**🌍 World news – Friday, 2 October 2026**
**Trump cuts off Caracas outreach**
Trump instructed envoy Richard Grenell to end all diplomatic contact with Venezuela, a sharp escalation, as Caracas reported security operations in Bolívar state dismantling ELN and FARC-dissident camps in its mineral-rich mining areas.
**Sudan's army retakes Sodri**
Sudan's army said it recaptured Sodri in North Kordofan from the paramilitary RSF, while a separate RSF drone strike killed two civilians in El Obeid, as the 2026 civil war continues to shift front lines.
**Floods kill dozens in Myanmar, Thailand**
Flooding and landslides have killed at least eight people each in Myanmar and Thailand, with 20-30 still missing in Tanintharyi Region and over 1.7 million people affected across Bangkok and 27 Thai provinces.
https://www.crisisgroup.org/sco/global/our-radar
**Previously:**
Security Council Report
Sudan
In October, the Security Council is expected to receive the regular 120-day briefing on the situation in Sudan.
During the month, the Security C...
Security Council Report
Sudan
In October, the Security Council is expected to receive the regular 120-day briefing on the situation in Sudan.
During the month, the Security C...
**🌍 World news – Thursday, 1 October 2026**
**US exits Iraq, mission ends**
The US completed its full withdrawal from Iraq on September 30, with the last troops departing Erbil Air Base, ending the 12-year anti-ISIS mission under the 2024 deal. Baghdad marked the moment with a four-day "Sovereignty Days" holiday through October 3, while officials warn of a security vacuum.
https://www.theweek.in/news/middle-east/2026/10/01/us-withdrawal-iraq-operation-inherent-resolve.html
**Lee softens tone on DMZ mine**
Despite UN Command's armistice-violation finding reported yesterday, South Korean President Lee called the blast an "unfortunate accident" in his October 1 Armed Forces Day speech, avoided directly blaming Pyongyang, and said Seoul will keep pursuing dialogue and trust-building steps.
https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/southkorea/defense/20261001/president-keeps-nk-dialogue-push-amid-dmz-mine-dispute
**Typhoon Surigae crosses Izu Islands**
Surigae passed near Aogashima in the southern Izu Islands around 3am October 1, weakening and disorganizing as it moved northeast, cancelling ferries and flights around Hachijojima. It is expected to become an extratropical low east of Japan by October 2.
https://newsonjapan.com/article/150883.php
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