Friday,  October 17th, 2025 

Former United States National Security Advisor John Bolton is indicted in a federal court over mishandling of national security documents. (BBC News) 

The United States reportedly greenlights covert operations in Venezuela targeting president Nicolás Maduro. (The New York Times) 

At least 14 people are killed, including six attackers, and 13 others are injured in a suicide bombing followed by gunfire at a military compound in Mir Ali, North Waziristan District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. (The Canadian Press) 

At least three people are killed and 13 others are injured in an explosion at an apartment building in Bucharest, Romania. (The Canadian Press) 

An explosion in Rome, Italy, destroys two cars belonging to the family of the Italian investigative journalist Sigfrido Ranucci, who was already under police protection following several threats and acts of intimidation. (France 24) 

Mongolian prime minister Gombojavyn Zandanshatar is ousted by the State Great Khural after four months in power. (AP) 

Thursday, October 16th, 2025 

Ukrainian authorities order mass evacuations across 40 settlements and towns in northeastern Kharkiv Oblast, citing the worsening situation around the city of Kupiansk. (Reuters) 

Russian forces say they have crossed the Dnieper river and have entered the city of Kherson for the first time since 2022, and captured Karantynnyy Island and Maly Vilkhovy Island in the city’s southwest. (ISW) 

Italy’s Supreme Court of Cassation blocks the extradition of a Ukrainian national suspected of causing explosions which damaged the Nord Stream pipelines in 2022 to Germany, where he is wanted. (DW) 

Houthi sources confirm the death of general and chief of staff Muhammad Abd al-Karim al-Ghamari from an Israeli airstrike in August. (Reuters) 

Four Syrian soldiers are killed and nine others are wounded when a bomb explodes on a Ministry of Defence bus in Deir ez-Zor Governorate, Syria. (AP) 

At least three Palestinians are killed in Gaza by Israeli troops, bringing the total to at least 23 people killed by Israel since the start of the ceasefire. Both sides blame the other for ceasefire violations. (Reuters) 

An 11-year-old boy is fatally shot by Israeli soldiers near Hebron. (The Times of Israel) 

Iraqi politician Safaa Al Mashhadani, a candidate for the upcoming parliamentary elections, is assassinated by a bomb attached to his vehicle in Al-Tarmia District. The perpetrators are unknown. (Gulf News) 

Pakistan carries out two airstrikes against Kabul, capital of Afghanistan. The target and the result are unknown. After the attack, both countries agree to a 48-hour ceasefire. (BBC News) 

The Afghan government reports that a market and a civilian house were hit in yesterday’s Pakistani airstrikes in Kabul. Hospital sources reports that five people were killed and several wounded. (AP) 

At least 15 people are killed and eight others are injured when a truck overturns in Swat District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. (Dawn) 

The prosecution of the International Crimes Tribunal in Bangladesh formally announces that it seeks the death penalty against former prime minister Sheikh Hasina and former home minister Asaduzzaman Khan over alleged crimes against humanity committed during last year’s protests. Hasina has been in exile in India since her ousting, and Khan is also believed to be in India. (AP) 

Four people are killed when police open fire to crowd control tens of thousands of people mourning opposition leader and former prime minister Raila Odinga, as his body arrives at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport in Nairobi, Kenya. (DW) (Reuters) 

One person is killed and 100 people are wounded during clashes in Lima, Peru, as protestors demands the resignation of President José Jerí. (AP) 

Explosive devices detonate on two bridges in Ecuador. No casualties are reported. (Reuters) 

Uruguay becomes the first country in Latin America to decriminalise euthanasia via legislation after the law is passed by the Senate. (AP) 

President Rodrigo Chaves Robles restricts abortion in Costa Rica only to cases where the life of the mother is at risk. (AP) 

After former Malagasy president Andry Rajoelina fled the country after losing support of the Armed Forces, CAPSAT commander Michael Randrianirina forms the transitional goverment and is confirmed as the interim president. (DW) 

The African Union condemns the coup and suspends Madagascar’s membership. (Al Jazeera) 

Swiss multinational food and drink corporation Nestlé announces it will cut 16,000 jobs over the next two years to combat rising commodity costs and business expenses. (AP) 

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