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's health watchdog said on Tuesday that no cases of plague had b...
An Azerbaijani citizen died and another is missing after a cargo ship was attacked by a drone in the Black Sea, near the coast of Romania on Monday...
Azerbaijan is seeking to attract more European visitors by improving air connectivity and raising its profile as an international tourism des...
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.
Russia's health watchdog said on Tuesday that no cases of plague had been detected among anyone who had come into contact with a Siberian plague institute laboratory worker who died last week, and locals said their lives had barely been disrupted.
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.
An Azerbaijani citizen died and another is missing after a cargo ship was attacked by a drone in the Black Sea, near the coast of Romania on Monday, 5 October, Baku's Foreign Ministry has said.
Russia's health watchdog said on Tuesday that no cases of plague had been detected among anyone who had come into contact with a Siberian plague institute laboratory worker who died last week, and locals said their lives had barely been disrupted.
Space-agency chiefs and industry leaders met to discuss lunar exploration, satellite networks and orbital security on Tuesday as a major global space congress entered its second day.
Police fired tear gas at protesters blockading French high schools on Tuesday as students, teachers and parents took to the streets on the biggest day of action in a wave of demonstrations against understaffed and dilapidated classrooms.
A large Ukrainian drone attack on Moscow and the surrounding region has killed two people, damaged homes and sparked a major fire at a key fuel facility, according to Russian officials and military bloggers.
Kenya has confirmed its first case of Ebola after a Kenyan citizen who had travelled from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) died in Nairobi, prompting health authorities to launch an urgent contact-tracing operation.
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