Senior Saudi, Turkish and Pakistani officials held talks in Tehran on Monday to stop the war from reigniting. Meanwhile CNN reports US forces could strike Iran within 96 hours of an order.
Attackers killed a nurse responding to an Ebola alert in eastern Congo, the WHO says. Nigeria's first case was flown to Switzerland.
Lula won Brazil's run-off on Sunday with 51.79% to 48.21%. Flávio Bolsonaro rejects the result and says he will seek annulment.
Egypt's parliament approved military aid for Riyadh on Monday, while the Houthis claimed new strikes on Saudi targets. The Saudi-led coalition says it hit Houthi missile sites.
Serbia's student-led list won Sunday's snap parliamentary election, and Aleksandar Vučić conceded defeat. Turnout was the highest in more than 30 years, according to Al Jazeera.
Israelis vote on Tuesday in the first election since the Hamas attack of 7 October 2023. Polls show neither Netanyahu's bloc nor Eisenkot's opposition near 61 seats.
Police in Nigeria's Taraba State say 58 people died in Friday's four-hour attack on the community of Binnari, up from the 10 first confirmed. No group has claimed responsibility.
Attacks on ships in the Strait of Hormuz hit a record high, Handelsblatt reports. Reuters says an oil spill off the UAE widened, closing more beaches.
The French government offered smaller classes, more university places and a new admissions system on Monday. Student leaders rejected the package and plan more protests from 31 October.
Israeli forces have displaced thousands of Palestinians in Hebron since an attack killed two soldiers on Friday. A UN commission of inquiry accused Israel on Monday of crimes against humanity in the West Bank.
Ukrainian missiles and drones killed two people in Voronezh, Russia's governor says. A UN commission called Russian attacks on Ukraine's grid war crimes.
Rapid Support Forces drones struck five power stations in three army-controlled states, causing mass power cuts, according to the Guardian. Britain sanctioned at least 15 commanders from both sides with a travel ban and asset freeze over sexual violence during the siege of El Fasher.
Jordanian forces arrested two brothers and their brother-in-law in a dawn raid after a shoot-out, state media reported. The three are suspects in Friday's attack on a funeral at a Greek Orthodox church in Hamoud, Karak governorate, which killed nine people.
Israeli forces killed at least five people in Gaza, including a 7-year-old girl, according to Gaza's Civil Defence as cited by The Hindu and Al Jazeera, which counts 1,559 deaths since the ceasefire. Independent UN-commissioned experts said in a report on Monday that Israel continues to commit genocide in Gaza despite the ceasefire.
Zelensky says peace talks with Russia and the US will resume and Kyiv wants them brought forward, while Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov says resuming them implies no restrictions on combat. Ahead of a local ceasefire around Oleshky (Alyoshki in Russian), Russia says Ukraine has repeatedly struck the town, and Russian Human Rights Commissioner Yana Lantratova rejects Kyiv's demand for forced evacuation of children.
Indonesia defended its cut in natural gas exports to Singapore on Monday, citing domestic electricity and industrial needs and saying the reduction stays within contractual limits, according to the South China Morning Post. Smoke from the country's worst wildfires in more than a decade is threatening the world's oldest cave paintings on Sulawesi, Daily Sabah reports.
Algeria's president ordered army units to deploy to neighbouring Niger on Monday at the request of Niamey, to protect shared energy projects and economic interests, according to Reuters and Daily Sabah. It would be Algeria's first deployment abroad since 1973; the upper house of parliament approved it in an emergency session on Sunday, and the lower house was expected to meet on Monday.
Reuters reported on Monday that India will evacuate thousands of people as Cyclone Arnab approaches its eastern coast. Details on the storm's strength and expected landfall were not yet available.
The 20th Central Committee of the Communist Party opened a four-day fifth plenary session on Monday, focused on party discipline and fighting corruption, according to the South China Morning Post. The meeting is being watched closely for clues on the country's direction and future leadership, and the New York Times reports that Xi Jinping is likely preparing to secure a fourth term in 2027.
Attacks in the Black Sea have cut Ukrainian wheat exports to Indonesia and Bangladesh, Nikkei Asia reports, and the Financial Times, cited by Meduza, reports that at least 40 sailors have died there as Russia's full-scale war against Ukraine has made it the world's most dangerous waters for commercial shipping. Russia is reviewing proposals for safe grain transport and is in contact with Türkiye, Interfax reports, according to Daily Sabah.
