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.
Yemen's Houthi-run maritime coordination body on Saturday denied reports that it planned to charge commercial ships transiting the Bab el-Mandeb Strai...
Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Jordan and Kuwait on Friday welcomed an agreement to implement the next phase of the comprehensive peace plan for the Gaza Strip,...
FIFA's plan to sell a piece of its business empire to outside investors has collapsed following an open revolt by soccer officials worldwide and a maj...
Ukraine targeted a warehouse belonging to Russia’s largest retailer, Wildberries, and an oil refinery overnight, while Moscow said its forces struck a ship carrying military cargo in the Black Sea.
The U.S. military said it completed its latest wave of strikes on Iran, a two-hour operation that hit dozens of targets. Washington described the strikes as a "powerful response" to Iranian missile attacks targeting U.S. forces in the Middle East a day earlier.
Iran’s army said it targeted U.S. military facilities in Bahrain and Kuwait with drone attacks. Tehran said the operations were carried out in retaliation for recent U.S. strikes.
Thousands of migrants have crossed into the Spanish exclave of Ceuta from Morocco, overwhelming border security and prompting local authorities to call for a national emergency and military deployment.
AnewZ travelled across northeastern Syria, where the scars of more than a decade of war remain visible but many believe the country has entered a new chapter.
FIFA's plan to sell a piece of its business empire to outside investors has collapsed following an open revolt by soccer officials worldwide and a major rift among top FIFA executives, the New York Post reported on Friday.
Russia pounded Ukraine's capital Kyiv with ballistic missiles on Saturday, killing at least nine people and wounding 28 others, Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko said.
U.S. President Donald Trump said the United States has not agreed to allow Ukraine to manufacture Patriot missile interceptors.
Spain said it had reversed an unprecedented surge of migrants into its North African enclave of Ceuta, with most of the approximately 50,000 people who crossed the border by land and sea already having returned voluntarily.
Thousands of people spent the night on beaches, waiting by fences or wading through the sea in the hope of reaching Europe, as an estimated 49,000 migrants crossed into Spain's enclave of Ceuta in just 24 hours.
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