Start your day informed with AnewZ Morning Brief: here are the top news stories for October 17th, covering the latest developments you need to know.
Trump and Putin agree to meeting in Budapest over Ukraine war
U.S. President Donald Trump announced he would meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Budapest following what he described as a "very productive" phone call regarding the ongoing conflict in Ukraine. The nearly two-and-a-half-hour conversation focused heavily on potential peace negotiations, with Putin warning that U.S. Tomahawk missile deliveries to Ukraine would damage US-Russia relations.
Ukraine president Zelenskyy meets Trump in Washington
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy arrived in Washington for crucial talks with President Trump, seeking US-made Tomahawk missiles, air defense systems, and joint drone production agreements. This meeting comes as Russian forces launched new waves of attacks across eastern Ukraine, causing widespread power outages.
Second day of National Urban Planning Forum continued in Azerbaijan's Khankendi
The 3rd Azerbaijan National Urban Planning Forum (NUFA3) held in the city of Khankendi continued its work today with panel sessions.
On the second day of the forum, discussions were held on the most pressing issues of modern urban planning, from urban and rural relations to housing policy, from innovative urban solutions to inclusion.
Hamas says returning all Israeli captives’ bodies will take time
Hamas on Thursday reaffirmed its commitment to the ceasefire agreement with Israel and said it is working to hand over all remaining bodies of Israeli captives, though the process “will take some time.”
“We confirm our commitment to the agreement and our keenness to implement it, including the delivery of all remaining bodies of the Israeli captives,” the Palestinian group said in a statement on Telegram.
The first phase of the ceasefire and prisoner exchange deal, based on a plan by U.S. President Donald Trump to halt the war in Gaza, took effect on Oct. 10.
Reappointed French premier's government survives 2 votes of no-confidence
The new government of France’s reappointed Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu survived two no-confidence votes in a row, with both falling well short of the 289-vote supermajority required to topple a government.
The first motion failed with 271 deputies voting in favor and 18 against the no-confidence motion, leading the National Assembly to reject the motion by the far-left France Unbowed (LFI) party. The second, proposed by the far-right National Rally (RN), fared even worse, with just 144 votes against the government.
Olivier Faure, the first secretary of the Socialist Party, which has signaled they could file a separate no-confidence motion, said they will not censure the government "as long as Parliament is respected."
Thousands of mourners attended a state funeral for Kenyan opposition leader Raila Odinga on Friday under heavy security after a deadly day that saw of...
An explosion at an eight-storey apartment building in Romania's capital Bucharest collapsed floors, killing two people and injuring 12 on Friday, loca...
Madagascar's coup leader Colonel Michael Randrianirina was sworn in as president on Friday, after the military took power in the island nation this we...
Bishkek was gripped by panic on the evening of 16 October after a video circulated on messaging apps showing a young man threatening schoolchildren wi...
U.S. and Brazilian officials held trade talks on Thursday that the two sides called positive and agreed to work to schedule a meeting between U.S. Pre...
Thousands of mourners attended a state funeral for Kenyan opposition leader Raila Odinga on Friday under heavy security after a deadly day that saw officers open fire to disperse crowds at a stadium hosting a public viewing of his body.
An explosion at an eight-storey apartment building in Romania's capital Bucharest collapsed floors, killing two people and injuring 12 on Friday, local media reported.
Bishkek was gripped by panic on the evening of 16 October after a video circulated on messaging apps showing a young man threatening schoolchildren with violence. Within minutes, the footage spread through parents’ chats, teachers’ groups and local Telegram channels. Fearing the worst, parents flood
U.S. and Brazilian officials held trade talks on Thursday that the two sides called positive and agreed to work to schedule a meeting between U.S. President Donald Trump and his counterpart Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva "at the earliest possible occasion".
Video from the USGS (United States Geological Survey) showed on Friday (19 September) the Kilauea volcano in Hawaii erupting and spewing lava.
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.
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.
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.
Thousands of mourners attended a state funeral for Kenyan opposition leader Raila Odinga on Friday under heavy security after a deadly day that saw officers open fire to disperse crowds at a stadium hosting a public viewing of his body.
An explosion at an eight-storey apartment building in Romania's capital Bucharest collapsed floors, killing two people and injuring 12 on Friday, local media reported.
Madagascar's coup leader Colonel Michael Randrianirina was sworn in as president on Friday, after the military took power in the island nation this week.
Bishkek was gripped by panic on the evening of 16 October after a video circulated on messaging apps showing a young man threatening schoolchildren with violence. Within minutes, the footage spread through parents’ chats, teachers’ groups and local Telegram channels. Fearing the worst, parents flood
U.S. and Brazilian officials held trade talks on Thursday that the two sides called positive and agreed to work to schedule a meeting between U.S. President Donald Trump and his counterpart Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva "at the earliest possible occasion".
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