- Trump diverts Ukraine aid to authoritarian countries in Latin America The Independent
- Trump defies Democrats, diverts aid for Europe to Latin America instead The Washington Post
- Trump diverts Ukraine aid for Nato countries to Latin American allies The Telegraph
- Trump Moves $52 Million in Arms Aid to Latin America Yahoo
- Shaheen, Meeks Denounce Trump Administration’s Unlawful FMF Reprogramming Senate Committee on Foreign Relations (.gov)
Spanish PM Sánchez loses key housing crisis vote after eviction of woman, 87
The defeat raises pressure on Sánchez to call a snap election, after a series of scandals affecting his party and allies.
Seoul’s anger with Kyiv over POWs may be driven by worries about its ties to North Korea – AP News
- Seoul’s anger with Kyiv over POWs may be driven by worries about its ties to North Korea AP News
- Seoul warns of 'further measures' if Kyiv refuses public apology Euronews.com
- Seoul warns 'further action' if Ukraine does not apologise over prisoner-of-war row BBC
- South Korean President Lee warns of 'measures' against Ukraine over prisoner row, demands apology CNBC
- South Korea's Lee threatens action against Ukraine over transfer of North Koreans Reuters
Intensified Russian strikes are tearing Kyiv apart, warns mayor
Vitaliy Klitschko says Ukraine's capital is in a "very dramatic situation" as Russia hits critical infrastructure.
Intensified Russian strikes are tearing Kyiv apart, warns mayor – BBC
- Intensified Russian strikes are tearing Kyiv apart, warns mayor BBC
- Russian airstrikes choke bridges across Dnipro River in Kyiv Reuters
- Russia is ‘tearing Kyiv apart’, mayor says, as Moscow’s bombing brings traffic to a halt france24.com
- Ukraine: Kyiv bridges shut after fatal Russian drone assault DW.com
- Russian aerial strikes snarl traffic on 3 Kyiv bridges in a new disruption tactic ABC News - Breaking News, Latest News and Videos
US Coast Guard says it intercepted ship carrying fuel to Cuba
US says ship thought to be using common ‘dark fleet’ tactics was boarded and taken to Mexico as embargo continues
The US Coast Guard has announced that it intercepted a large cargo ship carrying fuel bound for Cuba, as the Trump administration’s crippling oil embargo against the island nation continued.
The vessel named Grace was stopped on 5 September in the Caribbean Sea between Cuba and Mexico while using tactics to evade authorities, the Coast Guard said. The New York Times reported that the ship was 91 metres (300ft) long.
Continue reading...Netanyahu: Omani co-pilot went through Islamic radicalization – Axios
- Netanyahu: Omani co-pilot went through Islamic radicalization Axios
- Netanyahu declares whoever sent the hijacker ‘will pay a high price’ The Weekly Times
- 7 p.m. recap: Netanyahu seeks mastermind behind Flydubai incident; Washington sanctions 2 French nationals; Ben Gvir's 'I want to kill you' threat L'Orient Today
- Netanyahu warns of 'very heavy price' if any country found to be behind FlyDubai incident Inbox.eu
- Netanyahu: Flydubai Hijacker Had ‘Islamist Radical Indoctrination’ The Washington Stand
South Africa is reeling from a spate of mass shootings. What’s behind the sudden spike? – CNN
- South Africa is reeling from a spate of mass shootings. What’s behind the sudden spike? CNN
- Mass Shootings Surge in South Africa as Illegal Guns Flood Streets The New York Times
- At least 27 dead after two mass shootings in South Africa, police say The Guardian
- South African township living in fear after tavern shooting that left 18 dead Reuters
- Two mass shootings in South Africa leave 28 dead BBC
Watch: Why students in France are protesting
Demonstrations started in the French capital, then spread across the country in the days that followed.
Spain’s parliament rejects gov’t housing decrees amid mass protests
Both decrees to tackle housing affordability crisis shot down as critics say measures would tighten the housing market.
‘The enemy is tearing our city apart’: terror in Kyiv as Russia ramps up attacks
Mayor Vitali Klitschko says Kyivans can no longer pretend it is ‘peacetime’ amid strikes on school, hospital and bridge
Valeriya Tkachenko was dropping her son off at school in central Kyiv when the air raid alert sounded. Staff hurried the children and parents into the shelter, where the frightened lawyer spent the next two hours with her son.
“I’m scared to death all day about what could happen to my son,” she said as she emerged from the shelter, already late for work.
