Start your day informed with the AnewZ Morning Brief. Here are the top stories for 27 June, covering the latest developments you need to know.
The U.S. struck Iranian missile, drone and radar sites after accusing Iran of attacking a cargo ship near the Strait of Hormuz. Iran said it was hit near the port of Sirik and claimed it responded by targeting U.S. military positions. Both sides accused each other of breaching last week’s ceasefire, raising fresh concerns over security along a key global energy route.
Rescuers in Venezuela are searching for survivors after twin earthquakes killed more than 900 people and injured thousands. Foreign rescue teams and aid have begun reaching devastated areas nearly two days after the quakes hit Caracas and nearby regions. Officials say more than 50,000 people are missing, while frustration grows over the slow pace of relief in hard-hit areas.
Germany and Poland are bracing for extreme heat as a deadly heatwave moves east across Europe. The heat has already broken June records in Britain, France and Switzerland, disrupted transport and power generation, and put pressure on hospitals. Scientists say the heatwave is linked to an Omega block weather pattern and has been made far more likely by human-caused climate change.
Protesters gathered in Beirut’s southern suburbs after Lebanon and Israel signed a U.S.-backed framework agreement aimed at ending fighting between Israel and Hezbollah. The deal calls for Hezbollah to disarm and Israeli troops to withdraw from Lebanon. However, both sides described it as only an initial step, with major questions remaining over how the agreement will be enforced. Hezbollah said it would not cooperate with the agreement.
An aircraft about the size of a car crashed into Beijing’s tallest building, CITIC Tower, on Friday, witnesses told Reuters. Police closed roads around the skyscraper and prevented people from taking pictures, while two glass panels on a high floor were damaged. Authorities have not commented, and it remains unclear whether the crash was accidental or deliberate.
The United States has launched strikes on Iran late Tuesday near the Strait of Hormuz with Iranian state media reporting explosions in several...
Leaders of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) have gathered in Bishkek for a summit focused on trade, investment and transport as the...
Russian air attacks have killed at least 12 people and injured several others in Kyiv and the surrounding region early on Tuesday, marking the sixt...
Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev and Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan have concluded talks in Bishkek, the capital of Kyrgyzstan, as leaders gather for the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit.
U.S. forces struck two Iranian rocket launchers on Larak Island on Sunday, with Tehran responding by launching ballistic missiles at two U.S. bases in Jordan in the first direct U.S.-Iran military escalation in weeks.
Leaders of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) have gathered in Bishkek for a summit focused on trade, investment and transport as the group marks 25 years since its creation.
Iran has reached an understanding with Oman on transit arrangements through the Strait of Hormuz, but the waterway will remain closed until the U.S. fulfils its commitments, a senior Iranian diplomat said on Saturday.
Kyrgyzstan is hosting the sixth World Nomad Games, bringing together thousands of athletes from around the world for a celebration of traditional sports, cultural heritage and nomadic traditions.
The United States has launched strikes on Iran late Tuesday near the Strait of Hormuz with Iranian state media reporting explosions in several areas including Bandar Abbas and Qeshm Island.
Russian air attacks have killed at least 12 people and injured several others in Kyiv and the surrounding region early on Tuesday, marking the sixth consecutive day of strikes on the Ukrainian capital.
China used this week's Shanghai Cooperation Organisation summit to deepen ties across Central Asia, turning a largely symbolic multilateral gathering into a series of bilateral agreements and modest progress toward a long-discussed SCO Development Bank.
Türkiye has drawn up a plan to restore safe grain shipments through the Black Sea and is discussing the proposal with both Moscow and Kyiv, its foreign minister Hakan Fidan said on Monday.
Uzbekistan's President Shavkat Mirziyoyev has held a series of bilateral meetings on the sidelines of the Cooperation Organisation summit in Bishkek, with China, Russia, Pakistan, the United States and the United Nations among the key partners on Uzbekistan’s agenda.
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