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The aircraft used on Flydubai Flight 1073

• Over Saudi Arabia, the crew and passengers of Flydubai Flight 1073 (aircraft pictured) avert an attempt to hijack or crash the aircraft.
• Flooding in Bangkok and across Thailand leaves at least 23 people dead.
• Fatima Ezzahra El Mansouri is appointed the first woman prime minister of Morocco after her party's victory in the general election.
• The Chess Olympiad concludes with Uzbekistan winning the Open event and China winning the Women's event.

Ongoing:

• Iran war
• Russo-Ukrainian war
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Recent deaths:

• John Bröcheler
• Esther Rantzen
• Ricardo Centellas
• Carmen Aldunate
• Maureen Jones
• Siti Hasmah Mohamad Ali

October 3, 2026 (2026-10-03) (Saturday)

Disasters and accidents

• Multiple people are injured in an alleged car ramming attack in Newcastle, Australia during a Newcastle Knights grand final procession. The driver is arrested at the scene. (Nine News)

October 2, 2026 (2026-10-02) (Friday)

Armed conflicts and attacks

• Yemeni civil war
  • Red Sea crisis
    • 2026 Yemen offensives, Strait of Bab al-Mandab crisis
      • Reuters reports that Saudi Arabia is planning a offensive on the Houthis in the coming weeks to take back the Bab al-Mandab Strait. (Reuters)
• Ethiopian civil conflict
  • 2026 Ethiopian offensive
    • Ethiopian government forces push Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF) rebels out of Afar Region after recapturing the towns of Abala, Erebti and Megale. (AFP via France 24)
• Sudanese civil war
  • Kordofan campaign
    • Sudan's armed forces announces that they have recaptured the North Kordofan town of al-Mazroub. (Al Jazeera)
  • War crimes in the Sudanese civil war
    • The death toll in the Rapid Support Forces drone attack on the University of Kordofan in El Obeid rises to 10. (Arab News)
• Russo-Ukrainian war
  • Russian strikes against Ukrainian infrastructure
    • A Russian drone strikes Pivdennyi Bridge in Kyiv, Ukraine, for forth time in two days. (The Kyiv Independent)

Business and economy

• 2026 Iran war fuel crisis
  • The G7 countries announce a plan to release 100 million barrels of diesel and crude oil to combat rising fuel prices caused by the Iran war. (The New York Times)

Disasters and accidents

• The U.S. National Park Service confirms that the Hōlei Sea Arch, located on Hawaii's Big Island, has collapsed into the Pacific Ocean. (The Guardian)

Law and crime

• 2026 French lycée protests
  • Mass rioting continues for a third day across France with hundreds reportedly injured and over 735 schools shut, while more than 2,000 people are arrested. (BBC News)
  • Riot police clash with protesters in Paris, Montpellier, Nantes and Marseille as justice minister Gérald Darmanin says protests had "gone from high-school student demonstrations to a public order disturbance" and urges an immediate end to violence. (BBC News)
  • French government ministers, including right-wing education minister Édouard Geffray, accuse the far-left of inciting the youth-led unrest across the country. Intelligence agencies briefing the government during a crisis meeting on the riots accuse the left-wing La France Insoumise of actively inciting people to join the protests. (AFP via NDTV) (Ynet News)

Politics and elections

• 2026 Spanish housing protests
  • Spain's parliament rejects two government housing decrees that would have expanded protections against evictions, limited some real-estate practices, encouraged rentals through tax incentives, and allowed tenants to renew residential leases automatically. (AP)
• 2026 Swiss Federal Council election
  • Swiss president Guy Parmelin announces his resignation from the Federal Council effective December 31. Parliament is expected to elect his successor on 9 December. (AFP) (Swissinfo)

October 1, 2026 (2026-10-01) (Thursday)

