AnewZ Morning Brief - 23 October, 2025
Start your day informed with AnewZ Morning Brief: here are the top news stories for 23 October, covering the latest developments you need to know....
Torrential rain that began on Monday has led to widespread flooding in and around Indonesia's capital, forcing thousands of residents to evacuate their homes.
Floodwaters, reported to reach up to 3 meters, have submerged over 1,000 houses, blocked roads, and inundated vehicles, according to the country’s disaster agency.
Jakarta Governor Pramono Anung raised the alert level to the second highest of the critical stages and urged local authorities to activate water pumps and employ weather modification techniques—such as shooting salt flares into clouds—to try to mitigate the flooding before the rain reaches land.
In the eastern town of Bekasi, local media reported that floodwaters have swamped a hospital, with water entering some wards and causing power outages. As a result, patients have been evacuated to other facilities. Reuters reporters observed rescuers navigating thigh-high water on rubber boats to evacuate residents trapped in a housing complex since early morning.
“I hope the floods will soon recede,” said Sri Suyatni, 50, who was forced to leave her home with little time to collect her belongings after her entire house was submerged.
The Greater Jakarta metropolitan area, home to over 30 million people, is no stranger to flooding. However, several local sources noted that the current situation, particularly in Bekasi, is the worst seen since the major floods in 2020, when torrential rains—the heaviest in a single day since records began in 1866—claimed the lives of 60 people.
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.
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.
A shooting in Nice, southeastern France, left two people dead and five injured on Friday, authorities said.
Snapchat will start charging users who store more than 5GB of photos and videos in its Memories feature, prompting backlash from long-time users.
Start your day informed with AnewZ Morning Brief: here are the top news stories for 23 October, covering the latest developments you need to know.
The Netherlands will vote on Wednesday, 29 October, after the collapse of the previous coalition, with far-right leader Geert Wilders’ Freedom Party (PVV) leading polls ahead of rivals focused on housing, healthcare and immigration.
Indonesia is aware of the repercussions of its decision to bar Israeli gymnasts from competing in a world championship event in Jakarta, Sports Minister Erick Thohir said on Thursday, stressing that the move aimed to preserve public order.
More than 100,000 New Zealand teachers, nurses, doctors, firefighters and support staff went on strike Thursday, demanding higher pay and better funding for public services, a clear sign of dissatisfaction with centre-right government.
Russia captured two more frontline villages in southeast Ukraine and an island in southern Ukraine, its Defence Ministry said on Wednesday.
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