Start your day informed with AnewZ Morning Brief. Here are the top news stories for the 27th of July, covering the latest developments you need to know.
Ship traffic through the Bab el-Mandeb Strait has dropped to its lowest level in months following Houthi attacks on Saudi oil facilities along the Red Sea coast. Shipping through the Strait of Hormuz also remains limited as markets monitor risks to global energy supplies.
Two people have been killed and at least five others injured, including a child, after a shooting at the Seattle Center during the annual Bite of Seattle festival. Police are investigating the attack, while authorities have not confirmed whether a suspect has been detained.
A suspect accused of driving a vehicle into a crowd near Berlin’s LGBTQ Pride event was killed during a police operation, German media reported. The attack left one person dead and 17 injured, including several in critical condition, as authorities continue their investigation.
French President Emmanuel Macron has convened an emergency meeting as wildfires in southwestern France spread towards Bordeaux, with flames approaching within 15 kilometres of the city. More than 220,000 people have been evacuated to safety across France, while thousands of firefighters and international crews battle the blazes amid extreme heat, strong winds and dry conditions.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says he plans to attend the UN General Assembly in New York despite Mayor Zohran Mamdani's calls against his visit. The dispute centres on an International Criminal Court arrest warrant against Netanyahu, with Mamdani previously saying he would seek to enforce it before acknowledging the city lacked legal authority to do so. Netanyahu accused the mayor of deepening divisions over Israel, while the Gaza war continues to fuel international debate.
Türkiye is set to receive Russian diesel under a U.S.-backed agreement, Energy Minister Alparslan Bayraktar said on Sunday, as Ankara pushes a...
Chinese Premier Li Qiang arrived in Tajikistan on Sunday for an official visit and a major regional summit, with security, trade and transport link...
The U.S. and five Central Asian nations have held high-level talks in Samarkand, focusing on trade, investment and regional security as Washington ...
U.S. President Donald Trump has criticised Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy for continuing to target Russia's energy infrastructure, while Russian strikes on Kyiv overnight killed at least one person and damaged a metro station.
What started out as planned protests against the cost of living, declining public services and education funding in France, quickly devolved into violent riots across the country on Saturday.
The day after waiving sanctions and tariffs related to Russian exports, U.S. President Donald Trump said on Saturday he has yet to announce a final decision on the matter as Secretary of State Marco Rubio said officials want more time to evaluate the situation.
A Saudi AH-6i helicopter crashed in the Najran region of Saudi Arabia due to a technical malfunction, killing its two crew members, the Saudi-led coalition's spokesman Brigadier General Turki al-Maliki said in a statement on Sunday.
An oil tanker caught fire after striking a naval mine in the southern part of the Strait of Hormuz, Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Navy said late Sunday.
Chinese Premier Li Qiang arrived in Tajikistan on Sunday for an official visit and a major regional summit, with security, trade and transport links high on the agenda as Beijing strengthens its ties with Central Asia.
The U.S. and five Central Asian nations have held high-level talks in Samarkand, focusing on trade, investment and regional security as Washington seeks to strengthen its presence in the strategically important region.
U.S. President Donald Trump has criticised Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy for continuing to target Russia's energy infrastructure, while Russian strikes on Kyiv overnight killed at least one person and damaged a metro station.
The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has cut monthly food assistance to 500,000 people in Gaza amid severe funding shortages, with around two-thirds of the population facing crisis levels of food insecurity or worse.
Strong winds that fuelled a deadly grass fire are what killed four Canadian soldiers and sent 39 people to hospital at a military training area in Alberta, Canada, according to authorities. 19 people remain in critical condition. The winds caused the flames to spread rapidly.
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