Start your day informed with AnewZ Morning Brief: here are the top news stories for the 8th of October, covering the latest developments you need to know.
Trio win Nobel Prize for revealing quantum physics in action
U.S.-based scientists John Clarke, Michel Devoret and John Martinis have been awarded the 2025 Nobel Prize in Physics for ‘experiments that revealed quantum physics in action’, paving the way for the next generation of digital technologies.
‘My feelings are that I’m completely stunned. Of course, it had never occurred to me in any way that this might be the basis of a Nobel Prize,’ Clarke told the Nobel press conference by telephone on Tuesday.
Azerbaijan hosted 12th Summit of the Council of Heads of State of the Organization of Turkic States
Leaders of Turkic nations gathered in the Azerbaijani city of Gabala on Tuesday for the 12th Summit of the Council of Heads of State of the Organization of Turkic States, hosted by President Ilham Aliyev.
The summit focused on strengthening political dialogue, economic partnerships and cultural ties among member and observer states of the Organization of Turkic States (OTS).
Participants also discussed ways to enhance regional connectivity, energy cooperation and transport links, alongside joint efforts to promote peace, stability and prosperity in the wider Turkic region.
Ecuador president’s motorcade attacked by crowd throwing rocks; five detained
Ecuadorian President Daniel Noboa escaped injury after his car was attacked by a crowd throwing rocks on Tuesday, in what a senior minister described as an assassination attempt that left signs of bullet damage on the vehicle.
Environment and Energy Minister Inés Manzano, who filed a formal report on the attack, said five people had been detained after Noboa’s motorcade was surrounded by around 500 protesters throwing stones.
Gold crosses $4,000 for first time, building on historic rally
Gold surged past $4,000 an ounce to reach a record high on Wednesday, driven by investors seeking safety amid growing economic and geopolitical uncertainty, and by expectations of further interest-rate cuts from the U.S. Federal Reserve.
Spot gold was up 0.9 per cent at $4,017.16 per ounce by 04:42 GMT, while US gold futures for December delivery gained 0.9 per cent to $4,040 per ounce.
Latvia extends night-time airspace restrictions near Russia and Belarus borders
Latvia has extended night-time airspace restrictions along its borders with Russia and Belarus, the country’s Defence Ministry announced on 7 October.
The restrictions were first introduced after a series of regional security incidents prompted Latvia to fully close its border airspace between 11 and 18 September. Since then, the measures have remained in force during night-time hours to enhance monitoring and regional security.
Türkiye on Wednesday (8 October) slammed an intervention by Israeli forces against a flotilla attempting to deliver humanitarian aid to Gaza as an ac...
Caretaker French Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu struck a cautiously optimistic tone on Wednesday (8 October), saying a deal could potentially be rea...
Four people have been confirmed dead after a six-storey building collapsed in central Madrid while being converted into a hotel, authorities said, fol...
Start your day informed with AnewZ Morning Brief: here are the top news stories for the 8th of October, covering the latest developments you need to k...
Hundreds of Texas National Guard soldiers gathered on Tuesday at an Army facility outside Chicago, as Donald Trump's threat to invoke an anti-insurrec...
Four people have been confirmed dead after a six-storey building collapsed in central Madrid while being converted into a hotel, authorities said, following a 15-hour rescue effort involving drones and sniffer dogs.
Hundreds of Texas National Guard soldiers gathered on Tuesday at an Army facility outside Chicago, as Donald Trump's threat to invoke an anti-insurrection law and deploy troops to more U.S. cities intensified the battle over the limits to his authority.
Hamas said on Tuesday it was ready to reach a deal to end the war in Gaza based on President Donald Trump's plan but still has demands, as Qatar's prime minister and senior U.S. mediators headed to Egypt to join indirect negotiations between the Palestinian militant group and Israel.
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer begins a two-day visit to India on Wednesday, joined by more than a hundred leaders from the business, culture and university sectors in an effort to promote a recently signed trade deal.
Video from the USGS (United States Geological Survey) showed on Friday (19 September) the Kilauea volcano in Hawaii erupting and spewing lava.
At least eight people have died and more than 90 others were injured following a catastrophic gas tanker explosion on a major highway in Mexico City’s Iztapalapa district on Wednesday, authorities confirmed.
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 powerful 7.4-magnitude earthquake struck off Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula on 13 September with no tsunami threat, coming just weeks after the region endured a devastating 8.8-magnitude quake — the strongest since 1952.
Authorities in California have identified the dismembered body discovered in a Tesla registered to singer D4vd as 15-year-old Celeste Rivas Hernandez, who had been missing from Lake Elsinore since April 2024.
Türkiye on Wednesday (8 October) slammed an intervention by Israeli forces against a flotilla attempting to deliver humanitarian aid to Gaza as an act of piracy and a violation of international law.
Caretaker French Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu struck a cautiously optimistic tone on Wednesday (8 October), saying a deal could potentially be reached on the country's budget by year-end, making the risk of a snap election more remote.
Four people have been confirmed dead after a six-storey building collapsed in central Madrid while being converted into a hotel, authorities said, following a 15-hour rescue effort involving drones and sniffer dogs.
Hundreds of Texas National Guard soldiers gathered on Tuesday at an Army facility outside Chicago, as Donald Trump's threat to invoke an anti-insurrection law and deploy troops to more U.S. cities intensified the battle over the limits to his authority.
Hamas said on Tuesday it was ready to reach a deal to end the war in Gaza based on President Donald Trump's plan but still has demands, as Qatar's prime minister and senior U.S. mediators headed to Egypt to join indirect negotiations between the Palestinian militant group and Israel.
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