Start your day informed with AnewZ Morning Brief. Here are the top news stories for the 19th of July, covering the latest developments you need to know.
The U.S. military completed an eighth consecutive night of strikes against Iran after two American service members were killed in Jordan and another was reported missing following an Iranian attack. U.S. Central Command said the strikes targeted Iranian military facilities and Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps positions, while Tehran warned Washington would face "heavier costs" as fighting spread across the Gulf, raising fears of a return to all-out war.
Controversial influencers Andrew and Tristan Tate have been arrested in the United States after British prosecutors announced fresh rape, trafficking and sexual assault charges against the brothers and requested their extradition.
The UK's Crown Prosecution Service said the new allegations, relating to offences between 2010 and 2017, bring the total number of alleged victims to seven. The brothers deny all wrongdoing and remain under separate criminal investigation in Romania while Andrew Tate also faces a civil lawsuit in the UK.
Ontario Premier Doug Ford criticised U.S. President Donald Trump's comments blaming Canada for wildfire smoke drifting into the United States, calling the remarks "absolutely unacceptable." Trump accused Canada of poor forest management and threatened to add the costs of dealing with the smoke to existing tariffs on Canadian goods. Canada is battling 955 active wildfires nationwide with military aircraft deployed to evacuate residents from northern Ontario as fires continue to spread.
At least one person was killed and 13 others were injured after Russian ballistic missiles struck Kyiv and the surrounding region early on Sunday, Ukrainian officials said. The attack triggered fires across the capital as powerful explosions were heard, with Ukraine's air force warning of an ongoing ballistic missile threat, authorities said.
England secured third place at the 2026 FIFA World Cup with a 6-4 victory over France in Miami. Bukayo Saka scored a hat-trick, while Declan Rice, Ezri Konsa and Jude Bellingham also found the net after England led 4-0 at half-time. Kylian Mbappé scored twice to take his tournament tally to 10 goals, extending his lead in the race for the Golden Boot. France coach Didier Deschamps took responsibility for his team's "unacceptable" first-half collapse in a 6-4 defeat to England on Saturday, bringing his 14-year reign as France coach to an end.
Iran is setting conditions for reopening the Strait of Hormuz, including an end to the war, the lifting of the U.S. blockade and sanctions. At the ...
Mail sorting centres used by Nova Poshta, Ukraine's largest private postal company, were destroyed&nbs...
The United Nations refugee agency is planning further reductions to its workforce and budget in 2027 as it adap...
Kremlin Spokesperson Dmitry Peskov has dismissed media reports that CIA Director John Ratcliffe visited Moscow earlier this week to warn Russia against attacking NATO, dismissing them as "scare stories," which had nothing to do with reality.
Rescuers in Nepal used helicopters on Thursday to scour for hundreds still missing after a wall of mud and rock collapsed into a river on the Himalayan border with China's Tibet, sending catastrophic floods through towns and valleys, killing 162 people.
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has called for greater economic cooperation among Muslim countries, saying their combined economic weight remains disproportionately small compared with their population, strategic location and resources.
Iran is setting conditions for reopening the Strait of Hormuz, including an end to the war, the lifting of the U.S. blockade and sanctions. At the same time, Washington is stepping up economic pressure on Tehran through what the White House calls “Operation Economic Outcast.”
Mail sorting centres used by Nova Poshta, Ukraine's largest private postal company, were destroyed in Russian strikes overnight, the firm said. Elsewhere, four people were injured after drones struck an apartment building in Sevastopol, Crimea, according to the Moscow-installed governor.
Icelanders will vote on Saturday, 29 August, on whether to resume negotiations with the European Union, in a referendum that could reopen the country’s long-debated membership question.
Iran is setting conditions for reopening the Strait of Hormuz, including an end to the war, the lifting of the U.S. blockade and sanctions. At the same time, Washington is stepping up economic pressure on Tehran through what the White House calls “Operation Economic Outcast.”
Mail sorting centres used by Nova Poshta, Ukraine's largest private postal company, were destroyed in Russian strikes overnight, the firm said. Elsewhere, four people were injured after drones struck an apartment building in Sevastopol, Crimea, according to the Moscow-installed governor.
The United Nations refugee agency is planning further reductions to its workforce and budget in 2027 as it adapts to severe funding pressures, even as global displacement is forecast to reach a record high.
Türkiye has dramatically increased diesel imports from the United States and India this month as Russian supplies have been diminished and Middle East energy flows disrupted.
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