2026-10-1 f6c3602c0f933a87e7cfb82b79b9272cc42bf2e5 31 Canadian Space Agency 317 /wiki/canadian%20space%20agency Cape Canaveral Space Force Station 406 /wiki/cape%20canaveral%20space%20force%20station Crew 14 /wiki/commercial%20crew%20program Florida 506 /wiki/florida International Space Station 37 /wiki/international%20space%20station NASA 71 /wiki/nasa Roscosmos 172 /wiki/roscosmos SpaceX 2 /wiki/spacex SpaceX Crew-13 1 /wiki/spacex%20crew-13 United States 617 /wiki/united%20states astronauts 116 /wiki/astronauts cosmonaut 239 /wiki/cosmonaut Canadian Space Agency Cape Canaveral Space Force Station Crew Florida International Space Station NASA Roscosmos SpaceX SpaceX Crew-13 United States astronauts cosmonaut SpaceX Crew-13 /feed/2026/10/1/the-spacex-crew-13-mission-to-the-international-space-station-launches-carrying-two-nasa-astronauts-one-roscosmos-cosm AFP via France 24 1 d5f3d6d9d890e45069e6e4e6a92867f465ca2313 10 https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20261001-four-member-crew-blasts-off-for-international-space-station 2026 The SpaceX Crew-13 mission to the International Space Station launches, carrying two NASA astronauts, one Roscosmos cosmonaut, and one Canadian Space Agency astronaut, from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida, United States. 2026-10-1 61f2c10c20c319e690ade4b77054cdc138bbad72 30 Khartoum 70 /wiki/khartoum Omar al-Bashir 36 /wiki/omar%20al-bashir Ousted 1 /wiki/2019%20sudanese%20coup%20d'etat Sudan 115 /wiki/sudan Sudanese leader 13 /wiki/president%20of%20sudan Khartoum Omar al-Bashir Ousted Sudan Sudanese leader Ousted /feed/2026/10/1/ousted-sudanese-leader-omar-al-bashir-is-sent-to-a-military-hospital-in-khartoum-sudan-for-medical-treatment Reuters 1 b1cfbd4bee0c165d8cd9367a060b086d2d3566a1 10 https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/sudans-ousted-president-bashir-sent-khartoum-treatment-lawyer-says-2026-10-01/ 2026 Ousted Sudanese leader Omar al-Bashir is sent to a military hospital in Khartoum, Sudan, for medical treatment. 2026-10-1 ec4fb0c3f40fef7c7ca4009040d59cbafe72a1b2 29 Alice Mina 70 /wiki/alice%20mina Captains Regent of San Marino 36 /wiki/captains%20regent%20of%20san%20marino Gerardo Giovagnoli 1 /wiki/gerardo%20giovagnoli Vladimiro Selva 115 /wiki/vladimiro%20selva William Casali 13 /wiki/william%20casali Alice Mina Captains Regent of San Marino Gerardo Giovagnoli Vladimiro Selva William Casali Gerardo Giovagnoli /feed/2026/10/1/gerardo-giovagnoli-and-william-casali-are-sworn-in-as-the-new-captains-regent-of-san-marino-succeeding-alice-mina-and-v San Marino RTV 1 8eff629dcc2e67c235390cc2f37ba6787de48994 10 https://www.sanmarinortv.sm/news/politica-c2/gerardo-giovagnoli-e-william-casali-sono-i-nuovi-capitani-reggenti-a296659 2026 Gerardo Giovagnoli and William Casali are sworn in as the new Captains Regent of San Marino, succeeding Alice Mina and Vladimiro Selva. 