Start your day informed with the AnewZ Morning Brief. Here are the top stories for the 6 June, covering the latest developments you need to know.
The U.S. military said it struck Iranian radar sites on the Strait of Hormuz following the interception of four Iranian drones, while Tehran said it launched missiles at U.S. bases in the Gulf in response. Kuwait's military said its air defences intercepted missile and drone attacks, while air raid sirens sounded across Bahrain and residents were advised to seek shelter.
A seven-month-old Palestinian baby was killed and his parents wounded after Israeli soldiers opened fire on their vehicle near Hebron in the West Bank, according to the Palestinian health ministry. The Israeli military said troops fired after perceiving the vehicle was accelerating towards them, but an initial inquiry found those injured were uninvolved civilians and the incident is under review.
South Korea election chief quits as 6,000 protest ballot shortages
More than 6,000 people gathered outside a vote-counting centre in Seoul on Friday night, calling for this week's local elections to be rerun after ballot shortages left some voters unable to cast their ballots. The protests came hours after the head of South Korea's election commission announced his resignation, admitting responsibility for the failures, while officials said 50 polling stations ran out of ballot papers and an independent investigation would be launched.
The United States will provide an additional $38 million for Ebola response efforts in the Democratic Republic of Congo, taking its total support to more than $200 million. The funding announcement came as the CDC warned that, without stronger public health measures, the outbreak, which has infected 452 people and killed 82, could grow to a scale similar to or larger than the 2014-2016 West Africa Ebola crisis.
The United States has approved the potential sale of five MH-60R Seahawk maritime helicopters and related equipment to New Zealand in a deal worth $1.5 billion. The purchase forms part of Wellington's plan to increase defence spending and strengthen military capabilities as it works towards lifting defence expenditure to 2% of GDP.
Secretary of State Marco Rubio told allied foreign ministers Washington will focus on sanctions and other pressure on Iran “for the time bein...
Russia and Ukraine have exchanged 10 prisoners of war each in Belarus, Moscow's Human Rights Commissio...
At least nine people have been killed and hundreds of tourists are missing after a massive landslide triggered catastrophic flooding near Nepal&rsq...
Oil prices fell after the U.S. expanded economic sanctions on Iran, as Tehran vowed to retaliate and warned it had tools to respond, raising concerns over potential disruption to regional oil supplies.
Kyiv has recently received a small number of U.S.-made Patriot interceptors capable of downing Russian ballistic missiles, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said. It comes as Britain and France pledged stronger military support for Ukraine.
Only four commodity vessels crossed the Strait of Hormuz on Sunday, following 13 transits a day earlier, as disruptions continue to restrict traffic through the key energy chokepoint.
Secretary of State Marco Rubio told allied foreign ministers Washington will focus on sanctions and other pressure on Iran “for the time being”, Axios reports. Meanwhile, Iran and Oman have resumed talks on a temporary shipping route through the Strait of Hormuz.
Russia and Ukraine have exchanged 10 prisoners of war each in Belarus, Moscow's Human Rights Commissioner, Yana Lantratova, has said.
Russia and Ukraine have exchanged 10 prisoners of war each in Belarus, Moscow's Human Rights Commissioner, Yana Lantratova, has said.
At least nine people have been killed and hundreds of tourists are missing after a massive landslide triggered catastrophic flooding near Nepal’s Himalayan border with China’s Tibet region.
Instagram Chief Adam Mosseri has acknowledged that few teenagers used Instagram’s “Take a Break” feature before it became a default setting, as Meta faces a major U.S. trial over child safety.
Start your day informed with AnewZ Morning Brief. Here are the top news stories for the 26th of August, covering the latest developments.
U.S. President Donald Trump has formally sent a landmark nuclear cooperation agreement with Saudi Arabia to Congress, opening a new phase in a deal that has already sparked debate over nuclear proliferation and Riyadh's ambitions.
You can download the AnewZ application from Play Store and the App Store.
What is your opinion on this topic?
Leave the first comment