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.
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The U.S. has approved the sale of 500 Patriot PAC-3 missiles to Ukraine in a deal worth an estimated $2.1 billion, but Kyiv could face years of delays before receiving the weapons it urgently needs to defend against intensifying Russian attacks.
Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei has ordered Iran's armed forces to respond to any threat immediately and without geographical limits in statements posted to social media platforms on Saturday (31 October).
Demonstrators carrying Iranian flags and placards supporting the hijab gathered outside the Azerbaijani Embassy in London.
A Chinese-made AI chip has matched Nvidia’s H200 in tests conducted by its developer, marking a potential breakthrough in China’s efforts to reduce its dependence on foreign technology.
A hacking group linked to North Korea is widely believed to be behind the theft of $6.3 billion from cryptocurrency giant Binance, a cyberattack that experts describe as the largest cryptocurrency heist on record.
Gen Z protests swept 34 German cities on Saturday (31 October) over education, living costs and military service proposals. Violence erupted in Frankfurt, where shops were looted and police reported Molotov cocktail attacks.
Iran designated Britain's Royal Navy and Royal Air Force as terrorist organisations on Sunday, (1 November), and classified the country's foreign intelligence agency, MI6, as a hostile group, according to a statement from the Iranian Foreign Ministry.
Thousands protested in Albania's capital, Tirana, on Saturday (31 October), demanding Prime Minister Edi Rama's resignation over perceived corruption allegations and dissatisfaction with the government over a lack of jobs and poor education standards.
Russia has agreed to work with Ghana on developing a 2,000-megawatt nuclear power plant following talks at the Russia-Africa Summit in Moscow, Ghanaian Foreign Minister Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa said on Saturday.
Foreign ministers from the U.S., Japan, Australia and India raised concerns over export restrictions and economic coercion at a Quad meeting in Atlanta, U.S., on Saturday, 31 October 2026, according to their joint statement.
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