A 14-year-old student opens fire at a middle school in Aubagne, France, injuring two staff members, before being detained.
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France24 
October 12
Law and crime
Pakistan's federal government detains hundreds of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) members, including former Khyber Pakhtunkhwa chief minister Sohail Afridi and other provincial officials, after suspending the PTI-led provincial administration and imposing emergency rule.
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AFP via RFI
The criminal trial of Russell Brand on charges of rape and sexual assault begins with jury selection.
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BBC
Business and economy
American economists Robert Ernest Hall and Michael Dean Woodford are jointly awarded the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences for "microeconomic foundations of macroeconomic stabilisation".
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CNN
Disasters and accidents
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France 24
Politics and elections
Ülle Madise, who was elected by the Riigikogu last 2 September, takes office as President of Estonia, succeeding Alar Karis.
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Estonian World
October 11
Law and crime
An executive magistrate's court in New Delhi, India, orders the release of Cockroach Janta Party founder Abhijeet Dipke and two other leaders, requiring them to avoid breaches of the peace for one year after their detention.
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AFP via France 24
Politics and elections
Pakistani president Asif Ali Zardari declares a state of emergency in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and suspends its provincial government amid disputes over the province's response to Islamist militancy.
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AFP via RFI
Raphaël Glucksmann is elected as a candidate in the 2027 presidential election during the Socialist Party primary, receiving more than 66% of the votes in the first round.
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AFP via RFI
Independent candidate Łukasz Gibała wins the Kraków mayoral election in Poland against government-backed Civic Platform senator Monika Piątkowska. ,
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Euronews
Armed conflicts and attacks
Houthis launch an attack on King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh and King Fahd International Airport in Dammam, Saudi Arabia, causing a fire, killing one person and injuring multiple people.
Middle Eastern crisis (2023–present)Yemeni civil war (2014–present)Houthi–Saudi conflictOctober 2026 attacks on Saudi Arabia airports
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Al Jazeera
An Indian national injured in yesterday's attack on King Khalid International Airport dies from his injuries, raising the total death toll to 13.
Middle Eastern crisis (2023–present)Yemeni civil war (2014–present)Houthi–Saudi conflictOctober 2026 attacks on Saudi Arabia airports
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Reuters
The Royal Saudi Air Force launches an airstrike in Sanaa, Yemen, killing a child and wounding seven other people.
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Al Jazeera
The United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations reports that a tanker transiting in the Strait of Hormuz has been hit by an unknown projectile.
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Middle East Eye
Airstrikes are launched at the Egypt–Sudan border targeting an artisanal gold mine in a mountainous area, killing at least 72 people.
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Sky News
Three civilians and two police officers are killed in a mass shooting in Jacona, Michoacán, Mexico, while six other people are wounded. Separately, three gunmen are killed in a shootout with police in Zamora.
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in Spanish
Four FARC dissidents are killed and 12 rifles seized after an airstrike by the National Army of Colombia against a guerrilla camp in Norte de Santander Department, Colombia.
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El Tiempo
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Publimetro
Disasters and accidents
Ten people are reported missing and at least 35 houses and six bridges are swept away in a major flash flood in Gorkha District, Gandaki Province, Nepal. The exact number of casualties is unknown.
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Nepal Views
At least 139 people are killed, 84 more are missing, and over 80 are rescued when a boat carrying migrants shipwrecks off the coast of Djibouti.
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AFP via France 24
Eleven people are killed and 27 others are injured when a tour bus collides with a truck at a toll road of Otoyol 5 in Akhisar, Manisa Province, Turkey.
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Türkiye Today
One person is killed and around 19 others are injured, including four critically, when a passenger bus plunges down a slope and crashes into a residential complex in Valparaíso, Chile.
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Teletrece
Health and environment
The Kenyan health ministry reports that no Ebola cases have been reported since one patient died from the disease on October 5, with 293 tests conducted.
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Reuters
The Indonesian forestry ministry and International Animal Rescue release eight orangutans rescued from wildfires into a protected wildforest in West Kalimantan after fires destroyed habitat near plantations.
