Start your day informed with AnewZ Morning Brief. Here are the top news stories for the 14th of August, covering the latest developments.
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has warned that Washington will apply measures against Iran that “have never been seen” as part of efforts to economically isolate Tehran. Bessent said further announcements would follow next week, after expanded U.S. sanctions in July targeted shipping and financial networks linked to Iran.
The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo has spread to a sixth province after a man died from the virus in Bas-Uélé, according to the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC). The outbreak has now reached Bas-Uélé, Haut-Uélé, Ituri, North Kivu, South Kivu and Tshopo. The World Health Organization (WHO) has warned that the epidemic is not yet under control and could, at its current pace, surpass the 2014–2016 West Africa epidemic.
At least 437 civilians were killed and 2,610 injured in Ukraine last month, according to UN human rights monitors. The combined toll was 30 per cent higher than in June and 70 per cent higher than in the same month last year, making it the highest monthly casualty figure since March 2022.
Record rainfall in Japan’s Chiba Prefecture has killed at least four people and caused widespread disruption, leaving thousands stranded overnight at Narita Airport. More than 360 millimetres of rain fell in parts of Chiba within 24 hours, while road and rail services were disrupted and tens of thousands of households lost power.
Mount Etna’s ongoing volcanic activity has disrupted flights at Catania Airport, with authorities suspending arrivals and departures until 02:00 local time on 15 August because volcanic ash has affected operations. The restrictions come during Sicily’s peak summer holiday season and have affected thousands of travellers.
The U.S. has banned government employees working in Saudi Arabia from using airports in the country without special authorisation. It com...
U.S. President Donald Trump has called it “a disgrace” that Ukraine has resumed attacks on Russian oil refineries. Attacks are continui...
France is preparing for a fresh wave of nationwide demonstrations this weekend as rising living costs, educatio...
The Saudi-led coalition said early Thursday that it intercepted and destroyed a drone over Saudi Arabia’s Eastern Province.
Yemen’s Houthis have claimed responsibility for the recent drone and missile strikes on Saudi Aramco facilities in Dhahran and Riyadh and at King Khalid International Airport in Saudi Arabia, vowing to carry out more attacks in the coming days.
Ukraine's soldiers have had their access to Starlink satellite internet restricted. Kyiv's troops use the terminals, made by Elon Musk's SpaceX, to pilot drones. A source in Ukraine's Defence Ministry said the restrictions would make it harder for Kyiv's army to down Russian drones.
The U.S. has banned government employees working in Saudi Arabia from using airports in the country without special authorisation. It comes after a deadly Houthi strike on Riyadh's King Khalid International Airport killed at least 13 people last week.
Ukraine is set to restart attacks on Russian oil refineries following a two-day pause, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said, amid growing tensions with Washington over energy strikes and U.S. military support.
U.S. President Donald Trump has called it “a disgrace” that Ukraine has resumed attacks on Russian oil refineries. Attacks are continuing from Russia and Ukraine as media reports say Ukraine has almost run out of Patriot interceptor missiles.
Students, lecturers and university staff marched on Argentina’s Congress in Buenos Aires on Thursday to demand President Javier Milei’s government implement a university funding law which would boost staff salaries and increase financial support to institutions to cover operating costs
A 16-year-old shooter opened fire on Thursday at an elementary school in Bend, Oregon in the United States, killing four people, including three children, before being killed by an armed member of the community who had pursued the assailant into the school, police said.
France is preparing for a fresh wave of nationwide demonstrations this weekend as rising living costs, education concerns and growing political tensions converge into one of the most significant protest movements seen in the country in recent years.
British Defence Secretary Wes Streeting has called for closer cooperation between the United Kingdom and the United States, arguing that the transatlantic partnership remains essential to addressing modern security challenges and maintaining stability across Europe.
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