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.
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 resum...
Start your day informed with AnewZ Morning Brief. Here are the top news stories for the 8th of August, covering the latest developments....
Tourists may soon be able to view Kazakhstan’s tourist sites by drone. Officials are planning to trial flights of between five and 30 minutes over l...
Shipping traffic through the Strait of Hormuz and the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, two key maritime chokepoints in the region, decreased significantly from the previous day, according to shipping data.
U.S. President Donald Trump said negotiations to reopen the Strait of Hormuz are progressing and suggested an agreement with Iran could be reached “soon”.
U.S. President Donald Trump may have to accept concessions he previously opposed if he wants to secure a deal with Iran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, according to analysts, as negotiators move closer to a temporary agreement.
Kazakhstan’s main oil export corridor was disrupted by drone strikes near Russia’s Black Sea coast in July, forcing a temporary suspension of crude loadings and raising fresh concerns over the vulnerability of regional energy infrastructure to the war in Ukraine.
Start your day informed with AnewZ Morning Brief. Here are the top news stories for the 7th of August, covering the latest developments.
The U.S. Senate has overwhelmingly passed legislation that would introduce sweeping sanctions against Russia and expand penalties on Iran, clearing a major hurdle for a bill that has been delayed for more than a year.
Lawyer and political newcomer Abelardo de la Espriella has been sworn in as Colombia's president in a ceremony in Cali.
Spain has introduced border controls on air and sea travel from Italy as a dispute between the two EU countries over irregular migration escalates.
Two U.S. federal judges have cleared the way for the Trump administration to end temporary deportation protections for thousands of people from South Sudan and Myanmar.
A U.S. federal appeals court has ordered the Trump administration to stop construction of a planned $400 million ballroom at the White House.
You can download the AnewZ application from Play Store and the App Store.
What is your opinion on this topic?
Leave the first comment