Start your day informed with the AnewZ Morning Brief. Here are the top stories for 19 June, covering the latest developments you need to know.
Talks scheduled for Friday between the United States and Iran at the Bürgenstock resort in Switzerland will not go ahead, according to the Swiss foreign ministry.The announcement followed a White House statement confirming that U.S. Vice President JD Vance had withdrawn from a planned trip to meet Iranian negotiators for technical discussions on implementing a 14-point agreement aimed at ending the conflict. Washington said the negotiations remain complex, while Iran questioned the need for a formal signing ceremony after both presidents had already approved the deal.
European Union leaders have agreed to extend sanctions against Russia for another 12 months, shifting from the previous six-month renewal cycle as the war in Ukraine continues. The decision aims to maintain economic pressure on key Russian sectors as the conflict approaches its fourth year. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy urged EU leaders to accelerate Ukraine’s path to membership, arguing that Europe’s security depends on Ukraine’s survival and integration. While accession talks have formally begun for Ukraine and Moldova, divisions remain within the EU, including Hungary’s opposition to fast-tracking the process.
Labour mayor Andy Burnham has won a parliamentary seat in Makerfield, a result that could position him to challenge British Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s leadership. He secured 24,927 votes, ahead of Reform UK’s candidate, who finished second with 15,696 votes in a closely watched contest. Burnham said the result could mark a “turning point” in British politics and urged his party to act decisively, warning there would be “no second chance.”
A New Mexico legislative commission investigating the handling of cases linked to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein has issued subpoenas to multiple U.S. Attorney’s offices as part of a wider inquiry into possible prosecutorial failures. The commission is seeking records and internal communications from federal prosecutors in Florida, South Carolina, Michigan and the U.S. Virgin Islands to examine decisions not to pursue charges against Epstein after earlier investigations. Officials say evidence suggests several jurisdictions reviewed allegations related to Epstein’s activities but may have declined to take action.
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has announced $107 million in emergency funding to help contain a growing Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda. The outbreak, caused by the rare Bundibugyo strain, has reached 875 confirmed cases and claimed 202 lives, raising fears it could become one of the most severe Ebola crises on record. The funding will support surveillance, laboratory testing, border health controls and community response efforts as health authorities work to curb transmission across affected regions.
U.S. Central Command said 101 commercial vessels have been redirected in the Strait of Hormuz, while oil prices rose more than 2 per cent amid...
A Kyiv-Warsaw train was struck near the Polish border, Ukraine's state railway firm said on Sunday. No passengers were injured. Ukrai...
When Iran moved to shut the Strait of Hormuz this year, sending Middle East energy markets into turmoil, China ...
Maritime trackers received new reports of an attack on a ship in the Strait of Hormuz on Sunday, according to the UK Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO), adding to concerns about energy supplies after Saudi Arabia shut down a vital oil pipeline on Saturday.
A Kyiv-Warsaw train was struck near the Polish border, Ukraine's state railway firm said on Sunday. No passengers were injured. Ukrainian Railways said that the country's railways were facing systematic attacks for a second day and warned of widespread delays.
Dubai’s property market has spent years climbing. Now, for the first time since 2021, prices are moving in the opposite direction.
Saudi Arabia has temporarily shut down its 1,200-kilometre East-West oil pipeline after it was hit by a drone attack, with Riyadh and Baghdad saying the strike originated from Iraq.
Swedes vote in an election on Sunday (13 September) that could see the far-right enter government for the first time if the country's right-wing parties can form a majority.
When Iran moved to shut the Strait of Hormuz this year, sending Middle East energy markets into turmoil, China had already spent the best part of a decade getting ready for exactly this kind of shock.
At the southern tip of the Red Sea, where Yemen faces Djibouti and Eritrea across a channel only around 30 kilometres wide at its narrowest, lies one of the world's most consequential waterways: the Bab el-Mandeb Strait.
Canada is exploring a new and potentially unprecedented relationship with the European Union as Prime Minister Mark Carney looks to strengthen economic and strategic ties with Europe amid ongoing tensions with the United States.
A Kyiv-Warsaw train was struck near the Polish border, Ukraine's state railway firm said on Sunday. No passengers were injured. Ukrainian Railways said that the country's railways were facing systematic attacks for a second day and warned of widespread delays.
Indonesian rescuers are searching for 130 people after a passenger ship carrying 243 people sank in the Java Sea following bad weather, while 113 people have been evacuated and six have died, the country’s search and rescue agency said on Sunday.
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