The U.S. and Iran agreed to a set of "guiding principles" for a potential nuclear deal, as the U.S. military reportedly prepared for potential sustained operations against Iran,with President Donald Trump suggesting a decision on Iran could be made within 10-15 days,and Iran and Russia launched joint naval drills in the Gulf of Oman and the northern Indian Ocean.Meanwhile, Trump's Board of Peace held its inaugural meeting, with several members pledging $7 billion to help rebuild Gaza, the White House reportedly made plans to establish a new Gaza security force consisting of anti-Hamas Palestinian militias,and Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich said he would "encourage the migration" of Palestinians from the West Bank and Gaza during his next term in office.This comes as the U.S. reportedly prepared to withdraw its remaining troops from Syria, bringing to close a military presence that began in 2015, around 100 U.S. troops were sent to Nigeria to support the nation's efforts to combat armed groups,and France and Algeria resumed their security cooperation following a meeting between French Interior Minister Laurent Nuñez and Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune.In other news, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy denounced Trump's pressure on him to make concessions to reach a peace deal with Russia, U.S. Southern Command Chief Gen. Francis L. Donovan made a surprise visit to Venezuela, marking the first time that a U.S. military delegation has traveled to the country since the capture of Nicolás Maduro, the U.S. killed 11 people in the latest strike on an alleged drug boat in waters off Latin America,and Canada unveiled a CA$470 billion defense strategy, with $180 billion allocated for defense procurement and $290 billion for defense-related infrastructure.Elsewhere, Beijing denied U.S. claims that it had conducted nuclear weapons tests,and North Korea's Kim Jong Un unveiled 50 new nuclear-capable rocket launchers equipped with artificial intelligence.

The U.S. Supreme Court struck down Trump's sweeping tariffs, ruling that he exceeded his authority, the U.S. and Indonesia finalized a trade deal during President Prabowo Subianto's visit to Washington, the U.S. reportedly advanced plans to launch a portal to bypass EU content bans,and Russia's Vladimir Putin hosted Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodríguez Parrilla in an unannounced official visit.This comes as Sara Duterte announced her bid for the Philippines' 2028 presidential race, José María Balcázar was sworn in as interim president of Peru following the congressional removal of José Jerí, who was ousted after just four months as interim leader,and Tarique Rahman was sworn in as Bangladesh's new prime minister following his party's win in the general election.Meanwhile, Canada unveiled five new Express Entry immigration categories for 2026, targeting specific skills and occupations to address labor shortages, Alberta's premier scheduled a referendum on immigration and constitutional amendments for Oct. 19,and the U.K. reversed its decision to postpone 30 local elections, confirming they will proceed as originally scheduled.In other news, former South Korean President Yoon Suk-Yeol was sentenced to life in prison over his martial law declaration in 2024,American political pundit Tucker Carlson claimed he was detained at an Israeli airport after interviewing U.S. Ambassador Mike Huckabee,and a report alleged that Israeli officials ran security at Jeffrey Epstein's New York apartment, where former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak frequently stayed.

Department of Homeland Security spokesperson Tricia McLaughlin resigned,and the FBI formally blocked Minnesota from accessing information or evidence collected in the fatal shooting of Alex Pretti.This comes as Majestic Realty canceled its deal to build a new immigration detention center in Texas, withdrawing from the project after public opposition, 122 Oklahoma students were suspended for walking out in protest of Trump's ongoing immigration efforts,and a judge temporarily haltedan order requiring the reinstallation of a slavery exhibit at the Independence National Historical Park in Philadelphia.Meanwhile, lawsuit materials showed the FBI opened 127,000 assessments without sufficient evidence between 2018 and 2024, the Commission of Fine Arts approved Trump's plan for a White House ballroom,and Florida passed a bill to rename Palm Beach International Airport as the President Donald J. Trump International Airport.

Medical scans appeared to show Iranian protesters were shot with live ammunition during recent anti-government demonstrations, Turkey arrested a Deutsche Welle journalist for allegedly "insulting" President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan,and Gabon suspended social media access nationwide over concerns that online content was undermining social cohesion and threatening national security.

