The United States has sanctioned Rwanda’s Ministry of Defence and the Zigama financial institution, accusing them of backing M23 rebels in eastern Congo despite the 2025 Washington peace accords.
An 8-year-old girl was seriously injured and airlifted to hospital after a wolf attack inside an enclosure at a wildlife park in Baruth, Germany, on October 28, 2026. Police are investigating how the children came to be inside the enclosure.
The United States banned imports from BGI Genomics, MGI Tech and Shenzhen BGI Technology on October 28, 2026, adding them to the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act Entity List over alleged forced labour links in Xinjiang.
Spain’s transport minister says a control centre authorised a Renfe train to resume despite a red signal after a computer failure disabled the LZB safety system, as the Toledo train crash toll rises to at least 68.
Qatari mediators have presented Iran with a new draft deal to end the war with the US and Israel, setting a seven-day timeline of daily confidence-building steps, with Tehran expected to respond by the end of the week, an official briefed on the negotiations told Reuters.
IAEA chief Rafael Grossi told the UN Security Council on October 27 that no repair or reconstruction has been detected at Iran’s damaged nuclear facilities since June 2025, while inspectors still cannot verify its uranium stockpile.
India has invited all 10 Shanghai Cooperation Organisation members, including Pakistan, to the first SCO Civilisational Dialogue Forum in New Delhi on November 20-22, 2026 — the first invitation of its kind since Operation Sindoor.
Cooking-gas prices in Pakistan have climbed to nearly double the official rate after the Iran border closure halted LPG imports, with a 12-kg cylinder reaching PKR 7,000 in Balochistan and households in some areas turning to wood and coal as winter approaches.
UAE President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan has conferred the First Class Order of Zayed II on Indian Captain Smit Machchhar and fellow flydubai crew members for their courage during an attempted mid-air attack aboard flight FZ1073 from Dubai to Tel Aviv on September 30.
The US has told several Gulf Arab countries to prepare for a possible short, intense military campaign against Iran after the November 3 midterm elections, The Wall Street Journal reported — but President Donald Trump has not made a final decision, and a deal remains the stated alternative.