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October 23

Politics and elections

Greece's parliament approves a law banning children under 15 from using social media from January 1, 2027, requiring age verification and penalties for platforms that fail to comply.
Source: Al Jazeera external link

Law and crime

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. Both the gunmen escape from the scene.
Source: AP external link
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.
Source: BBC News external link

Sports

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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.
Source: AFP via RFI external link

Disasters and accidents

Typhoon Champi kills a person and injures 163 others in Taiwan as the government evacuates 2,639 people from mountainous areas.
Source: AFP via France 24 external link
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.
Source: The Australian external link

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.
Source: Turkiye Today external link
Ukrainian police detain a 17-year-old girl suspected of helping Russia's Federal Security Service send methadone-laced capsules to Ukrainian soldiers, killing two in Zhytomyr Oblast and allegedly targeting four others.
Source: AFP via RFI external link
The Israeli government orders the military to prepare for a complete lockdown of the West Bank. This comes after two men who allegedly planned an attack were killed.
Source: Tagesschau external link

October 22

International relations

Source: AFP via France 24 external link
Emirati diplomat Lana Nusseibeh announces her candidacy for Secretary-General of the United Nations.
Source: Reuters external link

Science and technology

The Finnish Government grants Posiva an operating license for the Onkalo spent nuclear fuel repository in Eurajoki, making it the world's first licensed deep geological disposal facility for spent nuclear fuel.
Source: AFP via France 24 external link

Arts and culture

British singer Raye wins the 2026 Mercury Prize for her album .
Source: Billboard external link
The European Parliament awards its 2026 Sakharov Prize to the International Criminal Court and its officials for their work in global justice and upholding international law.
Source: Reuters external link

Sports

In artistic gymnastics, Japan's Daiki Hashimoto wins his fourth consecutive men's all-around title at the 2026 World Championships in Rotterdam, Netherlands, finishing ahead of China's Zhang Boheng and Japan's Shinnosuke Oka.
Source: AFP via France 24 external link
In American football, the Chicago Bears receive an illegal forward handing penalty in a game against the New England Patriots, the first time in 16 years that the penalty has been handed out.
Source: CBS Sports external link
In women's association football, FIFA announces that the United States will host the inaugural FIFA Women's Club World Cup in 2028.
Source: ESPN external link
The Athletics Integrity Unit bans Ethiopian marathon runner Ruti Aga for six years after she tested positive for methylprednisolone and submitted false information and a forged prescription during an investigation.
Source: AFP via France 24 external link

Disasters and accidents

At least four people are killed and one other is injured by flooding caused by Storm Adam in Bouches-du-Rhône, France.
Source: BBC News external link
A 7.0 earthquake strikes Tibet, with an epicenter in Nagqu, killing 16 people and wounding 32 more.
Source: Al Jazeera external link
At least six people are killed and 25 others are injured when a bus collides with a tree in Manendragarh-Chirmiri-Bharatpur district, Chhattisgarh, India.
Source: Xinhua external link

Law and crime

A Guatemalan court sentences seven former police officers to prison terms of up to 60 years for offenses related to the 2024 torture and killing of a gay couple at a police station.
Source: AFP via France 24 external link
Ecuadorian opposition leader and former presidential candidate Luisa González is arrested over allegations of money laundering in campaign financing.
Source: Reuters external link

Health and environment

France reports the first human case of the livestock Shamonda virus in a patient who died after being hospitalized with an unrelated condition.
Source: Reuters external link

Armed conflicts and attacks

Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps reports that seven oil tankers have been hit in the Strait of Hormuz.
Source: Al Jazeera external link
Al-Qaeda gunmen ambushes troops of the Yemeni Armed Forces at a mountainous area in the Shabwah Governorate, killing two soldiers and wounding several more.
Source: Xinhua external link
El Salvador deploys 100 special forces soldiers to Haiti to assist in the search efforts for the four missing Salvadoran Air Force technicians.
Source: AP external link
The Sudanese Armed Forces recaptures two strategic areas in Sudan's Blue Nile state, including the Bukuri base in Ad-Damazin.
Source: Sudan Tribune external link

