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.
Italy's data protection agency said on Saturday it had fined Meta ...
Azerbaijan plans to allocate 150 million manat ($88.2 million) to international investment and development funds in 2027, according to the Chamber ...
Azerbaijan is showcasing its green energy potential, environmental initiatives and international climate cooperation at the United Nations Climate ...
Iran’s Assembly of Experts has backed withdrawing from the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) and overhauling the country’s defence doctrine, calling both steps essential to national security and deterrence.
The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration lifted a nationwide ground stop on Friday (13 November) after a communications failure at air traffic control centres caused chaos at airports and triggered the longest nationwide shutdown since the 9/11 attacks in 2001.
More than 30 people have been taken to hospital after a cargo ship collided with a passenger cruise docked on the Mississippi River in New Orleans on Friday (13 November).
Europe will send a team of diplomats to Ukraine peace talks rather than a single envoy, EU leaders agreed on Friday at the end of a summit in Dublin.
Saudi Arabia said it intercepted two Houthi ballistic missiles targeting Riyadh and three drones in its oil-rich Eastern Province on Sunday (15 November), as Iran's Revolutionary Guards claimed separate attacks on a U.S. military facility in Bahrain.
Italy's data protection agency said on Saturday it had fined Meta Platforms €805 million ($887 million) after finding the company had accessed Android users' photographs and videos without obtaining their consent or informing them.
SpaceX's spacecraft on Saturday returned from a 22-hour voyage in orbit and descended for the first time into the grasp of giant mechanical arms at the Texas tower it was launched from a day earlier, a catch that is essential to the company's decade-long effort to develop a fully reusable rocket.
The Philippines and Australia signed a new defence cooperation arrangement in Manila on Sunday, aimed at accelerating joint military activities and strengthening security ties amid tensions with China in the South China Sea.
Southeast Asian leaders opened the 49th ASEAN Summit in Manila Sunday, with Myanmar's crisis, security and economic uncertainty dominating talks. Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. called for continued engagement with Myanmar and urged a stronger response to conflict and energy disruptions.
U.S. air travel is not expected to return to normal schedules until late on Sunday (15 November), the head of the FAA said, as the aviation system gradually recovers from a nationwide flight shutdown that officials blamed on routine maintenance gone awry.
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