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AFP
October 10
Sports
In association football, the match between Rayo Vallecano and Athletic Bilbao is abandoned by referee José María Sánchez Martínez due to fans throwing objects at the pitch to protest against Rayo president Raúl Martín Presa.
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Reuters
In American college football, the Kentucky Wildcats football team defeats the LSU Tigers 35–34 on a 2-point conversion in overtime, becoming the first team in FBS history to win consecutive overtime games by one point since overtime was introduced in 1996.
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The Score
In cycling, French cyclist Paul Seixas wins the 120th edition of the Giro di Lombardia in Italy, becoming the youngest person to do so.
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The Guardian
Law and crime
Indian authorities are placing New Delhi under a security lockdown and have been detaining thousands of demonstrators to block a rally organized by the Gen Z-led Cockroach Janta Party.
Source:
The New York Times
A woman carries out a mass stabbing at an adult school in Warsaw, Poland, injuring three people. The suspect is arrested. It is the third such attack in the country in a week.
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AP
Armed conflicts and attacks
Ethiopian forces regain control of Adigrat in the Tigray Region following a withdrawal of Eritrean forces. Celebrations are reported in the city following the withdrawal.
Ethiopian civil conflict (2018–present)2026 Ethiopian offensive2026 Eritrean incursion into Ethiopia
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UA News
Twelve people are killed and 309 more injured in a Houthi missile attack against Terminal 3 of King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
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Reuters
At least 20 people are killed and 18 others are injured in a Russian airstrike on a five-story residential building in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine.
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Ukrainska Pravda
Disasters and accidents
The National Hurricane Center reports that Hurricane Isaias has weakened to a post-tropical cyclone after making landfall near Destin, Florida, United States.
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NBC News
Four people are killed during Isaias' landfall in the United States, with two deaths in Escambia County, Florida, and another two in Alabama.
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The Guardian
Tropical storm Simon strengthens into a category 4 Pacific hurricane with 150 mph (240 kph) winds as it heads towards Mexico's coast.
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The Rio Times
A man is killed after jumping into a tiger enclosure and being attacked at Yorkshire Wildlife Park in South Yorkshire, England. The tiger was uninjured.
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BBC News
October 9
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.
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MS Now
Isaias makes landfall near Destin, Florida, and weakens to a category 1 hurricane.
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The Straits Times
Flooding is reported in areas of Southern California, U.S., including Long Beach 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.
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KNSD
Simon strengthens into a category 2 Pacific hurricane.
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AP
A magnitude 7.7 earthquake strikes Herrera Province, Panama. A nationwide tsunami warning is issued.
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USA Today
A passenger bus collides with a truck on a road in Mkambarani, Morogoro Region, Tanzania, and catches fire, killing 28 people.
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AP
Armed conflicts and attacks
The Pentagon raises the U.S. military death toll in the Iran war to 21 after reporting two noncombat deaths.
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The Hill
Health and environment
Eight more children in Bangladesh are reported to be killed from measles, bringing the death toll past 1,155.
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BSS
Law and crime
Six people suspected of stealing Pierre-Auguste Renoir's paintings and from the Musée Renoir in Cagnes-sur-Mer, Alpes-Maritimes, France, are arrested, and the artworks are recovered.
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Reuters
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".
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DW
Clashes erupt in New York City, United States, between protestors and police after the shooting of a Dominican Republic national with a criminal conviction by ICE agents. The man, who was in a car alongside a child, was then detained while being wounded.
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Al Jazeera
Eight people are killed, including the perpetrator, in a mass shooting at a home in Erie, Pennsylvania, United States.
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BBC News
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.
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Al Jazeera
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.
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AP
Politics and elections
Palestinian vice president Hussein al-Sheikh announces that the 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 Palestine.
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Reuters
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.
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AP
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.
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Arab News
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.
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Reuters
International relations
Montenegro expels Russian military blogger Mikhail Zvinchuk and four other Russian nationals on national security grounds after detaining them in Risan.
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AFP via RFI
The U.S. issues sanctions against the International Criminal Court (ICC) after its former judge Navi Pillay won the Nobel Peace Prize, freezing assets held by the ICC in the U.S. and limiting U.S. companies from conducting transactions with them.
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Al Jazeera