Start your day informed with the AnewZ Morning Brief. Here are the top stories for the 20th May, covering the latest developments you need to know.
Policymakers and experts head to the fourth day of the World Urban Forum 13 in Baku, Azerbaijan. Wednesday will see events looking at low-carbon building, how to give public spaces a facelift and affordable housing financing options. The fourth day of the United Nations will take place from 08:00 local time (02:44 GMT) until 17:30 local time (13:30 GMT) at Baku Olympic Stadium.
The Russian government is considering working on joint projects with the U.S. and China, Kirill Dmitriev, head of Russia’s sovereign wealth fund has said. Dmitriev is a special envoy to Putin and a key figure in negotiations between Moscow and Washington. The remarks come as Russian President Vladimir Putin begins a two-day state visit to Beijing.
A pair of Chinese oil tankers left the Strait of Hormuz on Wednesday (20 May). The development came as U.S. President Donald Trump and Vice-President JD Vance made comments suggesting that talks with Tehran, aimed at bringing about an end to the U.S. war with Iran, were going well. The sea passage has effectively been closed to shipping since the start of the conflict at the end of February.
Marco Rubio will head to Sweden for talks with foreign ministers from the NATO alliance. The meeting in the Swedish coastal city of Helsingborg on Friday (22 May) is expected to focus on increasing defence spending among members of the alliance. U.S. President Donald Trump has criticised European allies for not spending enough on defence.
Officials from the U.S. Department of Justice have said that investigators have found “anti-Islamic writings” inside a car linked to a deadly shooting at a Mosque in the city of San Diego. Three people were killed in the attack on Monday (18 May) at the Islamic Centre of San Diego. The suspects have been identified as 18-year-old Caleb Vasquez and 17-year-old Cain Clark.
The Iranian Health Ministry said at least 18 people were killed and 142 others injured in U.S. airstrikes carried out between 30 August 30 and 2 Se...
Russian President Vladimir Putin has said that he thinks there is a chance of a peace being reached with Ukraine. He told ...
Hua Hong Semiconductor, China's second-largest contract chipmaker, is investing $2 billion to build a new fabrication plant in Wuxi, China as p...
The U.S. has launched a fresh wave of strikes on Iran, targeting Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) sites as Tehran retaliated against U.S. positions across the region, while Iranian officials said at least five people were killed and dozens wounded at a wedding near Sirik.
Russian President Vladimir Putin has said that he thinks there is a chance of a peace being reached with Ukraine. He told the Eastern Economic Forum in Vladivostok, Russia that he believed there was "a chance of finding a solution," to the conflict.
The Iranian Health Ministry said at least 18 people were killed and 142 others injured in U.S. airstrikes carried out between 30 August 30 and 2 September.
From mounting concerns over record global debt levels to growing tensions over China's trade surplus and Russia's return to the negotiating table, this year's G20 finance meeting in Asheville, North Carolina, highlighted the challenges confronting the global economy.
The European Union's foreign policy chief Kaia Kallas says the bloc will tighten enforcement of sanctions against Russia over its war in Ukraine. EU foreign ministers were meeting in Ireland following renewed Russian strikes on cities across Ukraine.
Russian President Vladimir Putin has said that he thinks there is a chance of a peace being reached with Ukraine. He told the Eastern Economic Forum in Vladivostok, Russia that he believed there was "a chance of finding a solution," to the conflict.
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez has rejected claims that Moroccan authorities orchestrated July’s deadly mass border crossing into Ceuta, saying Spain has found no evidence that Rabat planned or carried out the incident.
Denmark’s Security and Intelligence Service, PET, has warned that Russia is actively preparing sabotage operations against targets in the country, with defence companies supporting Ukraine seen as a particular focus.
Pakistan and Kyrgyzstan have agreed to raise bilateral trade to $200 million within two years, as Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif concluded a three-day visit to Kyrgyzstan.
The latest escalation between the United States and Iran is being fought not only on the ground and at sea, but increasingly in the skies above the Gulf where a missile launch or intercepted drone can force an aircraft thousands of metres above the region to change course.
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