Russian Defence Ministry said on Sept 26 that early that day its forces used drones to strike Ukrainian port, transport, logistics and communications hubs, hitting a Kyiv data-processing centre the ministry said supported mobile internet and Starlink satellite communications for the Ukrainian armed forces. The ministry said Russia’s air defences shot down 645 Ukrainian drones between 20:00 on Sept 25 and 08:00 on Sept 26 over Astrakhan, Belgorod, Bryansk and Voronezh regions and over the Black S

At the UN General Debate on Sept. 25, Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif urged the Strait of Hormuz and Bab al‑Mandeb remain open, calling them lifelines for the global economy and saying they must not become arenas of confrontation. He said Pakistan helped broker US‑Iran talks in Islamabad after February’s US‑Israel‑Iran clashes that spread across the Middle East, producing an Islamabad meeting and an Islamabad Memorandum of Understanding, and expressed regret at recent renewed regional escalation. He said Pakistan chooses dialogue over confrontation.

WHO said on Sept 25 the Bundibugyo ebolavirus has spread to additional areas in the Democratic Republic of the Congo; 63 health zones across seven provinces have reported cases. Refinitiv cited WHO data showing 7,890 confirmed cases and 3,799 deaths in the DRC as of Sept 23.