Start your day informed with AnewZ Morning Brief: here are the top news stories for April 16th, covering the latest developments you need to know.
1.Documents reveal Trump’s plan to gut funding for NASA and climate science.
New internal documents reveal that President Donald Trump’s administration is preparing deep budget cuts to NASA and NOAA, targeting climate science and environmental research in what critics call a devastating blow to US scientific leadership.
2. South Korean police raid presidential office in probe against former President Yoon.
South Korean police raided the office of former President Yoon Suk Yeol and his security detail on Wednesday, April 16, as part of an escalating criminal investigation into the impeached leader.
3. Two Pentagon advisers suspended amid sensitive information leak investigation.
Darin Selnick, the Pentagon’s deputy chief of staff, has been suspended as part of an ongoing investigation into internal leaks following the Signal group chat scandal.The move comes just a day after Dan Caldwell, a senior adviser to Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, was placed on administrative leave Tuesday in connection with the same probe.
4. Russia launches drone attack on Odesa, damaging civilian infrastructure.
A massive overnight drone attack by Russian forces on the Black Sea port city of Odesa injured three people and caused significant damage to residential areas and civilian infrastructure, Ukrainian officials said on Wednesday.
5. NATO chief visits Odesa, reaffirms support for Ukraine amid deadly Russian strikes.
NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte visited Ukraine’s port city of Odesa on Tuesday, pledging continued alliance support after Russian missile strikes killed over 35 people in Sumy.
6. Xi Jinping continues Southeast Asia tour amid US tariff tensions.
Chinese President Xi Jinping is pressing ahead with a high-stakes diplomatic tour across Southeast Asia, seeking to strengthen trade ties and secure new economic footholds as China faces escalating tariff tensions with the United States.
Mexican authorities discovered 20 bodies, including several decapitated, on Monday in the western state of Sinaloa, where cartel violence has sharply ...
An oil tanker carrying one million barrels of crude oil exploded near the Libyan coast, Bloomberg reported on 30 June....
U.S. President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Monday ending the U.S. sanctions programme on Syria, the White House confirmed....
President Donald Trump is expected to sign an executive order on Monday formally ending U.S. sanctions on Syria, in a major foreign policy reversal th...
Türkiye will host the 2026 NATO leaders summit in Ankara, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced on Monday, saying the country is preparing the gro...
Mexican authorities discovered 20 bodies, including several decapitated, on Monday in the western state of Sinaloa, where cartel violence has sharply increased.
An oil tanker carrying one million barrels of crude oil exploded near the Libyan coast, Bloomberg reported on 30 June.
U.S. President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Monday ending the U.S. sanctions programme on Syria, the White House confirmed.
President Donald Trump is expected to sign an executive order on Monday formally ending U.S. sanctions on Syria, in a major foreign policy reversal that follows a series of diplomatic overtures between Washington and Damascus.
The U.S. economy faces a 40% risk of recession in the second half of 2025, JP Morgan analysts said on Wednesday, citing rising tariffs and stagflation concerns.
China has ramped up efforts to protect communities impacted by flood control measures, introducing stronger compensation policies and direct aid from the central government.
Severe rain in Venezuela has caused rivers to overflow and triggered landslides, sweeping away homes and collapsing a highway bridge, with five states affected and no casualties reported so far.
A malfunction in the radar transmission system at the Area Control Center in Milan suspended more than 300 flights at the weekend, across northwest Italy since Saturday evening according to Italy's air traffic controller Enav (National Agency for Flight Assistance).
Thousands of protesters rallied in Bangkok on Saturday, demanding Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra resign as political and economic tensions mount.
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Monday approved the disbursement of an additional $500 million to Ukraine, following the completion of its eighth review under the country’s $15.5 billion Extended Fund Facility.
U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday publicly criticized AT&T for technical issues that disrupted a national conference call with faith leaders, urging the company’s leadership to address the situation and suggesting his administration may turn to a different carrier in future communications.
France, Spain, Kenya, and several other nations announced on Monday a joint pledge to tax premium-class airline passengers and private jet users, in a move aimed at raising billions of dollars for climate action and sustainable development.
Mexican authorities discovered 20 bodies, including several decapitated, on Monday in the western state of Sinaloa, where cartel violence has sharply increased.
An oil tanker carrying one million barrels of crude oil exploded near the Libyan coast, Bloomberg reported on 30 June.
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