Wednesday

More than 83 Palestinians are killed in Israeli strikes and attacks across Gaza, including at least 61 of them in Gaza City. (Al Jazeera)

Gunmen on motorbikes kill 22 people in Takoubatt, Tillabéri Region, Niger, most of whom were attending a baptism ceremony. (BBC) (Report)

USAFRICOM claims that the airstrike conducted on 12 September in Badhan of Sanaag region, targeting a traditional elder accused of being an Al-Shabaab member, was executed in coordination with the Somali federal government. Puntland authorities have initiated an investigation following the death of a traditional elder in an airstrike by unidentified aircraft, an attack which his family claims was directed solely at him. (Hiiraan Online) AFRICOM (Hiiraan Online)

Australian prime minister Anthony Albanese and Papuan prime minister James Marape sign a communiqué in Port Moresby confirming agreement on a mutual defence treaty after earlier plans to sign the treaty failed. (Reuters)

The European Union outlines a set of sanctions against Israeli settlers and Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu and far-right national security minister Itamar Ben-Gvir and urges the 27 member states to issue these sanctions to freeze European assets and ban inter-EU travel. (AP)

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif sign a mutual defense pact in Riyadh. (Al Jazeera)

Indonesia's Constitutional Court rules that parliament followed proper procedure in passing amendments to the military law, rejecting a petition that sought to annul the amendments. (Reuters)

Four people, including the perpetrator, are killed and two others are injured in a mass shooting when a gunman opens fire on police officers carrying out a warrant at a farm house in North Codorus Township, Pennsylvania, United States. (NBC News)

Philippine House Speaker Martin Romualdez resigns over his alleged involvement in the flood control controversy, with former deputy speaker Bojie Dy elected as the next speaker of the House of Representatives. (Bloomberg) (Rappler) (DZRH)