The defence ministers of France, Germany, Italy, Poland and the UK (E5) met on Monday, and The National reported they would name Russia the greatest threat to Europe. The Financial Times reports that Germany plans to buy Ukrainian Bars cruise missiles, with an agreement on a first batch expected in the coming weeks.
Opposition leader María Corina Machado returned to Venezuela on Sunday and was welcomed by crowds in Caracas, and she says she is ready to meet interim president Delcy Rodríguez. Rodríguez denounced the return as a "show", while US President Donald Trump said he had not been told of it and signalled continued support for Rodríguez.
UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham said on Monday that Brexit has damaged the economy and failed to deliver the promised benefits, and that they would like to rejoin the EU. Burnham agreed with the principle of migration reform, and Downing Street clarified that free movement would require a referendum.
Senior Democrats have demanded that US banks and ports preserve all documents on Russian fuel imports ahead of a planned investigation into Donald Trump's diesel deal with Moscow, Axios reported. Reuters, citing sources, reports that Russian refiners are ramping up diesel output after the deal.
Two people died as Storms Boelo and Austen hit Britain with gusts of up to 135 km/h, causing flooding and travel disruption. The Guardian reports about 90,000 properties in northern parts of the UK are still without power, while Politika says around 800,000 households lost electricity.
According to El País, Bukele sent elite troops to Haiti after four Salvadoran soldiers disappeared, launching an air and ground incursion in Port-au-Prince. Analysts cited by the paper warn that it raises tensions with gangs and poses humanitarian risks for civilians.
Trump said on Sunday there would be no strike that day, but that he must choose between a deal and finishing Iran off. Iran says it downed a US drone.
Lula won Brazil's run-off on Sunday with 51.79% against 48.21% for Flávio Bolsonaro. Bolsonaro refused to concede and says his lawyers will seek annulment.
Serbia's student-led list won Sunday's snap parliamentary election, and Aleksandar Vučić conceded defeat. Turnout was the highest since 1992.
Saudi Arabia reopened two terminals at Riyadh's main airport on Sunday while the Houthis fired more missiles and drones. The Saudi-led coalition says it intercepted them.
French police arrested 1,314 people after a second weekend of cost-of-living and school protests. Unrest also hit Barcelona and Italian cities.
Israelis vote on Tuesday with neither bloc near 61 seats, though polls put Gadi Eisenkot's opposition narrowly ahead.
Israel's army says all West Bank land crossings will close on Tuesday, election day. In Hebron, thousands have been forced from their homes since an attack on Friday killed two soldiers.
Nobel laureate María Corina Machado said on Sunday she is back in Venezuela after nearly a year abroad. Her return tests the interim government of Delcy Rodríguez, which Washington supports.
Russia's Defence Ministry said it downed 532 Ukrainian drones overnight into Sunday. Zelensky said Russia fired nearly 2,300 drones and 48 missiles at Ukraine in a week.
Zelensky confirmed on Sunday that Russia, Ukraine and the US will meet in November. A local ceasefire in occupied Oleshky is due to begin on Tuesday.
Congo vaccinated the first participant in a Bundibugyo Ebola trial on Friday. On Sunday, Uganda ordered a 21-day quarantine for citizens returning from Congo.
Mali's army says 54 people died in an attack, The Hindu reported on Sunday. The available reporting gives no further details on the attack.
At least 40 civilians were killed in southeastern Nigeria, human rights activists told Premium Times, according to TASS. Politika reports that the attackers arrived on motorcycles just after midday prayers and burned the village, while search and rescue operations continue.
China's Communist Party opened its fifth plenum on Monday, according to Reuters. Nikkei Asia expects Xi Jinping to tighten his grip at the discipline-focused meeting, which follows years of purges that have led some analysts to ask, per The Guardian, whether the issue is corruption or a lack of loyalty.
Thousands attended funerals on Sunday for eight victims of the church attack in Karak, with the prime minister representing the king. The hunt for the gunmen continues, Al Jazeera reports.
Kim Jong Un made a surprise visit to the Chinese border city of Dandong on Saturday, touring a commercial vehicle factory and crossing a new bridge, according to the South China Morning Post and the Wall Street Journal. North Korea told the UN that South Korea fabricated a landmine incident, KCNA says.
