Russia hits Ukraine gas station crucial for winter storage
Russia has escalated strikes on Ukraine’s energy system, targeting a key gas compressor station vital for winter storage, as Kyiv faces mounting sho...
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Start your day informed with AnewZ Morning Briefing: here are the top news stories for January 15th, covering the latest developments you need to know.
1. Impeached president Yoon Suk Yeol arrested.
Impeached South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol has been arrested on insurrection charges following his controversial December 3 declaration of martial law, marking the first time in the country’s history that a sitting president has faced such action.
2. ICJ president resigns after reports of his nomination as Lebanon’s new premier.
Judge Nawaf Salam, president of the International Court of Justice (ICJ), stepped down from his position as a member of the top UN court with effect from the same day of his resignation.
3. Yashar Aliyev meets with UN Secretary-General.
Yashar Aliyev, the former Permanent Representative of Azerbaijan to the UN, met with UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, according to a post by Azerbaijan’s Permanent Mission to the UN on X.
4. US and Armenia sign strategic partnership agreement.
Armenian Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan and U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken formalized a strategic partnership agreement between their nations during a meeting held in Washington.
A powerful eruption at Japan’s Shinmoedake volcano sent an ash plume more than 3,000 metres high on Sunday morning, prompting safety warnings from authorities.
According to the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ), a magnitude 5.7 earthquake struck the Oaxaca region of Mexico on Saturday.
The UK is gearing up for Exercise Pegasus 2025, its largest pandemic readiness test since COVID-19. Running from September to November, this full-scale simulation will challenge the country's response to a fast-moving respiratory outbreak.
Honduras has brought back mask mandates as COVID-19 cases and a new variant surge nationwide.
Kuwait says oil prices will likely stay below $72 per barrel as OPEC monitors global supply trends and U.S. policy signals. The remarks come during market uncertainty fueled by new U.S. tariffs on India and possible sanctions on Russia.
Russia has escalated strikes on Ukraine’s energy system, targeting a key gas compressor station vital for winter storage, as Kyiv faces mounting shortages despite U.S. peace efforts.
China is moving to restrict domestic technology companies from acquiring Nvidia’s H20 artificial intelligence chips thus highlighting the escalating technology rivalry between Beijing and Washington.
Tbilisi and Strasbourg are facing an escalating political standoff as Georgia’s democratic trajectory and its European aspirations collide with sharp criticism from European institutions.
A 23-year-old Palestinian woman, Saja Hamad, was rescued from the rubble of her home in Nuseirat, central Gaza, after it was destroyed in an Israeli airstrike on Wednesday.
The foreign ministers of Afghanistan, China and Pakistan convened in Kabul for their sixth trilateral meeting, pledging to deepen cooperation in trade, transit and security despite ongoing concerns over cross-border militancy.
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