Armed conflicts and attacks

• Iraqi conflict
  • Withdrawal of United States troops from Iraq
    • 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. (Middle East Eye)
• Israeli–Palestinian conflict
  • Israeli settler violence, Israeli incursions in the West Bank during the Gaza war
    • Israeli settlers shoot and kill a Palestinian man at his home in Yasuf, West Bank, and injure another. (Reuters)
• Russo-Ukrainian war
  • Aviation shootdowns and accidents during the Russo-Ukrainian war
    • 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. (Kyiv Independent)
• Sudanese civil war, Kordofan campaign
  • War crimes in the Sudanese civil war
    • 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. (Sudan Tribune)
• Ethiopian civil conflict
  • 2026 Ethiopian offensive
    • Explosions caused by suspected drone strikes are reported in Ethiopia's capital of Addis Ababa, including one near the Ethiopian National Defense Force' headquarters. (BBC News)
• 2026 Afghanistan–Pakistan war
  • 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. (Al Jazeera)

Disasters and accidents

• 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. (AP)

International relations

• Ethiopian civil conflict, TPLF insurgency in Ethiopia
  • Eritrea–Ethiopia relations
    • 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. (AP)
    • Eritrea's foreign ministry announces that the country will cut off diplomatic ties with Ethiopia in response. (AFP via Al Arabiya) (Reuters)
  • Egypt–Ethiopia relations
    • A diplomat from Egypt is told to leave Ethiopia within 48 hours after being declared as persona non grata. (Reuters)
• 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. (Het Parool)

Law and crime

• Censorship in Egypt, Human rights in Egypt
  • 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. (Reuters)
• 2026 RAF Fairford arrests
  • 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. (CNN)
• Sentencing Act 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. (BBC News) (Firstpost)
• 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. (Al-Monitor)
• 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. (AFP via RNZ)

Politics and elections

• Immigration to Japan
  • 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. (AFP)
• Gerardo Giovagnoli and William Casali are sworn in as the new Captains Regent of San Marino, succeeding Alice Mina and Vladimiro Selva. (San Marino RTV)
• Ousted Sudanese leader Omar al-Bashir is sent to a military hospital in Khartoum, Sudan, for medical treatment. (Reuters)

Science and technology

• SpaceX Crew-13
  • 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. (AFP via France 24)

September 30, 2026 (2026-09-30) (Wednesday)

Armed conflicts and attacks

• Iraqi conflict
  • Withdrawal of United States troops from Iraq
    • American troops complete their withdrawal from Iraq, ending their 23-year presence in the country that started with the 2003 U.S. invasion, and also the 12-year U.S. intervention against the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria. (AP) (Reuters)

Business and economy

• Proposed acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery by Paramount Skydance
  • A United States federal judge approves media conglomerate Paramount Skydance's settlement with 12 states that challenged its acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery on antitrust grounds, allowing the $81 billion merger to proceed toward completion. (AFP via ABS-CBN News)

Disasters and accidents

• A helicopter crashes in Marondera, Zimbabwe, killing all six people on board, including businessman Wicknell Chivayo and his wife. (AFP via Daily Sun) (The Citizen)
• Seven workers are killed in a gas incident inside a mining tunnel in Itogon, Benguet, Philippines. (Manila Bulletin)

Law and crime

• Capital punishment in the United States
  • Capital punishment in Tennessee
    • The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit halts Christa Pike's execution in Tennessee shortly before it was scheduled, to allow for further review of whether evidence of childhood sexual abuse was adequately considered at sentencing; the U.S. Supreme Court shortly after lifts the Sixth Circuit's stay order, allowing the execution to proceed. (AFP via France 24) (Reuters)
    • Pike is sent to a hospital following the failed administration of two rounds of the drugs used to perform the lethal injection. (Axios) (BBC News)
• 2026 Turkish LGBTQ raids, Censorship in Turkey, Censorship of LGBTQ issues
  • A Turkish court orders the closure of independent news website T24 and its social media accounts after the justice ministry reported that T24 had published 118 items during the previous year which the court classified as "LGBTQ propaganda". (AFP via RTL Today)
• Flydubai Flight 1073
  • A Flydubai flight from Dubai, United Arab Emirates, to Tel Aviv, Israel, is landed safely in Tabuk, Saudi Arabia, by a relief crew after the copilot violently attacked the captain in an attempted aircraft hijacking. (BBC News) (CNN)
• Arrest of Roger Mariaca
  • Bolivian police arrest attorney general Roger Mariaca and Santa Cruz de la Sierra prosecutor Alberto Zeballos after the U.S. State Department accused them of corruption and links to drug trafficking. Police also raid prosecutors' offices in several cities. (AFP)

