The
Artsakh capital
Stepanakert is struck with
MLRS missiles resulting in heavy casualties and leaving the city without power. Artsakh President
Arayik Harutyunyan warns major cities in Azerbaijan are now "legitimate targets of the defence army" following the strikes on Stepanakert.
(Eurasianet)(BBC News)
Russia reports 10,499 new cases in the past 24 hours, setting a record for the highest number of daily new cases since May 15, when the outbreak was at its peak and lockdowns were in place in parts of the country. This is also the first time that daily new infections surpassed 10,000 since May.
(Daily Sabah)
The United Kingdom surpasses 500,000 cases of
COVID-19 after a backlog of infections left out of
Public Health England's daily figures between September 25 and October 2 led to a record 22,961 cases reported in 24 hours. The glitch led to 15,841 cases not being passed on to data dashboards used for contact tracing.
(The Guardian)
Nigerian Inspector General of
PoliceMohammed Adamu bans the
Special Anti-Robbery Squad and other tactical units from engaging in stop-and-search operations at traffic stops and from setting up roadblocks, as well as mandating that all police officers wear uniforms while on-duty, in response to mounting allegations of agents unlawfully arresting and torturing suspects.
(Al Jazeera)
New Caledonians reject independence from France with 53.26% of votes, according to final results. Turnout is reportedly high.
PresidentEmmanuel Macron welcomes the result as a "sign of confidence in the republic".
(BBC News)
The
Malian interim
government releases 110
jihadists from their
Bamako prison after releasing 70 yesterday. It is believed that their release is part of a
prisoner exchange to secure the release of opposition politician
Soumaïla Cissé, who was kidnapped earlier this year.
(AP)
The
Artsakh capital
Stepanakert is struck with
MLRS missiles resulting in heavy casualties and leaving the city without power. Artsakh President
Arayik Harutyunyan warns major cities in Azerbaijan are now "legitimate targets of the defence army" following the strikes on Stepanakert.
(Eurasianet)(BBC News)
Russia reports 10,499 new cases in the past 24 hours, setting a record for the highest number of daily new cases since May 15, when the outbreak was at its peak and lockdowns were in place in parts of the country. This is also the first time that daily new infections surpassed 10,000 since May.
(Daily Sabah)
The United Kingdom surpasses 500,000 cases of
COVID-19 after a backlog of infections left out of
Public Health England's daily figures between September 25 and October 2 led to a record 22,961 cases reported in 24 hours. The glitch led to 15,841 cases not being passed on to data dashboards used for contact tracing.
(The Guardian)
Nigerian Inspector General of
PoliceMohammed Adamu bans the
Special Anti-Robbery Squad and other tactical units from engaging in stop-and-search operations at traffic stops and from setting up roadblocks, as well as mandating that all police officers wear uniforms while on-duty, in response to mounting allegations of agents unlawfully arresting and torturing suspects.
(Al Jazeera)
New Caledonians reject independence from France with 53.26% of votes, according to final results. Turnout is reportedly high.
PresidentEmmanuel Macron welcomes the result as a "sign of confidence in the republic".
(BBC News)
The
Malian interim
government releases 110
jihadists from their
Bamako prison after releasing 70 yesterday. It is believed that their release is part of a
prisoner exchange to secure the release of opposition politician
Soumaïla Cissé, who was kidnapped earlier this year.
(AP)