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.
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Escalating tensions between Iran and the U.S. are raising economic concerns across Central Asia. Although the regi...
Trump tells Axios he wants direct involvement in who takes over as Iran's next leader, rejecting Khamenei's son as "unacceptable" and citing the need for a figure who can bring "peace and harmony".
Tensions in the Middle East are continuing to escalate as Iran and U.S.-backed Israeli forces exchange strikes for a sixth consecutive day, with Tehran reporting mounting civilian casualties and warning it is prepared for a prolonged war.
In an exclusive interview with AnewZ, Iran’s Deputy Foreign Minister Kazem Gharibabadi said the Islamic Republic is "not targeting neighbouring countries," amid reports of drone strikes on Nakhchivan International Airport on Thursday (5 March).
Türkiye and Iran’s foreign ministers spoke by phone after reports that a ballistic missile entered Turkish airspace, with Tehran denying responsibility and insisting its recent strikes targeted only U.S. and Israeli facilities.
In an exclusive interview with AnewZ, Iran’s Deputy Foreign Minister Kazem Gharibabadi said the Islamic Republic is "not targeting neighbouring countries," amid reports of drone strikes on Nakhchivan International Airport on Thursday (5 March).
Trump tells Axios he wants direct involvement in who takes over as Iran's next leader, rejecting Khamenei's son as "unacceptable" and citing the need for a figure who can bring "peace and harmony".
A torpedo from a U.S. submarine sunk an Iranian warship off the coast of Sri Lanka, U.S. Secretary of Defense, Pete Hegseth told reporters as the Iranian conflcit entered its fifth day on Wednesday.
Türkiye has suspended day-trip crossings at its Kapıköy border and two others with Iran as regional tensions escalate following strikes involving the United States and Israel on Tehran. AnewZ's Alisultan Sultanzade was on the ground at the crossing before the restrictions came into force.
Türkiye’s President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has told Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif that Ankara is ready to help reinforce the ceasefire between Pakistan and Afghanistan, as clashes between the two neighbours continue for a sixth consecutive day.
China has outlined its main economic and policy priorities for the coming year in its annual government work report, a key document that sets out the country’s development plans.
A Russian drone damaged a civilian Panama-flagged vessel that was transporting corn near the Ukrainian port of Chornomorsk in the Black Sea Odesa region, the Ukrainian Sea Ports Authority said late on Wednesday.
Start your day informed with AnewZ Morning Brief. Here are the top news stories for the 5th of February, covering the latest developments you need to know.
Australia and Canada said on Thursday they had signed new agreements on critical minerals as Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney made a landmark address to the Australian parliament, a sign of the developing bond between the "middle powers".
More than 200 people died on Tuesday in a landslide triggered by heavy rains at the Rubaya coltan mine in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, the country's mines ministry said on Wednesday.
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