Eight people are killed and eight others are injured in a stabbing spree in Kagadi, Uganda, by members of an unknown cult. Two attackers are killed by police. (Reuters)
It is reported that at least ten people were killed and 63 others were injured by gunfire in post-election protests in Mozambique last week. (Reuters)
War against the Islamic State The United States military announces that American airstrikes in Syria earlier this week killed as many as 35 Islamic State members. (Al Arabiya)
2024 Beqaa Valley airstrikes Israeli airstrikes on two villages in Baalbek, Lebanon, kill at least nineteen people. (Reuters)
2024 European floods 2024 Spain floods At least 140 people are killed and many others are missing after severe floods in the Valencian Community, Spain, that damaged rail lines and highways. (BBC) (AP)
2024 Major League Baseball season 2024 World Series In baseball, the Los Angeles Dodgers win the World Series, defeating the New York Yankees in 5 games including a comeback victory in Game 5 at Yankee Stadium. (Los Angeles Times)
2024 Spain floods At least 140 people are killed and many others are missing after severe floods in the Valencian Community, Spain, that damaged rail lines and highways. (BBC) (AP)
2024 World Series In baseball, the Los Angeles Dodgers win the World Series, defeating the New York Yankees in 5 games including a comeback victory in Game 5 at Yankee Stadium. (Los Angeles Times)
At least 140 people are killed and many others are missing after severe floods in the Valencian Community, Spain, that damaged rail lines and highways. (BBC) (AP)
At least twelve workers are killed and another is injured in an explosion at a steel plant in Xaloztoc, Tlaxcala, Mexico. (Reuters) (Milenio)
Citizens of Botswana vote for the 61 seats of the National Assembly. (AP)
English Channel migrant crossings One person is killed while attempting to cross the English Channel in a dinghy. Three other bodies are found on beaches near Neufchâtel-Hardelot and Équihen-Plage, France. (Reuters)
In baseball, the Los Angeles Dodgers win the World Series, defeating the New York Yankees in 5 games including a comeback victory in Game 5 at Yankee Stadium. (Los Angeles Times)
Israel–Hezbollah conflict 2024 Beqaa Valley airstrikes Israeli airstrikes on two villages in Baalbek, Lebanon, kill at least nineteen people. (Reuters) The Israeli army says that it killed the deputy head of Hezbollah's Redwan Force Mustafa Ahmad Shahadi in a strike in Nabatieh, Lebanon. (Al Arabiya)
Israeli airstrikes on two villages in Baalbek, Lebanon, kill at least nineteen people. (Reuters)
Moro conflict Nineteen people are killed and five are injured after a shootout triggered by a land dispute between two rival factions of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front in Pagalungan, Maguindanao del Sur, Philippines. (PNA) (Xinhua)
Nineteen people are killed and five are injured after a shootout triggered by a land dispute between two rival factions of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front in Pagalungan, Maguindanao del Sur, Philippines. (PNA) (Xinhua)
One person is killed while attempting to cross the English Channel in a dinghy. Three other bodies are found on beaches near Neufchâtel-Hardelot and Équihen-Plage, France. (Reuters)
The Israeli army says that it killed the deputy head of Hezbollah's Redwan Force Mustafa Ahmad Shahadi in a strike in Nabatieh, Lebanon. (Al Arabiya)
The United Nations Security Council votes 15–0 to make changes to the United Nations Assistance Mission in Somalia, forming a new mission called the United Nations Transitional Mission in Somalia, which is expected to begin operating on November 1. (Mirage News)
2024 Fijian presidential election The Parliament of Fiji elects incumbent Speaker Naiqama Lalabalavu as the President following the withdrawal of incumbent President Wiliame Katonivere. (RNZ)
The Parliament of Fiji elects incumbent Speaker Naiqama Lalabalavu as the President following the withdrawal of incumbent President Wiliame Katonivere. (RNZ)
2024 Beqaa Valley airstrikes At least six medics are killed and four others are wounded in Israeli attacks on areas in Duris and around the ancient city of Baalbek in the Beqaa Valley, Lebanon. (Al Jazeera)
At least six medics are killed and four others are wounded in Israeli attacks on areas in Duris and around the ancient city of Baalbek in the Beqaa Valley, Lebanon. (Al Jazeera)
Climate change in Europe The European Environment Agency reports an 8% decrease in European Union-wide greenhouse gas emissions linked to global warming in 2023, 37% below emissions levels in 1990. (DW)
Israel–Hezbollah conflict 2024 Beqaa Valley airstrikes At least six medics are killed and four others are wounded in Israeli attacks on areas in Duris and around the ancient city of Baalbek in the Beqaa Valley, Lebanon. (Al Jazeera) A Hezbollah missile barrage kills at least seven people and critically injures another near Metula in northern Israel. Four of the victims are foreign agricultural workers and two are Israeli Arabs. (The Times of Israel) (BBC)
North Korea launches an intercontinental ballistic missile on a "lofted trajectory" toward the Sea of Japan. Japanese Defense Minister Gen Nakatani says that this was the longest-ever launch of a North Korean ICBM, lasting 87 minutes, marking significant progress in range compared to previous tests. (Al Jazeera)
