Start your day informed with the AnewZ Morning Brief. Here are the top stories for the 5th of July, covering the latest developments you need to know.
Funeral prayers for Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and four members of his family are taking place in Tehran as Iran continues a week of mourning for its former supreme leader. Tens of thousands of mourners gathered over the weekend to pay their respects, with processions set to continue in Tehran on Monday and the holy city of Qom on Tuesday before Khamenei's body is flown to Iraq for further ceremonies and returned to Mashhad for burial next Thursday.
U.S. President Donald Trump addressed crowds at the U.S. 250th independenc anniversary celebrations after storms delayed the event, telling supporters that the weather would not stop the festivities. Thousands braved extreme heat and tight security to attend. While organisers described the event as a tribute to America's history and achievements, the event faced criticism over its increasingly political tone.
Insurgents launched a wave of coordinated attacks on military positions across Mali on Saturday, stretching from the north to towns south of the capital, Bamako. The Malian army said it had regained control after repelling the assaults, while a Tuareg rebel alliance and an al Qaeda-linked group both claimed involvement.
U.S. President Donald Trump has told Vladimir Putin he is willing to help find a way to end the war in Ukraine during a 90-minute phone call ahead of next week's NATO summit. Trump also spoke with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, who described their conversation as "very good", as both sides signalled they would continue discussions on efforts to end the conflict.
France and Morocco are through to the World Cup quarter-finals after very different wins. Kylian Mbappé’s penalty helped France battle past a stubborn Paraguay side 1-0, while Morocco overcame Canada 3-0 thanks to two goals from Azzedine Ounahi and a late Soufiane Rahimi strike. The two sides will now meet in the last eight next Thursday.
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Poland has declared two days of national mourning after a gunman opened fire in Kraków's historic main square. Investigators are examining possible far-right influences and the discovery of three bodies at the suspect's home.
Monday marks the second of two days of national mourning in Poland as police bolstered security after six people were killed in a mass shooting in Kraków.
The Saudi-led coalition fighting Yemen's Houthis said it intercepted and destroyed two ballistic missiles fired by the Iran-aligned group towards Riyadh on Sunday (8 November), after loud booms were heard in the Saudi capital. The Aramco building was damaged by falling debris.
New Zealand’s ruling centre-right National Party has taken a narrow lead over the opposition Labour Party in Saturday’s general election, with the country’s current three-party coalition projected to retain power.
Azerbaijan is marking the sixth anniversary of Victory Day on Sunday, 8 November, with President Ilham Aliyev visiting the Victory Monument in Khankendi, laying a wreath and paying tribute to servicemen killed during the 44-day Second Garabagh War in 2020.
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Foreign ministers from the Group of Seven (G7) will meet in Paris on Monday to assess whether the Democrats' gains in the U.S. midterm elections could influence President Donald Trump's foreign policy, particularly on Ukraine and the Middle East.
At least seven people have been killed and more than 125 injured after two passenger trains collided in Egypt’s Giza province, south of Cairo, on Sunday.
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