UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer's speech during the Labour Party conference in Liverpool took an unexpected turn when he mistakenly called on Hamas to return "the sausages," instead of "the hostages." Amid discussions on the Gaza conflict, this slip-up quickly went viral and grabbed British media headlines.

Meanwhile, tensions have escalated in East Africa, as Ethiopia's foreign minister Taye Astke Selassie voiced concerns over Egyptian arms shipments to Somalia. The shipments have raised fears of weapons falling into terrorist hands, especially amid shaky relations over regional ports and Ethiopia's controversial hydro dam project on the Nile.

Shifting to global diplomacy, Saudi Arabia’s Foreign Minister met with the Vatican’s Secretary of State in New York during the 79th UN General Assembly. Their discussions focused on international peace and security, showing a united front for global stability.

In the realm of nuclear negotiations, IAEA chief Rafael Grossi reported a positive shift in Iran's engagement after talks in New York. Grossi plans to visit Tehran in October to address issues such as barred uranium-enrichment experts and unexplained uranium traces, aiming to reinvigorate technical dialogue following the U.S. withdrawal from the 2015 accord.

On a related front, Iran's Quds Force commander, Esmail Qaani, has intervened in Baghdad to support Prime Minister Mohammed Shia Al-Sudani amidst a spying probe. With Iran's significant influence in Iraqi politics and aims for regional stability, Qaani urged Iran-backed factions to cease undermining the PM, under investigation by the Supreme Judicial Council.

In the U.S., Marcellus Williams was executed in Missouri for the 1998 murder of Lisha Gayle, despite compelling pleas for clemency. His case, marked by DNA evidence controversy and opposition from the NAACP, faced multiple reprieves but ultimately proceeded, raising ongoing debates about justice and evidence handling.