Start your day informed with the AnewZ Morning Brief. Here are the top stories for the 3 June, covering the latest developments you need to know.
Tensions in the Gulf rose again after the U.S. military said on Tuesday that it intercepted Iranian missile and drone attacks targeting Bahrain, Kuwait and other regional sites. Washington said it then struck Iran's Qeshm Island in response. Despite claims that contacts between the two sides are continuing, the U.S. and Iran have yet to finalise an agreement to end the conflict
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has proposed three options for a new UN mission in Lebanon after the UN Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL)'s mandate expires at the end of the year, warning that a continued uniformed presence is needed as the security situation worsens. The plans range from a force of about 2,000 personnel with limited monitoring capabilities to more than 5,500 troops able to monitor the border and help de-escalate tensions between Lebanon and Israel.
Russia launched one of its largest attacks on Ukraine in recent months, firing 650 drones and 70 missiles that killed at least 23 people and injured 130. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy warned that another major strike could follow, as he renewed calls for more air defence systems and Patriot missile interceptors from Ukraine's allies.
Bolivia's defence minister Marcelo Salinas resigned on Tuesday amid ongoing anti-government protests that have disrupted transport and fuelled calls for President Rodrigo Paz to step down. The departure is the highest-profile cabinet exit so far as Paz faces mounting pressure in weeks-long protests, over austerity measures and rising living costs.
Severe tropical storm Jangmi swept across Japan on Wednesday, bringing heavy rain and strong winds that cut power to nearly 60,000 homes, disrupted transport and forced widespread evacuations. Hundreds of flights were cancelled, rail services were affected and major manufacturers including Toyota and Suzuki suspended operations as the storm moved towards the Tokyo region.
Iran has reached an understanding with Oman on transit arrangements through the Strait of Hormuz, but the waterway will remain closed until the U.S...
Icelanders have voted to stay outside the European Union, rejecting a government-backed proposal to reopen membership negotiations and keeping the ...
At least 37 people were killed after a Russian drone strike hit an ammunition depot in the Kyiv region, triggering powerful secondary explosions&nb...
Iran is setting conditions for reopening the Strait of Hormuz, including an end to the war, the lifting of the U.S. blockade and sanctions. At the same time, Washington is stepping up economic pressure on Tehran through what the White House calls “Operation Economic Outcast.”
Mail sorting centres used by Nova Poshta, Ukraine's largest private postal company, were destroyed in Russian strikes overnight, the firm said. Elsewhere, four people were injured after drones struck an apartment building in Sevastopol, Crimea, according to the Moscow-installed governor.
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi accused U.S. government and Israel-aligned actors of manipulating energy markets to promote the war with Iran.
Russian strikes on the Kyiv region overnight killed 37 people, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said. Zelenskyy added that the Ukrainian capital was under "virtually nonstop attack" from drones.
Iran has reached an understanding with Oman on transit arrangements through the Strait of Hormuz, but the waterway will remain closed until the U.S. fulfils its commitments, a senior Iranian diplomat said on Saturday.
Icelanders have voted to stay outside the European Union, rejecting a government-backed proposal to reopen membership negotiations and keeping the country’s long-running debate over EU membership unresolved, according to the latest counting figures.
At least 37 people were killed after a Russian drone strike hit an ammunition depot in the Kyiv region, triggering powerful secondary explosions President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Saturday, vowing to punish suspected negligence in the second such incident in two months.
A 22-year-old woman has been killed and five other people injured, some seriously, after shots were fired at a rave in Aarau, northern Switzerland, police said on Sunday.
The death toll from last week's catastrophic floods in Nepal and Tibet rose to 750 on Sunday, with 3,044 people still missing, as fresh rainfall pushed up river levels and forced rescuers to move to higher ground.
Groundwater has fallen by as much as 150 to 200 metres in some parts of Kabul, according to a senior water official, as families in Afghanistan’s capital struggle with dry wells and increasingly unreliable supplies.
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