Wednesday

Two cargo ships, the Singapore-flagged container ship GFS Pride and the Antigua and Barbuda-flagged dry bulk carrier Cape Dao, sink after both are attacked by projectiles near the Strait of Hormuz while trying to navigate through what Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps called an "illegal and dangerous route." At least one crew member is killed in the attacks. (Reuters) (The Guardian)

A Russian ballistic missile attack strikes a power station in the Dniprovskyi District, Kyiv, Ukraine, leaving more than 1,000 residential buildings without heating. (BBC)

Singapore records its highest air pollution level of 2026 as one-hour PM_2.5 concentrations reach about 288 micrograms per cubic metre amid haze from Indonesian wildfires. (AFP)

Timor-Leste suspends in-person classes nationwide from October 15 to 17 due to worsening air quality from wildfire smoke and pollutant particles across Southeast Asia. (AFP)

The Ukrainian citizen accused of sabotaging the Nord Stream pipelines in 2022 faces trial at the Higher Regional Court in Hamburg, Germany, raising again the questions about Ukraine's possible role in the attack. (DW)

A court in New Delhi, India, remands Cockroach Janta Party spokespeople Saurav Das and Ashutosh Ranka in custody for five days after police detained them for entering the restricted Jantar Mantar protest site. (AFP via RFI)

Turkish opposition-leaning and independent news channel Halk TV goes offline as it is raided by police and new administrators are appointed by the government. (BBC)

Over 300,000 public sector workers in Ireland, including teachers, health workers, and and other civil servants, start a general strike, the first in the country since 2009, to protest against a deadlock in pay negotiations. (Reuters)