Politics and elections

• 2026 Romanian political crisis
  • Romania's parliament rejects prime minister-designate Siegfried Mureșan's proposed government, receiving 182 of the 233 votes required for approval, prolonging the political crisis that began after Ilie Bolojan's government fell in May. (AFP) (AP)
• 2026 French lycée protests
  • At least 450 people are arrested and 76 people are injured after students in France protest over class overcrowding and teacher shortages. (BBC News) (The New York Times)

Science and technology

• AI boom
  • The Tokyo District Court rules that a person's voice can receive protection under publicity rights, in Japan's first case involving alleged audio deepfake, while dismissing actor Kenjiro Tsuda's request to remove already-deleted TikTok videos. (AFP via France 24)

September 29, 2026 (2026-09-29) (Tuesday)

Armed conflicts and attacks

• Gaza war
  • Israeli settler violence, Israeli incursions in the West Bank during the Gaza war
    • More than 100 Israeli settlers attack the Palestinian village of Jalud in the occupied West Bank, burning two homes and injuring three Israeli security personnel while preventing a displaced Palestinian family from returning home. (AFP via The Manila Times)
  • An Israeli airstrike kills Izz al-Din al-Beik, the head of Hamas's Al-Qassam Brigades in the northern Gaza Strip. (Reuters)
• Somali Civil War
  • Piracy off the coast of Somalia, Anti-piracy measures, Controversies of Hassan Sheikh Mohamud
    • The Puntland Maritime Police Force successfully frees another hijacked oil tanker, the MT Honour ​25, following an ongoing week-long counter-piracy operation near Bayla, Karkaar, Puntland, after it was seized by Somali pirates on 21 April ​around 30 nautical miles off Puntland's coast with 17 crew members on board. (Reuters) (Somali Guardian)
    • Five crew members aboard the MT Honour 25 are killed and four more injured by the pirates before the rescue. The fatalities are three citizens of Pakistan and one each from India and Myanmar. It is the first time in over a decade that people are killed by the pirates. (Al Jazeera)

Arts and culture

• The coronation ceremony for Nyabongo I of Uganda's Tooro Kingdom is held, formally making him king. (Reuters)

Business and economy

• Economic impact of the 2026 Iran war
  • The Reserve Bank of Australia raises its cash rate by 0.25 percentage points to 4.60%, the highest level since 2011, citing persistently high inflation above its 2–3% target range. (AFP via France 24) (Reuters)
• Julius Baer Group controversies
  • The Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority (FINMA) concludes its investigation into the Julius Baer Group, finding serious risk-management and anti–money laundering failures. FINMA orders additional capital requirements, compliance reporting through 2032, and the confiscation of about CHF10 million (US$12 million) in profits. (AFP via France 24)

Disasters and accidents

• A vehicle crashes through a fence and plunges into the River Wear in Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, England, killing three teenagers. The driver of the vehicle, also a teenager, is later arrested by Northumbria Police. (Sky News)

Health and environment

• The Japan Meteorological Agency reports rainfall in Tokyo for 34 consecutive days through today, the longest streak since records began in 1886 and one day longer than the previous record set in 2019. (AFP via France 24) (Bloomberg)
• The U.S. Food and Drug Administration issues two recalls for more than 25,000 bottles of chlorthalidone, a diuretic antihypertensive drug, created by Indian-based Inventia Healthcare Limited, due to faulty dissolution times in the human body. (USA Today)

International relations

• North Korea–South Korea relations
  • Korean conflict
    • South Korean defense minister Kang Shin-chul says that land mines planted by North Korea likely caused two explosions last week that injured three South Korean soldiers in the Demilitarized Zone south of the military demarcation line, potentially violating the armistice. (AFP via RFI)
• Haitian crisis
  • The United Nations Security Council extends the mandate of the Gang Suppression Force in Haiti by six months, allowing the multinational force to continue supporting Haitian security forces against armed gangs. (AFP via RFI)
• Malaysia–Myanmar relations, Myanmar civil war
  • Malaysia begins repatriating about 1,500 Burmese nationals from immigration detention centres under the first phase of a programme covering 5,000 people. (AFP via RTL Today)

