Start your day informed with AnewZ Morning Brief. Here are the top news stories for the 2nd of August, covering the latest developments.
U.S. President Donald Trump said he would hold off on a fresh attack on Iran if a deal could be reached quickly to end Tehran's nuclear threat and reopen the Strait of Hormuz. Trump said Iran and other Middle Eastern countries had requested time to complete an agreement. He added that Israel had joined his commitment, although it has not publicly commented on the issue. Iran warned the United States against any “adventurous action” and said it would respond decisively to any attacks.
Palestinian health officials said strikes hit Gaza City and Deir al-Balah, killing a man and his wife and wounding four others in one attack, while another strike killed two people, including a child. There was no immediate comment from the Israel Defence Forces (IDF). Trump said Hamas had agreed to disarm under a U.S.-backed initiative, while his Board of Peace published a 15-point roadmap outlining steps to implement the agreement.
A homemade bomb carried by a woman killed three people and injured at least 21 in an explosion near an upscale Italian restaurant in central Moscow on Saturday evening, authorities said. The blast occurred shortly before 20:00 local time near the Balzi Rossi restaurant at Kudrinskaya Square, police said. Russia's Anti-Terrorism Committee said the woman had attempted to enter the restaurant but was stopped by a security guard before the explosion, which killed her, the guard and a customer.
Migrants who entered Spain's African enclave of Ceuta by swimming or crossing fences this week began returning to Morocco on Saturday, saying hunger, exhaustion and difficult conditions had ended their hopes of a new life in Europe. Several migrants also alleged they faced hostility from locals, including claims of being attacked or forced to leave certain areas.
Wildfires fanned by gale-force winds swept across parts of Greece on Saturday, forcing evacuations as authorities warned of worsening conditions in Spain and France. Greece ordered evacuations in several areas, including Agia Paraskevi, Kryo Pigadi and Agios Nektarios, while helicopters dropped water and fire retardants to slow the spread. In south-eastern France, a wildfire in the Var department reignited after being brought under control, prompting the evacuation of nearly 2,500 people to safety. However, in the hardest-hit Gironde department, "we have returned to a more stable situation," French Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu said in an interview with local newspaper on Saturday.
Yemen's air force carried out 20 strikes on Houthi targets earlier on Friday, Brigadier General Majid Abdullah Al-Nuzaili, Spokesman for t...
The European Space Agency (ESA), Airbus and European partners have put a six-wheeled Mars rover prototype through its paces in Spain’s Tabern...
Azerbaijan won 22 medals, including seven gold, at the Mingachevir Regatta 2026 as more than 100 young rowers from 12 countries competed in the int...
Yemen's air force carried out 20 strikes on Houthi targets earlier on Friday, Brigadier General Majid Abdullah Al-Nuzaili, Spokesman for the Yemeni Armed Forces, said. Meanwhile, the Iran-backed Houthis denied targeting a power plant supplying energy to a mosque in Medina, Saudi Arabia.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Israel may participate in the investigation into a serious incident aboard a flydubai flight bound for Tel Aviv, while investigators examine the motive of the co-pilot involved.
Swiss glaciers lost more than 5 per cent of their ice in 2026, making it one of their worst years on record as a dry winter and repeated heatwaves accelerated melting across the Alps.
Passengers from a flydubai flight that was diverted to Saudi Arabia after an alleged attempt to crash the aircraft have arrived safely in Israel.
Russia has warned NATO that it would be prepared to use nuclear weapons if the Western alliance attempted to isolate Kaliningrad, a Russian exclave on the Baltic Sea, according to a diplomatic document seen by Reuters.
A retired Australian builder has arrived in Baku in his 1929 Pontiac Roadster during an epic journey from Bangkok to Istanbul, using the nearly century-old car to raise money for Parkinson’s research.
Around 400 schools across France remained closed on Friday as protests over teacher shortages and deteriorating buildings escalated into violence, leaving dozens injured and leading to 2,000 arrests.
Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday that Moscow wanted to end the war in Ukraine through negotiations as soon as possible, while insisting that any settlement must meet conditions acceptable to Russia and include security guarantees.
The family of Renee Good, a U.S. citizen fatally shot by an immigration agent in Minneapolis in January, has sued the Trump administration, accusing federal officials of excessive force and unconstitutional conduct.
Ukraine is working to resolve a diplomatic dispute with South Korea after Kyiv publicly disclosed the transfer of two North Korean prisoners of war to Seoul, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha said on Thursday, 1 October.
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