Armed conflicts and attacks
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- Israel–Hamas war
- Israeli invasion of the Gaza Strip
- Siege of North Gaza, Gaza famine, Israeli generals' plan
- The United Nations declares the situation in northern Gaza as "apocalyptic", with the entire Palestinian population at "imminent risk of dying from disease, famine and violence" due to Israeli bombardments and aid blockage. (Reuters)
- Siege of North Gaza, Gaza famine, Israeli generals' plan
- Israeli invasion of the Gaza Strip
- Somali Civil War
- Puntland–Somaliland dispute
- Las Anod conflict
- At least ten people, including four civilians, are killed and fifteen others are injured in battles between Somaliland and Khatumo State forces in the Cayn and Togdheer regions of Somalia. (Horseed Media) (Hiiraan Online)
- Las Anod conflict
- Puntland–Somaliland dispute
- Insurgency in Balochistan
- At least nine people are killed and 29 others are injured in an explosion near a girls' school in Mastung, Balochistan, Pakistan, targeting a polio vaccination drive. (Al Jazeera)
- An "irregular armed group" captures a Bolivian military base near Cochabamba, Bolivia, kidnapping military personnel and seizing weapons from the base. Bolivian president Luis Arce says that the group are affiliated with former president Evo Morales. (CNN) (DW)
Disasters and accidents
- 2024 European floods
- October 2024 Spain floods
- The death toll from the floods in Spain, primarily in the Valencian Community, increases to 205, with several others still missing. (BBC News) (AP)
- October 2024 Spain floods
- Novi Sad railway station canopy collapse
- Fourteen people are killed and three others are injured when a canopy collapses at the railway station in Novi Sad, Serbia. (ABC News)
Law and crime
- Two people are killed and six others are injured in a mass shooting targeting crowds of people celebrating Halloween in two locations in Orlando, Florida, United States. (CNN)
- Thieves steal two paintings from Andy Warhol's Reigning Queens collection and damage two others at the MPV Gallery in Oisterwijk, North Brabant, Netherlands. (AP) (De Telegraaf)
Politics and elections
- 2024 Botswana general election
- Botswana's ruling party, the Botswana Democratic Party, concedes defeat in Wednesday's election, ending its 58-year rule. (Reuters)
- Kenyan Interior Minister Kithure Kindiki is sworn in as Deputy President of Kenya after the High Court lifted an order that prevented Kindiki's swearing-in yesterday. (AP)
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