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.
China’s ruling Communist Party is stepping up oversight of technology firms, internet platforms and digital finance in a sweeping drive to ta...
A wave of bomb threats targeting passenger flights has disrupted air travel across Europe, forcing diversions, airport closures and fighter jet esc...
U.S. President Donald Trump says Washington will end its annual financial and military aid to Israel by the end of 2026, under an agreement he clai...
Iranian parliament speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf says the U.S. must act to prevent war after Tehran sent a “strong and rational response” to Washington. Meanwhile, U.S. forces have reportedly carried out limited strikes against Iranian targets, including Qeshm Island,
Hundreds of millions of U.S. citizens head to the polls on 3 November to elect the House of Representatives and Senate. How they vote could influence the direction of Donald Trump’s remaining 26 months in office and the outcomes of the Ukraine and Iran conflicts.
A six-day humanitarian ceasefire in the Russian-held Ukrainian town of Oleshky ended on Sunday, 1 November, after facilitating aid deliveries and civilian evacuations.
Kyrgyzstan has emerged as Central Asia’s fastest-growing economy, fuelled by a construction boom, public investment and trade linked to Russia. But with Western sanctions tightening, can the country sustain its rapid growth?
Russia airstrikes on a school used as a humanitarian aid distribution point in southeastern Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia region killed at least 26 people, including rescue workers and police officers, Ukrainian officials said. Another 27 people were reported missing.
China’s ruling Communist Party is stepping up oversight of technology firms, internet platforms and digital finance in a sweeping drive to tackle corruption and tighten control over the country’s rapidly evolving digital economy.
A wave of bomb threats targeting passenger flights has disrupted air travel across Europe, forcing diversions, airport closures and fighter jet escorts. No explosives have been found, raising questions about who is behind the alerts and whether the disruption itself is the goal.
U.S. President Donald Trump says Washington will end its annual financial and military aid to Israel by the end of 2026, under an agreement he claims to have reached with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
Volodymyr Zelenskyy has confirmed that Ukraine's negotiators will meet with Russian and U.S. delegations in Abu Dhabi next week for the first peace talks mediated by Washington since February.
Spanish police are investigating the death of Tenerife striker Jesús de Miguel, who died after a collision with an opposing goalkeeper during a second-division football match. The case raises questions about when an on-field challenge can become a criminal offence.
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