Law and crime

• Myanmar civil war
  • Twenty-one people are arrested in Myanmar for allegedly donating to the in-exile National Unity Government-linked People's Revolution Supply Family fundraising platform as the government identifies more than 2,700 alleged contributors. (Reuters)
• 2026 Staškov school stabbing
  • A teacher is killed and a student and another teacher are wounded in a mass stabbing at a secondary school in Staškov, Slovakia. The perpetrator, a fellow student, is arrested. (Euronews)
• Crime in Mexico
  • The Supreme Court of Mexico invalidates the state of Chihuahua's authority to annul elections due to interference by organized crime and instructs the local legislature to instead include the annulment of elections due to foreign interference. (El Sol de México)
• Seventeen people are arrested during a security operation involving 800 police officers against a "suspected organised crime group" in five cities in the United Kingdom, including London. A police officer is stabbed and wounded during one of the raids. (Sky News)
• The Six Flags Magic Mountain amusement park in Valencia, California, U.S., announces that the X2 roller coaster will close permanently after several lawsuits alleged that over 100 riders sustained brain injuries while riding the attraction. (BBC)

Politics and elections

• 2026 Moroccan general election
  • King Mohammed VI appoints Fatima Ezzahra El Mansouri as the first female prime minister of Morocco after her victory in the general elections on 23 September. (Al Jazeera) (Reuters)

Sports

• 2026 Asian Games
  • Badminton at the 2026 Asian Games, South Korea at the 2026 Asian Games
    • In badminton, South Korea's An Se-young wins the women's singles gold medal at the 2026 Asian Games, becoming the first woman to win two singles titles and the first to defend the title, defeating Japan's Akane Yamaguchi 21–17, 21–9. (AFP via RFI)
• Manchester City F.C. financial breaches scandal
  • In association football, an independent Premier League commission finds Manchester City guilty of almost all 115-plus financial charges, including inflating revenue by more than £900 million (US$1.19 billion) and failing to cooperate with the investigation. (AP)

September 28, 2026 (2026-09-28) (Monday)

Armed conflicts and attacks

• Russo-Ukrainian war
  • Kyiv strikes, Russian strikes against Ukrainian infrastructure
    • At least three people are killed and 24 others, including the former secretary of the National Security and Defence Council, Volodymyr Horbulin, are injured by Russian drone strikes on the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine building, a health clinic, and a residential building in Kyiv, Ukraine. (The Guardian) (Ukrainska Pravda)
  • Polish military jets are scrambled in response to Russian airstrikes on Ukraine. Individuals in Lublin Voivodeship, Poland, are briefly urged to seek shelter before an alert is lifted. (Reuters)
• Somali Civil War
  • Constitutional crisis in Somalia, Controversies of Hassan Sheikh Mohamud
    • At least 23 people are killed and others are injured as heavy clashes breaks out across the South West State of Somalia, as forces loyal to former president Abdiaziz Laftagareen launch a major armed assault on troops of Aden Madobe and Hassan Sheikh Mohamud. The assault starts with gunfire, explosive drones and a suicide vehicle bomb, spreading through the regional capital Baidoa. (Garowe Online) (Horseed Media) (Bluewin)
• Myanmar civil war
  • Rakhine offensive
    • At least 50 people are killed and 58 others are injured in a Tatmadaw airstrike on a market area in Kyauktaw, Rakhine State, Myanmar. The strike targeted the Arakan Army, which controls Kyauktaw. (AFP via France 24)
• Haitian crisis
  • Gang members kill at least eleven civilians in Gros Morne, Grand'Anse, Haiti, after exchanging fire with a Gang Suppression Force patrol, which kills three attackers before the remaining gunmen flee. (Demócrata)

Business and economy

• Russian president Vladimir Putin places German retailer Metro AG's Russian assets under temporary administration, removing Metro's operational control amid broader Russian restrictions on businesses from countries it classifies as unfriendly. (AP)

