Start your day informed with AnewZ Morning Brief. Here are the top news stories for the 4th of August, covering the latest developments.
Wildfires in Spokane, Washington, have destroyed at least 700 buildings and forced about 64,000 people to evacuate, officials said. The three fires have burned more than 8,000 acres and are among the highest-priority wildfires in the United States. Authorities warned the death toll could rise as search teams reach affected areas, with some people reported missing. Around 1,100 firefighters are battling the blazes as the Pacific Northwest faces one of its worst wildfire seasons.
A coalition of 25 U.S. states has sued the Trump administration over proposed tariffs on global imports, arguing they exceed presidential authority. The lawsuit seeks to block tariffs of 10 per cent to 12.5 per cent, claiming the measures could increase costs for American consumers. The states challenged the administration’s use of a fast-tracked Section 301 investigation into forced labour to justify the tariffs.
The U.S. and Iran gave conflicting statements over talks aimed at ending their five-month war, increasing uncertainty over a possible deal.
President Donald Trump said negotiations were underway, while Tehran denied that any talks were taking place. A shipping incident near the Strait of Hormuz raised concerns over security risks to global energy routes. Traffic through the key waterway remained limited, with only six vessels transiting on Monday.
South Korea boosts heatwave response as death toll hits 16
South Korean President Lee Jae Myung urged authorities to step up support as a record heatwave pushed the death toll to 16. Lee warned extreme weather was becoming more frequent and called for stronger crisis response measures. The country recorded its highest-ever temperature in 122 years of observations, with Yangsan reaching 42.5°C.
A warehouse facility near Russia’s St. Petersburg was hit in a drone attack, regional governor Alexander Drozdenko said. He did not disclose the name of the facility or provide further details on the strike. Neighbouring Finland introduced a temporary aviation restriction zone in the eastern Gulf of Finland following the incident.
Iran said it was nearing a final pact with Oman defining new shipping lanes between them through the Strait of Hormuz but repeated that the U.S. must ...
Uzbekistan has secured preferential tariffs for fertiliser and petroleum product shipments through Kazakhstan’s Kuryk port to Georgian ports, as Uzb...
Police in eastern India used tear gas, batons and water cannon on Monday to disperse thousands of young protesters marching on the Jharkhand state leg...
An agreement between Iran and the U.S. to reopen the Strait of Hormuz is expected "soon," a U.S. official has said. The deal would result in the resumption of commercial shipping through the sea passage and the lifting of an American naval blockade on Iranian ports.
Flights arriving at Catania airport in eastern Sicily were suspended after volcanic ash from a new eruption of Mount Etna drifted into the airspace around the airport, disrupting operations at one of Italy’s busiest aviation hubs.
A deal on a new route for vessels through the Strait of Hormuz is "very close," Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has said, while warning that the reopening of the waterway depends on the U.S. meeting other conditions, including paying compensation to Iran.
Start your day informed with AnewZ Morning Brief. Here are the top news stories for the 9th of August, covering the latest developments.
Iran said it was nearing a final pact with Oman defining new shipping lanes between them through the Strait of Hormuz but repeated that the U.S. must meet other conditions.
Eclipse fever is building in Madrid as residents and visitors rush to secure protective glasses ahead of a rare total solar eclipse near sunset on Wednesday (12 August).
A gunman was arrested after opening fire at a local government office near Bangkok on Monday, days after a deadly school shooting renewed debate over gun control in Thailand.
Flights arriving at Catania airport in eastern Sicily were suspended after volcanic ash from a new eruption of Mount Etna drifted into the airspace around the airport, disrupting operations at one of Italy’s busiest aviation hubs.
The future of U.S. President Donald Trump’s Gaza roadmap remains uncertain, with Israel and Hamas divided over its implementation, particularly the sequence of Hamas’s disarmament and an Israeli withdrawal.
At least six people were killed and dozens injured in overnight Ukrainian drone strikes on Russia’s Belgorod region, while Russian missile and drone attacks killed two people in Kharkiv and injured eight others in Odesa, according to regional authorities.
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