AnewZ Morning Brief - 2 November, 2025

Start your day informed with AnewZ Morning Brief: here are the top news stories for 2 November, covering the latest developments you need to know.

1.Trump warns Nigeria over alleged Christian killings

U.S. President Donald Trump has warned Nigeria of potential military action over what he called the “killing of Christians.” 

"If the Nigerian Government continues to allow the killing of Christians, the U.S.A. will immediately stop all aid and assistance to Nigeria, and may very well go into that now disgraced country, 'guns-a-blazing,'" Trump wrote on his Truth Social platform.

2. RSF killed 300 women after entering El-Fasher, says Sudanese minister 

Sudan’s Minister of State for Social Welfare, Salma Ishaq, said that Rapid Support Forces (RSF) killed 300 women within the first two days of entering El-Fasher, the capital of North Darfur. 

Ishaq described the situation as catastrophic for civilians in the region.

She warned that anyone traveling from El-Fasher to Tawila faces extreme danger.

3.  Blaze at Mexico store kills 23, including children

A festive holiday weekend turned tragic for families in northwestern Mexico on Saturday when a deadly blaze engulfed a discount store in the city centre of Hermosillo, killing at least 23 people and injuring a dozen.

The chief of the city's firefighters said it was still being investigated whether there was an explosion.

4. U.S. carries out another strike on narco-trafficking vessel in Caribbean

U.S. Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth said the military conducted another deadly strike on a narco-trafficking vessel in the Caribbean under President Trump’s orders. 

He stated that the target was operated by a designated terrorist organisation and known to be involved in drug smuggling. 

Three men aboard the vessel were killed in the operation, with no U.S. casualties reported.

5. 9 left with life-threatening injuries in UK train stabbing 

British police say a mass stabbing on a train in Cambridgeshire has left nine people with life-threatening injuries.

A total of ten victims were taken to the hospital following the attack, according to the British Transport Police. 

Authorities have declared a “major incident” in response to the event.

Counterterrorism officers are assisting with the investigation to determine the motive behind the stabbings.

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