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.
Indian police detained more than 2,000 protesters in Delhi on Saturday as authorities blocked a planned demonstration calling for the resignation o...
A powerful explosion has been reported at King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh, raising fresh concerns over aviation security in Saudi Arabi...
At least 12 people, including three children, have been killed in a Russian attack on the Ukrainian city of Zaporizhzhia, a day after U.S. Presiden...
Leaders of countries from the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) have agreed to hold coordinated population censuses around 2030. They took the decision at the CIS Council of Heads of State meeting in Awaza, Turkmenistan on Friday, media reported.
A powerful explosion has been reported at King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh, raising fresh concerns over aviation security in Saudi Arabia as tensions across the region continue to escalate.
Britain and Israel have reached a temporary compromise over the future of the British Consulate General in East Jerusalem, easing a diplomatic dispute that had threatened to further strain relations between the two countries.
South African judge Navanethem “Navi” Pillay won the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday “for her efforts to promote peace and international law,” the Norwegian Nobel Committee said.
The U.S. has imposed sanctions on the International Criminal Court (ICC) on Friday (9 October) escalating tensions with European allies and potentially targeting companies that provide services to the tribunal. The move came hours after former ICC judge Navi Pillay won the Nobel Peace Prize.
Indian police detained more than 2,000 protesters in Delhi on Saturday as authorities blocked a planned demonstration calling for the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar over disputed changes to voter lists.
At least 12 people, including three children, have been killed in a Russian attack on the Ukrainian city of Zaporizhzhia, a day after U.S. President Donald Trump announced a deal to ease sanctions on Russian diesel.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has criticised U.S. President Donald Trump’s decision to ease sanctions on Russian diesel exports, questioning why Moscow was granted an economic benefit without an apparent concession towards ending the war in Ukraine.
Russian President Vladimir Putin expressed surprise after Donald Trump mediated the Armenia-Azerbaijan peace agreement in 2025, the U.S. President said at a rally in New York state on Friday.
The United Nations has condemned a sharp rise in attacks on civilians in Ukraine, reporting that more than 100 people were killed and at least 429 injured in a single week as Russian strikes hit residential areas, passenger buses and critical infrastructure.
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