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.
Japan and the UN Office on Drugs and Crime have launched a $9.4 million, two-year project across five Afghan provinces to help former poppy-growing...
A U.S. campaign to throttle Iran...
For centuries, Lahore has been shaped by the people, cultures and empires that passed through it. Now, the Pakistani city is preparing to put that ...
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.
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. efforts to squeeze Iran’s economy through an oil blockade and sanctions are becoming increasingly difficult for Tehran to withstand, according to three senior Iranian sources. Washington is escalating pressure in hopes of securing concessions in future negotiations.
The resolution, sponsored by African countries and led by Togo, passed by 164 votes to one, with six abstentions. The United States was the only country to vote against it.
Food prices around the world rose sharply in August, reaching their highest level since late 2022 as extreme weather and disruptions caused by conflicts drove the surge according to the United Nations' Food and Agriculture Organization.
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.
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