Former President Barack Obama criticised the Trump administration at rallies in Ohio and Michigan, citing corruption and rising costs ahead of the 3 November vote. Attorney General Todd Blanche defended the Justice Department's lawsuit over the Alaska Senate election, which critics say aims to block a Democratic victory.
Israeli air strikes hit the Islamic University in Gaza City in two attacks on Sunday, killing three security guards, according to Al Jazeera. Seven people were killed across Gaza, and Telesur reports that flour shortages leave only seven bakeries operating.
Prime Minister Lawrence Wong said on Sunday that Singapore expects all parties with commercial gas supply contracts to "honour their commitments" after Indonesia cut its exports. Singapore also expanded its investigation into haze-causing fires in Indonesia, requesting information from 10 locally registered companies.
A rig operated by Borr Drilling sank off the coast of Gabon, and five personnel are missing, according to Reuters. Politika reports that 115 people were aboard and 110 were rescued.
A bus crash on the Nairobi-Mombasa Highway killed at least 22 people according to The Hindu, and at least 24 according to Al Jazeera, which describes the dead as church mourners. It came weeks after another crash that killed 17, and the government has vowed a road safety crackdown.
Incumbent President Iliana Iotova led the first round with 35.3% in an exit poll cited by TASS, short of an outright win, and faces former caretaker Prime Minister Andrey Gyurov in a run-off next week. Turnout was at a historic low, according to Telesur, and barely reached 16% by 4:00 p.m. local time, according to TASS.
Algeria's parliament approved on Sunday the deployment of troops to protect oil facilities in Niger. According to Reuters it is the first foreign deployment since 1973, and Al Jazeera says the vote follows a recent defence pact between the two neighbours.
Storms Boelo and Austen cut power to more than 150,000 homes in northern Europe on Sunday and forced hundreds of flights to be cancelled, with winds of up to 135 km/h. Al Jazeera reports that a man died in Scotland.
Prime minister Andy Burnham called for an 'honest discussion' about a return to free movement with the EU ahead of a UK-EU summit. Angela Rayner backed the call, while the Guardian reports that MPs in heavily pro-Brexit seats may be more cautious.
Marine Le Pen launched her presidential campaign on Sunday and vowed to 'restore the rule of law' if elected next year. The launch came after another weekend of protests in France, according to the Wall Street Journal.
An oil slick from a tanker reportedly hit by a mine in the Strait of Hormuz has washed ashore in the UAE, and authorities have closed beaches in Umm Al Quwain. Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said on Sunday that the war against the United States and Israel has changed security conditions and that Hormuz shipping will not return to its pre-war standard.
Protesters threw stones at the prime minister's office and the parliament leadership's offices in Tirana on Sunday and attacked a bank, according to Koha. A police officer was suspended on suspicion of hitting a protester in the eye with a rubber bullet, and Rama again invited students to dialogue.
The gang suppression force in Haiti has reportedly received human remains that may be those of missing Salvadoran soldiers. Bukele denies that the remains are the soldiers.
US ambassador Tom Barrack says Washington could "absolutely" strike Iran this weekend, while Trump stays open to a deal. Tehran warns of an "apocalyptic war".
Houthi media say Saudi strikes killed 11 to 17 people in Houthi-held areas on Saturday. The Houthis claim attacks on Saudi airports and oil sites, while Riyadh reports intercepting missiles.
Hundreds of thousands protested across France on Saturday over living costs, schools and policing. Interior minister Laurent Nuñez reported almost 1,000 arrests after evening clashes.
Israel demolished buildings in Hebron and displaced 1,200 to 2,000 Palestinians after two soldiers were killed nearby on Friday. The army will seal the West Bank on election day.
Brazil votes on Sunday in a run-off between President Lula and Senator Flávio Bolsonaro, with the final polls level. Nearly 159 million people are eligible to vote.
Gunmen on motorcycles attacked Binnari village in Nigeria's Taraba State on Friday. Police counted 10 dead, while Amnesty International says the toll is 40.
Serbians voted on Sunday in a snap parliamentary election in which a student list born from the Novi Sad disaster could beat Aleksandar Vučić's party.
Russia says it downed 1,297 Ukrainian drones in 24 hours, while Kyiv reports hits on a Togliatti plant and other sites. Russian attacks killed at least four people in the Kharkiv and Dnipropetrovsk regions.