North Korean missile tests North Korea launches an intercontinental ballistic missile on a "lofted trajectory" toward the Sea of Japan. Japanese Defense Minister Gen Nakatani says that this was the longest-ever launch of a North Korean ICBM, lasting 87 minutes, marking significant progress in range compared to previous tests. (Al Jazeera)
The European Environment Agency reports an 8% decrease in European Union-wide greenhouse gas emissions linked to global warming in 2023, 37% below emissions levels in 1990. (DW)
A Hezbollah missile barrage kills at least seven people and critically injures another near Metula in northern Israel. Four of the victims are foreign agricultural workers and two are Israeli Arabs. (The Times of Israel) (BBC)
A Russian glide bomb strikes a residential building in Kharkiv, killing three people and injuring 35 others, according to Ukrainian Interior Minister Ihor Klymenko. (AP)
Germany orders all three Iranian consulates in the country to close in response to the execution of Iranian-German prisoner Jamshid Sharmahd, who was kidnapped by Iranian agents in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, in 2020. (The Independent)
Germany–Iran relations, Capital punishment in Iran Germany orders all three Iranian consulates in the country to close in response to the execution of Iranian-German prisoner Jamshid Sharmahd, who was kidnapped by Iranian agents in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, in 2020. (The Independent)
Kharkiv strikes A Russian glide bomb strikes a residential building in Kharkiv, killing three people and injuring 35 others, according to Ukrainian Interior Minister Ihor Klymenko. (AP)
The death toll from the floods in Spain, primarily in the Valencian Community, increases to 161, with dozens of others still missing. (Infobae) (BBC News)
The European Commission opens an investigation into Chinese e-commerce company Temu for its sale of illegal and counterfeit products and its addictive design, which violate the EU's Digital Services Act. (DW)
2024 Bolivian protest An "irregular armed group" captures a Bolivian military base near Cochabamba, Bolivia, kidnapping military personnel and seizing weapons from the base. Bolivian president Luis Arce says that the group are affiliated with former president Evo Morales. (CNN) (DW)
2024 Botswana general election Botswana's ruling party, the Botswana Democratic Party, concedes defeat in Wednesday's election, ending its 58-year rule. (Reuters)
An "irregular armed group" captures a Bolivian military base near Cochabamba, Bolivia, kidnapping military personnel and seizing weapons from the base. Bolivian president Luis Arce says that the group are affiliated with former president Evo Morales. (CNN) (DW)
Botswana's ruling party, the Botswana Democratic Party, concedes defeat in Wednesday's election, ending its 58-year rule. (Reuters)
Gaza war Israeli invasion of the Gaza Strip Siege of North Gaza, Gaza famine, Israeli generals' plan The United Nations declares the situation in northern Gaza as "apocalyptic", with the entire Palestinian population there at "imminent risk of dying from disease, famine and violence" due to Israeli bombardments and aid blockage. (Reuters) 2024 Israeli secret document leak scandal Arrests have been made over suspected leaks of classified documents, involving an official closely associated with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. (The Times of Israel)
Kenyan Interior Minister Kithure Kindiki is sworn in as Deputy President of Kenya after the High Court lifted an order that prevented Kindiki's swearing-in yesterday. (AP)
Somali Civil War Puntland–Somaliland dispute Las Anod conflict At least ten people, including four civilians, are killed and fifteen others are injured in battles between Somaliland and Khatumo State forces in the Cayn and Togdheer regions. (Horseed Media) (Hiiraan Online)
Thieves steal two paintings from Andy Warhol's Reigning Queens collection and damage two others at the MPV Gallery in Oisterwijk, North Brabant, Netherlands. (AP) (De Telegraaf)
2024 European floods 2024 Spain floods The death toll from the floods in Spain, primarily in the Valencian Community, increases to 205, with several others still missing. (BBC News) (AP)
2024 Israeli secret document leak scandal Arrests have been made over suspected leaks of classified documents, involving an official closely associated with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. (The Times of Israel)
2024 Spain floods The death toll from the floods in Spain, primarily in the Valencian Community, increases to 205, with several others still missing. (BBC News) (AP)
Arrests have been made over suspected leaks of classified documents, involving an official closely associated with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. (The Times of Israel)
At least nine people are killed and 29 others are injured in a bombing near a girls' school in Mastung, Balochistan, Pakistan, targeting a polio vaccination drive. (Al Jazeera)
At least ten people, including four civilians, are killed and fifteen others are injured in battles between Somaliland and Khatumo State forces in the Cayn and Togdheer regions. (Horseed Media) (Hiiraan Online)
Fourteen people are killed and three others are injured when a canopy collapses at the railway station in Novi Sad, Serbia. (ABC News)
