Five civilians are killed and several injured in an Israeli airstrike against a residential building in Gaza City.
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Al Jazeera 
October 3
Armed conflicts and attacks
Unknown gunmen open fire against a vehicle in Ras al-Maara, Syria, killing three people and wounding seven more.
Source:
Hawar News Agency
Politics and elections
Latvians vote to elect 100 seats of the Saeima amid an uptick of airspace incursions and hybrid warfare during the Russo-Ukrainian war.
Source:
Reuters
Disasters and accidents
Ten people are injured, including some critically, in an motor vehicle hooning incident in Newcastle, Australia, during a Newcastle Knights procession before the NRL Grand Final. The driver is arrested at the scene. The incident is considered unintentional.
Source:
Nine News
A Latitude Air Ambulance Gulfstream G100, flying from Bermuda to Boston, goes missing over the Atlantic Ocean with six people on board. Search operations are ongoing.
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News 18
October 2
Law and crime
Riot police clash with protesters in Paris, Montpellier, Nantes and Marseille as justice minister Gérald Darmanin says protests had "gone from high-school student demonstrations to a public order disturbance" and urges an immediate end to violence.
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BBC News
French government ministers, including education minister Édouard Geffray, accuse the far-left of inciting the youth-led unrest across the country. Intelligence agencies briefing the government during a crisis meeting on the riots accuse the left-wing La France Insoumise of actively inciting people to join the protests.
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Ynet News
Business and economy
The G7 countries announce a plan to release 100 million barrels of diesel and crude oil to combat rising fuel prices caused by the Iran war.
Source:
The New York Times
Argentina introduces an immigrant investor program allowing foreigners to obtain citizenship through a US$350,000 contribution to the Ministry of Economy or an $800,000 government bond, with lower additional payments required for spouses and children.
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AFP
Disasters and accidents
The United States National Park Service confirms that the Hōlei Sea Arch, located on Hawaii's Big Island, has collapsed into the Pacific Ocean.
Source:
The Guardian
Politics and elections
Spain's parliament rejects two government housing decrees that would have expanded protections against evictions, limited some real-estate practices, encouraged rentals through tax incentives, and allowed tenants to renew residential leases automatically.
Source:
AP
Swiss president Guy Parmelin announces his resignation from the Federal Council effective December 31. Parliament is expected to elect his successor on 9 December.
Source:
Swissinfo
Armed conflicts and attacks
Reuters reports that Saudi Arabia is planning a offensive on the Houthis in the coming weeks to take back the Bab al-Mandab Strait.
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Reuters
Ethiopian government forces push Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF) rebels out of Afar Region after recapturing the towns of Abala, Erebti and Megale.
Source:
AFP via France 24
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Al Jazeera
The death toll in the Rapid Support Forces drone attack on the University of Kordofan in El Obeid rises to 10.
Source:
Arab News
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The Kyiv Independent
Eighteen people are killed as Boko Haram gunmen open fire on villagers collecting firewood in Marte, Borno State, Nigeria.
Source:
Reuters
October 1
International relations
Eritrea's foreign ministry announces that the country will cut off diplomatic ties with Ethiopia in response.
Source:
Reuters
The European Commission stops payments with immediate effect to Sierra Leone, which would have been €18 million for 2026, after the nation refused to cooperate with the extradition of drugs trafficker Jos Leijdekkers.
Source:
Het Parool
Science and technology
The SpaceX Crew-13 mission to the International Space Station launches, carrying two NASA astronauts, one Roscosmos cosmonaut, and one Canadian Space Agency astronaut, from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida, United States.
Source:
AFP via France 24
Law and crime
Egyptian police are arresting six journalists from a fact-checking and investigative media outlet, accusing them of spreading misinformation on behalf of the banned Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt.
Source:
Reuters
British counter-terrorism police arrest a 25-year-old British-Iranian dual national in Westminster, London, England, on suspicion of preparing terrorist acts linked to the RAF Fairford investigation. Officers also search two properties in the area.
Source:
CNN
Hundreds of prisoners begin leaving prison in England and Wales under an early release scheme by the British government to avoid overcapacity in prisons. More than 4,500 "low-risk" prisoners are expected to be released in the coming weeks.
Source:
Firstpost
Former Malawian military chief Paul Valentino Phiri is arrested by Malawi's anti-corruption agency for allegedly trafficking weapons to Sudan during his tenure in June and July 2025.
Source:
Al-Monitor
Two 18-year-old former students attack a secondary school in Torreón, Coahuila, Mexico, with knives and pyrotechnic devices, killing the vice-principal and injuring three people. Police arrest both suspects.
Source:
AFP via RNZ
Disasters and accidents
A medical helicopter transporting a patient crashes off the coast of Santa Catalina Island in Los Angeles County, California, United States, killing two people, injuring two others, and leaving one missing.
