Friday,  October 11th, 2024 

The Internet Archive and the Wayback Machine are taken offline following a denial-of-service attack, with the hackers also stealing 31 million password hashes in a data breach. (Forbes) 

Chancellor of Germany Olaf Scholz announces plans for Germany to supply Israel with a new shipment of weapons, and that the German government has agreed to continue shipments for at least the near future. (Euro News) 

Multiple Palestinian, Dutch, and Jewish human rights organizations sue the Dutch government for exporting weapons and military goods to Israel, thereby allegedly failing to prevent violations of the Genocide Convention and other war crimes in the Gaza Strip. (Reuters) 

United Nations human rights investigators accuse Israel of crimes against humanity and the crime of extermination by deliberately targeting health facilities and medical personnel in Gaza. (Al Jazeera) 

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni summons the Israeli ambassador to Italy after Israeli forces target bases manned by Italian peacekeepers in southern Lebanon. (CNN) 

Israeli forces fire at a watchtower used by U.N. peacekeepers in southern Lebanon injuring two. (Euronews) 

This year’s Nobel Peace Prize is awarded to Japanese atomic bomb survivors group Nihon Hidankyo for “its efforts to achieve a world free of nuclear weapons and for demonstrating through witness testimony that nuclear weapons must never be used again”. (The Washington Post) (Nobel Prize) 

One person is killed and twelve others are trapped when an elevator fails at the Mollie Kathleen Gold Mine in Cripple Creek, Colorado, United States. (Sky News) 

At least twenty miners are killed and seven others are injured in an attack by unknown armed militants on a private coal mine in Duki District, Balochistan, Pakistan. (Reuters) 

Thursday, October 10th, 2024 

Researchers from the University of Granada confirm that bones lying in the Seville Cathedral in Seville, Andalusia, Spain, belonged to Christopher Columbus. (ABC Spain) 

An Israeli strike on a school sheltering displaced people in Gaza kills 28 people and injures 54 others. (AP) 

An Israeli Merkava tank opens fire on a UNIFIL checkpoint in southern Lebanon, injuring two peacekeepers. Israeli troops also open fire on two other UN positions near the Blue Line, although no casualties are reported. (BBC News) 

At least 22 people are killed in Israeli airstrikes on two different areas in central Beirut, Lebanon. (AP) 

Sudanese human rights group Emergency Lawyers reports that over 500 Sudanese civilians have been killed in airstrikes conducted by the Sudanese Armed Forces on multiple civilian areas held by the Rapid Support Forces. (Reuters) 

The World Bank approves a new financial intermediary fund consisting of grants from the United States, Japan, Canada, and other countries coupled with interest from frozen Russian assets to give to Ukraine as part of a $50 billion loan. (Reuters) 

Ukraine’s Coordination Headquarters for the Treatment of Prisoners of War confirms the death of journalist Victoria Roshchyna who had been held prisoner by Russia since August 2023. (The Kyiv Independent) 

This year’s Nobel Prize in Literature is awarded to South Korean writer Han Kang “for her intense poetic prose that confronts historical traumas and exposes the fragility of human life”. (Nobel Prize) 

At least ten people are killed in damages by tornadoes caused by Hurricane Milton in Florida, United States. (Reuters) 

In its annual Living Planet report, the World Wildlife Fund estimates that wild populations of animal species have decreased over 70% since 1970, with some high-biodiversity areas seeing up to 95% declines. (DW) 

Erling Haaland becomes the all-time top goalscorer of the Norway national football team with 34 goals in the last 36 matches, beating Jørgen Juve‘s 1934 record of 33 goals. (ESPN) 

The Federal Court of Malaysia commutes the death sentence of Azilah Hadri, one of Altantuyaa’s murderers, to 40 years imprisonment. (CNA) 

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Wednesday, October 9th, 2024 

British computer scientist Demis Hassabis and American chemist John M. Jumper are awarded this year’s Nobel Prize in Chemistry for their work on protein structure prediction, and American biochemist and computational biologist David Baker, for his work on computational protein design.  (Nobel Prize) 

American physicist John Hopfield and British-Canadian computer scientist Geoffrey Hinton are awarded this year’s Nobel Prize in Physics “for foundational discoveries and inventions that enable machine learning with artificial neural networks“. (The Guardian) 

A couple is killed by a Hezbollah rocket fired at Kiryat Shmona, Israel. (BBC)

