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 President Masoud Pezeshkian has accused the U.S. and Israel of seeking to foment internal divisions in Iran after failing to defeat the cou...
China has announced plans to complete the world's first AI-driven geological map of Mars by the end of 2028, a project that aims to reconstruct...
A 13-month-old Chihuahua named Comando is helping Mexico’s National Guard connect with the public, becoming its smallest canine member and an...
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.
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Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan has arrived in Washington for talks with U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio on bilateral ties and key regional and international developments, Saudi state news agency SPA reported.
U.S. President Donald Trump has denied reports that he offered Iran sanctions relief and access to frozen funds in exchange for nuclear concessions.
The European Union's decision to simultaneously advance accession talks with Ukraine, Moldova, Montenegro and Albania marks its most ambitious enlargement effort in more than two decades.
China has announced plans to complete the world's first AI-driven geological map of Mars by the end of 2028, a project that aims to reconstruct the red planet's ancient water history and introduce a Chinese framework for Martian geological time that Beijing hopes will become a new global standard.
Norway’s parliament on Wednesday began public hearings into ties between late U.S. sex offender Jeffrey Epstein and Norwegian diplomats and politicians, as authorities face questions over the impact of those relationships on the country’s foreign service.
New York prosecutors have reopened a criminal investigation into allegations that seven Cornell University fraternity members sexually assaulted a student in 2024. The case is set to be presented to a grand jury following renewed scrutiny.
British Prime Minister Andy Burnham has declared that Brexit has done more harm than good, while reaffirming support for Ukraine and NATO as he used his first Labour conference speech as leader to set out a new direction for Britain.
The arrival in South Korea of two North Korean soldiers captured while fighting for Russia has created a rare legal, diplomatic and humanitarian case, raising questions over their status, security and future.
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