
Technology & AI · Oct 1, 2026
Hong Kong’s government used National Day events on October 1, 2026 to underline its First Five-Year Plan, announcing that AI will be treated as a core industry and embedded across public services and strategic sectors, backed by new bodies, funding and skills plans.

Lifestyle & Entertainment · Oct 1, 2026
Prime Video released Dupahiya Season 2 in India on October 1, 2026. The return to the small town of Dhadakpur reunites key cast members, adds regional star Nirahua, and continues the streaming platform's push for locally rooted comedies with broad appeal.

World News · Oct 1, 2026
Norway’s parliament has begun rare public hearings into ties between the late US sex offender Jeffrey Epstein and a number of current and former senior Norwegian officials, prompting police inquiries, demands for transparency and questions about conflicts of interest in the foreign service.

Sports · Sep 30, 2026
India defeated South Korea 2-0 in the Asian Games 2026 semi final in Nagoya to advance to the final against defending champions China, securing at least a silver and positioning themselves to chase their first Asiad women’s hockey gold since 1982.

Hollywood · Sep 30, 2026
TheWrap’s flagship conference TheGrill opened at the DGA Theater in Los Angeles on September 30, 2026, pulling together studio chiefs, distributor executives, creator economy founders and ad and tech partners to debate AI, M and A, theatrical demand and what will actually fill seats in the coming years.

World Scam · Sep 30, 2026
Two Singaporean men were sentenced on Sept 30 for acting as money launderers for a Malaysian criminal syndicate that channelled scam proceeds through local bank and crypto accounts. Court documents show at least 40 Singapore bank accounts and more than 60 SIM cards and 40 mobile phones were linked to the operation, with transfers traced to more than S$1.2 million.

Business & Economy · Sep 30, 2026

Sports · Sep 30, 2026
Australia face a one-match shootout in Potchefstroom today as the third and final ODI against South Africa offers a chance to regain momentum before the Test leg. The match starts at 13:30 SAST and promises a spin testing surface and uncertain weather.

Technology & AI · Sep 30, 2026
Germany’s federal network regulator on September 30 published a 56 page roadmap that distils learnings from a national pilot of AI regulatory sandboxes and sets out practical guidance on how high risk AI rules apply to AI-based medical devices. The document clarifies standards, timelines and the new national oversight role as Germany implements the EU AI Act.

Social Media News · Sep 30, 2026
Dozens of AI produced posters and coordinated posts on Snapchat, Instagram and TikTok helped spread calls to blockade high schools across France this week, investigators and news reports say, complicating efforts to distinguish grassroots student demands from outside agitation.

World News · Sep 30, 2026
A European Union Copernicus analysis released on September 30 finds record high ozone exposure across large parts of the world in 2026, singling out Indonesia’s peat and forest fires among regional contributors as El Nino conditions fuel a severe fire season.

Social Media News · Sep 30, 2026
Finland's national online regulator has signalled a stepped up enforcement posture under the EU Digital Services Act, prioritising protections for children and faster responses to platform removals and transparency requests. The move comes as the EU finalises guidance on how DSA and privacy rules interact.

Sports · Sep 30, 2026
With the three match ODI series level after Thiruvananthapuram, India meet West Indies at Barsapara Stadium in Guwahati on September 30, in a fixture that could shape the home side’s white ball momentum ahead of the autumn schedule.

Lifestyle & Entertainment · Sep 30, 2026
On September 30, 2026, broadcasters and cultural institutions across Canada are staging special programming and community gatherings to honour residential school survivors, remember the children who never returned home, and centre Indigenous storytelling and healing.

World News · Sep 30, 2026
An Assam Rifles patrol was ambushed on Tuesday morning near Nampong Nallah in Changlang district, killing one havildar and injuring four others. Security agencies have launched searches and are investigating suspected cross border insurgent involvement.