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.
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Leaders from around the world are gathering in New York for the latest session of the United Nations General Assembly, with conflicts in Ukraine and the Middle East, global security, trade, artificial intelligence, climate change and economic development dominating the agenda.
Iran has called for a diplomatic solution after U.S. President Donald Trump rejected its Hormuz proposal, while Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said Tehran was awaiting a definitive U.S. response through mediators.
British police have arrested five men on suspicion of offences under the Explosives Act after a major security incident was declared near RAF Fairford, a British air base used by U.S. air forces in Gloucestershire, England.
Iran on Saturday awaited a U.S. response to its proposal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and end fighting in the Middle East war after the Wall Street Journal reported that President Donald Trump had rejected the deal.
Six people have died after a two-storey residential building in a tourist area of central Athens collapsed, the Greek fire brigade said on Saturday (26 September), following an explosion that the mayor said was likely linked to gas infrastructure.
A Russian guided aerial bomb has struck an apartment building in Kharkiv, injuring 22 people, including children, according to the city’s mayor. The strike follows a day of near-continuous Russian attacks across Ukraine that killed at least five people.
Pope Leo XIV joined an estimated 150,000 pilgrims for a traditional candlelight procession at the Sanctuary of Our Lady of Lourdes in southern France on Sunday (27 September), during the final evening of his visit to the Catholic pilgrimage site.
Serbia's President Aleksandar Vučić resigned on Sunday, ending his second and final five-year term and paving the way for an early presidential election as the country prepares for a snap parliamentary vote on 25 October.
McLaren’s reigning world champion Lando Norris called for Alpine driver Franco Colapinto to receive a one-race ban after a crash at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix ended both Norris’ and Pierre Gasly’s races on Saturday.
Formula 1 championship leader Kimi Antonelli described the Azerbaijan Grand Prix as the worst weekend of his season after recovering from a costly qualifying crash to finish fifth in Saturday’s race in Baku.
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