AnewZ Morning Brief – 25 May 2026

AnewZ Morning Brief – 25 May 2026
Rescue workers look for trapped survivors among the debris of a collapsed nine-storey building under construction in Balibago, Angeles City, Pampanga, Philippines, 25 May, 2026.
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Start your day informed with the AnewZ Morning Brief. Here are the top stories for 25th May, covering the latest developments you need to know.

Death toll rises to three as emergency services race to find survivors of Philippines hotel collapse 

Rescuers are battling against the clock to retrieve survivors from under rubble after a hotel under construction collapsed in the Philippines. Officials said the death toll had now risen to three, while 17 others remained missing. The building in the city of Angeles, north of the capital, Manila, was intended to be a nine-storey hotel. 

U.S. will reach deal with Iran or explore ‘alternatives,’ Rubio says 

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio has warned that Washington will explore “alternatives,” to handle Iran in the event it fails to reach a good peace deal with the country’s government. Rubio made the veiled threat while speaking to reporters in the Indian capital New Delhi. 

Trump rows back on remarks suggesting deal between Iran and U.S. almost complete 

U.S. President Donald Trump has appeared to u-turn on a statement made on Saturday, where he suggested an agreement between Iran and the U.S. was almost complete. Trump wrote on Truth Social on Sunday that a deal with Tehran wasn't yet negotiated, in apparent contradiction to earlier comments saying that an agreement was “largely negotiated.”

Suspected Ebola cases surpass 900 

More than 900 suspected cases of Ebola have now been identified, including 101 confirmed cases, World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has said. The reported rise came after the WHO raised its risk assessment for the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) to “very high.”

Australian activists from Gaza flotilla allege mistreatment by Israel 

Australian activists who returned home after being detained by Israel while trying to bring aid to Gaza have claimed they were subject to abuse while in Israeli custody. The allegations of mistreatment follow similar reports from European activists involved in the flotilla who returned home last week. Israel’s prison service denies the allegations.

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