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- Sudanese civil war
- War crimes in the Sudanese civil war
- The World Food Programme reports that an airstrike has hit two UN food aid trucks in Dilling, South Kordofan, Sudan, over the weekend, destroying emergency supplies. (AFP via Arab News) (Sudan Tribune)
- War crimes in the Sudanese civil war
- Insurgency in Balochistan
- Twenty-one insurgents and six soldiers are killed in separate shootouts across multiple districts in Balochistan, Pakistan. (Caliber.az)
Business and economy
- Economic impact of the 2026 Iran war
- The global stock index rises following recent declines amidst the war in Iran including renewed tensions with the Japanese yen gaining against the United States dollar. (Reuters)
- The Dutch central bank reallocates 86 tonnes of gold reserves from Ottawa, Canada, and New York City, United States, to London, United Kingdom, increasing the share held there to 32.1%, citing "increasing geopolitical unrest". (AFP via France 24) (Seoul Economic Daily)
Disasters and accidents
- At least 22 people, including ten Jordanians, are killed and 28 others are injured in a bus accident in South Sinai, Egypt. (AFP via France 24)
- At least 13 people are killed and five others sustain critical injuries after two minivans collide head-on in Greater Accra, Ghana. (Xinhua)
- The MV Tuğberk İmamoğlu cargo ship sinks in the Marmara Sea after a collision with an oil tanker, leaving ten people missing. (Euronews)
- An explosion at the Augsburg train station in Swabia, Germany, injures two people. The cause is unknown. (Euronews)
- A crew member is killed, six others are missing, and one is rescued when a tugboat capsizes and sinks off the coast of Busan, South Korea. (AP)
Health and environment
- A study published in the New England Journal of Medicine reports that the RAS inhibitor drug daraxonrasib, which was approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration as a treatment for metastatic pancreatic cancer, also shows promise against lung cancer. (Nature) (NBC News)
Law and crime
- 2026 Leipzig Airport drone incidents
- Digital rights organization SHARE Foundation documents at least 14 Serbian students and opposition activists targeted with Pegasus or NoviSpy spyware in 2026, while Citizen Lab confirms Pegasus infection in at least one case. (Financial Times)
- Following a short circuit at a substation near Cologne, an investigation is underway into anti-constitutional sabotage. According to North Rhine-Westphalia's Interior Minister Herbert Reul, the search for suspects is proceeding in two directions: "foreign-directed sabotage and left-wing extremism". (DW)
- Following the fatal shootings at a rave in Aarau, Switzerland, over the weekend, police are now treating the incident as a rampage. (Al Jazeera)
- Houben centre bomb threat
- Darren James Service pleads guilty to two charges relating to a hoax bomb threat that targeted the Houben Centre in Belfast when then Irish Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade Simon Coveney was scheduled to address a conference there. (RTÉ)
Politics and elections
- 2026 Estonian presidential election
- Chancellor of Justice Ülle Madise, the only candidate, is elected by the Riigikogu as President of Estonia. She will be sworn into office on October 12, succeeding Alar Karis. (ERR) (Reuters)
Sports
- In association football, Major League Soccer announces that all 27 teams from the United States will return to the U.S. Open Cup beginning in 2027, making it the first full participation in the tournament since 2023. (ESPN)
- In basketball, the NBA announces the results of its investigation into the Los Angeles Clippers' signing of star player Kawhi Leonard in 2022. The league determines that the Clippers violated the league salary cap via a series of external dealings. Penalties include fines of $30 million for the Clippers and $700,000 for Leonard, the loss of the Clippers' first-round picks in each draft from 2029–2033, and a one-year suspension for Clippers owner Steve Ballmer. (ESPN)
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