maintained its highest-level rainstorm warning after Typhoon Bavi made landfall on the country's eastern coast, urging large-scale evacuations and emergency preparations across several provinces amid fears of severe flooding and landslides
A 93-year-old British woman has died after being injured in wildfires that swept through southeastern Spain's Almeria province, regional authorities said, bringing the confirmed death toll to 13 people.
More than 10,000 excess deaths were recorded across 27 European countries during a record-breaking heatwave in late June, with older people accounting for the vast majority of the toll, according to official mortality data.
An overnight fire at a popular bar in Bangkok has killed at least 27 people and injured 63 others, making it one of the deadliest pub disasters in the Thai capital in recent years. Authorities say the venue quickly filled with thick smoke, trapping patrons inside.
Start your day informed with AnewZ Morning Brief. Here are the top news stories for the 13th of July, covering the latest developments you need to know.
The United States and Iran have significantly escalated their conflict, exchanging heavy missile and drone strikes across the Gulf region. Iran claims it has once again closed the Strait of Hormuz, a vital global shipping route.
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