Afghanistan

1. Taliban suspend Afghan consular services in Vienna and London for lack of transparency, coordination

https://apnews.com/article/afghanistan-taliban-embassies-suspension-ce67bc90574efdac3f0d9bb7752c98e4

2. Four UK citizens freed from detention in Afghanistan

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/10/10/four-uk-citizens-freed-from-detention-in-afghanistan

3. Do not turn away from Afghanistan, says global Red Cross

https://www.arabnews.com/node/2388971/world

4. 6.3 Magnitude Earthquake Shakes Part of Western Afghanistan

https://tolonews.com/world-185485

5. Taliban Deny Claims They Are Trying to Join Hamas on the Battlefield

https://www.voanews.com/a/taliban-deny-claims-they-are-trying-to-join-hamas-on-the-battlefield/7303501.html

6. Pakistan says its planned deportation of 1.7 million Afghan migrants will be ‘phased and orderly’

https://apnews.com/article/pakistan-afghans-illegal-migrants-deportation-2c6beee6f73db4678d127cc4752729e4

7. UN warns Pakistan that forcibly deporting Afghans could lead to severe human rights violations

https://apnews.com/article/pakistan-migrant-crackdown-afghans-human-rights-1a99ea9d909620661d419709831cdced

8. Mullah Baradar: We Want Positive Relations With Neighbors

https://tolonews.com/afghanistan-185456

9. Islamic Emirate Establishes Commission for Afghan Refugees’ Return

https://tolonews.com/index.php/afghanistan-185484

 

10. 35 Aid Team Arrived in Herat to Help Earthquake-Affected People: Spokesman

https://tolonews.com/index.php/afghanistan-185463

Middle East

11. Erdogan says Turkey will ramp up diplomacy in Israeli-Palestinian conflict

https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/erdogan-says-turkey-will-ramp-up-diplomacy-calm-israeli-palestinian-conflict-2023-10-08/

12. Qatar mediates opening of Gaza-Israel crossing as protests end

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/9/29/qatar-mediates-opening-of-gaza-israel-crossing-as-protests-end

13. UAE calls Hamas attacks on Israel a ‘serious and grave escalation’

https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/uae-calls-hamas-attacks-israel-serious-grave-escalation-2023-10-08/

14. UAE and Georgia sign Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement

https://www.arabnews.com/node/2389076/middle-east

15. ​ Israel-Palestine war: Entire families killed as Israel pounds sealed-off Gaza

https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/they-are-all-gone-over-dozen-families-wiped-out-israeli-bombardment-gaza

16. Under heavy bombing, Palestinians in Gaza move from place to place, only to discover nowhere is safe

https://apnews.com/article/palestinians-israel-hamas-gaza-2f3d8a95f8b8324d1b002048ff3eb34b

17. Saudi Arabia shows interest in investment

https://tribune.com.pk/story/2440261/saudi-arabia-shows-interest-in-investment

18. Syria accused of ‘pervasive’ torture in first global case over civil war

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/oct/10/syria-accused-of-pervasive-torture-in-first-global-case-over-civil-war

Africa

19. ​ ​Nigeria Reforms Underpin Stronger Economic Growth, IMF Says

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-10-10/imf-sees-nigerian-reforms-leading-to-stronger-economic-growth#xj4y7vzkg

20. Sudan war spreading as death toll tops 9,000

https://www.arabnews.com/node/2387131/middle-east

21. Zimbabwe turns gold-backed digital token into payment method

https://cointelegraph.com/news/crypto-zimbabwe-gold-backed-digital-token-payment-method

22. Uganda suspends operations at Chinese-operated oilfield

https://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/tea/news/east-africa/uganda-suspends-operations-at-chinese-operated-oilfield-4393908