2026-10-1 d062422cc51362fa85c646deeb6cb78bc220b98b 28 Immigration to Japan 1 /wiki/immigration%20to%20japan Japan 2 /wiki/japan Japanese-language 71 /wiki/japanese%20language foreign nationals 37 /wiki/gaijin permanent residency requirements 14 /wiki/foreigner%20registration%20in%20japan Immigration to Japan Japan Japanese-language foreign nationals permanent residency requirements Immigration to 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 311e5da63cb36a9350cf7ad4a48fb8318ecc12be 27 Coahuila 36 /wiki/coahuila Mexico 70 /wiki/mexico Police 238 /wiki/law%20enforcement%20in%20mexico Torreón 13 /wiki/torreon pyrotechnic 115 /wiki/pyrotechnics secondary school 1 /wiki/education%20in%20mexico vice-principal 171 /wiki/vice-principal Coahuila Mexico Police Torreón pyrotechnic secondary school vice-principal Secondary school /feed/2026/10/1/two-18-year-old-former-students-attack-a-secondary-school-in-torreon-coahuila-mexico-with-knives-and-pyrotechnic-devi AFP via RNZ 1 fcf907efe71a341d324a6ea4ade4b91a1d4a7fa1 10 https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/world/1682944/assistant-principal-killed-three-others-injured-in-knife-attack-at-school-in-mexico 2026 Two 18-year-old former students attack a secondary school in Torreón, Coahuila, Mexico, with knives and pyrotechnic devices, killing the vice-principal and injuring three people. Police arrest both suspects. 2026-10-1 49e1ecd57eddfa369a3e9ac0b1f8651475910c2d 26 Malawian military 1 /wiki/malawian%20defence%20force Paul Valentino Phiri 13 /wiki/paul%20valentino%20phiri Sudan 70 /wiki/sudan trafficking weapons 36 /wiki/arms%20trafficking Malawian military Paul Valentino Phiri Sudan trafficking weapons Malawian military /feed/2026/10/1/former-malawian-military-chief-paul-valentino-phiri-is-arrested-by-malawi-s-anti-corruption-agency-for-allegedly-traffic Al-Monitor 1 f092fc0ef0d6d365bdad26a0cececa4a59b20fcb 10 https://www.al-monitor.com/originals/2026/10/malawi-ex-army-chief-arrested-following-allegations-over-sudan-arms 2026 Former Malawian military chief Paul Valentino Phiri is arrested by Malawi's anti-corruption agency for allegedly trafficking weapons to Sudan during his tenure in June and July 2025. 2026-10-1 6a12089df80c9f7f3557dc19ffedb521ff75e58b 25 British government 37 /wiki/government%20of%20the%20united%20kingdom England and Wales 14 /wiki/england%20and%20wales Sentencing Act 2026 1 /wiki/sentencing%20act%202026 prison 2 /wiki/list%20of%20prisons%20in%20the%20united%20kingdom British government England and Wales Sentencing Act 2026 prison Sentencing Act 2026 /feed/2026/10/1/hundreds-of-prisoners-begin-leaving-prison-in-england-and-wales-under-an-early-release-scheme-by-the-british-government BBC News 1 6ccf8bff46aea63edc78868ff6cfd051c1deaf44 10 https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c6evwvdwggrlo 2026 Firstpost 1 53c8d3e85102eb1516900b7a214054d8e44cfac5 10 https://www.firstpost.com/world/uk-frees-hundreds-of-prisoners-including-domestic-abusers-and-thieves-to-ease-crowding-in-jails-14049662.html 2026 Hundreds of prisoners begin leaving prison in England and Wales under an early release scheme by the British government to avoid overcapacity in prisons. More than 4,500 "low-risk" prisoners are expected to be released in the coming weeks. 2026-10-1 e94b46da43d8008ff30fd60146cb6e90a8a695e3 24 2026 RAF Fairford arrests 1 /wiki/2026%20raf%20fairford%20arrests British counter-terrorism police 2 /wiki/counter%20terrorism%20policing British-Iranian 14 /wiki/british-iranian England 116 /wiki/england London 71 /wiki/london RAF Fairford 239 /wiki/raf%20fairford Westminster 37 /wiki/westminster terrorist acts 172 /wiki/terrorism%20in%20the%20united%20kingdom 2026 RAF Fairford arrests British counter-terrorism police British-Iranian England London RAF Fairford Westminster terrorist acts 2026 RAF Fairford arrests /feed/2026/10/1/british-counter-terrorism-police-arrest-a-25-year-old-british-iranian-dual-national-in-westminster-london-england-on CNN 1 b5372d44de15174abe482c8dc380c947f4f03429 10 https://edition.cnn.com/2026/09/30/uk/suspect-police-terrorism-uk-base-fairford-intl-hnk 2026 British counter-terrorism police arrest a 25-year-old British-Iranian dual national in Westminster, London, England, on suspicion of preparing terrorist acts linked to the RAF Fairford investigation. Officers also search two properties in the area. 2026-10-1 602b105dbaf7cec47f8282995f5f94f55ce3309d 23 Censorship in Egypt 1 /wiki/censorship%20in%20egypt Egyptian police 2 /wiki/egyptian%20national%20police banned Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt 71 /wiki/muslim%20brotherhood%20in%20egypt fact-checking 14 /wiki/fact-checking misinformation 37 /wiki/misinformation Censorship in Egypt Egyptian police banned Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt fact-checking misinformation Censorship in Egypt /feed/2026/10/1/egyptian-police-are-arresting-six-journalists-from-a-fact-checking-and-investigative-media-outlet-accusing-them-of-spre Reuters 1 3d656f61eb9c53b7ee557ecce700111de334694b 10 https://www.reuters.com/business/media-telecom/egyptian-police-arrest-all-six-journalists-investigative-outlet-2026-10-01/ 2026 Egyptian police are arresting six journalists from a fact-checking and investigative media outlet, accusing them of spreading misinformation on behalf of the banned Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt. 2026-10-1 ff7ae2a060f90c5443a71ac797a178b944d2c7f2 21 European Commission 1 /wiki/european%20commission Jos Leijdekkers 171 /wiki/jos%20leijdekkers Sierra Leone 13 /wiki/sierra%20leone drugs trafficker 115 /wiki/illegal%20drug%20trade extradition 70 /wiki/extradition € 36 /wiki/euro European Commission Jos Leijdekkers Sierra Leone drugs trafficker extradition € European Commission /feed/2026/10/1/the-european-commission-stops-payments-with-immediate-effect-to-sierra-leone-which-would-have-been-eur18-million-for-20 Het Parool 1 81c38f241f1c0d25826ca2055c08944da8d1c4ce 10 https://www.parool.nl/amsterdam-news/europe-cuts-funding-to-sierra-leone-over-bolle-jos-extradition~b83816b0/ 2026 The European Commission stops payments with immediate effect to Sierra Leone, which would have been €18 million for 2026, after the nation refused to cooperate with the extradition of drugs trafficker Jos Leijdekkers. 2026-10-1 526437a451f0e750edf9304c2c4a04e1bb52fa14 20 Egypt 2 /wiki/egypt Ethiopian civil conflict 1 /wiki/ethiopian%20civil%20conflict persona non grata 14 /wiki/persona%20non%20grata Egypt Ethiopian civil conflict persona non grata Ethiopian civil conflict /feed/2026/10/1/a-diplomat-from-egypt-is-told-to-leave-ethiopia-within-48-hours-after-being-declared-as-persona-non-grata Reuters 1 9a55f4d4c72aefd2a8694f5da67597fec6f37dda 10 https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/explosions-heard-overnight-ethiopias-capital-diplomatic-sources-say-2026-10-01/ 2026 A diplomat from Egypt is told to leave Ethiopia within 48 hours after being declared as "persona non grata". 