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The Japan Times 
October 21
Politics and elections
Arts and culture
American Eric Lu wins the XIX International Chopin Piano Competition at the National Philharmonic in Warsaw, Poland.
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Chopin Competition
October 20
Science and technology
A severe outage of Amazon Web Services occurs in the United States, impacting many apps and websites.
Source:
NPR
Cambodian prime minister Hun Manet formally inaugurates Techo International Airport, replacing the 70-year-old Phnom Penh International Airport as the main aviation hub for the country.
Source:
Airport World
Law and crime
A court in Daejeon, South Korea, sentences a teacher to life in prison for the murder of a 7-year-old student whom she stabbed at school in a murder-suicide attempt in February 2025.
Source:
The Korea Herald
The Tatmadaw conducts a raid on the KK Park scam center in Myawaddy Township, Myanmar, near the border with Thailand, and detains over 2,000 people and seizes over 30 Starlink terminals.
Source:
AFP via France 24
Disasters and accidents
Two airport ground crew are killed when an Emirates cargo plane crash-lands and strikes a service vehicle at Hong Kong International Airport, before partially falling into the sea.
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RTHK
At least one person is killed and four others are critically injured when a tornado hits the Ermont commune in Val-d'Oise, Île-de-France, France.
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Metro
Politics and elections
October 19
Disasters and accidents
Five people are killed and two others are missing as Tropical Storm Fengshen makes landfall in the Philippines, causing a landslide in Mindanao and heavy flooding in Luzon.
Source:
Al Jazeera
International relations
U.S. president Donald Trump says that the United States will stop payments and subsidies in aid to Colombia, citing "alleged drug trafficking endorsed by its government."
Source:
AP
Armed conflicts and attacks
A ceasefire between Afghanistan and Pakistan, mediated by Qatar and Turkey during peace talks in Doha, comes in to effect.
Source:
Al Jazeera
Palestinian militants are accused by Israel of attacking Israeli forces at ceasefire boundaries, killing two soldiers.
Source:
The Jerusalem Post
At least 44 Palestinians are killed in Israeli airstrikes on the Gaza Strip, with severe attacks carried out in Khan Yunis and Rafah. The Israel Defense Forces and Hamas accuse each other of breaching the ceasefire.
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BBC News
Mahmoud Talal Abdullah, a Palestinian detainee from the refugee camp in Jenin, occupied West Bank, dies in Israeli custody at the Shamir Medical Center in Be'er Ya'akov.
Source:
The New Arab
Sports
In association football, Morocco wins its first U-20 World Cup after defeating Argentina 2–0 in the final.
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Reuters
Law and crime
Thieves steal part of the French Crown Jewels from the Louvre Museum in Paris, France, before fleeing on motorbikes. Police have been unable to locate them. The stolen Crown of Empress Eugénie is later recovered, although it was damaged.
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BBC News
Politics and elections
Centrist candidate Rodrigo Paz Pereira of the Christian Democratic Party defeats independent right-wing candidate and former president Jorge Quiroga to win the presidential election, ending 20 years of Movimiento al Socialismo rule.
Source:
The Guardian
The Taiwanese opposition party Kuomintang elects Cheng Li-wun as the new party chairwoman, who is known for her advocacy of closer ties and peace with China.
Source:
Al Jazeera
Citizens of the breakaway territory of Northern Cyprus vote between incumbent Ersin Tatar and Tufan Erhürman to serve as President.
Source:
Famagusta-Gazette
Erhürman wins the election with 62.76% of the vote, against Tatar, who received 35.81% of the vote.
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AP
Citizens of North Macedonia vote to elect new mayors and cabinets for the country's 80 municipalities.
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Sloboden Pecat
Thousands of Haredi Jews gather around the Israeli consulate in New York City, United States, to protest against the potential conscription of yeshiva students to the Israel Defence Forces, which has been exempt since 1977.
Source:
AP
October 18
Politics and elections
A series of No Kings protests against the Trump administration are held across the United States. Additionally, protests are also held worldwide across several US embassies.
Source:
CBS News
Armed conflicts and attacks
A Cameroonian-flagged tanker carrying liquefied petroleum gas is struck and set on fire by a projectile in the Gulf of Aden east of Aden, Yemen. At least one mariner is reported missing.
Source:
CBS News
Disasters and accidents
Eight people are killed and eight others are injured when a vehicle plunges into a gorge in Chandshali Ghat, Nandurbar district, Maharashtra, India.
Source:
The Times of India