Here's your AnewZ Daily Brief for 11 November. Today, we cover Russia-Ukraine peace talks, political tensions in Washington, strikes in Spain, espionage allegations involving Nvidia's CEO, and climate negotiations at COP31 in Türkiye.
Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives blocked an effort to impeach Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth, voting 211 to 204 to refer the charges to a committee. The allegations against Hegseth include unlawfully ordering military operations in Iran, Yemen and the Caribbean. Hegseth rejected the accusations, while Democrats signalled they could revive the impeachment effort when they take control of Congress in January.
Millions of workers across Spain are staging the country's first general strike in 14 years, demanding action on soaring housing costs. Average rents have nearly doubled over the past decade, fuelling public anger. The walkout is expected to disrupt transport and businesses nationwide, less than three weeks before a general election.
Russian and Ukrainian officials met in Abu Dhabi for their first peace talks in nine months, as the U.S. launched a renewed effort to end the war. Washington described the discussions as productive, while Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy welcomed progress on security guarantees and prisoner exchanges. However, major disagreements remain over territory and the terms of a potential peace deal, with talks continuing on Wednesday.
China has dismissed allegations linking Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang to a suspected Chinese intelligence operation, calling the claims 'baseless'. Nvidia's board and the FBI are separately investigating reports that Huang may have been targeted through a business contact allegedly recruited by Chinese intelligence. No charges have been filed, but Nvidia shares fell around 4 per cent amid concerns over the investigation and ongoing U.S.-China technology tensions.
World leaders are gathering at COP31 in Antalya to discuss climate action, clean energy and the transition away from fossil fuels. Türkiye is pushing for a deal to increase electricity’s share of global energy consumption to 35 per cent by 2035. Leaders including Brazil’s President Lula da Silva and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen are expected to speak, while the U.S. is skipping the summit for a second consecutive year.
Heavy rain and strong winds have flooded around 70,000 tents across Gaza, leaving displaced Palestinian families exposed to cold, hunger and worsen...
The European Union (EU) has launched a new push to improve secure digital links between Europe and Central Asia, with the first High-Level Connecti...
Here's your AnewZ Daily Brief for 11 November. Today, we cover Russia-Ukraine peace talks, political tensions in Washington, strikes in Spain, ...
Delegations from Russia, Ukraine and the United States met in Abu Dhabi on Tuesday for their first formal talks in nine months. They did so with no agreement on what a ceasefire would be tied to or who gets to keep the land currently under Russian control.
At least 17 people have been reported killed in an explosion at a steel plant in western Türkiye, after a crane collapsed during maintenance work. The disaster has prompted a criminal investigation into what went wrong at the industrial facility.
Russia and Ukraine are set to return to Abu Dhabi on Tuesday for a fourth round of U.S.-brokered peace talks, with European participation, security guarantees and territorial disputes expected to shape the negotiations.
U.S. envoy Jared Kushner said Washington believes the Russian President is prepared to reach a peace agreement under the right conditions, as U.S., Russian and Ukrainian delegations began trilateral talks in Abu Dhabi on Tuesday 10 November.
Armenia could lose its voting rights within the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) on 11 November after failing to pay membership fees for more than two years, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has said.
The European Union (EU) has launched a new push to improve secure digital links between Europe and Central Asia, with the first High-Level Connectivity Platform Meeting on Digital in Chișinău, Moldova.
Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives have blocked an effort to impeach Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth over his handling of military operations, including the ongoing war with Iran, delaying a potential confrontation until Democrats take control of Congress in January.
Iran has rejected France's accusations that it carried out cyberattacks against supermarket refrigeration systems, with Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi accusing Paris of blaming Tehran for its own domestic failures.
A city bus crashed into 32 vehicles during morning rush hour in Seongnam, South Korea, on Wednesday, injuring 57 people, including nine seriously, according to the National Fire Agency and Yonhap news agency.
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent recently moved out of his home and onto a military base after Iranian threats against his life, the New York Times reported on Tuesday (10 November), citing three people familiar with the matter.
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