Start your day informed with the AnewZ Morning Brief. Here are the top stories for the 2nd of September, covering the latest developments.
The U.S. military said it had carried out a new wave of strikes targeting IRGC air-defence, radar, and maritime and communication sites overnight. Iran responded by striking Washington’s assets in Bahrain, Jordan and Iraq. Meanwhile, U.S. President Donald Trump said he wasn’t trying to push Iran into negotiations, in a post on social media.
At least three people, including a child, were killed in a strike on Ukraine’s Black Sea city of Odesa overnight, Serhiy Lysak, Head of the city's military administration, said. In the Kyiv region, firefighters extinguished a blaze at warehouses hit by a Russian strike in what would be the seventh consecutive day of aerial attacks on the city.
Russian President Vladimir Putin called on Armenia’s Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan to provide clarity on whether it intends to join the European Union “as soon as possible,” during talks on the sidelines of the SCO summit in Bishkek. Putin stressed that Yerevan’s plans were incompatible with continued membership of the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU). Pashinyan said that the time had not yet come to make a decision between the EU and EAEU.
The G20 finance meeting in Asheville, North Carolina, highlighted growing challenges facing the global economy, from record debt and trade imbalances to geopolitical tensions. Finance ministers and central bankers stressed the need to sustain economic growth while managing rising fiscal pressures. China’s large trade surplus emerged as a major point of contention, while Russia’s return to the G20 exposed divisions over the war in Ukraine.
A U.S. judge has ruled prosecutors can seek the death penalty in a case against a man accused of killing Conservative activist Charlie Kirk in 2025. Tyler Robinson has pleaded not guilty to killing Kirk at Utah Valley University in Orem in September 2025. Utah County Prosecutor Ryan McBridge said images placed Robinson on a rooftop overlooking an event where Kirk was speaking at the time of the shooting.
Russia's Defence Ministry said its forces struck two cargo vessels overnight in the Ukrainian Black Sea port o...
Saudi Arabia has temporarily shut down its 1,200-kilometre East-West oil pipeline after it was hit by a drone attack, with Riyadh and Baghdad sayin...
Saudi Arabia is opening up to more international travellers as tourism expands beyond religious travel. In Riyadh, historic landmarks stand alongsi...
Overnight Iranian strikes on an air base in Jordan damaged multiple U.S. aircraft and left one without a wing, American media reported. Meanwhile, explosions were heard across parts of southern Iran according to local media reports.
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian arrived in New Delhi on Friday to attend the weekend BRICS summit, amid the ongoing U.S.-Iran conflict, joining a host of foreign dignitaries.
Ukrainian forces struck a Russian oil refinery in Siberia and a seaport in Dagestan in the past 24 hours, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said. He will meet Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney on Thursday to discuss air defences for Ukraine over winter.
Mexico and the U.S. are racing to secure a trade deal before the U.S. midterm elections in less than eight weeks, according to six sources familiar with the talks, with failed negotiations between Washington and Canada adding urgency.
A Russian strike on a gas station in Kyiv has killed two people, the city's Mayor Vitali Klitschko said in a statement on Telegram. In Russia, online marketplace Ozon has suspended operations in Saratov, southwestern Russia, following a drone strike on a warehouse in the region.
Russia's Defence Ministry said its forces struck two cargo vessels overnight in the Ukrainian Black Sea port of Chornomorsk, the Interfax news agency reported on Saturday.
Saudi Arabia has temporarily shut down its 1,200-kilometre East-West oil pipeline after it was hit by a drone attack, with Riyadh and Baghdad saying the strike originated from Iraq.
U.S. President Donald Trump arrived in Dublin on Saturday to meet Ireland’s leaders. He will also attend a golf tournament at one of his resorts, taking a brief detour from his focus on the Iran war and his party’s efforts to retain control of Congress in November’s midterm elections.
Dubai’s property market has spent years climbing. Now, for the first time since 2021, prices are moving in the opposite direction.
Colombian President Abelardo De La Espriella has formally ended all government peace negotiations with illegal armed groups, marking a dramatic shift in the country's security strategy and delivering on a central pledge from his election campaign.
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