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.
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Flights at Catania airport in Sicily will remain suspended until early Friday as ash from Mount Etna continues to disrupt air travel, following hundreds of cancellations and diversions over the past week.
Hundreds of flights have been cancelled or rerouted at Catania Airport over the past week as ash from Mount Etna’s ongoing eruption continues to disrupt air travel in Sicily.
Iran says the Strait of Hormuz remains under its control, rejecting U.S. President Donald Trump’s claim of “total control” over the strategic waterway and insisting it will not reopen until Washington fulfils its commitments under an interim deal.
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.
The U.S. will impose unprecedented measures on Iran in order to economically isolate the country, U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has said.
Iran and Afghanistan are seeking closer cooperation in agriculture, livestock and irrigation during a three-day Iranian ministerial visit to Kabul, as both sides look to strengthen trade and rural economies.
At least 437 civilians were killed and 2,610 injured in Ukraine in July, according to UN investigators, marking the highest monthly civilian casualty toll since March 2022.
Record rainfall in Japan killed eight people and stranded thousands of travellers at Tokyo's Narita Airport on Friday, as flooding disrupted transport and cut power to 20,000 homes.
Start your day informed with AnewZ Morning Brief. Here are the top news stories for the 14th of August, covering the latest developments.
Ukraine’s attacks on Russian ports, refineries and shipping infrastructure are putting Moscow’s energy exports under growing pressure and disrupting key trade routes, raising concerns over commercial shipping and global food supplies.
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