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October 11

Politics and elections

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

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 109 people are killed, 116 more missing and over 80 are rescued during the shipwrecking of a boat carrying migrants off the waters of Djibouti.
Source: Al Jazeera 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 Indonesian foreign 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

October 10

Disasters and accidents

The National Hurricane Center reports that Isaias has weakened to a post-tropical cyclone after making landfall near Destin, Florida, United States.
Source: NBC News external link
Four people are killed during Isaias' landfall in the United States, with two deaths in Escambia County, Florida, and another two in Alabama.
Source: The Guardian external link
Simon strengthens into a category 4 Pacific hurricane with 150 mph (240 kph) in winds as it barrels towards Mexico's coast.
Source: The Rio Times external link
A man is killed after jumping into a tiger enclosure and being attacked at Yorkshire Wildlife Park in South Yorkshire, England. The tiger was uninjured.
Source: BBC News external link

Law and crime

Indian authorities are placing New Delhi under a security lockdown and have been detaining thousands of demonstrators to block a rally organized by the Gen Z-led Cockroach Janta Party.
Source: The New York Times external link
A woman carries out a mass stabbing at an adult school in Warsaw, Poland, injuring three people. The suspect is arrested. It is the third such attack in the country in a week.
Source: AP external link

Sports

In association football, the match between Rayo Vallecano and Athletic Bilbao is abandoned by referee José María Sánchez Martínez due to fans throwing objects at the pitch to protest against Rayo president Raúl Martín Presa.
Source: Reuters external link
In American college football, the Kentucky Wildcats football team defeats the LSU Tigers, 35–34, on a 2-point conversion in overtime, becoming the first team in FBS history to win consecutive overtime games by one point since overtime was introduced in 1996.
Source: The Score external link
In cycling, the 120th edition of the Giro di Lombardia is held in Italy, with Paul Seixas winning the race and becoming the youngest person to do so.
Source: The Guardian external link

Armed conflicts and attacks

Ethiopian forces regain control of Adigrat in the Tigray Region following a withdrawal of Eritrean forces. Celebrations are reported in the city following the withdrawal.
Source: UA News external link
At least 20 people are killed and 18 others are injured in a Russian airstrike on a five-story residential building in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine.
Source: Ukrainska Pravda external link
Twelve people are killed and 309 more injured in a Houthi missile attack on King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Source: Reuters external link

October 9

Health and environment

Eight more children in Bangladesh are reported to be killed from measles, bringing the death toll past 1,155.
Source: BSS external link

Disasters and accidents

Isaias strengthens into a category 3 Atlantic hurricane. It would later weaken to category 2, with 365,000 people in Alabama and Florida, United States, reported to be without power ahead of its landfall.
Source: MS Now external link
Isaias makes landfall near Destin, Florida, and weakens to a category 1 hurricane.
Source: The Straits Times external link
Flooding is reported in areas of Southern California, U.S., including Long Beach and Newport Beach, and the National Hurricane Center issues a tropical storm warning for the area. The warning is the first issued for San Diego County, California, since 2023 during Hurricane Hilary.
Source: KNSD external link
Simon strengthens into a category 2 Pacific hurricane.
Source: AP external link
A magnitude 7.7 earthquake strikes Herrera Province, Panama. A nationwide tsunami warning is issued.
Source: USA Today external link
A passenger bus collides with a truck on a road in Mkambarani, Morogoro Region, Tanzania, and catches fire, killing 28 people.
Source: AP external link

International relations

Montenegro expels Russian military blogger Mikhail Zvinchuk and four other Russian nationals on national security grounds after detaining them in Risan.
Source: AFP via RFI external link

Armed conflicts and attacks

An RSF drone strike in Blue Nile State, Sudan, kills 41 displaced people.
Source: AP external link

Politics and elections

Palestinian vice president Hussein al-Sheikh announces that the Palestinian legislative election planned for November 28 will be postponed, possibly until September 2027, along with the also delayed presidential election, because of worsening conditions throughout Palestine.
Source: Reuters external link
Czechs begin voting in the first round to elect one-third of the Senate. Incumbent prime minister Andrej Babiš seeks gains of his coalition in the Senate. Municipal elections are also underway.
Source: AP external link
The Mauritanian government of Prime Minister Moctar Ould Diay resigns over power outages. However, President Mohamed Ould Cheikh El Ghazouani reappoints Diay, asking him to form a new government.
Source: Arab News external link
Pope Leo XIV approves Filipino cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle's election as dean of the College of Cardinals, making him the first Asian to lead the body that elects a new pope.
Source: Reuters external link