2026-10-1 1b86ce7527ec13fdae396af19b7d62dea81cf8e3 18 Eritrea 2 /wiki/eritrea Ethiopia 37 /wiki/ethiopia Ethiopian civil conflict 1 /wiki/ethiopian%20civil%20conflict foreign ministry 14 /wiki/ministry%20of%20foreign%20affairs%20(eritrea) Eritrea Ethiopia Ethiopian civil conflict foreign ministry Ethiopian civil conflict /feed/2026/10/1/eritrea-s-foreign-ministry-announces-that-the-country-will-cut-off-diplomatic-ties-with-ethiopia-in-response AFP via Al Arabiya 1 4a4e4ce412dd9250d093ef2f91d93e3a39f0537c 10 https://english.alarabiya.net/amp/News/world/2026/10/01/eritrea-says-severing-diplomatic-ties-with-ethiopia 2026 Reuters 1 67dceade32029e4525ef3267dace08b1c4903d04 10 https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/eritrea-says-it-is-severing-all-diplomatic-ties-with-ethiopia-2026-10-01/ 2026 Eritrea's foreign ministry announces that the country will cut off diplomatic ties with Ethiopia in response. 2026-10-1 4a5e2ba04c29796ffd7e8c9f960fcfc1e8903278 17 Eritrea 37 /wiki/eritrea Ethiopia 2 /wiki/ethiopia Ethiopian civil conflict 1 /wiki/ethiopian%20civil%20conflict Tigray People's Liberation Front 116 /wiki/tigray%20people's%20liberation%20front diplomat 71 /wiki/diplomat embassy 14 /wiki/diplomatic%20mission Eritrea Ethiopia Ethiopian civil conflict Tigray People's Liberation Front diplomat embassy Ethiopian civil conflict /feed/2026/10/1/ethiopia-closes-its-embassy-in-eritrea-and-announces-the-expulsion-of-ten-eritrean-diplomats-from-the-country-after-acc AP 1 cb618a5e4bf19a52505ce74eb7b879d3e0ad354c 10 https://apnews.com/article/ethiopia-blasts-tigray-war-a864e8cd442bade4531b8e7609f3216c 2026 Ethiopia closes its embassy in Eritrea and announces the expulsion of ten Eritrean diplomats from the country, after accusing its neighbour of financing the Tigray People's Liberation Front. 2026-10-1 c9b87feb93dfdfbd50be5fc264d97bca43d78233 14 California 70 /wiki/california Latitude Air Ambulance 1 /wiki/air%20medical%20services Los Angeles County 36 /wiki/los%20angeles%20county Santa Catalina Island 13 /wiki/santa%20catalina%20island%20(california) United States 115 /wiki/united%20states California Latitude Air Ambulance Los Angeles County Santa Catalina Island United States Latitude Air Ambulance /feed/2026/10/1/a-medical-helicopter-transporting-a-patient-crashes-off-the-coast-of-santa-catalina-island-in-los-angeles-county-califo AP 1 428f69f066c9edbfa43eaab4271981c241618d80 10 https://apnews.com/article/california-los-angeles-helicopter-crash-accident-1be07d50b5154918d740d7308dbc3171 2026 A medical helicopter transporting a patient crashes off the coast of Santa Catalina Island in Los Angeles County, California, United States, killing two people, injuring two others, and leaving one missing. 2026-10-1 e1d02283e3ec5248252fa5aeeaf4f5481fde1afc 13 2026 Afghanistan–Pakistan war 1 /wiki/2026%20afghanistan-pakistan%20war Afghanistan 37 /wiki/afghanistan Government of Afghanistan 116 /wiki/government%20of%20afghanistan Helmand Province 239 /wiki/helmand%20province Kunar Province 172 /wiki/kunar%20province Pakistan 2 /wiki/pakistan Taliban 71 /wiki/taliban airstrike 14 /wiki/airstrike 2026 Afghanistan–Pakistan war Afghanistan Government of Afghanistan Helmand Province Kunar Province Pakistan Taliban airstrike 2026 Afghanistan–Pakistan war /feed/2026/10/1/pakistan-launches-airstrikes-in-afghanistan-claiming-the-killing-of-22-taliban-fighters-at-two-locations-while-the-gov 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 Taliban fighters at two locations, while the Government of Afghanistan reports that nine women and children are killed in Kunar Province and Helmand Province by Pakistan airstrikes. 