Disasters and accidents

• 2026 Bangkok floods
  • Flooding and landslides kill at least eight people each in Myanmar and Thailand, while 20 to 30 people remain missing in Tanintharyi Region and more than 1.7 million people across Bangkok and 27 Thai provinces are affected. (AFP via France 24)
• 2026 Pacific hurricane season
  • Hurricane Polo causes flooding, power outages, coastal flooding, and evacuations in Baja California Sur, Mexico, as the Category 3 storm approaches the Pacific coast, becoming the first Pacific hurricane of the 2026 season to make landfall. (AFP)
• Eighty-one people in Uttar Pradesh, India, and 21 more in Nepal are killed during heavy floods and landslides in the past three days. (Euronews)
• An avalanche kills four climbers and leaves 12 others missing at the base camp of the Himalayan mountain Nemjung in Manang District, Nepal, as heavy snowfall hampers rescue operations. (BBC News)

Health and environment

• Sudanese cholera epidemic
  • United Nations Secretary-General spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric reports a sharp drop in cholera cases in Sudan despite the ongoing civil war in the country following vaccinations and extensive efforts to treat the disease. (Sudan Tribune)
• The government of Delhi, India, announces a six-week construction ban from December 10 to January 20, along with traffic restrictions, staggered office hours, and higher parking fees, as part of measures to reduce winter air pollution. (AFP via Gulf Times)

Law and crime

• Two people are shot and killed inside a vehicle in Kent, Washington, United States. They are later IDed as Ali Abdi Dahir, 20, and Abdiqadir Abdiqadir, 20. (KOMO)
• Five people are arrested in a police raid against suspected Islamic State members in Skopje, North Macedonia. Guns, knives and the group's flag are recovered. (Vesnik)
• Dutch police arrest cybersecurity specialist Pepijn van der Stap in connection with an investigation into the ShinyHunters hacker group. Van der Stap's employer identifies him as the suspect, while police say he will appear in court in Rotterdam, South Holland. (CBC News)

Science and technology

• Starship flight 14
  • SpaceX's Starship Flight 14 launches into orbit from Starbase, Texas, United States. The ship is successfully returned to Earth early out of an abundance of caution. (Al Jazeera) (AP)

Sports

• The United States Senate votes 77–22 to pass the Protect College Sports Act, a bill that will establish federal rules governing name, image, and likeness (NIL) compensation, NCAA eligibility, and athlete transfers in college sports. (ESPN)

September 27, 2026 (2026-09-27) (Sunday)

Armed conflicts and attacks

• Yemeni civil war
  • Houthi–Saudi Arabian conflict
    • 2026 Yemen offensives
      • Saudi Arabia's air force carries out an airstrike at a market in Taiz, Yemen, killing seven people and wounding 40 more. (Reuters)
• Russo-Ukrainian war
  • Attacks in Russia during the Russo-Ukrainian war, Kyiv strikes, Odesa strikes, Zaporizhzhia strikes
    • Russian and Ukrainian forces exchange strikes that kill at least eight people in Ukraine and one in Russia, hitting Kyiv and its outskirts, the Kharkiv and Odesa Oblasts, Sumy, and Russian-occupied Enerhodar, all in Ukraine, as well as Russia's Belgorod Oblast. (AP)
  • Russian strikes against Ukrainian infrastructure
    • Russian strikes hit Kyivstar's headquarters and multiple data centres in Kyiv, including a facility struck twice that injures two children and an adult. Russia also says it targeted a Vodafone Ukraine data centre. (India Today)
• 2026 Afghanistan–Pakistan war
  • Islamic State–Taliban conflict
    • The Afghan military kill 28 fighters allegedly linked to the Islamic State in Nuristan Province. The Minister of Defense reports that the gunmen entered from Pakistan. (Al Jazeera)
• Ethiopian civil conflict
  • 2026 Ethiopian offensive
    • A drone strikes Tigrai Television's headquarters in Mekelle, Tigray Region, Ethiopia, forcing the station off air, while Tigray People's Liberation Front forces capture Erebti, Afar Region, and advance toward Afdera. (AFP via France 24)

