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<blockquote data-quote="Wikipedia Current Events" data-source="post: 154053" data-attributes="member: 524">Armed conflicts and attacks<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/War_on_drugs" target="_blank">War on drugs</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_United_States_military_strikes_against_alleged_drug_traffickers" target="_blank">2025 United States military strikes against alleged drug traffickers</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Six people are killed in a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Armed_Forces" target="_blank">U.S.</a> missile strike on a suspected drug-running boat in the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caribbean_Sea" target="_blank">Caribbean Sea</a>. <a href="https://apnews.com/article/trump-cartels-hegseth-drugs-boat-strikes-6c3316b2852723e26c39dc701bba9d52" target="_blank">(AP)</a></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_presidency_of_Donald_Trump" target="_blank">Trump administration</a> deploys the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Gerald_R._Ford" target="_blank">USS Gerald R. Ford</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carrier_battle_group" target="_blank">carrier battle group</a> to <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Latin_America" target="_blank">Latin America</a> for counter-<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drug_cartel" target="_blank">drug cartel</a> operations. <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/us-military-deploy-aircraft-carrier-south-america-amid-soaring-tensions-with-2025-10-24/" target="_blank">(Reuters)</a></li>
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaza_war" target="_blank">Gaza war</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israeli%E2%80%93Palestinian_conflict" target="_blank">Israeli–Palestinian conflict</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israeli_incursions_in_the_West_Bank_during_the_Gaza_war" target="_blank">Israeli incursions in the West Bank during the Gaza war</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">An 18-year-old <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palestinians" target="_blank">Palestinian</a> man dies after being shot and critically injured yesterday during an <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel" target="_blank">Israeli</a> raid in the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Askar_Camp" target="_blank">Askar Camp</a> in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nablus" target="_blank">Nablus</a>, occupied <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_Bank" target="_blank">West Bank</a>. <a href="https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/10/24/palestinian-child-killed-in-israeli-raid-on-west-bank-as-settlers-rampage" target="_blank">(Al Jazeera)</a></li>
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel%E2%80%93Hezbollah_conflict_%282023%E2%80%93present%29" target="_blank">Israel–Hezbollah conflict</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Two people are killed and two others injured in an <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel" target="_blank">Israeli</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Airstrike" target="_blank">airstrike</a> on a vehicle in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toul%2C_Lebanon" target="_blank">Toul</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lebanon" target="_blank">Lebanon</a>. <a href="https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/10/24/israeli-strikes-in-southern-lebanon-kill-two-in-latest-truce-violation" target="_blank">(Al Jazeera)</a></li>
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Insurgency_in_Khyber_Pakhtunkhwa" target="_blank">Insurgency in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Three people are killed in a roadside bombing on a police vehicle in a former stronghold of the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pakistani_Taliban" target="_blank">Pakistani Taliban</a> in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hangu_District%2C_Pakistan" target="_blank">Hangu District</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khyber_Pakhtunkhwa" target="_blank">Khyber Pakhtunkhwa</a>, Pakistan. <a href="https://www.msn.com/en-ca/news/world/roadside-bombing-kills-3-police-officers-in-northwest-pakistan/ar-AA1P6JgC?ocid=winp1taskbar&amp;cvid=8be551395b7548d3bdc7ef96e45d5d64&amp;ei=6" target="_blank">(The Canadian Press)</a></li>
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</ul>Arts and culture<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Booker_Prize" target="_blank">Booker Prize Foundation</a> announces the creation of the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Children%27s_Booker_Prize" target="_blank">Children's Booker Prize</a>, with the first <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pound_sterling" target="_blank">£</a>50,000 (<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_dollar" target="_blank">US</a>$66,500) winner to be announced in early 2027. <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/books/2025/oct/24/booker-prize-launches-childrens-booker-frank-cottrell-boyce" target="_blank">(The Guardian)</a></li>
</ul>Disasters and accidents<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_Atlantic_hurricane_season" target="_blank">2025 Atlantic hurricane season</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">At least three people are killed in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Port-au-Prince" target="_blank">Port-au-Prince</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haiti" target="_blank">Haiti</a>, as <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tropical_Storm_Melissa_%282025%29" target="_blank">Tropical Storm Melissa</a> makes landfall. <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/live/2025/10/23/weather/tropical-storm-melissa-hurricane" target="_blank">(The New York Times)</a></li>
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul">25 people are killed and several others are injured in a fire on a bus in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kurnool" target="_blank">Kurnool</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/India" target="_blank">India</a>. <a href="https://apnews.com/article/india-andhra-pradesh-bus-fire-322b1b4779b0ca32ab3614ea04421e6c" target="_blank">(AP)</a></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">14 people are killed, two others are rescued and two are reported missing when a rubber boat sinks off the coast of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bodrum" target="_blank">Bodrum</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mu%C4%9Fla" target="_blank">Muğla</a>, Turkey. <a href="https://www.msn.com/en-ca/news/world/fourteen-dead-after-migrant-boat-sinks-off-western-turkey/ar-AA1P7zLj?ocid=winp1taskbar&amp;cvid=3f94ccf0bf8d46a9dae3f1841e9cce47&amp;ei=16" target="_blank">(DPA International)</a></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Four people are killed and over 21,000 others are affected during heavy rains in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sri_Lanka" target="_blank">Sri Lanka</a>. <a href="https://english.news.cn/asiapacific/20251024/3de8864542e244f4bc21d57137245437/c.html" target="_blank">(Xinhua News Agency)</a></li>
