Saudi Arabia launches airstrikes against two residential buildings in Taiz, Yemen, killing 12 civilians and wounding three more.
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Xinhua 
October 29
Armed conflicts and attacks
Disasters and accidents
An oxygen cylinder explodes inside an ambulance parked at a medical facility in Tharparkar, Sindh Province, Pakistan, killing ten people.
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AP
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BBC News
Politics and elections
The head of the European Central Bank Christine Lagarde resigns.
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Reuters
October 28
Armed conflicts and attacks
Saudi Arabia launches an airstrike at a market in Al Hazm, Al-Jawf Governorate, Yemen, killing 14 civilians and wounding ten more.
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Xinhua
Eight women and children are reported to be injured in a airstrike in Kadugli, South Kordofan, Sudan.
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Sudan Tribune
Politics and elections
Incumbent prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his Likud party-led governing coalition wins a plurality of seats in the Knesset, though no alliance wins a majority, leaving government formation unclear.
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CBS News
Brazilian senator Flávio Bolsonaro, following his escape from Brazil and arrival in Florida, United States, after the general election, proclaims himself the "rightful" president-elect of Brazil.
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Reuters
Brazilian president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva responds by accusing the U.S. government of colluding with Bolsonaro to install him as president.
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Reuters
Disasters and accidents
At least 69 people are killed and 179 injured during a collision between two high speed trains carrying a total of 544 passengers between Los Yébenes and Urda, in the Province of Toledo, Spain.
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Sky News
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Reuters
Law and crime
A youth armed with two knives wounds a police officer outside the Israeli embassy in Belgrade, Serbia, before being shot and killed.
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Reuters
British far-right activist Tommy Robinson is convicted of harassing two journalists and causing them to fear violence.
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RTÉ
Business and economy
The Bank of Canada raises its policy interest rate by 25 basis points to 2.5%, its first increase since July 2023, citing persistent inflation driven partly by higher oil and gasoline prices linked to the Iran war.
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AFP
Jio Platforms raises US$3.2 billion in India's largest-ever initial public offering (IPO), attracting about $77 billion in bids and becoming the country's most-subscribed IPO before its stock-market debut in Mumbai.
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AFP via France 24
International relations
The United States imposes sanctions on the Rwandan ministry of defence over its role in the conflict in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, alleging that Rwanda is backing the M23 rebels to fight against Congolese forces.
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Reuters
The United Nations General Assembly adopts a resolution calling for an end to the American embargo against Cuba by 130 votes to 17, with 25 abstentions, the measure's lowest support since 1995.
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AFP via France 24
Sports
In baseball, the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks defeat the Yokohama DeNA BayStars in four games to win their 13th Japan Series championship.
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Kyodo News
In baseball, the Milwaukee Brewers defeat the Tampa Bay Rays in five games to win their first World Series championship in franchise history.
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NBC News
October 27
Disasters and accidents
Indian authorities order nearly 100,000 people to evacuate parts of Andhra Pradesh and Odisha as Cyclone Arnab approaches, with the India Meteorological Department forecasting landfall as a very severe cyclonic storm.
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AFP via RFI
Four people are killed, two are missing and several homes are destroyed during floods in Haiti and the Dominican Republic.
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AP
Law and crime
A Salvadoran court issues an order to release former president Antonio Saca from prison after the end of his 10-year sentence for corruption.
Source:
La Prensa Gráfica
Algerian-Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil returns to Columbia University in New York City, United States, after immigration authorities detained him for more than three months over his role in pro-Palestinian campus protests before a federal judge ordered his release.
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AFP
Nigerian police arrest 34 foreigners, including 16 Cameroonians and 18 Nigeriens, suspected of engaging in "illicit activities" in Benue State. The commissioner opens an investigation into their immigration status.
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Daily Trust
Brazilian senator Flávio Bolsonaro leaves Brazil for the United States, despite orders to surrender his passports to the Federal Police, two days after his defeat in the presidential election runoffs to incumbent president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. The government subsequently cancels Bolsonaro's passports, while the U.S. grants him and his family visas.
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Reuters
An Egyptian court orders independent news website to close after convicting editor-in-chief Lina Attalah of operating without a licence. The court also fines her E£3,000,000 (US$53,500) and orders the outlet's equipment confiscated.
Source:
DW
Health and environment
The World Meteorological Organization reports that global concentrations of carbon dioxide, methane, and nitrous oxide reached record highs in 2025, with carbon dioxide averaging 426.8 parts per million.
Source:
AFP via France 24
Business and economy
Villa Vie Residences suspends operations of the in Sihanoukville, Cambodia, after running out of money amid sharply higher fuel costs, forcing 203 passengers to disembark with seven hours' notice.
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AFP
China's Shanghai Stock Exchange STAR Market index, which focuses on science and technology companies, plummets 40% in less than four months.
