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.
Overnight Iranian strikes on an air base in Jordan damaged multiple U.S. aircraft and left one without a wing, American media reported. Meanwhile, ...
Iran has rejected as “irrelevant” a UN nuclear watchdog resolution referring its nuclear file to the UN Security Council, arguing that ...
Georgia’s busiest sea gateway has reached its capacity limit, adding urgency to plans for a major expansion of Poti port as the country seeks...
Four people were killed, including a child, in Ukrainian strikes on the Russian port city of Novorossiysk overnight, according to the governor of the Krasnodar region. Ukraine's drone forces commander, Robert Brovdi, said Russian military ships were destroyed in the attacks.
Wildfires have broken out in Türkiye’s Antalya province, forcing hundreds of people to evacuate as strong winds fuelled the flames.
Overnight Iranian strikes on an air base in Jordan damaged multiple U.S. aircraft and left one without a wing, American media reported. Meanwhile, explosions were heard across parts of southern Iran according to local media reports.
Iran’s Revolutionary Guards (IRGC) said on Wednesday they attacked two U.S. vessels and eight oil tankers in the Persian Gulf, calling the strikes a response to a U.S. attack on five Iranian tankers.
Ukrainian forces struck a Russian oil refinery in Siberia and a seaport in Dagestan in the past 24 hours, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said. He will meet Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney on Thursday to discuss air defences for Ukraine over winter.
Ukrainian forces struck a Russian oil refinery in Siberia and a seaport in Dagestan in the past 24 hours, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said. He will meet Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney on Thursday to discuss air defences for Ukraine over winter.
Eight Muslim-majority countries have launched a joint push for wider international action against trade linked to Israeli settlements, seeking to build momentum from new measures announced by the UK and other Western governments.
Saudi Arabia is facing a problem that goes beyond the latest Houthi attacks on its southern oil facilities. The kingdom is now dealing with pressure on energy exports at the Strait of Hormuz to the east and the Red Sea route to the west.
Two Azerbaijani sailors were killed on Wednesday when a foreign cargo ship they were travelling on was attacked by drones in the Black Sea, Baku's Foreign Ministry has said.
Iceland’s government plans to introduce legislation in February to permanently ban commercial whaling, potentially leaving Norway and Japan as the world’s only countries still allowing the practice.
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