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.
Leaders of countries from the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) have agreed to hold coordinated population censuses around 2030. They took t...
Saudi Arabia has restored its vital East-West oil pipeline to near-full capacity, but escalating Houthi attacks on energy facilities, airports and ...
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Leaders of countries from the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) have agreed to hold coordinated population censuses around 2030. They took the decision at the CIS Council of Heads of State meeting in Awaza, Turkmenistan on Friday, media reported.
The Saudi-led coalition says it has carried out a series of military operations against Houthi targets in Yemen after attacks on two Saudi airports left three people dead and dozens injured.
Azerbaijan and the five Central Asian states have signed two key documents at the 8th Consultative Meeting of Heads of State in Turkmenbashi, formalising a broader framework for regional cooperation in transport, trade, energy, digitalisation and security.
It started with classrooms. Too many students, not enough teachers, deteriorating buildings and growing anxiety over what comes after high school. But within weeks, a movement that began outside French lycées had spread across the country.
Britain and Israel have reached a temporary compromise over the future of the British Consulate General in East Jerusalem, easing a diplomatic dispute that had threatened to further strain relations between the two countries.
South African judge Navanethem “Navi” Pillay won the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday “for her efforts to promote peace and international law,” the Norwegian Nobel Committee said.
The Pentagon says it will livestream the execution of former U.S. Army psychiatrist Nidal Hasan, who was sentenced to death for killing 13 people at Fort Hood, Texas, in 2009. It would be the first publicly livestreamed execution in U.S. history.
U.S. federal immigration agents shot and wounded a man in a car with a five-year-old boy inside in New York City’s Bronx neighbourhood on Thursday, city officials, police and witnesses say.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has sharply criticised the United States following a series of Russian attacks that killed more than 70 people over two days, arguing that Washington is not doing enough to help Kyiv counter Moscow's continued assault.
Britain and Israel have reached a temporary compromise over the future of the British Consulate General in East Jerusalem, easing a diplomatic dispute that had threatened to further strain relations between the two countries.
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