Start your day informed with the AnewZ Morning Brief. Here are the top stories for the 9th of September, covering the latest developments.
Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) says it targeted a U.S. military facility in Jordan with ballistic missiles and carried out attacks against 10 vessels in the Strait of Hormuz. The attacks came in response to U.S. strikes on five Iranian oil tankers, which Washington said were carried out after Iran targeted a U.S. Navy warship with missiles. Jordanian authorities said their air-defence systems intercepted most of the incoming missiles and reported no casualties.
Two people were killed and three others injured in a Russian overnight attack on a border checkpoint between Ukraine and Moldova, Odesa Governor Oleh Kiper said on Telegram. He added that 16 people were evacuated to safety. In southern Russia, four people, including a child, were killed and 29 others injured in Ukrainian drone attacks on Novorossiysk, Krasnodar Governor Veniamin Kondratyev said. Five apartment buildings, a church and a kindergarten were also damaged, he added.
The United States has announced import bans on a range of Canadian products, including dairy goods, alcoholic beverages, non-alcoholic beer and motorcycles, with the restrictions set to take effect on 29 September. Other Canadian goods, including cheese, paper, furniture, metals, motorboats and fishing equipment, will face higher tariffs. The measures came as Canada introduced retaliatory tariffs on U.S. imports, including steel, clothing and furniture, following an escalation in trade tensions between the two neighbours.
A technical failure at UK air traffic control provider NATS caused widespread disruption at some of Britain’s busiest airports on Tuesday, with around 1,300 flights cancelled and hundreds more delayed, according to Flightradar24. Heathrow airport suspended arrivals for the rest of the day, while warning passengers that disruption would continue as airlines worked through the backlog. Ryanair said around 150,000 passengers were affected by delays of up to eight hours and that it had cancelled more than 200 flights. A further 177 cancellations had already been recorded for Wednesday, almost all at Heathrow.
Wildfires in Türkiye’s Antalya province have forced residents from at least 254 homes to evacuate as strong winds fuelled the flames in the Aksu and Kepez districts. Two people were hospitalised with leg injuries, while six others were treated at the scene for smoke exposure. More than 100 dogs were also evacuated from an animal shelter, while over 2,000 homes were affected by power outages. Authorities deployed aircraft, helicopters, fire engines and hundreds of firefighters to battle the blaze, while investigations into its cause are ongoing.
U.S. President Donald Trump has criticised Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy for continuing to target Russia's energy infrastructure, whi...
An oil tanker caught fire after striking a naval mine in the southern part of the Strait of Hormuz, Iran’...
Azerbaijan exported $23.45 million worth of goods to Armenia between January and September 2026, according to data released by the State Customs Co...
What started out as planned protests against the cost of living, declining public services and education funding in France, quickly devolved into violent riots across the country on Saturday.
The day after waiving sanctions and tariffs related to Russian exports, U.S. President Donald Trump said on Saturday he has yet to announce a final decision on the matter as Secretary of State Marco Rubio said officials want more time to evaluate the situation.
A Saudi AH-6i helicopter crashed in the Najran region of Saudi Arabia due to a technical malfunction, killing its two crew members, the Saudi-led coalition's spokesman Brigadier General Turki al-Maliki said in a statement on Sunday.
U.S. President Donald Trump has criticised Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy for continuing to target Russia's energy infrastructure, while Russian strikes on Kyiv overnight killed at least one person and damaged a metro station.
An oil tanker caught fire after striking a naval mine in the southern part of the Strait of Hormuz, Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Navy said late Sunday.
U.S. President Donald Trump has criticised Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy for continuing to target Russia's energy infrastructure, while Russian strikes on Kyiv overnight killed at least one person and damaged a metro station.
Strong winds that fuelled a deadly grass fire are what killed four Canadian soldiers and sent 39 people to hospital at a military training area in Alberta, Canada, according to authorities. 19 people remain in critical condition. The winds caused the flames to spread rapidly.
Protests swept across France, Albania, Portugal, Belgium and Italy over the weekend, driven by anger over rising living costs, housing shortages, education concerns and government policies. Demonstrations in several countries escalated into violent clashes with police.
French President Emmanuel Macron has condemned the violence, looting and vandalism that erupted during cost-of-living protests across France. Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu held crisis talks on Monday, calling for partial curfews and raising the possibility of a state of emergency.
U.S. President Donald Trump has endorsed Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ahead of the country’s parliamentary election on 27 October, praising him as a strong leader and a partner in the war with Iran.
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