AnewZ Morning Brief - 12 October, 2025
Start your day informed with AnewZ Morning Brief: here are the top news stories for 12 October, covering the latest developments you need to know.
Start your day informed with AnewZ Morning Brief: here are the top news stories for 12 October, covering the latest developments you need to know.
Hundreds of Texas National Guard soldiers gathered on Tuesday at an Army facility outside Chicago, as Donald Trump's threat to invoke an anti-insurrection law and deploy troops to more U.S. cities intensified the battle over the limits to his authority.
Hamas said on Tuesday it was ready to reach a deal to end the war in Gaza based on President Donald Trump's plan but still has demands, as Qatar's prime minister and senior U.S. mediators headed to Egypt to join indirect negotiations between the Palestinian militant group and Israel.
Delegations from Israel and Hamas held their first day of indirect negotiations in Egypt on Monday on U.S. President Donald Trump's plan to halt the war in Gaza, wrestling with contentious issues such as demands that Israel withdraw and Hamas disarm.
U.S. President Donald Trump said Friday was “a big day” after Hamas announced it would agree to some terms in his 20-point plan to end the Gaza conflict, including an exchange of hostages for Palestinian prisoners.
The United States will provide Ukraine with intelligence on long-range energy infrastructure targets within Russia, two officials told Reuters on Wednesday (1 October), as it weighs whether to send Kyiv missiles that could be used in such strikes.
U.S. stock index futures fell on Wednesday as investors assessed the implications of the federal government shutdown, which threatens to disrupt the release of key economic data and complicate the Federal Reserve's policy path.
U.S. President Donald Trump said Tuesday that his administration is nearing a deal with Harvard University to resolve a months-long standoff.
The Organization of Petroleum exporting countries OPEC+ is likely to consider a larger oil production increase of 411,000 barrels per day for November at its meeting next Sunday as rising oil prices encourage the group to try to regain more market share, said sources familiar with the talks.
The White House, U.S., has released a 20-point proposal aimed at ending the war in Gaza and establishing long-term peace, U.S. President Donald Trump said while hosting Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
Former FBI Director James Comey, said he was innocent and that he had faith in the U.S. judicial system, after his indictment on Thursday (25 September) on criminal charges of false statements and obstruction.
Lesotho's trade minister said on Wednesday (24 September) that the U.S. plans to extend the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA), which gives the continent preferential access to U.S. markets, by a year, after returning from a visit to Washington.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that he would condemn recent recognitions by some nations of a Palestinian state in his upcoming address at the United Nations General Assembly.
Television host Jimmy Kimmel returned to U.S. late-night television on Tuesday defending political satire against what he said is Trump administration "bullying", six days after his on-air remarks about the murder of right-wing activist Charlie Kirk led Walt Disney to suspend his show.
If U.S. President Donald Trump really wants to win the Nobel peace prize, he needs to stop the war in Gaza, French President Emmanuel Macron said on Tuesday.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Tuesday (23 September) he believes that U.S. President Donald Trump could help change Chinese President Xi Jinping's stance on Russia's war in Ukraine.
Azerbaijan President Ilham Aliyev has described the Middle Corridor as a “strategic project connecting a vast geography”, while also pledging to accelerate work on the newly launched TRIPP route.
President Donald Trump signalled a major shift in U.S. policy towards Ukraine during the 80th United Nations General Assembly in New York on Tuesday, saying Kyiv is now in a position to “fight and win” the war against Russia.
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi met with a U.S. congressional delegation led by Representative Adam Smith in Beijing on Tuesday.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy will seek more support from allies when he addresses the United Nations and meets Donald Trump this week, but behind the scenes Kyiv is quietly preparing for a new phase of the war in which it relies more on itself.
U.S. President Donald Trump will meet leaders and officials from multiple Muslim-majority countries on Tuesday (23 September) and discuss the situation in Gaza.
U.S. President Donald Trump's new visa fees for foreign workers drew widespread condemnation from technology executives, entrepreneurs and investors across social media, with just a few outliers, as many saw it as a major blow to a sector that contributed millions to his re-election campaign.
Türkiye has terminated additional tariffs imposed in 2018 on U.S. imports ranging from passenger cars to fruits, the country's Official Gazette said on Monday, as President Recep Tayyip Erdogan visited the United States.
President Donald Trump said in the Oval Office that Chinese President Xi Jinping had approved a deal for U.S. firms to acquire TikTok’s American operations, calling an earlier phone call with Xi “very productive” on trade, fentanyl, Ukraine, and the TikTok deal.
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