Start your day informed with AnewZ Morning Brief. Here are the top news stories for the 22nd of August, covering the latest developments.
The United States and Canada failed to reach a trade agreement, prompting Washington to impose 50% tariffs on around $20 billion of Canadian goods. Canada suspended negotiations and vowed to respond with matching tariffs, escalating tensions between the two allies.
U.S. President Donald Trump said Iran was not ready to make what he called the "right deal" and that Washington was monitoring developments in the conflict. The U.S. plans to announce new sanctions against Iran and has threatened economic consequences for countries supporting Tehran. Tensions remain high around the Strait of Hormuz, a key route for global energy supplies.
The Australian Capital Territory, which includes Canberra, will join a national gun buyback scheme following the deadly shooting at a Jewish festival in Sydney that killed 15 people. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said the measure was part of efforts to reduce the number of firearms and strengthen gun controls.
At least 16 people were killed and more than 130 wounded after Russian drones struck a shopping centre in Ukraine’s Kryvyi Rih, officials said. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said a second drone struck the site half an hour after the first in a deliberate attempt to target emergency crews. He called the attack an "act of barbarism" and promised a response. Rescue teams are searching the rubble as several people remain missing.
An 18-year-old man armed with a sword attacked students at Brinell High School in Fagersta, central Sweden, killing one person and injuring three others. Police shot and detained the suspect, who Swedish media reported was a former student at the school. Authorities are investigating the motive.
Russian strikes on Ukraine overnight killed at least two people and injured 15 others, including two children, Ukrainian authorities said.&nbs...
Saudi Aramco has ordered staff to evacuate its headquarters amid escalating Houthi attacks on the kingdom. Two people were killed in an attack on D...
Nigeria's first Ebola case in more than a decade may be linked to travel in Uganda, Swiss authorities said on Thursday, although the source of ...
Russia is willing in principle to resume peace talks with Ukraine and the United States in November, Kremlin aide Yuri Ushakov said after President Vladimir Putin met U.S. special envoy Steve Witkoff in St Petersburg.
Saudi Aramco has ordered staff to evacuate its headquarters amid escalating Houthi attacks on the kingdom. Two people were killed in an attack on Dammam airport, while Iran's IRGC Navy claimed strikes on seven vessels and warned the U.S. of a wider response.
Russian strikes on Ukraine overnight killed at least two people and injured 15 others, including two children, Ukrainian authorities said. Meanwhile, Russia said it had intercepted the vast majority of 630 Ukrainian drones launched towards Moscow.
Yemen's Houthis have denied targeting the holy city of Medina on Wednesday adding that they have not conducted any military operations towards Saudi Arabia either, denying earlier comments from the Saudi-led coalition in Yemen.
Georgia’s Constitutional Court in Batumi will on Wednesday hear a lawsuit seeking to ban five Georgian opposition parties, four of which collectively gained 784,820 votes (37.79 per cent) in the country’s last national elections in 2024.
Russian strikes on Ukraine overnight killed at least two people and injured 15 others, including two children, Ukrainian authorities said. Meanwhile, Russia said it had intercepted the vast majority of 630 Ukrainian drones launched towards Moscow.
Nigeria's first Ebola case in more than a decade may be linked to travel in Uganda, Swiss authorities said on Thursday, although the source of infection remains unclear. Uganda maintains it has no cases of the disease.
Super typhoon Champi is set to batter Japan’s Okinawa Prefecture from Friday (23 October), bringing violent winds, torrential rain and waves up to 11 metres high, as airlines cancel flights and organisers scrap a major festival.
Two women from Austria and Switzerland have been freed after lengthy periods in captivity in Niger, following extensive diplomatic efforts to secure their release amid growing concerns over kidnappings in the Sahel region.
France has reported its first known human case of Shamonda virus following the death of an infected patient, authorities said on Thursday (22 October). The virus, typically found in livestock, is believed to have been transmitted by a biting midge.
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