Arts and culture

• 2026 MTV Video Music Awards
  • American singer-songwriter Taylor Swift's song "The Fate of Ophelia" wins the MTV Video Music Award (VMA) for Video of the Year, and surpasses Beyoncé for the most amount of VMAs won with 32 total. (BBC News) (NBC News)
  • Thai rapper and singer Lisa wins the VMA Award for Best Pop with her song Dream, becoming the first K-pop solo artist and first Thai artist to win this award in VMA history. (The Nation)

Business and economy

• Turkish economic crisis
  • Former Turkish family minister Fatma Betül Sayan Kaya resigns from her positions in the ruling Justice and Development Party amid scrutiny over alleged links to an investment-fund scandal that prompted the Capital Markets Board to liquidate 131 funds and led to 51 arrests. (AFP) (AP)

Disasters and accidents

• A bus carrying Filipino tourists veers off a highway near Munich, Germany, killing two people and wounding 25 more. (AP) (Demócrata)

Health and environment

• Healthcare in Ireland
  • The Irish public healthcare system announces they will limit influenza vaccines to people aged 65 and above due to a shortage across the country. (RTÉ)

International relations

• China–United States relations
  • Panda diplomacy
    • Two giant pandas, Ping Ping and Fu Shuang, arrive at Zoo Atlanta in Georgia, U.S., as part of an agreement signed between China and the U.S. during Chinese leader Xi Jinping's state visit last week. (AFP via Dawn) (AP)

Law and crime

• 2026 RAF Fairford arrests
  • Five men are arrested in relation to a 'major incident' at the RAF Fairford air base in England. They are arrested on suspicion of committing offences that violate the Explosives Act 1875 and preparation of a terrorist act. (CNN) (The Guardian)
• Crime in South Africa
  • Ten people are killed and 11 others are injured in a mass shooting at a store in Lwandle, City of Cape Town, South Africa. Police search for the perpetrators. A business dispute is suspected to be the main motive. (Euronews)
• Kidnapping in Nigeria
  • It is reported that armed gangs have kidnapped at least 47 farmers in Niger State, Nigeria, yesterday and 40 women in Zamfara State on today. Separately, Abia State police announce on that they have discovered 28 human skulls and bones after raiding camps suspected to be owned by criminal gangs, with police speculating they may belong to kidnapped victims. (Al Jazeera)
• Three people are killed and four more injured in a mass shooting after an altercation at a strip club in Detroit, Michigan, United States. (Al Jazeera)

Politics and elections

• 2026 French Senate election
  • The National Rally clears the 10-seat threshold in the Senate of France, allowing the party to meet qualifications to form a far-right parliamentary group. (The Guardian) (RFI)
• 2026 São Toméan parliamentary election
  • São Toméans vote to elect 55 members of the National Assembly. (AFP via Macau Business)
• 2026 Serbian parliamentary election
  • Serbian president Aleksandar Vučić resigns in order to run for prime minister in the upcoming parliamentary election. Speaker of the National Assembly Ana Brnabić becomes acting president. (Reuters)
• 2026 Swiss referendums
  • Swiss voters reject an initiative that proposed to enshrine a stricter form of Swiss neutrality, which would have prevented Switzerland from imposing economic sanctions and cooperating with NATO. (Reuters)

Sports

• 2026 Berlin Marathon
  • The Berlin Marathon is held in Germany, with Guye Adola and Tigst Assefa winning their respective marathon races although Assefa sustained cramps prior to the finish line. (AP) (BBC News)
• 2026 Billie Jean King Cup
  • In tennis, the Czech Republic wins its 12th Billie Jean King Cup title and first since 2018 after defeating Ukraine 2–0 in the final in Shenzhen, Guangdong, China. (AFP)
• 2026 UCI Road World Championships
  • In cycling, Brandon McNulty of the United States wins the men's road race world title in Montreal, Canada, becoming the first American champion in 33 years after finishing 13 seconds ahead of Australia's Michael Matthews. (AFP)

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Ongoing events

Disasters and humanitarian

• African Ebola epidemic
• Cuban fuel blockade
• Gaza genocide

Economics

• Global memory supply shortage
• Iran war fuel crisis

• Bab al-Mandab crisis

• Strait of Hormuz crisis

• United States–Canada trade war

Politics and diplomacy

• China–Japan diplomatic crisis
• Ceuta migrant crisis
• Gaza peace plan
• Israel–Lebanon peace negotiations and ceasefire

