Situation Reports

The European Commission unveiled its Defence Readiness Roadmap 2030, a five-year plan to strengthen the European Union's collective defense capabilities through new joint initiatives on drones and air defense by 2030, a commission press release showed on Oct. 16.

A U.S. defense official said Indonesia, Azerbaijan and Pakistan were leading contenders to contribute troops to a post-war Gaza stabilization force, as talks continued for the second phase of the Trump peace plan meant to permanently end the Israel-Hamas war, Politico reported on Oct. 15.

At least one protester died and 78 police officers and 24 demonstrators were injured during a mass anti-government protest led by unionists and young Peruvians in Lima, La Repubblica reported on Oct. 15.

French Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu survived two consecutive no-confidence votes in the National Assembly thanks to the abstentions of center-left and center-right lawmakers, Reuters reported on Oct. 16.

amas has released all of the hostage bodies it can access, a spokesperson claimed after it handed over nine of 28 dead hostages, though Israel suspects the group has access to at least an additional six bodies, CNN reported Oct. 16.

The Democratic Republic of the Congo and the Rwandan-backed M23 rebel group signed an agreement in Doha, Qatar, to establish a ceasefire monitoring and verification mechanism, Bloomberg reported on Oct. 14.

Pakistan's foreign ministry announced it had agreed to a 48-hour ceasefire with the Afghan Taliban starting at 6 p.m. Pakistan standard time, hours after clashes resurged following days of relative calm, Reuters reported on Oct. 15.

The International Monetary Fund announced that it reached a staff-level agreement with Pakistan, paving the way for the release of $1.2 billion upon executive board approval, Bloomberg reported on Oct. 15.

Kenyan President William Ruto announced a seven-day mourning period after former Prime Minister Raila Odinga, who led the Orange Democratic Movement party, or ODM, died of a heart attack while receiving treatment in India, Citizen Digital reported on Oct. 15.

Sanae Takaichi, the president of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party, or LDP, met with Hirofumi Yoshimura, the leader of the conservative opposition Japan Innovation Party, or JIP, Jiji Press reported on Oct. 15.