At least 15 people are killed and eight others are injured when a truck overturns in Swat District, Pakistan.
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Dawn 
October 16
Disasters and accidents
Law and crime
The prosecution of the International Crimes Tribunal in Bangladesh formally announces that it seeks the death penalty against former prime minister Sheikh Hasina and former Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan over alleged crimes against humanity committed during last year's protests. Hasina has been in exile in India since her ouster, and Khan is also believed to be in India.
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AP
October 15
Politics and elections
President Rodrigo Chaves Robles restricts abortion in Costa Rica only to cases where the life of the mother is at risk.
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AP
Uruguay becomes the first country in Latin America to decriminalise euthanasia via legislation after the law is passed by the Senate.
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AP
Guatemalan President Bernardo Arévalo accepts the resignation of three top security officials following a jailbreak where 20 members of the Barrio 18 gang escaped from prison.
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AP
Armed conflicts and attacks
Hamas has returned two more hostages' bodies to the Red Cross, with 19 still in Gaza despite the Gaza peace plan's deadline last Monday. Donald Trump also states Israel may resume fighting if he believes Hamas does not uphold their part of the agreement.
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AP
Pakistan claims that it killed at least 15 Taliban members in an airstrike in Spin Boldak, Afghanistan. The Taliban claims that twelve civilians are killed and over 100 are injured. Both countries also claim that they killed several soldiers during a shootout.
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BBC News
Pakistan carries out two airstrikes against Kabul, capital of Afghanistan. The target and the result are unknown. After the attack, both countries agree to a 48-hour ceasefire.
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BBC News
Doctors Without Borders announce that they are permanently closing their offices in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, due to safety concerns.
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AP
Six Pakistani soldiers and nine Pakistani Taliban gunmen are killed in a shootout in Orakzai District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan.
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Reuters
The United States reportedly greenlights covert operations in Venezuela.
United States–Venezuela relations2025 US Caribbean naval deploymentUnited States involvement in regime change in Latin America
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The New York Times
Ukrainian authorities order mass evacuations across 40 settlements and towns in northeastern Kharkiv Oblast, citing the worsening situation around the city of Kupiansk.
Russo-Ukrainian war (2022–present)Kupiansk offensiveHumanitarian impacts of the Russo-Ukrainian war (2022–present)
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Reuters
Disasters and accidents
Ten people are killed and 21 others are injured, including four critically, in an explosion on a crude palm oil tanker docked at a shipyard on Batam Island, Indonesia.
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Marine Insight
International relations
South Korea issues a blanket travel ban on its citizens to parts of Cambodia known for its scam centers, alleging that over 200,000 foreign nationals are working in these centers, including 1,200 South Koreans.
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South China Morning Post
Russo-Ukrainian war (2022–present)Russia–United Kingdom relationsInternational sanctions during the Russo-Ukrainian war
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RBC-Ukraine
Law and crime
Judges at the International Criminal Court dismiss Karim Khan, the chief prosecutor in the case against former Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte due to links between Khan and some victims of Duterte's alleged crimes, whom Khan represented prior to Duterte's arrest.
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AP
Italy's Supreme Court of Cassation blocks the extradition of a Ukrainian national suspected of causing explosions which damaged the Nord Stream pipelines in 2022 to Germany, where he is wanted.
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DW
Iraqi politician Safaa Al Mashhadani, a candidate for the upcoming parliamentary elections, is assassinated by a bomb attached to his vehicle in Al-Tarmia District. The perpetrators are unknown.
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Gulf News
October 14
Disasters and accidents
At least 16 people are killed and several injured in a fire at a garment factory in Dhaka, Bangladesh.
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Reuters
The death toll from the past week's torrential rain-related flooding across five states in eastern Mexico, especially in Hidalgo and Veracruz, increases to 64, with 257 others still missing. At least 100,000 homes, 59 medical facilities, and 308 schools across the region are damaged by water and oil from the Gulf of Mexico.
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Milenio
Twenty people are killed and 16 others are injured when a bus catches fire in Rajasthan, India. Prime Minister Narendra Modi announces compensation payments of ₹200,000 (US$2,200) to the deceased's families and ₹50,000 ($569) to those injured.
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The Hindu
Armed conflicts and attacks
Israeli forensic teams identify the four dead hostages returned on Monday as three Israelis and a Nepalese citizen, all of whom were kidnapped during the October 7 attacks.
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BBC News
In response to the limited release of bodies on Monday, Israel notifies the United Nations it will not open the Rafah crossing and only allow 300 aid trucks to enter the Gaza Strip daily, instead of the 600 agreed to in the ceasefire agreement.
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The Times of Israel
Israeli troops kill nine Palestinians in Gaza, saying those killed violated the IDF's withdrawal line as established by the peace agreement.
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Reuters
The United States Navy carries out an airstrike on an alleged drug boat near the coast of Venezuela. U.S. president Donald Trump announces that at least six people were killed by the attack.
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AP
The Congolese government and the Rwanda-backed M23 rebels sign an agreement in Doha, Qatar, to formally establish an oversight body to work towards a permanent ceasefire, which will include representatives from the two groups and the other members of the International Conference on the Great Lakes Region.
