October 30
Business and Economy
Law and crime
The Court of Appeal of Victoria, Australia, rejects Erin Patterson's appeal against her murder convictions and removes her 33-year parole eligibility, effectively imposing life imprisonment without parole for killing three relatives with death cap mushrooms in 2023.
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AFP 
October 29
Disasters and accidents
An oxygen cylinder explodes inside an ambulance parked at a medical facility in Tharparkar, Sindh Province, Pakistan, killing ten people.
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AP
Three people are killed and five more injured during the collapse of a hoodoo at Göreme's Open Air Museum in the Nevşehir District, Turkey. It is suspected to be caused by heavy rainfall over the preceding days.
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AP
Four people are killed and eleven more are injured after an Italian Air Force Boeing CH-47 Chinook crashes near Brčko, Bosnia and Herzegovina.
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AP
Politics and elections
Andreas Norlén, speaker of the Swedish parliament, announces a second vote to elect the next prime minister. He proposes a coalition led by the Center Party's leader, Elisabeth Thand Ringqvist, alongside the Social Democrats, Greens, Christian Democrats, and the Moderates.
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Reuters
Haiti's Provisional Electoral Council sets the first round of presidential and legislative elections for August 29, 2027, with a second round scheduled for December 5, as the country prepares for its first national elections since 2017.
Source:
AFP via RFI
Business and economy
Canada's federal government invests up to C$1.6 billion (US$1.1 billion) in Toronto-based artificial intelligence company Cohere, taking an equity stake as part of a C$7 billion (US$5 billion) funding round intended to expand domestic computing infrastructure and AI development.
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Reuters
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The Crypto Times
Christine Lagarde, the president of the European Central Bank, resigns, saying she could not remain neutral on current events. She will step down from office in February 2027, eight months before her term officially ends.
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Reuters
American food delivery company DoorDash announces an intent to close on an acquisition of grocery delivery company Instacart for $17 billion in late 2027.
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Reuters
Armed conflicts and attacks
Saudi Arabia launches airstrikes against two residential buildings in Taiz, Yemen, killing 12 civilians and wounding three more.
Source:
Xinhua
The Salvadoran government deploys 2,000 troops to Haiti in response to the kidnapping of four Salvadoran Gang Suppression Force members that occurred earlier this month.
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BBC News
October 28
International relations
The United States imposes sanctions on the Rwandan ministry of defence over its role in the conflict in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, alleging that Rwanda is backing the M23 rebels to fight against Congolese forces.
Source:
Reuters
The United Nations General Assembly adopts a resolution calling for an end to the American embargo against Cuba by 130 votes to 17, with 25 abstentions, the measure's lowest support since 1995.
Source:
AFP via France 24
Armed conflicts and attacks
Saudi Arabia launches an airstrike at a market in Al Hazm, Al-Jawf Governorate, Yemen, killing 14 civilians and wounding ten more.
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Xinhua
Eight women and children are reported to be injured in a airstrike in Kadugli, South Kordofan, Sudan.
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Sudan Tribune
Disasters and accidents
At least 69 people are killed and 179 injured during a collision between two high speed trains carrying a total of 544 passengers between Los Yébenes and Urda, in the Province of Toledo, Spain.
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Sky News
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Reuters
4 people are killed and 39 others are injured including seven seriously after a bus transporting tourists overturned in Sarapiquí, Costa Rica.
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Teletica
Law and crime
A youth armed with two knives wounds a police officer outside the Israeli embassy in Belgrade, Serbia, before being shot and killed.
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Reuters
British far-right activist Tommy Robinson is convicted of harassing two journalists and causing them to fear violence.
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RTÉ
Politics and elections
Brazilian senator Flávio Bolsonaro, following his escape from Brazil and arrival in Florida, United States, after the general election, proclaims himself the "rightful" president-elect of Brazil.
Source:
Reuters
Brazilian president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva responds by accusing the U.S. government of colluding with Bolsonaro to install him as president.
Source:
Reuters
Incumbent prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his Likud party-led governing coalition wins a plurality of seats in the Knesset, though no alliance wins a majority, leaving government formation unclear.
