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October 13

Armed conflicts and attacks

Hamas hands over the 20 remaining living Israeli hostages to the Red Cross, and Israel releases over 1,900 Palestinian prisoners and detainees, including 250 people serving life sentences for convictions in attacks on Israelis, as part of the ceasefire agreement.
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Under the terms of the ceasefire agreement, local authorities shut down aid distribution sites run by the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation, which were the locations of shootings by the Israeli military, which killed over 2,600 people seeking food aid.
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Hamas returns the bodies of only four of the 30 remaining deceased Israeli hostages, in violation of the ceasefire agreement that all the hostages would be returned in the same day.
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Hamas reportedly publicly executes several militia members in Gaza City, accusing them of collaborating with Israel or being linked to ongoing internal fighting between the group, local clans and militias.
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Malagasy president Andry Rajoelina flees the country after losing the support of the armed forces following weeks of Gen Z-led protests calling for his resignation. Rajoelina's office announces he will address the nation, without specifying his whereabouts.
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Business and economy

Joel Mokyr is jointly awarded this year's Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences for "having identified the prerequisites for sustained growth through technological progress", with Philippe Aghion and Peter Howitt for "the theory of sustained growth through creative destruction".
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International relations

Heads of government of 30 countries and leaders of the main international organisations gather in Egypt to discuss the next steps in the implementation of the Gaza peace plan. It is expected that the focus will be on the future governance of the Gaza Strip, security, and humanitarian assistance.
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Disasters and accidents

At least 66 people are injured, including around 16 seriously, when two trains collide outside Jablonov nad Turňou, Slovakia.
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Politics and elections

Results from Saturday's election in Nauru show that incumbent president David Adeang has been reelected to his seat, though the parliament must decide whether Adeang continues to serve as president.
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Health and environment

Scientists at the University of Exeter in England report large-scale die-off of coral reefs, the first major tipping point in large changes in the climate system.
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October 12

Sports

In tennis, Monégasque player Valentin Vacherot, who was ranked 204th on the ATP rankings, defeats his cousin Arthur Rinderknech in the Shanghai Masters final 4–6, 6–3, 6–3, to become the lowest-ranked Masters 1000 winner in ATP history, and the first from Monaco.
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Following his win at the Shanghai Masters, Vacherot moves to rank 40 and becomes the highest ranked Monégasque player in history, surpassing Jean-René Lisnard who ranked 106th in 2006.
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Law and crime

Four people are killed and at least 20 others are injured, including four critically, in a mass shooting at a crowded bar in Saint Helena Island, South Carolina, United States.
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Disasters and accidents

More than three people are reported missing and more at least 34 others are rescued when remenants of Typhoon Halong causes flooding in Kipnuk and Kwigillingok, Alaska, United States.
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Forty-two people are killed and 49 others injured in a bus crash in Louis Trichardt, Limpopo, South Africa.
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Politics and elections

Cameroonians vote to elect their president, with the incumbent Paul Biya seeking his eighth term.
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Police clash with protestors in Quito, Ecuador, amid ongoing demonstrations against President Daniel Noboa over an increase in fuel price. Noboa has refused to negotiate with the Indigenous federation, which leads part of the protests against his government.
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Patrick Herminie wins the presidential election in Seychelles by obtaining more than 52% of the votes, becoming the next President of Seychelles, defeating the incumbent Wavel Ramkalawan.
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Armed conflicts and attacks

At least 23 Pakistani soldiers and nine Afghan soldiers are killed during the ongoing clashes at the border. Pakistan claims that it captured 19 Afghan border posts.
Source: Al Jazeera external link
Malagasy President Andry Rajoelina says that an attempted coup has been initiated after a group of the military joined protestors and exchanged gunfire with pro-government security forces, demanding Rajoelina to step down.
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At least 19 Doghmush clan members and eight Hamas fighters are killed in a shootout in Gaza City.
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Palestinian journalist Saleh al-Jafarawi is shot and killed by Doghmush clan members amid shootouts with Hamas in Gaza City.
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October 11

Politics and elections

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Sports

In tennis, world 206th-ranked Monégasque player Valentin Vacherot defeats Novak Djokovic in the Shanghai Masters semi-final, becoming the lowest-ranked finalist in Masters 1000 history and the first finalist ranked higher than 200th. He also becomes the first Monégasque to defeat a top 10 player and is set to play his cousin Arthur Rinderknech in the final.
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Law and crime

