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October 13

Armed conflicts and attacks

Two merchant ships are hit by unknown drones off Bulgaria's Black Sea coast, with one sinking. Eleven crew members are missing and 20 in total are rescued. Bulgarian prime minister Rumen Radev has blamed Russia and summoned its ambassador. It is the second such attack in six days.
Source: Reuters external link
The Royal Saudi Air Force strikes a fuel depot near Sanaa, Yemen. The Houthis launch missiles upon multiple Saudi Arabian cities, including Riyadh and Dammam, in response.
Source: BBC external link
An administrative building belonging to Saudi Aramco in Dhahran, Eastern Province, Saudi Arabia, is partially consumed by a fire after a Houthi missile is intercepted over the city by Saudi forces.
Source: Reuters external link

Law and crime

Cornell University in Ithaca, New York, United States, suspends all fraternity parties and social events for the remainder of the 2026–27 academic year following allegations that seven Chi Phi members drugged and gang-raped a student in 2024.
Source: BBC News external link
The Hungarian National Assembly passes an amendment repealing most provisions of the anti-LGBTQ child protection law that was previously passed during former prime minister Viktor Orbán's tenure in 2021.
Source: DW external link
The Clark County District Court in Nevada, United States, sentences former Crips gang leader Duane "Keffe D" Davis to a minimum of 40 years in prison for orchestrating the 1996 murder of rapper Tupac Shakur in Las Vegas.
Source: DW external link
Eight people are injured in a mass stabbing at a supermarket in Incheon, South Korea. A suspect is arrested.
Source: CNA external link
Students in Tirana, Albania, throw bricks at the Ministry of Education building, prompting riot police to respond.
Source: Reuters external link

Sports

The Netherlands denies visas to Russian artistic gymnasts Anna Kalmykova, Viktoria Listunova, and Angelina Melnikova for the world championships in Rotterdam, while four other Russian gymnasts receive permission to enter the country.
Source: AP external link

Health and environment

The World Health Organization reports a surge in cholera cases in Yemen over the past three weeks.
Source: Arab News external link

Politics and elections

The Vatican reports that Pope Leo XIV has been diagnosed with an early-stage lung cancer after receiving surgery to remove nodules in his lower lobe.
Source: NBC News external link

Disasters and accidents

Six deaths are confirmed in Florida from Hurricane Isaias.
Source: Fox Weather external link
At least four people are killed and 17 people are injured in a train derailment near Multan, Punjab, Pakistan.
Source: The Straits Times external link

October 12

Politics and elections

Ülle Madise, who was elected by the Riigikogu in September, takes office as President of Estonia, succeeding Alar Karis.
Source: Estonian World external link

Armed conflicts and attacks

The Houthis claim to have attacked King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, with a ballistic missile for a third consecutive day.
Source: Reuters external link
Delta Air Lines postpones direct flights from Atlanta's Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport to Riyadh following attacks by the Houthis on the country.
Source: The Hill external link
Former Congolese president Joseph Kabila announces the formation of a rebel political-military coalition named Front for the Refoundation of the Nation, which includes the March 23 Movement, Twirwaneho and the Congo River Alliance. The group, led by Kabila, says it aimed to coordinate "resistance forces" to topple the Government of President Félix Tshisekedi.
Source: BBC external link

Business and economy

American economists Robert Ernest Hall and Michael Dean Woodford are jointly awarded the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences for their work on "microeconomic foundations of macroeconomic stabilisation".
Source: CNN external link
American visual images company Getty Images announces that it will file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy.
Source: Reuters external link

Disasters and accidents

Two deaths are reported after hurricanes Rachel and Simon made landfall on Mexico's coast, with Guerrero governor Evelyn Salgado and Baja California governor Marina del Pilar Ávila confirming their deaths.
Source: Al Jazeera external link
One person is killed and four others are injured after an accident on the Goliath roller coaster at Six Flags Over Georgia in Mableton, Georgia, United States.
Source: BNO News external link
A fire destroys the historic Marché des Enfants-Rouges food market in Paris, France.
Source: France 24 external link

