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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.
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. 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.
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.”
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 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.
The inaugural Enhanced Games began in Las Vegas on Sunday (24 May), launching one of the most controversial experiments in modern sport, in which athletes openly compete using performance-enhancing drugs banned under traditional anti-doping rules.
A "largely negotiated" memorandum of understanding on an Iran peace deal would reopen the Strait of Hormuz, U.S. President Donald Trump said on Saturday, though the Iranian Fars news agency disputed that claim.
Police fired tear gas and clashed with protesters in central Belgrade on Saturday, as tens of thousands gathered to demand early elections and an end to the more than decade-long rule of Serbia's President Aleksandar Vučić.
An explosion on a railway track in Pakistan's Quetta killed at least 24 people, news outlet Al Arabiya reported on Sunday, citing officials.
An interactive map showcasing the Christian heritage of Caucasian Albania in Garabagh was presented in London this week, highlighting Azerbaijan’s efforts to preserve and promote the religious and cultural legacy of the region.
Rescuers pulled two people from the rubble of a collapsed building under construction in the Philippines, raising the death toll to three. Search and rescue operations continued after scans detected signs of life beneath the debris.
Australian activists released from Israeli custody after being detained on a flotilla trying to deliver aid to Gaza have claimed they were subject to abuse and beatings, which left some hospitalised. Israel’s prison service denies the allegations.
Azerbaijan has made a notable appearance at one of the world’s most prestigious equestrian events, with a large delegation participating in the CHIO Aachen tournament in Germany, according to the Azerbaijan Equestrian Federation.
More than 900 suspected cases of Ebola have been identified, including 101 confirmed cases, World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on Monday.
The inaugural Enhanced Games began in Las Vegas on Sunday (24 May), launching one of the most controversial experiments in modern sport, in which athletes openly compete using performance-enhancing drugs banned under traditional anti-doping rules.
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