Sunday, October 26th, 2025 

A man detonates a grenade on a train in Ovruch, Zhytomyr Oblast, Ukraine, killing three women and a border guard, and wounding 12 other people. The perpetrator, who also died in the explosion, was a fugitive from Kharkiv. (Reuters) (News.az) 

In separate incidents, an MH-60R Seahawk helicopter and an F/A-18F Super Hornet fighter jet of the United States Navy, both operating off of the USS Nimitz aircraft carrier, crash in the South China Sea. All crew of both craft are rescued. (CNN) 

One person is killed and 13 others are injured, including two seriously, in a Russian drone strike on a minibus in Mykolaivka, Sumy Raion, Sumy Oblast, Ukraine. (Kyiv Post) 

Three Hezbollah commanders and a Syrian citizen are killed in a series of Israeli airstrikes in southern Lebanon. (The Media Line) 

Hurricane Melissa reaches Category 5 intensity and nears the island nation of Jamaica, threatening catastrophic damage.  (Fox Weather) 

The Rapid Support Forces say that they have captured El Fasher, the last stronghold of the Sudanese Armed Forces in North Darfur. (Reuters) 

Thirteen people are killed and five others are injured when a bus crashes in Kano State, Nigeria. (The Punch) 

At least 13 people are killed and 29 others are injured when a bus collides with a car and plunges off of a bridge into a stream in Puerto Iguazú, Misiones, Argentina.  (Xinhua) 

Timor-Leste becomes the eleventh member state of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations. (Antara) 

Venezuelan vice president Delcy Rodríguez issues a statement accusing Trinidad and Tobago and the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency of “military provocations” as both countries carry out joint military exercises in the Caribbean Sea. (Reuters) 

Cameroonian opposition presidential candidate Issa Tchiroma says that police have detained more than 30 politicians and activists linked to his campaign or who endorsed his candidacy against incumbent Paul Biya during last week’s election. (Reuters) 

Two suspects are arrested in connection to the robbery at the Louvre Museum in Paris, France, last week. (Al Jazeera) 

The Kurdistan Workers’ Party announces that it is withdrawing its fighters from Turkey and moving them to Iraq as part of ongoing peace talks with the Turkish government. (AP) 

Argentines vote in the midterms to elect a half of the Chamber of Deputies and a third of the Senate. (The New York Times) 

The ruling La Libertad Avanza party of President Javier Milei wins the election with over 40% of the votes. (AP) 

The Supreme Court of Cameroon says that incumbent Paul Biya won the election, which the opposition rejects. (AP) 

Saturday, October 25th, 2025 

Four people are killed and 20 others are injured in overnight Russian missile and drone strikes on residential areas in Kyiv, Ukraine. (Reuters) 

Two people are killed during two Israeli airstrikes against a car and a motorcycle in Harouf and Qlayleh, Lebanon, bringing the death toll from the attacks since the past 48 hours to nine. (Al Jazeera) 

Hurricane warnings are issued in Jamaica, as forecasts indicate Hurricane Melissa will likely reach Category 4 on the Saffir-Simpson scale, while rainfall estimates exceed 30 in (76 cm) across the country and in Haiti. (CNN) 

Over 145,000 people are evacuated by Guantánamo Province officials ahead of Hurricane Melissa’s potential impacts in eastern Cuba. (NBC) 

Pakistani defence minister Khawaja Asif says that if peace talks with the Taliban fail, Pakistan will declare an open war on Afghanistan, as Pakistan accuses the Taliban of sheltering Pakistani militants, which Kabul denies. (Reuters) 

U.S. president Donald Trump announces that he will raise U.S. tariffs on Canada by 10% in retaliation for an anti-tariff advertisement sponsored by the Ontario government. (The Guardian) 

Independent candidate Catherine Connolly is declared winner of yesterday’s election of the President of Ireland, after Fine Gael candidate Heather Humphreys concedes the election during the initial tallying of the votes.  (The Guardian) 

Ivorians vote to elect their president, as incumbent Alassane Ouattara seeks a fourth term. (Reuters) 

Friday,  October 24th, 2025 

A manhunt is launched for Ethiopian national Hadush Gerberslasie Kebatu, whose sexual assault of a 14-year-old girl sparked anti-immigration protests in Epping, Essex, England, after he was accidentally released from prison. (BBC News) 

The Trump administration deploys the USS Gerald R. Ford carrier battle group to Latin America for counter-drug cartel operations. (Reuters) 

The United States imposes sanctions on Colombian president Gustavo Petro, his wife Verónica Alcocer, his son Nicolás, and Interior Minister Armando Benedetti, accusing them of involvement in the global drug trade amid worsening relations between both countries. (AP) 

Six people are killed in a U.S. missile strike on a suspected drug-running boat in the Caribbean Sea. (AP) 

At least four people are killed in Haiti and the Dominican Republic by Tropical Storm Melissa. (The New York Times) 

An 18-year-old Palestinian man dies after being shot and critically injured yesterday during an Israeli raid in the Askar Camp in Nablus, occupied West Bank. (Al Jazeera) 

Three people are killed and two others injured during two Israeli airstrikes against two vehicles in Toul and Nabatieh, Lebanon. Senior Hezbollah commander Abbas Karki is among the fatalities. (AA) 

Three people are killed in a roadside bombing on a police vehicle in a former stronghold of the Pakistani Taliban in Hangu District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. (The Canadian Press) 

The Booker Prize Foundation announces the creation of the Children’s Booker Prize, with the first £50,000 (US$66,500) winner to be announced in early 2027. (The Guardian) 

Twenty-five people are killed and several others are injured in a fire on a bus in Kurnool, India. (AP) 

Fourteen people are killed, two others are rescued, and two are reported missing when a rubber boat sinks off the coast of Bodrum, Muğla, Turkey. (DPA International) 

Four people are killed and over 21,000 others are affected during heavy rains in Sri Lanka. (Xinhua News Agency) 

Pakistan bans the Tehreek-e-Labbaik party after deadly clashes between party members and Pakistani police during a protest march led by the party over the past two weeks. (Reuters) 

A court in Azerbaijan orders a senior Russian journalist of state media agency Sputnik be released from prison and placed under house arrest for three months. The decision comes after a meeting between Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev and Russian President Vladimir Putin in Tajikistan amid deteriorating relations between the two countries. (Reuters) 

A court in London, United Kingdom, sentences a Colombian man to life in prison for the murder and dismemberment of two men in London in July 2024. The man also pleaded guilty to three counts of possession of child pornography. (AP) 

The Philippines’ anti-graft court acquits former Senate president Juan Ponce Enrile, his former chief of staff Gigi Reyes, and businesswoman Janet Lim-Napoles of their remaining graft charges, citing failure to prove their guilt. The three had been charged over their alleged misuse of the Priority Development Assistance Fund. (Philippine Daily Inquirer) 

The Croatian parliament votes to reintroduce compulsory military service, which had been shifted to a volunteer system in 2008. The new conscription will require two months of basic training, allowing conscientious objectors to opt for civilian service. (AP) 

Citizens of the Republic of Ireland vote for the next President to succeed Michael D. Higgins, who is term-limited. The candidates are independent candidate Catherine Connolly and Fine Gael candidate Heather Humphreys. (BBC) 

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