Start your day informed with the AnewZ Morning Brief. Here are the top stories for the 5 June, covering the latest developments you need to know.
Hezbollah has rejected a U.S.-backed ceasefire proposal for Lebanon, while Israel says it will keep troops in the country and continue military operations. The move deals a blow to President Donald Trump's efforts to ease regional tensions and revive talks with Iran, which has linked any agreement with Washington to a ceasefire in Lebanon.
The U.S. House has approved a bill providing new aid to Ukraine and tougher sanctions on Russia, after a group of Republicans joined Democrats to support the measure. Ukraine hailed the vote as "an important step forward", but the bill still faces major obstacles in the Senate and could be vetoed by President Donald Trump.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has publicly invited Russian President Vladimir Putin to meet for direct talks aimed at ending the war. In an open letter, Zelenskyy said Russians were growing weary of the conflict and warned that Ukraine would continue fighting unless Moscow chose a path to peace.
Chinese President Xi Jinping will visit North Korea on 8-9 June at the invitation of Kim Jong Un, marking his first trip to the country in nearly seven years. The visit comes as Beijing seeks to strengthen ties with its long-time ally amid Pyongyang's growing relationship with Russia and renewed diplomatic activity across the region.
UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer has accused Elon Musk of trying to 'fuel division' in Britain after the billionaire commented on a high-profile murder case that has sparked public anger and protests. Starmer said Musk should stop interfering in UK politics, while reiterating that concerns over the police handling of the case must be properly addressed.
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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