October 21

Politics and elections

Thousands of students and teachers march through Athens, Thessaloniki, and Patras in Greece to protest against the rising cost of living, calling for affordable student housing and more state investment in education.
Source: AP external link
Paul St-Pierre Plamondon is sworn in as the 34th premier of Quebec, Canada, following the Parti Québécois's victory in the general election.
Source: The Globe and Mail external link

Law and crime

A foreign national is beaten to death by a crowd in Durban, South Africa.
Source: BBC News external link
Italian interior minister Matteo Piantedosi announces a crackdown on truck drivers and farmers protesting in southern Italy over the past month against high fuel prices by blocking highways and transport routes, reporting that they have identified 1,339 individuals, reported 71, and fined 242.
Source: in Italian external link
Taiwanese prosecutors indict five people for allegedly accepting money and planning to injure Huang Yihao, an anti-Chinese Communist Party comedian in New Taipei City.
Source: AP external link
A district judge in New Mexico, United States, orders Meta to pay $25 billion after a jury found it guilty of misleading Facebook users about privacy violations, marking its largest fine ever.
Source: Al Jazeera external link
Source: The Guardian external link
A Tunisian military court sentences politician and businesswoman Olfa Hamdi to four years in prison on state security charges linked to social media posts, including accusations of inciting military personnel to disobey orders.
Source: Arab News external link

Science and technology

American video game publisher Electronic Arts, which was recently bought-out by Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund, announces the closing of its Canadian studio BioWare.
Source: Kotaku external link
Node.js releases three security updates to 10 different vulnerabilities, including 4 deemed high-severity, which affect how it handles DNS resolution, TLS handshakes, and Brotli decoding.
Source: Heise Online external link

Business and economy

South Africa cuts fuel levies by R3.00 (US$0.18) per litre of diesel and R1.50 ($0.09) per litre of petrol from November 4 to December 1 after fuel prices reach record highs.
Source: AFP external link
The North Sea Transition Authority (NSTA) of the United Kingdom approves production from the Jackdaw gas field after energy secretary Miatta Fahnbulleh authorized the NSTA to grant consent, allowing operator Adura to begin supplying gas by late October.
Source: UPI external link

International relations

Indonesia, Pakistan, Qatar, and Turkey jointly sign the Badr Memorandum of Understanding, a major agreement to deepen their defence industry cooperation. The agreement aims to support joint military production projects and strengthen cooperation in technical training, research, and development.
Source: Reuters external link
Ireland's Dáil Éireann approves legislation removing the requirement for United Nations authorization before deploying more than 12 Defence Forces personnel overseas for peacekeeping missions, while retaining approval by the government and parliament.
Source: France 24 external link

Armed conflicts and attacks

Two people are killed and eight others are injured in a Houthi attack on King Fahd International Airport in Dammam, Saudi Arabia.
Source: BBC News external link
The U.S. Department of State orders non-emergency employees at its embassy in Riyadh to leave the country as Houthi attacks ramp up.
Source: Al Jazeera external link
Two people are killed and two others are injured by debris after a suspected Houthi drone is shot down near Shaybah oil field in Eastern Province, Saudi Arabia.
Source: ABS-CBN News external link
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) and Shin Bet say that they have killed Musa Abd Muhammad Hamouda, a Hamas Nukhba forces militant that took part in planning the killing of four IDF soldiers in September 2025.
Source: Ynetnews external link
Salvadoran president Nayib Bukele announces the start of a military operation to rescue four Air Force technicians. The technicians, attached to the international Gang Suppression Force, were taken hostage after gangs attacked their armored vehicle on 18 October.
Source: Reuters external link
United States special envoy Steve Witkoff arrives in Saint Petersburg to talk with Russian president Vladimir Putin about potentially resolving the war with Ukraine. Putin states he would resume United States-mediated trilateral peace talks with Ukraine, on or after November 10.
Source: Reuters external link
American military veteran Stephen Hubbard, who was arrested by Russian authorities in 2022 during the Battle of Izium, is released from custody during the meeting between Putin and Witkoff.
Source: BBC News external link

