Start your day informed with the AnewZ Morning Brief. Here are the top stories for the 22nd May, covering the latest developments you need to know.
As talks between Tehran and Washington, aimed at bringing about an end to the conflict between the two nations, continue, Iran’s Supreme Leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, has ordered that the country’s enriched uranium mustn’t be sent abroad. The directive marks a tightening of Tehran’s negotiating position.
Alexander Lukashenko, President of Belarus, has denied that the country will join Russia’s war with Ukraine, while stressing that Minsk and Moscow will jointly respond to any aggression. His comments follow Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's warning that Belarus could be pulled into the conflict by Russia.
A memorial event was held at a school in Minab, southern Iran where 168 school children were killed during a missile strike on the first day of the U.S.-Israeli war with Iran. According to Reuters, an initial, internal, U.S. military investigation showed American forces were likely responsible for the fatal strike. U.S. military officials have publicly said the school was located on an active Iranian cruise missile base.
A French court has imposed the maximum €225,000 ($261,720) fine on Airbus and Air France for corporate manslaughter in relation to a 2009 Rio-Paris plane crash, in which 228 people were killed. The two companies said they would challenge the decision in France’s highest court. A civil aviation investigation previously attributed the crash to pilot error, but others have accused the manufacturer and airline of poor training.
Türkiye, Pakistan and Saudi Arabia have formalised their new defensive alliance at the grouping’s first high-level meeting held Monday i...
Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev and Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan have concluded talks in Bishkek, the capital of Kyrgyzstan, as leade...
Qatar has discussed potential investment in Afghanistan’s oil and gas sectors and the construction of a crude o...
Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev and Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan have concluded talks in Bishkek, the capital of Kyrgyzstan, as leaders gather for the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit.
Iran has reached an understanding with Oman on transit arrangements through the Strait of Hormuz, but the waterway will remain closed until the U.S. fulfils its commitments, a senior Iranian diplomat said on Saturday.
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi accused U.S. government and Israel-aligned actors of manipulating energy markets to promote the war with Iran.
Russian strikes on the Kyiv region overnight killed 37 people, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said. Zelenskyy added that the Ukrainian capital was under "virtually nonstop attack" from drones.
U.S. forces struck two Iranian rocket launchers on Larak Island on Sunday, with Tehran responding by launching ballistic missiles at two U.S. bases in Jordan in the first direct U.S.-Iran military escalation in weeks.
Türkiye, Pakistan and Saudi Arabia have formalised their new defensive alliance at the grouping’s first high-level meeting held Monday in Istanbul.
Iran’s President Masoud Pezeshkian has stated that Tehran is not pursuing a military conflict but promised a strong response to 'aggressors' while the Army and Revolutionary Guards said they carried out retaliatory attacks against U.S. bases in the region on Monday.
Kyrgyzstan is hosting the sixth World Nomad Games, bringing together thousands of athletes from around the world for a celebration of traditional sports, cultural heritage and nomadic traditions.
Pakistan is set to take over the rotating chairmanship of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation after the bloc’s leaders meet in Bishkek. Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif arrived on Friday to attend the SCO Council of Heads of State meeting and SCO Plus Summit, which run until 2 September.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has condemned the actions of Israeli settlers in the West Bank village of Qusra, saying security operations should be handled only by state institutions, including the army and police.
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