Start your day informed with AnewZ Morning Brief: here are the top news stories for the 4th of October, covering the latest developments you need to know.
1. Trump says Hamas is ready for peace, tells Israel to stop bombing Gaza
U.S. President Donald Trump told Israel on Friday to immediately stop bombing Gaza after Hamas agreed to release hostages and accept some other terms in a U.S. plan to end the war, but vexing issues like disarmament appeared unresolved.
2. Munich airport begins slow reopening after late-night drone sightings
Munich airport said on Saturday it was gradually resuming flights from 7 a.m. (0500 GMT), with delays expected through the day, hours after both runways were closed for the second time in less than 24 hours due to a drone sighting.
3. Japan ruling party picks Sanae Takaichi as new leader
Sanae Takaichi is likely to be Japan's first female prime minister after winning the race on Saturday to lead the ruling Liberal Democratic Party.
The former internal affairs minister, a conservative nationalist with an expansionary agenda, is expected to replace Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba since the LDP is the largest in parliament.
4. Armenian archbishop sentenced to two years over alleged coup plot
A prominent Armenian cleric has been sentenced to two years in prison after being found guilty of calling for the overthrow of Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan’s government.
Archbishop Mikael Ajapahian, Primate of the Shirak Diocese of the Armenian Apostolic Church, was sentenced by the Yerevan City First Instance Criminal Court of General Jurisdiction. The prosecution had requested a sentence of two years and six months.
5. Two dead, five injured in shooting in Nice, France
A shooting in Nice, southeastern France, left two people dead and five injured on Friday, authorities said.
The Alpes-Maritimes prefecture reported on X that the incident took place in the Moulins district, with two victims seriously wounded and three sustaining minor injuries.
A light aircraft crash in Kenya on Wednesday (28 October) has claimed the lives of eight Hungarian and two German tourists, as well as a Kenyan pilot....
NASA’s experimental X-59 quiet supersonic jet successfully took off from U.S. Air Force Plant 42 in Palmdale, California, early on Tuesday (October ...
At least three people have reportedly died in Jamaica during preparations for Hurricane Melissa. The storm’s centre is forecast to pass near or over...
A body was recovered in Gaza’s southern city of Khan Younis on Tuesday (October 28) during ongoing efforts to locate hostages taken by Hamas during ...
U.S. President Donald Trump arrived in South Korea on Wednesday (October 29) for the final stop of his Asia tour, with crucial meetings planned with C...
A light aircraft crash in Kenya on Wednesday (28 October) has claimed the lives of eight Hungarian and two German tourists, as well as a Kenyan pilot.
NASA’s experimental X-59 quiet supersonic jet successfully took off from U.S. Air Force Plant 42 in Palmdale, California, early on Tuesday (October 28), marking a major milestone in the future of high-speed air travel.
At least three people have reportedly died in Jamaica during preparations for Hurricane Melissa. The storm’s centre is forecast to pass near or over the island early Tuesday, bringing life-threatening winds and heavy rain.
A body was recovered in Gaza’s southern city of Khan Younis on Tuesday (October 28) during ongoing efforts to locate hostages taken by Hamas during its October 2023 assault on southern Israel.
A small, silent object from another star is cutting through the Solar System. It’s real, not a film, and one scientist thinks it might be sending a message.
At least 69 people have died and almost 150 injured following a powerful 6.9-magnitude earthquake off the coast of Cebu City in the central Visayas region of the Philippines, officials said, making it one of the country’s deadliest disasters this year.
A tsunami threat was issued in Chile after a magnitude 7.8 earthquake struck the Drake Passage on Friday. The epicenter was located 135 miles south of Puerto Williams on the north coast of Navarino Island.
The war in Ukraine has reached a strategic impasse, and it seems that the conflict will not be solved by military means. This creates a path toward one of two alternatives: either a “frozen” phase that can last indefinitely or a quest for a durable political regulation.
A shooting in Nice, southeastern France, left two people dead and five injured on Friday, authorities said.
According to a YouGov poll, support for the Labour Party has fallen to a historic low of just 17%, matching that of the Conservatives.
The United States has expanded its crackdown on Chinese telecommunications companies, tightening restrictions on equipment deemed a threat to national security.
A light aircraft crash in Kenya on Wednesday (28 October) has claimed the lives of eight Hungarian and two German tourists, as well as a Kenyan pilot.
NASA’s experimental X-59 quiet supersonic jet successfully took off from U.S. Air Force Plant 42 in Palmdale, California, early on Tuesday (October 28), marking a major milestone in the future of high-speed air travel.
At least three people have reportedly died in Jamaica during preparations for Hurricane Melissa. The storm’s centre is forecast to pass near or over the island early Tuesday, bringing life-threatening winds and heavy rain.
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