AnewZ Morning Brief - 3 January, 2026
Start your day informed with AnewZ Morning Brief: here are the top news stories for the 3rd of January, covering the latest developments you need to k...
Kurdish commander Mazloum Abdi says his forces are in direct contact with Türkiye and open to improving relations, including a potential meeting with President Erdoğan.
Mazloum Abdi, commander of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), said that his group has direct communication with Türkiye and is open to improving ties - even expressing willingness to meet Turkish President Tayyip Erdoğan.
Speaking to Shams TV, Abdi confirmed direct and mediated contacts with Türkiye and expressed hope for deepening dialogue. While the two sides fought during Syria’s 14-year civil war, Abdi noted that a temporary truce has held for two months and could become permanent.
Abdi said, “We are not in a state of war with Türkiye... we're open to developing ties.”
Al-Monitor reported that Türkiye had suggested a possible meeting between Abdi and a top Turkish official, but a Turkish source denied this. Erdoğan recently accused the SDF of stalling a deal with Syria’s interim government, which Abdi denied.
He also rejected claims of SDF ties to Israel but affirmed readiness for good relations with all neighboring countries.
Russian athletes will not be allowed to represent their country at the Milano Cortina Winter Olympics even if a peace deal is reached with Ukraine, International Olympic Committee President Kirsty Coventry said in an interview with an Italian newspaper.
At least 47 people were killed and 112 injured after a fire broke out at a crowded bar in the Swiss ski resort town of Crans-Montana during New Year’s Eve celebrations, Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani told Italian media on Thursday.
India has approved a major arms deal with Israel valued at approximately $8.7 billion, highlighting the deepening defence partnership between the two countries.
A 6.5-magnitude earthquake struck southern Mexico early on Friday, killing at least two people and causing damage in Guerrero state.
India and Pakistan on Thursday exchanged lists of nuclear facilities as well as civilian prisoners, under long-standing bilateral agreements, according to official statements from both countries.
Start your day informed with AnewZ Morning Brief: here are the top news stories for the 3rd of January, covering the latest developments you need to know.
Swiss prosecutors say a deadly New Year’s Eve fire at a bar in the ski resort of Crans-Montana likely started when sparkling candles were held too close to the ceiling, triggering a fast-spreading blaze that killed at least 40 people.
The United Nations on Friday voiced serious concern over the deteriorating humanitarian situation in Sudan, warning that rising violence is increasingly affecting civilians.
Ukrainian officials reported on Friday that thousands of children and their parents were evacuated from frontline areas in the Zaporizhzhia and Dnipropetrovsk regions as Russian forces continued to advance.
Yemen’s southern separatists have announced plans to hold a referendum on independence from the north within two years, a move likely to further escalate tensions as Saudi-backed government forces seek to retake territory seized by the group last month.
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