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Yemen's Ministry of Information reported a Houthi strike on the vicinity of Aden International Airport near the Badr camp. According to Al-Masdar Online, local residents heard two explosions. This came a day after a missile strike on the Maashiq palace that killed five people.
Yemeni government forces announced an advance on the eastern front in Marib governorate, the capture of several Houthi strategic positions, and the repelling of a major attack on Taiz. According to the army, more than 430 Houthi fighters were neutralized and over 100 pieces of military equipment destroyed in one day. Operation 'Yemen Dawn' aims to retake territories, including Sanaa.
After a week of negotiations in Addis Ababa, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) failed to agree on the publication date of its seventh assessment report. A number of countries, including Saudi Arabia, India and China, pushed for a delay to 2029, while many European states insisted on 2028.
King Mohammed VI of Morocco approved the composition of a new 32-member cabinet led by Fatimah Zahra El Mansouri — the first woman to hold the post of prime minister in the country. The government is formed by a four-party coalition; it includes seven women and, for the first time, a ministry of artificial intelligence has been created.
The US Departments of Transportation, Defense and Homeland Security announced a temporary ban on unauthorized drone flights in a border zone near the Mexican border. The restriction extends up to 400 feet (122 m) above the ground and one nautical mile (1.9 km) north of the border.
The Czech National Cyber and Information Security Agency (NUKIB) reported 26 cyber incidents in September — the third-highest monthly figure of the past year after January (32) and August (28). Only one incident was classified as significant; user accounts, websites, mail and cloud servers were targeted.
According to Brazil's space agency Inpe, 3,335 sq km of forest were cleared in the Amazon between August 2025 and July 2026 — the lowest since records began in 1988 and a drop of nearly 42% compared with the previous year. Officials and environmentalists called the result historic. The news was published nine days before the second round of the presidential election, where Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and Flávio Bolsonaro are, according to polls, running neck and neck.
At a press conference after the EU summit in Brussels, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen called for changing the energy consumption model, saying that dependence on imported oil and gas added €106 billion ($119 billion) in costs without any additional energy. Gas prices rose by about 140% since late February, diesel doubled. Short-term measures were agreed, including the release of 100 million barrels of oil and diesel over four months under the IEA's coordination.
Donald Trump stated that he did not give orders to temporarily shut down Starlink for the Ukrainian army and does not believe Elon Musk did it either. Zelensky said the service was not fully shut down, but speed restrictions hampered military and humanitarian use, and Kyiv received signals from the White House about full restoration of operation.
French President Emmanuel Macron, after a European Council meeting, said that Trump's lifting of sanctions on Russian diesel will not affect global prices and 'sends a negative signal.' He also called for calm amid student protests in France, demanded progress on the EU budget's own resources, and expressed solidarity with Spain over Ceuta.
US Deputy Permanent Representative to the UN Jeff Bartos, speaking at a Security Council meeting, called for an immediate humanitarian ceasefire in Sudan, an end to the flow of weapons, and support for a Sudanese-led political process. The conflict between the army and the Rapid Support Forces has been ongoing since April 2023.
Turkey's Foreign Ministry welcomed the appointments to the Iraqi cabinet of ministers following the vote of confidence held on October 15 in the Council of Representatives of Iraq. Ankara wished success to the government of Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi and expressed hope for accelerated bilateral cooperation, including the Development Road project, energy, water resources, infrastructure and security. Separately, Turkey welcomed the appointment of Mehmet Seman Agaoglu, governor of Kirkuk and chairman of the Iraqi Turkmen Front, to the post…
The Russian Defense Ministry said that Tu-22M3 bombers carried out a flight lasting more than four hours over neutral waters of the Baltic Sea, escorted by Su-35S and Su-30SM aircraft. According to the ministry, on certain sections of the route they were escorted by foreign fighters; the countries were not named. The flight took place against the backdrop of rising tensions in the region.
White House Press Secretary Katie Zachariah is 'transitioning out of the role,' an administration official said on Friday. Earlier, Donald Trump told reporters that he had advised her to 'reconsider' her decision to work in the position, citing harsh media coverage of her work. Zachariah was appointed in early October, succeeding Karoline Leavitt, and her first briefing lasted about 15 minutes.
UN Deputy Secretary-General for Political and Peacebuilding Affairs Rosemary DiCarlo told a Security Council meeting that the war in Sudan continues to worsen, there is no progress, and the parties are counting on military gains. She warned of the risk of the conflict spreading to neighbouring countries and called on the Council to use all tools to end it.
Turkish First Lady Emine Erdogan met in Istanbul with Pich Chanmony, wife of Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet, who is in Turkey on a visit together with her husband. At the Vahdettin Mansion, Chanmony signed the goodwill declaration of the 'Global Zero Waste' initiative, after which the two had lunch together.
The US federal budget deficit in fiscal year 2026 reached $1.99 trillion, up 12% and the highest since 2021. Rising spending, record interest payments on the national debt, and customs duty refunds following a Supreme Court ruling outweighed revenue growth. The data was published less than three weeks before the midterm elections.
Vladimir Putin, during a visit to a command post, said that creating a 'security zone' along the border with Ukraine will not be a subject of negotiations with Kyiv. Chief of the General Staff Valery Gerasimov reported massive strikes on Ukrainian energy infrastructure and troop advances, including toward the outskirts of Kramatorsk. Ukrainian authorities did not promptly comment on the statements.
