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)
Rescue efforts are underway after over 550 people are trapped by a blizzard on the eastern slope of Mount Everest in Tibet, 350 of which safely reach Qutang Township [zh] and the remaining of which are in contact with authorities. (Reuters)
Eswatini announces that it will receive eleven more third country nationals deported from the United States. (Reuters)
More than 60 people are killed in landslides in India and Nepal after days of heavy rain. (MSN)
At least nine people are killed and five others are critically injured in a fire inside of an intensive care unit at a hospital in Jaipur, Rajasthan, India. (MSN)
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)
At least five people are killed in Lviv, Ukraine, during an overnight Russian attack involving 53 ballistic and cruise missiles and 496 drones. (AP)
At least three Croatian mountaineers are killed in an avalanche on Tosc Mountain in northwestern Slovenia. (AP)
Ecuador enforces a state of emergency in ten provinces amid ongoing Indigenous-led protests against the government’s removal of a fuel subsidy that increased diesel prices. (AP)
Five people are killed and six others are injured in a mass shooting at a local establishment in Commodore, Linstead, Saint Catherine Parish, Jamaica. (CVM Television)
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 five people are killed in Lviv, Ukraine, during an attack involving 53 ballistic and cruise missiles and 496 drones. (AP)
More than 60 people are killed since Friday during landslides in India and Nepal after days of heavy rain. (MSN)
At least 24 Palestinians are killed in Israeli attacks across the Gaza Strip. (Al Jazeera)
In auto racing, McLaren wins 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)
Saturday, October 4th, 2025
Iran executes six prisoners convicted of carrying out attacks inside Iran on behalf of Israel, with links to a secession movement which has previously launched attacks against oil pipelines in Iran’s southwest. (AP)
Puntland Security Forces kill over ten Islamic State militants and capture another in a major operation targeting wells used by ISIS as bases to carry out attacks in the Cal Miskaad Mountains in Bari region of Puntland. Three soldiers are killed and six others are injured in the operation. (Hiiraan Online)
Multiple people are killed and injured and several prisoners escape in an attack on a National Intelligence and Security Agency prison by militant group Al-Shabaab in Mogadishu, Somalia. (Hiiraan Online)
One person is killed and at least 30 people are injured in Russian drone strikes on two passenger trains at a rail station in Shostka, Sumy Oblast, Ukraine. (The Independent)
A Russian Buyan-class corvette is allegedly attacked near Lake Onega, in Karelia, Russia. The ship sustains damage to the right side of its power plant compartment. (The Kyiv Independent)
The Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities formally opens the tomb of Amenhotep III in the Valley of the Kings to the public after 20 years of renovations following its excavation in 1989. (DW) (ANewZ)
Peter Mutharika is sworn in for his second non-consecutive term as President of Malawi following his victory in last month’s national election. (Reuters)
Sanae Takaichi defeats Shinjiro Koizumi in a runoff election to become the next president of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) and prime minister-designate. She is the first female leader of the LDP and, should she be confirmed by the Diet, the first female prime minister of Japan. (Kyodo News)
The Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, the largest Lutheran denomination in the United States, installs Reverend Yehiel Curry as its presiding bishop, making him the first Black bishop to lead the denomination. Curry succeeds Reverend Elizabeth Eaton, the first woman to lead the organization. (CBS News)
At least two people are killed and another is severly injured in northern France as Storm Amy makes landfall. (France 24)
A man is killed in Letterkenny, County Donegal, Ireland, and hundreds of thousands are without power as Storm Amy brings high winds to the United Kingdom and Ireland. (Sky News)
At least ten people are killed and two others are reported missing when heavy rainfall triggered multiple landslides in Darjeeling, West Bengal, India. (India TV)
A mosque with two people inside is set on fire in a suspected hate crime in Peacehaven, East Sussex, England. (CNN)
At least 70 Palestinians are killed in Israeli attacks across the Gaza Strip and in Gaza City. (Al Jazeera)
In motorcycle speedway, Australia wins the 2025 Speedway of Nations, defeating Poland in the grand final at the MotoArena Toruń, BiT City, Kuyavian–Pomeranian, Poland. (FIM Speedway)
The second and final day of the election to elect the members of the Czech Chamber of Deputies takes place. (TVN24)
Protestors attempt to storm the Orbeliani Palace and clash with police in Tbilisi, Georgia. (Al Jazeera)
Violent protests that killed at least ten people in Azad Kashmir, Pakistan, end as a peace agreement is reached with a civil rights alliance. (MSN)
Lithuania temporarily suspends air traffic at Vilnius Airport after unidentified balloons are detected in its airspace. (Reuters)
Friday, October 3rd, 2025
The United States Navy conducts a strike targeting an alleged drug smuggling boat in the Venezuelan coast. According to U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, at least four crewmembers were killed in the attack. (Reuters)
Hamas says it has agreed to part of the plan proposed by U.S. president Donald Trump’s 20-point plan to end the war including the release of hostages and handing over administration of the enclave. (Reuters)
