Start your day informed with AnewZ Morning Brief: here are the top news stories for 29th of September, covering the latest developments you need to know.
1. Trump to push proposal for elusive Gaza peace in Netanyahu talks
President Donald Trump will host Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the White House to push a 21-point Gaza peace plan, aiming to secure hostage releases and launch broader Middle East talks.
2. Shooter kills at least four people and wounds eight at Michigan church
A former U.S. Marine crashed into a Michigan church, opened fire, set it ablaze and killed at least four people before dying in a shootout with police. The attack marked the 324th U.S. mass shooting of 2025 and the third in less than 24 hours.
3. Moldova's pro-EU government edges towards majority in pivotal vote
Moldova’s pro-EU Party of Action and Solidarity (PAS) won nearly 50% of the vote, pulling far ahead of the pro-Russian Patriotic Bloc and likely securing a majority in parliament. The election, marred by disinformation, cyber attacks and fraud claims, is seen as pivotal for Moldova’s EU aspirations amidst tensions with Moscow.
4. Russian drone and missile attack on Kyiv kills 4 people
Russian forces launched a massive overnight drone and missile assault on Ukraine, killing at least four and injuring more than 70, with Kyiv and several regions hit despite most projectiles being intercepted. The United States is considering supplying Ukraine with Tomahawk missiles after Zelenskyy announced a $90 billion U.S. weapons deal, deepening Western support.
5. Eight dead and 17 missing as Typhoon Bualoi hits Vietnam
Typhoon Bualoi struck Vietnam, killing eight people, leaving 17 fishermen missing, damaging homes, and cutting power across central provinces. The storm forced the evacuation of more than 28,500 people, disrupted flights, and raised fears of severe floods and landslides as heavy rains continue.
As the Ukraine war is highlighted by some leaders during the United Nations' 81st General Assembly meetin...
The 81st UN General Assembly returns for its third day in New York on Thursday, with world leaders delivering high-level speeches and holding diplo...
Shipping traffic through the Strait of Hormuz remained low on Thursday, as Iran reiterated that it will neither enter into new negotiations with th...
As the Ukraine war is highlighted by some leaders during the United Nations' 81st General Assembly meeting in New York, Russian forces attacked the Ukrainian capital Kyiv early on Thursday with ballistic missiles, killing two people and injuring six, Mayor Vitali Klitschko said.
Shipping traffic through the Strait of Hormuz remained low on Thursday, as Iran reiterated that it will neither enter into new negotiations with the United States nor re-open the Strait as long as its conditions are not met, despite recent indirect talks in New York mediated by Qatar.
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio is set to meet Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov in New York on Wednesday, as Washington pushes for an end to the war in Ukraine and Kyiv and Moscow continue to strike energy infrastructure.
U.S. President Donald Trump is addressing the UN General Assembly as world leaders gather in New York for the 81st session. Conflicts in the Middle East and Ukraine, global security and diplomacy set to dominate the event.
U.S. President Donald Trump said his team held a three-hour meeting with an Iranian delegation in New York that he described as “very good” and “productive”, with another round of talks scheduled soon.
As the Ukraine war is highlighted by some leaders during the United Nations' 81st General Assembly meeting in New York, Russian forces attacked the Ukrainian capital Kyiv early on Thursday with ballistic missiles, killing two people and injuring six, Mayor Vitali Klitschko said.
The 81st UN General Assembly returns for its third day in New York on Thursday, with world leaders delivering high-level speeches and holding diplomatic meetings. Restoring trust, managing global transformation, peace and security, and international cooperation remain at the centre of discussions.
Australia says an OpenAI AI agent gained unauthorised access to a government Medicare statistics portal in June, in what officials say could be an unprecedented case of an AI system breaching a government network.
Pakistan says it carried out air strikes on 10 locations in Afghanistan on Thursday, targeting sites it said were used to store and launch drones, as tensions between the two neighbouring countries continued to escalate.
Here’s your AnewZ Daily Brief for 24 September 2026, with five key developments from the second day of the 81st United Nations General Assembly in New York.
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