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.
World’s biggest phygital sporting event, the Games of the Future 2026, has officially begun in Astana, Kazakhstan, running from 29 July to 9 August....
Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan have elevated their bilateral relationship to the level of an alliance after Presidents Shavkat Mirziyoyev and Sadyr Japarov...
The European Union has released €3.47 billion ($4 billion) to Ukraine to help finance the purchase of drones, missiles, air defence systems and Swed...
French DJ and electropop musician Kavinsky, whose atmospheric sound shaped a generation of electronic music fans, has died at the age of 50, French authorities said on Tuesday.
Saudi Arabia said its overnight strikes on Iran-backed group targets in Iraq were carried out in self-defence and warned it would take further military action if the groups launched new attacks against the kingdom.
Yemen warned the Houthis were seeking to replicate Iran's Strait of Hormuz strategy in the Red Sea, as U.S. President Donald Trump said there was a "good chance" of a deal with Tehran but warned strikes could resume if talks failed.
A fire involving two gas vessels at Egypt's Damietta port has prompted conflicting reports over whether the incident was caused by a drone strike or an onboard technical fault. Egyptian authorities said there were no casualties.
The U.S. military said it completed its latest wave of strikes on Iran, a two-hour operation that hit dozens of targets. Washington described the strikes as a "powerful response" to Iranian missile attacks targeting U.S. forces in the Middle East a day earlier.
The European Union has released €3.47 billion ($4 billion) to Ukraine to help finance the purchase of drones, missiles, air defence systems and Swedish-made Gripen fighter jets, the European Commission has announced.
Iran is expected to receive its first shipment of up to 400 Chinese-made shoulder-fired air-defence missile launchers within weeks, according to three sources familiar with the agreement, in an exclusive interview with Reuters.
The death toll from the powerful earthquake that struck Japan’s southwestern Kumamoto prefecture has risen to 30, Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said on Thursday, as water and power shortages left survivors exposed to extreme summer heat.
Australia's internet regulator said on Thursday it had begun legal action against messaging platform Telegram over alleged failings to tackle pro-terror posts.
Residents across southern Japan are struggling with disrupted water and electricity supplies two days after a powerful magnitude 7.1 earthquake struck Kumamoto Prefecture.
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