The U.K.'s Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor was arrested on misconduct charges, the U.N. stated that Jeffrey Epstein's abuses may constitute crimes against humanity, following a review of documented patterns of trafficking and exploitation, the estate of Epstein agreed to pay $35 million to settle a class action lawsuit by women who allege they were victims of the late financier,and New Mexico launched a formal probe into Jeffrey Epstein's Zorro Ranch, examining allegations of criminal activity at the remote property.Meanwhile, a man was shot and killed after entering the secure perimeter of Trump's Mar-a-Lago residence, police revealed no DNA match on a recovered glove from the Nancy Guthrie missing person case, three people were killed in a shooting at a Rhode Island ice rink,and a man was arrested at the U.S. Capitol with a loaded shotgun, prompting an immediate security lockdown and investigation.Elsewhere, nine people were arrested following the killing of a right-wing student in France, a man was charged in the 2024 foiled plot to attack Taylor Swift's Vienna concert,and a man was convicted of negligent manslaughter in Austria for leaving his girlfriend on a mountain, where she froze to death.This comes as the Bondi Beach attack suspect appeared in court on 59 charges, including murder and terrorism-related offenses,an Indian woman and her infant were burned to death over witchcraft accusations,and actor Shia LaBeouf was arrested for alleged battery during Mardi Gras.

Mark Zuckerberg testified in a trial over claims that Meta's social media platforms are addictive and harmful to young users, a U.S. judge dismissed a $10 million class-action lawsuit alleging false advertising over the "boneless wings" label on chicken products,and Hyatt Hotels chairman Tom Pritzker retired amid renewed scrutiny over his past ties to Jeffrey Epstein.Meanwhile, Anderson Cooper announced his departure from 60 Minutes after more than two decades as a correspondent on the CBS program, X experienced two temporary outages, disrupting access for millions of users worldwide,and Anthropic opened its first office in India's Bengaluru, expanding its global footprint to tap into the country's AI talent pool.

The U.S.' real gross domestic product grew 1.4% last quarter, missing the Dow Jones estimate of 2.5%,and the U.S.' overall trade deficit narrowed to $901 billion in 2025, marking the third-highest on record.Elsewhere, U.K. unemployment grew to 5.2%, marking the highest level since January 2021,and Algeria announced the launch of the Trans-Saharan Gas Pipeline through Niger, a major project aimed at boosting gas exports to Europe via new infrastructure across the Sahara.

National Institutes of Health Director Jay Bhattacharya was named acting chief of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Bayer proposed a $7.25 billion settlement to resolve thousands of ongoing Roundup cancer lawsuits in the U.S.,and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration reversed its earlier decision not to review Moderna's mRNA-based flu vaccine for potential approval.Meanwhile, Stanford researchers developed a "universal vaccine" against multiple respiratory pathogens, a new study warned that the chikungunya virus could spread across Europe due to expanding mosquito habitats,and a study found that intermittent fasting offers no significant advantage over regular calorie-restricted diets for weight loss or metabolic health.

Several health groups sued the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency over its decision to roll back the 2009 endangerment finding,and a study warned of a rising number of fire-prone weather days, driven by rising temperatures and drier conditions.

India hosted the first Global South AI Impact Summit, bringing together world leaders to discuss AI development and applications,and a university was ousted from India's summit over a controversy surrounding its demonstration of a Chinese-made robot dog.Meanwhile, Ireland opened a probe into Elon Musk's Grok AI for generating nonconsensual explicit deepfakes,and new research found that OpenAI quietly revised its mission statement to remove the word "safely" from its declaration.

NASA labeled the 2024 Starliner mission as a Type A mishap, the agency's most severe category of mission failure, Trump ordered the release of government UFO and alien files, citing "tremendous interest" in the issue,and a NASA scientist warned of 15,000 "city-killer" asteroids that remain undetected near Earth.

Argentina barred its soccer chief Claudio "Chiqui" Tapia from leaving the country over an alleged multimillion-dollar tax evasion case.

U.S. civil rights leader Rev. Jesse Jackson died at the age of 84.

Eight skiers were killed by an avalanche in California.