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The announcement follows a Bolivian government mission to Washington, where a delegation met with representatives from the US Departments of State, War and Treasury, as well as the DEA.
Bolivia will create two elite anti-drug units in areas near the border with Brazil, with support from the United States, to counter violence blamed on drug-trafficking organizations. This was announced by the Government Minister, Marco Antonio Oviedo, in statements reported by Efe, explaining that the units will be installed in the departments of Santa Cruz and Beni and will be able to count on foreign instructors.
One of the two could be located in San Ignacio de Velasco or San Matías, in the department of Santa Cruz, while the other would be in Santa Ana del Yacuma, in the department of Beni. Oviedo also announced a meeting with the Brazilian authorities to strengthen coordination between police and intelligence systems. The announcement comes after a Bolivian government mission to Washington, where a delegation met with representatives of the departments of State, War and Treasury, as well as the DEA, the US anti-drug agency.

Russia has warned NATO through its embassy in Belgium that the Alliance's irresponsible policies regarding the Kaliningrad exclave increase the risk of direct military confrontation, declaring its readiness to use its entire arsenal to defend the territory. On the same day, a Russian Tu-95 strategic bomber crashed during a training flight in the Amur region in the far east of the Russian Federation, killing six crew members and injuring one, according to the Russian Defense Ministry cited by Tass.

On the night of September 28-29, over 100 Israeli rioters attacked the Palestinian village of Jalud, near Nablus, setting buildings and vehicles on fire. Three soldiers wounded and three settlers arrested. Unanimous condemnations from Israeli leaders.

The European Union ambassador to Bolivia, Jaume Segura, warned Bolivian citizens, especially young people, against job offers in Russia spread on social media promising high salaries, as behind some proposals there could be the recruitment of foreign fighters to be sent to the war against Ukraine. He spoke in Santa Cruz de la Sierra during an academic activity at Utepsa, in the context of fighting transnational crime. The Bolivian Chancellery has received 34 requests for consular assistance for citizens involved in the conflict, five of whom have already been repatriated, while the Prosecutor's Office has opened four investigations into alleged human trafficking for the purpose of recruitment for armed conflicts. The offers were for jobs in construction, security or painting, with salaries between $2,500 and $2,700 a month and starting bonuses of up to $16,000. Some citizens, once in Russia, signed military contracts and received training before being transferred to the front, while Moscow denies any official involvement.

The United Nations Security Council has extended the mandate of the Multinational Anti-Gang Force (FSG) in Haiti by six months, until March 31, 2027, with 12 votes in favor and three abstentions (China, Russia and Pakistan). The mission, currently with around 1,500 men out of the 5,500 planned, operates as the country prepares for the elections on 13 December, the first in ten years, after new episodes of violence by armed gangs.

Russia warns NATO that the military escalation near Kaliningrad increases the risk of direct confrontation, declaring its readiness to use its entire arsenal to defend the Baltic exclave. Meanwhile, a Tu-95 strategic bomber crashes during a training flight in the Amur region, causing six deaths and one injury.

Leonardo Lecce, aeronautical expert of the Bucarelli commission on Ustica, states that France has documentation and radar data on the case that were never handed over to Italian magistrates, suspecting French involvement in the shooting down of the DC9 during a NATO operation against Gaddafi.