Start your day informed with the AnewZ Morning Brief. Here are the top stories for 1st September, covering the latest developments.
The 26th Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Council of Heads of State summit officially began in the Kyrgyzstan capital Bishkek on Tuesday. Kyrgyz President Sadyr Japarov declared the meeting open at the Yrys Ordo Congress Center, before leaders then moved into a closed-door session.
Iran will “immediately” reciprocate if the U.S. returns to the June deal aimed at ending conflict between the two countries, Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has said. His comment comes after U.S. President Donald Trump had said Washington would respond if Tehran continues with attacks.
Russian air attacks on Kyiv and the surrounding area have killed four people and injured more than a dozen others, Ukrainian officials have said. The strikes mark the sixth consecutive day of attacks on the Ukrainian capital. Meanwhile, Ukraine hit 54 Russian "shadow fleet" vessels in August, the commander of Ukraine's Unmanned Systems Forces, Robert Brovdi, said on Tuesday.
U.S. irks G20 ministers by bringing back Russia
European officials have criticised Washington's decision to allow Russia to return to a gathering of G20 finance ministers. Moscow’s Finance Minister Anton Siluanov attended the meeting in Asheville, North Carolina, marking a notable return to a forum from which Russia has been absent in recent years. Germany’s Finance Minister Lars Klingbeil said there could be no return to normal for Moscow while the Russia-Ukraine conflict continued.
Authorities in Nepal have carried out controlled explosions at the Trishuli-3A hydropower plant in an attempt to open up access to the site, where more than 600 workers are believed to be trapped in a vast network of mud filled tunnels. Rescuers were seen arriving by helicopter in the early hours on Tuesday as they launched a daring operation to rescue people feared trapped inside the Chilime Hydropower tunnel.
Saudi Arabia’s air defences have intercepted and destroyed a hostile drone over the Riyadh region, according to the Saudi-led coalition fight...
Police were deployed across Paris on Saturday, as a curfew was set to take effect in the Republique and Chât...
A drone strike hit a power station in northern Sudan early Sunday (1 November), sparking a fire and triggering loud explosions, witnesses said....
The U.S. has approved the sale of 500 Patriot PAC-3 missiles to Ukraine in a deal worth an estimated $2.1 billion, but Kyiv could face years of delays before receiving the weapons it urgently needs to defend against intensifying Russian attacks.
Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei has ordered Iran's armed forces to respond to any threat immediately and without geographical limits in statements posted to social media platforms on Saturday (31 October).
A hacking group linked to North Korea is widely believed to be behind the theft of $6.3 billion from cryptocurrency giant Binance, a cyberattack that experts describe as the largest cryptocurrency heist on record.
Gen Z protests swept 34 German cities on Saturday (31 October) over education and living costs. Violence erupted in Frankfurt, where shops were looted and police reported Molotov cocktail attacks.
A tenth-grade student was critically injured after a man attacked her with a chainsaw inside a classroom in Andhra Pradesh’s Anantapur district. The girl suffered severe injuries to her head, neck and back, while a classmate who tried to protect her was also hurt.
Police were deployed across Paris on Saturday, as a curfew was set to take effect in the Republique and Châtelet-Les Halles areas from 11pm Saturday until 6am Sunday (1 November).
A drone strike hit a power station in northern Sudan early Sunday (1 November), sparking a fire and triggering loud explosions, witnesses said.
Gen Z protests swept 34 German cities on Saturday (31 October) over education and living costs. Violence erupted in Frankfurt, where shops were looted and police reported Molotov cocktail attacks.
Iran designated Britain's Royal Navy and Royal Air Force as terrorist organisations on Sunday, (1 November), and classified the country's foreign intelligence agency, MI6, as a hostile group, according to a statement from the Iranian Foreign Ministry.
Thousands protested in Albania's capital, Tirana, on Saturday (31 October), demanding Prime Minister Edi Rama's resignation over perceived corruption allegations and dissatisfaction with the government over a lack of jobs and poor education standards.
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