Start your day informed with AnewZ Morning Brief: here are the top news stories for June 1st, covering the latest developments you need to know.
PSG crushes Inter 5-0 to win first-ever Champions League title
Paris Saint-Germain secured their historic first UEFA Champions League title with a commanding 5-0 victory over Inter Milan. The win marked a turning point under coach Luis Enrique, who moved the club away from superstar signings toward a unified team approach. Nineteen-year-old Désiré Doué led the charge, symbolizing PSG’s new era of homegrown talent and collective strength.
Baku to host World Urban Forum 13 in 2026
The 13th session of the World Urban Forum (WUF13) will be held in Baku, Azerbaijan, in May 2026, as announced at the UN Habitat Assembly in Nairobi. UN-Habitat Executive Director Anaclaudia Rossbach said the event will focus on the global housing crisis and sustainable urban development. The forum, established in 2001, promotes inclusive dialogue on key urban challenges.
Chancellor Merz to meet President Trump in first official US visit
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz will travel to Washington next week for his first official meeting with US President Donald Trump, the German government announced Saturday. The leaders are expected to discuss Russia’s war in Ukraine, the Middle East crisis, and ongoing trade tensions. The visit marks Merz’s first trip to the US since taking office on May 6.
Bridge collapses kill 7 in Russian regions near Ukraine
Two bridge collapses in Russia's Bryansk and neighboring regions bordering Ukraine have killed at least seven people and injured dozens, authorities confirmed Sunday. In Bryansk, a highway bridge fell onto railway tracks, derailing a train and leaving 69 injured. While the cause remains unclear, a Russian lawmaker blamed Kyiv, calling it a "terrorist enclave," amid ongoing cross-border tensions.
Hamas offers hostage release, seeks changes to US ceasefire deal
Hamas has responded to a US ceasefire proposal by offering to release 10 living and 18 deceased Israeli hostages in exchange for Palestinian prisoners while demanding key amendments. The group reiterated calls for a permanent ceasefire, full Israeli withdrawal from Gaza, and guarantees of uninterrupted humanitarian aid—conditions not included in the current US-backed plan. The response was not an outright rejection or acceptance of the proposal, which the US says Israel has already agreed to.
More than 200 health facilities in war-hit eastern Congo have run out of medicines due to widespread looting and supply chain disruptions during fight...
Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi rejected as “incorrect” the report by a Kuwaiti newspaper on recent contacts between Tehran and Washington ...
The 7th Moscow Format Consultations on Afghanistan has concluded in Russia with participants issuing a joint statement heavily hinting at a joint oppo...
Former FBI Director James Comey pleaded not guilty on Wednesday to criminal charges, and his lawyer said he would file a barrage of legal challenges t...
Georgia’s Foreign Minister, Maka Bochorishvili sought to reassure the public that there is “no danger” to Georgia’s status as the European Uni...
More than 200 health facilities in war-hit eastern Congo have run out of medicines due to widespread looting and supply chain disruptions during fighting this year, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) said on Wednesday.
Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi rejected as “incorrect” the report by a Kuwaiti newspaper on recent contacts between Tehran and Washington and also condemned President Trump's threats of renewed attacks if Iran resumed nuclear enrichment.
The 7th Moscow Format Consultations on Afghanistan has concluded in Russia with participants issuing a joint statement heavily hinting at a joint opposition to any foreign military infrastructure in Afghanistan.
Former FBI Director James Comey pleaded not guilty on Wednesday to criminal charges, and his lawyer said he would file a barrage of legal challenges to the first prosecution by the Justice Department against one of President Donald Trump's political enemies.
Video from the USGS (United States Geological Survey) showed on Friday (19 September) the Kilauea volcano in Hawaii erupting and spewing lava.
At least eight people have died and more than 90 others were injured following a catastrophic gas tanker explosion on a major highway in Mexico City’s Iztapalapa district on Wednesday, authorities confirmed.
At least 69 people have died and almost 150 injured following a powerful 6.9-magnitude earthquake off the coast of Cebu City in the central Visayas region of the Philippines, officials said, making it one of the country’s deadliest disasters this year.
A powerful 7.4-magnitude earthquake struck off Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula on 13 September with no tsunami threat, coming just weeks after the region endured a devastating 8.8-magnitude quake — the strongest since 1952.
Authorities in California have identified the dismembered body discovered in a Tesla registered to singer D4vd as 15-year-old Celeste Rivas Hernandez, who had been missing from Lake Elsinore since April 2024.
Escalating gang violence in Haiti has displaced 680,000 children, nearly twice as many as last year, as armed groups seize more territory and basic services collapse, UNICEF warned on Wednesday.
A 29-year-old man has been arrested in connection with a devastating wildfire that killed 12 people and destroyed thousands of homes in Los Angeles earlier this year.
The 7th Moscow Format Consultations on Afghanistan has concluded in Russia with participants issuing a joint statement heavily hinting at a joint opposition to any foreign military infrastructure in Afghanistan.
Former FBI Director James Comey pleaded not guilty on Wednesday to criminal charges, and his lawyer said he would file a barrage of legal challenges to the first prosecution by the Justice Department against one of President Donald Trump's political enemies.
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio is expected to attend a ministerial meeting in Paris on Thursday with representatives of Europe, the Arab world and other nations to discuss Gaza's post-conflict transition, according to three diplomatic sources.
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