Protests and strikes

• Albanian anti-government protests
• French lycée protests
• Spanish housing protests

Weather

• 2026–2027 El Niño event
• European heatwaves
• Pacific hurricane season

• Hurricane Polo

Elections and referendums

Recent

• September

• 18: South Ossetia, President
• 18–20: Russia, State Duma
• 23: Morocco, House of Representatives
• 24: Isle of Man, House of Keys
• 27: France, Senate (indirect)
• 27: São Tomé and Príncipe, National Assembly
• 27: Switzerland, Referendums

Upcoming

• October

• 03: Latvia, Saeima
• • 04: Bosnia and Herzegovina, Presidency, House of Representatives
• 04: Brazil, President, Federal Senate, Chamber of Deputies
• 9–10: Czech Republic, Senate (1st round)

Sports

• Multisport

• 2026 Asian Games

• American football

• 2026 NFL season
• 2026 NCAA Division I FBS season

• Association football

• 2026 FIFA ASEAN Cup
• 2026 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup
• 2026–27 UEFA Champions League
• 2026–27 UEFA Europa League
• 2026–27 UEFA Conference League
• 2026–27 UEFA Women's Champions League
• 2026–27 UEFA Women's Europa Cup (qualifying)
• 2026–27 Premier League
• 2026–27 La Liga
• 2026–27 Serie A
• 2026–27 Bundesliga
• 2026–27 Ligue 1
• 2026 Copa Libertadores
• 2026 Major League Soccer season
• 2026 National Women's Soccer League season
• 2026–27 Women's Super League

• Australian rules football

• 2026 AFL Women's season

• Baseball

• 2026 Major League Baseball postseason
• 2026 Nippon Professional Baseball season
• 2026 KBO League season
• 2026 Women's Pro Baseball League season

• Basketball

• 2026 WNBA playoffs
• 2026–27 EuroLeague

• Canadian football

• 2026 CFL season

• International cricket

• 2025–27 ICC World Test Championship

• Cycling

• 2026 UCI World Tour
• 2026 UCI Women's World Tour

• Golf

• 2026 PGA Tour
• 2026 European Tour
• 2026 LPGA Tour

• Ice hockey

• 2026–27 NHL season

• Motorsport

• 2026 Formula One World Championship
• 2026 MotoGP World Championship
• 2026 NASCAR Cup Series

• Rugby league

• 2026 NRL season
• 2026 Super League season

• Rugby union

• 2026 Nations Championship

• Tennis

• 2026 ATP Tour
• 2026 WTA Tour

• Volleyball

• EuroVolley Men 2026

More events – current sports events

Recent deaths

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• 02: Cesar Virata
• 01: Biljana Plavšić
• 30: Wicknell Chivayo
• 30: Esther Rantzen
• 30: Adrian Rurawhe
• 28: Gordon Johncock
• 28: Siti Hasmah
• 27: Dennis Haskins
• 27: Benjamin Satterley
• 27: Mighty Sparrow
• 25: Sidya Touré
• 24: Milan Panić
• 23: Bob Pettit
• 21: Angry Anderson
• 21: Terry Denton
• 20: Presley Gerber
• 20: Chad Gilbert
• 19: Sandro Mazzola
• 19: Nathaniel Waena
• 18: Stephanie Cole
• 18: Richard Harrison
• 17: Jon Kyl
• 17: Duncan Sheik
• 16: Randy Pedersen
• 15: Dakila Cua
• 15: Annie Dillard
• 15: Gerrit Graham
• 15: Bonnie Greer
• 14: Pete Byrne
• 14: Bob Mackie
• 14: Peter Max
• 14: Luděk Mikloško
• 14: Catherine Ringer
• 13: Cheetah Chrome
• 13: Mary Gaudron
• 12: George Chuvalo
• 11: Princess Astrid of Norway
• 11: Emma Bonino
• 11: Jeremy Thomas
• 09: Mike McFarland
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• 07: Lucien Smith
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• 05: Robin Morgan
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• 04: Richard O'Sullivan
• 03: Ritu Khullar
• 02: Raif Dizdarević
• 02: David McDermott
• 02: Alphonso Smith
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