Start your day informed with AnewZ Morning Brief. Here are the top news stories for the 27th of August, covering the latest developments.
Nepal tourism officials said 579 tourists were missing, including more than 400 foreigners, while police warned the death toll could rise. Officials said the disaster near Timure and Syapru Besi damaged or destroyed homes, roads and hydropower projects, with difficult terrain and strong river flows hampering rescue efforts.
A tanker was hit by an unknown projectile in the Strait of Hormuz, sparking a fire that was later extinguished, according to the UK Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO). All crew members were safe and accounted for, with no environmental impact reported. Meanwhile, Qatar’s Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani is due in Tehran on Thursday to push for renewed U.S.-Iran diplomacy.
Russia launched drones and missiles at Ukraine early Thursday, with explosions heard in Kyiv and damage reported from falling debris. Two people were injured in Kryvyi Rih after missiles hit an industrial facility, while three others were wounded in Zaporizhzhia. A civilian vessel was also damaged overnight at the Danube port of Reni. Meanwhile, EU countries are urging Brussels to revive plans to use immobilised Russian sovereign assets to help fund Ukraine.
Meta Platforms will pay up to $18 billion over the next decade and impose stricter limits on teenagers’ use of Facebook and Instagram under settlements with nearly all U.S. states. The agreement follows allegations that Meta designed its platforms to addict children and misled the public about their safety. Teenagers will generally be limited to two hours of daily use and blocked from accessing the platforms between midnight and 6 a.m. without parental consent.
The U.S. military commission has set 5 June 2028 as the trial date for alleged 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and three co-defendants. The case has faced more than two decades of delays over evidence, jurisdiction and the treatment of detainees in U.S. custody.
U.S. efforts to squeeze Iran’s economy through an oil blockade and sanctions are becoming increasingly difficult for Tehran to withstand, acc...
U.S. negotiators Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner will visit Russia then Ukraine over the weekend, Russian state news agency TASS has reported, citi...
The 83rd Venice Film Festival has opened on the Lido, bringing Hollywood stars and leading filmmakers together for a programme dominated by war, po...
Russian President Vladimir Putin has said that he thinks there is a chance of a peace being reached with Ukraine. He told the Eastern Economic Forum in Vladivostok, Russia that he believed there was "a chance of finding a solution," to the conflict.
The Iranian Health Ministry said at least 18 people were killed and 142 others injured in U.S. airstrikes carried out between 30 August and 2 September.
U.S. negotiators Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner will visit Russia then Ukraine over the weekend, Russian state news agency TASS has reported, citing an unnamed source. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has also said American envoys will visit the capitals of both countries.
Start your day informed with the AnewZ Morning Brief. Here are the top stories for the 3rd of September, covering the latest developments.
The Iranian Army has again struck at U.S. bases in Kuwait and the United Arab Emirates in retaliation for U.S. attacks on southern and western parts of Iran late on Tuesday, which reportedly killed 18 people and injured more than 100 others.
U.S. negotiators Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner will visit Russia then Ukraine over the weekend, Russian state news agency TASS has reported, citing an unnamed source. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has also said American envoys will visit the capitals of both countries.
Southern Chinese provinces were bracing for more torrential rain on Friday after Typhoon Saudel triggered severe flooding, swamping vehicles, collapsing at least one building and forcing mass evacuations.
President Donald Trump is leaving more than a paper trail from his time in office. The U.S. is now minting commemorative $1 coins for America’s 250th anniversary, featuring a portrait of the sitting president.
Pacific Island leaders expressed concern about China's Pacific missile test at their annual summit, though Nauru formally dissented, in a meeting largely overshadowed by Beijing's objections to Taiwan's presence.
China’s southern coastal provinces of Fujian and Guangdong are bracing for more torrential rain after Typhoon Saudel triggered widespread flooding, swept away vehicles and caused a three-storey building to collapse.
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