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The UK-based UKMTO reported that a small boat with seven people aboard approached a gas tanker 140 nautical miles southeast of Mukalla and fired two shots. The vessel's armed security team responded with two warning shots, after which the boat changed course. Details of the incident have not yet been disclosed; the investigation is ongoing.
At a meeting between Shavkat Mirziyoyev and fuel and energy sector investors, EDF Vice President Cedric Le Bouch announced that the 1,600 MW Syrdarya-2 combined-cycle power plant will come online this winter. Also, 75% of work at the Surkhandarya thermal power plant has been completed, a memorandum on a wind power plant in Bukhara region has been signed, and interest in modernizing power grids has been declared.
Starting November 1, 2026, schools in Uzbekistan will gradually implement the international “FAST — Superheroes” program, under which 1st–4th grade students will be taught, through games and video materials, to recognize stroke signs and call an ambulance. The first stage will cover 7 schools in Tashkent and 6 schools in Samarkand region. The program is being implemented as part of the national program to combat heart attack and stroke.
The International Committee of the Red Cross said that the Sanaa authorities, with its assistance, unilaterally released 159 people. The Houthis said the detainees had voluntarily surrendered without a fight during recent events and were released under an amnesty by Mahdi al-Mashat. The ICRC stressed that the release was not connected with the Stockholm Agreement.
Yaqub Rezazade, a member of Iran's parliamentary national security committee, said indirect contacts between Tehran and Washington are ongoing with mediation from Qatar and Oman under the supervision of the Supreme National Security Council. The sides have conveyed their conditions to each other through mediators and are awaiting a response. The MP deemed rumors of an imminent new conflict unfounded, but allowed for the resumption of hostilities.
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, speaking at the congress of the youth organization of the CDU/CSU in Berlin, stated that Germany will not leave Ukraine alone in its war with Russia. He also criticized the AfD and the Left party for 'downplaying the situation' and referred to the warning by the head of the BND about the danger of being drawn into a conflict with Russia.
Student protests in Albania continue for a fifth day. In Tirana, demonstrators planned a march to the ministry of education, and police deployed water cannons. In Durrës there were detentions and damage to buildings, and in Korça schoolchildren protested for a third day. The police oversight agency is reviewing possible violations by police officers.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said that the easing of American sanctions against Russia may continue, calling the diesel deal merely a 'first step.' He also spoke about negotiations with the US, Starlink restrictions, and frozen Russian assets.
The Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF) declared illegitimate the new interim government of the region appointed by Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed's government after the dissolution of the previous administration. Federal authorities appointed Assefa Abraha Hagos as chief administrator for six months. The confrontation comes amid renewed fighting and a threat to the 2022 Pretoria peace agreement.
A court in New Delhi granted conditional bail to Cockroach Janta Party founder Abhijit Dipke, who was detained ahead of a protest march at Connaught Place. The party takes part in actions against voter roll purges and demands the resignation of the Chief Election Commissioner.
Donald Trump signed an executive order suspending sweeping US sanctions against Russia's energy sector (the 'Graham Act'). Volodymyr Zelensky said the 'diesel deal' is only the first step in concessions to Moscow and urged allies to keep pressure on Russia. The same day, Russia carried out one of its largest strikes on Ukraine's power grid.
A new study in Nature Communications found that the Thwaites Glacier in Antarctica could contribute up to 30 mm to global sea level rise by 2100 — twice the previous estimate of 15 mm. The cause is 'tidal pumping': warm water penetrates beneath the ice. There is about a 60% probability that by 2100 the glacier will detach from the restraining Mugins Ridge, possibly as early as the late 2030s.
UNOPS head Jorge Moreira da Silva urged the international community to help Nepal recover from the August floods that killed more than 1,400 people. He stressed that a country with minimal CO2 emissions should not bear the burden alone.
According to The Telegraph, in February, during exercises over the North Sea, Royal Air Force aircraft twice, several days apart, encountered unidentified objects, believed to be drones, at an altitude of more than 10,000 feet. Investigations are ongoing, and the hostility of the objects has not been established.
According to the UN, at least 77 civilians were killed in September in a series of attacks attributed to ADF militants in the Mambasa territory in Ituri province in eastern DR Congo. The militants also abducted people and set houses on fire. This week, 10 more deaths were reported in an attack on mines.
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, speaking at the OIC session in Baghdad, said Tehran is ready for dialogue with the US, but only if there are guarantees against repeated military attacks. He referred to a seven-day proposal conveyed through Qatar and to the 'Islamabad Understanding' of June 17, brokered by Pakistan, whose implementation has stalled.
Head of Saudi ACWA Power Muhammad Abunayyan spoke about the outcomes of the Investors Council in Tashkent: the company signed a $1.5 billion contract for a 1 GW round-the-clock generation project and agreed on direct investments of up to $3.5 billion in 2027. In November, a visit by a delegation of more than 50 Saudi companies is expected.
24-year-old Briton Sonay Kartal defeated Jelena Ostapenko 7-6 (11/9), 7-6 (7-5) and became the lowest-ranked finalist in the history of WTA 1000 tournaments. She is returning after a six-month break due to a stress fracture of the spine.
