Start your day informed with AnewZ Morning Brief. Here are the top news stories for the 12 July, covering the latest developments you need to know.
U.S. and Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) exchanged heavy missile and drone strikes on Sunday as fighting across the Gulf intensified. Tehran said it had again closed the Strait of Hormuz and expanded its attacks on U.S.-linked facilities in Qatar, Kuwait, Oman and Jordan.
At least 12 people have died after a fast-moving wildfire tore through southern Spain's Andalusia region. Four of those killed are believed to be British, while most of the victims are thought to be foreign residents. Authorities say 23 people remain missing and have urged the public to follow official advice as firefighters continue battling the blaze.
Qatar is mourning the death of its former emir, Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, who has died at the age of 74. Widely credited with transforming the country during his reign from 1995 to 2013, he helped establish Qatar as a major economic and diplomatic force. His death was announced by the Amiri Diwan, which described his passing as a great loss for the nation.
U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham, one of Donald Trump's closest political allies, has died at the age of 71 following a brief and sudden illness. A leading Republican voice for more than two decades, Graham represented South Carolina in the Senate from 2003 and became known for his strong views on foreign policy and national security.
England and Argentina will meet in the World Cup semi-finals after both sides secured dramatic extra-time victories. Jude Bellingham scored twice as England beat Norway 2-1, while late goals from Julián Álvarez and Lautaro Martínez gave defending champions Argentina a 3-1 win over 10-man Switzerland. The two nations will now battle for a place in the World Cup final in Atlanta on Wednesday.
Iran said it was nearing a final pact with Oman defining new shipping lanes between them through the Strait of Hormuz but repeated that the U.S. must ...
Uzbekistan has secured preferential tariffs for fertiliser and petroleum product shipments through Kazakhstan’s Kuryk port to Georgian ports, as Uzb...
Police in eastern India used tear gas, batons and water cannon on Monday to disperse thousands of young protesters marching on the Jharkhand state leg...
An agreement between Iran and the U.S. to reopen the Strait of Hormuz is expected "soon," a U.S. official has said. The deal would result in the resumption of commercial shipping through the sea passage and the lifting of an American naval blockade on Iranian ports.
Flights arriving at Catania airport in eastern Sicily were suspended after volcanic ash from a new eruption of Mount Etna drifted into the airspace around the airport, disrupting operations at one of Italy’s busiest aviation hubs.
A deal on a new route for vessels through the Strait of Hormuz is "very close," Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has said, while warning that the reopening of the waterway depends on the U.S. meeting other conditions, including paying compensation to Iran.
Start your day informed with AnewZ Morning Brief. Here are the top news stories for the 9th of August, covering the latest developments.
Iran said it was nearing a final pact with Oman defining new shipping lanes between them through the Strait of Hormuz but repeated that the U.S. must meet other conditions.
Eclipse fever is building in Madrid as residents and visitors rush to secure protective glasses ahead of a rare total solar eclipse near sunset on Wednesday (12 August).
A gunman was arrested after opening fire at a local government office near Bangkok on Monday, days after a deadly school shooting renewed debate over gun control in Thailand.
Flights arriving at Catania airport in eastern Sicily were suspended after volcanic ash from a new eruption of Mount Etna drifted into the airspace around the airport, disrupting operations at one of Italy’s busiest aviation hubs.
The future of U.S. President Donald Trump’s Gaza roadmap remains uncertain, with Israel and Hamas divided over its implementation, particularly the sequence of Hamas’s disarmament and an Israeli withdrawal.
At least six people were killed and dozens injured in overnight Ukrainian drone strikes on Russia’s Belgorod region, while Russian missile and drone attacks killed two people in Kharkiv and injured eight others in Odesa, according to regional authorities.
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