Kenya's Health Ministry announced a second Ebola death on Friday. In Congo, the first person received an experimental Bundibugyo vaccine.
Before Tuesday's election, a huge Tel Aviv rally demanded an October 7 inquiry. The Bank of Israel rejected Netanyahu's crypto idea against sanctions.
The death toll from Friday's shooting at a funeral in Karak rose to nine on Saturday. None of the three attackers has been caught.
Ukraine says Starlink and Starshield are back at normal speeds after more than a week of throttling. Elon Musk says Ukraine's military violated Starlink's terms of service.
Barcelona saw about 100 arrests after youth riots, while Italy's protests stayed small under heavy security.
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un returned home on Saturday after an unannounced visit to Dandong, accompanied by China's top political advisor, according to Global Times. State media said on Saturday that Kim urged the military to become the strongest armed forces in the world at a two-day meeting of company commanders in Pyongyang.
Students from across Albania gathered in Tirana on the 12th day of protests, and Koha reports eight people were injured, among them a lawmaker. Le Monde says the movement began against a tourism project linked to Jared Kushner and now demands Prime Minister Edi Rama's resignation, while Politika reports Rama invited students to talk.
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio urged Cubans disappointed with their government to "seize this opportunity to create the change you desire through a discreet partnership with the CIA", according to the Jerusalem Post. Cuba's government mocked Washington's "desperation" on Friday, as the US has raised pressure on Havana since the capture of former Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro.
Hegseth says 80 'propaganda cells' were dismantled as the Pentagon targets China's Confucius Institutes, according to the South China Morning Post. Beijing has urged Washington to halt proposed rules expanding US outbound-investment curbs, Reuters reports.
Typhoon Champi killed one person and injured 350 in Taiwan, according to The Hindu, while TASS reports at least 500 people affected. On Saturday it grounded more than 100 flights in eastern China and authorities relocated tens of thousands of people, the South China Morning Post reports.
Ras Al Khaimah has closed all beaches until further notice because of an oil spill off the UAE coast, The National reports. Al Jazeera says a vessel reportedly hit a naval mine in early October.
Police found Mein Kampf and explosive traps, including an improvised device with gas cylinders, in the home of the suspect in the Trappes shooting, which killed one person and which Le Monde calls a racist attack, Politika reports. The suspect's mother was arrested, and Handelsblatt reports further arrests in the suspect's circle.
Bulgarians went to the polls on Sunday to elect a president, with attacks on ships in the Black Sea dominating the final stretch of the campaign, according to FAZ. The two leading candidates condemn the deadly drone strikes but differ on the Ukraine war more broadly, Al Jazeera reports.
The New York Times reports that remains found in Haiti could be those of Salvadoran soldiers ambushed about six days earlier while serving in a UN-backed anti-gang task force; Reuters, citing the paper, says bodies were found. El Salvador had sent hundreds of troops to search for the men.
A fire broke out on Friday night at the Kehlsteinhaus, Hitler's former Alpine retreat near Berchtesgaden, and about 200 firefighters and emergency personnel were deployed. German police said on Saturday they had detained a suspect.
An earthquake struck off Vanuatu on Saturday; magnitude estimates range from 6.16 (GFZ, via Reuters) to 7.2 (TASS, Folha de S.Paulo). The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center issued a tsunami alert, according to Folha de S.Paulo.
More than 2,000 people have fled ethnic clashes in southern Ethiopia across the border into Kenya, Daily Sabah reports. At least nine deaths have been reported as the violence continued.
Rescue teams were searching for seven people feared trapped after a 16-storey building under construction collapsed on Friday in Nairobi, Daily Sabah reports. Serbian daily Politika describes it as an 18-storey building put up without a permit.
The Archdiocese of New York will pay $800 million to more than 1,300 victims of sexual abuse, according to Le Monde. As part of the settlement, the archdiocese also agreed to release documents on sexual offenders in the Church, the Jerusalem Post reports.
European and Middle Eastern foreign ministers meeting in Istanbul warned that renewed US-Israeli strikes on Iran would widen the war. A Trump envoy, Mike Waltz, said Washington is ready for a long stand-off, the Financial Times reports.
Houthi missiles and drones hit Saudi military, energy and airport targets, and airlines keep suspending flights. In Yemen, 800,000 people are cut off in besieged Taiz.
