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.
The United States carried out a third consecutive night of airstrikes against Iran, targeting military capabilities around the Strait of Hormuz as Don...
Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said on Tuesday that its Navy had struck U.S. military barracks, a satellite communications centre a...
A newly introduced refereeing protocol has intensified debate over fairness at the FIFA World Cup, with another controversial decision involving defen...
The United States carried out a third consecutive night of airstrikes against Iran, targeting military capabilities around the Strait of Hormuz as Donald Trump announced the reinstatement of a blockade on Iranian shipping and proposed a 20% fee on cargo passing through the strategic waterway.
A newly introduced refereeing protocol has intensified debate over fairness at the FIFA World Cup, with another controversial decision involving defending champions Argentina fuelling criticism from fans and former officials.
A United Nations official has accused Hamas of interfering with humanitarian aid distribution in the Gaza Strip, adding further pressure on civilians already facing severe shortages and worsening living conditions.
Australia's internet safety regulator has accused some of the world's biggest technology companies of failing to do enough to combat child sexual abuse and the growing threat of online sexual extortion.
The 4th Shusha Global Media Forum will bring together nearly 160 media leaders, experts and officials from 54 countries in Azerbaijan's historic city of Shusha on 13-14 July, to discuss journalism’s role in peacebuilding, restoring public trust and tackling challenges.
Typhoon Bavi, the strongest storm to hit the eastern coast of mainland China this year, brought heavy rain, strong winds, flooding and landslides after making landfall in Zhejiang province on Sunday. More than 2.8 million people were evacuated to safety ahead of the storm.
President Ilham Aliyev is holding his annual question-and-answer session with international journalists at the 4th Shusha Global Media Forum in Azerbaijan.
The United States and Iran have significantly escalated their conflict, exchanging heavy missile and drone strikes across the Gulf region. Iran claims it has once again closed the Strait of Hormuz, a vital global shipping route.
Start your day informed with AnewZ Morning Brief. Here are the top news stories for the 13th of July, covering the latest developments you need to know.
Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said on Tuesday that its Navy had struck U.S. military barracks, a satellite communications centre and a Patriot missile battery in Bahrain, while its Aerospace Force targeted an airbase in Jordan.
A newly introduced refereeing protocol has intensified debate over fairness at the FIFA World Cup, with another controversial decision involving defending champions Argentina fuelling criticism from fans and former officials.
A United Nations official has accused Hamas of interfering with humanitarian aid distribution in the Gaza Strip, adding further pressure on civilians already facing severe shortages and worsening living conditions.
Australia's internet safety regulator has accused some of the world's biggest technology companies of failing to do enough to combat child sexual abuse and the growing threat of online sexual extortion.
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers fatally shot a driver in a coastal town of Maine on Monday, less than a week after an ICE agent in Houston, Texas, shot and killed a man in a traffic stop during a deportation crackdown there.
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