•Christa Pike returned to a Tennessee prison on Oct. 10 after a hospital stay that followed a Sept. 30 lethal injection halted when she still appeared to be breathing.
•Iranian communities rally against executions on World Day Against the Death Penalty, citing botched U.S. cases and livestream plans.
•CEOs of ExxonMobil, TotalEnergies, Shell, Chevron and BP were removed from the WPC Energy Congress schedule in Riyadh after Houthi-claimed attacks killed 13 and wounded over 300.
•Trump says he does not believe China or Russia are helping Iran amid disputed reports of support.
•KCNA on Oct. 7, 2026 ran Kim Myong Chol's commentary condemning U.S. Taiwan arms sales after the first two of 66 F-16V jets arrived, warning of confrontation with China.
•North Korea fired an unidentified projectile toward the East Sea, South Korea’s military said.