Thousands of supporters of jailed former Prime Minister Imran Khan have started a multi-day march toward Islamabad to demand his release, while authorities have blocked the capital’s entry points with shipping containers. support@paulkizitoblog.com

Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Monday joined the country in marking National Teachers’ Day, praising educators for the sacrifices they make and for their role in shaping the nation’s future. The observance falls on Oct. 5 each year and closes National Teachers’ Month, a monthlong celebration that begins on Sept. 5 and coincides with World Teachers’ Day. Marcos’s message on previous occasions has described teachers as second parents who help raise students into future leaders, and has pointed to measures meant to ease the burdens of the profession. These include a law that raised the annual teaching allowance to 10,000 pesos, personal accident insurance and special hardship allowances for teachers posted in difficult areas. The Education Department, headed by Secretary Sonny Angara, has typically led the national celebrations. support@paulkizitoblog.com

Brazilians vote on Sunday in the first round of a presidential election in which President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, 80, is seeking a fourth term against far-right Senator Flavio Bolsonaro. Polls show the two roughly level in a likely runoff. support@paulkizitoblog.com

The United States has withdrawn all of its B-1 bombers from RAF Fairford in England following an investigation into a suspected attack plot against the base, the Pentagon said on Sunday. support@paulkizitoblog.com