Sports

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In association football, St. Louis City SC defeats Columbus Crew in a penalty shoot-out to win the U.S. Open Cup, earning the club its first trophy since beginning play in 2023.
Source: ESPN external link

October 20

Armed conflicts and attacks

The death toll in the market drone attack in Abyei on the border of South Sudan and Sudan yesterday rises to 220.
Source: Sudans Post external link
The Sudanese Army says that they have repelled an attack by the Rapid Support Forces and Sudan People's Liberation Movement–North (SPLM–N) on the Blue Nile state.
Source: Sudan Tribune external link
The Rapid Support Forces launches a drone strike on a power plant in Tendelti in Sudan's White Nile State, knocking out the main transition line connecting North Kordofan.
Source: Sudan Tribune external link

International relations

Libya's eastern-based House of Representatives approves a 2019 maritime boundary agreement with Turkey and repeals two 2020 decisions that rejected the accord.
Source: Reuters external link
South Korea withdraws additional embassy staff from Ukraine following a dispute over two captured North Korean soldiers who were transferred to South Korea.
Source: AFP via RFI external link
United Kingdom says it will deploy RAF Typhoons to help Saudis defend against Houthi attacks.
Source: Reuters external link

Disasters and accidents

At least 14 people are killed and 20 others are injured after a bus and a truck collide head-on in Natore District, Bangladesh.
Source: Xinhua external link
Twelve people are killed and 30 others are injured after a bus crashes into a truck near Cairo, Egypt.
Source: Xinhua external link
A leak of glycidyl methacrylate from a chemical tank at the terminal in Toledo, Ohio, United States, forces nearly 1,000 residents to evacuate and prompts shelter-in-place orders for more than 50,000 people in Toledo.
Source: EPA external link

Sports

In Major League Baseball, the Tampa Bay Rays and Milwaukee Brewers advance to the World Series, marking the first time in 46 years that neither playoff team has won a championship before.
Source: Yahoo Sports external link

Politics and elections

The Parliament of Romania appoints Luca Niculescu as the new Prime Minister, succeeding Ilie Bolojan who resigned amid a politicial crisis.
Source: Reuters external link
Malaysia's Registrar of Societies deregisters the opposition coalition Perikatan Nasional, citing internal disputes and breaches of the constitution, preventing its component parties from contesting forthcoming elections under a common coalition banner.
Source: Reuters external link

Health and environment

Nigeria announces its first case of Ebola virus in the epidemic. The victim is a woman who had recently visited Uganda.
Source: The Guardian external link

Law and crime

Police arrest a 34-year-old man for the arson attack on the Hôtel de Ville in Limoges, Haute-Vienne, France.
Source: BBC external link
A United States federal judge sentences a Guatemalan national to 30 years in prison for helping organize a 2022 migrant-smuggling operation in San Antonio, Texas, that left 53 migrants dead and 11 injured.
Source: AFP via France 24 external link
Pakistan arrests a man for selling fake Postage stamps in the United States that resulted in a $126 million loss to the U.S. Postal Service.
Source: Dawn external link

Science and technology

JAXA launches the Martian Moons eXploration spacecraft from the Tanegashima Space Center toward Phobos aboard an H3 rocket, aiming to collect at least 10 grams of surface material from the Martian moon and return the samples to Earth in 2031.
Source: Reuters external link
A critical vulnerability in PHP allowing for remote code execution is discovered, causing many websites to temporarily go offline while a security update is pushed the following day.
Source: NBC News external link
Indian certificate authority eMudhra has its private keys compromised, revealing that some of them were extremely insecure single digit numerals. Major web browser developers Mozilla, Google, and Apple subsequently block the certificates.
Source: The Register external link