Start your day informed with AnewZ Morning Brief. Here are the top news stories for the 11th of August, covering the latest developments.
Hopes for a U.S.-Iran deal are fading after U.S. President Donald Trump added a demand for Tehran to pay compensation for decades of deaths and damage. Iran is seeking compensation and sanctions relief before reopening the Strait of Hormuz.
At least 132 people have been killed and 570 injured after a magnitude 7.4 earthquake struck western Colombia, collapsing dozens of buildings and forcing seven airports to suspend operations. Five capital cities are on red alert, while the U.S. has pledged $15.5 million in humanitarian assistance as rescue and damage assessments continue.
Firefighters are battling a major blaze at Libya’s Zawiya refinery following a series of drone attacks on oil facilities in the city. Libya’s National Oil Corporation (NOC) has warned that further attacks could force it to declare force majeure and completely halt operations at the country’s largest operating refinery, while responsibility for the strikes remains unclear.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says Russia is preparing to receive additional North Korean troops and has obtained more ballistic missiles from Pyongyang, warning that the cooperation is giving North Korea valuable battlefield experience. Russia has previously confirmed North Korean troops fought alongside its forces in Kursk, but has not confirmed Kyiv’s latest claims of further deployments or a new missile unit.
Nvidia is partnering with major global investment firms including BlackRock, Goldman Sachs and KKR to help mobilise more than $500 billion for artificial intelligence infrastructure. The initiative aims to finance data centres and advanced computing facilities as soaring demand for AI turns computing capacity into an increasingly important investment asset.
Eurasian leaders have gathered in Bishkek during a bilateral Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit focused on security, economic...
U.S. forces struck two Iranian rocket launchers on Larak Island on Sunday, with Tehran responding by launching ballistic missiles at two U.S. bases...
Russia views NATO’s growing military activity in the Arctic as a direct threat to its national security, Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said....
Iran has reached an understanding with Oman on transit arrangements through the Strait of Hormuz, but the waterway will remain closed until the U.S. fulfils its commitments, a senior Iranian diplomat said on Saturday.
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi accused U.S. government and Israel-aligned actors of manipulating energy markets to promote the war with Iran.
Eurasian leaders have gathered in Bishkek during a bilateral Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit focused on security, economic ties and regional co-operation, as the bloc marks its 25th anniversary. Xi Jinping also hailed the “unprecedented” development in China-Kyrgyzstan relations.
Russian strikes on the Kyiv region overnight killed 37 people, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said. Zelenskyy added that the Ukrainian capital was under "virtually nonstop attack" from drones.
At least 37 people were killed after a Russian drone strike hit an ammunition depot in the Kyiv region, triggering powerful secondary explosions President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Saturday, vowing to punish suspected negligence in the second such incident in two months.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has condemned the actions of Israeli settlers in the West Bank village of Qusra, saying security operations should be handled only by state institutions, including the army and police.
Rescue teams in Nepal, supported by Chinese and Indian experts, worked through the night to reach hundreds of people believed to be trapped inside blocked hydropower project tunnels following last week’s catastrophic Himalayan flood.
Start your day informed with AnewZ Morning Brief. Here are the top news stories for the 31st of August, covering the latest developments.
Around 20 people are reported missing after flooding struck parts of Grand Canyon National Park in the U.S. state of Arizona, prompting evacuations of people to safety and a large-scale response from park authorities.
Russia views NATO’s growing military activity in the Arctic as a direct threat to its national security, Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said.
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