Start your day informed with the AnewZ Morning Brief. Here are the top stories for 14 June, covering the latest developments you need to know.
U.S. and Pakistani leaders say a framework agreement to end fighting with Iran could be signed on Sunday, though Tehran has questioned the timing. President Donald Trump and Pakistan’s Prime Minister both pointed to an imminent deal, while Iranian officials said it is unlikely to happen immediately. The proposed agreement is expected to include steps affecting the Strait of Hormuz, a key global oil route. Meanwhile, Iranian hardliners have protested against the deal and clashes and strikes in the wider region have continued.
U.S. President Donald Trump will meet several Middle Eastern leaders and take part in a G7 session with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in France next week, according to U.S. officials. He is also expected to hold separate talks with leaders including Egypt, Qatar, the UAE, France and India. While no formal bilateral meeting with Zelenskyy is scheduled, a sideline meeting remains possible. Discussions will focus on economic growth, supply chains, migration, AI and critical minerals.
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer has promised to publish the UK’s long-delayed Defence Investment Plan ahead of next month’s NATO summit in Ankara amid pressure over military spending. The commitment was made during a call with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte, as allies prepare to discuss defence funding and security commitments. The move follows the resignation of Defence Secretary John Healey, who criticised there is insufficient funding for modern threats and warned the UK could fall short of NATO obligations.
Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant has been reconnected to the electricity grid after nearly three days without external power. The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) said repairs were completed under a localised ceasefire agreement. The outage followed damage to a substation across the Dnipro River that cut the plant’s last backup power line. It was the 19th time the facility has lost off-site power since the start of the war.
Hundreds of protesters in Albania have torn down fences at planned luxury development sites amid growing opposition to construction in environmentally sensitive coastal areas. The unrest began over a proposed resort linked to a company associated with Donald Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner near Vlora, a region known for its wildlife and nesting grounds. Demonstrators waved national flags, chanted “Revolution,” and clashed lightly with police while removing the fences.
U.S. President Donald Trump has called it “a disgrace” that Ukraine has resumed attacks on Russian oil refineries. Attacks are continui...
The U.S. has banned government employees working in Saudi Arabia from using airports in the country without special authorisation. It com...
France is preparing for a fresh wave of nationwide demonstrations this weekend as rising living costs, educatio...
The Saudi-led coalition said early Thursday that it intercepted and destroyed a drone over Saudi Arabia’s Eastern Province.
Yemen’s Houthis have claimed responsibility for the recent drone and missile strikes on Saudi Aramco facilities in Dhahran and Riyadh and at King Khalid International Airport in Saudi Arabia, vowing to carry out more attacks in the coming days.
Ukraine's soldiers have had their access to Starlink satellite internet restricted. Kyiv's troops use the terminals, made by Elon Musk's SpaceX, to pilot drones. A source in Ukraine's Defence Ministry said the restrictions would make it harder for Kyiv's army to down Russian drones.
The U.S. has banned government employees working in Saudi Arabia from using airports in the country without special authorisation. It comes after a deadly Houthi strike on Riyadh's King Khalid International Airport killed at least 13 people last week.
Ukraine is set to restart attacks on Russian oil refineries following a two-day pause, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said, amid growing tensions with Washington over energy strikes and U.S. military support.
U.S. President Donald Trump has called it “a disgrace” that Ukraine has resumed attacks on Russian oil refineries. Attacks are continuing from Russia and Ukraine as media reports say Ukraine has almost run out of Patriot interceptor missiles.
Students, lecturers and university staff marched on Argentina’s Congress in Buenos Aires on Thursday to demand President Javier Milei’s government implement a university funding law which would boost staff salaries and increase financial support to institutions to cover operating costs
A 16-year-old shooter opened fire on Thursday at an elementary school in Bend, Oregon in the United States, killing four people, including three children, before being killed by an armed member of the community who had pursued the assailant into the school, police said.
France is preparing for a fresh wave of nationwide demonstrations this weekend as rising living costs, education concerns and growing political tensions converge into one of the most significant protest movements seen in the country in recent years.
British Defence Secretary Wes Streeting has called for closer cooperation between the United Kingdom and the United States, arguing that the transatlantic partnership remains essential to addressing modern security challenges and maintaining stability across Europe.
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