2026-10-1 1801ae725f338ce8b83b711af451e57ab23b4472 12 Addis Ababa 37 /wiki/addis%20ababa Ethiopia 14 /wiki/ethiopia Ethiopian civil conflict 1 /wiki/ethiopian%20civil%20conflict drone strike 2 /wiki/drone%20warfare forces 71 /wiki/ethiopian%20national%20defense%20force Addis Ababa Ethiopia Ethiopian civil conflict drone strike forces Ethiopian civil conflict /feed/2026/10/1/explosions-caused-by-suspected-drone-strikes-are-reported-in-ethiopia-s-capital-of-addis-ababa-including-one-near-the-e BBC News 1 9259e36cfeb12b5ccb92099f3418aaccc477475c 10 https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c3vgygpqky9zo 2026 Explosions caused by suspected drone strikes are reported in Ethiopia's capital of Addis Ababa, including one near the Ethiopian National Defense Force' headquarters. 2026-10-1 8457899d28444b5310ec0abfaf9c46efa7422091 10 El Obeid 71 /wiki/el%20obeid North Kordofan 116 /wiki/north%20kordofan Rapid Support Forces 14 /wiki/rapid%20support%20forces Sudan 172 /wiki/sudan Sudanese civil war 1 /wiki/sudanese%20civil%20war University of Kordofan 37 /wiki/university%20of%20kordofan drone strike 2 /wiki/drone%20warfare El Obeid North Kordofan Rapid Support Forces Sudan Sudanese civil war University of Kordofan drone strike Sudanese civil war /feed/2026/10/1/a-drone-strike-by-the-rapid-support-forces-on-a-dormitory-at-the-university-of-kordofan-in-el-obeid-north-kordofan-sud Sudan Tribune 1 8ecd9112e306686c39a1e8423a5f97945bc6a89b 10 https://sudantribune.com/article/319476 2026 A drone strike by the Rapid Support Forces on a dormitory at the University of Kordofan in El Obeid, North Kordofan, Sudan, kills five people. 2026-10-1 87c374fb7474e00c031adb6d75e1aa23f02e23e6 7 Mi-8 helicopter 37 /wiki/mil%20mi-8 Russia 116 /wiki/russia Russian 2 /wiki/russian%20air%20force Russo-Ukrainian war 1 /wiki/russo-ukrainian%20war Su-35 fighter jet 14 /wiki/sukhoi%20su-35 Voronezh Oblast 71 /wiki/voronezh%20oblast friendly fire 172 /wiki/friendly%20fire Mi-8 helicopter Russia Russian Russo-Ukrainian war Su-35 fighter jet Voronezh Oblast friendly fire Russo-Ukrainian war /feed/2026/10/1/a-russian-su-35-fighter-jet-shoots-down-a-russian-mi-8-helicopter-over-voronezh-oblast-russia-in-a-friendly-fire-incid Kyiv Independent 1 cfbf008847b584f4e10e386d6282956b54930aa0 10 https://kyivindependent.com/russian-mi-8-helicopter-reportedly-shot-down-in-friendly-fire-incident-over-voronezh-oblast/ 2026 A Russian Su-35 fighter jet shoots down a Russian Mi-8 helicopter over Voronezh Oblast, Russia, in a friendly fire incident. All three crew members are killed. 2026-10-1 7fc291a233ba6c58754ec55c20055766e09ccf71 5 Israeli settlers 2 /wiki/israeli%20settlement Israeli–Palestinian conflict 1 /wiki/israeli-palestinian%20conflict Palestinians 14 /wiki/palestinians West Bank 71 /wiki/west%20bank Yasuf 37 /wiki/yasuf Israeli settlers Israeli–Palestinian conflict Palestinians West Bank Yasuf Israeli–Palestinian conflict /feed/2026/10/1/israeli-settlers-shoot-and-kill-a-palestinian-man-at-his-home-in-yasuf-west-bank-and-injure-another Reuters 1 c0840697589b235a6173eb48110a438355de6a48 10 https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/israeli-settlers-kill-palestinian-west-bank-say-officials-2026-10-01/ 2026 Israeli settlers shoot and kill a Palestinian man at his home in Yasuf, West Bank, and injure another. 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.