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.
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian will make his debut at an expanded meeting of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) in Turkmenistan...
Kosovo's parliament has elected economist and academic Justina Shiroka Pula as the country's new presid...
The U.S. military has tightened restrictions on its personnel in Okinawa following the arrest of a Marine on su...
Australian counterterrorism authorities are examining the links of the co-pilot accused of attacking the captain and attempting to take control of a flydubai flight bound for Israel. Authorities in New Zealand have also said they are investigating reports the suspect had spent time in that country.
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.
An Azerbaijani citizen died and another is missing after a cargo ship was attacked by a drone in the Black Sea, near the coast of Romania on Monday, 5 October, Baku's Foreign Ministry has said.
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.”
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.
Kosovo's parliament has elected economist and academic Justina Shiroka Pula as the country's new president, concluding a dramatic political process just hours before a constitutional deadline that threatened to dissolve the legislature.
The U.S. military has tightened restrictions on its personnel in Okinawa following the arrest of a Marine on suspicion of murder, a case that has reignited long-standing tensions over the American military presence on the southern Japanese island.
The arrest of former German intelligence chief August Hanning on espionage-related charges has drawn renewed attention to his past connections with Israeli security figures and a controversial cross-border child custody case generating significant public scrutiny.
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.
Space-agency chiefs and industry leaders met to discuss lunar exploration, satellite networks and orbital security on Tuesday as a major global space congress entered its second day.
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