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...
Southeast Asian leaders are meeting in Kuala Lumpur to voice concern over U.S. tariff policies and forge stronger regional and global alliances.
Southeast Asian leaders are meeting for their first summit since U.S. President Donald Trump's tariff policies disrupted global trade norms, with the region’s trade-dependent nations expected to issue a joint statement expressing deep concern over recent U.S. actions.
The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) will also address key regional challenges, including increasing pressure on Myanmar’s military junta and resolving outstanding issues related to East Timor’s application to join the bloc.
On Tuesday, ASEAN leaders will be joined in Kuala Lumpur by representatives from China and Gulf states as they work to strengthen diverse economic partnerships amid growing global uncertainty.
In April, Trump rattled international markets by announcing sweeping tariffs on U.S. trading partners. He later agreed to pause most of the measures for 90 days.
Bilateral talks between ASEAN members and Washington are ongoing, but the bloc must present a united stance, said Malaysia, which currently holds ASEAN’s rotating chairmanship.
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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