Start your day informed with the AnewZ Morning Brief. Here are the top stories for 30 June, covering the latest developments you need to know.
U.S. President Donald Trump claimed Iran wanted a meeting, and the two sides will meet Tuesday in the Qatari capital of Doha. "Iran requested a meeting. It will take place tomorrow in Doha," Trump wrote on his Truth Social platform. Earlier, however, Iran’s Deputy Foreign Minister Kazem Gharibabadi said that “no technical talks” with the U.S. are scheduled this week in Doha, refuting U.S. media reports. But he added that consultations with mediators continued.
Frustration is mounting in Venezuela over the government’s response to twin earthquakes that struck five days ago, with the death toll now exceeding 1,700. Authorities say nearly 200 buildings have collapsed and several hundred more have been severely damaged. Among the victims are believed to be up to 140 people deported from the United States who were staying in a hotel destroyed by the quakes. In hard-hit areas such as El Junquito near Caracas, residents report limited official support and are relying on local efforts for basic supplies.
Russian attacks on three major Ukrainian cities killed 10 people and injured dozens on Monday, with strikes continuing into the afternoon, authorities said. In Dnipro, a missile strike killed six people and wounded 29, also damaging a business, school, homes and vehicles, according to regional officials. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Russia had targeted infrastructure and called for stronger European investment in anti-ballistic defence systems. In Zaporizhzhia, a drone strike on a minibus killed three civilians and injured eight others. Russia is yet to comment on the attacks.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz held a phone call on Monday to discuss bilateral relations, regional developments and global issues, according to Türkiye’s Communications Directorate. The call comes ahead of the NATO leaders’ summit scheduled for 7-8 July 2026 in Ankara, where defence cooperation and alliance unity are expected to be key topics. Erdoğan said Türkiye aims to deepen ties with Germany and stressed continued joint efforts to strengthen cooperation.
Afghanistan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs said Pakistani strikes on homes in Kunar, Paktia and Paktika killed 36 civilians and injured 163 people. Islamabad said the strikes targeted militant hideouts near the border. Afghan officials said the overnight strikes hit multiple districts and strongly condemned what they described as an act of aggression. Pakistan said its security forces carried out intelligence-based operations and destroyed militant targets, killing dozens of fighters, without acknowledging civilian casualties. Kabul rejected Islamabad’s claims, saying Pakistan had not provided evidence and warned the attacks could undermine regional stability.
Iranian and U.S. negotiating teams were due in Doha this week, but Iran said on Monday no meeting had been scheduled as weekend missile fire from both...
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Morocco held their nerve to beat the Netherlands on penalties after a dramatic late equaliser, Gabriel Martinelli spared Brazil's blushes with a stopp...
Start your day informed with the AnewZ Morning Brief. Here are the top stories for 30 June, covering the latest developments you need to know....
Russian attacks on three major Ukrainian cities killed 10 people and wounded dozens on Monday, authorities said, with strikes continuing into the afte...
Russian attacks on three major Ukrainian cities killed 10 people and wounded dozens on Monday, authorities said, with strikes continuing into the afternoon as the death toll climbed.
Ukraine targets Russian oil sites with long-range drones while Moscow strikes Ukrainian cities, highlighting a growing escalation on both sides of the conflict.
Civilians were killed on both sides of the Russia-Ukraine border on Saturday as drone and artillery attacks continued despite no sign of a slowdown in the fighting.
Start your day informed with the AnewZ Morning Brief. Here are the top stories for 28 June, covering the latest developments you need to know.
Fourteen people were killed on Sunday after a helicopter belonging to Saudi oil giant Aramco crashed in Ras Tanura, according to Saudi state media.
Rescue teams raced on Sunday to find more survivors of the two powerful earthquakes that struck Venezuela this week, with signs of life bringing occasional relief to a grim quest to whittle down a list of tens of thousands missing.
Eleven people were killed when a small plane carrying skydivers crashed near Nancy in eastern France on Sunday, local officials said.
The United States and Iran have agreed to halt strikes against each other, in a potential breakthrough after weeks of escalating tensions. The two sides are expected to meet in Doha on Tuesday to address their dispute over the Strait of Hormuz.
Russian President Vladimir Putin has said the country is going through a “difficult period”, but has learned much from it, according to state news agency TASS.
Russian attacks on three major Ukrainian cities killed 10 people and wounded dozens on Monday, authorities said, with strikes continuing into the afternoon as the death toll climbed.
U.S. President Donald Trump has temporarily suspended certain duties on phosphate fertiliser imports from Morocco, as American farmers face supply shortages linked to recent conflict in the Middle East.
Gunmen stormed a secondary school in Nigeria’s northeastern Borno state on Monday morning and abducted students while they were sitting national examinations, police said.
Residents of Caracas woke on Monday (29 June) to a magnitude 4.6 aftershock as rescue teams entered a fourth day of intensive search operations following last week's powerful earthquakes in Venezuela.
The Czech government has agreed, under pressure from the country's Constitutional Court, to allow President Petr Pavel to attend next week's NATO summit in Türkiye, but has insisted he will not lead the national delegation.
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