AnewZ Morning Brief - 18 September, 2025
Start your day informed with AnewZ Morning Brief: here are the top news stories for the 18th of September, covering the latest developments you need t...
Authorities in Central Europe are racing to contain an outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease, prompting border closures and mass culling.
Authorities across Central Europe are working to contain an outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease among cattle, which has triggered widespread border closures and the culling of thousands of animals.
The outbreak was first detected on a cattle farm in northwestern Hungary. Within weeks, cases surfaced on three more farms in Slovakia, prompting swift action from local authorities. Multiple farms in both countries have now confirmed infections, with nearly 3,000 cattle culled in Hungary alone.
Hungarian authorities continue efforts to halt the spread of the disease, disinfecting affected farms and vehicles in the region.
In response to the outbreak, Slovakia has closed 16 border crossings with Hungary and one with Austria, citing containment concerns. Austria, which has not reported any cases, has shut 23 crossings with Hungary and Slovakia as a precaution. The Czech Republic, though further from the outbreak, has introduced disinfection protocols at all five major border crossings for freight trucks.
Foot-and-mouth disease primarily affects cloven-hoofed animals such as cattle, sheep, goats, pigs, and deer, causing fever and painful blisters in the mouth and hooves. The virus spreads through animal contact, contaminated surfaces, or even via the wind. It poses minimal risk to humans.
AnewZ has learned that India has once again blocked Azerbaijan’s application for full membership in the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation, while Pakistan’s recent decision to consider diplomatic relations with Armenia has been coordinated with Baku as part of Azerbaijan’s peace agenda.
A day of mourning has been declared in Portugal to pay respect to victims who lost their lives in the Lisbon Funicular crash which happened on Wednesday evening.
A Polish Air Force pilot was killed on Thursday when an F-16 fighter jet crashed during a training flight ahead of the 2025 Radom International Air Show.
At least eight people have died and more than 90 others were injured following a catastrophic gas tanker explosion on a major highway in Mexico City’s Iztapalapa district on Wednesday, authorities confirmed.
Start your day informed with AnewZ Morning Brief: here are the top news stories for the 18th of September, covering the latest developments you need to know.
Thai police have fired tear gas and rubber bullets at Cambodian civilians in a disputed border area on Wednesday, authorities in both countries said. It's the most significant escalation since they declared a ceasefire to end a deadly five-day conflict in July.
Cuba has called for the United Nations to stop the United States from starting a war in the region, amid rising tensions due to a military build-up in the Caribbean to counter drug cartels.
Denmark did not invite the U.S. military to take part in Arctic Light 2025, the largest military exercise in Greenland's modern history, as NATO allies step up defence cooperation in the Arctic amid U.S. interest in the island.
NATO has strengthened its security to safeguard undersea infrastructure, since a suspected sabotage in January this year in the Baltic Sea. The alliance now deploys air and naval patrols, and warns that attacks will not go unpunished.
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