Switzerland joins the European Sky Shield Initiative to contribute to building a pan-European air and missile defense system, while also allowing the nation to train and purchase military systems with other European nations. (Reuters) 

Sunday, October 20th, 2024 

Indian envoy to Canada Sanjay Kumar Verma states that Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau had completely destroyed bilateral ties between Canada and India after asserting the innocence of himself and six Indian diplomats expelled from Canada due to accusations of involvement with the murder of Sikh separatist Hardeep Singh Nijjar. (Reuters) 

Protesters storm and damage the office of the Saudi-owned MBC TV channel in Baghdad, Iraq, after the channel aired a programme which called Hamas and Hezbollah leaders “terrorists”. The Iraq Communications and Media Commission later suspends MBC’s operations in Iraq in response to the incident. (New Arab) 

Two confidential U.S. intelligence documents are leaked to a pro-Iranian Telegram channel. The documents contain military assessments supporting the detailed preparation of Israel’s retaliatory attacks against Iran. (NPR) 

The Israel Defense Forces announce that Col. Ehsan Daqsa, the commander of 401st Armored Brigade, was killed during fighting in the northern Gaza Strip. An Israeli Druze, he is the most senior officer to have been killed in the fighting in Gaza. (The Times of Israel) 

Hamas reports that the number of dead or missing following an Israeli bombardment of residential areas in northern Gaza has risen to 87, becoming among the highest single-incident death tolls in months and prompting condemnation from the United Nations. (Reuters) 

Reports of disease outbreaks and starvation are reported in Khartoum North as a military offensive and battles are reported in the city. (Sudan Tribune) 

Two people are killed and around 300 are rescued from flash flooding in New Mexico, United States. (New York Times) 

Moldovans vote for a president and in a referendum to amend the constitution to include the commitment to join the European Union. (Le Monde) 

Prabowo Subianto and Gibran Rakabuming Raka are inaugurated as the 8th president of Indonesia and 14th vice president of Indonesia respectively. (Reuters) 

Saturday, October 19th, 2024 

Hezbollah launches around 200 drones and other projectiles from Lebanon toward locations in northern Israel, killing one person and injuring thirteen others. One of the targets is Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s house in the resort town of Caesarea. (Star Tribune) (AP) 

The Israel Defense Forces says that the Israeli Air Force killed Hezbollah’s deputy commander Naser Abed al-Aziz Rashid in Bint Jbeil, Lebanon, yesterday. (The Washington Times) 

At least seven people are killed and several others are reported missing when a dock collapses on Sapelo Island in Georgia, United States. (AP) 

Three people are killed and eight others are injured in a mass shooting when at least two gunmen opened fire on people at a school’s football homecoming win celebration in Mississippi, United States. (AP) 

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The Communications and Media Commission in Iraq suspends MBC operations in Iraq. (Roya News) 

Clashes between protestors and police break out over demonstrations of arrested activists in Nasiriyah, Iraq. (CityNews) 

South Korea’s national intelligence agency says that North Korea has started sending troops to fight with Russia in Ukraine. South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol calls for a security meeting and says the international community must respond with “all available means”. (BBC) 

Some electricity is restored after a power outage in Cuba. (AP) 

Hamas alleges that at least 73 Palestinians were killed in Israeli strikes on Beit Lahia. The Israel Defence Forces dispute the allegation. (Al Ahram)(Isreali spokemen on X) 

An Israeli airstrike kills at least 33 people, including 21 women, at a Jabalia refugee camp in northern Gaza Strip. (BBC News) 

Israeli forces strike the Gaza Strip, killing at least 50 people and injuring several others. (NPR) 

A drone strike targets Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu‘s house in the resort town Caesarea. (AP) 

Israeli strikes on a vehicle and an apartment building in Baaloul and north of Beirut kill seven people, including the mayor of Sohmor. (Boston25 News) 

180 projectiles are fired from Lebanon, striking vehicles and a building, killing one person and injuring thirteen others. (Star Tribune) 

The Israel Defense Forces says the Israeli Air Force killed Naser Abed al-Aziz Rashid, Hezbollah’s deputy commander in Bint Jbeil yesterday. (Washington Times)

At least seven people are killed by a dock collapse on Sapelo Island in the U.S. state of Georgia, with several more reported missing. (AP) 

Friday,  October 18th, 2024 

A nationwide power outage occurs in Cuba following a critical failure at the Antonio Guiteras power station in Puerto Padre, Las Tunas Province. (CNN) 

Hamas confirms that its leader, Yahya Sinwar, was killed in action during a shootout with Israeli soldiers two days ago in Rafah, Gaza Strip, Palestine. (Al Jazeera) 

Two gunmen entering Israel from Jordan are killed in a shootout with border guards near the Dead Sea. (Al Jazeera) 

Morocco rejects a proposal put forward by the UN envoy for Western Sahara Staffan de Mistura that would partition Western Sahara with the northern part being annexed by Morocco and the southern part forming an independent state controlled by the Polisario Front. (Atalayar) 

Four people, including the gunman, are killed in a school shooting in Heliópolis, Bahia, Brazil. (CNN Brazil) 

Kenya‘s National Assembly unanimously approves Interior Secretary Kithure Kindiki as the new Deputy President following his nomination by President William Ruto. However, the High Court temporarily suspends the impeachment of former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua in order to hear challenges. (AP) 

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