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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Iran's Oil Minister Mohsen Paknejad has resigned, with Hamid Bovard, chief executive of the state-owned National Iranian Oil Company (NIOC), appointed as acting oil minister, according to Iranian state media.
Right-wing Brazilian Senator Flavio Bolsonaro will face leftist President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva in a runoff of the presidential election later this month, after he exceeded expectations in Sunday's first-round vote with a slight lead over the incumbent.
Candidates elected to Bosnia and Herzegovina's three-member presidency declared victory after preliminary unofficial results showed Denis Becirovic leading the Bosniak seat, Darijana Filipovic ahead in the Croat seat and Zeljka Cvijanovic likely retaining the Serb seat.
Iran says the Strait of Hormuz will remain closed until the United States meets seven conditions agreed under a June memorandum, as President Donald Trump signals he may soon decide whether to resume military operations against Tehran.
Uzbekistan’s grape exports have grown rapidly. In January-August 2025, the country exported 86,200 tonnes of fresh grapes worth $78.3 million to 19 countries but can it turn these crops into a recognisable international product?
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The United States has withdrawn all 12 of its B-1 bombers from RAF Fairford in Britain, just a week after several people were arrested over an alleged plot targeting the air base.
Australian counterterrorism authorities are examining the links of the co-pilot accused of attacking the captain and attempting to take control of a flydubai flight bound for Israel. Authorities in New Zealand have also said they are investigating reports the suspect had spent time in that country.
Spain's Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez on Monday called a snap election for 29 November in a bid to strengthen his mandate after a fragmented parliament rejected the government's key housing decrees last week amid widespread protests.
King Charles’ younger brother, Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, has launched legal action against Thames Valley Police over his arrest in connection with an investigation into documents allegedly passed to late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, the Telegraph reported on Sunday.
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