The Week While You Were Out: Iran and Hormuz, the flydubai attack, a weak jobs report, Brazil votes

Iran and the U.S. dig in over Hormuzdeveloping

Iran says the Strait of Hormuz stays closed until its conditions are met, while President Trump says he has a decision to make on Iran.

UAE calls flydubai cockpit attack terrorismdeveloping

UAE prosecutors say the co-pilot who attacked his captain on a flydubai flight to Tel Aviv attempted a terrorist act; U.S. officials say he had earlier been flagged as a security risk.

Hiring stalls as unemployment rises to 4.2%confirmed

Employers added just 29,000 jobs in September, far below forecasts, and the unemployment rate rose to 4.2%.

Russia targets Kyiv's bridgesdeveloping

Russian strikes hit bridges over the Dnipro in Kyiv for a third straight day, damaging the Northern Bridge on Saturday.

Brazil votes in a tight Lula–Bolsonaro racedeveloping

Brazilians are voting today in a close presidential race between President Lula and Sen. Flávio Bolsonaro.

Starship reaches orbit for the first timeconfirmed

SpaceX's Starship reached Earth orbit for the first time on its 14th test flight.

U.S. sends a third carrier toward Iranconfirmed

The Pentagon is sending the USS Theodore Roosevelt carrier group and up to 10,000 more sailors and Marines to the Middle East.

Eritrea and Ethiopia cut diplomatic tiesconfirmed

Eritrea severed ties with Ethiopia after Ethiopia closed its embassy in Asmara and expelled Eritrean diplomats, amid fighting in northern Ethiopia.

New Jersey fines a data center over generatorsconfirmed

New Jersey fined a Microsoft-linked data center in Vineland about $1 million for running 62 gas generators without permits.

• MON · OCT. 5 — Supreme Court opens its term with Boulder's climate case (City of Boulder: Supreme Court to hear Boulder climate case Monday, SCOTUSblog: Suncor Energy v. Boulder County)
• MON · OCT. 5 — Nobel Prize week begins with medicine (NobelPrize.org: Prize announcement dates)
• WED · OCT. 7 — Fed releases minutes of its September meeting (Federal Reserve: FOMC meeting calendars)
• FRI · OCT. 9 — Nobel Peace Prize announced in Oslo (NobelPrize.org: Prize announcement dates)
• ALL WEEK — MLB Division Series continue (CBS Sports: 2026 MLB playoff bracket and schedule, AP via WRAL: White Sox beat Guardians 3-0 in Game 1)