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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.
The explosion at King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh on Saturday afternoon killed at least 12 people and injured a further 309, according to Saudi Arabia’s Civil Aviation Authority. The airport remains closed until further notice.
Russian President Vladimir Putin expressed surprise after Donald Trump mediated the Armenia-Azerbaijan peace agreement in 2025, the U.S. President said at a rally in New York state on Friday.
The United Nations has condemned a sharp rise in attacks on civilians in Ukraine, reporting that more than 100 people were killed and at least 429 injured in a single week as Russian strikes hit residential areas, passenger buses and critical infrastructure.
The U.S. has imposed sanctions on the International Criminal Court (ICC) on Friday (9 October) escalating tensions with European allies and potentially targeting companies that provide services to the tribunal. The move came hours after former ICC judge Navi Pillay won the Nobel Peace Prize.
Yemen's Houthis renewed warning to airlines, airport workers, and travellers against using Saudi airports, saying the warning should be taken seriously and that the kingdom “bore responsibility for failed interceptions”, a day after an attack on Riyadh's international airport that killed 12 people.
Ukraine is ready to stop attacks on Russian oil refineries if Moscow also halts strikes on Ukrainian energy infrastructure, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Sunday.
Air France has reportedly informed its pilots and cabin crew of new Israeli restrictions preventing employees holding certain nationalities, including dual nationals, from operating flights to Israel, according to an investigation published by French outlet Mediapart on Saturday.
Nepali authorities urged villagers on Sunday (11 October) to move to safer places after a flood in a river in the central part of the country swept away several houses and infrastructure, but there were no reports of any casualties.
France’s internal police watchdog (IGPN) is investigating 24 cases linked to student protests across the country, including an incident in which a 14-year-old boy suffered a broken jaw and shattered teeth after allegedly being struck by a police projectile.
Pope Leo XIV renewed his condemnation of the death penalty on Saturday (10 October), saying it violated the sanctity of human life and denied people the chance of redemption, days after the Pentagon announced plans to livestream a U.S. military execution.
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