Kenya confirmed its first Ebola case on Tuesday after a Kenyan citizen who had travelled from the Democratic Republic of Congo died in Nairobi, Reuters reported.

Kenya is the third country to record a case linked to the Ebola epidemic in eastern Congo, the second largest on record. Uganda reported 20 cases and two deaths earlier in the year but was declared Ebola-free in August.

The Kenyan patient had been ⁠ill for about a month before travelling by road from Congo to Uganda’s capital, Kampala, and then flying to Nairobi on Saturday, Health Minister Aden Duale told a news conference.

After arriving at Nairobi’s international airport, he passed through health screening and was later taken by a relative to Nairobi Hospital. He was admitted with fever, chills and bleeding beneath the skin and was quickly placed in isolation, Duale said.

He died late on Monday.

Health ministry Director General Patrick Amoth said the patient may have passed through airport screening because medication had masked his symptoms.

Duale said Kenya was well-prepared to respond ‌to ⁠Ebola cases.

“We have continued to maintain, as a country, a high level of alert for Ebola since the outbreak began in May,” he said.

The outbreak in Congo was declared in mid-May but may have started months earlier. It has infected more than ⁠8,000 people and caused more than 4,000 deaths despite efforts to contain it.

The outbreak is caused by the rare Bundibugyo strain of Ebola, for which there is no proven vaccine or treatment.

France’s defense ministry said on Tuesday it had conducted the first test launch of its latest-generation M51.3 submarine-launched ballistic missile, underscoring its nuclear deterrent ‌amid heightened tensions with Russia, Reuters reported.

The M51.3 missile, which was not equipped with a nuclear warhead, was launched off the coast of Brittany as part of an operation to certify the nuclear-submarine Le Vigilant’s ability to deploy the weapon following a major maintenance overhaul, the ministry said in a statement.

It said the launch was conducted without a payload and in strict compliance with international obligations.

While the announcement made ⁠no mention of Russia, the test comes after President Vladimir Putin warned the West last week not to escalate a standoff over Ukraine by threatening the Russian exclave of Kaliningrad, which is wedged between EU members Poland and Lithuania and which Moscow has made clear it would defend with nuclear weapons if necessary, according to Reuters.

NATO has said none of its “exercises or activities pose a threat to the territory of the Russian Federation”. Putin also said Russia had no plans to attack any European country and wanted to coexist peacefully.

“Today we are stronger. The message has been sent loud and clear for wherever it must be received,” President ‌Emmanuel Macron ⁠said in a video on X showing him watching the launch.

Macron said in March France would expand its nuclear arsenal and launched an initiative offering European partners joint exercises, the possible short-term deployment of nuclear-capable assets on allied territory and deeper consultation.

Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev and UK Trade Minister Anas Sarwar discussed cooperation in security and the defence industry.

Azerbaijan’s presidential website reported this, adding that Aliyev received a British delegation led by Sarwar on 6 October.

“During the meeting, prospects for cooperation between the two countries in energy, the economy and trade, business, security, the defence industry, data centres, artificial intelligence, agriculture, education and other sectors were discussed,” the statement said.

Belgian-American particle physicist Francis Halzen won the 2026 Nobel Prize in Physics for ground-breaking work creating an observatory to detect some of the universe’s most elusive particles, high-energy neutrinos, and how they are created.

Halzen realized that ice at the South Pole could be used to track neutrinos, sometimes known as ‘ghost particles’ ‌for the way they pass through the Earth and our bodies without a trace, and only interact with matter extremely rarely.

“The messengers bring information from the cosmos,” Reuters quoted Eva Olsson, of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, as saying at a press conference. “They open the door to distant galaxies and tell us about the processes of exploding stars.”

The neutrino interactions collected by the IceCube observatory in Antarctica provide researchers with knowledge about how high-energy neutrinos are created, potentially even revealing previously unknown cosmic phenomena, the academy said.

