Start your day informed with AnewZ Morning Brief. Here are the top news stories for the 20th July, covering the latest developments you need to know.
Spain defeated Argentina 1-0 to win the 2026 FIFA World Cup. It is the second time the Spanish team have won the football tournament. Spain’s Ferran Torres struck in the 106th minute to bring home the trophy to the side. Argentina's hopes suffered a major blow when Enzo Fernández was sent off after receiving a second yellow card in stoppage time.
The U.S. carried out more strikes on Iran overnight, including attacking the northwestern city of Tabriz. Meanwhile, the U.S. military confirmed that an American soldier had been killed during the detonation of an unexploded Iranian drone in Iraq. Iran said it had struck Kuwait and air raid sirens rang out in Bahrain.
Andy Burnham will become Britain’s seventh Prime Minister in a decade on Monday. The former Mayor of Greater Manchester has promised radical action to raise living standards. But he faces a string of challenges including stagnant productivity, a worsening housing crisis and sluggish growth.
Multiple people are still missing after a ferry carrying 133 people capsized off the coast of Guyana on Saturday night. Rescue efforts are continuing. The ferry reportedly had an inaccurate passenger list, while the captain had tested positive for marijuana according to authorities. A total of 67 people have been rescued so far.
Artificial intelligence (AI) firms have gathered in the Chinese city of Shanghai to present their latest technologies at the 2026 World AI Conference. Among the products attracting attention was the Qiji T1000, described as the world's first tonne-capacity heavy-duty robotic horse.
A Kyiv-Warsaw train was struck near the Polish border, Ukraine's state railway firm said on Sunday. No passengers were injured. Ukrai...
Maritime trackers received new reports of an attack on a ship in the Strait of Hormuz on Sunday, according to the ...
Indonesian rescuers are searching for 130 people after a passenger ship carrying 243 people sank in the Java Sea following bad weather, while 113 p...
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian arrived in New Delhi on Friday to attend the weekend BRICS summit, amid the ongoing U.S.-Iran conflict, joining a host of foreign dignitaries.
Maritime trackers received new reports of an attack on a ship in the Strait of Hormuz on Sunday, according to the UK Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO), adding to concerns about energy supplies after Saudi Arabia shut down a vital oil pipeline on Saturday.
A Kyiv-Warsaw train was struck near the Polish border, Ukraine's state railway firm said on Sunday. No passengers were injured. Ukrainian Railways said that the country's railways were facing systematic attacks for a second day and warned of widespread delays.
Dubai’s property market has spent years climbing. Now, for the first time since 2021, prices are moving in the opposite direction.
Saudi Arabia has temporarily shut down its 1,200-kilometre East-West oil pipeline after it was hit by a drone attack, with Riyadh and Baghdad saying the strike originated from Iraq.
A Kyiv-Warsaw train was struck near the Polish border, Ukraine's state railway firm said on Sunday. No passengers were injured. Ukrainian Railways said that the country's railways were facing systematic attacks for a second day and warned of widespread delays.
Indonesian rescuers are searching for 130 people after a passenger ship carrying 243 people sank in the Java Sea following bad weather, while 113 people have been evacuated and six have died, the country’s search and rescue agency said on Sunday.
China will lead the creation of an open source platform among BRICS members to promote cooperation on large language models, Chinese President Xi Jinping said on Sunday.
Swedes vote in an election on Sunday (13 September) that could see the far-right enter government for the first time if the country's right-wing parties can form a majority.
Philippine rescuers recovered 41 more charred remains from a ferry fire on Saturday (12 September), taking the death toll to 76, while 13 people remained unaccounted for as forensic teams worked to identify the victims.
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