Start your day informed with AnewZ Morning Brief: here are the top news stories for April 24th, covering the latest developments you need to know.
Russia strikes Kyiv: 9 dead, 70 injured, including 6 children, in latest attack
Russia launched a major missile and drone assault on Kyiv overnight on April 24, killing at least nine people and injuring 70, including six children and a pregnant woman, according to Mayor Vitali Klitschko.
On the night of April 24, Kyiv was subjected to a combined enemy attack. As of 06:06, there are reports of nine dead and 70 injured, including six children and a pregnant woman, according to Mayor Vitali Klitschko and Kyiv City Military Administration head Tymur Tkachenko.
Klitschko stated, "21 victims have been hospitalized, including three children and a pregnant woman."
Details: As of 2:27 a.m., the mayor reported 12 people injured in the capital as a result of the enemy attack. According to Klitschko, the Sviatoshynskyi district was hit hardest. Fires broke out at six locations, with significant damage reported. Emergency services were actively working on-site.
Earlier, Tkachenko reported that by 1:40 a.m., the following impacts of the enemy strike were recorded:
- Holosiivskyi district: two fires caused by the enemy attack.
- Shevchenkivskyi district: four fires.
- Sviatoshynskyi district: preliminary reports of fires at three locations, including garages, houses, and vehicles. Five people, including a child, were injured.
There were also hits to civilian infrastructure.
President Ilham Aliyev met with Chairman of Board of China Energy Engineering Corporation Limited in Beijing
On 24 April, Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev met in Beijing with Song Hailiang, Chairman of China Energy Engineering Corporation Limited (Energy China).
The sides noted that Energy China is already active in Azerbaijan, serving as contractor for a 1-gigawatt offshore wind project in the Caspian Sea and investing in solar and other ventures in Fuzuli district. Song Hailiang outlined new cooperation proposals on prospective energy corridors, while President Aliyev stressed the strategic significance of the partnership.
They reviewed a long-term joint energy-planning initiative, formalised by a document signed during the visit, and discussed creating an energy research centre in Azerbaijan. Possible collaboration in water-management projects—an area where the Chinese firm has strong expertise—was also explored.
Beyond renewables, Energy China’s portfolio covers hydrogen, energy storage and large-scale grid construction. The company runs 256 branches in 147 countries, is currently executing 416 projects, and commands about half of China’s renewable-energy market.
Congo and M23 rebels agree to pursue peace, tensions remain
The Democratic Republic of Congo and M23 rebels issued identical statements on Wednesday pledging to pursue peace after week-long talks in Qatar, where violence and distrust dominated the agenda.
“Both parties reaffirm their commitment to an immediate cessation of hostilities,” the statement said, also condemning hate speech and urging communities to support peace efforts.
Frustrations linger. Delegates said disputes over confidence-building—especially releasing Congo-held prisoners linked to M23 and Rwanda—slowed progress. “They are asking for too much,” a Congo official said. A rebel delegate agreed the issue derailed deeper talks. Both sides left Doha earlier in the week.
Even so, diplomats credit Qatar for securing the joint pledge, offering faint hope in a decades-long conflict. M23’s January offensive, which captured eastern Congo’s two largest cities, killed thousands and stoked fears of regional war.
Qatar’s mediation followed last month’s surprise meeting between Congolese President Félix Tshisekedi and Rwandan President Paul Kagame—their first direct interaction, and a tentative step toward dialogue with M23, long branded terrorists by Kinshasa. Rwanda denies aiding the rebels; Congo, the UN and Western governments insist otherwise.
A UN source on Wednesday confirmed fresh clashes in Walikale, a key mining hub M23 vacated earlier as a goodwill gesture.
“This is a crucial step toward ending the violence,” Belgian Foreign Minister Maxime Prévot said, though no date has been set for further talks.
Ukraine's Zelenskyy lands in South Africa for talks on ties, peace efforts
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy touched down in South Africa on Thursday to confer with President Cyril Ramaphosa on bilateral ties and pathways to halt Russia’s war.
Seeking wider backing for Kyiv as U.S. President Donald Trump warns aid could end without tangible peace progress, Zelenskyy wrote on X that he would meet Ramaphosa and other leaders and civic figures, stressing the urgency of “advancing a just peace.”
China supports free trade, central bank governor says in Washington meeting, CCTV reports
Speaking in Washington, DC on Wednesday, People’s Bank of China Governor Pan Gongsheng told G20 finance chiefs that Beijing remains committed to free-trade principles and the multilateral trading system, state broadcaster CCTV reported. Unilateralism and protectionism, he warned, “lead nowhere” and benefit no one. Pan added that China will press ahead with opening up and will champion inclusive economic globalisation.
Pope Francis' coffin transferred to St. Peter's Basilica, faithful pay tribute
The coffin bearing Pope Francis is being transferred from Casa Santa Marta to St. Peter’s Basilica. On arrival, Camerlengo Cardinal Joseph Farrell will lead a Liturgy of the Word, after which the faithful may begin viewing the late pontiff’s body.
Taiwan proposes another $10 bln in aid to deal with US tariffs
Taiwan’s premier on Thursday unveiled a fresh NT$322 billion (US$10 billion) special-budget plan to soften the blow of forthcoming U.S. tariffs.
Taiwan had been facing a 32 % duty until President Donald Trump paused his “reciprocal tariffs” for 90 days two weeks ago.
At a news conference, Premier Cho Jung-tai said the original NT$88 billion support package would grow to as much as NT$410 billion (US$12.61 billion). Funds will cover loan support for businesses, job-market stabilisation and electricity subsidies.
The extra spending must clear parliament, where opposition parties hold a majority and have already slashed this year’s main budget, citing waste.
Taipei has begun tariff talks with Washington and pledged billions in additional U.S. imports to narrow its trade surplus. Increasing purchases of American liquefied natural gas and crude is a key part of those discussions, President Lai Ching-te said on Tuesday.
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Dozens of people are feared dead and around 100 others injured after an explosion tore through a crowded bar during New Year’s Eve celebrations at the Swiss ski resort of Crans-Montana, authorities said.
The Russian radio station known as 'Doomsday Radio' (or UVB-76) unexpectedly began playing ‘Swan Lake’, music from a ballet composition. The last time this was done was during the deaths of Soviet-era leaders and the 1991 coup.
Protests in Iran over soaring prices and a plunging rial have spread to universities in Tehran, as students join shopkeepers and bazaar merchants in demanding government action. With inflation above 42% and the rial at record lows, unrest continues to grow across the country.
As Russia’s war in Ukraine enters its fourth year, rising casualties, economic struggles, and mounting unrest expose cracks in society. Despite Kremlin propaganda, frustration is growing as more Russians question the government’s narrative, according to The Washington Post.
European leaders held talks on Ukraine after Russia said it would revise its negotiating position, citing an alleged Ukrainian drone attack that Kyiv has firmly denied.
India has approved a major arms deal with Israel valued at approximately $8.7 billion, highlighting the deepening defence partnership between the two countries.
Bulgaria marked its entry into the euro zone on Thursday with a display of euro coins on the front of the central bank in the capital, Sofia.
Chelsea Football Club have parted ways with manager Enzo Maresca, after the London side have won just one of their last seven English Premier League games.
Israel will revoke the licenses of 37 aid organisations from operating in Gaza and the West Bank, stating the groups have failed to meet the requirements under new registration rules.
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