Start your day informed with AnewZ Morning Brief. Here are the top news stories for the 8th of August, covering the latest developments.
The U.S. Senate has passed a package of measures that would introduce sweeping sanctions against Russia and extend penalties on Iran. U.S. partners could be impacted by the legislation which would allow President Trump to hit the biggest importers of Russian energy with 100 per cent tariffs. The long delayed bill now has to clear the U.S. House of Representatives in a few weeks.
A deal between Iran and the U.S. to reopen the Strait of Hormuz to commercial shipping is expected “soon,” a U.S. official has said. The agreement would also result in the end of the U.S. naval blockade of Iranian ports, the official added. Before the U.S.-Iran conflict around one fifth of the world’s oil transited through the strait.
Spain has tightened border controls on travellers arriving from Italy, escalating a growing dispute between the two European Union countries over irregular migration. The measures were announced after Italy imposed temporary controls on travellers from Spain, following the influx of 78,000 migrants from Morocco in the Spanish exclave of Ceuta in north Africa.
Right-wing lawyer and political newcomer Abelardo de la Espriella has been sworn in as Colombia’s President in a ceremony in the western city of Cali, breaking with more than a century of tradition. De la Espriella takes over from left-wing President Gustavo Petro, whose four-year term was marked by deep political divisions and economic difficulties.
Kazakhstan has released an Amur tiger into the wild for the first time in more than seven decades, launching an ambitious effort to reintroduce the endangered predator to Central Asia. The female tiger, named Umit, meaning “hope” in Kazakh, was released into the Ile-Balkhash State Nature Reserve, according to the Ministry of Ecology.
Saudi Arabia’s air defences have intercepted and destroyed a hostile drone over the Riyadh region, according to the Saudi-led coalition fight...
Police were deployed across Paris on Saturday, as a curfew was set to take effect in the Republique and Chât...
A drone strike hit a power station in northern Sudan early Sunday (1 November), sparking a fire and triggering loud explosions, witnesses said....
The U.S. has approved the sale of 500 Patriot PAC-3 missiles to Ukraine in a deal worth an estimated $2.1 billion, but Kyiv could face years of delays before receiving the weapons it urgently needs to defend against intensifying Russian attacks.
Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei has ordered Iran's armed forces to respond to any threat immediately and without geographical limits in statements posted to social media platforms on Saturday (31 October).
Demonstrators carrying Iranian flags and placards supporting the hijab gathered outside the Azerbaijani Embassy in London.
A Chinese-made AI chip has matched Nvidia’s H200 in tests conducted by its developer, marking a potential breakthrough in China’s efforts to reduce its dependence on foreign technology.
A hacking group linked to North Korea is widely believed to be behind the theft of $6.3 billion from cryptocurrency giant Binance, a cyberattack that experts describe as the largest cryptocurrency heist on record.
Police were deployed across Paris on Saturday, as a curfew was set to take effect in the Republique and Châtelet-Les Halles areas from 11pm Saturday until 6am Sunday (1 November).
A drone strike hit a power station in northern Sudan early Sunday (1 November), sparking a fire and triggering loud explosions, witnesses said.
Gen Z protests swept 34 German cities on Saturday (31 October) over education and living costs. Violence erupted in Frankfurt, where shops were looted and police reported Molotov cocktail attacks.
Iran designated Britain's Royal Navy and Royal Air Force as terrorist organisations on Sunday, (1 November), and classified the country's foreign intelligence agency, MI6, as a hostile group, according to a statement from the Iranian Foreign Ministry.
Thousands protested in Albania's capital, Tirana, on Saturday (31 October), demanding Prime Minister Edi Rama's resignation over perceived corruption allegations and dissatisfaction with the government over a lack of jobs and poor education standards.
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