Afghan Taliban spokesman says two Pakistani airstrikes killed nine people in Afghanistan.

EASA said on Sept. 30 that civil aviation safety risks have risen after Houthi forces expanded attacks on Saudi targets and recommended operators avoid flying at any altitude in the Saudi airspace areas it specified. It said Houthi strikes on maritime, energy and infrastructure targets have increased in frequency and scope since September, and that southern and southwestern Saudi airspace near Houthi-controlled areas is particularly exposed. The agency warned that more missile and drone strikes and increased air-defence activity raise the risk of misidentification of civil aircraft, interception and falling debris.

A new mineral reserves filing with the Ministry of Natural Resources records an additional 1.0468 mln tonnes of lithium carbonate equivalent (LCE) at the Jiada lithium deposit in western Sichuan, taking its registered LCE to 2.5310 mln tonnes. The filing reports 33.523 mln tonnes of ore, 423,800 tonnes of Li2O and an average grade of 1.26%. Jiada sits in the western Kunlun–Songpan–Ganzi segment of the Asian lithium belt, a key Chinese hard‑rock lithium province.