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.
U.S. President Donald Trump has called it “a disgrace” that Ukraine has resumed attacks on Russian oil refineries. Attacks are continui...
The U.S. has banned government employees working in Saudi Arabia from using airports in the country without special authorisation. It com...
France is preparing for a fresh wave of nationwide demonstrations this weekend as rising living costs, educatio...
The Saudi-led coalition said early Thursday that it intercepted and destroyed a drone over Saudi Arabia’s Eastern Province.
Yemen’s Houthis have claimed responsibility for the recent drone and missile strikes on Saudi Aramco facilities in Dhahran and Riyadh and at King Khalid International Airport in Saudi Arabia, vowing to carry out more attacks in the coming days.
Ukraine's soldiers have had their access to Starlink satellite internet restricted. Kyiv's troops use the terminals, made by Elon Musk's SpaceX, to pilot drones. A source in Ukraine's Defence Ministry said the restrictions would make it harder for Kyiv's army to down Russian drones.
The U.S. has banned government employees working in Saudi Arabia from using airports in the country without special authorisation. It comes after a deadly Houthi strike on Riyadh's King Khalid International Airport killed at least 13 people last week.
Ukraine is set to restart attacks on Russian oil refineries following a two-day pause, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said, amid growing tensions with Washington over energy strikes and U.S. military support.
U.S. President Donald Trump has called it “a disgrace” that Ukraine has resumed attacks on Russian oil refineries. Attacks are continuing from Russia and Ukraine as media reports say Ukraine has almost run out of Patriot interceptor missiles.
Students, lecturers and university staff marched on Argentina’s Congress in Buenos Aires on Thursday to demand President Javier Milei’s government implement a university funding law which would boost staff salaries and increase financial support to institutions to cover operating costs
A 16-year-old shooter opened fire on Thursday at an elementary school in Bend, Oregon in the United States, killing four people, including three children, before being killed by an armed member of the community who had pursued the assailant into the school, police said.
France is preparing for a fresh wave of nationwide demonstrations this weekend as rising living costs, education concerns and growing political tensions converge into one of the most significant protest movements seen in the country in recent years.
British Defence Secretary Wes Streeting has called for closer cooperation between the United Kingdom and the United States, arguing that the transatlantic partnership remains essential to addressing modern security challenges and maintaining stability across Europe.
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