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Kyrgyzstan is set to enter the ranks of the world's spacefaring nations in early October when a "nanosatellite" made in the Central Asian country is launched into orbit aboard a SpaceX rocket.

On Monday, NASA and Boeing provided an update on the company's Starliner spacecraft, including adding additional crew missions and certifying a new rocket for crew transportation to low Earth orbit, according to NASA.

The Hawaii National Guard continues its active response across the state, responding to the impacts of Hurricane Nolo while balancing long-term recovery efforts on Hawaii Island and Kauai from back-to-back hurricanes.

The 11th meeting of the BIMSTEC Joint Working Group on Counter Terrorism and Transnational Crime (JWG-CTTC), hosted by the Government of India, was held on 28-29 September 2026 in New Delhi.

Governor Gavin Newsom today signed a package of legislation to protect California communities and strengthen civil rights and public safety by addressing immigration detention, enforcement transparency, civil rights, state facilities, public records, family services and oversight of civil detention facilities in California.

British police released five men on bail on September 28 after arresting them near RAF Fairford, an airbase in Gloucestershire used by the United States in operations against Iran, as authorities investigated a suspected terrorism plot and whether a foreign state may have been involved.

The United States is today sanctioning 21 individuals and 25 entities tied to the Sinaloa Cartel, including cartel leader Ismael Zambada Sicairos ("Mayito Flaco") and the network of Tijuana- and Mexicali-based cell leaders, financial facilitators, and corrupt Mexican officials who enable the cartel to operate with impunity along the U.S.-Mexico border.

In the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), health workers fighting the country's largest-ever Ebola outbreak are struggling to overcome critical challenges to patient care, the UN World Health Organization (WHO) warned on Tuesday.

His Royal Highness Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Crown Prince and Prime Minister, chaired the Cabinet session held today in Riyadh

His Royal Highness Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Crown Prince and Prime Minister, received a phone call from President of the Transitional Sovereignty Council of the Republic of Sudan Abdel Fattah Al-Burhan

The route ran between the islands of the Severnaya Zemlya archipelago in heavy ice conditions, the Russian Defense Ministry notes.

Vladimir Putin held a meeting in the Kremlin with President of the Alliance of Independent Social Democrats Milorad Dodik and Prime Minister of Republika Srpska Savo Minić, who are in Moscow on a working visit.

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Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov on Tuesday called for studying Russia's military doctrine, commenting on Poland's proposal to host Patriot missile production on its territory.

UN Human Rights Chief Volker Türk on Tuesday deplored military airstrikes that reportedly killed at least 50 people, including vendors, customers, transport workers and other civilians - among them children and women, at a market in Myanmar's northwestern Rakhine State.

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The 10th India-Republic of Korea Joint Committee Meeting (JCM) on Defence Industries and Logistics Cooperation was held in New Delhi on September 29, 2026. Both countries reviewed the ongoing bilateral cooperation in defence industries and logistics and discussed avenues to further strengthen and expand defence ties.

"India stands firm as the First Responder, Preferred Security Partner and as a symbol of trust and reliability in the Indian Ocean Region and the entire world is witnessing the growth of both our strategic position and our strategic responsibility in the region. Today, issues such as congestion, deception, and gray-zone activities have made our maritime domain far more complex than ever before. Hence, we must elevate our monitoring and response mechanisms to a new level," said Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh while addressing the second edition of the Indian Navy's biannual Commanders' Conference 2026 at Nausena Bhawan, New Delhi, on September 29, 2026.

"In these times of upheaval, the Council of Europe should reflect on what makes it and its Parliamentary Assembly unique. Namely, to prioritise democracy, human rights and the rule of law in its work - its core mandate! But also to further develop that core mandate - wherever new challenges require it. This includes further developing existing conventions and creating new common standards."