Law and crime

A 14-year-old student opens fire at a middle school in Aubagne, France, injuring two staff members, before being detained.
Source: France 24 external link
Pakistan's federal government detains hundreds of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) members, including former Khyber Pakhtunkhwa chief minister Sohail Afridi and other provincial officials, after suspending the PTI-led provincial administration and imposing emergency rule.
Source: AFP via RFI external link
A cyber attack without attribution against French supermarkets results in losses worth millions of euros.
Source: BBC News external link

International relations

The Council of the European Union approves the 22nd package of sanctions against Russia, targeting 1,569 individuals and entities of the country's military and industrial complex.
Source: EU Council external link

Science and technology

Generative AI chatbot Character.ai files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, citing costs and litigations including those linked to teen suicides.
Source: CBS News external link

October 11

Armed conflicts and attacks

Houthis launch an attack on King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh and King Fahd International Airport in Dammam, Saudi Arabia, causing a fire, killing one person and injuring multiple people.
Source: Al Jazeera external link
An Indian national injured in yesterday's attack on King Khalid International Airport dies from his injuries, raising the total death toll to 13.
Source: Reuters external link
The Royal Saudi Air Force launches an airstrike in Sanaa, Yemen, killing a child and wounding seven other people.
Source: Al Jazeera external link
A drone strikes the Nicaragua-flagged tanker MT near Sohar, Oman, leaving two Indian sailors missing and prompting the rescue of nine others. Omani authorities conduct search-and-rescue operations for the missing crew members.
Source: Arab News external link
Airstrikes are launched at the Egypt–Sudan border targeting an artisanal gold mine in a mountainous area, killing at least 72 people.
Source: Sky News external link
Three civilians and two police officers are killed in a mass shooting in Jacona, Michoacán, Mexico, while six other people are wounded. Separately, three gunmen are killed in a shootout with police in Zamora.
Source: in Spanish external link
Four FARC dissidents are killed and 12 rifles seized after an airstrike by the National Army of Colombia against a guerrilla camp in Norte de Santander Department, Colombia.
Source: El Tiempo external link
A drone strike kills a soldier in La Vega, Cauca Department, Colombia.
Source: in Spanish external link

Disasters and accidents

Ten people are reported missing and at least 35 houses and six bridges are swept away in a major flash flood in Gorkha District, Gandaki Province, Nepal. The exact number of casualties is unknown.
Source: Nepal Views external link
At least 139 people are killed, 84 more are missing, and over 80 are rescued when a boat carrying migrants shipwrecks off the coast of Djibouti.
Source: AFP via France 24 external link
Eleven people are killed and 27 others are injured when a tour bus collides with a truck at a toll road of Otoyol 5 in Akhisar, Manisa Province, Turkey.
Source: Türkiye Today external link
One person is killed and around 19 others are injured, including four critically, when a passenger bus plunges down a slope and crashes into a residential complex in Valparaíso, Chile.
Source: Teletrece external link

Law and crime

An executive magistrate's court in New Delhi, India, orders the release of Cockroach Janta Party founder Abhijeet Dipke and two other leaders, requiring them to avoid breaches of the peace for one year after their detention.
Source: AFP via France 24 external link

Health and environment

The Kenyan health ministry reports that no Ebola cases have been reported since one patient died from the disease on October 5, with 293 tests conducted.
Source: Reuters external link
The Indonesian forestry ministry and International Animal Rescue release eight orangutans rescued from wildfires into a protected wildforest in West Kalimantan after fires destroyed habitat near plantations.
Source: AFP external link

Politics and elections

Independent candidate Łukasz Gibała wins the Kraków mayoral election in Poland against government-backed Civic Platform senator Monika Piątkowska.
Source: Euronews external link
Pakistani president Asif Ali Zardari declares a state of emergency in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and suspends its provincial government amid disputes over the province's response to Islamist militancy.
Source: AFP via RFI external link
Raphaël Glucksmann is elected as a candidate in the 2027 French presidential election during the Socialist Party primary, receiving more than 66% of the votes in the first round.
Source: AFP via RFI external link