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Thursday, October 9th, 2025 

Vladimir Putin says that Russian air defense shot down Azerbaijan Airlines Flight 8243 in December 2024, in his first admission of responsibility for the accident. (CNN) 

Attorney General of New York Letitia James is indicted on a criminal bank fraud charge by the United States Department of Justice in Alexandria, Virginia, United States. (CNN) (Reuters) 

US officials announce that 200 troops will be sent to Israel to run a civil-military coordination center established by U.S. Central Command to support and monitor the ceasefire deal, joined by members of the armed forces of Egypt, Qatar, Turkey and the United Arab Emirates. (AP) 

Four people are killed and 40 others are trapped under rubble in an Israeli strike on a building in Sabra, Gaza City, Palestine, as the ceasefire agreement proposed by US president Donald Trump awaits approval by the Israeli cabinet. (The Times of Israel) 

The Israeli cabinet formally approves the ceasefire agreement, with the Israeli military given 24 hours to withdraw their troops to the agreed-upon line within Gaza. The hostage and prisoner releases are expected to begin in the coming days. (AP) 

Twenty-nine people are killed in Israeli strikes on the Gaza Strip. (Wafa) 

The attorney general of Trinidad and Tobago says that the United States has granted permission yesterday to the country to negotiate a gas deal with Venezuela without facing U.S. sanctions related to its relationship with Venezuela. (AP) 

US secretary of the treasury Scott Bessent announces that the United States has purchased Argentine pesos and has finalized a currency swap framework, adding that the US is prepared to provide assistance to Argentina’s economy, after ending four days of meetings with Argentine economy minister Luis Caputo. (AP) 

The United States Treasury Department issues sanctions against Naftna Industrija Srbije, the primary petroleum producer and supplier in Serbia, which is majority-owned by Russian state company Gazprom. (AP) 

The Pakistan Air Force carries two airstrikes in Kabul, Afghanistan, targeting Pakistani Taliban leaders. (Amu.tv) 

Seven Pakistani Taliban members and a major are killed in a raid and ensuing shootout in Daraban, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. Inter-Services Public Relations further reports that the security forces recovered a cache of weapons and ammunition, along with stating that the killed terrorists were actively involved in multiple attacks. (Daily Pioneer) 

Hungarian novelist and screenwriter László Krasznahorkai wins this year’s Nobel Prize in Literature “for his compelling and visionary oeuvre that, in the midst of apocalyptic terror, reaffirms the power of art”. (CNN) 

John Clarke, Michel Devoret, and John M. Martinis are jointly awarded this year’s Nobel Prize in Physics for the discovery of macroscopic quantum mechanical tunnelling and energy quantization in an electric circuit. (Euronews) 

Susumu Kitagawa, Richard Robson, and Omar Yaghi are jointly awarded this year’s Nobel Prize in Chemistry for their work on metal–organic frameworks. (BBC News) 

One person is killed in Oiso, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan, and hundreds of people are evacuated as Typhoon Halong makes landfall in the Izu Islands. (Kyodo News) 

The Ecuadorian Army deploys at least 5,000 personnel to Quito to “prevent vandalism” amid ongoing protests against President Daniel Noboa over the rise of price of diesel fuel due to end of subsidies. (AP) 

In tennis, Monégasque player Valentin Vacherot defeats Holger Rune at the Shanghai Masters to become the lowest-ranked player on the ATP rankings to reach a Masters 1000 semi-final in 26 years, and the first Monégasque in history to do so. (The Independent) (ATP) 

Wednesday, October 8th, 2025 

United States president Donald Trump announces that Israel and Hamas have agreed to a ceasefire and the first phase of his peace plan to end the Gaza war. (Al Jazeera). 

Hundreds of Texas Military Forces troops arrive at a United States Army Reserve military base near Chicago, Illinois, ahead of a deployment to the city. (Sky News) 

Singapore executes Pannir Selvam Pranthaman, a Malaysian man convicted of drug offenses, bringing this year’s number of executions in the country to 12. (AP) 

A 29-year-old man is arrested for allegedly starting the Palisades Fire that killed 12 people and destroyed more than 6,000 homes in Los Angeles County, Southern California, United States, earlier this year. (BBC News) 

Houthi rebels detain nine United Nations workers in Yemen as part of a long-term crackdown on UN presence in the country, bringing the total number of detained UN personnel to 53. (AP) 

The Syrian government announces an immediate ceasefire with the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces following clashes last night that killed at least four people and injured at least eight others. (AP) 

