Start your day informed with the AnewZ Morning Brief. Here are the top stories for the 7th of May, covering the latest developments you need to know.
President Donald Trump said Washington and Tehran are making progress toward a potential agreement following the latest indirect talks, although direct negotiations remain premature. Meanwhile, tensions persist over Iran’s nuclear programme and the Strait of Hormuz, while reports suggest Israel targeted senior Hezbollah and Hamas figures in fresh regional strikes.
Authorities in Argentina are tracing the movements of passengers aboard the MV Hondius cruise ship after several travellers contracted hantavirus, leaving three dead. The World Health Organization says the outbreak may involve the rare Andes strain capable of limited human-to-human transmission, though the broader public risk remains low.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says it's monitoring American passengers who travelled on the hantavirus-affected cruise ship, with health authorities in several U.S. states tracking asymptomatic travellers. Officials stressed the risk to the wider public remains “extremely low” as international coordination efforts continue.
A federal judge in New York City has unsealed a handwritten document described as a suicide note allegedly written by late financier Jeffrey Epstein before his 2019 death in custody. The court clarified it was not ruling on the authenticity of the note, but said public interest outweighed arguments for keeping it sealed.
Türkiye’s special envoy for normalisation with Armenia Serdar Kılıç said that Turkish Vice President Cevdet Yilmaz's visit to Yerevan marked a “turning point” in relations between Türkiye and Armenia. Kılıç made the remarks on the sidelines of the two-day Yerevan Dialogue 2026 conference, currently under way in the Armenian capital. During the visit, Yilmaz met Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan. An agreement was then signed to jointly restore an ancient bridge located on the Türkiye-Armenia border as part of the ongoing normalisation process launched in 2022.
Azerbaijan’s President Ilham Aliyev has arrived in Turkmenistan for a series of high-level meetings, including the Commonwealth of Independen...
Georgia has detained a man ...
U.S. Vice President JD Vance told Reuters on Monday (5 October) that ...
Russia's health watchdog said on Tuesday that no cases of plague had been detected among anyone who had come into contact with a Siberian plague institute laboratory worker who died last week, and locals said their lives had barely been disrupted.
Russia struck Ukraine overnight in one of the biggest attacks of the conflict, killing at least 19 people, Kyiv's Foreign Ministry said on Wednesday. Around 70 missiles were fired at Ukraine during the attack, as well as drones, the Ministry said.
A large Ukrainian drone attack on Moscow and the surrounding region has killed two people, damaged homes and sparked a major fire at a key fuel facility, according to Russian officials and military bloggers.
The German-Azerbaijani Connectivity Conference 2026 commenced on 6 October in Baku under the title “Mobilising Finance for Infrastructure, Transport, Logistics, Green Energy, and Digitalisation along the Middle Corridor.”
An investigation into August Hanning, the former head of Germany’s Federal Intelligence Service (BND), has no connection to Azerbaijan, informed sources have told AnewZ.
It started with classrooms. Too many students, not enough teachers, deteriorating buildings and growing anxiety over what comes after high school. But within weeks, a movement that began outside French lycées had spread across the country.
Iran says it will deliver its response to recent U.S. proposals through intermediaries, underscoring that communication between the two countries continues indirectly alongside ongoing diplomatic efforts to reduce tensions.
International cooperation, lunar exploration and the growing role of artificial intelligence dominated the third day of a major astronautical conference now underway in Antalya.
Armenian authorities have frozen a wide range of assets belonging to billionaire businessman and opposition politician Gagik Tsarukyan as part of proceedings linked to the confiscation of property allegedly acquired illegally.
Azerbaijan has sent another batch of humanitarian aid to Ukraine, consisting of electrical equipment vital for restoring the country’s energy infrastructure and preparing for the winter season.
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