Asia Singapore New cat ownership rules require pet cats to be microchipped and licensed, with limits on the number of cats allowed per household; After a two-year transition period, owners must comply or face penalties, while licences will become chargeable
Asia Cambodia The Referral Hospital Improvement Project, an initiative funded by the Japan International Cooperation Agency, is launching what is described as a "new era of health excellence" in the city and province of Siem Reap
Asia North Korea North Korean athletes will skip the Asian Paralympic Games in Hangzhou, in a decision taken by the country after it was informed that it would not be able to fly its flag at the competition due to non-compliance with anti-doping regulations
Europe Russia Aleksei Navalny attended a hearing by video, without the assistance of a lawyer, after three of his lawyers were arrested and two others left the country; during his testimony the sound cut out and the whole video was subsequently lost
Africa Sierra Leone A team of mediators from ECOWAS and the African Union has concluded the post-election talks between the ruling Sierra Leone People's Party, the National Electoral Commission and the main opposition party All People's Congress in Freetown
Oceania Palau The Angaur State Government suspended its activities on 1 October due to the failure to approve the budget for the year 2024, affecting all state operations, including the Office of the Governor and the Legislature
Africa Senegal The Senegalese space programme, led by the Ministry of Higher Education, Research and Innovation, plans to launch the first Gaïdesat 1 satellite, under construction at the Space Centre of the University of Montpellier, France, in early 2024
Asia Mongolia The National Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Mongolia hosted a meeting to present the programme Promoting and Upscaling Digital Solutions for Enhancing Women Enterprise Growth and Resilience
Oceania Micronesia Philippines is ready to send workers to Micronesia after the ban on sending workers to the island nation was lifted, said President Marcos
Europe North Macedonia Solving all known cases of statelessness in south-eastern Europe and preventing children from being born stateless are the commitments made by national authorities and civil society representatives at a regional conference in Skopje
Asia Syria The country is observing official public mourning for a period of three days for the victims who died in the attack on the al-Mamdani hospital in the Gaza Strip, Palestine
Asia Georgia The Georgian civilisation has been added to the popular Age of Empires video game; gamers can find unique monuments and examples of Georgian cultural heritage, such as the UNESCO World Heritage Site Svan Towers, monastic complexes and many others
Africa Mozambique A graphite mine in Balama has achieved full operation of its hybrid solar photovoltaic and energy storage system
America Paraguay The government has acknowledged a lack of control over its prisons, with a specific reference to the prison of Tacumbú, and emphasised the justifiable need for life insurance for prison guards due to the daily risks they face in their work