United States Central Command announces that US forces conducted a strike in Syria on October 2, killing Muhammad ‘Abd-al-Wahhab al-Ahmad, a senior Jama’at Ansar al-Islam attack planner. (The Hill) 

A Ukrainian missile strike kills three people and injures nine others in Maslova Pristan, Belgorod Oblast, Russia. A search and rescue operation is underway for others believed to be trapped under rubble. (BBC News) 

The value of gold futures rise above $4,000 per troy ounce for the first time in trading history. (AP) 

Residents of Bonaire, a Dutch special municipality in the Caribbean, file a class action lawsuit backed by Greenpeace against the Netherlands accusing them of failure to act in protecting the island’s residents against climate change, as they are legally Dutch citizens. (Euractiv) 

A family is injured, including a 4-year-old girl critically, and dozens of civilian infrastructure facilities are damaged in a drone strike on a house in Sumy, Sumy Oblast, Ukraine. (RBC-Ukraine) 

Eleven soldiers and 19 Pakistani Taliban fighters are killed in an ambush on a military convoy and subsequent shootout in Orakzai District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. (Al Jazeera) 

The World Health Organization intervenes as the death toll from toxic cough syrup in Madhya Pradesh, India, rises to at least 20. (The Independent) 

Six people are killed and eight others are critically injured in a fire at a firecracker factory in East Godavari district, Andhra Pradesh, India. (India Today) 

Four people are killed, including the perpetrator, in a shooting spree at three locations across southwest Houston and Sugar Land, Texas, United States. (KHOU) 

At least six people are injured, including four musicians, in a mass shooting at an Agua Marina concert in Lima, Peru. No arrests have been made. (BNO News) 

Derrick Groves, the last remaining prisoner from a group of ten who escaped the Orleans Parish Prison in May in New Orleans, Louisiana, United States, is captured in Atlanta following a standoff with police at a house. (NBC News) 

Tuesday,  October 7th, 2025 

The Philippine Department of Migrant Workers confirms the death of a critically injured Filipino crew member of MV Minervagracht which was attacked by the Houthis in the Gulf of Aden on September 29. The Netherlands-based operator of the vessel has reported that another injured Filipino is still being treated in Djibouti. (Philippine Daily Inquirer) 

A restaurant in Strømmen, Akershus, Norway, receives damage after hand grenades were thrown into it. The Norwegian Police suspects gang activity with links to the Swedish–Kurdish criminal gang Foxtrot, arresting two teenagers shortly after the incident. (VG in Norwegian) 

The Holy See Press Office announces that Pope Leo XIV will visit İznik, Turkey, the location of the ancient city Nicaea, and Lebanon in November and December as his first papal visits abroad. (The Catholic Herald) 

Iris Stalzer, the mayor of Herdecke, Germany, is left in a critical condition after a stabbing allegedly committed by several men. A later police statement declares that it was presumed the stabbing had a family connection and that there are “no indications of a politically motivated act”. (CNN)  

The Supreme Court of Argentina approves the extradition of businessman Fred Machado to the United States, where he faces federal charges on drug trafficking and money laundering. (AP) 

At least four people are killed, including a child, after a boat carrying migrants sinks off the coast of Lesbos, Greece. Police find the 34 survivors at shore. (AP) 

At least 18 people are killed after a bus is hit by a landslide in Himachal Pradesh, India. (Reuters)  

At least ten people are injured and four people are missing after a five-story building under construction collapses in Madrid, Spain. (DW) 

Over ten people are injured when a ferris wheel collapses at a fair in Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia. (BNO News) 

The Supreme Electoral Court of Costa Rica requests the National Assembly to strip president Rodrigo Chaves Robles of immunity so that he can be prosecuted for corruption charges. (AP) 

Monday,  October 6th, 2025 

Indirect talks between Hamas and Israel begin in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, to negotiate field conditions for the release of the remaining hostages in return for an undetermined number of Palestinian prisoners. (BBC News) 

Clashes erupt between Syrian government troops and Kurdish militias affiliated with the Syrian Democratic Forces in Aleppo. (Alarabiya English) 

Syrians vote to elect 121 of the 210 members of the People’s Assembly in the first election held since the fall of the Assad regime in December 2024. Elections are postponed in the Al-Hasakah, Raqqa, and Suwayda governorates due to security reasons. (CNN) 

United States federal judge Karin Immergut temporarily blocks the Trump administration from deploying National Guard troops from California and Texas to Portland, Oregon, saying there is no evidence that the city requires any federal military intervention. (BBC News) 

