Start your day informed with AnewZ Morning Brief. Here are the top news stories for the 24th July, covering the latest developments you need to know.
U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration has imposed new tariffs on 60 countries and the European Union over claims they fail to stop forced labour. The duties of either 10 per cent of 12.5 per cent target key trading partners, including China, Canada and the UK. The new levies have been criticised by some of the countries, including Brazil, Australia and China.
The U.S. military has completed its 13th night of strikes on Iran. Four people were killed in a U.S. missile strike near southwestern Iranian city of Ahvaz, according to Iranian media. Following a resurgence of conflict between Washington and Tehran, shiptracking data showed tanker traffic in the Strait of Hormuz falling to the lowest levels since May. The escalation has pushed global oil prices higher, with Brent crude rising above $100 a barrel amid fears of disruptions to key shipping routes and energy markets.
Power is being restored in stages in Georgia after a nationwide blackout early on Friday, the country’s state-owned electricity operator said. The cause of the outage is still being investigated, the Georgian State Electrosystem added. Some residents took to social media to share photos of the blackout and speculate on what may have caused it.
President Donald Trump has conditioned a deal signed by the U.S. and Saudi Arabia, which would allow the Gulf kingdom to build nuclear reactors, on Riyadh establishing diplomatic relations with Israel. Saudi Arabia has long refused normalisation without the existence of a clear pathway for Palestinian statehood.
Sweden has announced the relaxation of rules for new mines to cut its dependence on China for rare earth minerals. The issue is a source of tension with the country’s indigenous Sami people, who say the expansion of mining will cut off reindeer migration routes they’ve followed for thousands of years.
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.
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.
Dubai’s property market has spent years climbing. Now, for the first time since 2021, prices are moving in the opposite direction.
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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