The head of the Rapid Support Forces, Hemedti, accuses Egypt of being involved in airstrikes on the group’s troops. (Reuters) 

More than 5.5 million people remain under evacuation orders as Hurricane Milton is set to make landfall over Florida, United States, as one of the strongest ever storms to hit the state. (The New York Times) 

More than 5.5 million people are told to evacuate as Hurricane Milton is set to make landfall over Florida, United States, as one of the strongest ever storms to hit the state. (The New York Times) 

Hurricane Milton weakens into a category 4 hurricane as it is expected to make landfall in Florida in the early hours of Thursday. (CBS News) 

Tornadoes break out in several areas, including across Interstate 75, ahead of Hurricane Milton’s arrival. (BBC News) 

Five people are killed when a Beechcraft 95-B55 Baron crashes shortly after takeoff from Catalina Airport in Avalon, California, United States. (CTV News)

Six people are injured, two of them in a critical condition, after a stabbing attack in Hadera, Israel. The attacker is shot dead by Israel Police. (Times of Israel) 

Japan’s former longest-serving death row prisoner, Iwao Hakamada, is confirmed innocent after the prosecution waives his right to appeal. (NHK) 

The innocence of Japan’s former longest-serving death row prisoner, Iwao Hakamada, is confirmed after the prosecution waives its right to appeal. (NHK) 

American biologists Victor Ambros and Gary Ruvkun are awarded this year’s Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine “for the discovery of microRNA and its role in post-transcriptional gene regulation“. (CNN) 

Tuesday,  October 8th, 2024 

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu calls on the Lebanese people to “rise up” against Hezbollah and to “take back” their country with the help of Israeli forces, warning that failing to do so could turn Lebanon into another Gaza. (The Telegraph) 

The 146th Division of the Israel Defense Forces advances into southwestern Lebanon, opening up another front against Hezbollah. The Israeli Navy also announces a naval blockade extending for 60 kilometres (37 mi) along the Lebanese coast. (DW) 

The village of Yaroun in Nabatieh Governorate, Lebanon, is reported to be mostly destroyed following days of heavy fighting between Hezbollah and Israeli forces. (CNN) 

Around 105 Hezbollah rockets hit the northern Israeli city of Haifa in the heaviest barrage fired at the city since the start of the war. (The Telegraph) 

The Israel Defense Forces say that they killed Suhail Hussein Husseini, the head of Hezbollah’s logistical headquarters and a member of the Jihad Council in an airstrike in Beirut, Lebanon, yesterday. (Times of Israel) 

Seven people are killed in an Israeli airstrike on a residential building in Damascus, Syria. (Reuters) 

The Environmental Protection Agency sets a 10-year deadline to replace all lead water pipes in the United States. (AP) 

The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation announces the arrest of an Afghan national in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, for allegedly plotting an ISIS-related attack on Election Day in November. (AP) 

Monday,  October 7th, 2024 

Hamas, Hezbollah, and the Houthis launch rockets and missiles towards Tel Aviv, Haifa, and Tiberias, Israel, on the anniversary of the Hamas-led attack on Israel. Twelve people are injured. (The Times of Israel) (Reuters) 

Hamas fires rockets at Tel Aviv on the anniversary of the 7 October attacks. (The Times of Israel) 

The European Space Agency spacecraft Hera is successfully launched on a Falcon 9 Block 5 rocket by SpaceX from the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida, United States. The spacecraft will study the asteroid 65803 Didymos and evaluate the impact of the earlier Double Asteroid Redirection Test. (Space News) 

An oil terminal in Feodosia, the largest oil facility in Russian-occupied Crimea, catches fire following an overnight drone attack by Ukrainian forces. Russian state media reports that a state of emergency has been declared in Feodosia due to a “human-made disaster”. (Ukrainska Pravda) 

One person is killed and six others, including two children, are injured in Russian shelling that hit several apartment buildings in Sloviansk, Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine. (Reuters) 

Russian missiles strike two cargo ships in the Port of Odesa, including a Palau-flagged ship carrying grain, killing a port worker and injuring five crew members. (Reuters) 

Hurricane Milton intensifies into a Category 5 hurricane with a minimum central pressure of 897 millibars. (National Hurricane Center) 

Pasco, Hillsborough, and Pinellas counties in Florida, United States, close schools and order evacuations of residential healthcare facilities in advance of Hurricane Milton’s arrival. (Tampa Bay Times) 

