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Milorad Dodik, the Russia-friendly former leader of Bosnia-Herzegovina's Serbian-led entity, declared victory for his party in the region, with nationalist parties also scoring wins in Bosnia's complex electoral system -- results likely to keep tensions high in the country and the region.

The United States is monitoring reports of a suspected case of pneumonic plague in Russia after the death of a 28-year-old laboratory worker in the Siberian region of Irkutsk, as some US political figures call for sweeping travel restrictions involving Russia.

The number of confirmed Ebola cases in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has risen to 8,376, including 4,042 deaths, according to the latest figures from Congolese health authorities, WAM reported.

Iranian Oil Minister Mohsen Paknejad resigned on October 4, with President Masud Pezeshkian accepting his resignation and appointing Hamid Bovard, chief executive of the state-owned National Iranian Oil Company, as acting oil minister. Iranian officials said Paknejad had originally submitted his resignation some time ago for personal reasons, but Pezeshkian had initially rejected it.

Iran's Foreign Ministry has summoned Norway's ambassador in Tehran to lodge an official protest over Scandinavian country's continued inaction concerning the unauthorized activities of Starlink in Iranian territory.

The Northland Shipyard and Dry Dock project has had its Fast-track application accepted as complete by the Environmental Protection Authority, Regional Development Minister Shane Jones says.

On the night of October 4 - 5, the radar surveillance system of the Ministry of National Defence detected an aerial target moving east of Vylkove, Ukraine, in the vicinity of the Romanian border.

The Special Representative of Pakistan for Afghanistan Affairs and the Assistant to the Minister and Director-General for South Asia of Iran's Foreign Ministry have reviewed ongoing developments in the region.

Brazil will hold a presidential runoff on Oct. 25 as official results showed Sunday that no candidate secured a majority of valid votes in the first round.

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Last night, the Security Service of Ukraine successfully attacked the Khanskaya military airfield in the Republic of Adygea, russia. The distance to the target was about 500 km.

Press conference with Federal Chancellor Merz and Ukraine's President Zelenskyy

Federal Chancellor Merz in Kyiv

At dawn of October 3, a drill was staged to launch an intermediate-range strategic missile from an eastern region of the DPRK toward the East Sea of Korea.

Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baqaei says Iran will convey its additional points on a US counter-proposal to an earlier Iranian plan for ending the war after conducting the necessary assessments.

The Pentagon said it had removed its B-1 bombers from a UK air base a week after several men were arrested there on suspicion of preparing terrorist acts.

The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) strongly condemns an aerial attack that hit two contracted trucks carrying WFP food commodities in South Kordofan in the early hours of Saturday, 3 October 2026.

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz announced a new aid package for Ukraine during a visit to Kyiv on October 4, a day after Russia warned foreign nationals, including diplomats, that they faced "mortal danger" if they came to Ukraine.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Sunday that Germany had provided Ukraine with a new support package worth more than €1.3 billion ($1.46 billion) during talks with German Chancellor Friedrich Merz.

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