U.S. sets up new unit to stop Iran moving weapons by land and Caspian Sea
The U.S. military has established a new unit to stop Iran transporting advanced weapons systems via its land borders and the Caspian Sea. ...
Start your day informed with the AnewZ Morning Brief. Here are the top stories for 15 June, covering the latest developments you need to know.
Health workers in eastern Congo’s Kpangba displacement camp are struggling to contain Ebola after the first deaths were recorded there two weeks ago. Teams from local authorities, the World Health Organization and aid agencies were forced to withdraw after residents rejected the Ebola diagnosis and blocked contact tracing efforts. Officials say they are now unable to trace contacts, leaving the outbreak difficult to control in the camp of around 30,000 displaced people.
U.S. and Iranian officials said they had agreed on a framework to end their war, halt the U.S. blockade of Iran and reopen the Strait of Hormuz, a preliminary pact that sent oil prices falling but leaves the fate of Iran's nuclear program to further negotiations. The memorandum of understanding is scheduled to be officially signed on Friday in Switzerland. Lebanon has been a sticking point in negotiations, with Israel and Hezbollah ignoring calls from Trump and others to stop their attacks on each other in recent weeks.
Four people were killed while the Kyiv Pechersk Lavra monastery, a symbol of Ukrainian spiritual and cultural history, caught fire, in the heaviest Russian air attack on the Ukrainian capital in two weeks, authorities said on Monday. The fresh strikes came after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Sunday he had spoken to U.S. President Donald Trump and discussed efforts to achieve an end to the more than four-year conflict, ahead of a G7 meeting in France this week.
Leaders of the Group of Seven are meeting in Évian-les-Bains, France, against the backdrop of a preliminary U.S.-Iran deal to end their war. The three-day summit from 15-17 June will also address the war in Ukraine, global economic imbalances, and efforts to reduce reliance on China-dominated critical minerals. U.S. President Donald Trump is expected to arrive on Monday, amid cautious attitudes from some global leaders toward Washington.
Senior officials from Azerbaijan and Armenia held a working meeting in Dilijan on 14 June to discuss the peace agenda between the two countries. The talks, involving Hikmat Hajiyev and Armen Grigoryan, focused on maintaining sustained dialogue and advancing long-term stability in the region. Both sides also discussed confidence-building measures between civil societies. They agreed to continue contacts at the working level, with the next meeting planned to take place in Azerbaijan.
Democrats' sweeping victory in the U.S. midterm elections has sent technology stocks plunging, as investors fear tougher AI regulations could slow infrastructure development and threaten the boom that has driven market gains this year.
Romanian authorities said late on Thursday that two additional planes had received bomb threats including a KLM flight to Tel Aviv that had a layover in Bucharest.
U.S. President Donald Trump has predicted a breakthrough in efforts to end the war in Ukraine after meeting Russian President Vladimir Putin’s envoy, Kirill Dmitriev, ahead of U.S.-mediated peace talks between Moscow and Kyiv in Abu Dhabi on 10-11 November.
U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has vowed to fight attempts to impeach him, dismissing the growing campaign against him as politically motivated amid mounting criticism of his handling of the war in Iran.
Two people, including a child, were killed and 16 others injured when an intercity bus crashed in eastern France on Friday morning, authorities confirmed.
Paraguay’s Vice President Pedro Alliana has assumed the presidency after the Senate impeached and ousted Santiago Peña amid a banking crisis that sparked widespread political backlash.
New Zealand’s ruling centre-right National Party has taken a narrow lead over the opposition Labour Party in Saturday’s general election, with the country’s current three-party coalition projected to retain power.
Russian forces launched a ballistic missile attack on Kyiv early on Saturday, 7 November, injuring two people and damaging residential buildings, just three days before U.S.-led peace talks with Ukraine and Russia in Abu Dhabi.
China has strongly opposed U.S. sanctions on two Chinese companies accused of supplying military equipment to Cuba, warning that the measures undermine bilateral economic relations and violate international law.
Qatar has rejected reports that negotiations between the U.S. and Iran have failed, confirming on Saturday, 7 November, that its mediation efforts are continuing as both sides work towards an agreement.
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