Two Palestinian gunmen killed two Israeli soldiers at a checkpoint near Hebron on Friday before being shot dead. Netanyahu ordered Hebron sealed and a West Bank lockdown.
France is deploying about 70,000 police for Saturday's protests, a week after its worst street violence in years. Italy faces its own unrest over living costs and fuel prices.
Russia and Ukraine agreed a local ceasefire to evacuate civilians from occupied Oleshky, which the White House says Melania Trump secured. Trilateral talks with the US are planned for early November.
Gunmen opened fire on a funeral at a Greek Orthodox church in Karak on Friday, killing seven and wounding dozens. King Abdullah II vowed the harshest retaliation.
Brazil votes on Sunday in a run-off between President Lula and Senator Flávio Bolsonaro, with polls showing a near tie.
Switzerland says Nigeria's first Ebola patient in over a decade never travelled to Congo and was probably infected in Uganda. Kenya reported a second death.
An unfinished building with more than ten upper floors collapsed in Nairobi's Eastleigh district on Friday. Rescuers have made contact with some of those trapped.
A magnitude 7 earthquake struck Nagqu in northern Tibet late on Thursday, killing at least 16 people. Hundreds of homes collapsed in the remote, high-altitude area.
A drone sank the Comoros-flagged cargo ship Khoryv off Romania on Friday, killing one sailor and leaving three missing. Romania's president blamed Russia.
A gunman firing from a car killed one person and wounded five in Trappes and La Verrière on Friday. Anti-terror prosecutors are investigating a racist or religious motive.
A Maariv poll puts Netanyahu's bloc at 48 seats and the opposition at 54 ahead of Tuesday's vote. Eisenkot's Yashar leads Likud by two seats.
El Niño-driven drought is wrecking Sudan's harvest and raising famine risk on top of the civil war. A senior US official said after talks in Geneva that there is no military solution.
A Tigray rebel commander pledged on Thursday to keep fighting after government-allied forces took Mekelle. On Friday an official of the federally backed administration urged fighters to lay down their arms.
Serbia holds a snap parliamentary election on Sunday, in which a student-led list that grew out of the Novi Sad station collapse is challenging President Vučić's hold on power. The Financial Times reports mounting fears of electoral fraud.
Russia dropped cluster bombs on Ukraine, and the energy company DTEK says Russian strikes have targeted thermal power plants more than 230 times. TASS reports that 443 Ukrainian drones were downed over Russian regions, with debris injuring three people in the Nizhny Novgorod region.
On Friday, Taiwan shut down ahead of Super Typhoon Champi, with Nikkei Asia reporting nearly 1,000 cancelled flights and Al Jazeera describing huge waves on the northeastern coast and winds of 191 km/h. The South China Morning Post says the storm also threatens eastern mainland China.
Scientists warn that heat killed 50,000 people in European cities this summer, with the highest rates in Malta, Italy and Hungary. The Financial Times calls it the worst toll of excess heat deaths this century, and Politika reports economic damage of 113 billion euros.
South Korea has again proposed talks with North Korea on the land border, Reuters reports. The FAZ reports that North Korea has laid nearly a million mines along the frontier since 2024, while US and South Korean officials see fading chances of a Trump-Kim summit this year, according to the South China Morning Post.
Thousands of Venezuelans took to the streets on Thursday in the opposition's first national protest in almost two years, demanding free elections, according to Folha de S.Paulo. Al Jazeera notes that no date has been set to choose a successor to Nicolas Maduro, who was captured by US forces, and Telesur reports that the US Treasury's OFAC removed Venezuela on Thursday from its list of countries subject to investment restrictions.
This year's olive harvest in the Israeli-occupied West Bank is the most violent in years, with settlers attacking farmers and besieging homes, according to the New York Times. On Friday the UN and an Israeli human rights group warned of escalating violence, sweeping closures and the threat of forced displacement, and Al Jazeera reports that Israel arrested 36 Palestinians.
British jets took part in a French nuclear exercise for the first time, France says, according to Reuters. The Hindu describes it as the first joint nuclear strike simulation by the two air forces, while Politika reports that Poland wants US and French nuclear weapons deployed on its territory.
Israeli strikes and gunfire killed at least four Palestinians across the Gaza Strip on Thursday, according to Daily Sabah, underscoring the fragility of the US-brokered ceasefire. Separately, The National reports that Dubai is sending winter relief supplies to Gaza through a new air bridge.
