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October 10

Law and crime

Indian authorities are placing New Delhi under an intense security lockdown and have been detaining thousands of demonstrators to block a massive rally that is being organized by the Gen Z-led Cockroach Janta Party.
Source: NYT external link

Disasters and accidents

The National Hurricane Center reports that Isaias has weakened to a post-tropical cyclone after making landfall near Destin, Florida.
Source: NBC News external link
Two people are reported dead from trees falling on homes after Isaias made landfall in the US.
Source: WTVA external link
Simon strengthens into a category 4 Pacific hurricane with 150 mph (240 kph) in winds as it barrels towards Mexico's coast.
Source: The Rio Times external link
A man is killed after jumping into a tiger enclosure and being attacked at Yorkshire Wildlife Park in South Yorkshire, England.
Source: BBC News external link

Armed conflicts and attacks

At least 20 people are killed and 18 others are injured in a Russian airstrike on a five-story residential building in Zaporizhzhia, Zaporizhzhia Oblast, Ukraine.
Source: Ukrainska Pravda external link
Dozens of people are injured in a Houthi missile attack on King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Source: Reuters external link

October 9

Politics and elections

Palestinian Vice President Hussein Al Sheikh informs that Palestinian legislative election planned for November 28 will be postponed, possibly until September 2027, along with the also delayed presidential election, because of worsening conditions throughout the ‌Palestinian territories.
Source: Reuters external link
Czechs begin voting in the first round to elect one-third of the Senate. Incumbent prime minister Andrej Babiš seeks gains of his coalition in the Senate. Municipal elections are also underway.
Source: AP external link
The Mauritanian government of Prime Minister Moctar Ould Diay resigns over power outages. However, President Mohamed Ould Cheikh El Ghazouani reappoints Diay, asking him to form a new government.
Source: Arab News external link

International relations

Montenegro expels Russian military blogger Mikhail Zvinchuk and four other Russian nationals on national security grounds after detaining them in Risan.
Source: AFP via RFI external link

Law and crime

Six people suspected of stealing Pierre-Auguste Renoir's paintings and are arrested, and the artworks are recovered.
Source: Reuters external link
South African judge and former United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay is awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for "her efforts to promote peace and international law".
Source: DW external link
Clashes erupt in New York City, United States, between protestors and police after the shooting of a man from the Dominican Republic by ICE agents. The man, who was in a car alongside a child, was then detained while being wounded.
Source: Al Jazeera external link
The Supreme Federal Court of Brazil issues an arrest warrant for Eduardo Bolsonaro, the brother of presidential candidate Flávio Bolsonaro, on charges of lobbying the U.S. to interfere in the trial of his father, former president Jair Bolsonaro.
Source: Al Jazeera external link
A man armed with a knife takes 13 children and staff members hostage at a school in Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil, and threatens to set it on fire, before being shot dead by police. The hostages are rescued, with two children sustaining injuries.
Source: AP external link
Nine people are killed, including the perpetrator, in a mass shooting at a home in Erie, Pennsylvania, United States.
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Disasters and accidents

Isaias strengthens into a category 3 Atlantic hurricane. It would later weaken to category 2, with 365,000 people in Alabama and Florida, United States, reported to be without power ahead of its landfall.
Source: AP external link
Isaias makes landfall near Destin, Florida, and weakens to a category 1 hurricane.
Source: The Straits Times external link
Flooding is reported in areas of Southern California, including Long and Newport Beach, and the National Hurricane Center issues a tropical storm warning for the area. The warning is the first issued for San Diego County, California, since 2023 during Hurricane Hilary.
Source: KNSD external link
Simon strengthens into a category 2 Pacific hurricane.
Source: AP external link
A magnitude 7.7 earthquake strikes Herrera Province, Panama. A nationwide tsunami warning is issued.
Source: USA Today external link
A passenger bus collides with a truck on a road in Mkambarani, Morogoro Region, Tanzania, and catches fire, killing 28 people.
Source: AP external link