Human traffickers deliberately capsized a boat carrying migrants off the coast of Comoros en route to Mayotte, killing 25 people. Five others are rescued alive. (Al Jazeera)
Insurgency in Balochistan At least nine people are killed and 29 others are injured in a bombing near a girls' school in Mastung, Balochistan, Pakistan, targeting a polio vaccination drive. (Al Jazeera)
Israel–Hezbollah conflict Israeli naval commandos launch a raid in northern Lebanon. Lebanese media says it was carried out in coordination with the German Navy to prevent the Lebanese Navy from interfering. (The Times of Israel)
Israeli invasion of the Gaza Strip Siege of North Gaza, Gaza famine, Israeli generals' plan The United Nations declares the situation in northern Gaza as "apocalyptic", with the entire Palestinian population there at "imminent risk of dying from disease, famine and violence" due to Israeli bombardments and aid blockage. (Reuters)
Israeli naval commandos launch a raid in northern Lebanon. Lebanese media says it was carried out in coordination with the German Navy to prevent the Lebanese Navy from interfering. (The Times of Israel)
Las Anod conflict At least ten people, including four civilians, are killed and fifteen others are injured in battles between Somaliland and Khatumo State forces in the Cayn and Togdheer regions. (Horseed Media) (Hiiraan Online)
Novi Sad railway station canopy collapse Fourteen people are killed and three others are injured when a canopy collapses at the railway station in Novi Sad, Serbia. (ABC News)
Puntland–Somaliland dispute Las Anod conflict At least ten people, including four civilians, are killed and fifteen others are injured in battles between Somaliland and Khatumo State forces in the Cayn and Togdheer regions. (Horseed Media) (Hiiraan Online)
Siege of North Gaza, Gaza famine, Israeli generals' plan The United Nations declares the situation in northern Gaza as "apocalyptic", with the entire Palestinian population there at "imminent risk of dying from disease, famine and violence" due to Israeli bombardments and aid blockage. (Reuters)
The death toll from the floods in Spain, primarily in the Valencian Community, increases to 205, with several others still missing. (BBC News) (AP)
The People's Republic of China revises its regulations for foreign investors in its listed companies, seeking to attract more such investment by expanding eligibility criteria and easing financial requirements. (CNBC)
The United Nations declares the situation in northern Gaza as "apocalyptic", with the entire Palestinian population there at "imminent risk of dying from disease, famine and violence" due to Israeli bombardments and aid blockage. (Reuters)
Three people, including a local leader of the Santa Muerte religious movement, are killed and eight others are injured in a mass shooting in León, Guanajuato, Mexico. (AP)
2024 Bolivia protests The government of Bolivia accuses supporters of former President Evo Morales of detaining and holding more than 200 soldiers hostage during protests against the sitting Luis Arce government. (El Diario) (DW)
2024 Botswana general election Duma Boko is sworn in as the President of Botswana following his victory over the former ruling Botswana Democratic Party in the general election last week. His party, the Umbrella for Democratic Change party, wins the majority in the National Assembly with 36 seats. (Al Jazeera) (Mmegi)
Duma Boko is sworn in as the President of Botswana following his victory over the former ruling Botswana Democratic Party in the general election last week. His party, the Umbrella for Democratic Change party, wins the majority in the National Assembly with 36 seats. (Al Jazeera) (Mmegi)
The government of Bolivia accuses supporters of former President Evo Morales of detaining and holding more than 200 soldiers hostage during protests against the sitting Luis Arce government. (El Diario) (DW)
2024 Conservative Party leadership election Kemi Badenoch is elected leader of the United Kingdom's Conservative Party, following the resignation of Rishi Sunak. (The Guardian)
Gaza war Israeli invasion of the Gaza Strip 2024 Gaza Strip polio epidemic Six people are injured, including two children, in an Israeli strike on a polio vaccination centre in northern Gaza as the World Health Organization vaccination campaign resumes with its second phase. (Al Jazeera)
Somali Civil War At least two people are killed and several others are injured in fights between two Somali security factions in Hodan District, Mogadishu, Somalia. (Caasimadda Online) (Hiiraan Online)
2024 Gaza Strip polio epidemic Six people are injured, including two children, in an Israeli strike on a polio vaccination centre in northern Gaza as the World Health Organization vaccination campaign resumes with its second phase. (Al Jazeera)
At least two people are killed and several others are injured in fights between two Somali security factions in Hodan District, Mogadishu, Somalia. (Caasimadda Online) (Hiiraan Online)
Israeli invasion of the Gaza Strip 2024 Gaza Strip polio epidemic Six people are injured, including two children, in an Israeli strike on a polio vaccination centre in northern Gaza as the World Health Organization vaccination campaign resumes with its second phase. (Al Jazeera)
Kemi Badenoch is elected leader of the United Kingdom's Conservative Party, following the resignation of Rishi Sunak. (The Guardian)
