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.
Foreign ministers from the Group of Seven (G7) will meet in Paris on Monday to assess whether the Democrats' gains in the U.S. midterm election...
At least seven people have been killed and more than 125 injured after two passenger trains collided in Egypt’s Giza province, south of Cairo...
A 24-year-old man who killed six people in Poland’s central city of Krakow had advanced military-style shooting skills, according to a s...
Poland has declared two days of national mourning after a gunman opened fire in Kraków's historic main square. Investigators are examining possible far-right influences and the discovery of three bodies at the suspect's home.
Monday marks the second of two days of national mourning in Poland as police bolstered security after six people were killed in a mass shooting in Kraków.
Russian forces launched a ballistic missile attack on Kyiv early on Saturday, 7 November, injuring two people and damaging residential buildings, just three days before U.S.-led peace talks with Ukraine and Russia in Abu Dhabi.
The Saudi-led coalition fighting Yemen's Houthis said it intercepted and destroyed two ballistic missiles fired by the Iran-aligned group towards Riyadh on Sunday (8 November), after loud booms were heard in the Saudi capital. The Aramco building was damaged by falling debris.
New Zealand’s ruling centre-right National Party has taken a narrow lead over the opposition Labour Party in Saturday’s general election, with the country’s current three-party coalition projected to retain power.
Foreign ministers from the Group of Seven (G7) will meet in Paris on Monday to assess whether the Democrats' gains in the U.S. midterm elections could influence President Donald Trump's foreign policy, particularly on Ukraine and the Middle East.
At least seven people have been killed and more than 125 injured after two passenger trains collided in Egypt’s Giza province, south of Cairo, on Sunday.
A 24-year-old man who killed six people in Poland’s central city of Krakow had advanced military-style shooting skills, according to a spokesperson for the gun club he attended.
Monday marks the second of two days of national mourning in Poland as police bolstered security after six people were killed in a mass shooting in Kraków.
Clashes between protesters and police erupted in Paris and Marseille on Saturday as demonstrations over rising living costs and declining public services continued for a fourth consecutive weekend across France.
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