Iranian parliament The Iranian parliament appoints Mehrdad Akhlaghi as Minister of Defence, replacing acting minister Majid Ebn-e-Reza.
Free trade agreements of Vietnam Vietnam signs a free trade agreement with the European Free Trade Association (Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, and Switzerland) that reduces or eliminates tariffs on industrial, agricultural, and fish products and covers services, intellectual property, and sustainable development.
Temple A truck loses control and runs over devotees outside a temple in Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh, India, killing at least 13 and injuring nearly 40 others.
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2026–27 NHL season In ice hockey, the Florida Panthers become the first team in the National Hockey League to record a natural hat trick in three consecutive games.
Protests against Donald Trump The fourth round of No Kings protests are held across the United States against president Donald Trump and his administration and to encourage early voting ahead of the upcoming midterm elections.
2026 Czech Senate election In Czechia, opposition parties win 22 of the contested 27 seats in the Senate. The lead party of prime minister Andrej Babiš's government, ANO 2011, comes in third place. The election is the first time in the country's history where governing parties did not win a single seat in a senatorial election.
2026 anti-CEC protests A court in New Delhi, India, orders the release of Cockroach Janta Party founder and activist Abhijeet Dipke on a peace bond, one day after police detained him while he was heading to a protest against the Election Commission of India.
2026 French fuel protests Yellow vests activists hold mass demonstrations across France against rising fuel prices and join the student protests.
In Lille, protesters storm the city hall and damage the premises prior to being removed by security forces.
Protesters force their way into Marseille's town hall and vandalize the interior before being dispersed.
Over 500,000 people take part in protests across France, according to the national trade union confederation, while clashes and riots erupt in large cities.
2026 Ebola epidemic Kenya confirms four additional cases of Bundibugyo ebolavirus, including three health workers who treated Kenya's first patient and one of his relatives, raising the national total to seven. All four are already in quarantine.
Piper Tomahawk II A Piper Tomahawk II aircraft crashes near Drymen, Stirling, Scotland, killing the two people on board.
Delhi–Mumbai Expressway Eight people are killed and eight others are injured after a minibus carrying 23 passengers plunges into a drain along the Delhi–Mumbai Expressway near Kota, Rajasthan, India.
Tourists Ten tourists are killed and nine others sustain injuries after a resort catches fire in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh.
CFB Wainwright fire An explosion and wildfire occurs at the CFB Wainwright, a Canadian Armed Forces base in Alberta. Seven people are killed and dozens more injured.
2026 Kolkata Durga Puja crowd crush At least 17 people are killed and 25 others are injured in a crowd crush at a pandal in Kolkata, West Bengal, India.
Middle Eastern crisis (2023–present) Masked Israeli settlers attack a group of European diplomats, including the Belgian consul general, French and Polish diplomats, and Catholic representatives visiting Taybeh in the occupied West Bank, Palestine.
Egyptian president Abdel Fattah El-Sisi states that Egypt will take all necessary steps to protect and defend Saudi Arabia should the latter so desire.
2026 WXV Global Series In women's rugby union, Canada defeats England 24–21 in a WXV Global Series match in Toronto, ending the Red Roses' four-year unbeaten run at 41 matches (the longest in rugby union history) after Shoshanah Seumanutafa scores a late try.
2026 Czech Senate election Czechs begin voting in the second round to elect 22 senators who were not elected in the first round.
2026 Moroccan general election Fatima Ezzahra El Mansouri, who was named Prime Minister by King Mohammed VI on 29 September, takes office as her four-party coalition Government is formally appointed.
Ensenada A judge in Ensenada, Baja California, Mexico, sentences three Mexican men to over 158 years in prison each for the murder of two Australians and an American in 2024.
South Africa South African police rescue about 200 people from an unregistered rehabilitation centre in Mpumalanga and arrest two people while investigating alleged kidnapping and health and safety violations. Fourteen people receive medical treatment following the rescue.
2026 anti-CEC protests Cockroach Janta Party leader Abhijeet Dipke is detained in Delhi, India, ahead of the party's planned march.
Hungary–Ukraine relations Hungarian prime minister Péter Magyar and Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy agree to improve bilateral relations during a meeting in Brussels, Belgium, with Hungary lifting objections to further European Union accession talks for Ukraine following progress on ethnic Hungarian minority rights in Ukraine.
Australia–Fiji relations Australia agrees to provide Fiji with solar-, wind-, and wave-powered Bluebottle maritime drones and training for surveillance and efforts against drug trafficking and other transnational crime, with deployment expected in 2027.
Deforestation of the Amazon rainforest Brazilian environment minister João Paulo Capobianco reports that deforestation in Brazil's Amazon rainforest fell to 5796 km2 in the year through July 2026, the lowest level since 1988 except for 2012.
Israeli settler violence Israeli settlers attack and beat a group of Palestinians and an American journalist from "The Washington Post".
Sudanese civil war Thirty people are killed and 47 people are injured in a drone strike on a cattle market in Nyala, South Darfur, Sudan.