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.
Yemen's air force carried out 20 strikes on Houthi targets earlier on Friday, Brigadier General Majid Abdullah Al-Nuzaili, Spokesman for t...
The European Space Agency (ESA), Airbus and European partners have put a six-wheeled Mars rover prototype through its paces in Spain’s Tabern...
Azerbaijan won 22 medals, including seven gold, at the Mingachevir Regatta 2026 as more than 100 young rowers from 12 countries competed in the int...
Yemen's air force carried out 20 strikes on Houthi targets earlier on Friday, Brigadier General Majid Abdullah Al-Nuzaili, Spokesman for the Yemeni Armed Forces, said. Meanwhile, the Iran-backed Houthis denied targeting a power plant supplying energy to a mosque in Medina, Saudi Arabia.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Israel may participate in the investigation into a serious incident aboard a flydubai flight bound for Tel Aviv, while investigators examine the motive of the co-pilot involved.
Swiss glaciers lost more than 5 per cent of their ice in 2026, making it one of their worst years on record as a dry winter and repeated heatwaves accelerated melting across the Alps.
Passengers from a flydubai flight that was diverted to Saudi Arabia after an alleged attempt to crash the aircraft have arrived safely in Israel.
Russia has warned NATO that it would be prepared to use nuclear weapons if the Western alliance attempted to isolate Kaliningrad, a Russian exclave on the Baltic Sea, according to a diplomatic document seen by Reuters.
A retired Australian builder has arrived in Baku in his 1929 Pontiac Roadster during an epic journey from Bangkok to Istanbul, using the nearly century-old car to raise money for Parkinson’s research.
Around 400 schools across France remained closed on Friday as protests over teacher shortages and deteriorating buildings escalated into violence, leaving dozens injured and leading to 2,000 arrests.
Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday that Moscow wanted to end the war in Ukraine through negotiations as soon as possible, while insisting that any settlement must meet conditions acceptable to Russia and include security guarantees.
The family of Renee Good, a U.S. citizen fatally shot by an immigration agent in Minneapolis in January, has sued the Trump administration, accusing federal officials of excessive force and unconstitutional conduct.
Ukraine is working to resolve a diplomatic dispute with South Korea after Kyiv publicly disclosed the transfer of two North Korean prisoners of war to Seoul, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha said on Thursday, 1 October.
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