In 2014, the US-based Smithsonian magazine, dubbed Halzen “Neutrino Man” when giving him one of its ingenuity Awards, acclaiming him for an “amazing experiment (that) heralds the beginning of a new era in astronomy”.

Türkiye, Pakistan and Saudi Arabia have agreed to activate “deterrence measures” under a mutual defense pact and rapidly deploy forces to the Gulf kingdom to counter attacks by Yemen’s Houthis, Al Jazeera reported.

The decision was announced after the three countries’ defense and foreign ministers held an emergency meeting in Riyadh.

It marked the first time the alliance – known as the Mecca Alliance for Defense – has been invoked since it was signed on August 7.

The agreement declares that an attack on any of the three nations will be treated as an attack on all, mirroring a central provision of NATO’s founding treaty.

“The committee agreed to activate collective deterrence measures, within the framework of the Alliance, in response to the attacks and all those responsible for them,” Khalid bin Salman, Saudi Arabia’s defense minister, said in a social media post.

He said the alliance had “reaffirmed the solidarity and unity of our countries, in confronting the heinous attacks against the Kingdom, and holy sites”.

A separate joint statement published by Pakistan’s Foreign Ministry said the three countries would “provide the agreed military forces and capabilities and ensure their rapid deployment” to Saudi Arabia.

The announcements came hours after forces aligned with Yemen’s internationally recognized government launched a counteroffensive to retake territory the Iran-aligned Houthis captured last month. The Yemeni forces, who are backed by Saudi Arabia, said they have retaken the port city of Mocha on the Red Sea and are now in control of the strategic Bab al-Mandeb strait. The Saudi-led coalition has confirmed its participation in the Yemeni government offensive, saying 100 of its fighter jets are providing air support.

The Houthis, meanwhile, claimed an attack on the King Khalid International airport in Riyadh and the Aramco refinery in coastal Rabigh.

The group also said it hit a series of sites, including an airport, an airbase and other critical locations.

There was no confirmation from Riyadh on the Houthi claim, according to Al Jazeera. 

Russia and Ukraine continued to exchange strikes overnight. The Moscow Region came under one of the largest drone attacks in the past two years. One person was killed, the Russian state-run TASS news agency reported.

Moscow Mayor Sergey Sobyanin said 650 UAVs headed toward the Moscow Region between 8:30 p.m. on October 5 and 5:00 a.m. on October 6. Most of them were destroyed outside the region, while 105 were destroyed as they approached the capital.

A 20-year-old man was killed in the Solnechnogorsk municipal district of the Moscow Region in the overnight attacks. Drones were destroyed across 16 municipalities in the region. Six more people were injured.

Russian forces, meanwhile, launched 137 UAVs toward Ukraine, of which 114 were shot down. According to the BBC Russian Service, one of the bridges over the Dnipro River in Zaporizhzhia was targeted. Traffic on the bridge was temporarily suspended. Five people were injured, including two Red Cross workers. A high-rise residential building was also damaged.

A private enterprise was damaged in Russian strikes in Odesa. In Kyiv, a fire broke out on the roof of an educational institution following a morning attack.

Meanwhile, six people were killed and more than 50 injured in daytime airstrikes on Kharkiv on October 5.

The 19th International Olympiad on Astronomy and Astrophysics was held in Vietnam’s capital, Hanoi, from 25 September to 5 October, bringing together 320 students from 64 countries. Each country could enter a maximum of five students.

Armenia’s team comprised Ruzanna Shiroyan, Natali Margaryan and Bagrat Bagratyan from the A. Shahinyan Specialised Physics and Mathematics School, Emil Harutyunyan from the National Polytechnic University of Armenia’s High School, and Davit Badalyan from the Shirakatsy Lyceum Scientific and Educational Complex.

Ruzanna Shiroyan won a silver medal, while Natali Margaryan, Bagrat Bagratyan and Emil Harutyunyan won bronze medals.