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AP
Law and crime
Three carabinieri are killed and 25 other people are injured in an intentional explosion during the attempted eviction of a farmhouse in Castel d'Azzano, Province of Verona, Veneto, Italy. A woman and her two brothers, all in their 60s, are arrested.
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Rai News
Science and technology
Microsoft ends support for Windows 10 a decade after its release, despite 41% of Windows users still running this version of the operating system.
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CNET
International relations
The Iranian government detains and imprisons two unnamed French nationals for alleged espionage on behalf of French and Israeli intelligence agencies.
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TRT World
Business and economy
The Chinese commerce ministry issues sanctions on and bans Chinese companies from dealing with five subsidiaries of South Korean shipbuilding company Hanwha Ocean, which has shipyards and investments in the United States and maintains contracts with the U.S. Navy.
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The Wall Street Journal
The European Union fines luxury brands Gucci, Chloé, and Loewe over 157 million (US$182.5 million) for violating EU competition laws through price fixing.
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The Fashion Law
Politics and elections
Malagasy president Andry Rajoelina issues a decree dissolving the National Assembly one day after fleeing to an unknown location, alleging fear for his life following a military coup.
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AP
The Malagasy military formally announces it is "taking power" with a military council after the ousting of President Rajoelina.
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Le Monde
Incumbent Nauruan president David Adeang is unanimously re-elected by the parliament following Saturday's election.
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RNZ
Federal police fire tear gas and water cannon at over 80,000 demonstrators in Brussels, Belgium, protesting against Prime Minister Bart De Wever's proposed austerity laws which would cut pensions, unemployment benefits, and healthcare systems in an attempt to lower national debt.
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AP
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Reuters
October 13
Business and economy
Joel Mokyr is awarded half of this year's Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences for "having identified the prerequisites for sustained growth through technological progress", with Philippe Aghion and Peter Howitt sharing the other half for "the theory of sustained growth through creative destruction".
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Nobel Prize
Law and crime
Three faculty members are wounded in a stabbing attack at a private high school for neurodivergent children in Torrance, California, United States. The suspected assailant, an ex-student, is arrested, and the two bombs he left nearby are found to be inactive.
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Los Angeles Times
International relations
Heads of government of 30 countries and leaders of several major international organisations gather in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt to discuss the next steps in the implementation of the Gaza peace plan. It is expected that the focus will be on the future governance of the Gaza Strip, security, and humanitarian assistance.
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BBC News
The Dutch government invokes the Goods Availability Act to seize control of the Chinese-owned semiconductor manufacturer Nexperia, which is headquartered in Nijmegen, Gelderland, amid concerns that the company's governance "could pose a risk to Dutch and European economic security".
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Financial Times
Pakistani prime minister Shehbaz Sharif nominates United States president Donald Trump for the Nobel Peace Prize for a second time, citing his mediation of the Gaza peace plan. Sharif had previously nominated Trump in June for his role in mediating a ceasefire to the 2025 India–Pakistan conflict.
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The Hill
Sports
Cape Verde qualifies for the FIFA World Cup for first time in its history after defeating Eswatini 3–0 during CAF World Cup qualifiers.
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RFI
Politics and elections
Results from Saturday's election in Nauru show that incumbent president David Adeang has been re-elected to his seat, though the parliament must decide whether Adeang will continue to serve as president.
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RNZ
Armed conflicts and attacks
Hamas hands over the 20 remaining living Israeli hostages to the Red Cross, and Israel releases over 1,900 Palestinian prisoners and detainees, including 250 people serving life sentences for convictions in attacks on Israelis, as part of the ceasefire agreement.
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AP
Under the terms of the ceasefire agreement, local authorities shut down aid distribution sites run by the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation, which were the locations of shootings by the Israeli military that killed over 2,600 people seeking food aid.
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AP
Hamas returns the bodies of four of the 28 deceased Israeli hostages, partially violating a provision of the ceasefire agreement for all hostages to be returned in one day, though the agreement acknowledged the possible inability of Hamas to be able to locate all the bodies in the specified timeframe.
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Haaretz
Hamas publicly executes eight men in Gaza City accused of being criminals and Israeli collaborators.
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BBC
Nineteen security forces are killed in two Pakistani airstrikes in Spin Boldak and Bahramcha, Afghanistan. A local high-ranking commander is among the fatalities.
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Kabul Now
Malagasy president Andry Rajoelina flees the country after losing the support of the armed forces. Rajoelina says he has not resigned and confirms a coup d'état is underway.
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Global Nation
Disasters and accidents
At least 66 people are injured, including around 16 seriously, when two trains collide outside Jablonov nad Turňou, Slovakia.
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Reuters
Two people are killed and one is injured when a SOCATA TBM-700 aircraft crashes in Dartmouth, Massachusetts, United States.
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AP News
Health and environment
Scientists at the University of Exeter in England report large-scale die-off of coral reefs, the first major tipping point in large changes in the climate system.
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Nature