Here’s your AnewZ Daily Brief for 15 October 2026, featuring the top five culture and entertainment stories from around the world.
Climate change and El Niño combined to intensify Hurricane Polo, the longest-lasting Category 5 storm ever recorded in the Pacific, according to a new study. Human-caused global warming increased the hurricane’s wind speed by around 6 mph (10 kph), while El Niño added approximately 5 mph (8 kph). The study found that climate change made the conditions fueling the storm 23 times more likely, compared with 14 times due to El Niño.
Indonesia is facing its most severe wildfire season since 2015, with authorities blaming peatland degradation linked to past food estate projects and an El Niño-driven drought for worsening the fires. Thick haze has driven air pollution to hazardous levels, with the Air Quality Index (AQI) reaching nearly 1,600 in Central Kalimantan’s Katingan district, while hundreds of thousands of people across seven provinces have suffered respiratory illnesses. The smoke has also spread to neighbouring countries, prompting school closures in East Timor and parts of Malaysia.
A study by the Danish Meteorological Institute has found that the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC), a major ocean current system weakened by global warming, could recover if global temperatures decline. Published in Science Advances, the research found no tipping point leading to an irreversible collapse in the model, although full recovery could take several centuries. A weakened AMOC could disrupt global rainfall patterns and accelerate coastal sea-level rise, while melting of the Greenland ice sheet may be irreversible.
Torrential rain triggered widespread flooding across İstanbul, Türkiye, on Wednesday, killing a 14-year-old boy and prompting rescue operations across several districts. Authorities recorded 1,277 flooding incidents and 15 landslides, with 808 homes, 280 businesses and 76 vehicles affected. Around 8,000 personnel and 2,000 vehicles and construction machines were deployed as emergency crews rescued stranded residents and animals, while rainfall in Beykoz’s Omerli area reached 193.84 kilograms per square metre.
A 62-year-old man died on Wednesday after floodwaters swept his car onto a beach on the Greek island of Rhodes during a heavy rainstorm. His body was found near a seaside village about 30 kilometres from Rhodes town, while four cars were washed away by the severe weather, according to the coast guard. Social media footage showed a vehicle being carried away by muddy floodwaters as streets flooded and rivers overflowed. Authorities urged people on Rhodes and other Aegean islands to limit travel amid continuing severe weather conditions.
Ukraine is set to restart attacks on Russian oil refineries following a two-day pause, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said, amid growing tensions wi...
The Saudi-led coalition said early Thursday that it intercepted and destroyed a drone over Saudi Arabia’s...
Here’s your AnewZ Daily Brief for 15 October 2026, featuring the top five culture and entertainment stories from around the world....
Yemen’s Houthis have claimed responsibility for the recent drone and missile strikes on Saudi Aramco facilities in Dhahran and Riyadh and at King Khalid International Airport in Saudi Arabia, vowing to carry out more attacks in the coming days.
The Saudi-led coalition in Yemen said late Monday that it intercepted and destroyed two ballistic missiles launched by the Houthi group toward Khamis Mushait in southwestern Saudi Arabia.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says Russia hit at least six energy targets in deadly strikes across Ukraine, showing Moscow is unwilling to accept the energy ceasefire announced by U.S. President Donald Trump.
The Saudi-led coalition said early Thursday that it intercepted and destroyed a drone over Saudi Arabia’s Eastern Province.
Ukraine's soldiers have had their access to Starlink satellite internet restricted. Kyiv's troops use the terminals, made by Elon Musk's SpaceX, to pilot drones. A source in Ukraine's Defence Ministry said the restrictions would make it harder for Kyiv's army to down Russian drones.
Türkiye’s COP31 presidency has unveiled an action agenda designed to turn climate commitments into concrete projects and measurable results, focusing on clean energy, waste reduction, resilient cities and industrial decarbonisation.
Greenland and Antarctica have shed a combined 11.3 trillion tonnes of ice since 1979, according to the most comprehensive satellite study of the planet's ice sheets to date, with researchers warning the pace of loss has accelerated sharply in recent decades.
The European Union will continue allowing large-scale plastic waste exports to Türkiye despite concerns over recycling rates, environmental damage and the risk of illegal waste trafficking.
Hundreds of thousands of deep-diving turtles, known as olive ridley sea turtles, have arrived on Mexico’s southern coast for one of nature’s most striking nesting events. But conservation officials warn that climate change is making it increasingly difficult for their eggs to hatch.
August 2026 tied as the hottest month ever recorded globally, pushing average temperatures above the critical 1.5°C threshold as extreme weather swept across several regions, the EU’s Copernicus Climate Change Service said.
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