Start your day informed with AnewZ Morning Brief: here are the top news stories for the 6th of November, covering the latest developments you need to know.
1. U.S. to cut 10% of flights amid record shutdown
The U.S. government plans to cut 10% of flights at 40 major airports starting Friday if the federal shutdown continues, officials said.Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy cited air traffic control safety concerns as the closure reached its 36th day.
Airlines warned of mass disruptions, with more than 3.2 million travellers already affected. Duffy said the cuts could be reversed once Congress approves funding.
2. Supreme Court questions Trump’s tariff authority
U.S. Supreme Court justices expressed scepticism over the legality of President Donald Trump’s broad tariff powers during a landmark hearing that could reshape global trade.
Chief Justice John Roberts warned the measures might breach Congress’s authority to levy taxes. The court’s ruling could redefine limits on executive power and the use of emergency laws in economic policy.
3. Mexico’s president files complaint after assault
Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum has filed a legal complaint against a man who groped and tried to kiss her during a public walk in Mexico City.
Sheinbaum condemned the act as “unacceptable” and urged tougher laws against harassment. The incident reignited debate over gender-based violence in Mexico, which recorded more than 800 femicides last year.
4. U.S. seeks stronger ties with Central Asia
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced plans to visit all five Central Asian countries next year as part of efforts to expand cooperation on energy and minerals.
President Donald Trump will host their leaders in Washington for talks aimed at diversifying partnerships beyond Russia and China. Lawmakers also plan to repeal Cold War-era trade restrictions to boost engagement.
5. Thousands rally in Serbia to back Vucic
More than 10,000 supporters of Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic gathered in Belgrade to show support for his leadership after a year of anti-government protests.
The rally followed student-led demonstrations over corruption and accountability. Police cordoned off parliament to prevent clashes as opposition groups renewed calls for early elections.
The preliminary results of an investigation into Kazakhstan's armed forces have emerged. The probe was ordered by President ...
Russia struck Ukraine overnight in one of the biggest attacks of the conflict, killing at least 19 people, Kyiv's Foreign Minist...
An investigation into August Hanning, the former head of Germany’s Federal Intelligence Service (BND), has no connection to Azerbaijan,...
Russia's health watchdog said on Tuesday that no cases of plague had been detected among anyone who had come into contact with a Siberian plague institute laboratory worker who died last week, and locals said their lives had barely been disrupted.
An Azerbaijani citizen died and another is missing after a cargo ship was attacked by a drone in the Black Sea, near the coast of Romania on Monday, 5 October, Baku's Foreign Ministry has said.
A large Ukrainian drone attack on Moscow and the surrounding region has killed two people, damaged homes and sparked a major fire at a key fuel facility, according to Russian officials and military bloggers.
The German-Azerbaijani Connectivity Conference 2026 commenced on 6 October in Baku under the title “Mobilising Finance for Infrastructure, Transport, Logistics, Green Energy, and Digitalisation along the Middle Corridor.”
Russia struck Ukraine overnight in one of the biggest attacks of the conflict, killing at least 19 people, Kyiv's Foreign Ministry said on Wednesday. Around 70 missiles were fired at Ukraine during the attack, as well as drones, the Ministry said.
Russia struck Ukraine overnight in one of the biggest attacks of the conflict, killing at least 19 people, Kyiv's Foreign Ministry said on Wednesday. Around 70 missiles were fired at Ukraine during the attack, as well as drones, the Ministry said.
An investigation into August Hanning, the former head of Germany’s Federal Intelligence Service (BND), has no connection to Azerbaijan, informed sources have told AnewZ.
U.S. President Donald Trump has ordered the use of a firing squad to execute former U.S. Army psychiatrist, Major Nidal Hasan, who killed 13 people in a 2009 shooting at Fort Hood, Texas.
Kenya has confirmed its first case of Ebola after a Kenyan citizen who had travelled from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) died in Nairobi, prompting health authorities to launch an urgent contact-tracing operation.
Kosovo's parliament has elected economist and academic Justina Shiroka Pula as the country's new president, concluding a dramatic political process just hours before a constitutional deadline that threatened to dissolve the legislature.
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