During Georgia’s October 4 local elections, protesters in Tbilisi clashed with police while attempting to breach the presidential palace, spotlighting a deepening legitimacy crisis as the ruling party claims sweeping wins and the opposition alleges systemic repression.

Deadly Gen Z-led protests over misrule and failing services are shaking Madagascar, with President Rajoelina dismissing his government, denouncing a “coup attempt,” and facing his most serious challenge since returning to power.

A terrorist used a car and knife to attack a Manchester synagogue on Yom Kippur, killing two and injuring three before being shot by police, prompting nationwide security surges at Jewish sites.

A newly posted “Warrior Up” arson manual fuses ideology with detailed forensic-evasion and synchronized-attack tradecraft, heightening copycat risk to vehicles and soft-perimeter infrastructure in the near term.

Iran is reinforcing Hezbollah’s deterrent posture while nudging outreach to Saudi Arabia to blunt disarmament pressure—signaling no retreat from its proxy strategy despite intensifying international scrutiny.

A coordinated vehicle-ramming, rifle attack, and arson at a Michigan LDS church left two dead and eight wounded, highlighting hybrid-attack risks and persistent vulnerabilities at U.S. houses of worship as investigators search for a motive.