Start your day informed with the AnewZ Morning Brief. Here are the top stories for the 8th of July, covering the latest developments you need to know.
Iran’s Revolutionary Guards launched attacks on American military bases in Bahrain and Kuwait on Wednesday, after the U.S. struck more than 80 targets in Iranian territory. Washington’s renewed wave of strikes came after three tankers were hit by projectiles in the Strait of Hormuz on Tuesday. Meanwhile, the body of late Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei has arrived in Iraq, as funeral ceremonies continue.
At the beginning of day two of the NATO Summit in the Turkish capital Ankara, the alliance’s Secretary General Mark Rutte supported Washington’s fresh strikes on Iran. While fielding questions from journalists, Rutte said the renewed U.S. attacks were “absolutely necessary,” and said Iran had violated the ceasefire by striking ships in the Strait of Hormuz on Tuesday.
A Boeing 737 carrying five crew members has disappeared over the Arabian Sea near Pakistan. The cargo plane reported a technical problem while on its way from Sharjah in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to Karachi in Pakistan. Search and rescue operations are underway.
Switzerland has reached the World Cup quarter-finals for the first time since 1954 after defeating Colombia 4-3 in a penalty shootout. The Swiss team will now face defending champions Argentina at the quarter-finals in Kansas City.
Safer road crossings have helped Taiwan boost its crab population. Previously, migrating crabs were vulnerable to being run over crossing roads when they came down to the sea to release their eggs. But crab bridges and roadblocks have prevented their deaths and led to an increase in crab numbers.
A Kyiv-Warsaw train was struck near the Polish border, Ukraine's state railway firm said on Sunday. No passengers were injured. Ukrai...
Maritime trackers received new reports of an attack on a ship in the Strait of Hormuz on Sunday, according to the ...
Indonesian rescuers are searching for 130 people after a passenger ship carrying 243 people sank in the Java Sea following bad weather, while 113 p...
Maritime trackers received new reports of an attack on a ship in the Strait of Hormuz on Sunday, according to the UK Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO), adding to concerns about energy supplies after Saudi Arabia shut down a vital oil pipeline on Saturday.
A Kyiv-Warsaw train was struck near the Polish border, Ukraine's state railway firm said on Sunday. No passengers were injured. Ukrainian Railways said that the country's railways were facing systematic attacks for a second day and warned of widespread delays.
Dubai’s property market has spent years climbing. Now, for the first time since 2021, prices are moving in the opposite direction.
Saudi Arabia has temporarily shut down its 1,200-kilometre East-West oil pipeline after it was hit by a drone attack, with Riyadh and Baghdad saying the strike originated from Iraq.
Swedes vote in an election on Sunday (13 September) that could see the far-right enter government for the first time if the country's right-wing parties can form a majority.
A Kyiv-Warsaw train was struck near the Polish border, Ukraine's state railway firm said on Sunday. No passengers were injured. Ukrainian Railways said that the country's railways were facing systematic attacks for a second day and warned of widespread delays.
Indonesian rescuers are searching for 130 people after a passenger ship carrying 243 people sank in the Java Sea following bad weather, while 113 people have been evacuated and six have died, the country’s search and rescue agency said on Sunday.
China will lead the creation of an open source platform among BRICS members to promote cooperation on large language models, Chinese President Xi Jinping said on Sunday.
Swedes vote in an election on Sunday (13 September) that could see the far-right enter government for the first time if the country's right-wing parties can form a majority.
Philippine rescuers recovered 41 more charred remains from a ferry fire on Saturday (12 September), taking the death toll to 76, while 13 people remained unaccounted for as forensic teams worked to identify the victims.
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