Start your day informed with AnewZ Morning Brief. Here are the top news stories for the 15th of July, covering the latest developments you need to know.
President Donald Trump has reinstated a naval blockade on Iranian ports and warned that power stations and bridges could be targeted next week unless Tehran returns to negotiations. The U.S. has also launched new strikes, saying they are aimed at weakening Iran's ability to threaten shipping in the Strait of Hormuz. Iran has responded with drone and missile attacks on U.S.-linked targets across the region and says it's closed the Strait.
Britain has summoned Iran's most senior diplomat in London over allegations that Tehran directed proxy groups to carry out attacks across Europe. The UK accused Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Quds Force of orchestrating the activity, describing it as "completely unacceptable", while Tehran rejected the claims and condemned Britain's decision to designate the IRGC as a security threat.
One person has died, and two others remain missing after a triple-deck pontoon boat carrying 19 people capsized near Alcatraz Island in San Francisco Bay. Rescue teams, including the U.S. Coast Guard, continued searching the area as authorities investigated the cause of the incident.
A Utah man has been arrested after allegedly stabbing a Muslim man multiple times at a shopping centre, telling police he targeted the victim because of his religion according to officials. The victim remains in a critical condition, while authorities say the suspect admitted he intended to kill Muslims and is facing attempted murder charges as the investigation continues.
Spain booked their place in the World Cup final with a dominant 2-1 victory over France, thanks to goals from Mikel Oyarzabal and Pedro Porro. The European champions controlled the match from start to finish and will face either England or Argentina in Sunday's final.
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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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