Start your day informed with AnewZ Morning Brief: here are the top news stories for 15 October, covering the latest developments you need to know.
1. Syrian president Ahmad al-Sharaa to visit Russia for first time
Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa will visit Russia on Wednesday for talks with President Vladimir Putin on strengthening political and economic co-operation, SANA reported. The trip marks Sharaa’s first foreign visit since taking office in January, following Bashar al-Assad’s departure to Russia and the end of the Baath Party’s decades-long rule.
2. Ukraine authorities order mass evacuations from around devastated Kupiansk
Local authorities ordered the evacuation of families from around 40 villages near Kupiansk as Russian attacks intensified, highlighting the worsening security situation in Ukraine’s northeast. Russian forces have been pressing westward for months toward Kupiansk, a strategic city recaptured by Ukraine in 2022, making it one of the key flashpoints along the 1,200-kilometre frontline.
3. Trump hosts Argentinian President Milei, links $20bn aid to election outcome
Donald Trump met Argentinian President Javier Milei at the White House, pledging full U.S. backing and endorsing him ahead of Argentina’s 26 October legislative elections. The visit followed a $20 billion bailout aimed at stabilising Argentina’s economy and supporting Milei’s reform agenda.
4. Heavy rains flood Mexico towns, leave nearly 130 dead
At least 64 people were killed and 65 remain missing after torrential rain and flooding swept across Mexico’s Gulf Coast and central states, officials said. President Claudia Sheinbaum said around 100,000 homes were affected, as authorities deployed thousands of personnel for evacuation and recovery efforts.
5. Speakers of Azerbaijan, Pakistan, and Türkiye adopt Islamabad Declaration
Azerbaijan, Pakistan, and Türkiye adopted the Islamabad Declaration at the third trilateral parliamentary meeting, reaffirming their unity and commitment to deeper cooperation. Speakers Sahiba Gafarova, Sardar Ayaz Sadiq, and Numan Kurtulmuş stressed that the forum strengthens parliamentary diplomacy and advances the trilateral strategic partnership.
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President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has announced a major acceleration in Türkiye’s defence ambitions, pledging to move forward rapidly with homegrown ...
The death toll from Typhoon Kalmaegi that hit the central Philippines on Tuesday has risen to 39 on the island of Cebu, a local government official said.
Voters in New Jersey and Virginia will choose their next governors on Tuesday in two crucial races that will serve as an early indicator of how the American electorate is responding to President Donald Trump's unprecedented nine months in office.
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has announced a major acceleration in Türkiye’s defence ambitions, pledging to move forward rapidly with homegrown projects and strengthen cooperation with Europe.
English actor Jonathan Bailey, who returns to movie theatres this month in the musical film "Wicked: For Good," was named this year's "sexiest man alive" by People magazine on Monday (3 November).
Russia said on Monday that its troops had advanced in the eastern Ukrainian city of Pokrovsk, a transport and logistics hub that they have been trying to capture for over a year, but Ukraine said its forces were holding on.
At least 37 people have died and five are missing after devastating floods and landslides hit central Vietnam, officials said Monday, as a new typhoon threatens to worsen the disaster.
U.S. President Donald Trump said he does not believe the United States is going to war with Venezuela despite growing tensions, though he suggested President Nicolás Maduro’s time in power may be nearing its end.
A powerful earthquake measuring 6.3 struck near the northern Afghan city of Mazar-e Sharif early on Monday, leaving at least 20 people dead, hundreds injured, and causing significant damage to the city’s famed Blue Mosque, authorities said, warning that the death toll was expected to rise.
Tanzania's President Samia Suluhu Hassan vowed on Monday to move on from deadly protests set off by last week's disputed election as she was sworn into office for her first elected term.
The death toll from Typhoon Kalmaegi that hit the central Philippines on Tuesday has risen to 39 on the island of Cebu, a local government official said.
Voters in New Jersey and Virginia will choose their next governors on Tuesday in two crucial races that will serve as an early indicator of how the American electorate is responding to President Donald Trump's unprecedented nine months in office.
Cheney who was considered by presidential historians as one of the most powerful vice presidents in U.S. history has died at age 84, his family said in a statement on Tuesday.
A Romanian worker trapped for hours under the rubble of a partially collapsed medieval tower near the Colosseum in central Rome has died, Italian and Romanian authorities said on Tuesday.
A Ukrainian man suspected of coordinating the 2022 sabotage of the Nord Stream gas pipelines has begun a hunger strike, demanding respect for his fundamental rights in prison, his lawyer said on Tuesday.
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