Start your day informed with the AnewZ Morning Brief. Here are the top stories for 24 May, covering the latest developments you need to know.
U.S. President Donald Trump said a “largely negotiated” memorandum of understanding with Iran could reopen the Strait of Hormuz, though Iranian media disputed the claim. Meanwhile, Axios reported that a proposed U.S.-Iran deal could include a 60-day ceasefire, reopening the strait, and talks on Iran’s nuclear programme. The draft reportedly includes commitments to halt nuclear weapons development and suspend uranium enrichment activities.
A suspect was killed on Saturday evening in Washington D.C. after allegedly opening fire on Secret Service agents near the White House. Gunfire was first heard around 18:00 local time (23:00 GMT), prompting journalists working at the White House to take cover. The U.S. Secret Service later issued a statement outlining the sequence of events.
Russia launched a massive wave of missiles and drones on Kyiv on Sunday, damaging residential buildings and schools and killing at least one person, officials said. Explosions were reported shortly after 1 a.m. local time, following warnings from Ukraine’s air force about a possible missile strike. Kyiv officials said a nine-story residential building in the central Shevchenko district was hit, with emergency services responding to a fire at the scene.
The death toll from a gas explosion at the Liushenyu coal mine in China’s Shanxi province has been revised to 82, local officials said, correcting earlier state media reports that initially put the figure at more than 90. Two people remain missing, while more than 120 others were injured and hospitalised following the blast. The accident is now confirmed as China’s deadliest mining disaster since 2009, prompting renewed calls from state media and President Xi Jinping for stronger safety oversight in production. An investigation into the incident has been ordered.
Police fired tear gas and stun grenades as clashes broke out between protesters and riot police in central Belgrade, where tens of thousands gathered to demand early elections and an end to President Aleksandar Vučić’s rule. Demonstrators filled Slavija Square in a renewed wave of protests that began after a deadly 2024 railway station roof collapse linked by critics to corruption and mismanagement. Interior Minister Ivica Dačić said 23 people were detained, while several police officers were reportedly injured.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says Russia hit at least six energy targets in deadly strikes across Ukraine, showing Moscow is unwilling t...
Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has urged Armenia and Azerbaijan to sign and ratify their peace agreement as soon as possible, calling it a...
Asian stocks plunged to their lowest level in more than two months on Tuesday as advances by Chinese chipmakers rattled investor confidence in the ...
One person was killed and nearly a dozen hurt in a fresh attack on Riyadh's international airport on Sunday, Saudi authorities reported, a day after a strike claimed by Yemen's Houthis killed 13 people and wounded more than 300.
The Saudi-led coalition in Yemen said late Monday that it intercepted and destroyed two ballistic missiles launched by the Houthi group toward Khamis Mushait in southwestern Saudi Arabia.
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.
The Houthi movement has escalated their attacks on Saudi Arabia, targeting the airport in Riyadh and other cities, killing more than a dozen people.
The Kremlin on Monday rejected a 60-day ceasefire idea proposed by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to allow his country to hold presidential elections, saying it wanted an overall peace deal instead.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says Russia hit at least six energy targets in deadly strikes across Ukraine, showing Moscow is unwilling to accept the energy ceasefire announced by U.S. President Donald Trump.
Climate activist Greta Thunberg joined high school students protesting outside a school in the Paris suburb of Saint-Denis on Tuesday, as a wave of student demonstrations continues across France.
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has visited a newly opened defence museum displaying weapons developed under his leadership, including an intercontinental ballistic missile capable of reaching the United States.
Southeast Asian foreign ministers are set to discuss measures to tackle transboundary haze during preparatory meetings ahead of the ASEAN summit in November, as forest and land fires in Indonesia continue to affect air quality across the region, the Philippines said on Tuesday.
Britain's Prime Minister Andy Burnham has said the United Kingdom believes Iran was likely behind an alleged plot connected to RAF Fairford, a military airbase in Gloucestershire in England that has played a role in U.S. operations against Iran, escalating tensions between London and Tehran.
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