AnewZ Morning Brief - April 17th, 2025

Start your day informed with AnewZ Morning Brief: here are the top news stories for April 17th, covering the latest developments you need to know.

1.Mass drone attack kills two, injures at least 16 in Ukraine's Dnipro, governor says

A massive Russian drone assault struck the southeastern Ukrainian city of Dnipro late Wednesday, killing two people and injuring at least 16, as attacks on civilian infrastructure intensify.

2.China says it will ignore US 'tariff numbers game' back story 

China will pay no attention if the United States continues to play the "tariff numbers game", China's foreign ministry said on Thursday, after the White House outline how China faces tariffs of up to 245% due to its retaliatory actions.

3.Presidents of Azerbaijan and Georgia made press statements

The presidents of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev and Georgia Mikheil Kavelashvili held talks in Baku, reaffirming their centuries-old friendship, strategic partnership, and commitment to regional peace, stability and cooperation.

4.Astana hosts 2nd Central Asia media forum

The 2nd Central Asia Media Forum is underway in Astana, Kazakhstan, gathering media leaders and experts from across the region and beyond. The forum focuses on media development prospects, digital transformation, and regional cooperation in the age of AI and big data.

5.Serbia appoints new Prime Minister while mass protests over corruption continue

Serbia's parliament has approved medical professor Djuro Macut as the country's new Prime Minister.The new government will have 31 ministers, 22 of whom served under former Prime Minister Milos Vucevic, who resigned amid protests that began in November following a roof collapse at a train station in Novi Sad which killed 16 people.

6.France rocked by coordinated attacks on prisons, government vows justice

At least a dozen prisons and related institutions across France have come under attack in recent days, prompting a swift and stern response from President Emmanuel Macron, who has pledged to bring the perpetrators to justice.

7.Massive blackout hits Puerto Rico ahead of Easter weekend

A sweeping power outage struck all of Puerto Rico on Wednesday, disrupting life across the U.S. territory just as locals and tourists prepared for Easter celebrations.

8.Scientists find strongest evidence yet of life on an alien planet

In a major breakthrough in the search for extraterrestrial life, scientists using the James Webb Space Telescope have detected gases in a distant planet’s atmosphere that, on Earth, are produced only by living organisms.

Copied