Start your day informed with AnewZ Morning Brief. Here are the top news stories for the 22nd of July, covering the latest developments you need to know.
Prosecutors have begun presenting their case against singer D4vd, alleging he murdered and dismembered his 14-year-old girlfriend in 2025 after she threatened to reveal their relationship. The 21-year-old artist, whose real name is David Burke, has pleaded not guilty to charges including first-degree murder, mutilation of human remains and child sexual abuse, with prosecutors expected to call more than 10 witnesses during the preliminary hearing.
The U.S. carried out an 11th consecutive night of strikes on Iran, targeting military command centres, aircraft hangars, drone storage facilities, maritime capabilities and logistics infrastructure. Iran responded with missile and drone attacks on U.S. bases and other American-linked sites in Bahrain, Kuwait and Jordan. U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said the war had cost $37.5 billion so far, while Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Washington remained ready for negotiations but accused Tehran of not being serious about talks.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has replaced Commander-in-Chief Oleksandr Syrskyi with Major General Mykhailo Drapatyi, marking one of the country’s most significant military leadership changes since Russia’s full-scale invasion. Zelenskyy thanked Syrskyi for his service, while presenting Drapatyi as a frontline commander expected to modernise the armed forces and strengthen Ukraine’s use of technology in warfare.
Flash floods have killed at least 23 people in Afghanistan's eastern Nuristan province, with more than 100 others still missing as rescue teams search for survivors. Authorities warned the death toll could rise as emergency crews battle difficult conditions in remote mountainous areas, while further heavy rain and flash flooding are forecast across parts of the country.
Moldova's parliament has approved financier Vasile Tofan as prime minister, reinforcing the country's push to move closer to the European Union. Backed by President Maia Sandu, Tofan has pledged to accelerate EU membership talks while reviving the economy, with the goal of joining the EU by 2030.
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 ...
A consortium including Amazon founder Jeff Bezos is reportedly close to agreeing a deal to acquire a roughly one-third stake in Premier League club Li...
Uzbekistan has secured preferential tariffs for fertiliser and petroleum product shipments through Kazakhstan’s Kuryk port to Georgian ports, as Uzb...
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.
A consortium including Amazon founder Jeff Bezos is reportedly close to agreeing a deal to acquire a roughly one-third stake in Premier League club Liverpool, according to multiple media reports on Monday.
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.
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