Start your day informed with the AnewZ Morning Brief. Here are the top stories for 22 March, covering the latest developments you need to know.
HMS Anson, a British nuclear-powered submarine armed with Tomahawk cruise missiles, has reportedly taken up position in the Arabian Sea, giving the UK the capability to launch long-range strikes if regional conflict escalates. The deployment follows Downing Street’s authorisation for the U.S. to use British bases against Iranian targets threatening the Strait of Hormuz.
Iran reported an attack on its Natanz nuclear enrichment site to the IAEA, with no increase in off-site radiation levels detected, and signalled it will allow Japan-linked vessels safe passage through the Strait of Hormuz. In response, Israel’s Defence Minister Israel Katz said Israeli and U.S. attacks on Iran would intensify.
The U.S. President’s Board of Peace has presented Hamas with a written proposal to disarm, sources say, as Washington presses ahead with its plan for Gaza’s future. The initiative, discussed in Cairo meetings last week, would see Israeli troops withdraw and reconstruction begin only after Hamas lays down its weapons, though the group has so far resisted any disarmament.
Cuba has firmly denied that President Miguel Díaz-Canel’s term or the country’s political system was discussed in talks with the United States, rejecting reports that Washington sought his removal. Deputy Foreign Minister Carlos Fernández de Cossio stressed that no Cuban official is up for negotiation, as Díaz-Canel warned of possible U.S. aggression amid ongoing tensions.
Robert Mueller, the former FBI director and special counsel whose 2017–2019 investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 U.S. election defined much of Donald Trump’s presidency, has died at the age of 81. A decorated Vietnam War veteran and lifelong public servant, Mueller was widely respected for his integrity, discipline, and dedication to the rule of law.
Once associated mainly with Muslim-majority countries, Islamic finance has become a global industry. Its assets reached around $5.98 trillion in 20...
U.S. President Donald Trump said Iran was not ready to make what he called the "right deal" with Washington as tensions persisted over th...
Around 70 bodies are expected to be buried as families continue to search for missing relatives. ...
Shipping traffic through the Strait of Hormuz remains limited on Thursday, with no increase in vessel crossings as U.S.-Iran talks to resolve the conflict remained stalled. Nine commodity vessels transited the key waterway on Wednesday, unchanged from the previous day, according to Kpler data.
Russia is open to listening to new proposals on how to reach a settlement on the Ukraine conflict, a senior Russian diplomat said, but any proposals should reflect the "realities on the ground".
Five years after Evergrande's debt crisis rattled global markets, founder Hui Ka Yan has been sentenced to life in prison, marking a dramatic new chapter in the downfall of China's former property giant.
Azerbaijan’s support for Ukraine could provide a model for neighbouring countries seeking to strengthen their sovereignty, the director of development at an organisation supporting Ukraine’s armed forces has told AnewZ.
Iran has condemned new U.S. sanctions as “economic terrorism” and “crimes against humanity”, accusing Washington of pursuing a decades-long policy of hostility. Tehran said the measures would not weaken its resolve to defend its sovereignty and national interests.
Around 70 bodies are expected to be buried as families continue to search for missing relatives.
One person was killed and three others injured on Friday when an 18-year-old man armed with a sword attacked students at a school in Fagersta, central Sweden, before police shot and detained him.
Virgin Trains has moved a step closer to challenging Eurostar’s three-decade dominance of Channel Tunnel passenger rail, potentially giving travellers more choice between the UK and mainland Europe.
Russia is open to listening to new proposals on how to reach a settlement on the Ukraine conflict, a senior Russian diplomat said, but any proposals should reflect the "realities on the ground".
Nearly 100 days after dozens of children were abducted from a school in northeastern Nigeria's Borno State, parents have taken to the streets to demand urgent government action to bring them home.
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