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Reuters
Politics and elections
The French Senate passes a bill that would make people who knowingly participate in violent protest groups jointly liable for up to €10,000 (US$11,118) in damage and allow authorities to seize certain welfare payments. The bill heads to the National Assembly for a vote.
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The Straits Times
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Reuters
Armed conflicts and attacks
The Persian Gulf Strait Authority says that vessels belonging to South Korean shipping company Sinokor would face legal action beginning on 1 November.
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Reuters
Three people, including a child, are killed in an Israeli airstrike against a tent in Khan Yunis, Gaza Strip.
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Asharq Al-Awsat
A bomb explodes near a bridge in Cúcuta, Colombia, at the border with Venezuela, injuring four police officers.
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AP
The United States launches an airstrike against an alleged drug boat in the Pacific Ocean, killing five people.
War on drugsOperation Southern SpearUnited States strikes on alleged drug traffickers during Operation Southern Spear
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AP
The Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church reports that at least 60 Christians have been killed in attacks in Oromia, Ethiopia, over the last week.
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Reuters
The casualty toll from the massacre by unknown gunmen four days ago in Taraba State, Nigeria, increases to 62 people killed and 52 more wounded.
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AP
The casualty toll from yesterday's drone strike at a market in Nyala, South Darfur, Sudan, increases to over 100 people killed and 112 more injured.
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Reuters
Arts and culture
Netherlands Public Broadcasting (NPO) withdraws the Netherlands from the 2027 Eurovision Song Contest over concerns about Israel's participation, after AVROTROS withdrew in August and NPO failed to find another broadcaster.
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AP
October 26
Disasters and accidents
Two people are killed and around 90,000 more are left without electricity after the impact of Storm Boelo in Scotland, parts of Northern Ireland, and northern England.
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AA
Politics and elections
Protests and riots are held in Bilbao, Spain, after and during a political event hosted by far-right commentator Vito Quiles. At least nine people are arrested.
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El Constitucional
Sports
In association football, English player Harry Kane wins the men's Ballon d'Or for the first time, while Spanish player Alexia Putellas receives the women's award for a record-tying third time.
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CNN
Armed conflicts and attacks
Senior officials representing the members of the Mecca Defence Alliance, including Pakistani military chief Asim Munir, Saudi defense minister Khalid bin Salman Al Saud, and Turkish intelligence director İbrahim Kalın, meet with Iranian leadership, including President Masoud Pezeshkian, in Tehran to discuss efforts to de-escalate the 2026 Iran war and the Yemeni civil war.
Middle Eastern crisis (2023-present)2026 Iran warYemeni civil war (2014–present)Pakistan in the 2026 Iran warSaudi Arabia in the 2026 Iran warSaudi-led intervention in the Yemeni civil war
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France 24
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 Israel Defense Forces says that they have killed four Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad militants in the Gaza Strip over the weekend.
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The Jerusalem Post
Egypt's parliament authorizes President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi to provide military support to Saudi Arabia if requested amid Houthi attacks in Saudi territory.
Middle Eastern crisis (2023-present)Egypt–Saudi Arabia relationsHouthi–Saudi conflictYemeni civil war (2014–present)2026 Houthi attacks on Saudi airports
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AFP via France 24
The United Nations (UN) announces it will conclude its support for the Transitional Assistance Mission to support the Somali federal government by October 31. The UN will continue supporting Somalia through other smaller agencies.
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AA
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Al Jazeera
More drone strikes by the Rapid Support Forces are reported across power stations in southeast Sudan, cutting power across the region.
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Reuters
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
The Jordanian Armed Forces announces that it has carried out airstrikes against alleged positions of the Islamic State in various areas of Syria's Daraa Governorate and Suwayda Governorate, reporting that the gunmen are linked to the group, claiming the killing of 20 militants. Seven civilians are confirmed killed, including three children and an elderly man.
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Internazionale
The Syrian transitional government announces the closure of the Nasib Border Crossing with Jordan, suspending passenger and commercial traffic in both directions, after reporting that the airstrikes were not coordinated.
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AA
Law and crime
Brazilian police orders senator Flávio Bolsonaro to surrender his passports after Supreme Federal Court justice Alexandre de Moraes barred him from leaving Brazil, one day after Bolsonaro lost the runoff of the general election to incumbent president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.
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SBS News
A Swiss court convicts former Belarusian security officer Yuri Harauski over the 1999 abduction of businessman Anatol Krasouski, later killed, and gives him a two-year suspended sentence. He is acquitted over Yury Zacharanka's enforced disappearance.
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Reuters
The United States Federal Bureau of Investigation announces they have arrested nine people involved in Nigerian scam centers, as part of an international operation targeting organised crime in Nigeria, locating $11 million in funds purloined by the scammers.
Source:
OCCRP
Arts and culture
says has been named its Word of the Year for 2026 following a surge in its use across social media.
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BBC News