Start your day informed with the AnewZ Morning Brief. Here are the top stories for the 7th of July, covering the latest developments you need to know.
The coffin of Iran’s former Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has arrived in the Iranian city of Qom, one of the holiest cities in Shia Islam. A funeral procession is due to take place later on Tuesday in the city, a day after huge crowds attended a funeral ceremony in Tehran on Monday. The procession will head to Iraq for ceremonies on Wednesday before returning on Thursday to Iran.
Leaders from countries in the NATO alliance will meet in the Turkish capital Ankara on Tuesday for a two-day summit. U.S. President Donald Trump is expected to attend. He has previously called on Europe to step-up defence spending.
Britain has announced sanctions against two Russian research institutes and several senior officials. The UK alleges they are linked to Moscow's chemical weapons programme and the development of toxic substances reportedly used in the poisoning of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny.
The U.S. football team was knocked out of the World Cup in front of a home crowd in Seattle by Belgium on Monday evening. The match was overshadowed by controversy around FIFA’s suspension of a one match red card ban for U.S. player Folarin Balogun, after Donald Trump’s intervention. While Balogun was allowed to start for the U.S. team, he ultimately made little impact as the team conceded four goals to Belgium.
Central China has been battered by storms, which have left at least eight people dead. The bad weather is set to spread into eastern and southeastern China over the next 24 hours, according to the country’s National Meteorological Centre.
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An unknown projectile struck a tanker 68 nautical miles northeast of Saudi Arabia on Friday according to a report released by the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) on Saturday.
U.S. President Donald Trump has called it “a disgrace” that Ukraine has resumed attacks on Russian oil refineries. Attacks are continuing from Russia and Ukraine as media reports say Ukraine has almost run out of Patriot interceptor missiles.
The day after waiving sanctions and tariffs related to Russian exports, U.S. President Donald Trump said on Saturday he has yet to announce a final decision on the matter as Secretary of State Marco Rubio said officials want more time to evaluate the situation.
A Saudi AH-6i helicopter crashed in the Najran region of Saudi Arabia due to a technical malfunction, killing its two crew members, the Saudi-led coalition's spokesman Brigadier General Turki al-Maliki said in a statement on Sunday.
What started out as planned protests against the cost of living, declining public services and education funding in France, quickly devolved into violent riots across the country on Saturday.
The day after waiving sanctions and tariffs related to Russian exports, U.S. President Donald Trump said on Saturday he has yet to announce a final decision on the matter as Secretary of State Marco Rubio said officials want more time to evaluate the situation.
Pope Leo returned to public life on Sunday, five days after undergoing surgery for lung cancer, telling thousands of pilgrims in St Peter’s Square that he would gradually resume his usual activities.
Several people have been killed and injured following a serious incident that sparked a major fire at a Canadian military base in Alberta, Defence Minister David McGuinty confirmed on Saturday (17 October). The cause of the incident and the number of casualties have not been officially released.
Singapore is experiencing severe haze as smoke from wildfires in Indonesia’s Kalimantan region drifts across the region, disrupting daily life, affecting businesses and prompting Singapore’s National Environment Agency issuing preventive notices to seven companies on 16 October.
What started out as planned protests against the cost of living, declining public services and education funding in France, quickly devolved into violent riots across the country on Saturday.
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