Ten people are killed and an unknown number of others are missing when a mine collapses in Central Province, Zambia. (AP) 

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control reports more than 350 deaths from cholera in Nigeria this year, which is more than twice as many than in the same period last year. (DW) 

During a state visit by South Korean president Yoon Suk Yeol to the Philippines, the Philippines and South Korea agree to upgrade their relations to a strategic partnership. (ABC News) 

Israelis, including hostage families, protest outside Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s official residence in Jerusalem. (NBC News)

Thousands of pro-Palestinian protests are held worldwide to mark the first anniversary of the Israeli invasion of the Gaza Strip. (Reuters) 

The Parliament of Georgia initiates a motion to impeach pro-Western President Salome Zourabichvili over accusations of unauthorized overseas visits, ahead of the parliamentary election on October 26. (Reuters) 

Incumbent Tunisian President Kais Saied wins a second term with 90.7% of the vote in the presidential election. The Independent High Authority for Elections reports a voter turnout of 28.8%, the lowest since the 2011 Tunisian revolution. (Al Jazeera) 

The Pakistani government bans the Pashtun Tahafuz Movement, a social movement for Pashtun human rights, calling the movement a “proscribed organization“. (Al Jazeera) 

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Ukrainian forces say that they have shot down a Russian aircraft near Kostiantynivka. The aircraft crashed into a house, causing it to catch fire. No casualties are reported. The aircraft is later reported to be a S-70 Okhotnik-B and was reportedly shot down by a Russian Su-57 jet to prevent its capture by Ukraine. (Defence Blog) (Forbes) (AP) 

Sunday, October 6th, 2024 

An oil terminal in Feodosia, the largest oil facility in Crimea, is on fire following an overnight drone attack by Ukrainian forces. Russian state media reports a state of emergency has been declared in Feodosia due to a “human-made disaster”. (Pravda) 

Hamas fires rockets at Tel Aviv on the anniversary of the 7 October attacks. (The Times of Israel) 

American biologists Victor Ambros and Gary Ruvkun are awarded with this year’s Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine “for the discovery of microRNA and its role in post-transcriptional gene regulation”. (CNN) 

Due to the threat Hurricane Milton poses to Florida, NASA has scrubbed the launch of the Europa Clipper scheduled for 10 October (with scheduled arrival at Europa in April 2030). (CBS News) 

Hamas says that an Israeli strike killed Saeed Atallah, a leader in the Al-Qassam Brigades, along with three family members in a Palestinian refugee camp in Tripoli, Lebanon. (Reuters) 

A police officer is killed and thirteen other people are injured in Beersheba, Israel, in an incident described as a terrorist attack. The perpetrator is shot dead by security forces. (The Jerusalem Post) 

At least 26 people are killed in Israeli airstrikes allegedly targeting Hamas militants that hit a mosque and a school housing displaced Palestinians in Deir al-Balah in the Gaza Strip. (BBC News) 

Hezbollah claims that its attacks on Israeli soldiers trying to infiltrate Blida, Lebanon, forced the soldiers to retreat. (AFP via Barron’s) 

Israeli forces station near a UN peacekeepers‘ position, putting them at risk. The latter declined to change position. (New York Times) 

A rocket fired from Lebanon strikes a restaurant in Haifa, Israel, injuring at least six people. (The Jerusalem Post) 

At least two people, both Chinese nationals, are killed and ten others are injured when an oil tanker truck exploded near Jinnah International Airport in Karachi, Pakistan. The separatist group Balochistan Liberation Army claims responsibility for the explosion, stating they targeted a convoy of Chinese workers of the Port Qasim Electric Power Company. (Crisis24) 

The European Union votes 10–5 with 12 abstentions to institute tariffs of up to 45% on electric vehicles manufactured in China. (Reuters) 

Naxalite–Maoist insurgency Indian police claim that 31 Naxalite rebels were killed in a shootout with Indian soldiers in the Abujhmad forest in Chhattisgarh, India. (Al Jazeera) 

Sunday, October 6th, 2024 

The European Union votes 10–5 with 12 abstentions to institute tariffs of up to 45% on electric vehicles manufactured in China. (Reuters) 

Naxalite–Maoist insurgency Indian police claim that 31 Naxalite rebels were killed in a shootout with Indian soldiers in the Abujhmad forest in Chhattisgarh, India. (Al Jazeera) 

Ukrainian forces say that they have shot down a Russian S-70 Okhotnik-B drone near Kostiantynivka. The aircraft crashed into a house, causing it to catch fire. No casualties are reported. (AP) 