Source:
AP
Armed conflicts and attacks
Ahmad al-Hamidawi, leader of Kata'ib Hezbollah, announces that the group will suspend military activities in Iraq following the withdrawal of U.S. troops, with the exception of targeting hostile aircraft violating the country's airspace.
Source:
Middle East Eye
Israeli settlers shoot and kill a Palestinian man at his home in Yasuf, West Bank, and injure another.
Israeli–Palestinian conflictIsraeli settler violenceIsraeli incursions in the West Bank during the Gaza war
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Reuters
A Russian Su-35 fighter jet shoots down a Russian Mi-8 helicopter over Voronezh Oblast, Russia, in a friendly fire incident. All three crew members are killed.
Russo-Ukrainian war (2022–present)List of aviation shootdowns and accidents during the Russo-Ukrainian war
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Kyiv Independent
A drone strike by the Rapid Support Forces on a dormitory at the University of Kordofan in El Obeid, North Kordofan, Sudan, kills five people.
Sudanese civil war (2023–present)Kordofan campaign (2023–present)War crimes in the Sudanese civil war (2023–present)
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Sudan Tribune
Explosions caused by suspected drone strikes are reported in Ethiopia's capital of Addis Ababa, including one near the Ethiopian National Defense Force' headquarters.
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BBC News
Pakistan launches airstrikes in Afghanistan, claiming the killing of 22 Taliban fighters at two locations, while the Government of Afghanistan reports that nine women and children are killed in Kunar Province and Helmand Province by Pakistan airstrikes.
Source:
Al Jazeera
Politics and elections
Japan tightens permanent residency requirements for foreign nationals, introducing above-average income and basic Japanese-language standards while raising application fees twentyfold as part of broader changes to immigration policy.
Source:
AFP
Gerardo Giovagnoli and William Casali are sworn in as the new Captains Regent of San Marino, succeeding Alice Mina and Vladimiro Selva.
Source:
San Marino RTV
Ousted Sudanese leader Omar al-Bashir is sent to a military hospital in Khartoum, Sudan, for medical treatment.
Source:
Reuters
September 30
Armed conflicts and attacks
American troops complete their withdrawal from Iraq, ending their 23-year presence in the country that started with the 2003 U.S. invasion, and also the 12-year U.S. intervention against the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria.
Source:
Reuters
Hashim Moosa, a top Lashkar-e-Taiba commander and the mastermind of the 2025 Pahalgam attack is killed in an encounter with security forces in Budgam, Jammu and Kashmir.
Source:
The New Indian Express
Unknown gunmen open fire against a bus carrying employees returning home from work in Homs, Syria, killing seven people and wounding four more.
Source:
Middle East Eye
Disasters and accidents
A helicopter crashes in Marondera, Zimbabwe, killing all six people on board, including businessman Wicknell Chivayo and his wife.
Source:
The Citizen
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Manila Bulletin
Law and crime
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit halts Christa Pike's execution in Tennessee shortly before it was scheduled, to allow for further review of whether evidence of childhood sexual abuse was adequately considered at sentencing; the U.S. Supreme Court shortly after lifts the Sixth Circuit's stay order, allowing the execution to proceed.
Source:
Reuters
Pike is sent to a hospital following the failed administration of two rounds of the drugs used to perform the lethal injection.
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BBC News
A Turkish court orders the closure of independent news website and its social media accounts after the justice ministry reported that had published 118 items during the previous year which the court classified as "LGBTQ propaganda".
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AFP via RTL Today
A Flydubai flight from Dubai, United Arab Emirates, to Tel Aviv, Israel, is landed safely in Tabuk, Saudi Arabia, by a relief crew after the copilot violently attacked the captain in an attempted aircraft hijacking.
Source:
CNN
Bolivian police arrest attorney general Roger Mariaca and Santa Cruz de la Sierra prosecutor Alberto Zeballos after the U.S. State Department accused them of corruption and links to drug trafficking. Police also raid prosecutors' offices in several cities.
Source:
AFP
Politics and elections
Romania's parliament rejects prime minister-designate Siegfried Mureșan's proposed government, receiving 182 of the 233 votes required for approval, prolonging the political crisis that began after Ilie Bolojan's government fell in May.
Source:
AP
At least 450 people are arrested and 76 people are injured after students in France protest over class overcrowding and teacher shortages.
Source:
The New York Times
Business and economy
A United States federal judge approves media conglomerate Paramount Skydance's settlement with 12 states that challenged its acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery on antitrust grounds, allowing the $81 billion merger to proceed toward completion.
Source:
AFP via ABS-CBN News
Science and technology
The Tokyo District Court rules that a person's voice can receive protection under publicity rights, in Japan's first case involving alleged audio deepfake, while dismissing actor Kenjiro Tsuda's request to remove already-deleted TikTok videos.
Source:
AFP via France 24