The US Justice Department sued to block certification of the Alaska Senate race, arguing that the candidates' similar names could 'taint' the result, according to the Financial Times. Reuters reports the suit targets certification if the Republican loses, and Al Jazeera says Trump took credit for it amid concerns about federal meddling in the midterms.
Austria expelled four Russian diplomats on security grounds: three embassy staff members and a member of Russia's delegation to the Vienna talks on military security and arms control, according to TASS. In Germany, a suspected Russian spy arrested in Brandenburg is in pre-trial detention, Handelsblatt reports.
Indonesia's worst wildfires in more than a decade are threatening the world's oldest cave paintings on Sulawesi, according to the South China Morning Post and Reuters. Heat and smoke risk accelerating the deterioration of the art.
Hanning, the former head of the BND, is in pretrial detention on suspicion of espionage, the FAZ reports. According to the paper, he pursued an alternative domestic and foreign policy for years and was a welcome guest in China.
El Salvador deployed 100 special forces soldiers to Haiti on Thursday to help rescue four Salvadoran soldiers, according to two officials cited by the South China Morning Post. Haiti's government says armed gangs kidnapped the four last Sunday on the outskirts of Port-au-Prince and calls their release its absolute priority.
According to The Guardian, a data leak shows the AfD sought support from Trump allies after his 2016 election win and that a co-leader pursued Steve Bannon. Handelsblatt reports the leak also contains thousands of residents' registration records, which could expose the party to fines.
Edi Rama said the violence at the protests had been prepared for months and that he has information on masks and explosives brought into Albania, according to Koha. Doctors have backed the protesters and a class boycott continues at faculties in Korça, Politika reports.
Pope Leo XIV has cancelled a visit to Assisi for an interfaith peace gathering planned for next week, to avoid a helicopter trip while he recovers from lung cancer surgery, according to Folha de S.Paulo. Doctors had advised him against the journey, Daily Sabah reports.
Iran's IRGC says seven vessels were hit near Hormuz, while the New York Times reports US-Israeli plans for renewed strikes after the 3 November midterms.
Houthi attacks hit a Saudi airport and an oil field this week. Aramco and Washington both scaled back their presence in the kingdom.
Russia hit Kyiv with ballistic missiles, some with cluster warheads, hours after Witkoff met Putin. Ukraine sent hundreds of drones toward Moscow.
Nigeria confirmed its first Ebola case on Tuesday, the fourth African country hit this year by the Bundibugyo strain. WHO's Africa director says the outbreak is now more complex.
A drone strike on Amiet market in the disputed Abyei region on Monday has killed at least 153 people, according to local authorities. They and South Sudan blame the Sudanese army.
Russia says it will resume talks with the US and Ukraine, possibly in Abu Dhabi, after Putin freed an American prisoner.
A magnitude 7 earthquake struck northern Tibet late on Thursday, and Chinese state media report at least 16 dead. More than 300 houses collapsed.
President Emmanuel Macron said on Thursday that "illegitimate" protests will be banned and blamed ultra-left groups for last weekend's riots. Several big cities have banned all protests on Saturday.
Lula's campaign says he accepts Flávio Bolsonaro's conditions for a mutual release of financial records. The run-off is on Sunday.
Super Typhoon Champi is nearing Taiwan and eastern China, prompting warnings, an emergency response and flight cancellations.
Polls put Gadi Eisenkot's Yashar ahead of Netanyahu's Likud, but neither bloc has a majority. Israelis vote on Tuesday.
A Jerusalem court released nine of ten suspects in attacks on a US journalist and European diplomats to house arrest. On Thursday UN chief Guterres called the West Bank situation "simply out of control".
Tens of thousands backed the Student List in central Belgrade on Thursday, while longtime leader Aleksandar Vučić rallied elsewhere in the capital. Serbia votes on Sunday.
Kim Yo-jong, sister of Kim Jong-un, warned after inspecting border fortifications that loudspeakers aimed at South Korea will be ready to restart, the Guardian reports. Seoul urged dialogue, and Politika reports that it demanded an apology from Pyongyang over mines.
Germany arrested Ukrainian national Vadym Y. in Brandenburg on suspicion of spying for Russia, FAZ reports, saying the suspect is accused of gathering military information. Al Jazeera adds that the German military has raised its threat level for Russian sabotage against troops and facilities.
