Start your day informed with the AnewZ Morning Brief. Here are the top stories for 11 July, covering the latest developments you need to know.
The U.S. imposed new sanctions on an Iranian banker accused of financially supporting Tehran’s ruling elite and the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps. The Treasury Department also targeted 13 individuals and entities, including exchange houses and front companies allegedly used to move billions of dollars through illicit financial networks. The measures came after renewed attacks on oil tankers in the Strait of Hormuz and a week of escalating U.S.-Iran tensions.
North Korea criticised the NATO summit, accusing the alliance of increasing military tensions through higher defence spending and closer cooperation with Asia-Pacific partners. Pyongyang said NATO was focused on confrontation and argued that denuclearisation efforts should target South Korea, Japan and NATO nuclear-sharing arrangements instead. The country vowed to protect its security interests and strengthen its nuclear capabilities as leader Kim Jong Un pushes military modernisation.
Typhoon Bavi battered Japan’s southern Sakishima island chain with heavy rain and strong winds, disrupting transport and leaving thousands without power. Taiwan evacuated more than 14,000 people and cancelled hundreds of flights as the storm approached, despite forecasts that it would avoid a direct landfall. Authorities warned of possible floods and landslides due to heavy rainfall and strong gusts. Bavi is expected to reach China’s eastern city of Wenzhou on Sunday.
The remains of 10 victims of the 1995 Srebrenica genocide were carried to the Potočari Memorial Cemetery ahead of their burial during the 31st anniversary commemoration. The victims, whose identities were confirmed this year, include civilians aged between 20 and 56. The Srebrenica massacre, in which at least 8,372 Bosniak men and boys were killed by Bosnian Serb forces, remains one of the worst atrocities of the Bosnian War. More than 1,000 victims are still missing as forensic teams continue efforts to identify remains.
Temperatures above 40°C are sweeping parts of Central Asia, prompting the WHO to warn that extreme heat is becoming a growing public health threat. The agency said fewer than half of countries in the WHO European Region have national heat-health plans to protect vulnerable populations. Forecasts show temperatures could reach 45°C in parts of Kazakhstan, with more hot weather expected across the region.
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Flights at Catania airport in Sicily will remain suspended until early Friday as ash from Mount Etna continues to disrupt air travel, following hundreds of cancellations and diversions over the past week.
Hundreds of flights have been cancelled or rerouted at Catania Airport over the past week as ash from Mount Etna’s ongoing eruption continues to disrupt air travel in Sicily.
Iran says the Strait of Hormuz remains under its control, rejecting U.S. President Donald Trump’s claim of “total control” over the strategic waterway and insisting it will not reopen until Washington fulfils its commitments under an interim deal.
Iran and the United States remain at loggerheads over efforts to agree a permanent end to the war in the Gulf, according to a senior Iranian source who said there had been no progress in talks to revive the interim deal agreed in June and define a timeframe to implement it.
The U.S. will impose unprecedented measures on Iran in order to economically isolate the country, U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has said.
Iran and Afghanistan are seeking closer cooperation in agriculture, livestock and irrigation during a three-day Iranian ministerial visit to Kabul, as both sides look to strengthen trade and rural economies.
At least 437 civilians were killed and 2,610 injured in Ukraine in July, according to UN investigators, marking the highest monthly civilian casualty toll since March 2022.
Record rainfall in Japan killed eight people and stranded thousands of travellers at Tokyo's Narita Airport on Friday, as flooding disrupted transport and cut power to 20,000 homes.
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Ukraine’s attacks on Russian ports, refineries and shipping infrastructure are putting Moscow’s energy exports under growing pressure and disrupting key trade routes, raising concerns over commercial shipping and global food supplies.
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