Start your day informed with the AnewZ Morning Brief. Here are the top stories for the 8th 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 strike 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.
Four people were killed, including a child, in Ukrainian strikes on the Russian port city of Novorossiysk overn...
Iran’s Revolutionary Guards (IRGC) said on Wednesday they attacked two U.S. vessels and eight oil tankers in the Persian Gulf, calling the st...
Start your day informed with the AnewZ Morning Brief. Here are the top stories for the 8th of September, covering the latest developments....
U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) said its forces destroyed five Iranian crude oil carriers after the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) allegedly launched two ballistic missile attacks against a U.S. Navy warship over the past two days.
A TV channel was struck during a live broadcast on Tuesday, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said, as Russian strikes on Kyiv killed at least three people, the city's Mayor Vitali Klitschko said. Meanwhile, drones hit civilian infrastructure in Russia's southwestern Saratov region.
U.S. special envoys Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff have held talks with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Kyiv on Sunday on efforts to end Russia’s war in Ukraine.
Indonesia has reopened Jakarta's main airport and four others after volcanic ash from Mount Anak Krakatau forced widespread flight cancellations, though fresh eruptions have kept authorities on alert.
Four people were killed, including a child, in Ukrainian strikes on the Russian port city of Novorossiysk overnight, Veniamin Kondratyev, Governor of the Krasnodar region, said. Russian military ships were destroyed in the attacks, Ukraine's drone forces commander, Robert Brovdi, said.
Four people were killed, including a child, in Ukrainian strikes on the Russian port city of Novorossiysk overnight, Veniamin Kondratyev, Governor of the Krasnodar region, said. Russian military ships were destroyed in the attacks, Ukraine's drone forces commander, Robert Brovdi, said.
The United States has announced a ban on a range of Canadian products, including alcoholic beverages, dairy goods and motorcycles, as retaliatory Canadian tariffs on U.S. imports take effect.
Wildfires have broken out in Türkiye’s Antalya province, forcing hundreds of people to evacuate as strong winds fuelled the flames.
Iran’s Revolutionary Guards (IRGC) said on Wednesday they attacked two U.S. vessels and eight oil tankers in the Persian Gulf, calling the strikes a response to a U.S. attack on five Iranian tankers.
Five people, including four healthcare workers, were killed when a government-operated medical helicopter crashed in Malaysia's eastern Sarawak state, authorities said.
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