Start your day informed with AnewZ Morning Brief: here are the top news stories for the 2nd of October, covering the latest developments you need to know.
1. Israel stops 13 Gaza aid boats, prompting global criticism
Israeli forces have stopped 13 boats carrying foreign activists and aid bound for Gaza, but 30 boats are continuing to sail towards the war-ravaged Strip, flotilla organisers said on Thursday, 2 October. A video from the Israeli foreign ministry verified by Reuters showed the most prominent of the flotilla's passengers, Swedish climate campaigner Greta Thunberg, sitting on a deck surrounded by soldiers.
2. European Political Community Summit opens in Copenhagen tomorrow
Leaders from across Europe meet in Copenhagen on 2 October for the seventh European Political Community (EPC) summit, with security and support for Ukraine at the top of the agenda following today’s informal European Council. The EPC convenes in the Danish capital, bringing together EU and non-EU leaders for a high-level discussion on Europe’s security, resilience and continued backing for Ukraine.
3. Qarabağ FK beats Copenhagen 2-0 in UCL Round 2 clash
Qarabağ claimed their second win in the UEFA Champions League group stage with a 2-0 victory over Copenhagen at the Tofig Bahramov Republican Stadium in Baku on Wednesday. The win gives Qarabağ six points, placing them fourth in their group. The Azerbaijani side started the group stage with a 3-2 win over Benfica in Portugal.
4. Zelenskyy blames Russia for Chornobyl and Zaporizhzhia power cuts
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy accused Russia of deliberately cutting power to the Chornobyl and Zaporizhzhia nuclear plants, creating a risk of nuclear incidents. Zelenskyy said Moscow’s drone attack on Slavutych cut power to the decommissioned Chornobyl plant for three hours, affecting 307,000 people and leaving the new safe confinement facility without power.
5. Death toll from Philippine quake rises to 72
The death toll from a magnitude 6.9 earthquake that struck off central Philippines late on Tuesday has risen to 72, the civil defence agency said on Thursday, 2 October. Another 294 people were injured, the agency said in a report. The latest death toll was an increase of three from Wednesday and all fatalities were recorded in the central Visayas region.
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The explosion at King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh on Saturday afternoon killed at least 12 people and injured a further 309, according to Saudi Arabia’s Civil Aviation Authority. The airport remains closed until further notice.
One person was killed and nearly a dozen hurt in a new attack Riyadh's international airport on Sunday, Saudi authorities reported, a day after a strike claimed by Yemen's Houthis that killed 13 people and wounded more than 300.
Yemen's Houthis renewed warning to airlines, airport workers, and travellers against using Saudi airports, saying the warning should be taken seriously and that the kingdom “bore responsibility for failed interceptions”, a day after an attack on Riyadh's international airport that killed 12 people.
The Houthi movement has escalated their attacks on Saudi Arabia, targeting the airport in Riyadh and other cities, killing more than a dozen people.
Ukraine is ready to stop attacks on Russian oil refineries if Moscow also halts strikes on Ukrainian energy infrastructure, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Sunday.
The Kremlin on Monday rejected a 60-day ceasefire idea proposed by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to allow his country to hold presidential elections, saying it wanted an overall peace deal instead.
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The Houthi movement has escalated their attacks on Saudi Arabia, targeting the airport in Riyadh and other cities, killing more than a dozen people.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Monday that Ukraine is ready to respect the energy ceasefire announced by U.S. President Donald Trump, but only if Russia does the same, saying Moscow has already violated the agreement.
China has announced sanctions against Belize’s foreign minister and Paraguay’s communications minister over their countries’ diplomatic ties with Taiwan. The move comes as Beijing continues to pressure the few remaining nations that maintain formal diplomatic relations with Taipei.
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