Start your day informed with AnewZ Morning Brief: here are the top news stories for March 19th, covering the latest developments you need to know.
1. NASA astronauts return after unexpected 286-day ISS mission.
2. Putin agrees to 30-day ceasefire on energy infrastructure after Trump’s proposal.
Russian President Vladimir Putin has agreed to a 30-day ceasefire on energy infrastructure with Ukraine, following a proposal from U.S. President Donald Trump. The two leaders also agreed to start negotiations on a maritime ceasefire in the Black Sea, aiming for a broader peace process to end the ongoing conflict.
3. Zelenskyy supports 30-day ceasefire on energy infrastructure after Putin-Trump call.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has expressed support for a 30-day ceasefire on energy infrastructure following a phone call between Russian President Vladimir Putin and US President Donald Trump. Zelenskyy also confirmed the exchange of 175 war prisoners from each side and commented on the ongoing situation in Ukraine.
4. Starmer discusses ceasefire progress with Zelenskyy following Trump-Putin talks.
5. China and Kazakhstan agree to deepen cooperation in various fields.
China and Kazakhstan have pledged to strengthen collaboration in multiple areas following a high-level meeting in Beijing. Chinese Vice Premier Ding Xuexiang and Kazakhstan's First Deputy Prime Minister Roman Sklyar co-chaired the 12th Meeting of the China-Kazakhstan Cooperation Committee, emphasising Belt and Road cooperation, security, and people-to-people exchanges.
6. Figure unveils factory where humanoid robots will assemble their own kind
US company Figure has introduced a facility dedicated to producing humanoid robots, with an annual capacity of up to 12,000 units. The factory features advanced automation, AI-driven manufacturing, and cutting-edge digital systems to optimise assembly. Over time, robots will play a key role in their own production, reducing human labour in routine tasks.
President Donald Trump has said that hostages should be released Monday or Tuesday at a cabinet meeting held in the White House on Thursday....
French President Emmanuel Macron stated on Thursday that the coming hours will be crucial for securing peace in Gaza, with the ongoing conference in P...
Defence ministers from Türkiye, Azerbaijan and Georgia meet in Ankara, Türkiye on Thursday which included the signing of bilateral and trilateral ag...
New restrictions have been reported on some social media platforms in Afghanistan, barely a week after a two-day nationwide blackout disrupted interne...
Indian police have arrested the owner of Sresan Pharmaceutical Manufacturer, the cough syrup company linked to the deaths of at least 19 children in t...
President Donald Trump has said that hostages should be released Monday or Tuesday at a cabinet meeting held in the White House on Thursday.
French President Emmanuel Macron stated on Thursday that the coming hours will be crucial for securing peace in Gaza, with the ongoing conference in Paris aimed at complementing the U.S. initiative.
Defence ministers from Türkiye, Azerbaijan and Georgia meet in Ankara, Türkiye on Thursday which included the signing of bilateral and trilateral agreements on boosting regional security.
New restrictions have been reported on some social media platforms in Afghanistan, barely a week after a two-day nationwide blackout disrupted internet and telecommunications services in the country.
Video from the USGS (United States Geological Survey) showed on Friday (19 September) the Kilauea volcano in Hawaii erupting and spewing lava.
At least eight people have died and more than 90 others were injured following a catastrophic gas tanker explosion on a major highway in Mexico City’s Iztapalapa district on Wednesday, authorities confirmed.
At least 69 people have died and almost 150 injured following a powerful 6.9-magnitude earthquake off the coast of Cebu City in the central Visayas region of the Philippines, officials said, making it one of the country’s deadliest disasters this year.
Authorities in California have identified the dismembered body discovered in a Tesla registered to singer D4vd as 15-year-old Celeste Rivas Hernandez, who had been missing from Lake Elsinore since April 2024.
A powerful 7.4-magnitude earthquake struck off Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula on 13 September with no tsunami threat, coming just weeks after the region endured a devastating 8.8-magnitude quake — the strongest since 1952.
President Donald Trump has said that hostages should be released Monday or Tuesday at a cabinet meeting held in the White House on Thursday.
French President Emmanuel Macron stated on Thursday that the coming hours will be crucial for securing peace in Gaza, with the ongoing conference in Paris aimed at complementing the U.S. initiative.
Defence ministers from Türkiye, Azerbaijan and Georgia meet in Ankara, Türkiye on Thursday which included the signing of bilateral and trilateral agreements on boosting regional security.
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has survived two attempts to remove her from office after the European Parliament rejected no-confidence motions from hard-right and left-wing groups on Thursday.
Russian President Vladimir Putin and Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev met today to discuss the December 2024 aviation tragedy involving an Azerbaijan Airlines aircraft, as well as to reaffirm the strength of their bilateral relationship.
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