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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.
Source: El Constitucional external link

Armed conflicts and attacks

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 external link
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.
Source: BBC News external link
The Jordanian Armed Forces announces that it has carried out airstrikes against positions of unspecified armed groups in southern Syria, reporting that the gunmen are linked to them. Several civilians are killed.
Source: NBC News external link

Law and crime

A court in the United Kingdom penalizes American rapper Chris Brown to an 8-month suspended prison sentence for assaulting a music producer with a glass bottle at a nightclub in Mayfair, London, in February 2023.
Source: Reuters external link
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 external link
The United States Federal Bureau of Investigation announces they have arrested nine people as part of an international operation targeting cybercrime scam centers in Nigeria and identifies $11 million in funds across multiple countries.
Source: OCCRP external link

International relations

Egypt's parliament authorizes President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi to provide military support to Saudi Arabia if requested amid Houthi attacks in Saudi territory.
Source: AFP via France 24 external link
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 external link

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.
Source: AA external link

October 25

Business and economy

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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 external link
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 external link
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 external link
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 external link

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 external link

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 external link
Eighty-three people are injured, including seven seriously, in a bus crash in Fogars de Montclús, Catalonia, Spain.
Source: AP external link

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 external link
In a vote of 52% to 48%, Lula defeats Bolsonaro to win re-election for a fourth non-consecutive term.
Source: Reuters external link
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 external link
Serbians vote for all seats in the National Assembly in a snap election, amid the student-led protests against the incumbent United Serbia government.
Source: AP external link
The Student List wins the election with 53% of the vote, with former president Aleksandar Vučić conceding defeat.
Source: Reuters external link
French politician Marine Le Pen, leader of the far-right National Rally party, announces her presidential campaign.
Source: Reuters external link
Venezuelan opposition leader and Nobel Peace Prize laureate María Corina Machado announces she has returned to Venezuela from exile.
Source: CNN external link

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.
Source: AFP via ABS-CBN News external link
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 external link
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.
Source: AP external link
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 external link

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.
Source: France 24 external link
About 110,000 protesters march in Paris, France.
Source: France 24 external link
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.
Source: France 24 external link
Party leader Marine Le Pen holds the National Rally congress in Orléans, France. Protesters, including left-wing politicians, marched in opposition.
Source: Euronews external link
A new wave of protests is held across Italy. Clashes are reported in Bologna, Turin, Rome and Florence. Protests are also held in Milan, Naples, Padua and Bari.
Source: Rai News external link
Anti-government protests break out in Tirana, Albania. Various government buildings are attacked.
Source: The Guardian external link
At least 25,000 people gather in Madrid, Spain, in support of the country's state pension fund amid the general election in November.
Source: Al Jazeera external link
A student protest in Barcelona, Spain, ends in riots, looting and clashes with the police, resulting in 128 arrests.
Source: Euronews external link
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.
Source: Reuters external link
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.
Source: Al Jazeera external link

Disasters and accidents

At least one person is killed and 527 others are injured as Typhoon Champi swept near Taiwan.
Source: DW external link
Six people are killed and another is injured when a passenger train collides with a minibus in Jewish Autonomous Oblast, Russia.
Source: Reuters external link
Five people are killed in a fire at the market place of Sorsogon City, Philippines.
Source: PNA external link
Two people are killed and over 2,000 others are displaced by flooding in Chaco and Corrientes, Argentina.
Source: AA external link

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.
Source: Tempo external link
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.
Source: Al Jazeera external link
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.
Source: Al Jazeera external link
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.
Source: CNN external link
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.
Source: AP external link

Law and crime

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.
Source: DW external link
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.
Source: Smile 90.4FM external link
Eleven people, including six children, are injured in a mass shooting at Bragg Memorial Stadium in Tallahassee, Florida, United States.
Source: CNN external link

October 23

Law and crime

Protesters clash with police in Arunachal Pradesh, India, over the proposed Upper Siang Hydroelectric Project, injuring about 40 officers and damaging a police station, government buildings, and elected representatives' homes.
Source: Dawn external link
The Eagle's Nest in Germany is destroyed in a fire. A suspect is arrested.
Source: DW external link

International relations

The Australian Government imposes financial sanctions and travel bans on two North Koreans and sanctions two companies accused of supporting fraudulent overseas information technology work that funds North Korea's weapons programs.
Source: AFP via RFI external link

Armed conflicts and attacks

A merchant ship is hit by drones of unknown origins in the Romanian Black Sea, killing a crew member and leaving three more missing. Nine people are rescued.
Source: Turkiye Today external link
The U.S. government says that Russia and Ukraine reached a humanitarian ceasefire agreement in Oleshky brokered by U.S. first lady Melania Trump. The ceasefire will take effect on Thursday.
Source: Reuters external link
Russia and Ukraine confirm the ceasefire agreement for Oleshky, with Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy stating that peace talks will begin next month.
Source: Kyiv Independent external link
Ukrainian police detain a 17-year-old girl suspected of helping Russia's Federal Security Service send methadone-laced capsules to Ukrainian soldiers, which killed two in Zhytomyr Oblast and allegedly targeting four others.
Source: AFP via RFI external link
Israeli forces launch a multi-day operation around Hebron in the occupied West Bank, conducting searches, questioning suspects, and demolishing structures after Palestinian gunmen killed two Israeli soldiers at a checkpoint.
Source: Daily Tribune external link
The Israeli government orders the military to prepare for a complete lockdown of the West Bank.
Source: Al Jazeera external link
Seven people are killed and 34 others are wounded in a mass shooting during a funeral procession at a Greek Orthodox Church in Hamoud, Karak Governorate, Jordan. All of the gunmen escape from the scene.
Source: AP external link
A person is killed and five other people are injured in a drive-by shooting spree at three separate locations in Trappes and La Verrière, France. A suspect is arrested. The suspected motives behind the shootings are racism and Islamophobia.
Source: BBC News external link

Disasters and accidents

Typhoon Champi kills a person and injures 163 others in Taiwan as the government evacuates 2,639 people from mountainous areas.
Source: Reuters external link
Two Philippine Air Force (PAF) SF-260 aircraft collide during a low-altitude training flight and crash at Basilio Fernando Air Base in Lipa, Batangas, killing all four pilots aboard. The PAF grounds its remaining SF-260 fleet pending investigation.
Source: AP external link
An 18-storey building under construction collapses in Eastleigh, Nairobi, Kenya, leaving seven people missing and at least one injured. Rescue teams establish contact with some people trapped beneath the rubble.
Source: The Australian external link

Sports

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Politics and elections

The Greek parliament approves a law banning children and teenagers under 15 from using social media from January 1, 2027, requiring age verification and penalties for platforms that fail to comply.
Source: Al Jazeera external link