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BBC 
October 27
Politics and elections
Armed conflicts and attacks
The Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church reports that at least 60 people have been killed in attacks in Oromia, Ethiopia, over the last week. All of the victims were Christians.
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Reutes
The death toll from the massacre by unknown gunmen four days ago in Taraba State, Nigeria, increases to 48 people.
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BBC News
October 26
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
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
Law and crime
The Federal Police of Brazil orders Brazilian Federal Senator Flávio Bolsonaro to surrender his Brazilian passport after Supreme Federal Court justice Alexandre de Moraes barred him from leaving Brazil, one day after Bolsonaro lost the runoff of the 2026 Brazilian general election to incumbent President of Brazil 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; they also locate $11 million in funds purloined by the scammers.
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OCCRP
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
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 unspecified armed groups in various areas of Syria's Daraa Governorate, reporting that the gunmen are linked to them. Seven civilians are killed, including three children and an elderly man.
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Al Jazeera
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
Disasters and accidents
Two people are killed and around 90,000 more are left without electricity after the impact of in Scotland, parts of Northern Ireland, and northern England.
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AA
October 25
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.
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AP
Eighty-three people are injured, including seven seriously, in a bus crash in Fogars de Montclús, Catalonia, Spain.
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AP
Politics and elections
Brazilians vote in the second round of presidential elections between incumbent left-wing president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva of the Workers' Party and right-wing challenger Flávio Bolsonaro of the Liberal Party.
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Reuters
In a vote of 52% to 48%, Lula defeats Bolsonaro to win re-election for a fourth non-consecutive term.
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Reuters
Bulgarians vote in the first round of the presidential election. Incumbent Iliana Iotova wins and will face former acting prime minister Andrey Gyurov in a second round due to record low turnout and no candidate having a majority of the vote.
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Reuters
Serbians vote for all seats in the National Assembly in a snap election, amid the student-led protests against the incumbent United Serbia government.
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AP
The Student List wins the election with 53% of the vote, with former president Aleksandar Vučić conceding defeat.
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Reuters
French politician Marine Le Pen, leader of the far-right National Rally party, announces her presidential campaign.
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Reuters
Venezuelan opposition leader and Nobel Peace Prize laureate María Corina Machado announces she has returned to Venezuela from exile.
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CNN
Business and economy
Western Sydney Airport in New South Wales, Australia, commences passenger operations as Greater Sydney's second airport.
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The Guardian
Sports
In auto racing, American driver Kyle Larson of Hendrick Motorsports wins the YellaWood 500 at the Talladega Superspeedway in Alabama, winning his first NASCAR Cup Series race at the circuit.
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ESPN
In rally raid, Dakar Rally organizers move the 2027 event from Saudi Arabia because of security concerns regarding the conflict with the Houthis.
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AFP via France 24
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.
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AFP
The International Weightlifting Federation awards Moscow, Russia, the hosting rights to the 2030 World Weightlifting Championships, making it the first IOC-recognised sports federation to grant Russia hosting rights for a world championship since the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.
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The Straits Times
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.
Middle Eastern crisis (2023–present)Houthi–Saudi conflictYemeni civil war (2014–present)2026 Houthi attacks on Saudi airports
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AFP via ABS-CBN News
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.
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Dawn
The Colombian government announces that a military operation in El Tambo, Cauca, in the previous days resulted in the killing of ten National Liberation Army's members, including two key leaders.
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AP
Algeria's parliament approves the deployment of army units to Madama, Niger, to protect energy infrastructure, marking Algeria's first foreign military deployment since 1973.
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BBC News
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.
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AFP via RFI
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.
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France 24
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France 24
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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France 24
Party leader Marine Le Pen holds the National Rally congress in Orléans, France. Protesters, including left-wing politicians, marched in opposition.
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Euronews
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The Guardian
At least 25,000 people gather in Madrid, Spain, in support of the country's state pension fund amid the general election in November.
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Al Jazeera
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.
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Reuters
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.
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Al Jazeera
Disasters and accidents
At least one person is killed and 527 others are injured as Typhoon Champi swept near Taiwan.
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DW
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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Reuters
Five people are killed in a fire at the market place of Sorsogon City, Philippines.
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PNA
Two people are killed and over 2,000 others are displaced by flooding in Chaco and Corrientes, Argentina.
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AA
Law and crime
Eleven people, including six children, are injured in a mass shooting at Bragg Memorial Stadium at Florida A&M University in Tallahassee, Florida, United States.
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CNN
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.
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DW
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.
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Smile 90.4FM
Armed conflicts and attacks
Saudi Arabia launches airstrikes against a residential building and a cement factory in Hamdan district, Yemen, killing ten people and wounding many more.
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Tempo
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.
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Al Jazeera
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.
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Al Jazeera
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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CNN
Unknown gunmen open fire against a group of medics in Bafwasende, Democratic Republic of the Congo, while responding to an Ebola case amid the ongoing emergency, killing a nurse and injuring a health worker.
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AP