Start your day informed with the AnewZ Morning Brief. Here are the top stories for 20 June, covering the latest developments you need to know.
U.S. envoy Steve Witkoff and Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi are set to travel to Switzerland for talks, signalling a renewed diplomatic push as Washington seeks progress on Iran’s nuclear programme and regional security issues. The discussions are expected to build on a temporary 60-day agreement, with both sides aiming to lay the groundwork for a more permanent settlement.
One person was killed and dozens injured after two passenger trains collided south of Bedford, around 100 km north of London, on Friday. Emergency services mounted a major response, with authorities reporting 11 very serious injuries, 22 serious injuries and 56 minor injuries. Investigators are working to establish the cause of the crash, which involved two East Midlands Railway trains.
A United Nations hearing descended into a heated confrontation on Friday after Israel’s ambassador accused a senior UN official of bias and called for her resignation, prompting a public shouting match over the organisation’s decision to blacklist Israel for alleged abuses in conflict.
A woman was killed and nearly 1,700 tourists were evacuated after a major fire tore through a beachfront resort in the Dominican Republic, with investigators examining the cause of the blaze that rapidly spread through the hotel's palm-thatched roofing.
Australia has confirmed its first mainland case of H5N1 bird flu after the virus was detected in a wild seabird in Western Australia, prompting authorities to step up efforts to prevent any spread to poultry and agriculture.
A supertanker which was cruising through the Strait of Hormuz was targetted by an unknown projectile off t...
The defence ministers of Azerbaijan, Türkiye and Georgia met in Shusha for their 13th trilateral meeting, with talks focused on regional secur...
Around 400 schools across France remained closed on Friday as protests over teacher shortages and deteriorating buildings escalated into violence, ...
Yemen's air force carried out 20 strikes on Houthi targets earlier on Friday, Brigadier General Majid Abdullah Al-Nuzaili, Spokesman for the Yemeni Armed Forces, said. Meanwhile, the Iran-backed Houthis denied targeting a power plant supplying energy to a mosque in Medina, Saudi Arabia.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Israel may participate in the investigation into a serious incident aboard a flydubai flight bound for Tel Aviv, while investigators examine the motive of the co-pilot involved.
Swiss glaciers lost more than 5 per cent of their ice in 2026, making it one of their worst years on record as a dry winter and repeated heatwaves accelerated melting across the Alps.
Passengers from a flydubai flight that was diverted to Saudi Arabia after an alleged attempt to crash the aircraft have arrived safely in Israel.
Russia has warned NATO that it would be prepared to use nuclear weapons if the Western alliance attempted to isolate Kaliningrad, a Russian exclave on the Baltic Sea, according to a diplomatic document seen by Reuters.
Around 400 schools across France remained closed on Friday as protests over teacher shortages and deteriorating buildings escalated into violence, leaving dozens injured and leading to 2,000 arrests.
Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday that Moscow wanted to end the war in Ukraine through negotiations as soon as possible, while insisting that any settlement must meet conditions acceptable to Russia and include security guarantees.
The family of Renee Good, a U.S. citizen fatally shot by an immigration agent in Minneapolis in January, has sued the Trump administration, accusing federal officials of excessive force and unconstitutional conduct.
Ukraine is working to resolve a diplomatic dispute with South Korea after Kyiv publicly disclosed the transfer of two North Korean prisoners of war to Seoul, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha said on Thursday, 1 October.
As U.S. troops complete their withdrawal from Iraq, Washington's military footprint may be shrinking. Its financial influence, however, remains deeply embedded in the country's economy.
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