Start your day informed with AnewZ Morning Brief. Here are the top news stories for the 13th of August, covering the latest developments.
Asian stocks rose on Thursday after U.S. inflation data came in line with expectations, reducing expectations of a near-term Fed rate hike. South Korean shares led gains, rising 4.4 per cent, while Japan’s Nikkei added 1.86 per cent. Oil prices remained elevated as the U.S. and Iran stayed deadlocked over efforts to end the Gulf war. The dollar weakened slightly against the yen as expectations grew that the Bank of Japan could raise rates as early as next month.
A Russian overnight strike damaged the area around Izmail, Ukraine’s largest Danube port, causing a fire near the Romanian border according to authorities. Romania says it scrambled two fighter jets after an aerial target entered its airspace for about 10 minutes before moving toward Ukraine. The attack came a day after Ukraine struck Novorossiysk, a major Russian grain export hub on the Black Sea.
Colombia’s President Abelardo De La Espriella has pledged an emergency fund to rebuild hospitals, schools, homes and infrastructure destroyed by Monday’s 7.4-magnitude earthquake. Rescue teams are focusing on collapsed buildings in Cali as they race against the critical 72-hour window for finding survivors. The quake killed 265 people, injured 3,770 and left nearly 500 others unaccounted for, with more than 9,550 homes destroyed.
Japan strongly protested against Russian President Vladimir Putin's visit to Iturup, one of four islands in the Kuril chain, on Thursday. Both Japan and Russia claim the chain of island as theirs and have been in a disputed over it for decades. The trip marked what Russian state media described as Putin’s first in-person visit to the island chain. Putin toured a fish-processing plant and met local residents during the visit. The trip came a day after Russia held major naval drills and North Korea fired a ballistic missile toward waters off the Korean Peninsula.
Millions of people across Spain and Iceland gathered to witness Western Europe’s first total solar eclipse in 27 years. The eclipse plunged parts of both countries into darkness, with totality lasting up to two minutes and 13 seconds in western Iceland.The spectacle was also visible as a partial eclipse across the UK, Poland, Italy and Belgium. In the UK, more than 90 per cent of the Sun was covered, with skies darkening over London’s Tower Bridge as people gathered to watch the partial eclipse.
Iranian negotiators have left talks with Qatari mediators aimed at ending the war with the United States, and a dr...
Azerbaijan's first Gabala Gastronomy Summit has brought chefs, local producers and international experts together to explore how traditional cu...
Stargazers across Azerbaijan can look forward to one of the year's most anticipated celestial displays as the Leonid meteor shower lights up th...
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).
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.
A six-day humanitarian ceasefire in the Russian-held Ukrainian town of Oleshky ended on Sunday, 1 November, after facilitating aid deliveries and civilian evacuations.
Saudi Aramco's acquisition of a 49 per cent stake in artificial intelligence (AI) company HUMAIN is putting a spotlight on a wider investment question: why are some of the world's biggest energy companies moving deeper into AI, and what do they expect to gain?
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.
ADIPEC 2026, the world's largest energy event, opened in the UAE capital on Monday, bringing governments and energy companies together at a time of heavy pressure on global supply.
The U.S. administration has reportedly proposed restarting Russian gas supplies to Europe through Ukraine as part of efforts to secure an energy ceasefire ahead of winter.
Israeli forces have withdrawn from the entire city of Hebron in the southern West Bank after a 10-day military operation that displaced thousands of Palestinians and left homes demolished, infrastructure damaged and businesses disrupted, according to the city's governor.
The United Nations is ending its 35-year peacekeeping mission in Western Sahara after the Security Council failed to agree on renewing its mandate, UN Secretary-General António Guterres announced on Sunday.
Kimi Antonelli became Formula One's youngest world champion at 20 years and 68 days old on Sunday when he finished third for Mercedes in a red-flagged and restarted Mexico City Grand Prix won by Red Bull's Max Verstappen.
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