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.
Russia and Ukraine have begun a regional ceasefire to allow the start of a humanitarian effort in the Russian-occu...
Russia's President Vladimir Putin is hosting the Eighth Gas Exporting Countries Forum (GECF) summit in Moscow. The Kremlin has said leader...
Uzbekistan has launched Apple Pay and Google Pay, allowing customers at several local banks to make contactless payments using their smartphones an...
Serbia's Aleksandar Vučić has conceded defeat after a student-led protest movement took the majority of seats in Sunday's parliamentary elections.
Russia and Ukraine have begun a regional ceasefire to allow the start of a humanitarian effort in the Russian-occupied town of Oleshky, both sides said on Tuesday, but they continue strikes elsewhere, including the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv.
Russian strikes hit several parts of Ukraine overnight, injuring at least six people and targeting energy and port infrastructure, as President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said U.S. warnings about imminent Russian ballistic missile attacks had resumed.
Iran's Supreme National Security Council says senior officials from Saudi Arabia, Pakistan and Türkiye will travel to Tehran to discuss regional security.
Nearly two years after the 20 October 2024 parliamentary elections, Iraq’s Kurdistan Region remains without a cabinet. The Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) won 39 of 100 seats and the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK) 23, leaving neither able to govern alone.
Russia and Ukraine have begun a regional ceasefire to allow the start of a humanitarian effort in the Russian-occupied town of Oleshky, both sides said on Tuesday, but they continue strikes elsewhere, including the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv.
Russian President Vladimir Putin has urged gas producers to boost global supplies and invest in infrastructure, while signalling potential energy cooperation with U.S. partners during a major gas summit in Moscow on Tuesday.
Hundreds of people rallied in Paris on Monday (26 October) against racism and the far right following a deadly shooting last week that authorities have described as “terrorist and racist”.
UK prosecutors have charged two men over an incident in September at RAF Fairford, a Royal Air Force base in south-west England used by U.S. forces. British counter-terrorism police said the pair are suspected of assisting Iran.
Thousands of people along India's eastern coast have been evacuated to safety, and some train services have been cancelled, one day before a severe cyclone was scheduled to make landfall, bringing gusting winds and heavy rain.
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