Overview

• At a weapons exhibition featuring ICBM-class missiles, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un delivered a speech stressing the push to accelerate arms development.
• President Trump said Israel and Hamas will begin indirect negotiations in Egypt on October 6 over a Gaza peace plan, with talks expected to take several days.
• A senior U.S. administration official warned that federal employees could be laid off if budget talks remain deadlocked, with parts of the government already closed.
• Tokyu Railway and Japan’s transport ministry reported a late‑night contact between a revenue train and a non‑revenue train at Kajigaya Station, with no injuries.
• In Japan’s local affairs, a Nanjo City probe member cited structural problems requiring reform in the mayor’s harassment case, while Okayama re‑elected Masao Omori to a fourth term.