2026 Billie Jean King Cup finals In tennis, the Czech Republic wins its 12th Billie Jean King Cup title and first since 2018 after defeating Ukraine 2–0 in the final in Shenzhen, Guangdong, China.
2026 Swiss referendums Swiss voters reject an initiative that proposed to enshrine a stricter form of Swiss neutrality, which would have prevented Switzerland from imposing economic sanctions and cooperating with NATO.
2026 São Toméan parliamentary election Citizens of São Tomé and Príncipe vote to elect 55 members of the National Assembly.
2026 French Senate election The National Rally clears the 10-seat threshold in the Senate of France, allowing the party to meet qualifications for the formation of a hardline right parliamentary group.
RAF Fairford Five men are arrested in relation to a 'major incident' at RAF Fairford air base in England. They are arrested on suspicion of committing offences that violate the Explosives Act 1875.
Crime in South Africa Ten people are killed and 11 others are injured in a mass shooting at a store in Lwandle, City of Cape Town, South Africa. Police search for the perpetrators.
Filipino A bus carrying Filipino tourists veers off a highway near Munich, Germany, killing two people and wounding 25 more.
Middle Eastern crisis Saudi Arabia's air forces carries out an airstrike at a market in Taiz, Yemen, killing seven people and wounding 40 more.
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Bids for the 2036 Summer Olympics Germany's Olympic committee selects Munich as its candidate to host the Summer Olympics and Paralympics in 2036, 2040, or 2044.
2026 UCI Road World Championships In cycling, the Netherlands' Demi Vollering wins the women's road race world title in Montreal, Canada, defeating Poland's Katarzyna Niewiadoma-Phinney in the final sprint, while Italy's Elisa Longo Borghini takes bronze.
2026 Billie Jean King Cup finals In tennis, Ukraine reaches its first Billie Jean King Cup final after defeating defending champion Italy 2–0 in the semifinals, with Elina Svitolina securing the decisive victory over Jasmine Paolini.
2026 AFL Grand Final In Australian rules football, the Brisbane Lions defeat the Fremantle Dockers to win the 2026 Australian Football League season by seven points, winning their third consecutive premiership and sixth overall.
India India's Election Commission orders a review of its voter-roll software after concerns arise over changes that excluded millions of voters. A committee will examine whether the software complied with election laws and rules.
Crime in South Africa The body of a murdered woman is found in Ekurhuleni, South Africa. She is the tenth woman found killed in the city in the last three months. Police says that it can not rule out the possibility that the killings are carried out by a serial killer.
Seventeen people are killed and 15 more injured in a mass shooting carried out by eight gunmen at a tavern in Carletonville, Gauteng, South Africa. Police launch a manhunt for the gunmen.
Eighty-first session of the United Nations General Assembly German foreign minister Johann Wadephul and Russian foreign minister Sergey Lavrov hold talks during the United Nations General Assembly, the first talks between Germany and Russia since the 2022 invasion of Ukraine.
Russian fishing Seven sailors are injured and 25 are rescued after a fire breaks out aboard the Russian fishing vessel "Triumf" off the Kamchatka Peninsula in the Far East.
September 2026 nor'easter A nor'easter is reported along the East Coast of the United States, forcing the cancellation of 400 flights and leaving more than 68,000 homes without power. One person is killed in New York City.
2026 Bangkok floods In Thailand, Bangkok governor Chadchart Sittipunt declares a flood disaster across the city as severe flooding kills at least two people and affects more than 84,000 nationwide.
Insurgency in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa A Pakistani Taliban suicide bomber blows himself up at a police checkpoint in Dera Ismail Khan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan, killing 12 people and wounding 30 more.
Association football In association football, an independent Premier League commission finds Manchester City F.C. guilty of 114 of 115 alleged financial-rule breaches spanning the 2009–10 to 2022–23 seasons.
2026 Asian Games In swimming, China's Zhang Zhanshuo becomes the first athlete to win seven gold medals at a single Asian Games, securing his seventh title in the men's 400-metre freestyle with a Games-record time of 3:41.28.
Sri Lanka Sri Lanka's parliament approves a constitutional amendment extending the terms of senior judges by two years as part of efforts to reduce an estimated 1.1 million-case backlog.
Court A court in Paris, France, sentences Loik Le Priol to 26 years in prison and Romain Bouvier to 19 years for murdering former Argentine rugby union player Federico Martín Aramburú in 2022. Le Priol and Bouvier had links to the dissolved far-right group Groupe Union Défense.
Mary Jane Veloso drug smuggling case Mary Jane Veloso is released from a prison in Mandaluyong, Philippines, after president Bongbong Marcos's absolute pardon of her was approved yesterday.
2026 political prisoner release in Venezuela Venezuela releases at least 29 detainees whom rights groups classify as political prisoners following a second round of talks between the interim government and opposition, while organizations continue verifying the number and identities of those freed.
China–United States relations China and the United States reach an agreement to cut tariffs on $30 billion of goods and launch a dialogue on artificial intelligence.
2023–2026 mpox epidemic A laboratory-confirmed mpox case from a 21-year-old woman is reported in Bunia, Ituri Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Lucca Two people are killed and 13 more injured in a fire at a residential building in Lucca, Tuscany, Italy.
Plaka Six people are killed and two others injured during the collapse of a two-storey building in Plaka, Athens, Greece, after an explosion caused by a suspected gas leak.
Iraquara Seven people are killed and 13 others are injured when a bus overturns on a road near Iraquara, Bahia, Brazil.
2026 Kenge Let L-410 crash A military-leased Let L-410 carrying 17 people, including two generals, crashes near Kenge, Kwango, Democratic Republic of the Congo, while on route to Kinshasa, killing all passengers.
Gambling in Brazil Days before the general election, Brazilian president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva issues a provisional measure banning online betting in Brazil, immediately halting new deposits. Users may withdraw remaining funds until October 5, and Congress must approve the measure within 120 days for it to remain in force.
2026 Afghanistan–Pakistan war Pakistan says that its military has killed 13 Afghan security forces during shootouts at the border. Afghanistan's government denies the claim.
Somali Civil War The Puntland Maritime Police Force successfully frees the oil tanker "Sibu 1" following a multi-day counter-piracy operation near Garacad, Mudug, Puntland, after it was seized by Somali pirates in August.
Russo-Ukrainian war Russian drone and missile strikes on residential buildings and other civilian sites in Kyiv, Ukraine, kill seven people, including a 14-year-old boy, and injure 46 others.
2026 Iran war "The Wall Street Journal" reports that United States president Donald Trump has rejected Iranian foreign minister Abbas Araghchi's proposal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and halt regional fighting within seven days in exchange for easing U.S. sanctions and releasing Iranian frozen funds.
Sudanese civil war The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees reports a sharp increase in refugees fleeing from Sudan to Chad in a effort to escape the civil war and dire conditions, with 400 people a day crossing eastern Chad.