Start your day informed with AnewZ Morning Brief: here are the top news stories for 30th of September, covering the latest developments you need to know.
1. Trump secures Netanyahu's agreement to Gaza deal but Hamas support in question
Trump and Netanyahu backed a U.S. peace plan for Gaza calling for a ceasefire, hostage-prisoner swap, Israeli withdrawal, and Hamas disarmament. The plan’s future remains uncertain as Hamas has yet to accept it and Netanyahu resists any move toward Palestinian statehood.
2. Moldova election complete: PAS wins 50.2%, strengthens EU path
With more than 99.9% of ballots counted, Moldova’s pro-European ruling party, the Party of Action and Solidarity (PAS), held on to its parliamentary majority after Sunday’s pivotal election, strengthening the 2.4 million-strong country’s push towards the EU and away from Moscow.
3. North Korea tells UN: We will never give up nuclear programme
North Korea told the UN it will never abandon its nuclear programme, calling denuclearisation a threat to its sovereignty. Despite Trump’s push for talks, Pyongyang continues to reject negotiations and insists its nuclear deterrent is essential.
4. Israel's Netanyahu apologises to Qatar for attack on Doha, source says
Netanyahu apologised to Qatar’s leaders for Israel’s 9 September airstrike on Doha, which killed a Qatari citizen while targeting Hamas officials. He assured both Qatar and President Trump that Israel would not violate Qatari sovereignty again.
5. UN says 22 killed in youth-led protests in Madagascar
At least 22 people were killed and more than a 100 injured in Madagascar’s youth-led protests, with the United Nations blaming excessive force by security forces. Demonstrators demand President Andry Rajoelina’s resignation as unrest over water and power shortages spreads nationwide. Rajoelina said he was dissolving the government.
Saudi Arabia’s air defences have intercepted and destroyed a hostile drone over the Riyadh region, according to the Saudi-led coalition fight...
Police were deployed across Paris on Saturday, as a curfew was set to take effect in the Republique and Chât...
A drone strike hit a power station in northern Sudan early Sunday (1 November), sparking a fire and triggering loud explosions, witnesses said....
The U.S. has approved the sale of 500 Patriot PAC-3 missiles to Ukraine in a deal worth an estimated $2.1 billion, but Kyiv could face years of delays before receiving the weapons it urgently needs to defend against intensifying Russian attacks.
Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei has ordered Iran's armed forces to respond to any threat immediately and without geographical limits in statements posted to social media platforms on Saturday (31 October).
A hacking group linked to North Korea is widely believed to be behind the theft of $6.3 billion from cryptocurrency giant Binance, a cyberattack that experts describe as the largest cryptocurrency heist on record.
Gen Z protests swept 34 German cities on Saturday (31 October) over education and living costs. Violence erupted in Frankfurt, where shops were looted and police reported Molotov cocktail attacks.
A tenth-grade student was critically injured after a man attacked her with a chainsaw inside a classroom in Andhra Pradesh’s Anantapur district. The girl suffered severe injuries to her head, neck and back, while a classmate who tried to protect her was also hurt.
Police were deployed across Paris on Saturday, as a curfew was set to take effect in the Republique and Châtelet-Les Halles areas from 11pm Saturday until 6am Sunday (1 November).
A drone strike hit a power station in northern Sudan early Sunday (1 November), sparking a fire and triggering loud explosions, witnesses said.
Gen Z protests swept 34 German cities on Saturday (31 October) over education and living costs. Violence erupted in Frankfurt, where shops were looted and police reported Molotov cocktail attacks.
Iran designated Britain's Royal Navy and Royal Air Force as terrorist organisations on Sunday, (1 November), and classified the country's foreign intelligence agency, MI6, as a hostile group, according to a statement from the Iranian Foreign Ministry.
Thousands protested in Albania's capital, Tirana, on Saturday (31 October), demanding Prime Minister Edi Rama's resignation over perceived corruption allegations and dissatisfaction with the government over a lack of jobs and poor education standards.
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