Law and crime

Six people suspected of stealing Pierre-Auguste Renoir's paintings and from the Musée Renoir in Cagnes-sur-Mer, Alpes-Maritimes, France, are arrested, and the artworks are recovered.
Source: Reuters external link
South African judge and former United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay is awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for "her efforts to promote peace and international law".
Source: DW external link
Clashes erupt in New York City, United States, between protestors and police after the shooting of a Dominican Republic national with a criminal conviction by ICE agents. The man, who was in a car alongside a child, was then detained while being wounded.
Source: Al Jazeera external link
Eight people are killed, including the perpetrator, in a mass shooting at a home in Erie, Pennsylvania, United States.
Source: BBC News external link
The Supreme Federal Court of Brazil issues an arrest warrant for Eduardo Bolsonaro, the brother of presidential candidate Flávio Bolsonaro, on charges of lobbying the U.S. to interfere in the trial of his father, former president Jair Bolsonaro.
Source: Al Jazeera external link
A man armed with a knife takes 13 children and staff members hostage at a school in Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil, and threatens to set it on fire, before being shot dead by police. The hostages are rescued, with two children sustaining injuries.
Source: AP external link

October 8

Law and crime

Source: CNN external link
A 15-year-old student carries out a mass stabbing against staff members at a primary school in the village of Leszczydół-Nowiny, Wyszków County, Poland, killing one person and injuring two more. The suspect is taken into police custody.
Source: Reuters external link
High Court judge Nicholas Hilliard of England and Wales quashes search warrants used on Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor's homes, finding errors in Thames Valley Police's applications and issuing judge Mark Lucraft's consideration of legally protected material.
Source: AP external link

Disasters and accidents

In the United States, Georgia governor Brian Kemp declares a state of emergency ahead of Hurricane Isaias.
Source: Fox 5 Atlanta external link
Hurricane Isaias strengthens into a category 2 Atlantic hurricane.
Source: AP external link
Severe rainfall in Chile, particularly in Santiago, caused flooding, river overflowing, mudslides, and power outages, killing one person, injuring six others and damaging over 2,000 homes.
Source: NBC News external link

Arts and culture

Canadian poet Anne Carson is awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature for "her bold and inventive oeuvre that, in playful dialogue with the classical tradition, has created new forms ‌for contemporary literature".
Source: BBC News external link
The Bank of England announces that the Atlantic puffin, barn owl, buff-tailed bumblebee, and European hedgehog will feature on the next set of pound sterling notes to be issued in the United Kingdom. It will be the first time animals have replaced people on banknotes in England, which is intended to increase awareness of British wildlife.
Source: BBC News external link

International relations

South Korea recalls its ambassador to Ukraine after accusing Ukraine of breaching a non-disclosure agreement by disclosing the transfer of two captured North Korean soldiers to South Korea.
Source: The Straits Times external link

Sports

Source: Kyodo News external link
In women's basketball, Las Vegas Aces center A'ja Wilson wins a record fifth WNBA Most Valuable Player, becoming the first player in league history to win the award for three years in a row.
Source: ESPN external link
Swiss and Sunderland A.F.C. footballer Granit Xhaka receives a two-year probation after admitting to obtaining a fake COVID-19 vaccination certificate during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Source: ESPN external link

Business and economy

The Taiwanese finance ministry reports that exports reached a record US$87.2 billion in September, while imports rose to a record $63.6 billion and the trade surplus reached a record $23.6 billion, citing demand for artificial intelligence-related hardware.
Source: Reuters external link
The Hungarian newspaper , which was shut down in 2016 during the government of former prime minister Viktor Orbán, relaunches as an online news site.
Source: Reuters external link

Armed conflicts and attacks

The USS returns to San Diego, California, U.S., at the North Island Naval Air Station following its nearly seven-month deployment in the Middle East.
Source: Los Angeles Times external link
U.S. president Donald Trump says that the U.S. military will not attack Iran before the midterm elections next month.
Source: AP external link
The Israel Defense Forces announce that they have killed Muhammad Muhsen Nimr Yazji, a Hamas militant who took part in holding Emily Damari, Romi Gonen, and Matan Angrest during an airstrike in Gaza City.
Source: The Jerusalem Post external link
Russian forces launch a ballistic missile attack on two buses in the city of Kramatorsk in Ukraine, killing at least 30 people, while 18 others are wounded.
Source: Al Jazeera external link
Ten inmates are killed and 16 more injured during a prison riot in Mazatlán, Sinaloa, Mexico.
Source: AP external link

Politics and elections

The Government of Guinea-Bissau announces that presidential and parliamentary elections scheduled for December 6 will be delayed.
Source: Reuters external link