Start your day informed with the AnewZ Morning Brief. Here are the top stories for 29 May, covering the latest developments you need to know.
The U.S. and Iran have reportedly agreed an outline deal to extend their fragile ceasefire for 60 days, although the agreement still requires President Donald Trump’s approval and previous breakthroughs have failed to hold. According to a source familiar with the talks, Washington and Tehran reached a memorandum of understanding on Thursday to prolong the truce while negotiations continue over Iran’s nuclear programme.
The World Health Organization says ongoing conflict, funding pressures and international travel restrictions are complicating efforts to contain a fast-growing Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). More than 1,000 suspected cases and over 240 suspected deaths have been reported in the DRC since the outbreak was declared on 15 May. The outbreak, caused by the rare Bundibugyo strain of Ebola, has already spread across multiple provinces and into neighbouring Uganda.
A Russian drone struck the roof of a 10-storey apartment building in Galati, southeastern Romania, causing an explosion and fire that injured a woman and her child, authorities said, marking the first drone attack to harm civilians in the country. The incident, part of repeated cross-border drone incursions since the war in Ukraine began, prompted emergency evacuations and heightened NATO’s security concerns along its eastern flank.
Portugal recorded 40.3°C in the town of Mora, breaking its previous May record, as France, Italy, Germany, Spain, and Switzerland swelter under extreme heat. Authorities are issuing alerts, closing schools, and adjusting public services while the heatwave is expected to persist into the weekend.
France will become the first country in the European Union to reimburse weight-loss drugs through its public healthcare system, according to its health minister. From mid-June, severely obese patients in France will be able to receive partial or full reimbursement for weight-loss injections Wegovy and Mounjaro under the national social security system. The move marks a major shift in access to obesity treatment in Europe, where the high cost of the drugs has remained a barrier for many patients.
Poland began two days of national mourning on Sunday (8 November) and police bolstered security after six people were killed in a mass shooting in ...
Security measures have been stepped up in Antalya, Türkiye, ahead of the COP31 United Nations climate summit, which begins on Monday, 9 Novemb...
Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) dismissed a new U.S. military operation targeting the movement of weapons and sanctioned materi...
Poland has declared two days of national mourning after a gunman opened fire in Kraków's historic main square. Investigators are examining possible far-right influences and the discovery of three bodies at the suspect's home.
Russian forces launched a ballistic missile attack on Kyiv early on Saturday, 7 November, injuring two people and damaging residential buildings, just three days before U.S.-led peace talks with Ukraine and Russia in Abu Dhabi.
New Zealand’s ruling centre-right National Party has taken a narrow lead over the opposition Labour Party in Saturday’s general election, with the country’s current three-party coalition projected to retain power.
India's delivery of guided Pinaka rockets to Armenia is drawing renewed attention as analysts assess the military and strategic significance of one of New Delhi's most prominent defence export deals.
Azerbaijan, the United States and Armenia have launched trilateral technical planning groups to advance the Trump Route for International Peace and Prosperity (TRIPP), marking another step towards implementing the regional connectivity project agreed at the Washington peace summit in August 2025.
Poland began two days of national mourning on Sunday (8 November) and police bolstered security after six people were killed in a mass shooting in Kraków that the government said was likely inspired by far-right ideology.
Security measures have been stepped up in Antalya, Türkiye, ahead of the COP31 United Nations climate summit, which begins on Monday, 9 November, with thousands of additional personnel deployed across the Mediterranean city.
Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) dismissed a new U.S. military operation targeting the movement of weapons and sanctioned materials on Sunday, 8 November, saying Washington would fail to isolate the Iranian economy despite expanding restrictions on maritime and land routes.
A Russian overnight attack on energy infrastructure in Ukraine's eastern Dnipropetrovsk region left more than 600,000 people without electricity on Sunday, 8 November, Ukrainian energy company DTEK said.
The Saudi-led coalition fighting Yemen's Houthis said it intercepted and destroyed two ballistic missiles fired by the Iran-aligned group towards Riyadh on Sunday (8 November), after loud booms were heard in the Saudi capital. The Aramco building was damaged by falling debris.
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