French prime minister Sébastien Lecornu resigns after 27 days of being in office. With only 14 hours between the appointment of ministers and his resignation, Lecornu becomes the shortest-serving Prime Minister in French history. (BFMTV) 

Mary E. Brunkow, Fred Ramsdell, and Shimon Sakaguchi are jointly awarded this year’s Nobel Prize in Medicine for their discoveries relating to peripheral immune tolerance. (CNN) 

The United States Treasury issues sanctions against a dozen Mexican companies, including those in the pharmaceutical, real estate, chemical, and cleaning sectors, and eight people who manage them for allegedly supplying drug precursors to the Chapitos faction of the Sinaloa Cartel. (AP) 

The U.S. National Weather Service upgrades the rating of the tornado near Enderlin, North Dakota, on June 20 this year, to EF5, the most recent tornado to attain the highest rating on the Enhanced Fujita scale. (CNN) 

Three people are killed after an 80-year-old residential structure collapses in Veraval, Gir Somnath district, India. (The Indian Express) 

New Zealand announces that it has paid a NZ$6 million compensation to Samoa over the sinking of the HMNZS Manawanui off the coast of Upolu in October 2024. (RNZ) 

A man opens fire inside an appeals courts in Tirana, Albania, killing the presiding judge and injuring two others in the courtroom. Police later arrest the suspect. (AP) 

The International Criminal Court convicts Janjaweed commander Ali Kushayb of war crimes in Darfur, Sudan, including rape, murder, and persecution. Kushayb is the first militia leader to be convicted for these war crimes. His sentence will be determined in a later hearing. (Reuters) 

A group of human rights organizations in Myanmar file a joint lawsuit against Norwegian telecoms firm Telenor for allegedly sharing customer data with the Tatmadaw after the 2021 coup d’état and in the civil war.  (The Straits Times) 

Youth-led protests against president Andry Rajoelina resume across Madagascar, with clashes with riot police taking place in multiple cities, including the capital Antananarivo. (Reuters) 

President Andry Rajoelina appoints Ruphin Fortunat Zafisambo, a Madagascar Armed Forces general, as the new prime minister of Madagascar. (Reuters) 

Ukraine says it has struck one of Russia’s main factories producing explosives and ammunition as well as an oil terminal in Crimea. (Reuters) 

At least 10 Palestinians are killed in Israeli attacks across the Gaza Strip ahead of peace talks in Egypt. (Al Jazeera) 

A person opens fire inside the Iberville Parish Courthouse in Iberville Parish, Louisiana, United States, injuring two deputies, including one critically, before being fatally shot. (BNO News) 

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Sunday, October 5th, 2025 

U.S. president Donald Trump authorizes the deployment of 300 National Guard personnel to Chicago, Illinois. (BBC News) 

French prime minister Sébastien Lecornu announces his first batch of minister appointments, including former finance minister Bruno Le Maire as armed forces minister, while facing a potential no-confidence vote in parliament. (AP) 

Over 550 people are trapped by a blizzard on the eastern slope of Mount Everest in Tibet. (Reuters) 

More than 60 people are killed in landslides in India and Nepal after days of heavy rain. (MSN) 

At least three Croatian mountaineers are killed in an avalanche on Tosc Mountain in northwestern Slovenia. (AP) 

American mining company Freeport-McMoRan confirms that all seven workers missing after a mudflow at the Grasberg mine in Central Papua, Indonesia, have died as recovery teams find the remaining bodies and investigations continue. (Reuters) 

Eswatini announces that it will receive eleven more third country nationals deported from the United States. (Reuters) 

At least five people are killed in Lviv, Ukraine, during an overnight Russian attack involving 53 ballistic and cruise missiles and 496 drones. (AP) 

A court in Mexico formally indicts footballer Omar Bravo with the aggravated child sexual abuse of a teenage girl following his arrest in Zapopan, Jalisco, yesterday afternoon. (TV Azteca) (AP) 

Indonesia lifts its temporary suspension of TikTok’s operating license after the platform provided government-requested data on live streaming activity during the recent protests. (AFP via The Manila Times) 

At least 24 Palestinians are killed in Israeli attacks across the Gaza Strip. (Al Jazeera) 

In auto racing, McLaren win their second consecutive Formula One World Constructors’ Championship after their drivers Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri place third and fourth, respectively, at the Singapore Grand Prix. (AFP via France 24) 

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