Continue reading...Putin says all weapons ‘on agenda’ if Russia’s Kaliningrad attacked – Euronews.com
- Putin says all weapons 'on agenda' if Russia's Kaliningrad attacked Euronews.com
- Putin warns Russia is prepared to use ‘all weapons,’ including nuclear, to protect Kaliningrad CNN
- Putin says Russia will use ‘all weapons’ in its arsenal if any of its territory is attacked AP News
- Putin warns West that Russia is ready to use every weapon to protect Kaliningrad BBC
- Russia sends nuclear warning to NATO as tensions rise in the Baltic Reuters
India’s Cockroach movement launches new protests over changes to voter roll
Thousands gather in Mumbai with heavy police presence as concerns mount that millions will be denied voting rights
India’s youth-led Cockroach movement kicked off more nationwide protests on Friday as thousands of people gathered in Mumbai, amid mounting concerns that millions of citizens are being unfairly stripped of their vote.
The movement, which calls itself the Cockroach Janta party (CJP) and has massive support among the country’s gen Zs, returned to the streets to demand the resignation of the chief election commissioner, Gyanesh Kumar.
Continue reading...Cloaked in anonymity, Israeli soldiers describe mass civilian killings in ‘NAZA’ – npr.org
- Cloaked in anonymity, Israeli soldiers describe mass civilian killings in 'NAZA' npr.org
- ‘NAZA’ Review: Intimate Interviews About War’s Human Costs The New York Times
- Israeli filmmakers launch counter-documentary to rebut ‘NAZA’ The Jerusalem Post
- NAZA film-makers say they spoke to more than 100 sources about Israeli actions in Gaza The Guardian
- Israel's military rejects allegations portrayed in the award-winning documentary 'NAZA' dw.com
Ukraine Reports First Combat Use of Its Own Ballistic Missile – The New York Times
- Ukraine Reports First Combat Use of Its Own Ballistic Missile The New York Times
- Ukraine war briefing: Zelenskyy says new ballistic missile used in combat The Guardian
- Ukraine deploys FP-7 tactical ballistic missile in combat for first time, Zelenskiy says Reuters
- Ukraine uses FP-7 ballistic missile in combat for first time – video pravda.com.ua
- Fire Point Says Its 850-Km FP-9 Ballistic Missile Is Entering the Final Stretch united24media.com
Fighting Intensifies in Yemen, Raising Fresh Fears of All-Out War – The New York Times
- Fighting Intensifies in Yemen, Raising Fresh Fears of All-Out War The New York Times
- After Red Sea losses, Yemen’s government forces hold the line Al Jazeera
- Saudi Arabia launched more than 90 attacks in Yemen in 24 hours, Houthis claim - report The Jerusalem Post
- Yemen carried out 20 strikes on Houthi targets in Taiz province, spokesperson says Reuters
- Houthis say Saudis launched 94 strikes in areas in Yemen under their control in past 24 hours The Times of Israel
Nearly 200 People Under Observation After Irkutsk Lab Worker Dies From Plague – The Moscow Times
- Nearly 200 People Under Observation After Irkutsk Lab Worker Dies From Plague The Moscow Times
- Russia: 189 people under observation after lab worker dies of possible pneumonic plague Outbreak News Today
- Hospital in Russia’s Irkutsk region quarantined amid reports that a patient died of pneumonic plague Meduza
- Siberian hospital quarantined after plague death TVP World
- FlyDubai co-pilot 'attacked pilot with axe in suspected terrorist attack', UAE says Inbox.eu
Map shows Ukraine’s major September gains as Russian casualties hit 2026 high – Newsweek
- Map shows Ukraine's major September gains as Russian casualties hit 2026 high Newsweek
- Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, October 1, 2026 Institute for the Study of War
- Russia’s Offensive Goes Backward as Ukraine Regains Nearly 300 Square Kilometers Since March united24media.com
- Putin Claims Huge Advance as ISW Finds Russia Lost Ground in September Kyiv Post
- The Russia-Ukraine War Report Card, Sept. 30, 2026 Russia Matters
G7 announces oil reserve release, as Trump hails Europe diesel deal
Macron says G7 will release 100 million barrels over four months; diesel release to be 'frontloaded'.
Fires, fury and hundreds of arrests as France gripped by student protests
Government struggling to deal with worst crisis in months after being taken by surprise by massive demonstrations
As dozens of school pupils sat on top of a pile of wheelie bins blocking a high school entrance in north-eastern Paris, Sophia, 17, was on the frontline of the barricade, when she would normally have been attending Spanish class.
“We hope this grows into a massive youth protest movement,” said the final year baccalaureate student at Paris’s Lycée Voltaire, who did not want her real name published. She was on her second day of blocking the school entrance along with hundreds of others, ensuring all lessons were cancelled. “We just want to be listened to by the government. We’d rather stand here doing this than have to learn in poor conditions. It’s the only way to make ourselves heard.”
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