October 26
Law and crime
Armed conflicts and attacks
Israel launches an airstrike against a tent for displaced people in Khan Yunis, Gaza Strip, killing four Palestinians, including a child, and wounding many more.
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Al Jazeera 
The three gunmen who carried out a mass shooting at a Greek Orthodox Church in Karak Governorate, Jordan, are wounded and arrested after a shootout with security forces at an abandoned building.
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BBC News
October 25
Health and environment
The Nigerian health ministry expands contact tracing after confirming an imported Bundibugyo Ebola case in Abuja, identifying at least 44 contacts while investigating additional people who may have been exposed and strengthening infection-control measures.
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AFP via RFI
Business and economy
Western Sydney Airport in New South Wales, Australia, commences passenger operations as Greater Sydney's second airport.
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The Guardian
Disasters and accidents
Twenty-four people are killed and 24 more are injured after a bus collides with a truck on a highway in Makueni County, Kenya.
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AP
Eighty-three people are injured, including seven seriously, in a bus crash in Fogars de Montclús, Spain.
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AP
Armed conflicts and attacks
Saudi-led coalition air defences intercept a Houthi ballistic missile and two drones targeting Riyadh Province as King Khalid International Airport resumes limited operations after a two-week closure caused by earlier Houthi attacks.
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AFP via ABS-CBN News
Three staff members are killed and eight students are wounded in an Israeli airstrike against the Islamic University of Gaza in Gaza City. Four other Palestinians are also killed in more airstrikes in the Gaza Strip.
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Dawn
Algeria's parliament approves the deployment of army units to Madama, Niger, to protect energy infrastructure, marking Algeria's first overseas military deployment since 1973.
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BBC News
The Government of Colombia announces that a military operation in El Tambo, Cauca, in the previous days, resulted in the killing of ten National Liberation Army's members, including two key leaders.
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AP
Sports
In auto racing, American driver Kyle Larson of Hendrick Motorsports wins the YellaWood 500 at the Talladega Superspeedway in Alabama, winning his first NASCAR Cup Series race at the circuit.
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ESPN
In rally raid, Dakar Rally organizers move the 2027 event from Saudi Arabia because of security concerns regarding the conflict with the Houthis.
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AFP via France 24
In golf, Japan's Yuri Yoshida wins her first LPGA Tour title at the BMW Ladies Championship in South Jeolla Province, South Korea, finishing ahead of Australia's Minjee Lee and South Korea's Kim Sei-young.
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AFP
The International Weightlifting Federation awards Moscow, Russia, the hosting rights to the 2030 World Weightlifting Championships, making it the first IOC-recognised sports federation to grant Russia hosting rights for a world championship since the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.
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The Straits Times
Politics and elections
Brazilians vote in the second round of presidential elections between incumbent left-wing president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva of the Workers' Party and right-wing challenger Flávio Bolsonaro of the Liberal Party.
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Reuters
Lula wins re-election 52 to 48 percent, defeating Bolsonaro for a fourth non-consecutive term.
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Reuters
Bulgarians vote in the first round of the presidential election. Incumbent Iliana Iotova wins and will face former acting prime minister Andrey Gyurov in a second round due to record low turnout and no candidate having a majority of the vote.
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Reuters
Serbians vote for all seats in the National Assembly in a snap election, amid the student-led protests against the incumbent United Serbia government.
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AP
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Reuters
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Reuters
Venezuelan opposition leader and Nobel Peace Prize laureate María Corina Machado announces she has returned to Venezuela from exile.
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CNN
October 24
Armed conflicts and attacks
Saudi Arabia launches airstrikes against a residential building and a cement factory in Hamdan district, Yemen, killing ten people and wounding many more.
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Tempo
The Israeli military raids 15 cities in the occupied West Bank, arresting several Palestinians, forcing over 2,000 from their homes, and destroying a three-storey building in Hebron.
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Al Jazeera
Unknown gunmen attack a village in Taraba State, Nigeria, killing at least ten people. Locals place the death toll at 20, while Amnesty International claims at least 40.
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Al Jazeera
Two people succumb to their injuries sustained the day before during a mass shooting at a Greek Orthodox Church in Karak Governorate, Jordan, bringing the toll to nine killed and 40 injured.
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CNN
Unknown gunmen open fire against a group of medics in Bafwasende, Democratic Republic of the Congo, while responding to an Ebola case amid the ongoing emergency, killing a nurse and injuring a health worker.
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AP
Law and crime
Survivors of sexual abuse by Catholic clergy reach a settlement with the Archdiocese of New York in the United States, which will see the archdiocese paying at least $250,000 to around 1,300 plaintiffs, totaling over $800 million.
