🇦🇫🇺🇳 - UN Human Rights Council announces plans to investigate abuses in Afghanistan.

🇫🇷🇮🇷 - Iranian court announces the acquittal of the 18-year-old French tourist arrested for espionage in July.

🇬🇪 - Georgian prosecutors charge five opposition figures with attempting to overthrow the government.

🇪🇬🇮🇱🇵🇸 - Indirect talks aimed at ending the war in Gaza begin in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt.

🇪🇹🇪🇬 - Egyptian authorities blame Ethiopia's "reckless unilateral" management of its mega dam on the Blue Nile, the GERD, following floods.

🇸🇾 - Sources confirm government forces have sealed off the two Kurdish-majority neighborhoods of Aleppo, Syria.

🇸🇾 - Local sources report heavy clashes between the SDF and government forces in Aleppo, Syria.

🇺🇸🇮🇱🇵🇸 - US President Donald Trump says Hamas has agreed to "very important things" as part of his deal to end the war in Gaza.

🇸🇾 - SDF and government forces agree to a "comprehensive ceasefire" following the clashes in Aleppo, Syria.

🇷🇺🇪🇺 - EU announces plans to limit the travel of Russian diplomats within the bloc in response to a surge in sabotage attempts.

🇺🇸🇬🇧🇦🇺 - US Department of Defense says it is still reviewing the AUKUS submarine deal involving the UK and Australia.

🇷🇺🇺🇦 - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy accuses Russia of using oil tankers for espionage and sabotage operations.

🇩🇰🇺🇸🇬🇱 - Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen says US President Donald Trump's threat to take over Greenland remains a concern.

🇪🇹🇪🇷 - Ethiopian Foreign Ministry accuses the Eritrean government of "actively preparing for war" against the country.

🇱🇧🇸🇾 - Lebanese President Joseph Aoun says relations with Syria are "steadily improving."

🇮🇶🇸🇾 - Kurdistan Region President Nechirvan Barzani says Syria cannot be governed through a centralized system.

🇫🇷🇮🇷 - Iranian authorities release the 18-year-old French tourist following his acquittal.

🇺🇸 - US President Donald Trump says he may visit the Middle East at the end of the week.

🇺🇸🇮🇱🇵🇸 - US President Donald Trump says he is confident an agreement will be reached between Hamas and Israel to end the war in Gaza.

🇺🇳 - UN announces plans to reduce the number of its peacekeepers worldwide by 25% due to a lack of funds.

🇺🇸🇮🇱🇵🇸 - US President Donald Trump says Hamas and Israel have signed the first part of his plan to end the war in Gaza.