Start your day informed with AnewZ Morning Brief: here are the top news stories for 14 October, covering the latest developments you need to know.
1. Gaza ceasefire document officially signed in Sharm el-Sheikh
U.S. President Donald Trump and Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi signed the Gaza ceasefire in Sharm el-Sheikh, marking what Trump called a “new era of peace and reconstruction.” The deal establishes a U.S.-led “board of peace,” chaired by Trump and joined by Sisi, to oversee Gaza’s rebuilding and ensure the truce endures.
2. President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev participated in Middle East Peace Summit
President Ilham Aliyev attended the Middle East Peace Summit in Sharm el-Sheikh at the invitation of Presidents Donald Trump and Abdel Fattah El-Sisi. Trump praised the peace progress between Azerbaijan and Armenia, saying their decades-long conflict was resolved “in about one hour” during talks at the White House.
3. Pakistan on high alert after border clashes
Pakistan put its troops on high alert after deadly weekend clashes with Afghan forces that left dozens dead and halted border trade. U.S. President Donald Trump and China offered to help defuse tensions as both sides blamed each other for triggering the violence.
4. Trump on track to meet Xi Jinping in South Korea
U.S. President Donald Trump is still set to meet Chinese leader Xi Jinping in South Korea in late October as both sides seek to ease trade tensions. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said communication has “substantially de-escalated” despite China’s new rare earth export curbs and Trump’s threatened 100% tariffs.
5. At least 66 injured after two trains collide in Slovakia
Two trains collided near the village of Jablonov nad Turnou in eastern Slovakia, injuring at least 66 people but causing no deaths. Police said the crash occurred where the tracks merge into a single line, with the cause still under investigation.
Serbia's parliament passed a law on Friday designed to accelerate the development of a luxury complex in Belgrade, leased to an investment company fou...
Azerbaijan has no plans to deploy peacekeepers to Gaza unless there is a complete cessation of hostilities between Israel and Hamas, an Azerbaijani Fo...
German Defence Minister Boris Pistorius on Friday suggested a potential link between recent drone incidents in Belgium and discussions surrounding the...
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian stated on Friday that while Iran seeks peace, it will not be pressured into abandoning its nuclear and missile pro...
Explosions at a mosque in Jakarta, Indonesia, during Friday prayers have left dozens injured, with officials suggesting it could have been an attack. ...
Serbia's parliament passed a law on Friday designed to accelerate the development of a luxury complex in Belgrade, leased to an investment company founded by Jared Kushner, U.S. President Donald Trump's son-in-law.
Azerbaijan has no plans to deploy peacekeepers to Gaza unless there is a complete cessation of hostilities between Israel and Hamas, an Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry official told Reuters on Friday.
German Defence Minister Boris Pistorius on Friday suggested a potential link between recent drone incidents in Belgium and discussions surrounding the use of frozen Russian assets, held by Belgian financial institution Euroclear, to fund a substantial loan to Ukraine.
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian stated on Friday that while Iran seeks peace, it will not be pressured into abandoning its nuclear and missile programmes, according to state media reports.
More than 10,000 supporters of Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic rallied in Belgrade on Wednesday to show their backing for the populist leader’s policies, following a year of anti-government demonstrations.
Israel launched airstrikes on southern Lebanon after ordering evacuations, accusing Hezbollah of rebuilding its forces despite a year-old ceasefire, as Lebanon and the United Nations warned of renewed border tensions.
U.S. President Donald Trump personally urged Chinese leader Xi Jinping to release imprisoned Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai during their meeting in South Korea last week, according to three individuals briefed on the discussions and a U.S. administration official.
U.S. Senate Republicans have blocked a resolution that would have barred President Donald Trump from launching military action against Venezuela without congressional approval, despite growing concern over recent U.S. strikes in the southern Caribbean.
The driver who rammed his car into a crowd in western France on Wednesday is suspected of "self-radicalisation" and had "explicit religious references" at home, the country's Interior Minister Laurent Nunez said on Thursday.
Serbia's parliament passed a law on Friday designed to accelerate the development of a luxury complex in Belgrade, leased to an investment company founded by Jared Kushner, U.S. President Donald Trump's son-in-law.
Azerbaijan has no plans to deploy peacekeepers to Gaza unless there is a complete cessation of hostilities between Israel and Hamas, an Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry official told Reuters on Friday.
German Defence Minister Boris Pistorius on Friday suggested a potential link between recent drone incidents in Belgium and discussions surrounding the use of frozen Russian assets, held by Belgian financial institution Euroclear, to fund a substantial loan to Ukraine.
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian stated on Friday that while Iran seeks peace, it will not be pressured into abandoning its nuclear and missile programmes, according to state media reports.
Explosions at a mosque in Jakarta, Indonesia, during Friday prayers have left dozens injured, with officials suggesting it could have been an attack. A 17-year-old student has been identified as the suspected perpetrator.
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