Start your day informed with the AnewZ Morning Brief. Here are the top stories for the 2 June, covering the latest developments you need to know.
Lebanon says Hezbollah has agreed to a U.S.-backed proposal for a mutual halt to attacks with Israel, following discussions involving Lebanese and U.S. officials. The announcement came after a call between Lebanese President Joseph Aoun and U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio, during which Hezbollah’s acceptance of the proposal was confirmed. U.S. President Donald Trump said that “all shooting” between Israel and Hezbollah would end after a series of phone calls involving both sides.
Russian air strikes on major Ukrainian cities including Kyiv, Dnipro and Kharkiv killed at least nine people and injured more than 60, authorities said. The attacks targeted residential areas and infrastructure, with both sides continuing to accuse each other of strikes while denying targeting civilians. Air raid warnings sounded over much of the country early on Tuesday after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy had warned the previous day of a possible major assault.
Denmark’s Social Democratic leader Mette Frederiksen has agreed to form a new centre-left coalition government, securing a third consecutive term as prime minister. The deal follows months of negotiations after the March election, in which no party won a clear majority and 12 parties entered parliament. Frederiksen said she had informed the king that a government could now be formed after the lengthy talks. Although her party remained the largest in parliament, it lost its majority amid voter backlash over a the cost-of-living crisis.
The World Health Organization (WHO) has warned that the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo may be larger than official figures indicate. WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus raised the concern after visiting Kinshasa and the affected Ituri province, where the outbreak was first confirmed. He urged stronger international support and emphasised the need for community engagement and government leadership to contain the virus.
Typhoon Jangmi moved north toward Japan's southern main island of Kyushu on Tuesday, after bringing strong winds and rough weather to Okinawa, where four people were injured, according to Japanese authorities. The injuries, reported in Okinawa prefecture on Monday, were caused by falls and other weather-related incidents as the typhoon swept through the region, according to Kyodo News, citing local officials.
An unknown projectile struck a tanker 68 nautical miles northeast of Saudi Arabia on Friday according to a report released by the United Kingdom Ma...
Nationwide protests are set to begin in France on Saturday with students, trade unionists and remna...
Uzbekistan welcomed 10.3 million foreign tourists in the first nine months of 2026, up 20.4 per cent year-on-year, as the Central Asian nation push...
The U.S. has banned government employees working in Saudi Arabia from using airports in the country without special authorisation. It comes after a deadly Houthi strike on Riyadh's King Khalid International Airport killed at least 13 people last week.
The Saudi-led coalition said early Thursday that it intercepted and destroyed a drone over Saudi Arabia’s Eastern Province.
U.S. President Donald Trump has called it “a disgrace” that Ukraine has resumed attacks on Russian oil refineries. Attacks are continuing from Russia and Ukraine as media reports say Ukraine has almost run out of Patriot interceptor missiles.
Ukraine is set to restart attacks on Russian oil refineries following a two-day pause, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said, amid growing tensions with Washington over energy strikes and U.S. military support.
France is preparing for a fresh wave of nationwide demonstrations this weekend as rising living costs, education concerns and growing political tensions converge into one of the most significant protest movements seen in the country in recent years.
Nationwide protests are set to begin in France on Saturday with students, trade unionists and remnants of the Yellow Vest movement expected to demonstrate against rising living costs amongst others.
European Union leaders wrapped up a summit in Brussels with agreement emerging on several key issues, including support for the automotive industry, trade tensions with China and financing for Ukraine.
What would you miss most after six months orbiting Earth, 400 kilometres above the ground? For astronauts, a familiar meal can offer a welcome taste of home. China is making that possible, bringing everything from dumplings to Kung Pao chicken to its space station.
A group of U.S. lawmakers is seeking to halt the Trump administration's agreement to purchase and import Russian diesel fuel, arguing that the arrangement would benefit Moscow financially while offering little relief to American consumers.
The Trump administration is once again searching for a new chief spokesperson after Katie Zacharia was removed as White House press secretary less than a week after taking the position, in what appears to be one of the shortest tenures in the history of the role.
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