Start your day informed with the AnewZ Morning Brief. Here are the top stories for 30 May, covering the latest developments you need to know.
A heatwave affecting large parts of France continued on Friday, May 29, with temperatures locally exceeding 35°C and several monthly records being broken. According to France’s meteorological organisation, 11 departments remained under orange heatwave alerts, mainly in western France and the Paris region.
During the Shangri-la Dialogue security summit in Singapore, U.S. defence secretary Pete Hegseth on Saturday (May 30) reaffirmed mutual commitments with their allies in the Asia-Pacific region. He also said that any deal with Iran "will be a good one", but also emphasised that Washington is more than capable to "recommence (the conflict), if necessary".
Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on Friday (May 29) blasted a U.S. decision to designate two Brazilian drug gangs as terrorist organisations, calling it undue interference in the country's internal affairs. On Thursday, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced a policy to designate Brazil's two biggest criminal gangs, Comando Vermelho and Primeiro Comando da Capital, as terrorist groups.
Rescue teams have retrieved the first of seven men who were trapped in a remote gold mining cave in Laos. Four of the group remain stuck underground, while a further two are missing in the flooded passageways. Specialist teams are in a race against time to save the remaining men before the cave is inundated with water.
A Canadian man who sold a legal but potentially deadly chemical and other items online to dozens of people who took their own lives pleaded guilty on Friday (May 29) to aiding suicide, ending the prospect of a murder trial in a case with international reach. Kenneth Law, 60, pleaded guilty to aiding the suicides of 14 Ontario residents, aged 16 to 36. He will be sentenced in September.
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said regional issues should be res...
Armenia could face soaring gas prices, a sharp drop in remittances and tighter restrictions on migrant workers if its membership of the Eurasian Ec...
Pakistan’s military chief is heading to Iran for talks as Islamabad pushes for dialogue between Tehran and Washington, while reaffirming its ...
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.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has arrived in Norway for talks about the Russia-Ukraine war. He is expected to meet with U.S. President Donald Trump's Special Envoy Steve Witkoff, who arrived in Oslo earlier. Witkoff will also meet European officials.
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.
French President Emmanuel Macron has condemned the violence, looting and vandalism that erupted during cost-of-living protests across France. Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu held crisis talks on Monday, calling for partial curfews and raising the possibility of a state of emergency.
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.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has arrived in Norway for talks about the Russia-Ukraine war. He is expected to meet with U.S. President Donald Trump's Special Envoy Steve Witkoff, who arrived in Oslo earlier. Witkoff will also meet European officials.
Beijing says it deployed naval forces to monitor a U.S. warship near Sabina Shoal, while Taiwan reports a separate confrontation with a Chinese coast guard vessel near the Pratas Islands.
Tensions are mounting across Asia, with North Korea warning of war, China clashing with the U.S. and the Philippines, and protests gathering pace in Indonesia and India. Military threats, diplomatic disputes and political unrest are fuelling uncertainty across the region.
Canada’s oil-rich province of Alberta voted to remain part of the country in a non-binding referendum on Monday, 19 October, CBC News reports, delivering a much-needed victory for Prime Minister Mark Carney amid an ongoing trade war with the United States.
A Kenyan court has convicted cult leader Paul Mackenzie and 28 co-defendants of murder over the deaths of 191 people, including 190 children, in a case that shocked the world and exposed one of the deadliest cult-related tragedies in recent memory.
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