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Morning Brief

AnewZ Morning Brief - 21 October, 2025

Start your day informed with AnewZ Morning Brief: here are the top news stories for 21 October, covering the latest developments you need to know.

09:06
Drug trade feud

Trump escalates feud with Colombia, vows tariffs and aid cuts

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Sunday night he would raise tariffs on Colombia and stop all payments to the South American nation, escalating a feud that stems from the U.S. military's strikes on vessels allegedly transporting drugs in the region.

03:30
China-U.S.

China accuses U.S. of cyber breaches at national time centre

China has accused the United States of stealing sensitive data and infiltrating its National Time Service Centre, warning that such breaches could have disrupted communications, financial systems, power supplies, and the international standard time network.

11:32
U.S.-China

Rare earths tensions rise as U.S. and China trade barbs

Chinese state media on Thursday issued a seven-point rebuttal to U.S. calls for Beijing to wind back its rare earth controls, as both sides struggle to move beyond a volley of barbs and accusations of blindsiding the other.

09:37
U.S.- India

Trump says Modi agrees to halt India’s Russian oil purchases

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has pledged to stop buying oil from Russia, and Trump said he would next try to get China to do the same as Washington intensifies efforts to cut off Moscow’s energy revenues.

09:01
U.S.-China

Trump on track to meet Xi in South Korea

U.S. President Donald Trump remains set to meet Chinese leader Xi Jinping in South Korea in late October as both sides seek to ease tensions over tariff threats and export controls, U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said on Monday.

07:10
Donald Trump

Trump to be lauded in Israel as long-held hostages return home

U.S. President Donald Trump will receive a hero's welcome in Israel's parliament on Monday as a fragile Gaza ceasefire he helped to broker enters a fourth day, with the expected release of Israeli hostages and Palestinian prisoners marking tentative steps in a conflict long resistant to resolution.

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