AnewZ Morning Brief - 18 October, 2025
Start your day informed with AnewZ Morning Brief: here are the top news stories for October 18th, covering the latest developments you need to know....
Drone strikes on Port Sudan have intensified the conflict, damaging key infrastructure, disrupting aid operations, and compounding Sudan’s humanitarian challenges.
Port Sudan, a critical hub for foreign aid and government operations, has come under sustained drone attacks, causing significant destruction. The strikes have damaged the country’s largest fuel depot, a power substation, and other infrastructure, leaving the city without electricity and jeopardizing vital aid delivery.
The attacks, which began on Sunday, targeted strategic locations, including a military base near the city’s international airport and areas close to the residence of Sudan’s military leader, General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan. While military sources attributed the strikes to the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF), the group has not claimed responsibility.
Port Sudan had been a stable base since the civil war erupted in April 2023, hosting U.N. agencies, diplomats, and displaced populations. The recent strikes threaten to disrupt humanitarian operations and fuel supplies nationwide.
The escalation comes after the Sudanese army drove the RSF back from central Sudan, forcing the group to adopt drone warfare tactics. In response, the army continues its airstrikes in Darfur, where the RSF holds significant ground.
The strikes have drawn condemnation from international actors, including Egypt, Saudi Arabia, and the United Nations. Accusations of external support for the RSF remain contentious, with some pointing to alleged backing from the UAE, which denies involvement.
As the conflict persists, over 12 million people remain displaced, and half the population faces acute hunger. The deepening crisis highlights the urgent need for a resolution to Sudan’s ongoing war.
Video from the USGS (United States Geological Survey) showed on Friday (19 September) the Kilauea volcano in Hawaii erupting and spewing lava.
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.
Authorities in California have identified the dismembered body discovered in a Tesla registered to singer D4vd as 15-year-old Celeste Rivas Hernandez, who had been missing from Lake Elsinore since April 2024.
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.
Start your day informed with AnewZ Morning Brief: here are the top news stories for October 18th, covering the latest developments you need to know.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy came to the White House on Friday looking for weapons to keep fighting his country's war with Russia, but met an American president who appears more intent on brokering a peace deal than upgrading Ukraine's arsenal.
Beijing has called on the Philippines to give up "unrealistic illusions" in the South China Sea, after Manila reaffirmed that Scarborough Shoal and the Kalayaan Island Group are integral parts of the Philippine archipelago.
Saudi Arabia has cemented its position as a major player in the global gaming industry with the $55 billion acquisition of Sims and Battlefield-maker Electronic Arts, marking its biggest step yet toward Vision 2030’s digital diversification goals.
The UN Security Council on Friday unanimously adopted a resolution renewing Haiti’s sanctions regime for another year. The measures include targeted asset freezes, travel bans, and an arms embargo.
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