Paraguay's ex-President Peña and former central bank chief charged over Ueno Bank collapse
Prosecutors in Paraguay have charged former President Santiago Peña and ex-central bank chief Carlos Carvallo Spalding over the collapse of ...
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.
Democrats' sweeping victory in the U.S. midterm elections has sent technology stocks plunging, as investors fear tougher AI regulations could slow infrastructure development and threaten the boom that has driven market gains this year.
At least six people have been killed and 15 injured after a gunman opened fire in Kraków's main square, Polish authorities have said. The suspect, a Polish national, opened fire on people at random in Rynek Główny at around 3pm local time on Saturday, according to Polish police.
U.S. President Donald Trump has predicted a breakthrough in efforts to end the war in Ukraine after meeting Russian President Vladimir Putin’s envoy, Kirill Dmitriev, ahead of U.S.-mediated peace talks between Moscow and Kyiv in Abu Dhabi on 10-11 November.
Two people, including a child, were killed and 16 others injured when an intercity bus crashed in eastern France on Friday morning, authorities confirmed.
U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has vowed to fight attempts to impeach him, dismissing the growing campaign against him as politically motivated amid mounting criticism of his handling of the war in Iran.
Prosecutors in Paraguay have charged former President Santiago Peña and ex-central bank chief Carlos Carvallo Spalding over the collapse of Ueno Bank, and have asked a court to hold both men in pretrial detention.
At least six people have been killed and 15 injured after a gunman opened fire in Kraków's main square, Polish authorities have said. The suspect, a Polish national, opened fire on people at random in Rynek Główny at around 3pm local time on Saturday, according to Polish police.
Paraguay’s Vice President Pedro Alliana has assumed the presidency after the Senate impeached and ousted Santiago Peña amid a banking crisis that sparked widespread political backlash.
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.
Russian forces launched a ballistic missile attack on Kyiv early on Saturday, 7 November, injuring two people and damaging residential buildings, just three days before U.S.-led peace talks with Ukraine and Russia in Abu Dhabi.
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