Pope Leo XIV warns of ‘fragmented world war’ on historic first overseas mission
Making his diplomatic debut in Türkiye, the first American Pope warned a "piecemeal" World War III endangers humanity. Leo XIV met President Recep Ta...
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.
At least 47 people have died and another 21 are reported missing following ten days of heavy rainfall, floods, and landslides across Sri Lanka, local media reported on Thursday (27 November).
Hong Kong fire authorities said they expected to wrap up search and rescue operations on Friday after the city's worst fire in nearly 80 years tore through a massive apartment complex, killing at least 128 people, injuring 79 and leaving around 200 still missing.
A passenger aircraft from Polish carrier LOT veered off a taxiway at Lithuania's Vilnius airport after arriving from Warsaw on Wednesday, halting all traffic, the airport operator said.
Netflix crashed on Wednesday for about an hour in the U.S. as it launched season five of "Stranger Things", with the service becoming inaccessible to many subscribers within minutes of the episodes going live at 8 p.m. local time.
Thousands of Bulgarians took to the streets of Sofia on Wednesday to protest against the government’s draft budget for 2026, the first to be prepared in euros ahead of the country’s planned eurozone entry on 1 January 2026.
Making his diplomatic debut in Türkiye, the first American Pope warned a "piecemeal" World War III endangers humanity. Leo XIV met President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on the 1,700th anniversary of the Nicene Creed on Thursday (27 November), urging an end to global conflicts.
Start your day informed with AnewZ Morning Brief: here are the top news stories for the 28th of November, covering the latest developments you need to know.
Washington is set to "permanently pause" work on migration from all "Third World Countries." U.S. President Donald Trump announced the move on Thursday (27 November) after the death of a National Guard member in an attack by an Afghan national near the White House on Wednesday.
The U.S. will "very soon" start taking action to stop suspected Venezuelan drug traffickers on land, U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday.
A National Guard member has died Thursday evening after being shot near the White House on Wednesday in an ambush that investigators say was carried out by an Afghan national. President Donald Trump blamed the attack on what he called Biden-era immigration vetting failures.
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