Start your day informed with AnewZ Morning Brief: here are the top news stories for 22 October, covering the latest developments you need to know.
1. Putin-Trump summit on hold after Russia rejects ceasefire
The planned summit between U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin has been postponed indefinitely after Moscow rejected an immediate ceasefire in Ukraine.
A senior White House official confirmed there are no immediate plans for a meeting.
Preparatory talks between Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, scheduled in Budapest, were also postponed.
2. Russia launches missile and drone strikes across Ukraine
Russian missile and drone attacks on Ukraine killed six people, including two children, and caused widespread power outages, officials said on Wednesday.
Fires broke out across half of Kyiv’s districts, with debris from downed weapons scattered in the city.
The attacks targeted energy infrastructure, damaging oil and gas facilities in Poltava and causing outages in Kyiv and surrounding regions.
In Zaporizhzhia, 13 people were wounded in ongoing shelling and strikes.
3. Peru declares 30-day state of emergency in Lima
Peru’s President Jose Jeri has declared a 30-day state of emergency in the capital Lima and the nearby province of Callao to combat rising crime.
The measure, approved by the Council of Ministers and starting just after midnight, allows the deployment of the armed forces alongside police to maintain public order.
The announcement comes after recent protests left one person dead and more than 100 injured.
4. President Ilham Aliyev concluded state visit to Kazakhstan
President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev concluded his state visit to the Republic of Kazakhstan on 21 October.
A guard of honor was lined up for the Azerbaijani President at Astana International Airport.
President Ilham Aliyev was seen off by President of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev.
5. North Korea fires short-range ballistic missiles toward East Sea
North Korea fired multiple short-range ballistic missiles toward the East Sea, marking its first missile launch since President Lee Jae Myung assumed office in June, Yonhap News Agency reported, citing South Korea’s military.
South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) said the missiles were launched from Junghwa in North Hwanghae Province, traveling northeastward toward the East Sea.
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Russia’s Defence Ministry said its forces had taken full control of the Luhansk region in eastern Ukraine, suggesting they had seized a small remaining area that had stayed beyond their reach since 2022.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said he talked about a possible security partnership on Sunday with Jordan's King Abdullah over defending against drone attacks amid rising tensions over the Iran conflict.
Two months after Indian negotiators worked in January to secure relief from punitive U.S. tariffs on the country’s exports and New Delhi moved to cut back its purchases of Russian crude oil, India and Russia are stepping up their energy ties once again, according to Reuters.
Starting a war is easy; ending one is far harder. The maxim, often attributed to Gabriel García Márquez, has held true in Ukraine. After four years of conflict, Russia has failed to achieve its strategic aims. Now the U.S. risks a similar outcome in Iran.
Fears of wider escalation grow despite President Donald Trump saying U.S. strikes on Iran could end within weeks. Meanwhile missile attacks, tanker incidents and rising casualties across Israel, Lebanon and the Gulf heighten risks to regional stability and energy routes.
There are fears of an oil spill after a drone strike hit a Kuwaiti oil tanker near Dubai on Tuesday, while U.S.-Israeli strikes in Iran reportedly killed at least two people. A loud explosion was heard in Beirut in southern Lebanon early Wednesday, as oil prices climbed above $100 a barrel.
Russian-flagged tanker carrying approximately 700,000 barrels of crude oil docked at Cuba's Matanzas oil terminal on Tuesday, shipping data confirmed, marking a vital and controversial delivery to an island paralysed by severe energy shortages and a suffocating U.S. blockade.
Four astronauts blasted off from Florida on Wednesday on NASA's Artemis II mission, a high-stakes voyage around the moon that marks the United States' boldest step yet toward returning humans to the lunar surface later this decade in a race with China.
An earthquake of magnitude 7.6 struck in Indonesia's Northern Molucca Sea on Thursday, killing one person, damaging some buildings and triggering tsunami waves, authorities and witnesses said.
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The 2026 World Cup final is setting new records for sports ticketing costs, characterised by unprecedented price hikes and the debut of controversial sales models.
In a dramatic shake-up at the top of the U.S. Justice Department, President Donald Trump has removed Attorney General Pam Bondi from her post, a White House official confirmed on Thursday.
American President Donald Trump threatened on Wednesday to pull the United States out of NATO after European nations refused to join a U.S.-led naval mission to unblock the Strait of Hormuz.
France has unveiled a delayed wave of renewable energy tenders to boost energy independence and strengthen domestic and European industry.
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