The European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre reported a M5.1 earthquake at 07:00 local time on Oct. 1 in the South Pacific off the Santa Cruz Islands; depth 10 km. No tsunami warning has been issued.

U.S. Energy Secretary Wright said he is highly confident Europe will release emergency diesel reserves to help ease rising global fuel prices and added positive news may be forthcoming. Earlier reports said the Trump administration asked Germany and France to free emergency diesel stocks to relieve global fuel-price pressure and warned the U.S. might consider a diesel export ban otherwise. Wright said now is the time to release additional diesel into markets ahead of the harvest and winter heating demand peaks and that Europe has available supply.

Brazil’s Attorney General Jorge Messias on Oct. 1 asked federal police and the federal prosecutor’s office to investigate a Guardian report that the U.S. government allegedly provided $1m to fund civil groups campaigning against the Supreme Federal Court for 'judicial overreach' and 'censorship'. Messias called the allegations extremely serious amid a critical election phase and said foreign political forces must not be allowed to interfere with Brazilian institutions or affect voters’ choices.