Oceania Nauru Nauru embraces a name change, and the beginning of renewed national pride, as the President decided to get back to traditional name Naoero for the country without holding a referendum
Asia Israel Netanyahu defiantly addressed the UN, saying that he decided to attend "after hearing the lies and slanders addressed by the speakers present", calling the UN a "house of darkness" and a "swamp of anti-Semitic bile"
Africa Egypt The area cultivated with cotton increased by 23% compared to the previous season, from 255.000 to 311.700 acres nationwide, of which 70.584 allocated to the production of seeds needed for next year's growing areas
Africa Chad President Mahamat Déby Itno would be planning to travel to France to attend the summit of the International Organisation of La Francophonie on 4 and 5 October, according to Jeune Afrique
Asia Nepal Schools and other educational institutions are kept closed for three days due to torrential rains that hit the country killing at least 66 people and injuring 60 others
America Mexico President-elect Claudia Sheinbaum barred Spain's King Felipe VI from her October 1 swearing-in ceremony over his failure to acknowledge the harm caused by Spain's conquest of Mexico, prompting Spain's Prime Minister to boycott the event
Africa Botswana UN Secretary-General Guterres expressed satisfaction with Botswana's climate change efforts after talks with President Mokgweetsi Masisi on the sidelines of the 79th UN General Assembly in New York, USA
America Nicaragua Local governments have created 202 “Casas de Cultura y Creatividad”, centres that promote art, culture, and national identity, offering courses in various artistic disciplines and teaching traditions such as music, dance, and folklore
Asia Bangladesh Chief Counsellor Prof. Muhammad Yunus urged the international community to engage with a new Bangladesh that aims to ensure freedom and democracy for all 'so that we can emerge as a just and inclusive democratic society'
Asia Bahrain Bahraini designer Hasan Hamad won an important regional award for creating a dynamic set design, with a moving bridge, for Al Reef Theatre's show, On the Other Shore, at the Gulf Theatre Festival in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Africa Cameroon One of the leaders of the Cameroonian secessionist rebels in exile, Ayaba Cho Lucas, anti-government militant and head of the Ambazonia Governing Council, was arrested in Oslo, Norway
Africa Djibouti The World Bank approved an additional $90 million in funding for the expansion of the Djibouti Regional Economic Corridor, a major infrastructure project to increase regional connectivity and trade in the Horn of Africa
Africa Algeria The Algerian government has reinstated visa requirements for all Moroccan passport holders wishing to enter the country, accusing them of criminal activities on its territory, including 'Zionist espionage' and 'drug and human trafficking'
Asia Palestine Palestinian journalist Bisan Owda and AJ+ won the Emmy in the category Outstanding Hard News Feature Story for the documentary It's Bisan from Gaza - and I'm Still Alive