Bolivians vote in the second round of the general election to elect Rodrigo Paz Pereira or Jorge Quiroga for President.
Source:
El País 
October 19
Politics and elections
Citizens of the breakaway territory of Northern Cyprus vote between Ersin Tatar and Tufan Erhürman to serve as President.
Source:
Famagusta-Gazette
October 18
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.
Source:
The Canadian Press
Politics and elections
A series of No Kings protests against the Trump administration are held in all 50 states. Additionally, protests are also held worldwide across several US embassies.
Source:
CBS News
Sports
In tennis, Jannik Sinner defeats his rival Carlos Alcaraz 6–2, 6–4, to win the Six Kings Slam exhibition event in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, with the $6 million prize.
Source:
BBC Sport
Law and crime
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
October 17
Law and crime
The Ministry of National Defense of China announces that Vice Chairman of the Central Military Commission of China He Weidong, Director of the Political Work Department of the Central Military Commission Miao Hua and seven other generals were expelled from the party and the military following charges of corruption against them.
Source:
South China Morning Post
The Portuguese parliament approves a ban on face veils for "gender or religious" reasons and making it punishable by up to 2,000. The bill, promoted by right-wing party Chega, is passed to President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa for review.
Source:
AP
A 24-year-old man from Syria, living in Sweden at the time, is identified as the main perpetrator who assassinated anti-Islam activist Salwan Momika.
Source:
The Jerusalem Post
The Polish judiciary refuses extradition of a Ukrainian to Germany who is suspected of blowing up the Nord Stream pipeline, citing lack of evidence, arguing that it happened in international waters, on Russian-owned property, and amidst the Russian aggression against his state.
Source:
DW
A man brandishes a firearm and threatens to kill himself on stage at the 2025 "Wiki World’s Fair" event in New York City. A Wikipedia contributor disarms the man, who was later taken into custody.
Source:
Newsweek
Armed conflicts and attacks
Pakistan carries out a series of airstrikes in Barmal District and Urgun District, Paktia Province, Afghanistan, killing ten people and wounding eight others, ending the 48–hour ceasefire which started two days ago.
Source:
Kabul Now
The International Federation of Journalists confirm that a media worker was among those killed during the Pakistani airstrikes in Kabul, Afghanistan, two days ago. Journalist Abdul Ghafoor Abed was also shot dead while covering the shootouts at the border.
Source:
IFJ
The casualty toll from the Pakistani airstrikes in Spin Boldak, Afghanistan, two days ago, increases to 40 people killed and 170 injured.
Source:
Tolo News
Israel fires at a vehicle carrying a displaced family in Gaza City, killing eleven Palestinians, including four children, after it crossed the ceasefire demarcation line.
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BBC News
At least 14 people are killed, including six attackers, and 13 others are injured in a suicide car bomb followed by gunfire at a military compound in Mir Ali, North Waziristan District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. Harkat-ul-Jihad al-Islami claims responsibility for the attack.
Source:
Xinhua News Agency
Disasters and accidents
Alaska governor Mike Dunleavy requests federal disaster assistance, as flooding in remote villages forces over 2,000 to potentially face a prolonged evacuation longer than 18 months, caused by the remnants of Halong.
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AP
At least 17 people are killed and others are injured when a bus loses control, hits rocks and overturns on a highway in Pernambuco, Brazil.
Source:
The Times of India
Three people are killed and eight others injured during an explosion at an explosives plant in Sterlitamak, Bashkortostan, Russia.
Source:
Reuters
Politics and elections
Mongolian prime minister Gombojavyn Zandanshatar is ousted by the State Great Khural after four months in power.
Source:
AP
October 16
Business and economy
Swiss multinational food and drink corporation Nestlé announces it will cut 16,000 jobs over the next two years to combat rising commodity costs and business expenses.
Source:
AP
Politics and elections
After former Malagasy president Andry Rajoelina flees the country after losing support of the Armed Forces, CAPSAT commander Michael Randrianirina forms the transitional goverment and is confirmed as the interim president.
Source:
DW
The African Union condemns the coup and suspends Madagascar's membership.
Source:
Al Jazeera
Disasters and accidents
At least 15 people are killed and eight others are injured when a truck overturns in Swat District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan.
Source:
Dawn
Armed conflicts and attacks
At least three Palestinians are killed in Gaza by Israeli troops, bringing the total to at least 23 people killed by Israel since the start of the ceasefire.
Source:
Al Jazeera
Houthi sources confirm the death of general and chief of staff Muhammad Abd al-Karim al-Ghamari from an Israeli airstrike in August.
Source:
Reuters
The Afghan government reports that a market and a civilian house were hit in yesterday's Pakistani airstrikes in Kabul. Hospital sources reports that five people were killed and several wounded.
Source:
AP
Four Syrian soldiers are killed and nine others are wounded when a bomb explodes on a Ministry of Defence bus in Deir ez-Zor Governorate, Syria.
Source:
AP
The United States Navy strikes another alleged drug smuggling boat. Survivors have been reported from the attacked boat.
Source:
NBC News
At least eight people are killed in an attack on a security patrol in Zamfara State, Nigeria.
Source:
ABC News
Heavy armed clashes break out in Zawiya, Tripolitania, Libya, after the attempted assassination of Reserve Force commander Suleiman Al-Fitouri.
Source:
Xinhua News Agency
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 ousting, and Khan is also believed to be in India.
Source:
AP
Four people are killed when police open fire to crowd control tens of thousands of people mourning opposition leader and former prime minister Raila Odinga, as his body arrives at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport in Nairobi, Kenya.
Source:
Reuters
Former United States National Security Advisor John Bolton is indicted in a federal court over mishandling of national security documents.
Source:
BBC News