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October 1, 2019 (Tuesday)

Armed conflicts and attacks

War in Donbass, Minsk Protocol
- Ukraine agrees to the "Steinmeier formula", aimed at granting a special self-governing status to the Donbass and organising OSCE-validated elections according to Ukrainian law. (Kyiv Post) (TASS)
2015–19 Iraqi protests, New Arab Spring
- At least two people are killed and 200 are injured at protests against unemployment and government corruption in Iraq. Protestors also try to enter the fortified Green Zone in Baghdad. (Reuters)

Arts and culture

China celebrates its National Day with parades across the country, including a large military parade in the capital Beijing. (CNN)

Business and economy

Belfast shipyard Harland and Wolff's owner, Dolphin Drilling, announces that it has found a buyer for the shipyard, infrastructure-based InfraStrata, saving it from closure. (Reuters)

Disasters and accidents

The Nanfang'ao Bridge, the only steel single-arch bridge in Taiwan, collapses on fishing boats in Su'ao. Ten people are injured and six are believed to have been trapped. (Reuters)
Severe flooding affects Laxey, Isle of Man, with some residents evacuated from their homes. (Isle of Man Government)

Health and enironment

Dutch farmers stage a protest in the Amsterdam area against proposals to halve livestock numbers in a bit to cut nitrogen emissions. Motoring group ANWB claims tractors on highways caused a total of 1,136km (700 miles) of traffic jams during morning rush hour, with tractors on one highway swerving back and forth to prevent traffic passing. (BBC)

International relations

Law and crime

One person is killed and at least nine others injured after “a native Finnish man” attacked students with a sword at a vocational school inside a mall in Kuopio, Finland. Firearms were employed as the police disarmed and captured the suspect, who is also injured. (Evening Standard) (CNN) (NewsNow)

Politics and elections