Six people are killed and 14 others are injured after an individual opens fire at the Leland High School homecoming gathering on a main street in Leland, Mississippi, United States. No suspect has been taken into custody.
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British musician Ian Watkins of the band Lostprophets is killed in HM Prison Wakefield in West Yorkshire, England, where he was imprisoned for sexual crimes against children and animals. Two men are arrested on suspicion of the murder.
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Armed conflicts and attacks

Following Pakistani airstrikes in Afghanistan in Kabul and Paktika on October 9th, the Afghan Armed Forces launches attacks on several border posts of Pakistan along the Durand Line and seizes several posts.
Source: The Guardian external link
Pakistan responds with retaliatory strikes, gunfire and ground raids on Afghan posts along the border.
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One person is killed, seven others are injured, dozens of bulldozers are destroyed, and a key route connecting Beirut to Lebanon's south is severed in Israeli attacls in Msayleh, An-Najjariyah, Lebanon.
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At least two people are killed and four others are injured, including one critically, in a Russian strike on a church in Kostiantynivka, Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine.
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Two Hamas members are killed by the Doghmush clan in an ambush in Gaza City, Palestine. A clan member is killed and 30 arrested in retaliation.
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October 10

Law and crime

The International Criminal Court rejects a request from former Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte to be released from detention, citing flight risk and witness tampering concerns.
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One person is killed and 22 others are injured during a Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan protest in Lahore, Punjab.
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Politics and elections

Venezuelan activist María Corina Machado is awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for her promotion of democratic rights in Venezuela.
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Following a vote of 124–0, the Peruvian Congress removes President Dina Boluarte from power after she fails to appear for a required defense in Congress regarding her government's inability to lower crime.
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Congress president José Jerí is sworn in as the interim president following Boluarte's removal from power.
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French president Emmanuel Macron re-appoints Sébastien Lecornu as Prime Minister, four days after Lecornu resigned.
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Komeito announces their exit from the Japanese ruling coalition with the Liberal Democratic Party.
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Armed conflicts and attacks

A ceasefire between Israel and Hamas comes into effect hours after the approval of the ceasefire agreement by the Israeli war cabinet. The Israel Defense Forces complete their withdrawal to the agreed-upon lines within the Gaza Strip.
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The United Nations human rights chief says three days of attacks in and near a displaced persons camp in Al-Fashir, North Darfur, Sudan, has killed at least 53 civilians.
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All the 30 surviving Pakistani Taliban insurgents involved in the attack in Orakzai District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan, on Tuesday that killed 30 people, including eleven security personnel, are killed in a retribution operation.
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At least eleven Pakistani soldiers are killed in an attack on a military post by the Pakistani Taliban in Tirah, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
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At least seven police officers and six militants are killed and 13 others are injured in an attack on a police training center in Ratta Kulachi, Dera Ismail Khan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
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The Lebanese government announces the arrest of a network affiliated to Israel which attempted to carry out assassinations and bombing attacks, mainly during a commemoration ceremony for the assassinated Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah.
Source: Al Jazeera external link

Disasters and accidents

A doublet earthquake, consisting of two events measuring M 7.4 and 6.7–6.8, strikes Manay, Davao Oriental, Philippines, killing eight people and injuring more than 400.
Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer external link
The United States Pacific Tsunami Warning Center raises a tsunami alert for the Philippines, Indonesia, and Palau for more than two hours. Local authorities record "minor tsunamis" in Talaud Islands, North Sulawesi, Indonesia, and an inch-long wave in Tandag, Surigao del Sur, Philippines.
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At least 16 people are killed and multiple others are injured after an explosion at a manufacturing plant in Hickman County, Tennessee, United States.
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At least 28 people are killed in floods and landslides in central and southeastern Mexico. Roads and homes are destroyed.
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International relations

Afghanistan spokesperson Zabihullah Mujahid says Pakistan launched an airstrike in the country's eastern Paktia Province, while the Pakistani government says the Pakistani Taliban was allowed to use Afghanistan as a base for attacks against Pakistan.
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Indian foreign minister S. Jaishankar announces the country will reopen its embassy in Kabul, Afghanistan, after it was shut down four years ago during the fall of Kabul.
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US secretary of defense Pete Hegseth announces an agreement with Qatar to build a new Qatar Emiri Air Force facility at the Mountain Home Air Force Base in Elmore County, Idaho, that will host QEAF F-15QA fighter jets and pilots.
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Health and environment

Senegalese health authorities confirm 17 deaths in a major outbreak of Rift Valley fever that began on September 21.
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