France decided to take a look at the previous investigation of an assassination of the Rwandan president, Juvenal Habyarimana, that happened in 1994. The plane with the president on board was shot allegedly by soldiers from Hutu tribe. Reopening the case is strongly criticized by the current state’s authorities. This tragic incident sparked off the country’s genocide. The purpose of the revived investigation is to interrogate a dissident general, Faustin Kayumba Nyamwasa. He claims that current president Paul Kagame is responsible for the assassination. President strongly contradicts these allegations. 

In a meeting of the international affairs committee of the Federation Council of Russia deputy defence minister Nikolai Pankov announced a plan to establish a permanent naval base in Tartus in Syria. According to Pankov, the preparations for the base are relatively advanced and the project should be approved soon. Russia is currently using Tartus naval facilities, but they date from 1970s and require modernisation and enlargement in order to accommodate larger warships.

The euro zone finance ministers approved 1.1 billion euros after Greece was given a positive review concerning the outstanding reforms. Nonetheless, Greece hoped to receive 2.8 billion euros from this third aid package. The decision about the remaining 1.7 billion was postponed until the end of October, as data on arrears payments for September is still missing from Athens. These funds were part of the third bailout program, 86 billion euros, which was agreed upon with the euro zone members in 2010. In return, Greece had to carry out reforms concerning pensions, labor markets and privatizations. So far 33.5 billion euros had been approved by the EU.  

China is ready to discuss "possibilities" with India in its bid to become a full member of the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG), said a senior Chinese diplomat on Monday. Last month, Indian authorities said they have held talks "substantially" with Beijing on joining the NSG, the community of countries that sell civilian nuclear technology. Speaking to reporters on the eve of his visit to India this week, Chinese President Xi Jinping at the summit of the BRICS group said the new NSG members are coordinated with all existing members. "These rules have not been established in China," said Li Baodong, the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs. "On the question of joining the NSG, China and India have very good relations, and we are ready to expand cooperation with the Indian side to increase the consensus."

The ruling Georgian Dream party, led by Prime Minister Giorgi Kvirikashvili, received 48.61% of the votes and won the Georgian parliamentary election that was held on 8 October 2016. The United National Movement (ENM), led by former president Mikheil Saakashvili, took the second place with 27.14% of the votes. According to the external monitors. this year’s parliamentary election was better organized, fairer and much free that previous ones. Besides the two parties, the “Alliance of Patriots of Georgia” that opposes the pro-Western path of development got 5% of the votes and crossed the threshold to gain seats in the Parliament of Georgia.

Over 140 people died and over 500 were wounded in a series of air strike in Yemen’s capital, Sana’a. Fighter jets of a Saudi-led coalition struck three times, destroying a hall which held a funeral of the father of one of Houthi leaders. Though a few of the victims were Houthi military officers and politicians, the number of dead suggests that many civilians were killed as well. Saudis initially denied any responsibility, but acquiesced on Sunday to demands for an immediate investigation under pressure from the UN and US, which condemned the air strikes.