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 and the United States remain at loggerheads over efforts to agree a permanent end to the war in the Gulf, according to a senior Iranian source wh...
Central Asia’s economy has surpassed $543 billion, driven by Kazakhstan’s economic weight, strong exports and foreign investment, while growing tr...
The United Nations refugee agency is planning a settlement and carpet-weaving workshop for Afghan returnees in Kabul as the country grapples with larg...
Iran and the United States remain at loggerheads over efforts to agree a permanent end to the war in the Gulf, according to a senior Iranian source who said there had been no progress in talks to revive the interim deal agreed in June and define a timeframe to implement it.
U.S. President Donald Trump has called for Iran to pay compensation for decades of deaths and damage, adding a new demand to peace talks as Tehran seeks compensation and sanctions relief before reopening the Strait of Hormuz.
Disruption in the Strait of Hormuz has increased the strategic importance of Bab al-Mandab, raising fears that instability in both waterways could trigger a wider global energy and trade crisis.
A criminal court in Damascus has sentenced former Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to death in absentia for premeditated murder, torture, arbitrary detention and crimes against humanity, according to Syria’s state news agency SANA.
Millions of people across Spain and Iceland are preparing on Wednesday to witness a rare total solar eclipse, when the moon will pass directly between Earth and the Sun, briefly turning daylight into darkness along a narrow path.
Millions of people across Spain and Iceland are preparing on Wednesday to witness a rare total solar eclipse, when the moon will pass directly between Earth and the Sun, briefly turning daylight into darkness along a narrow path.
Ukraine has agreed to refrain from targeting certain tankers using Russia’s Black Sea port of Novorossiysk following a request from U.S. Vice President JD Vance, the Financial Times reported, although Kyiv has continued strikes on Russian targets at the port.
Taiwan has criticised a planned joint naval exercise involving China and Indonesia near its eastern waters, describing it as a politically charged move designed to strengthen Beijing's claims over areas surrounding the island.
An overnight Ukrainian drone attack on Russia’s Black Sea port city of Novorossiysk killed an eight-year-old child, injured others and damaged residential buildings, port infrastructure and grain facilities, Russian officials and industry sources said on Wednesday.
Romanian military divers have destroyed two Gerbera-type drones found drifting near the Neptun Deep offshore gas development in the country’s Black Sea exclusive economic zone.
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