Start your day informed with AnewZ Morning Brief: here are the top news stories for February 13th, covering the latest developments you need to know.
1. US-Russia Negotiations on Ukraine
Former US President Trump and Russian President Putin held a 1.5-hour call agreeing to negotiate an end to the Russia-Ukraine war, with discussions extending to AI, energy, and Middle Eastern geopolitics
2. NASA Astronauts’ Early Return
Two US astronauts stranded on the International Space Station due to Boeing’s Starliner malfunction will return early via SpaceX, highlighting aerospace collaboration
3. Adobe launches AI video tool to compete with OpenAI
Adobe on Wednesday released the first public version of an artificial intelligence tool that can generate video clips and revealed how much it will charge, but said it will not set pricing for major users such as studios until later this year.
4. About 75,000 US federal workers accept Trump administration buyout program
About 75,000 U.S. federal workers accepted the deferred buyout program of President Donald Trump's administration, a spokesperson for the U.S. Office of Personnel Management said late on Wednesday.
The buyout is one of many approaches Trump is taking to slash a civilian workforce of 2.3 million that he has blasted as ineffective and biased against him.
5. Egypt, Jordan leaders stress need to rebuild Gaza without displacing Palestinians
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi and Jordan’s King Abdullah II on Wednesday emphasized the urgent need to begin Gaza’s reconstruction without displacing Palestinians
6. Kazakhstani deputies call for review of foreign NGO status
Deputies of the People's Party of Kazakhstan have called for a review of the status of foreign non-governmental organizations (NGOs) in the country.
According to a document obtained by Report, this was prompted by the activities of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) in Kazakhstan.
7. At least five dead after suspected gas blast at Taiwan mall
The blast occurred on the 12th floor of the building, where construction was taking place, the department said in a statement.
8.3rd CIS Games confirmed for Sept-Oct slot in Azerbaijan
The first meeting of the Organizing Committee of the CIS Games has confirmed that the 3rd CIS Games will take place in Azerbaijan from September 28 to October 8 this year across seven cities.
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Start your day informed with AnewZ Morning Brief. Here are the top news stories for the 21st of July, covering the latest developments you need to know.
Start your day informed with AnewZ Morning Brief. Here are the top news stories for the 22nd of July, covering the latest developments you need to know.
President Donald Trump said the United States will target Iran’s heavily fortified Pickaxe Mountain site “pretty soon” as he meets with Lebanese president Michel Aoun. Meanwhile, U.S. forces carried out a 10th consecutive night of strikes on Iran while Tehran continues to target Gulf countries.
Overnight U.S. strikes caused blackouts in southwestern Iran and hit the northwestern city of Tabriz for the first time. Separately, a U.S. soldier died in northern Iraq during a controlled detonation of an unexploded Iranian drone.
The United States has bombed Iran for an 11th consecutive night as the Pentagon says the war’s cost reach $37.5 billion. President Donald Trump threatens a heavy strike on the suspected Pickaxe Mountain nuclear site. Tehran warns that any attack could trigger a wider regional escalation.
The building where Adolf Hitler was born, near Austria's border with Germany, officially began a new life as a police station on Wednesday. Austria's government hopes the conversion will prevent it from becoming a place of pilgrimage for neo-Nazis.
Daniel Siad, a modelling scout whose name appeared in documents linked to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, has been found dead at his home near Paris, French prosecutors said. He was 69.
Ukraine's new commander-in-chief, Mykhailo Drapatyi, takes charge at a pivotal stage of the war with Russia, facing mounting challenges including troop shortages, battlefield reform and the rapid evolution of drone warfare.
ASEAN foreign ministers opened the 59th ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Meeting in Manila on 21 July, launching four days of talks that run until 24 July. The agenda includes South China Sea tensions, Myanmar’s conflict and growing U.S.-China rivalry.
Canadian Foreign Minister Anita Anand has renewed calls for an immediate de-escalation and permanent ceasefire in the Middle East while she warned that the humanitarian situation had become "quite grave". Anand also raised concern over tensions in the South China Sea.
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