The Olympiad consisted of four rounds: theoretical, telescope observation, data analysis and planetarium.

The Armenian team was led by Artashes Mkrtchyan, affiliated with Yerevan State University and the Yerevanen Scientific and Educational Foundation, and Artavazd Harutyunyan, affiliated with Yerevan State University and the A. Shahinyan Specialised Physics and Mathematics School.

At the 18th International Olympiad on Astronomy and Astrophysics, held in Mumbai, India, in 2025, Armenia’s team won two silver medals and one bronze medal.

Armenia played Montenegro to a 0-0 draw in Podgorica in the fourth round of League C, Group 2 of the UEFA Nations League.

Montenegro controlled most of the possession in the first half, while Armenia relied primarily on counterattacks. Neither team was able to convert its chances before halftime.

The two national teams continued to trade attacks after the break, but neither was able to finish its opportunities.

Montenegro was reduced to 10 players late in the match when Lončar was shown a straight red card. Armenia was unable to capitalize on the numerical advantage, however, as the game ended without a goal.

Armenia will host Cyprus in Yerevan in the fifth round on November 12. In the final round on November 15, Armenia will face Latvia.

Armenia national football team head coach Yeghishe Melikyan said he was proud of his players following their 0-0 draw with Montenegro. 

“I am very proud of my guys. Only I know how much the team struggled with injuries in the buildup to this fourth match. We proved a lot. There are players on the national team who came to me before the game with existing injuries and pain and told me they were ready. There was discipline, dedication, and character in this game — everything I initially wanted to see in the national team,” Melikyan said during the post-match press conference.

Armenia played Montenegro to a 0-0 draw in Podgorica in the fourth round of League C, Group 2 of the UEFA Nations League.

Armenia will host Cyprus in Yerevan in the fifth round on November 12. In the final round on November 15, Armenia will face Latvia.

Dr. Hampig Sarafian, Chairman of the Central Committee of the Social Democrat Hunchakian Party (SDHP), has described the Pashinyan administration’s policies as pragmatic and multi-vector.

In an interview with Armenpress, Sarafian addressed a wide range of issues on Armenia’s foreign policy agenda today.

“What the political leadership of Armenia is doing today is an entirely correct, pragmatic policy, which is also multi-vector. We cannot imagine otherwise how the problems can be solved in such a situation and how we can achieve our goals. We view positively the growing interest of the international community in Armenia; we now have the means that were not available before. The international community previously did not show proper economic interest toward Armenia; it is particularly encouraging to see the continued development of relations with the United States and European countries,” Sarafian said.

He said that in the United States, Armenia is equally accepted as a friendly country by both Republicans and Democrats. According to Sarafian, during the administration of U.S. President Donald Trump, bilateral relations have changed significantly and favorably.

“Progress in terms of peace in the region, and especially economic opportunities, is significant. Trump’s interest in the Crossroads of Peace initiative is evident, recognizing that peace stems from the interests of the countries of the region and international partner states. Great hopes are certainly associated with TRIPP. It is encouraging that concrete steps have already been taken and the agreements reached in advance have not remained on paper. TRIPP is also a guarantee of [Armenia’s] security,” Sarafian said.

Taking into account the principles on which current international politics is based, Sarafian notes that the greatest security guarantee is that Armenia can develop strategic, mutually beneficial relations with a number of countries.

“First and foremost, we must find common ground with our immediate neighbors, whatever the relations with them may be, while on the other hand pursuing a proactive policy, because only in this way can we make our partners understand that bilateral mutually beneficial cooperation stems from this. Today our homeland is on the rise. There are many problems in Armenia, as in all countries, but our homeland is definitely on the path of progress. We are enthusiastic about Armenia, and we hope that a day will come when there will be a great influx of people, and there will no longer be concerns that Armenians in the Diaspora may assimilate and lose their identity,” Sarafian said.