#Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte on Saturday announced he was retiring from politics and dropping plans to run for vice president in next year’s elections when his term ends, avoiding a legal battle with opponents who question such a move.
Speaking before reporters, #Duterte said many Filipinos have expressed their opposition to his vice-presidential bid in surveys and public forums.

#Turkey's 'Terminator' drone now using a laser-guided missile.

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The diplomatic discord between Algeria and France deepened Sunday after Algiers banned French military planes from its airspace, its latest response to a row over visas and critical comments from President Emmanuel Macron.

France's jets regularly fly over the former French colony to reach the Sahel region of West Africa, where its soldiers are helping to battle jihadist insurgents as part of its Operation Barkhane.

A spokesperson for the French Armed Forces said Algeria had closed its airspace to two flights, but that it would have "no major consequences" for operations in the Sahel region.

https://www.france24.com/en/france/20211003-algeria-escalates-france-diplomatic-row-with-flight-ban

An unprecedented operation involving 15 international security agencies has exposed an Iranian terror infrastructure that was planning a series of assassinations against Israeli and Western targets around the world. https://www.investigativeproject.org/9018/colombia-uncovers-another-iranian-foreign

At least five civilians died in a bombing outside a mosque in #Kabul, according to a Taliban spokesman. The attack seemed to target a funeral. No one immediately claimed responsibility for the explosion, but attacks by Islamic State have increased since the Taliban seized control of Afghanistan in August, raising the possibility of a wider conflict between the two extremist groups.

Update: The Taliban said they carried out a deadly operation against a hideout in Kabul belonging to the Islamic State following a bombing outside of a Kabul mosque. https://tolonews.com/afghanistan-174900

#Taiwan has reported a record number of incursions by Chinese warplanes into its air defence identification zone (ADIZ) for the second day in a row, Taiwan's Ministry of National Defense said.

The self-governing island said a total of 39 Chinese military aircraft entered the ADIZ on Saturday, one more than the 38 planes it spotted on Friday.

The 38 and 39 planes respectively are the highest number of incursions Taiwan has reported in a day since it began publicly reporting such activities last year.

#Singapore’s parliament passed a sweeping and controversial law outlawing foreign interference in the city state’s affairs, that critics say could be used to silence dissenting voices. Under the legislation social-media firms can be required, among other things, to hand over users’ information and block content the government deems subversive.

The Biden administration announced that tariffs imposed on Chinese goods by former President Donald Trump will remain in place.

🔴 #Algeria lawmakers launch efforts to criminalize French colonialism, deputy parliament speaker tells media.

#China will be capable of mounting a full scale invasion of #Taiwan by 2025, the island’s defence minister Chiu Kuo-cheng has said, describing current tensions as the worst in 40 years.

Speaking to the China Times on Wednesday, Chiu said China was capable now, but would be completely prepared to launch an invasion in three years.

British officials travelled to #Afghanistan to hold talks with senior Taliban leaders, the first such open meeting since the West’s mass evacuations from the country in August.

Items on the agenda included alleviating the country’s humanitarian crisis and ensuring safe passage for those who want to flee.

Nonetheless, no Western country has yet recognised the Taliban as the legitimate rulers of Afghanistan.

The #energy crisis in #Europe is caused by the fact that the countries did not conclude long-term contracts for gas supplies from #Russia in time. This opinion was expressed by the President of Serbia Aleksandar Vucic, who arrived in Slovenia for the summit of the EU and the Western Balkans. (Tanjug agency)

Vucic noted that #Serbia's decision to build the Balkan Stream gas pipeline (a continuation of the Turkish Stream) was very clever since it allowed providing the country with gas at an affordable price. "Now we have enough electricity and gas," Vucic stressed, promising to provide heat in homes, "unlike other European countries."

Upon arrival in #Moscow, Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian gave a media interview in which he stated that #Tehran expects Russia to be "sensitive" to Israeli movements in the South Caucasus and "any possible changes in borders."

He said he was confident that he "will reach good agreements'" at tomorrow's meeting with Lavrov.

Abdullahyan added that he would conduct serious negotiations with Russian officials on the situation in the South Caucasus.

A group of French senators will meet with Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen in Taipei today. Beijing protested the visit, while Taiwan’s foreign ministry said it showed a “commitment to the spirit of freedom and democracy.”

❗Regional leaders have extended the Southern African Development Community (SADC) military mission which intervened in Mozambique in July to combat an Islamist insurgency in the country’s northernmost Cabo Delgado province.

Очаква се Украйна да сключи стратегически договор за закупуването на 24 дронове от Турция с потенциално регионално отражение. Анкара е най-близкият съюзник на Русия в НАТО – алианс, към който Киев се надява да се присъедини, но Турция и Русия имат различни интереси по отношение на украинската страна. https://drmjournal.org/2021/10/06/drm-update-%d1%89%d0%b5-%d1%80%d0%b5%d0%b0%d0%b3%d0%b8%d1%80%d0%b0-%d0%bb%d0%b8-%d1%80%d1%83%d1%81%d0%b8%d1%8f-%d0%bd%d0%b0-%d0%bf%d1%80%d0%be%d0%b4%d0%b0%d0%b6%d0%b1%d0%b0%d1%82%d0%b0-%d0%bd%d0%b0/

The World Health Organisation endorsed use of the first #malaria vaccine for children at risk of infection. It said that the jab, called RTS,S and made by GlaxoSmithKline, was safe and reduced by 30% cases of severe malaria in young children.

In much of sub-Saharan Africa youngsters contract malaria several times a year. A child under five dies of it every two minutes.

A magnitude 5.9 earthquake hit #Pakistan’s Balochistan province, killing at least 20 people and injuring hundreds more.

With rescue operations being hindered by a lack of access and poor communications, officials say the death toll is likely to increase.