Start your day informed with the AnewZ Morning Brief. Here are the top stories for 9 April, covering the latest developments you need to know.
A fragile ceasefire between Iran and the United States is under pressure after Israel launched its heaviest strikes yet on Lebanon on Wednesday, targeting Hezbollah positions. Hundreds have been killed, with Beirut among the hardest-hit areas. The escalation has raised serious doubts over whether the broader ceasefire framework can hold.
Iran says it may withdraw from planned peace negotiations with the United States, calling talks “unreasonable” following Israeli attacks on Lebanon. Tehran argues the ceasefire conditions have already been violated, while Washington maintains that Lebanon was never included in the agreement. The dispute highlights deep divisions ahead of scheduled negotiations on Friday.
U.S. President Donald Trump has warned that American forces will remain deployed around Iran and could resume operations if Tehran fails to comply with the ceasefire terms. He reiterated demands on Iran’s nuclear programme and the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz, signalling that the pause in fighting remains conditional and reversible.
Israeli airstrikes have killed more than 250 people in a single day, marking the deadliest escalation since the Lebanon conflict began. Hezbollah has responded with rocket fire into northern Israel, raising fears of a broader regional spillover despite the Iran-related ceasefire. Humanitarian conditions are rapidly deteriorating according to the United Nations, with mass displacement and infrastructure damage reported.
U.S. President Donald Trump has sharply criticised NATO, accusing allies of failing to support Washington during the Iran conflict. The remarks came during a meeting with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte on Wednesday, highlighting growing divisions within the security alliance. European reluctance to engage militarily in the Middle East is adding strain to transatlantic relations.
Operations at several energy facilities in Saudi Arabia were suspended on Tuesday after attacks by Iran-aligned Houthi forces injured more than 70 ...
A TV channel was struck during a live broadcast on Tuesday, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said, as Russian strikes on Kyiv killed at leas...
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen announced on Monday a €200 million (...
At least five people were killed and five others injured when an Amazon Prime Air cargo plane overran a runway and crashed while landing at Miami International Airport on Sunday, 6 September, local officials said.
Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf said on Sunday that the United States must recognise that the “rules of the game” in its war against Iran had changed “before it is too late”, a day after Washington struck several Iranian tankers in the Gulf.
U.S. special envoys Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff have held talks with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Kyiv on Sunday on efforts to end Russia’s war in Ukraine.
A TV channel was struck during a live broadcast on Tuesday, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said, as Russian strikes on Kyiv killed at least three people, the city's Mayor Vitali Klitschko said. Meanwhile, drones hit civilian infrastructure in Russia's southwestern Saratov region.
Indonesia has reopened Jakarta's main airport and four others after volcanic ash from Mount Anak Krakatau forced widespread flight cancellations, though fresh eruptions have kept authorities on alert.
A TV channel was struck during a live broadcast on Tuesday, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said, as Russian strikes on Kyiv killed at least three people, the city's Mayor Vitali Klitschko said. Meanwhile, drones hit civilian infrastructure in Russia's southwestern Saratov region.
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen announced on Monday a €200 million ($232 million) deal with Greenland, called the Global Gateway Partnership Package, aimed at strengthening the EU-Greenland partnership, amid growing U.S. interest in the Arctic island.
Britain is set to ban trade in goods and some services from Israeli settlements in the West Bank as the government steps up efforts to protect the prospects of a two-state solution.
Female employees at the Eiffel Tower were asked to leave their workstations and step out of sight during a private visit by a Hindu religious delegation, prompting a staff protest and an investigation by Paris authorities.
Fresh off President Xi Jinping's state visit to Kyrgyzstan, project officials have announced the successful drilling of a key tunnel along the long-stalled China-Kyrgyzstan-Uzbekistan (CKU) railway, making it the first construction milestone for a flagship Belt and Road project.
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