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.
Uzbekistan has secured preferential tariffs for fertiliser and petroleum product shipments through Kazakhstan’s Kuryk port to Georgian ports, as Uzb...
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 ...
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.
On 10 August, AnewZ’s Daybreak focused on developments in Gaza, Lebanon-Israel negotiations, Iran’s position on talks with Washington and the latest global security and climate-related challenges.
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.
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