2026-10-1 d062422cc51362fa85c646deeb6cb78bc220b98b 4 Japan 1 /wiki/japan Japanese-language 70 /wiki/japanese%20language foreign nationals 36 /wiki/gaijin immigration policy 115 /wiki/immigration%20to%20japan permanent residency requirements 13 /wiki/foreigner%20registration%20in%20japan Japan Japanese-language foreign nationals immigration policy permanent residency requirements Japan /feed/2026/10/1/japan-tightens-permanent-residency-requirements-for-foreign-nationals-introducing-above-average-income-and-basic-japane AFP 1 470451e304acc3297c6adccc83912c93ebc5fc55 10 https://www.afp.com/en/japan-tightens-rules-foreigners-wanting-permanent-residency 2026 Japan tightens permanent residency requirements for foreign nationals, introducing above-average income and basic Japanese-language standards while raising application fees twentyfold as part of broader changes to immigration policy. 2026-10-1 116341915b157f03d6285887e6bca16f11d2f471 3 2026 Afghanistan–Pakistan war 1 /wiki/2026%20afghanistan-pakistan%20war Afghanistan 37 /wiki/afghanistan Government of Afghanistan 71 /wiki/government%20of%20afghanistan Helmand Province 172 /wiki/helmand%20province Kunar Province 116 /wiki/kunar%20province Pakistan 2 /wiki/pakistan airstrike 14 /wiki/airstrike 2026 Afghanistan–Pakistan war Afghanistan Government of Afghanistan Helmand Province Kunar Province Pakistan airstrike 2026 Afghanistan–Pakistan war /feed/2026/10/1/pakistan-launches-airstrikes-in-afghanistan-claiming-the-killing-of-22-fighters-at-two-locations-while-the-government Al Jazeera 1 cc0e34d00e5456a3cfb18b8339740da5c02819e3 10 https://www.aljazeera.com/amp/news/2026/10/1/afghanistan-says-nine-killed-in-pakistani-air-raids-on-kunar-helmand 2026 Pakistan launches airstrikes in Afghanistan, claiming the killing of 22 fighters at two locations, while the Government of Afghanistan reports that nine women and children are killed in Kunar Province and Helmand Province. 2026-10-1 59bdf3af22a0a515aba756aeef0a908b5d6d1578 2 Ahmad al-Hamidawi 2 /wiki/ahmad%20al-hamidawi Iraq 71 /wiki/iraq Iraqi conflict 1 /wiki/iraqi%20conflict Kata'ib Hezbollah 14 /wiki/kata'ib%20hezbollah U.S. troops 116 /wiki/u.s.%20troops airspace 172 /wiki/airspace military activities 37 /wiki/hezbollah%20military%20activities Ahmad al-Hamidawi Iraq Iraqi conflict Kata'ib Hezbollah U.S. troops airspace military activities Iraqi conflict /feed/2026/10/1/ahmad-al-hamidawi-leader-of-kata-ib-hezbollah-announces-that-the-group-will-suspend-military-activities-in-iraq-follow Middle East Eye 1 a2a170b557ae1c52b699a49ca35f17fc339eff3d 10 https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/iraqs-kataib-hezbollah-announces-suspension-military-activities?topic=War%2520on%2520Iran&nid=448087&fid=558561 2026 Ahmad al-Hamidawi, leader of Kata'ib Hezbollah, announces that the group will suspend military activities in Iraq following the withdrawal of U.S. troops, with the exception of targeting hostile aircraft violating the country's airspace.