Pastoral trips made by Pope Leo XIV The Holy See Press Office announces Pope Leo XIV will make a apostolic journey to Argentina, Uruguay, and Peru, in November, marking his first trip to Latin America in his papacy.
Leipzig/Halle Airport A drone loaded with explosives is found and defused at Leipzig-Halle Airport in Germany, while a cargo Boeing 757 had a collision with another supposed UAV at the same airport.
War on drugs The Spanish Civil Guard and the Ecuadorian National Police announce they have arrested 44 people and confiscated 21 tons of cocaine as part of a multiyear investigation on a drug trafficking ring financed by investors in Dubai.
Far-right politics in Germany The Hanseatic Higher Regional Court in Hamburg, Germany, convicts seven members and one supporter of a right-wing extremist group and sentences them to prison for attempted murder, arson, aggravated assault, and being members of a terrorist organisation for planning and carrying out arson and bomb attacks on asylum seeker shelters.
International sanctions against Iran The United States Treasury Department lifts sanctions against Fly Baghdad, which were previously imposed in 2024 under the Joe Biden administration over its links to Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Quds Force.
2026 Lebanon war The Israel Defense Forces says they have launched strikes in southern Lebanon after alleged ceasefire violations by Hezbollah.
2026 Iran war Iran and Oman reach an agreement understanding on geographic coordinates for shipping routes through the Strait of Hormuz.