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DW
Five people are killed and three more are injured in a suspected gang-related mass shooting at a residence in Lavender Hill, Cape Flats, South Africa.
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Smile 90.4FM
Politics and elections
The Yellow vests hold a second wave of mass demonstrations across France. About 410,000 people participate and over 1,000 people are arrested.
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France 24
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France 24
Rioters in Paris attack police with projectiles, but are dispersed with tear gas and water cannons. A gendarmerie helicopter is deployed to locate remaining rioters.
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France 24
Party leader Marine Le Pen holds the National Rally congress in Orléans, France. Protesters, including left-wing politicians, marched in opposition.
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Euronews
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The Guardian
At least 25,000 people gather in Madrid, Spain, in support of the country's state pension fund amid the general election in November.
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Al Jazeera
The Conservative Party of British Columbia wins the provincial snap election in Canada, returning to government for the first time in nearly a century and ending nine years of New Democratic Party (NDP) rule. Premier David Eby resigns as NDP leader.
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Reuters
Thousands of Israelis rally in Hostages Square in Tel Aviv to protest against the government, prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu's cabinet, and the continuation of the Gaza war.
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Al Jazeera
Disasters and accidents
At least one person is killed and 527 others are injured as Typhoon Champi swept near Taiwan.
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DW
Six people are killed and another is injured when a passenger train collides with a minibus in Jewish Autonomous Oblast, Russia.
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Reuters
Two people are killed and over 2,000 others are displaced by flooding in Chaco and Corrientes, Argentina.
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AA
October 23
Armed conflicts and attacks
A merchant ship is hit by drones of unknown origins in the Romanian Black Sea, killing a crew member and leaving three more missing. Nine people are rescued.
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Turkiye Today
The U.S. government says that Russia and Ukraine reached a humanitarian ceasefire agreement in Oleshky brokered by U.S. first lady Melania Trump. The ceasefire will take effect on Thursday.
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Reuters
Russia and Ukraine confirm the ceasefire agreement for Oleshky, with Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy stating that peace talks will begin next month.
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Kyiv Independent
Ukrainian police detain a 17-year-old girl suspected of helping Russia's Federal Security Service send methadone-laced capsules to Ukrainian soldiers, which killed two in Zhytomyr Oblast and allegedly targeting four others.
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AFP via RFI
Israeli forces launch a multi-day operation around Hebron in the occupied West Bank, conducting searches, questioning suspects, and demolishing structures after Palestinian gunmen killed two Israeli soldiers at a checkpoint.
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Daily Tribune
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Al Jazeera
Seven people are killed and 34 others are wounded in a mass shooting during a funeral procession at a Greek Orthodox Church in Hamoud, Karak Governorate, Jordan. All of the gunmen escape from the scene.
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AP
A person is killed and five other people are injured in a drive-by shooting spree at three separate locations in Trappes and La Verrière, France. A suspect is arrested. The suspected motives behind the shootings are racism and Islamophobia.
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BBC News
International relations
The Australian Government imposes financial sanctions and travel bans on two North Koreans and sanctions two companies accused of supporting fraudulent overseas information technology work that funds North Korea's weapons programs.
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AFP via RFI
Sports
Argentine football player Lionel Messi is awarded the 2026 Princess of Asturias Award for Sports for his career at FC Barcelona in Catalonia, Spain.
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OneFootball
Politics and elections
The Greek parliament approves a law banning children and teenagers under 15 from using social media from January 1, 2027, requiring age verification and penalties for platforms that fail to comply.
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Al Jazeera
Disasters and accidents
Typhoon Champi kills a person and injures 163 others in Taiwan as the government evacuates 2,639 people from mountainous areas.
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Reuters
Two Philippine Air Force (PAF) SF-260 aircraft collide during a low-altitude training flight and crash at Basilio Fernando Air Base in Lipa, Batangas, killing all four pilots aboard. The PAF grounds its remaining SF-260 fleet pending investigation.
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AP
An 18-storey building under construction collapses in Eastleigh, Nairobi, Kenya, leaving seven people missing and at least one injured. Rescue teams establish contact with some people trapped beneath the rubble.
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The Australian
Law and crime
Protesters clash with police in Arunachal Pradesh, India, over the proposed Upper Siang Hydroelectric Project, injuring about 40 officers and damaging a police station, government buildings, and elected representatives' homes.
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Dawn
The Eagle's Nest in Germany is destroyed in a fire. A suspect is arrested.
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DW