Start your day informed with AnewZ Morning Brief. Here are the top news stories for the 18th of August, covering the latest developments.
A senior Iranian official said Tehran could take “timely and precise” military action to break a U.S. naval blockade. The warning came after Washington ruled out extending a temporary ceasefire, and a 60-day deadline for a broader peace deal expired without agreement. Meanwhile, a vessel was struck by an unknown projectile while transiting the Strait of Hormuz, damaging its engine room and injuring a crew member, according to UKMTO.
Russia said hundreds of drones targeted the Moscow region overnight, with air defences intercepting 180. Strikes and falling debris damaged a Wildberries warehouse and other facilities, injuring at least three people. Moldova separately condemned an unidentified aerial object entering its airspace and exploding near the Ukrainian border. Meanwhile, Russia said it struck two cargo vessels in the Ukrainian Black Sea ports of Odesa and Mykolaiv.
South Korean President Lee Jae Myung called for stronger independent defence capabilities while defending annual civil-defence exercises held alongside joint U.S.-South Korea drills. His remarks came after U.S. President Donald Trump ordered the Pentagon to substantially reduce the joint exercises and said North Korean leader Kim Jong Un had responded to his outreach.
Economic losses from last week’s powerful earthquake in Colombia are preliminarily estimated at 30 trillion pesos ($9.58 billion), President Abelardo de la Espriella said. The 7.4-magnitude quake killed around 290 people, left 140 missing and injured nearly 4,000, with Cali and Pereira among the worst-hit areas.
A Grade 9 student reportedly brought a pistol and rifle onto campus and opened fire inside a classroom, killing a Grade 10 student before killing himself. Two other students were injured. The school confirmed the situation was under control. The shooting comes less than two months after an attack at a high school in Tacloban City that killed three students. School shootings are rare in the Philippines, despite illegal firearms remaining in circulation.
The Persian Gulf is becoming an increasingly important partner for Uzbekistan’s technology sector. ICTWEE...
Heavy rain and storms have triggered floods and landslides that killed 56 people in India, while in Nepal, 14 have...
British police have arrested five men on suspicion of offences under the Explosives Act after a major security incident was declared near RAF Fairf...
Leaders from around the world are gathering in New York for the latest session of the United Nations General Assembly, with conflicts in Ukraine and the Middle East, global security, trade, artificial intelligence, climate change and economic development dominating the agenda.
Iran has called for a diplomatic solution after U.S. President Donald Trump rejected its Hormuz proposal, while Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said Tehran was awaiting a definitive U.S. response through mediators.
Iran on Saturday awaited a U.S. response to its proposal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and end fighting in the Middle East war after the Wall Street Journal reported that President Donald Trump had rejected the deal.
Six people have died after a two-storey residential building in a tourist area of central Athens collapsed, the Greek fire brigade said on Saturday (26 September), following an explosion that the mayor said was likely linked to gas infrastructure.
British police have arrested five men on suspicion of offences under the Explosives Act after a major security incident was declared near RAF Fairford, a British air base used by U.S. air forces in Gloucestershire, England.
British police have arrested five men on suspicion of offences under the Explosives Act after a major security incident was declared near RAF Fairford, a British air base used by U.S. air forces in Gloucestershire, England.
Afghanistan’s defence ministry says its forces killed 28 fighters and wounded 32 others in the eastern province of Nuristan after a group allegedly crossed the border from Pakistan.
South African police are searching for suspects after two separate shootings killed 27 people and injured 26 others within hours, highlighting the country’s persistent problem with gun violence.
Heavy rain and storms have triggered floods and landslides that killed 56 people in India, while in Nepal, 14 have died and another 11 are missing, with authorities there warning on Sunday that more flash floods are possible.
Six people have died after a two-storey residential building in a tourist area of central Athens collapsed, the Greek fire brigade said on Saturday (26 September), following an explosion that the mayor said was likely linked to gas infrastructure.
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