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CBS News
Sports
In baseball, the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks defeat the Yokohama DeNA BayStars in four games to win their 13th Japan Series championship.
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Kyodo News
In Major League Baseball, the Milwaukee Brewers defeat the Tampa Bay Rays in five games to win their first World Series championship in franchise history.
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NBC News
Business and economy
The Bank of Canada raises its policy interest rate by 25 basis points to 2.5%, its first increase since July 2023, citing persistent inflation driven partly by higher oil and gasoline prices linked to the Iran war.
Source:
AFP
Jio Platforms raises US$3.2 billion in India's largest-ever initial public offering (IPO), attracting about $77 billion in bids and becoming the country's most-subscribed IPO before its stock-market debut in Mumbai.
Source:
AFP via France 24
October 27
Law and crime
A Salvadoran court issues an order to release former president Antonio Saca from prison after the end of his 10-year sentence for corruption.
Source:
La Prensa Gráfica
Algerian-Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil returns to Columbia University in New York City, United States, after immigration authorities detained him for more than three months over his role in pro-Palestinian campus protests before a federal judge ordered his release.
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AFP
Nigerian police arrest 34 foreigners, including 16 Cameroonians and 18 Nigeriens, suspected of engaging in "illicit activities" in Benue State. The commissioner opens an investigation into their immigration status.
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Daily Trust
Brazilian senator Flávio Bolsonaro leaves Brazil for the United States, despite orders to surrender his passports to the Federal Police, two days after his defeat in the presidential election runoffs to incumbent president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. The government subsequently cancels Bolsonaro's passports, while the U.S. grants him and his family visas.
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Reuters
An Egyptian court orders independent news website to close after convicting editor-in-chief Lina Attalah of operating without a licence. The court also fines her E£3,000,000 (US$53,500) and orders the outlet's equipment confiscated.
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DW
Armed conflicts and attacks
The Persian Gulf Strait Authority says that vessels belonging to South Korean shipping company Sinokor would face legal action beginning on 1 November.
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Reuters
Three people, including a child, are killed in an Israeli airstrike against a tent in Khan Yunis, Gaza Strip.
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Asharq Al-Awsat
A bomb explodes near a bridge in Cúcuta, Colombia, at the border with Venezuela, injuring four police officers.
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AP
The United States launches an airstrike against an alleged drug boat in the Pacific Ocean, killing five people.
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AP
The Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church reports that at least 60 Christians have been killed in attacks in Oromia, Ethiopia, over the last week.
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Reuters
The casualty toll from the massacre by unknown gunmen four days ago in Taraba State, Nigeria, increases to 62 people killed and 52 more wounded.
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AP
The casualty toll from yesterday's drone strike at a market in Nyala, South Darfur, Sudan, increases to over 100 people killed and 112 more injured.
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Reuters
Arts and culture
Netherlands Public Broadcasting (NPO) withdraws the Netherlands from the 2027 Eurovision Song Contest over concerns about Israel's participation, after AVROTROS withdrew in August and NPO failed to find another broadcaster.
Source:
AP
Health and environment
The World Meteorological Organization reports that global concentrations of carbon dioxide, methane, and nitrous oxide reached record highs in 2025, with carbon dioxide averaging 426.8 parts per million.
Source:
AFP via France 24
Politics and elections
The French Senate passes a bill that would make people who knowingly participate in violent protest groups jointly liable for up to €10,000 (US$11,118) in damage and allow authorities to seize certain welfare payments. The bill heads to the National Assembly for a vote.
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The Straits Times
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Reuters
Business and economy
Villa Vie Residences suspends operations of the in Sihanoukville, Cambodia, after running out of money amid sharply higher fuel costs, forcing 203 passengers to disembark with seven hours' notice.
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AFP
China's Shanghai Stock Exchange STAR Market index, which focuses on science and technology companies, plummets 40% in less than four months.
Source:
Reuters
Disasters and accidents
Indian authorities order nearly 100,000 people to evacuate parts of Andhra Pradesh and Odisha as Cyclone Arnab approaches, with the India Meteorological Department forecasting landfall as a very severe cyclonic storm.
Source:
AFP via RFI
Four people are killed, two are missing and several homes are destroyed during floods in Haiti and the Dominican Republic.
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AP