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Start your day informed with AnewZ Morning Brief: here are the top news stories for April 11th, covering the latest developments you need to know.
1. Positions of the Azerbaijani army came under fire from the Tovuzgala direction
Positions of the Azerbaijani army were targeted by gunfire from the Tovuzgala direction, according to Azerbaijan’s Ministry of Defense.
The Ministry reported that on April 10, at approximately 20:50, units of the Armenian armed forces opened fire with small arms on Azerbaijani army positions near the village of Seyrak Mesha in the Tovuzgala district.
2. Türkiye, Israel hold first technical meeting on conflict prevention in Syria
The first technical meeting between Türkiye and Israel on a conflict prevention mechanism aimed at avoiding "unwanted incidents" in Syria was held Wednesday in Azerbaijan, the Turkish National Defense Ministry said.
The ministry on Thursday added that Israel must immediately end its "provocative attacks," which are threatening Syria's territorial integrity and destabilizing its security and stability.
3. Russia-US talks in Istanbul conclude after more than 5 hours
The second round of talks between Russia and the US concluded Thursday afternoon in Istanbul after over five hours.
The US delegation was the first to leave the Russian consul general residence without making any statements to the press, according to Anadolu correspondent.
4. Helicopter crashes into Hudson River in New York City, killing all 6 passengers
A helicopter crashed into the Hudson River near lower Manhattan, killing all six passengers on board, according to officials.
"Three adults and three children were on board a Bell 206 helicopter that had left from the downtown Skyport just about 3 p.m.," said New York City Mayor Eric Adams during a news conference, adding the pilot and the family were visiting from Spain.
5. EU agrees on 90-day pause in countermeasures against US tariffs
The European Union agreed to suspend for 90 days the countermeasures it had planned to impose next week in response to US tariffs, following US President Donald Trump’s announcement of a pause and in a bid to allow negotiations to go forward.
"We took note of the announcement by President Trump. We want to give negotiations a chance," said European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen on X.
6. WTO says trade between US, China could decrease by as much as 80%
The World Trade Organization on Wednesday estimated the U.S.- China trade tensions could cut the trade of goods between two economies by as much as 80%.
"This tit-for-tat approach between the world’s two largest economies, which together account for roughly 3% of global trade, carries wider implications that could severely damage the global economic outlook," it said.
Germany’s foreign intelligence service secretly monitored the telephone communications of former U.S. President Barack Obama for several years, including calls made aboard Air Force One, according to an investigation by the German newspaper Die Zeit.
Israeli media report that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu chaired a lengthy security meeting that reportedly focused on the country’s regional threats, including Gaza, Lebanon, and Iran.
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Sunday (4 January) that the United States could carry out further military action in Venezuela following the capture of President Nicolás Maduro. Speaking to reporters aboard Air Force One, he said Washington now effectively controls the country.
At the end of last year, U.S. President Donald Trump was reported to have raised the Azerbaijan–Armenia peace agenda during a conversation with Israel’s prime minister, warning that if peace were not achieved, Washington could raise tariffs on both countries by 100 percent.
President Ilham Aliyev said 2025 has politically closed the Armenia-Azerbaijan conflict, as a Trump-era reset in U.S. ties, new transport corridors and a push into AI, renewables and defence production reshape Azerbaijan’s priorities.
U.S. President Donald Trump and his team are actively exploring options to acquire Greenland, with discussions including the potential use of the U.S. military, which is "always an option," according to a statement from the White House on Tuesday.
Leaders from the U.S. and European countries moved closer to finalising legally binding security guarantees for Ukraine following a “Coalition of the Willing” meeting in Paris on Sunday.
At least four people were killed and several others injured on Tuesday during fighting in Aleppo, northern Syria, state media reported. The government and the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) are trading blame for the violence.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, French President Emmanuel Macron, and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer signed a declaration of intent on Tuesday outlining the future deployment of multinational forces in Ukraine.
The United States has presented Israel and Syria with a proposal for a security agreement that would establish a joint economic zone along the border, Axios reported on Tuesday.
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