United Nations human rights experts warn that multiple portions of the plan contradicted international law and the ICJ ruling on Israel’s occupation of Palestine. (OCHR)
Israel intercepts the Global Sumud Flotilla in international waters and detains hundreds of activists from 44 countries carrying humanitarian aid bound for Gaza, sparking international condemnation and accusations of violations of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea. (BBC News)
The Israeli Navy intercepts and seizes the Polish-flagged Marinette, the last vessel of the Global Sumud Flotilla, an international humanitarian flotilla seeking to break the Gaza blockade. (Al Jazeera)
With Ugandan support, the Somali National Army and other pro-federal forces reportedly recapture two villages from al-Shabaab. Government sources claim that al-Shabaab’s forces suffered heavy casualties from the fighting. (Somali National News Agency)
French journalist Antoni Lallican is killed and photographer Hryhoriy Ivanchenko is injured by a Russian drone strike in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine. (RFE/RL)
Indian airline IndiGo announces it will resume direct flights between Kolkata and Guangzhou, China, on October 26, launching the first direct flights between the two countries since border skirmishes in 2020. (DW)
More than 5,000 people flee from Borno State, Nigeria, to Cameroon after Boko Haram fighters seize the border town of Kirawa and burn multiple buildings. (Reuters)
Seven terrorists are killed and a huge cache of weapons and ammunition is recovered in an operation by security forces in Sherani District, Balochistan, Pakistan. (Xinhua News Agency)
Henri, the Grand Duke of Luxembourg, abdicates and is succeeded by his eldest son, Guillaume V. (Financial Times)
Bishop of London Sarah Mullally is announced as the new Archbishop of Canterbury, becoming the first woman to lead the Church of England and the Anglican Communion. (BBC News)
Five people are killed after an overcrowded vehicle overturns on NR-165 in Nabari, Mie Prefecture, Japan. (Kyodo News)
At least three people drown after catastrophic flash floods hit the southern Black Sea coast of Bulgaria. (Novinite.com)
At least two people are killed and others are injured when an Iranian Red Crescent Society rescue helicopter carrying nine people crashes in Lorestan province, Iran. (Mehr News Agency)
A court in Nabeul, Tunisia, sentences a 56-year-old man to death over online statements criticizing president Kais Saied and state security agencies. (Reuters)
A court in Manhattan, New York, United States, sentences musician Sean Combs to four years and two months in prison for prostitution-related charges. (BBC News)
The Bangkok Criminal Court sentences a Thai man to life in prison for the January 7 assassination of Cambodian politician Lim Kimya in Bangkok. (AP)
A Finnish court dismisses charges against the crew of the Eagle S tanker, ruling prosecutors failed to prove intent in the 2024 Estlink 2 incident and that negligence must be addressed by the ship’s flag state or crew’s home countries. (Reuters)
A court in Yerevan, Armenia sentences Mikael Ajapahyan, a prominent cleric of the Armenian Apostolic Church, to two years in prison for allegedly calling for the overthrow of prime minister Nikol Pashinyan. (AP)
At least two people are killed and five others are injured in a mass shooting in Les Moulins near Nice, Alpes-Maritimes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur, France. (Times Now)
Czechs vote to elect the members of the Chamber of Deputies. For the first time, Czechs living or stationed abroad can vote via mail. (Reuters)
Lithuanian culture minister Ignotas Adomavičius resigns after one week in office amidst protests. (LRT)
At least 72 Palestinians are killed from Israeli attacks across the Gaza Strip, including 42 killed in Gaza City. (Al Jazeera)
Thursday, October 2nd, 2025
Two people are killed and four others are injured in a vehicle-ramming and mass stabbing attack at the Heaton Park Hebrew Congregation synagogue in Crumpsall, Manchester, England, United Kingdom. The perpetrator and one of the victims are shot dead by police. The attack is later declared a terror attack. (CNN)
At least thirteen people are killed in two separate road accidents in Balochistan, Pakistan. (Daily Times)
One person is killed and four others are injured in a hydrogen capsule explosion in a laboratory at Tehran University in Tehran, Iran. (AP)
Twelve people are injured in panic from a Mw 5.3 earthquake in Istanbul, Turkey. (Al Monitor)
At least 500 families are displaced and 400 houses are destroyed in a large fire in Cagayan de Oro, Misamis Occidental, Northern Mindanao, Philippines. (Philippine Daily Inquirer)
The Papuan Cabinet approves a bilateral defense treaty with Australia, which will increase integration of military equipment and personnel between the two countries. (AP)
Ukraine breaks off diplomatic relations with Nicaragua over the latter’s recognition of Russian occupied territories in the country. (Priamyi)
At least eight people are killed in violent protests in Muzaffarabad, Azad Kashmir, Pakistan, against benefits for the political class in the region. The regional government warns local media against covering the protests. (DW)
At least 195,000 people hold protests across France to denounce planned budget cuts. (France 24)
The seventh summit of the European Political Community is held in Copenhagen, Denmark. (Anadolu Agency)
At least 53 Palestinians are killed in Israeli attacks across the Gaza Strip and in Gaza City. (Al Jazeera)
The United States’ National Football League announce it will roll out national flag football leagues for both men and women in 2026 ahead of its inclusion in the 2028 Summer Olympics. (AP)
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