Russian forces strike a residential neighborhood in Dnipro with a cruise missile, killing a family of four, including two children, and injuring 18 other civilians, according to local authorities.
Finland announces that it will deny entry to Russiantourists beginning on Thursday night, thereby cutting off the last direct link between Russia and the European Union.
Three people are killed and 12 others are injured by a Russiancluster munition attack on a bus stop in Mykolaiv, according to mayor Oleksandr Sienkievych.
Taiwan announces that it will end the mandatory quarantine of visitors on October 13 and will also restore temporarily suspended visa-free travel for countries that had a relevant agreement with the island.
Bettina Muscheidt, the European Union ambassador to Nicaragua, is declared persona non grata, presumably due to her criticism of undemocratic policies of President Daniel Ortega.
Montenegro expels six Russian diplomats, whom the country accuses of spying. In response, the Russian embassy in Montenegro announces that its consular section will suspend its services beginning on Friday and "until further notice".
The Supreme Court of India strikes down a portion of the Medical Termination of Pregnancy Act that forbade unmarried women from having an abortion, thus legalising the procedure for all women until the 24th week of pregnancy. The ruling also notes that forcing a woman to carry the child could constitute marital rape, which is not, however, recognised as an offence in India.
Aung San Suu Kyi, the ousted leader of Myanmar, is sentenced to a further three years' imprisonment for "violating the state's secrets act". She is already serving 20 years on other charges.
The European Commission sues Malta in the European Court of Justice, seeking to end the country's "golden passport" scheme, which is the only such scheme still active in the EU. This scheme allows large investors to be granted Maltese citizenship, and by extension, citizenship of the European Union.