Start your day informed with the AnewZ Morning Brief. Here are the top stories for 27 May, covering the latest developments you need to know.
Israel launched more than 120 air strikes across southern and eastern Lebanon on Tuesday, killing at least 31 people and wounding 40, according to Lebanese authorities, as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the military was expanding operations against Hezbollah. The heavy bombardment further strained a fragile April ceasefire, with Hezbollah responding by targeting Israeli forces and tanks in southern Lebanon amidst growing regional tensions linked to the wider Iran-related conflict.
Iran accused the United States of violating a fragile ceasefire following U.S. strikes near the Strait of Hormuz on Monday, while Israel launched more than 120 air strikes across Lebanon, raising fears that efforts to end the conflict could collapse. The renewed violence disrupted negotiations over reopening shipping routes and easing tensions, as oil prices climbed and Iranian officials continued pushing for the release of billions of dollars in frozen assets as part of a preliminary agreement.
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Armenian Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan signed a strategic partnership agreement in Yerevan on Tuesday, alongside deals on critical minerals and a proposed transit corridor linking Azerbaijan to Nakhchivan through southern Armenia. The agreements come less than two weeks before Armenia’s parliamentary elections, as Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan pursues closer ties with the West amidst Russian warnings that Armenia could lose preferential gas prices if it distances itself from Moscow.
Canada and the Bahamas announced temporary travel restrictions on residents from the Democratic Republic of Congo, Uganda and South Sudan following a worsening Ebola outbreak that the World Health Organization has classified as a global health emergency of international concern. Canada said residents from the three countries would be barred from entry for 90 days starting Wednesday, while the Bahamas introduced immediate 30-day restrictions alongside enhanced health screenings and possible quarantines, despite no Ebola cases being reported in either country.
An AnewZ documentary titled TARGET: Yerevan claims that former International Criminal Court Chief Prosecutor Luis Moreno Ocampo was involved in a coordinated influence operation aimed at shaping Armenia’s political landscape ahead of upcoming elections, including efforts to undermine Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan. The film alleges the existence of a wider network of financiers, lobbyists and diaspora-linked actors conducting social media and political pressure campaigns, though these claims are based on disputed recordings and have not been independently verified.
Türkiye is set to receive Russian diesel under a U.S.-backed agreement, Energy Minister Alparslan Bayraktar said on Sunday, as Ankara pushes a...
Chinese Premier Li Qiang arrived in Tajikistan on Sunday for an official visit and a major regional summit, with security, trade and transport link...
The U.S. and five Central Asian nations have held high-level talks in Samarkand, focusing on trade, investment and regional security as Washington ...
U.S. President Donald Trump has criticised Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy for continuing to target Russia's energy infrastructure, while Russian strikes on Kyiv overnight killed at least one person and damaged a metro station.
What started out as planned protests against the cost of living, declining public services and education funding in France, quickly devolved into violent riots across the country on Saturday.
The day after waiving sanctions and tariffs related to Russian exports, U.S. President Donald Trump said on Saturday he has yet to announce a final decision on the matter as Secretary of State Marco Rubio said officials want more time to evaluate the situation.
A Saudi AH-6i helicopter crashed in the Najran region of Saudi Arabia due to a technical malfunction, killing its two crew members, the Saudi-led coalition's spokesman Brigadier General Turki al-Maliki said in a statement on Sunday.
An oil tanker caught fire after striking a naval mine in the southern part of the Strait of Hormuz, Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Navy said late Sunday.
Chinese Premier Li Qiang arrived in Tajikistan on Sunday for an official visit and a major regional summit, with security, trade and transport links high on the agenda as Beijing strengthens its ties with Central Asia.
The U.S. and five Central Asian nations have held high-level talks in Samarkand, focusing on trade, investment and regional security as Washington seeks to strengthen its presence in the strategically important region.
U.S. President Donald Trump has criticised Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy for continuing to target Russia's energy infrastructure, while Russian strikes on Kyiv overnight killed at least one person and damaged a metro station.
The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has cut monthly food assistance to 500,000 people in Gaza amid severe funding shortages, with around two-thirds of the population facing crisis levels of food insecurity or worse.
Strong winds that fuelled a deadly grass fire are what killed four Canadian soldiers and sent 39 people to hospital at a military training area in Alberta, Canada, according to authorities. 19 people remain in critical condition. The winds caused the flames to spread rapidly.
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