Start your day informed with AnewZ Morning Brief. Here are the top news stories for the 13th of July, covering the latest developments you need to know.
The U.S. and Iran exchanged a new wave of missile and drone attacks, with Tehran targeting American facilities across Gulf states and declaring the Strait of Hormuz closed. The escalation has raised doubts over a fragile interim agreement aimed at reopening the vital shipping route and ending the conflict through further negotiations. The strikes have intensified concerns over global energy supplies, as the strategic waterway handles a significant share of the world's oil and gas shipments.
Nearly 160 media leaders, experts and officials from 54 countries are gathering in Azerbaijan’s Shusha for the 4th Shusha Global Media Forum focused on peacebuilding, trust and responsible journalism. The two-day event will explore challenges facing modern media, including disinformation, artificial intelligence and the need for stronger information integrity. The forum continues to grow as an international platform for discussing digital transformation and the future of journalism.
A devastating fire at Bangkok's Rong Beer Na Lat Phrao pub killed 27 people and injured 63 others, with many victims overcome by smoke while trying to escape. Authorities said blocked emergency exits, including one obstructed by beer crates and another by a table, hampered evacuation as the blaze spread rapidly. Investigators believe the fire may have been caused by an electrical short circuit in a ceiling-mounted air conditioner, though the exact cause remains under investigation.
More than 10,000 excess deaths were recorded across 27 European countries during the late-June heatwave, with more than 9,000 occurring among people aged 65 and older. Health experts say the unusually high mortality was most likely driven by extreme heat, as no other major factors such as COVID-19 outbreaks were identified. Scientists also warned that the record-breaking temperatures were made far more likely by human-caused climate change.
A 93-year-old British woman has died from burns sustained in the devastating wildfires that swept through Spain's Almeria province, raising the death toll to 13 people. Authorities say the blaze burned more than 7,000 hectares, while 10 people remain missing and international efforts are underway to identify victims. Although the fire has been contained, officials are urging continued vigilance as Spain faces a high risk of wildfires throughout the summer.
Four Turkish military personnel have been killed after an S-70 helicopter crashed in the eastern province of Malatya on Thursday, Türkiye'...
President Vladimir Putin agreed on Thursday to let European representatives jo...
Azerbaijan and the UK have pledged to strengthen defence, trade and education cooperation after signing a joint declaration elevating relations to ...
European leaders gathered in Dublin on Thursday, 12 November, for the ninth European Political Community (EPC) summit, with security, defence and energy high on the agenda. Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev held talks focused on peace, trade and regional cooperation.
UN Secretary-General António Guterres delivered a stark warning at this year's COP31 summit, saying the climate crisis iss advancing faster than governments' efforts to contain it.
Iran will not let a single particle of its enriched nuclear material leave the country, and any new U.S. attack would be met with strikes on distant American bases, Iranian security chief Mohsen Rezaei has said.
Nvidia chief executive Jensen Huang is stepping down amid reports linking him to a woman suspected by U.S. authorities of spying for China, throwing the future of the $4 trillion chipmaker into uncertainty.
Here's your AnewZ Daily Brief for 11 November. Today, we cover Russia-Ukraine peace talks, political tensions in Washington, strikes in Spain, espionage allegations involving Nvidia's CEO, and climate negotiations at COP31 in Türkiye.
President Vladimir Putin agreed on Thursday to let European representatives join the next round of Ukraine peace talks while the United States continues to work towards what could become the largest prisoner exchange of the Russia-Ukraine war.
Azerbaijan and the UK have pledged to strengthen defence, trade and education cooperation after signing a joint declaration elevating relations to a strategic level in Dublin, Ireland on Thursday (12 November).
More than 333,000 people have been forced from their homes in Yemen since the beginning of August as fighting has escalated, including more than 24,000 in the past week alone, the United Nations said on Thursday.
A court in Russia’s Baltic exclave of Kaliningrad has sentenced human rights lawyer Maria Bontsler to 12 years in prison on treason charges, after prosecutors accused her of passing sensitive information to Ukraine.
U.S. President Donald Trump has threatened to double tariffs on Mexico unless it stops more than a thousand migrants who are walking north towards the United States, warning that they will be denied entry.
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