Arts and culture

Pope Leo XIV approves Filipino cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle's election as dean of the College of Cardinals, making him the first Asian to lead the body that elects a new pope.
Source: Reuters external link

Armed conflicts and attacks

An RSF drone strike in Sudan’s Blue Nile State kills 41 displaced people.
Source: AP News external link

October 8

Arts and culture

Canadian poet Anne Carson is awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature for "her bold and inventive oeuvre that, in playful dialogue with the classical tradition, has created new forms ‌for contemporary literature".
Source: BBC News external link
The Bank of England announces that the Atlantic puffin, barn owl, buff-tailed bumblebee, and European hedgehog will feature on the next set of pound sterling notes to be issued in the United Kingdom. It will be the first time animals have replaced people on banknotes in England, which is intended to increase awareness of British wildlife.
Source: BBC News external link

Sports

Source: Kyodo News external link
In women's basketball, Las Vegas Aces center A'ja Wilson wins a record fifth WNBA Most Valuable Player, becoming the first player in league history to win the award for three years in a row.
Source: ESPN external link
Swiss and Sunderland A.F.C. footballer Granit Xhaka receives a two-year probation after admitting to obtaining a fake COVID-19 vaccination certificate during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Source: ESPN external link

Disasters and accidents

In the United States, Georgia governor Brian Kemp declares a state of emergency ahead of Hurricane Isaias.
Source: Fox 5 Atlanta external link
Hurricane Isaias strengthens into a category 2 Atlantic hurricane.
Source: AP external link
Severe rainfall in Chile, particularly in Santiago, caused flooding, river overflowing, mudslides, and power outages, killing one person, injuring six others and damaging over 2,000 homes.
Source: NBC News external link

Armed conflicts and attacks

The USS returns to San Diego, California, U.S., at the North Island Naval Air Station following its nearly seven-month deployment in the Middle East.
Source: Los Angeles Times external link
U.S. president Donald Trump says that the U.S. military will not attack Iran before the midterm elections next month.
Source: AP external link
The Israel Defense Forces announce that they have killed Muhammad Muhsen Nimr Yazji, a Hamas militant who took part in holding Emily Damari, Romi Gonen, and Matan Angrest during an airstrike in Gaza City.
Source: The Jerusalem Post external link
Russian forces launch a ballistic missile attack on two buses in the city of Kramatorsk in Ukraine, killing at least 30 people, while 18 others are wounded.
Source: Al Jazeera external link
Ten inmates are killed and 16 more injured during a prison riot in Mazatlán, Sinaloa, Mexico.
Source: AP external link

Law and crime

Source: CNN external link
A 15-year-old student carries out a mass stabbing against staff members at a primary school in the village of Leszczydół-Nowiny, Wyszków County, Poland, killing one person and injuring two more. The suspect is taken into police custody.
Source: Reuters external link
High Court judge Nicholas Hilliard of England and Wales quashes search warrants used on Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor's homes, finding errors in Thames Valley Police's applications and issuing judge Mark Lucraft's consideration of legally protected material.
Source: AP external link

International relations

South Korea recalls its ambassador to Ukraine after accusing Ukraine of breaching a non-disclosure agreement by disclosing the transfer of two captured North Korean soldiers to South Korea.
Source: The Straits Times external link

Business and economy

The Taiwanese finance ministry reports that exports reached a record US$87.2 billion in September, while imports rose to a record $63.6 billion and the trade surplus reached a record $23.6 billion, citing demand for artificial intelligence-related hardware.
Source: Reuters external link
The Hungarian newspaper , which was shut down in 2016 during the government of former prime minister Viktor Orbán, relaunches as an online news site.
Source: Reuters external link

Politics and elections

The Government of Guinea-Bissau announces that presidential and parliamentary elections scheduled for December 6 will be delayed.
Source: Reuters external link

