U.S.-Iran peace talks open in Switzerland amid Hormuz dispute
U.S. Vice President JD Vance arrived in Switzerland on Sunday for peace talks with Iran, as a dispute over the Strait of Hormuz threatened to complica...
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.
A train driver has been killed and nine people remain in a critical condition in hospital, after two trains collided near Beford in the east of England on Friday. The passenger trains heading to London collided at around 17:15 local time (1615 GMT).
Morocco captain and PSG defender Achraf Hakimi will face trial in France after an appeals court ruled there was enough evidence for the case to proceed.
Paraguay kept their World Cup hopes alive with a hard-fought 1-0 victory over Türkiye, but the celebrations were tempered by a costly red card for veteran forward Miguel Almirón.
A magnitude 5.8 earthquake struck southwest of Greece’s island of Crete on Saturday, with no immediate reports of damage.
Israel and Hezbollah have agreed to a ceasefire, a senior U.S. official has said. Hezbollah has released a statement saying Israel must leave southern Lebanon. Israel has said it agrees to the ceasefire, but has said its armed forces won't leave Lebanon and will resume hostilities if attacked.
U.S. Vice President JD Vance arrived in Switzerland on Sunday for peace talks with Iran, as a dispute over the Strait of Hormuz threatened to complicate a fragile 60-day ceasefire between Washington and Tehran.
Thousands gathered in Novi Sad, Serbia, to commemorate the deaths of 16 people in the 2024 railway station awning collapse and renew calls for snap elections.
Start your day informed with the AnewZ Morning Brief. Here are the top stories for 20 June, covering the latest developments you need to know.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has warned that Russia is preparing a “massive” attack on Ukraine, urging residents to pay close attention to air raid warnings
A severe heatwave sweeping across much of Europe has led France to restrict alcohol consumption at public events, while Germany issued widespread heat warnings and Spain closed a football fan zone in Madrid.
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