October 28
Law and crime
Business and economy
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.
Source:
AFP via France 24 
Disasters and accidents
At least 39 people are killed and several injured during a collision between two high speed trains carrying over 400 passengers in the Province of Toledo, Spain.
Source:
Sky News
October 27
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
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.
Source:
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.
Source:
Reuters
The Persian Gulf Strait Authority says that vessels belonging to South Korean shipping company Sinokor would face legal action beginning on November 1.
Source:
Reuters
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.
Source:
AFP via RFI
Four people are killed, two are missing and several homes are destroyed during floods in Haiti and the Dominican Republic.
Source:
AP
Armed conflicts and attacks
The Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church reports that at least 60 Christians have been killed in attacks in Oromia, Ethiopia, over the last week.
Source:
Reuters
The casualty toll from yesterday's drone strike at a market Nyala, South Darfur, Sudan, increases to over 100 people killed and 112 more injured.
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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 United States launches an airstrike against an alleged drug boat in the Pacific Ocean, killing five people.
Source:
AP
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
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.
Source:
The Straits Times
Source:
Reuters
Business and economy
China's Shanghai Stock Exchange STAR Market index plummets 40% in less than four months.
Source:
Reuters
October 26
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
Source:
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.
Source:
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.
Source:
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.
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Source:
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.
Source:
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.
Source:
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.
Source:
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.
Source:
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.
Source:
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
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
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.
Source:
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.
Source:
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
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.
Source:
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.
Source:
AP
Eighty-three people are injured, including seven seriously, in a bus crash in Fogars de Montclús, Catalonia, Spain.
Source:
AP
Business and economy
Western Sydney Airport in New South Wales, Australia, commences passenger operations as Greater Sydney's second airport.
Source:
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.
Source:
ESPN
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
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
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.
Source:
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
Source:
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.
Source:
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.
Source:
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.
Source:
AFP via RFI
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.
Source:
Reuters
In a vote of 52% to 48%, Lula defeats Bolsonaro to win re-election for a fourth non-consecutive term.
Source:
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.
Source:
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.
Source:
Reuters
French politician Marine Le Pen, leader of the far-right National Rally party, announces her presidential campaign.
Source:
Reuters
Venezuelan opposition leader and Nobel Peace Prize laureate María Corina Machado announces she has returned to Venezuela from exile.
Source:
CNN