US Defense Secretary Hegseth said Trump wants peace but is willing to take all necessary measures to secure it in a way that would be truly historic.

China completed participation in the ITU‑R Study Group 6 (SG6) and WP6A/B/C meetings in Geneva from Sep 21 to Oct 2, 2026, the sixth session in the WRC‑27 study cycle. A hybrid delegation of 24 representatives from eight government departments, research institutes, universities and companies had three papers on mobile broadcasting and media processing adopted; revisions progressed on three reports covering broadcast TV testing and audiovisual applications; and two information papers on emergency broadcast technologies and AI‑generated video evaluation were presented.

European stocks opened lower on Oct 8: Germany's DAX fell 198.86 pts (-0.79%) to 24,905.50; France's CAC 40 dropped 49.57 pts (-0.64%) to 7,719.64; EUROSTOXX 50 was down 60.44 pts (-0.98%) at 6,119.85; Spain's IBEX 35 slipped 191.21 pts (-1.00%) to 18,926.79; Italy's FTSE MIB fell 731.75 pts (-1.46%) to 49,240.50; the UK's FTSE 100 lost 78.25 pts (-0.75%) to 10,380.25.