Start your day informed with AnewZ Morning Brief: here are the top news stories for 26 October, covering the latest developments you need to know.
1. Trump headlines ASEAN summit as Thailand, Cambodia reach ceasefire
The leaders of Thailand and Cambodia signed an expanded ceasefire deal under the watch of U.S. President Donald Trump, marking a major step toward ending months of border hostilities. During the ASEAN Summit in Malaysia, Trump also announced plans for new critical minerals and trade deals with Thailand and Malaysia, while talks continued to ease tensions in the U.S.-China trade dispute.
2. Russian attack on Kyiv kills three, injures 29, including 6 children, Ukraine says
Three people were killed and 29 injured, including six children, after a Russian overnight air attack on Kyiv destroyed two residential high-rises, Ukrainian officials said. Debris from intercepted missiles ignited a major fire in the Desnianskyi district, with rescuers saving 13 people from the upper floors.
3. U.S.-China talks near deal for Trump-Xi review, says trade envoy
U.S.-China talks in Kuala Lumpur are nearing a breakthrough, with trade envoy Jamieson Greer saying they’re paving the way for a "productive meeting" between Presidents Donald Trump and Xi Jinping to review a potential deal.
4. Trump warns Hamas to return deceased hostages within 48 hours
U.S. President Donald Trump has given Hamas a 48-hour ultimatum to return the bodies of deceased hostages, including two Americans, warning that failure to do so will impact future negotiations. The move comes amid renewed regional pressure on Hamas as Israel allows Egyptian teams into Gaza to assist in recovery efforts.
5. Jamaica braces as rapidly intensifying Hurricane Melissa creeps toward island
Hurricane Melissa is rapidly strengthening toward Category 4, with catastrophic floods and storm surges expected in Jamaica and southern Hispaniola. Jamaican Prime Minister Andrew Holness urged residents to prepare as the storm is set to hit the island on Tuesday.
U.S. President Donald Trump's threats to make the Strait of Hormuz part of U.S. territory have been mocked by Iran's Deputy Foreign Ministe...
Five years ago today, Taliban fighters entered Kabul, completing a rapid takeover of Afghanistan as the former government collapsed....
For fishermen along Pakistan’s southwestern coast, the consequences of the U.S.-Iran conflict are being felt far from the battlefield....
Hundreds of flights have been cancelled or rerouted at Catania Airport over the past week as ash from Mount Etna’s ongoing eruption continues to disrupt air travel in Sicily.
Iran says the Strait of Hormuz remains under its control, rejecting U.S. President Donald Trump’s claim of “total control” over the strategic waterway and insisting it will not reopen until Washington fulfils its commitments under an interim deal.
The U.S. will impose unprecedented measures on Iran in order to economically isolate the country, U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has said.
Wildfires across England and Wales have reached their highest level on record, according to the National Fire Chiefs Council, as firefighters struggle to contain outbreaks following a spell of extreme heat.
U.S. President Donald Trump's threats to make the Strait of Hormuz part of U.S. territory have been mocked by Iran's Deputy Foreign Minister, Kazem Gharibabadi, who said the sea passage "cannot be seized by tweet."
Russian President Vladimir Putin has praised deepening ties with North Korea, saying Moscow and Pyongyang are coordinating their efforts to ensure “regional security and stability”.
Russia and Ukraine traded large-scale overnight attacks targeting energy, industrial and military facilities on Saturday, with a three-month-old baby killed and 11 people injured in a Russian drone strike on a residential building in Ukraine’s Dnipropetrovsk region.
At least 47 people have been killed after a magnitude 7.7 earthquake struck off eastern Indonesia early on Saturday, triggering small tsunami waves and dozens of aftershocks, officials say.
Jason Arday, the former University of Cambridge professor at the centre of a plagiarism row, has been found dead. He was appointed Cambridge's youngest ever Black professor in 2023, but quit on 5 August, after being accused of lifting passages from his PhD from the work of other academics.
Wildfires across England and Wales have reached their highest level on record, according to the National Fire Chiefs Council, as firefighters struggle to contain outbreaks following a spell of extreme heat.
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