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.
Azerbaijan is examining the use of digital technologies to document and protect historical and religious monuments, particularly sites in the liber...
Russian air strikes injured 13 and damaged buildings in the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv and in the Black Sea port ci...
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday he hoped the war against Iran was nearing its end and that Tehran wanted to reach a deal, but Iran di...
Saudi Arabia said its air defences destroyed a Houthi drone south of Mecca before it could enter prohibited airspace over the holy city, as attacks by the Iran-aligned group deepen regional tensions.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that Ukraine was carrying out tests on a new weapon to intercept drones and had recorded a successful hit overnight.
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen is outlining the EU's priorities in her annual State of the Union address, covering security, support for Ukraine, trade with China, migration, climate and artificial intelligence.
Russian air strikes injured 13 and damaged buildings in the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv and in the Black Sea port city of Odesa in the early hours of Thursday, officials said on the Telegram messaging app.
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday he hoped the war against Iran was nearing its end and that Tehran wanted to reach a deal, but Iran dismissed his comments as “mixed signals” as the conflict approaches its seventh month.
Russian air strikes injured 13 and damaged buildings in the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv and in the Black Sea port city of Odesa in the early hours of Thursday, officials said on the Telegram messaging app.
An Afghan national linked to an Islamic State affiliate in Afghanistan has been sentenced to 20 years in prison in connection with the 2021 Kabul airport suicide bombing that happened during a chaotic scene as the Taliban retook the country.
The European Parliament on Wednesday adopted an amendment condemning the mass migrant flows into Spain's North African enclave of Ceuta in late July, and demanded a thorough, independent investigation to clarify who is responsible for the incident.
Rivers around the world experienced one of their driest years in decades in 2025, according to the World Meteorological Organization, which warned that declining water reserves could threaten future supplies.
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said on Wednesday she wanted to open the door to Canada becoming the European Union's first “associate member” in a push to forge new links among allies in “an openly hostile world”.
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