President Donald Trump orders the Pentagon to substantially reduce joint military exercises with South Korea, marking a notable shift in US security posture on the peninsula. He says a full cancellation is not possible because some drills are already underway or too far along to halt, but directs a significant cut in their scale.

Bangladesh says Prime Minister Tarique Rahman will not visit India unless New Delhi extradites former prime minister Sheikh Hasina. The stance turns a possible bilateral visit into leverage in a larger political dispute rooted in Hasina’s flight to India during the 2024 uprising and her continued presence there.

Pope Leo XIV renews his call to end violence against Palestinians in the occupied West Bank and urges international action toward a two-state solution. He frames the appeal around repeated attacks affecting Palestinians and presents diplomacy toward two states as the path to a just and lasting peace.

President Bola Tinubu congratulates Osun State Governor Ademola Adeleke on his re-election, describing the result as an expression of the people’s will. Tinubu says the outcome shows democracy is continuing to strengthen in Nigeria after the 15 August 2026 governorship election.

Former vice president Atiku Abubakar also congratulates Ademola Adeleke on his Osun re-election, saying the result reflects the choice made by voters at the ballot box. The message adds to cross-party acknowledgment of the outcome after the 15 August 2026 governorship vote.

Asish Banerjee, a former deputy speaker of the West Bengal Assembly and a Trinamool Congress leader, is found dead hanging at a party office in Rampurhat in Birbhum district. His body is sent for post-mortem examination, and police investigate the circumstances without yet confirming a cause of death.