Iraqi conflict Ahmad al-Hamidawi, leader of Kata'ib Hezbollah, announces that the group will suspend military activities in Iraq, with the exception of targeting hostile aircraft violating the country’s airspace.
Articles The post-truth and the contextMost of the daily information we see on the mainstream media today is the news equivalent of fast-food.
2026 Romanian political crisis Romania's parliament rejects prime minister-designate Siegfried Mureșan's proposed government, receiving 182 of the 233 votes required for approval, prolonging the political crisis that began after Ilie Bolojan's government fell in May.
Flydubai Flight 1073 A Flydubai flight from Dubai, United Arab Emirates, to Tel Aviv, Israel, is landed safely in Tabuk, Saudi Arabia, by a relief crew after the copilot violently attacked the captain in an attempted aircraft hijacking.
2026 Turkish LGBTQ raids A Turkish court orders the closure of independent news website "T24" and its social media accounts after the justice ministry reported that the outlet had published 118 items during the previous year which the court classified as "LGBTQ propaganda".
Capital punishment in the United States Pike is sent to a hospital following the failed administration of two rounds of the drugs used to perform the lethal injection.
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit halts Christa Pike's execution in Tennessee shortly before it was scheduled, to allow for further review of whether evidence of childhood sexual abuse was adequately considered at sentencing; the U.S. Supreme Court shortly after lifts the Sixth Circuit's stay order, allowing the execution to proceed.
Marondera A helicopter crashes in Marondera, Zimbabwe, killing all six people on board, including businessman Wicknell Chivayo.
Iraqi conflict American troops complete their withdrawal from Iraq, ending their 23-year presence in the country that started with the 2003 U.S. invasion, and also the 12-year U.S. intervention against the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria.
Manchester City F.C. financial breaches scandal In association football, an independent Premier League commission finds Manchester City guilty of almost all 115-plus financial charges, including inflating revenue by more than £900 million (US$1.19 billion) and failing to cooperate with the investigation.
2026 Asian Games In badminton, South Korea's An Se-young wins the women's singles gold medal at the 2026 Asian Games, becoming the first woman to win two singles titles and the first to defend the title, defeating Japan's Akane Yamaguchi 21–17, 21–9.
2026 Moroccan general election King Mohammed VI appoints Fatima Ezzahra El Mansouri as the first female prime minister of Morocco after her victory in the general elections on 23 September.
Six Flags Magic Mountain The Six Flags Magic Mountain amusement park in Valencia, California, U.S., announces that the X2 roller coaster will close permanently after several lawsuits alleged that over 100 riders sustained brain injuries while riding the attraction.
Police officers Seventeen people are arrested during a security operation involving 800 police officers against a "suspected organised crime group" in five cities in the United Kingdom, including London. A police officer is stabbed and wounded during one of the raids.
Crime in Mexico The Supreme Court of Mexico invalidates the state of Chihuahua's authority to annul elections due to interference by organized crime and instructs the local legislature to instead include the annulment of elections due to foreign interference.
2026 Staškov school stabbing A teacher is killed and a student and another teacher are wounded in a mass stabbing at a secondary school in Staškov, Slovakia. The perpetrator, a fellow student, is arrested.
Myanmar civil war Twenty-one people are arrested in Myanmar for allegedly donating to the in-exile National Unity Government-linked People's Revolution Supply Family fundraising platform as the government identifies more than 2,700 alleged contributors.
Malaysia–Myanmar relations Malaysia begins repatriating about 1,500 Burmese nationals from immigration detention centres under the first phase of a programme covering 5,000 people.
Haitian crisis The United Nations Security Council extends the mandate of the Gang Suppression Force in Haiti by six months, allowing the multinational force to continue supporting Haitian security forces against armed gangs.
North Korea–South Korea relations South Korean defense minister Kang Shin-chul says that land mines planted by North Korea likely caused two explosions last week that injured three South Korean soldiers in the Demilitarized Zone south of the military demarcation line, potentially violating the armistice.
Food and Drug Administration The U.S. Food and Drug Administration issues two recalls for more than 25,000 bottles of chlorthalidone, a diuretic antihypertensive drug, created by Indian-based Inventia Healthcare Limited, due to faulty dissolution times in the human body.
Japan Meteorological Agency The Japan Meteorological Agency reports rainfall in Tokyo for 34 consecutive days through today, the longest streak since records began in 1886 and one day longer than the previous record set in 2019.
Julius Baer Group controversies The Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority (FINMA) concludes its investigation into the Julius Baer Group, finding serious risk-management and anti–money laundering failures. FINMA orders additional capital requirements, compliance reporting through 2032, and the confiscation of about CHF10 million (US$12 million) in profits.
Economic impact of the 2026 Iran war The Reserve Bank of Australia raises its cash rate by 0.25 percentage points to 4.60%, the highest level since 2011, citing persistently high inflation above its 2–3% target range.
Coronation The coronation ceremony for Nyabongo I of Uganda's Tooro Kingdom is held, formally making him king.
Somali Civil War Five crew members aboard the "MT Honour 25" are killed and four more injured by the pirates before the rescue. The victims are three citizens of Pakistan and one each from India and Myanmar. It is the first time in over a decade that people are killed by the pirates.
The Puntland Maritime Police Force successfully frees another hijacked oil tanker, the "MT Honour 25", following an ongoing week-long counter-piracy operation near Bayla, Karkaar, Puntland, after it was seized by Somali pirates on 21 April around 30 nautical miles off Puntland's coast with 17 crew members on board.
Gaza war An Israeli airstrike kills Izz al-Din al-Beik, the head of Hamas's Al-Qassam Brigades in the northern Gaza Strip.
More than 100 Israeli settlers attack the Palestinian village of Jalud in the occupied West Bank, burning two homes and injuring three Israeli security personnel while preventing a displaced Palestinian family from returning home.