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.
Shipping traffic through the Strait of Hormuz and the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, two key maritime chokepoints in the region, decreased significantly from t...
Two Israeli soldiers were killed in southern Lebanon, the Israeli military said on Thursday, while Israeli retaliatory attacks killed at least one per...
Ukraine has received only about one-third as many air-defence missile interceptors from its allies in 2026 as it did in 2025, President Volodymyr Zele...
Start your day informed with AnewZ Morning Brief. Here are the top news stories for the 5th of August, covering the latest developments.
U.S. President Donald Trump said there was an "all-day negotiation" on Tuesday with Iran, characterising the talks positively while also threatening to hit Iran "really hard" if a deal was not reached.
Shipping traffic through the Strait of Hormuz and the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, two key maritime chokepoints in the region, decreased significantly from the previous day, according to shipping data.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has dismissed the country's ambassadors to Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan and several other countries. The removals came after a speech on Monday in which he said embassies would be judged on their effectiveness in securing weapons for Ukraine.
U.S. data analytics firm Palantir Technologies has reported a 93 per cent year-on-year jump in second-quarter revenue, even as the company faces continued criticism over its work with Israel's military and allegations linking its technology to the war in Gaza.a.
Ukraine has received only about one-third as many air-defence missile interceptors from its allies in 2026 as it did in 2025, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said, as intensified Russian attacks expose widening gaps in the country's air defences.
The U.S. Treasury has lifted counter-terrorism sanctions on Iraq’s Fly Baghdad Airlines and two of its aircraft, citing significant changes to the airline’s operations and conduct. The move does not signal any shift in Washington’s policy towards Iran.
Start your day informed with AnewZ Morning Brief. Here are the top news stories for the 6th of August, covering the latest developments.
Firefighters battling a cluster of wildfires near Spokane, Washington, have established primary containment lines around the blazes, but crews are racing to strengthen defences ahead of another spell of hot and dry weather.
FIFA has reaffirmed its support for President Gianni Infantino after a crisis meeting in Morocco over scrapped plans to sell a stake in World Cup commercial rights, while apologising to members over mistakes in handling the process.
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