live Trump says 'all-day negotiation' was held with Iran on Tuesday
U.S. President Donald Trump said there was an "all-day negotiation" on Tuesday with Iran, characterising the talks positively while also threatening t...
Start your day informed with AnewZ Morning Brief. Here are the top news stories for the 5th of August, covering the latest developments.
A Russian overnight air attack on Kyiv killed at least fourteen and injured twenty-seven others, with damage reported across several districts of the Ukrainian capital. The assault destroyed a warehouse near the city centre, sparked multiple fires and caused an ammonia leak, while rescue teams searched for people trapped under rubble. Reuters could not independently verify all the reports.
U.S. President Donald Trump said negotiations with Iran made progress and predicted the Strait of Hormuz would reopen soon, while warning Tehran of a strong military response if talks fail. New Zealand blamed the waterway's closure for rising fuel costs, inflation and its highest unemployment rate in a decade. Meanwhile, shipping traffic through the Strait of Hormuz remained steady but far below pre-conflict levels.
The Israeli army carried out separate incursions into Syria's southern provinces of Daraa and Quneitra on Tuesday, according to the Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA). In Daraa, Israeli forces advanced into the village of Mariya in the Yarmouk Basin area, where they conducted a limited incursion into the western part of the village and searched several civilian homes before withdrawing without making any arrests, SANA reported.
The United States has revoked the visa of Brazil's ambassador in Washington, escalating a diplomatic dispute over ambassadorial appointments and visas for diplomats. U.S. officials said the move was a reciprocal response after Brazil refused to approve Washington's ambassadorial nominee and denied visas to several American diplomats. The ambassador has not been ordered to leave the United States, and officials said the visa could be restored if the dispute is resolved.
Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez Parrilla on Tuesday blamed the U.S. embargo for the country's repeated nationwide electricity outages. The remarks came after another nationwide power grid collapse in Cuba, the latest in a series of major outages that have disrupted electricity supplies across the island nation in recent months. The U.S. Embassy in Havana on Monday advised U.S. citizens currently in Cuba or planning to travel to the island to prepare for widespread disruptions.
U.S. President Donald Trump says Iran has a "last chance" to sign what he described as "a good document", claiming talks are continuing at Tehran's request with backing from Saudi Arabia, the UAE and Qatar.
Tehran had made plans to strike sites in Ukraine after Kyiv attacked an Iranian cargo ship in the Caspian Sea, a senior Iranian military adviser has said. Iran refrained from taking action after Kyiv said the strike was a mistake, Mohsen Rezaei told the state IRIB TV channel.
Indonesian rescue teams are searching for 28 people still unaccounted for, three days after a passenger ferry caught fire off the coast of Madura island.
Nauru, the world’s third smallest country, has changed its name to Naoero, the Pacific island nation’s President said. The new name corresponds to the spelling and pronunciation in the national language.
The U.S. has made its visa bond programme permanent for citizens of 50 countries, requiring some business and tourist visa applicants to pay refundable deposits of up to $20,000. Several Central Asian countries remain on the list, but Uzbekistan is not.
The United States has revoked the visa of Brazil's ambassador in Washington, escalating a growing diplomatic dispute between the two countries over ambassadorial appointments and the treatment of diplomats.
Russian strikes around Ukraine's capital of Kyiv killed fourteen people, injured twenty-seven and damaged warehouses overnight, emergency service officials said on the Telegram messaging app.
Japan is carrying out its biggest military buildup since World War II, with Tokyo citing China's expanding military capabilities and increasingly assertive regional activities as the main reason for the shift in its defence strategy.
Iran and the U.S. are making conflicting statements about efforts to negotiate the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz. U.S. President Donald Trump insists talks are under way, while Tehran maintains that negotiations remain on hold.
Romania blasted a rock outcrop to redirect cooling water from the drought-hit Danube River to its only operating nuclear reactor. The unprecedented measure highlights the growing impact of drought and the region's worsening energy crisis.
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