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October 25

Business and economy

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October 24

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.
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Disasters and accidents

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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Armed conflicts and attacks

The Israeli military raids 15 cities in the occupied West Bank, arresting several Palestinians and destroying a three-storey building in Hebron.
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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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About 110,000 protesters march in Paris, France.
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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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Marine Le Pen holds the National Rally congress in Orléans, France. Protesters, including left-wing politicians, marched in opposition.
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Anti-government protests break out in Tirana, Albania. Various government buildings are attacked.
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A new wave of protests is held across Italy. Clashes are reported in Bologna and Turin.
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A student protest in Barcelona, Spain, ends in riots, looting and clashes with the police.
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October 23

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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Armed conflicts and attacks

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.
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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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The Trump administration 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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Russia and Ukraine confirm the ceasefire agreement for Oleshky, with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy stating that peace talks will begin next month.
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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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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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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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Sports

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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.
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The Eagle's Nest in Germany is destroyed in a fire. A suspect is arrested.
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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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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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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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October 22

Arts and culture

British singer Raye wins the 2026 Mercury Prize for her album .
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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.
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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.
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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.
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In women's association football, FIFA announces that the United States will host the inaugural FIFA Women's Club World Cup in 2028.
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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.
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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.
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International relations

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Emirati diplomat Lana Nusseibeh announces her candidacy for Secretary-General of the United Nations.
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Law and crime

Ecuadorian opposition leader and former presidential candidate Luisa González is arrested over allegations of money laundering in campaign financing.
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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.
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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.
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A 7.0 earthquake strikes Tibet, with an epicenter in Nagqu, killing 16 people and wounding 32 more.
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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.
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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.
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Armed conflicts and attacks

Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps reports that seven oil tankers have been hit in the Strait of Hormuz.
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Al-Qaeda gunmen ambush Yemeni Armed Forces soldiers at a mountainous area in the Shabwah Governorate, killing two soldiers and wounding several more.
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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.
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The Sudanese Armed Forces recaptures two strategic areas in Sudan's Blue Nile state, including the Bukuri base in Ad-Damazin.
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