One police officer is killed and thirteen others are wounded in Beersheba, Israel, in an incident described as a terrorist attack. The perpetrator is shot dead by security forces. (The Jerusalem Post) 

At least 26 people are killed in Israeli airstrikes on a mosque and a school housing displaced Palestinians allegedly targeting Hamas militants in Deir al-Balah, Gaza Strip. (BBC News) 

Hezbollah claims that its attacks on Israeli soldiers trying to infiltrate Khallet Shuaib in Blida, Lebanon, forced them to retreat. (Barron’s) 

A rocket fired from Lebanon strikes a restaurant in Haifa, Israel, wounding at least six people. One person is reportedly in critical condition. (The Jerusalem Post) 

At least one person is killed and several others are injured when an explosive device detonates near Jinnah International Airport in Karachi, Pakistan, with the separatist group Balochistan Liberation Army taking responsibility. (DW) 

One person is shot dead at a mall in Kungsbacka, Sweden, with a suspect arrested by Swedish Police. (Expressen) 

One person is killed and one other person is injured after a pickup truck crashes into a bus stop in Surrey, British Columbia, Canada. The driver is arrested at the scene. (CTV News) 

Saturday, October 5th, 2024 

Hamas says that an Israeli strike killed Saeed Atallah, a leader in the Al-Qassam Brigades, along with three family members in a Palestinian refugee camp in Tripoli, Lebanon. (Reuters) 

Russian forces claim that they captured the village of Bazhane Druhe in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine. (The Economic Times) 

Four people, including a child, are killed in two separate incidents while attempting to cross the English Channel in boats. (BBC News) 

Royal New Zealand Navy vessel HMNZS Manawanui runs aground off the coast of Samoa before catching fire and later capsizing. All 75 crew members are evacuated onto lifeboats and rescued. It is the first loss of a New Zealand naval ship at sea since World War II. (BBC News) 

The unranked Vanderbilt Commodores upset the undefeated, AP No. 1 ranked Alabama Crimson Tide 40–35, marking the first time Vanderbilt won against a top-five ranked team in its program’s history. (CNN) 

Friday,  October 4th, 2024 

The United States launches airstrikes against Houthi locations in Yemen, including in the capital Sanaa, and the port city of Al Hudaydah. (Al Jazeera) 

Extreme drought in the Amazon rainforest of Brazil causes the river banks of the city of Manaus to fall to their lowest levels since 1902, severely impacting trade in the region. (Reuters) 

Hamas’ armed wing Al-Qassam Brigades confirms the death of commander Zahi Yaser Oufi in an Israeli strike in Tulkarm in the West Bank yesterday. (Reuters) 

The head of military administration of Pokrovsk, Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine, Serhiy Dobriak reports that Russian forces are now about 7 kilometres (4.3 mi) from the city, and have destroyed or damaged 80% of the city’s critical infrastructure. (Reuters) 

Sixteen people are killed in floods and landslides in Jablanica, Bosnia and Herzegovina. (Al Jazeera) 

The European Union threatens sanctions and a suspension of relations with Georgia if Georgia becomes a “one-party state” with no political opposition following the next parliamentary elections on October 26. (Reuters) 

The United States Department of Homeland Security reports that the Biden administration will not renew the legal status of 530,000 migrants who entered the U.S. as part of a provisional humanitarian program beginning in 2022. (Reuters) 

The Sandiganbayan court in the Philippines acquits Chief Presidential Legal Counsel and former Senate president Juan Ponce Enrile, his former aide Gigi Reyes, and Janet Napoles of plunder in connection with the alleged misuse of Ponce Enrile’s Priority Development Assistance Fund during his senatorial term. (AFP via CNA) (Rappler) 

The European Court of Justice rules that all Afghan women are eligible for asylum in the European Union. (The Guardian) 

At least two people are killed and three others are injured, including one critically, in a suspected arson at a 100-year-old three-story building in the Old Montreal neighbourhood of Montreal, Quebec, Canada. (CBC News) (CFCF-TV) 

A woman from Toronto, Ontario, Canada, is arrested and charged with murder following a stabbing spree that killed three people in Toronto, Niagara Falls and Hamilton between Tuesday and Thursday. (CFTO-TV) 

The left-wing New Popular Front coalition files a motion of no confidence against the new right-wing Barnier government amid ongoing political protests in France. (Reuters) 

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