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.
Peace is Armenia’s only reliable guarantee of security, Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has said in comments in Dublin, where he also...
Hungarian authorities have recovered nearly $20 million in cash hidden in buildings and buried in forests as part of a bribery investigation into M...
U.S. President Donald Trump, Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping are set to hold a historic trilateral meeting in She...
Iran’s Assembly of Experts has backed withdrawing from the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) and overhauling the country’s defence doctrine, calling both steps essential to national security and deterrence.
The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration lifted a nationwide ground stop on Friday (13 November) after a communications failure at air traffic control centres caused chaos at airports and triggered the longest nationwide shutdown since the 9/11 attacks in 2001.
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.
Microsoft struggled to restore its services on Friday after a major outage disrupted Outlook, Teams and Copilot across the United States and Asia-Pacific region.
Kazakhstan-linked hackers stole thousands of national security documents from Tajikistan, a cybersecurity company has said.
Hungarian authorities have recovered nearly $20 million in cash hidden in buildings and buried in forests as part of a bribery investigation into Miklós Seszták, a former minister under ex-Prime Minister Viktor Orbán.
U.S. President Donald Trump, Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping are set to hold a historic trilateral meeting in Shenzhen on 19 November. The White House says the talks will focus on nuclear arms reductions, with Iran also on the agenda.
U.S. negotiators floated the idea of Ukraine withdrawing from the eastern Donbas region in exchange for NATO membership, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said.
China is taking its space technology ambitions beyond its borders, with a major deal to build a network of 20 artificial intelligence-powered satellites for Oman.
Europe will send a team of diplomats to Ukraine peace talks rather than a single envoy, EU leaders agreed on Friday at the end of a summit in Dublin.
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