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October 25

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.
Source: AFP via ABS-CBN News external link
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.
Source: Dawn external link

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.
Source: AP external link

Politics and elections

Brazilians vote in the second round of presidential elections between incumbent center-left president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva of the Workers' Party and right-wing challenger Flávio Bolsonaro of the Liberal Party.
Source: Reuters external link
Bulgarians vote in the first round of the presidential election.
Source: Reuters external link
Serbians vote for all seats in the National Assembly in a snap election, amid the student-led protests against the incumbent United Serbia government.
Source: AP external link
The Student List wins the election, with president Aleksandar Vučić conceding defeat.
Source: Reuters external link
Venezuelan opposition leader and Nobel Peace Prize laureate María Corina Machado announces she has returned to Venezuela from exile.
Source: CNN external link

Sports

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.
Source: AFP external link
In rally raid, Dakar Rally organizers move the 2027 event from Saudi Arabia because of security concerns regarding the conflict with the Houthis.
Source: AFP via France 24 external link

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.
Source: AFP via RFI external link

Business and economy

Western Sydney Airport in New South Wales, Australia, commences passenger operations as the Greater Sydney's second airport.
Source: The Guardian external link

October 24

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.
Source: France 24 external link
About 110,000 protesters march in Paris, France.
Source: France 24 external link
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.
Source: France 24 external link
Party leader Marine Le Pen holds the National Rally congress in Orléans, France. Protesters, including left-wing politicians, marched in opposition.
Source: Euronews external link
A new wave of protests is held across Italy. Clashes are reported in Bologna, Turin, Rome and Florence. Protests are also held in Milan, Naples, Padua and Bari.
Source: Rai News external link
Anti-government protests break out in Tirana, Albania. Various government buildings are attacked.
Source: The Guardian external link
At least 25,000 people gather in Madrid, Spain, in support of the country's state pension fund amid the general election in November.
Source: Al Jazeera external link
A student protest in Barcelona, Spain, ends in riots, looting and clashes with the police, resulting in 128 arrests.
Source: Euronews external link
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.
Source: Reuters external link
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.
Source: Al Jazeera external link

Disasters and accidents

At least one person is killed and 527 others are injured as Typhoon Champi swept near Taiwan.
Source: DW external link
Six people are killed and another is injured when a passenger train collides with a minibus in Jewish Autonomous Oblast, Russia.
Source: Reuters external link
Two people are killed and over 2,000 others are displaced by flooding in Chaco and Corrientes, Argentina.
Source: AA external link

Law and crime

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.
Source: CNN external link
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.
Source: DW external link
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.
Source: Smile 90.4FM external link

Armed conflicts and attacks

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.
Source: Al Jazeera external link
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.
Source: Al Jazeera external link

October 23

Sports

Source: OneFootball external link

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

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. All of the gunmen escape from the scene.
Source: AP external link
The Eagle's Nest in Germany is destroyed in a fire. A suspect is arrested.
Source: DW external link

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.
Source: Al Jazeera 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
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.
Source: Reuters external link
Russia and Ukraine confirm the ceasefire agreement for Oleshky, with Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy stating that peace talks will begin next month.
Source: Kyiv Independent 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, which killed two in Zhytomyr Oblast and allegedly targeting four others.
Source: AFP via RFI external link
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.
Source: Daily Tribune external link
The Israeli government orders the military to prepare for a complete lockdown of the West Bank.
Source: Al Jazeera 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. The suspected motives behind the shootings are racism and Islamophobia.
Source: BBC News 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: Reuters external link
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.
Source: AP 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

October 22

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

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

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

Law and crime

Ecuadorian opposition leader and former presidential candidate Luisa González is arrested over allegations of money laundering in campaign financing.
Source: Reuters external link
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
Indonesian authorities capture the Mongolian-flagged tanker, seize 1.16t (1,160kg) of ketamine, and arrest eight crew members. They also detain the two founders of the ship's company based in Johor Bahru, Malaysia.
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 ambush Yemeni Armed Forces soldiers 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 Air Force technicians attached to the Gang Suppression Force.
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

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

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

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