October 7

Science and technology

French chemist Henri B. Kagan from the Paris-Saclay University and Japanese organic chemist Kensō Soai from the Tokyo University of Science are jointly awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for "the discovery of non-linear effects and autocatalysis in asymmetric organic synthesis".
Source: Reuters external link
The Seychelles Islands Foundation (SIF) and University of Exeter in West Country, England, reports that approximately 180,000 Aldabrachelys gigantea tortoises are living on the islands of Seychelles.
Source: University of Exeter News external link

Business and economy

Guinea sets nationwide price ceilings for bottled water after a ban on single-use plastic water sachets causes shortages and higher prices, with retail packs of several bottle sizes capped at 25,000 francs (US$2.84).
Source: AFP via France 24 external link
The Reserve Bank of India raises its benchmark repo rate by 25 basis points to 5.5%, its first increase since February 2023.
Source: AFP via France 24 external link

Health and environment

The British Antarctic Survey reports that Zavodovski Island in Antarctica has lost more than 500,000 chinstrap penguins since 2011, ending its status as the world's largest penguin colony as warming waters reduce access to Antarctic krill.
Source: AFP via France 24 external link
Australia's High Court rejects MACH Energy's appeal to expand the Mount Pleasant coal mine in New South Wales, finding that planning authorities failed to adequately consider greenhouse gas emissions from burning exported coal overseas.
Source: AFP via France 24 external link

Disasters and accidents

Tropical cyclone Isaias strengthens into a category 1 hurricane, becoming the first Atlantic hurricane of the season amidst a unusually quiet season caused by the ongoing El Niño phenomenon.
Source: AP external link
In the United States, Alabama governor Kay Ivey declares a state of emergency for 40 counties ahead of Isaias.
Source: WVUA-CD external link

Armed conflicts and attacks

Houthi forces claim attacks on Abha International Airport and Riyadh's King Khalid International Airport in Saudi Arabia that killed three civilians and injured 36 others since yesterday.
Source: AFP via France 24 external link
Israeli settlers launch an attack in the occupied West Bank targeting Palestinians, killing a man and wounding 16 other people.
Source: Al Jazeera external link
Eritrean forces are reported to have invaded Ethiopia's Tigray Region and are moving south toward Mekelle.
Source: Al Jazeera external link
Russian forces launch a massive ballistic missile and drone attack on Ukraine, killing at least 28 people, including 20 people killed at a single apartment hit by a North Korean KN-23 missile in Pryluky, Chernihiv Oblast, while hundreds more are wounded.
Source: The Guardian external link
Bulgaria halts the search for the 12 Syrian sailors missing since yesterday after a merchant ship sank after being hit by a drone strike in its waters. The perpetrators are still unknown.
Source: Reuters external link
The Malian Armed Forces and the Russian Africa Corps retake Kidal, which was captured by the Azawad Liberation Front five months ago, after days of airstrikes and ground operations.
Source: Al Jazeera external link
Four women are killed in a Rapid Support Forces drone strike on homes and a mosque in Ad-Damazin, Blue Nile State, Sudan.
Source: AP external link

Law and crime

Mexican president Claudia Sheinbaum sanctions a constitutional amendment prohibiting Mexicans with dual citizenship from running for president or governor.
Source: El Economista external link
For a second consecutive day, riots occur in Liège, Belgium, following earlier student protests, prompting authorities to close the Guillemins railway station and urge local businesses to shut down. Over 100 people are arrested.
Source: RTBF external link
The Court of Appeal in London, United Kingdom, quashes the convictions of five former Barclays traders for manipulating Libor and Euribor, following a 2025 Supreme Court ruling that found legal errors had made similar convictions unsafe.
Source: AFP external link
Nine people are injured in a mass stabbing at a high school in Ostrołęka, Poland. The suspect, a 19-year-old student, is arrested after being injured himself.
Source: Reuters external link