Start your day informed with the AnewZ Morning Brief. Here are the top stories for the 8th of May, covering the latest developments you need to know.
The U.S. and Iran exchanged fire around the Strait of Hormuz, while both sides signalled they do not want further escalation. The clashes come as Washington awaits Tehran’s response to a proposed deal to end the war, though key issues such as Iran’s nuclear programme remain unresolved.
The UAE says its air defences countered missile and UAV activity linked to Iran, marking another test of the fragile U.S.–Iran ceasefire. Oil prices rose again with Brent crude moving above $100 a barrel as concerns over Hormuz disruption continue.
President Donald Trump is due to meet Xi Jinping in Beijing next week, with Iran, the Strait of Hormuz and Taiwan expected to top the agenda. Washington wants China to use its influence over Tehran to help reopen Hormuz, while Beijing is likely to press the U.S. over Taiwan and technology restrictions.
The WHO says the hantavirus outbreak linked to the MV Hondius cruise ship is not comparable to COVID, stressing that public risk remains low. Three people have died, five cases are confirmed, and countries are tracing passengers who disembarked before the virus was detected.
Southeast Asian leaders are meeting in the Philippines to coordinate responses to energy and food security risks caused by the Middle East conflict. ASEAN is considering fuel-sharing measures, supply diversification and crisis communication mechanisms as Hormuz disruption pressures import-dependent economies.
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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