Start your day informed with AnewZ Morning Brief. Here are the top news stories for the 1st of August, covering the latest developments.
Russia launched a major ballistic missile attack on Kyiv on Saturday, killing at least nine people and injuring 28 others, including four children, according to Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko. More than a dozen explosions were heard across the city as Russia intensified its attacks on the Ukrainian capital. Russia has not yet commented on the attack.
Spain said most of the more than 50,000 people who entered its North African enclave of Ceuta by land and sea had returned voluntarily. Authorities said 57 bodies were recovered on the Spanish side of the border, with further casualties possible in Morocco. Moroccan forces used batons and tear gas to push back crowds attempting to enter the Spanish territory, which borders Morocco.
Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Jordan and Kuwait welcomed an agreement to implement the next phase of the comprehensive peace plan for the Gaza Strip, urging Israel to fully comply with the deal, withdraw its forces and ensure the uninterrupted flow of humanitarian aid. The reactions came after U.S. President Donald Trump and the Board of Peace announced an agreement to move forward with the next stage of the ceasefire plan.
Yemen’s Houthi-run maritime coordination body denied reports that it planned to impose fees on commercial ships passing through the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, saying transit through the strategic waterway remains free. The statement came after a Reuters report, citing regional sources, said the Iran-aligned group had discussed possible charges for ships using the southern Red Sea route after declaring a maritime blockade of Saudi shipping.
Separately, Houthi military spokesperson Yahya Saree claimed eight Saudi oil tankers had been forced to reroute via the Cape of Good Hope because of the blockade. The claim has not been independently verified.
FIFA President Gianni Infantino said he had dropped plans to sell a stake in a new $20 billion subsidiary overseeing the World Cup. He said the proposal had created divisions and was no longer served its intended purpose. He said the plan to offer private investors up to 20% of the FIFA Forward Enterprise unit "will not proceed," and that he intended to reconvene stakeholders to support football’s continued growth, particularly in countries most in need of support.
Iran and the United States remain at loggerheads over efforts to agree a permanent end to the war in the Gulf, according to a senior Iranian source wh...
Central Asia’s economy has surpassed $543 billion, driven by Kazakhstan’s economic weight, strong exports and foreign investment, while growing tr...
The United Nations refugee agency is planning a settlement and carpet-weaving workshop for Afghan returnees in Kabul as the country grapples with larg...
Iran and the United States remain at loggerheads over efforts to agree a permanent end to the war in the Gulf, according to a senior Iranian source who said there had been no progress in talks to revive the interim deal agreed in June and define a timeframe to implement it.
U.S. President Donald Trump has called for Iran to pay compensation for decades of deaths and damage, adding a new demand to peace talks as Tehran seeks compensation and sanctions relief before reopening the Strait of Hormuz.
A criminal court in Damascus has sentenced former Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to death in absentia for premeditated murder, torture, arbitrary detention and crimes against humanity, according to Syria’s state news agency SANA.
Disruption in the Strait of Hormuz has increased the strategic importance of Bab al-Mandab, raising fears that instability in both waterways could trigger a wider global energy and trade crisis.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has warned that Russia is preparing to deploy additional North Korean forces on its territory and has received more ballistic missiles from Pyongyang, arguing that their growing military cooperation poses a threat beyond Ukraine.
Millions of people across Spain and Iceland are preparing on Wednesday to witness a rare total solar eclipse, when the moon will pass directly between Earth and the Sun, briefly turning daylight into darkness along a narrow path.
Ukraine has agreed to refrain from targeting certain tankers using Russia’s Black Sea port of Novorossiysk following a request from U.S. Vice President JD Vance, the Financial Times reported, although Kyiv has continued strikes on Russian targets at the port.
Taiwan has criticised a planned joint naval exercise involving China and Indonesia near its eastern waters, describing it as a politically charged move designed to strengthen Beijing's claims over areas surrounding the island.
An overnight Ukrainian drone attack on Russia’s Black Sea port city of Novorossiysk killed an eight-year-old child, injured others and damaged residential buildings, port infrastructure and grain facilities, Russian officials and industry sources said on Wednesday.
Romanian military divers have destroyed two Gerbera-type drones found drifting near the Neptun Deep offshore gas development in the country’s Black Sea exclusive economic zone.
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