Start your day informed with the AnewZ Morning Brief. Here are the top stories for 31 March, covering the latest developments you need to know.
As the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran enters its second month, the White House is reportedly considering an early end to its military campaign, even as the strategic Strait of Hormuz remains largely closed. Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt confirmed that Washington is actively pursuing a diplomatic resolution ahead of a 6 April deadline. While the Pentagon continues to deploy thousands of troops to the Middle East to expand military options, domestic pressure is mounting on the Trump administration as global supply disruptions push U.S. petrol prices above $4 a gallon ahead of the crucial November midterm elections.
U.S. President Donald Trump has threatened to "completely obliterate" Iran's energy plants and oil wells. At the same time, Iran attacked and set ablaze a fully loaded Kuwaiti crude oil tanker off Dubai on Monday. Crude oil prices briefly spiked sending global crude prices soaring past $101 a barrel, pushing U.S. petrol prices to a three-year high and creating a significant political headache for the Republicans ahead of November's midterm elections.
Three Indonesian UN peacekeepers killed in southern Lebanon
Three United Nations peacekeepers from Indonesia have been killed and several others critically injured in two separate explosions in southern Lebanon, marking the first time United Nations staff have been fatally targeted since the conflict erupted between Israel and Hezbollah. The deaths occurred near Bani Hayyan and Adchit al-Qusayr, and sparked international outrage; Indonesia has forcefully condemned the "heinous" attacks and demanded an emergency UN Security Council meeting, whilst UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned that targeting peacekeeping personnel constitutes a grave violation of international law and a potential war crime.
Israeli parliament has passed new legislation making the death penalty the default punishment for Palestinians convicted of carrying out deadly terrorist attacks. Championed by far-right National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir as a "day of deterrence", the law uniquely denies Palestinians the avenues for appeal or clemency that remain available to Israeli citizens convicted of similar offences. The move has drawn fierce condemnation from the Palestinian Authority, human rights organisations, and the European Union, with the UK government warning that the "de facto discriminatory character" of the bill risks severely undermining Israel’s democratic commitments.
At least 70 people have been killed and nearly 6,000 displaced following a brutal gang massacre in Haiti’s Artibonite region, according to local rights organisations. Heavily armed members of the Gran Grif gang reportedly dug trenches to slow the response of Kenyan-led security forces before setting fire to more than 50 homes in the towns of Jean Denis and Pont Sondé.
Russia has violated an energy ceasefire announced by U.S. President Donald Trump, Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelen...
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One person was killed and nearly a dozen hurt in a new attack Riyadh's international airport on Sunday, Saudi ...
The explosion at King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh on Saturday afternoon killed at least 12 people and injured a further 309, according to Saudi Arabia’s Civil Aviation Authority. The airport remains closed until further notice.
Yemen's Houthis renewed warning to airlines, airport workers, and travellers against using Saudi airports, saying the warning should be taken seriously and that the kingdom “bore responsibility for failed interceptions”, a day after an attack on Riyadh's international airport that killed 12 people.
One person was killed and nearly a dozen hurt in a new attack Riyadh's international airport on Sunday, Saudi authorities reported, a day after a strike claimed by Yemen's Houthis that killed 13 people and wounded more than 300.
The Houthi movement has escalated their attacks on Saudi Arabia, targeting the airport in Riyadh and other cities, killing more than a dozen people.
Ukraine is ready to stop attacks on Russian oil refineries if Moscow also halts strikes on Ukrainian energy infrastructure, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Sunday.
Russia has violated an energy ceasefire announced by U.S. President Donald Trump, Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Monday, urging Washington to step in to ensure that Moscow abided by the terms of the putative agreement.
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The Houthi movement has escalated their attacks on Saudi Arabia, targeting the airport in Riyadh and other cities, killing more than a dozen people.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Monday that Ukraine is ready to respect the energy ceasefire announced by U.S. President Donald Trump, but only if Russia does the same, saying Moscow has already violated the agreement.
China has announced sanctions against Belize’s foreign minister and Paraguay’s communications minister over their countries’ diplomatic ties with Taiwan. The move comes as Beijing continues to pressure the few remaining nations that maintain formal diplomatic relations with Taipei.
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