Libyan teachers’ strike escalates as union demands major education reforms
School year is on hold with teachers on strike and other unions threatening to take action.

School year is on hold with teachers on strike and other unions threatening to take action.






![Supporters of jailed former prime minister Imran Khan's Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party take part in a long march in Lakki Marwat of Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province on October 4, 2026 [Marwat Akbar/AFP]](https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/AFP__20261004__D27V7WE__v1__HighRes__PakistanPoliticsProtest-1791131061.jpg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)
![Protesters carry India's national flag during a demonstration calling for the resignation the country's Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar over alleged irregularities in the revision of electoral rolls, in Mumbai on October 4, 2026 [Punit Paranjpe/AFP]](https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/AFP__20261004__D276372__v1__HighRes__IndiaPoliticsElectionProtest-1791123793.jpg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)


Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud says Addis Ababa has yet to come to Mogadishu to negotiate access to sea ports.

Youth-led movement demands resignation of chief election commissioner.
Latest demonstrations deepen a days-long crisis after parliament struck down two affordable housing decrees.

Bosnia and Herzegovina votes on October 4 in an election that may determine whether it breaks its political deadlock.

Israeli Gen. Nitzan Alon told a Washington Institute forum that all Gaza captives could’ve been freed a year earlier.

Palestinian politician Sami Abu Shehadeh withdrew from Israel’s upcoming election.
Court reinstates two Arab lists and Jewish Knesset member Ofer Cassif as Balad leader withdraws after pressure.
Figures across Brazil’s political spectrum have been linked to the scandal in the midst of a key election.
As Islamabad prepares for another opposition march, drivers and businesses are counting the cost of seized containers.
In a series of campaign-style rallies, Trump seeks to boost Republican odds amid Iran war and rising fuel costs.