Start your day informed with AnewZ Morning Brief. Here are the top news stories for the 26th of August, covering the latest developments.
The U.S. will focus on economic and diplomatic pressure on Iran rather than launching new strikes for the time being according to Secretary of State Marco Rubio. Axios reports that Rubio made the statement to allied foreign ministers. Meanwhile Iran and Oman resumed talks on a temporary shipping corridor through the Strait of Hormuz. Five commodity vessels crossed the strait on Tuesday, well below the 10-day average of 15, according to the latest Kpler data.
U.S. President Donald Trump has formally sent a 30-year nuclear cooperation agreement with Saudi Arabia to Congress for review. The deal would give U.S. companies a central role in developing the kingdom’s nuclear infrastructure. Uranium enrichment remains a key concern because of its potential link to nuclear weapons development. The agreement is also tied to wider U.S. efforts to encourage Saudi-Israeli diplomatic normalisation.
Officials from both Moscow and Kyiv are finalising lists of people who could be released, according to Russian Human Rights Commissioner Yana Lantratova. The latest major exchange took place on 19 August, with each side releasing 103 servicemen. The United Arab Emirates mediated the exchange. Prisoner swaps remain one of the few areas of practical cooperation between Moscow and Kyiv since the war began in 2022.
At least 15 infants were killed in a fire at a state-run hospital in Pakistan’s capital, Islamabad. The fire broke out at the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (PIMS), a local broadcaster, Geo TV, reported. The blaze was reportedly caused by a fault in the hospital’s air conditioning system. Sixteen newborns were in the gynaecology ward when the fire started, with one infant rescued.
China’s coastal and southern regions are bracing for days of heavy rain as Typhoon Narra moves inland and Saudel approaches the eastern coast. Narra made landfall in Hainan on Tuesday after lingering over the Beibu Gulf for several days. Authorities in Guangxi and Hainan have evacuated tens of thousands of people and suspended some businesses and tourism activities. Saudel is expected to make landfall between Zhejiang and Fujian provinces on Thursday or Friday.
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Maritime trackers received new reports of an attack on a ship in the Strait of Hormuz on Sunday, according to the UK Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO), adding to concerns about energy supplies after Saudi Arabia shut down a vital oil pipeline on Saturday.
A Kyiv-Warsaw train was struck near the Polish border, Ukraine's state railway firm said on Sunday. No passengers were injured. Ukrainian Railways said that the country's railways were facing systematic attacks for a second day and warned of widespread delays.
Saudi Arabia has temporarily shut down its 1,200-kilometre East-West oil pipeline after it was hit by a drone attack, with Riyadh and Baghdad saying the strike originated from Iraq.
Swedes vote in an election on Sunday (13 September) that could see the far-right enter government for the first time if the country's right-wing parties can form a majority.
Russia's Defence Ministry said its forces struck two cargo vessels overnight in the Ukrainian Black Sea port of Chornomorsk, the Interfax news agency reported on Saturday.
The aftermath of Russia’s latest strikes on Ukraine over the weekend, including a drone attack on a train near the Ukraine-Poland border, continues to draw international reaction, as Kyiv reports damage to civilian and critical infrastructure.
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Sweden’s centre-left opposition has taken a slim lead in a closely fought election that could reshape the country’s approach to migration and the far right.
When Iran moved to shut the Strait of Hormuz this year, sending Middle East energy markets into turmoil, China had already spent the best part of a decade getting ready for exactly this kind of shock.
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