Israeli forces shelled a village in southern Syria and opened fire on residential areas during a ground incursion on Oct. 3, Syrian state broadcaster Alikhbaria reported.

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz arrived in Kyiv on Oct. 4 on an unannounced visit, Berlin government sources said, marking high-level European support for Ukraine.

US President Donald Trump said on Oct. 3 Iran has virtually abandoned its drive to develop nuclear weapons because severe financial exhaustion and regional setbacks crippled Tehran's strategic leverage.

Yemen's Houthi group on Oct. 3 claimed a coordinated missile and drone strike targeting Saudi Aramco facilities in Riyadh, marking a fresh escalation against Gulf energy infrastructure.

The International Energy Agency said on Oct. 3 that member countries had so far released 325 million barrels of oil and oil-derivative products from strategic reserves, from 400 million barrels promised in March.