Start your day informed with AnewZ Morning Brief. Here are the top news stories for the 28th of August, covering the latest developments.
The death toll from flooding in Nepal has risen to 469, according to Nepalese police. Nearly 1,000 people remain missing in Nepal and neighbouring Tibet following a glacier collapse near the Chinese border on Wednesday morning.
White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said President Donald Trump is keeping all options open as Washington’s confrontation with Iran continues. In an interview with Fox News, she said the U.S. has moved from military operations under “Operation Epic Fury” to economic pressure through “Operation Economic Outcast.” Leavitt said no talks are currently taking place with Tehran, and the pressure campaign will remain in place until Iran shows a willingness to enter what Trump considers meaningful negotiations. Friday marks since months since the U.S. and Israel launched an attack on Iran.
Four people were injured after drones struck a five-storey apartment building in Sevastopol, Crimea, on Friday, according to Mikhail Razvozhayev, the Moscow-installed governor. Drones and debris also damaged a hotel, kindergarten and more than a dozen cars, he said. Grass near several oil depots caught fire, but the facilities themselves were not damaged. The fires were later extinguished.
Icelanders are set to vote on Saturday, 29 August, on whether to resume membership talks with the European Union, potentially reopening a long-running debate over joining the bloc. The referendum will not decide EU membership itself, instead voters will decide whether the government should restart accession negotiations with Brussels. If approved, the talks are expected to take at least two years, followed by a second referendum on whether Iceland should formally join the EU.
South Korea, Japan and the U.S. will hold joint military drills from 9-11 September to test their readiness against North Korea’s nuclear and missile threats. South Korea also says it supports U.S. President Donald Trump’s efforts to resume dialogue with North Korea but wants to ensure Seoul is not sidelined and its security readiness is maintained. National Security Adviser Wi Sung-lac said any renewed U.S.-North Korea talks should focus on making progress on Pyongyang’s nuclear weapons programme while strengthening coordination between Seoul and Washington.
Iran is setting conditions for reopening the Strait of Hormuz, including an end to the war, the lifting of the U.S. blockade and sanctions. At the ...
Mail sorting centres used by Nova Poshta, Ukraine's largest private postal company, were destroyed&nbs...
Norway’s King Harald V has died at the age of 89, bringing to an end a 35-year reign during which he beca...
Kremlin Spokesperson Dmitry Peskov has dismissed media reports that CIA Director John Ratcliffe visited Moscow earlier this week to warn Russia against attacking NATO, dismissing them as "scare stories," which had nothing to do with reality.
Rescuers in Nepal used helicopters on Thursday to scour for hundreds still missing after a wall of mud and rock collapsed into a river on the Himalayan border with China's Tibet, sending catastrophic floods through towns and valleys, killing 162 people.
Secretary of State Marco Rubio told allied foreign ministers Washington will focus on sanctions and other pressure on Iran “for the time being”, Axios reports. Meanwhile, Iran and Oman have resumed talks on a temporary shipping route through the Strait of Hormuz.
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has called for greater economic cooperation among Muslim countries, saying their combined economic weight remains disproportionately small compared with their population, strategic location and resources.
Russia and Ukraine have exchanged 10 prisoners of war each in Belarus, Moscow's Human Rights Commissioner, Yana Lantratova, has said.
Mail sorting centres used by Nova Poshta, Ukraine's largest private postal company, were destroyed in Russian strikes overnight, the firm said. Elsewhere, four people were injured after drones struck an apartment building in Sevastopol, Crimea, according to the Moscow-installed governor.
Norway’s King Harald V has died at the age of 89, bringing to an end a 35-year reign during which he became one of the country’s most popular and enduring public figures.
South Korea, Japan and the U.S. are set to hold joint military drills from 9-11 September, to test their readiness against North Korea's missile and nuclear threats, Seoul announced on Friday.
Ukraine has stepped up its campaign of long-range drone strikes against Russia's energy infrastructure, targeting some of the country's largest oil refineries and processing facilities in what Kyiv says is an effort to reduce the revenues that help fund Moscow's military operations.
British Prime Minister Andy Burnham has ruled out holding a referendum on Irish unification, saying such a vote is "off the table" as he seeks to focus on economic and public service challenges facing Northern Ireland.
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