Truckers protesting high fuel prices blocked deliveries to parts of southern Italy, leaving empty shelves and dry pumps, the New York Times reports. Reuters reports that they have eased their protests as the government lines up aid.
Protesters in Indonesia are demanding action against rainforest fires, whose smoke has sickened hundreds of thousands and spread to neighboring countries, according to the New York Times. Reuters reports that fire hotspots have eased, but an official says rain is still not enough.
Turkey's Defense Ministry said on Thursday that objections from third parties cannot invalidate its maritime boundary agreement with Libya, rejecting criticism from Greece and the EU. Gerapetritis said Greece and Egypt are discussing extending their economic zones toward Cyprus, according to Politika.
The New York Times reports that Afghanistan and Pakistan, after eight months of what it calls an 'open war', are increasingly turning to proxy groups. The newspaper says the conflict has taken a heavy toll on civilians.
The EU awarded the International Criminal Court its Sakharov human rights prize on Thursday, a show of support as the Trump administration moves to thwart its work. According to Le Monde, Washington has already sanctioned some of the court's judges and demands that it bar prosecutions of any American.
Qatar, Turkey, Pakistan and Indonesia have signed a defence industry pact, Premium Times reports. The Qatari Defence Ministry said the agreement aims to foster cooperation in defence manufacturing and enhance defence capabilities among the four countries.
Albanian lawmakers scuffled in parliament, throwing objects and ripping microphones from desks, according to Al Jazeera. Politika reports that Democratic Party deputies blocked the podium, while Koha reports that protesters again rejected Rama's call for dialogue.
Ukraine is to be able to buy military supplies through a NATO agency, the Financial Times reports. The agreement could speed up deliveries of ammunition and weapons to Kyiv at lower cost, and according to TASS, citing the FT, the agency would give Ukraine a structured framework for purchases and access to the industrial base.
Kim Aris, son of Myanmar's detained former leader Aung San Suu Kyi, has spoken to her for the first time in more than five years, Reuters reports. Aris said they found her voice 'fairly healthy' and that hearing it again 'means more than words can express', amid a loosening of detention restrictions.
Israeli fire killed four people in Gaza, including a young girl, medics told Reuters. Gaza's Health Ministry warned on Thursday of a complete depletion of oil and lubricants for hospital generators, according to Telesur, while Al Jazeera reports that breast cancer patients face delayed diagnoses and medicine shortages.
Netanyahu said on Wednesday he has told the IDF and Mossad to overthrow Iran's regime. Iran says Hormuz stays closed until the US accepts its terms.
A drone strike on Amiet Market in the disputed Abyei region killed at least 153 people on Monday. South Sudan blames Sudan's army, which says it targeted fuel tankers.
Nigeria has confirmed its first Ebola case, a woman who arrived from Uganda, bringing the outbreak to West Africa.
The Houthis claimed a third strike in a week on Aden on Wednesday. The US ordered non-emergency embassy staff and families out of Saudi Arabia.
Putin received US envoy Steve Witkoff in St Petersburg on Wednesday and freed American Stephen Hubbard. The Kremlin says it is ready to resume trilateral talks with the US and Ukraine.
A New York Times analysis and U.S. Geological Survey data indicate that the official death toll of 6,509 is probably a severe undercount. The Times also published a 3-D reconstruction of why several apartment towers collapsed in the earthquakes that struck Venezuela in June.
Macron called foreign leaders' comments on France's unrest "stupid" and vowed to stop a repeat of last weekend's violence. New protests are planned in Paris on Saturday.
A Quaest poll puts Flávio Bolsonaro one point ahead of Lula, four days before Sunday's run-off. Both campaigns are turning to the electoral court to unseat the other.
The Wall Street Journal and New York Times report that Elon Musk ordered a Starshield slowdown that disabled Ukrainian drones. The EU demands SpaceX restore full service.
Russian drones killed three people in the Kyiv and Kharkiv regions on Wednesday, local officials said. Ukrainian strikes hit Luhansk and Bryansk, according to Russian and Russian-installed officials.
Turkey, Qatar, Pakistan and Indonesia signed a defence cooperation memorandum in Doha on Wednesday. Turkey's ruling party also plans a mandate to send military personnel to Saudi Arabia.