The edition of
Friday 2 October 2026
17 stories, section by section, the most important first.
International
Ethiopian government forces push Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF) rebels out of Afar Region after recapturing the towns of Abala, Erebti and Megale.
Reuters reports that Saudi Arabia is planning an offensive on the Houthis in the coming weeks to take back the Bab al-Mandab Strait.
Sudan's armed forces announces that they have recaptured the North Kordofan town of al-Mazroub.
The death toll in the Rapid Support Forces drone attack on the University of Kordofan in El Obeid rises to 10.
A Russian drone strikes Pivdennyi Bridge in Kyiv, Ukraine, for the fourth time in two days.
Eighteen people are killed as Boko Haram gunmen open fire on villagers collecting firewood in Marte, Borno State, Nigeria.
A Chinese research vessel leaves Japan's exclusive economic zone after the Japan Coast Guard repeatedly ordered it to halt what Japan described as unauthorized scientific surveys near Ishigaki Island in Okinawa Prefecture.
Politics
Swiss president Guy Parmelin announces his resignation from the Federal Council effective December 31. Parliament is expected to elect his successor on 9 December.
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.
Business
Argentina introduces an immigrant investor program allowing foreigners to obtain citizenship through a US$350,000 contribution to the Ministry of Economy or an $800,000 government bond, with lower additional payments required for spouses and children.
The Law
French government ministers, including 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.
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.
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.
French police near Angers, Pays de la Loire, arrest four Ukrainian nationals suspected of stealing more than €200,000 (US$225,000) in electronics from moving trucks on highways by boarding the vehicles at speed and transferring cargo to an accompanying car.
Environment
The United States National Park Service confirms that the Hōlei Sea Arch, located on Hawaii's Big Island, has collapsed into the Pacific Ocean.
Stories adapted from Wikipedia’s Current events portal for 2 October 2026, by Wikipedia contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0.