Start your day informed with AnewZ Morning Brief: here are the top news stories for February 26th, covering the latest developments you need to know.
1. Khojaly Genocide: marking 33 years of remembrance.
Thirty-three years ago, on the night of February 25-26, 1992, Armenian forces, with support from the former Soviet 366th Motor Rifle Regiment, attacked Khojaly. As 2,500 civilians attempted to flee towards Aghdam, they were brutally fired upon, resulting in the deaths of 613 people, including children, women, and the elderly.
Many were wounded, families were devastated, and hundreds were taken prisoner or went missing. This tragic event remains one of the darkest chapters in Azerbaijan’s history.
2. Ukraine and US reportedly finalise framework for minerals deal.
According to a report by The Washington Post on Tuesday, Ukraine and the United States have agreed on a framework for a comprehensive minerals deal. The report cited a Ukrainian official and another source familiar with the negotiations.
3. Thailand bus overturns in ditch killing at least 18 passengers.
At least 18 people were killed and 23 injured in eastern Thailand on Wednesday after the brakes failed on a tour bus and it rolled upside down into a ditch, police said.
"It was a downhill road and the brakes failed, and the driver lost control of the vehicle before it overturned," said Colonel Sophon Phramaneehe, adding that those who died were adults on a study trip.
There were 49 people on the bus, all Thai, including the driver, the police official told Reuters.
4. Pope Francis in critical condition for fourth day running, but stable, Vatican says.
Pope Francis, battling double pneumonia, remains in critical condition for the fourth day running but is stable and has not had any further respiratory crises, the Vatican said on Tuesday.
The 88-year-old pope was spending his 12th night at Rome's Gemelli hospital, the longest hospital stay of his papacy.
"The clinical conditions of the Holy Father remain critical, but stable," the latest forthright health update read.
The pope's prognosis, it said, remains "guarded". But his hemodynamic parameters, a measure of the functioning of his body's circulatory system, were also "stable".
5. Massive blackout in Chile leaves 19 million without power.
Amassive power outage across Chile plunged the country's capital Santiago into darkness on Tuesday and knocked out electricity to major copper mines in the country's north, buffeting global metal markets.
Hours after the outage began and as darkness fell, Chile's government announced a state of emergency and established a curfew from 10 p.m. to 6 a.m. (01:00 to 09:00 GMT) from the northern region of Arica to the southern region of Los Lagos.
6. Ukrainian parliament affirms Zelenskyy to remain president.
The Ukrainian parliament passed a resolution on Tuesday confirming that Volodymyr Zelenskyy will remain president during wartime. With 268 votes in favor, the Verkhovna Rada stated that his powers will continue until martial law ends.
The resolution emphasised that, under the Constitution, Zelenskyy remains the legitimate president, and elections will take place once peace is restored.
Saudi Arabia’s air defences have intercepted and destroyed a hostile drone over the Riyadh region, according to the Saudi-led coalition fight...
Police were deployed across Paris on Saturday, as a curfew was set to take effect in the Republique and Chât...
A drone strike hit a power station in northern Sudan early Sunday (1 November), sparking a fire and triggering loud explosions, witnesses said....
The U.S. has approved the sale of 500 Patriot PAC-3 missiles to Ukraine in a deal worth an estimated $2.1 billion, but Kyiv could face years of delays before receiving the weapons it urgently needs to defend against intensifying Russian attacks.
Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei has ordered Iran's armed forces to respond to any threat immediately and without geographical limits in statements posted to social media platforms on Saturday (31 October).
Demonstrators carrying Iranian flags and placards supporting the hijab gathered outside the Azerbaijani Embassy in London.
A Chinese-made AI chip has matched Nvidia’s H200 in tests conducted by its developer, marking a potential breakthrough in China’s efforts to reduce its dependence on foreign technology.
A hacking group linked to North Korea is widely believed to be behind the theft of $6.3 billion from cryptocurrency giant Binance, a cyberattack that experts describe as the largest cryptocurrency heist on record.
Police were deployed across Paris on Saturday, as a curfew was set to take effect in the Republique and Châtelet-Les Halles areas from 11pm Saturday until 6am Sunday (1 November).
A drone strike hit a power station in northern Sudan early Sunday (1 November), sparking a fire and triggering loud explosions, witnesses said.
Gen Z protests swept 34 German cities on Saturday (31 October) over education and living costs. Violence erupted in Frankfurt, where shops were looted and police reported Molotov cocktail attacks.
Iran designated Britain's Royal Navy and Royal Air Force as terrorist organisations on Sunday, (1 November), and classified the country's foreign intelligence agency, MI6, as a hostile group, according to a statement from the Iranian Foreign Ministry.
Thousands protested in Albania's capital, Tirana, on Saturday (31 October), demanding Prime Minister Edi Rama's resignation over perceived corruption allegations and dissatisfaction with the government over a lack of jobs and poor education standards.
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