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.
Russian drones and missiles pounded the Ukrainian capital Kyiv and other cities early on Tuesday, killing at least 11 people and wounding more than 10...
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday (1 June) that he held productive discussions with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and, through in...
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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....
When Armenians vote on 7 June, they will be voting in an election shaped by months of political change and a rapidly deepening relationship with the E...
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday (1 June) that he held productive discussions with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and, through intermediaries, with the Iran-backed Hezbollah movement. He expressed optimism that a fragile ceasefire in Lebanon could hold despite hostilities.
Denmark’s Social Democratic leader Mette Frederiksen said on Monday (1 June) she has agreed to form a new centre-left coalition government, securing a third consecutive term as prime minister amid heightened diplomatic tensions with the United States over Greenland.
Iran really wanted to make a deal with the U.S. and that it would be a good one for Washington and its allies, President Donald Trump said on Monday.
The Philippines remains under a "severe threat" from China despite recent efforts by Washington and Beijing to ease tensions, Philippine Defence Secretary Gilberto Teodoro said on Saturday (30 May).
U.S. rapper Kanye West, now known as Ye, performed to a crowd of 118,000 people in Istanbul on Saturday night, marking his first concert in Europe in more than a decade, despite being barred from performing in several countries over past antisemitic remarks.
Okinawa lost transport links and suffered widespread power outages on Monday (1 June) as Severe Tropical Storm Jangmi brought destructive winds and heavy rain to Japan's south-western islands.
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio has held talks with Lebanese President and Israeli Prime Minister on efforts to ease tensions between Israel and Lebanon. According to a U.S. official, Washington has proposed a plan aimed at achieving a gradual de-escalation of hostilities.
The World Health Organisation’s designation of the Bundibugyo Ebola virus outbreak as a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC) is a stark reminder that Ebola remains a persistent global health threat rather than a disease of the past.
The United States has moved to close a regulatory gap that may have allowed advanced AI chips to reach Chinese-linked firms overseas despite export restrictions.
Russian drones and missiles pounded the Ukrainian capital Kyiv and other cities early on Tuesday, killing at least 11 people and wounding more than 100, authorities said, following days of warnings about Moscow's plans for a major assault.
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday (1 June) that he held productive discussions with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and, through intermediaries, with the Iran-backed Hezbollah movement. He expressed optimism that a fragile ceasefire in Lebanon could hold despite hostilities.
Chile's far-right President José Antonio Kast, who took office in March, promised a legislative agenda that prioritises fighting crime, cutting spending and boosting economic growth in his first national address on Monday.
Denmark’s Social Democratic leader Mette Frederiksen said on Monday (1 June) she has agreed to form a new centre-left coalition government, securing a third consecutive term as prime minister amid heightened diplomatic tensions with the United States over Greenland.
An Iraqi man accused of helping plan attacks on behalf of the Iran-backed militia Kata'ib Hezbollah pleaded not guilty on Monday (1 June) to U.S. terrorism-related charges, declaring in a New York courtroom that he was innocent and describing the allegations against him as part of wartime context.
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