</ul>International relations<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colombia%E2%80%93United_States_relations" target="_blank">Colombia–United States relations</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States" target="_blank">United States</a> imposes sanctions on <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colombian_president" target="_blank">Colombian president</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gustavo_Petro" target="_blank">Gustavo Petro</a>, his wife <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ver%C3%B3nica_Alcocer" target="_blank">Verónica Alcocer</a>, his son <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicol%C3%A1s_Petro" target="_blank">Nicolás</a>, and Interior Minister <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Armando_Benedetti" target="_blank">Armando Benedetti</a>, accusing them of involvement in the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Illegal_drug_trade" target="_blank">global drug trade</a>, amid worsening relations between both countries. <a href="https://apnews.com/article/trump-colombia-petro-sanctions-drug-trafficking-1b6ead338ec266b3df40859db6ee2d8d" target="_blank">(AP)</a></li>
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</ul>Law and crime<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_Ovruch_train_attack" target="_blank">2025 Ovruch train attack</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">A man detonates a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grenade" target="_blank">grenade</a> on a train in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ovruch" target="_blank">Ovruch</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zhytomyr_Oblast" target="_blank">Zhytomyr Oblast</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ukraine" target="_blank">Ukraine</a>, killing three women and a border guard, and wounding 12 other people. The perpetrator, who also died in the explosion, was a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fugitive" target="_blank">fugitive</a> from <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kharkiv" target="_blank">Kharkiv</a>. <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/man-kills-himself-three-women-ukrainian-railway-station-2025-10-24/" target="_blank">(Reuters)</a> <a href="https://news.az/news/grenade-blast-on-ukrainian-train-leves-four-dead-several-injured" target="_blank">(News.az)</a></li>
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_Tehreek-e-Labbaik_Pakistan_protests" target="_blank">2025 Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan protests</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pakistan" target="_blank">Pakistan</a> bans the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tehreek-e-Labbaik_Pakistan" target="_blank">Tehreek-e-Labbaik</a> party after deadly clashes between party members and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Law_enforcement_in_Pakistan" target="_blank">Pakistani police</a> during a protest march led by the party over the past two weeks. <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/pakistan-bans-islamist-party-tehreek-e-labaik-pakistan-under-anti-terrorism-law-2025-10-23/" target="_blank">(Reuters)</a></li>
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Azerbaijan%E2%80%93Russia_relations" target="_blank">Azerbaijan–Russia relations</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Media_freedom_in_Azerbaijan" target="_blank">Media freedom in Azerbaijan</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">A <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Judiciary_of_Azerbaijan" target="_blank">court</a> in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Azerbaijan" target="_blank">Azerbaijan</a> orders a senior <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russia" target="_blank">Russian</a> journalist of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mass_media_in_Russia" target="_blank">state media</a> agency <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sputnik_%28news_agency%29" target="_blank">Sputnik</a> be released from prison and placed under <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/House_arrest" target="_blank">house arrest</a> for three months. The decision comes after a meeting between <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Azerbaijani_President" target="_blank">Azerbaijani President</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ilham_Aliyev" target="_blank">Ilham Aliyev</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_President" target="_blank">Russian President</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vladimir_Putin" target="_blank">Vladimir Putin</a> in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tajikistan" target="_blank">Tajikistan</a> amid <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_Azerbaijan%E2%80%93Russia_diplomatic_crisis" target="_blank">deteriorating relations between the two countries</a>. <a href="https://www.reuters.com/business/media-telecom/azerbaijan-moves-russian-state-journalist-house-arrest-jail-after-freeing-his-2025-10-24/" target="_blank">(Reuters)</a></li>
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murders_of_Albert_Alfonso_and_Paul_Longworth" target="_blank">Murders of Albert Alfonso and Paul Longworth</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">A <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Courts_of_England_and_Wales" target="_blank">court</a> in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London" target="_blank">London</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Kingdom" target="_blank">United Kingdom</a>, sentences a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colombians_in_the_United_Kingdom" target="_blank">Colombian man</a> to <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Life_imprisonment_in_England_and_Wales" target="_blank">life in prison</a> for the murder and dismemberment of two men in London in July 2024. The man also pleaded guilty to three counts of possession of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Child_pornography" target="_blank">child pornography</a>. <a href="https://apnews.com/article/britain-colombia-murder-suitcases-5280a733be68ac91c06a8a546ca82e5f" target="_blank">(AP)</a></li>
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pork_barrel_scam" target="_blank">Pork barrel scam</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philippines" target="_blank">Philippines</a>' <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sandiganbayan" target="_blank">anti-graft court</a> acquits former <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/President_of_the_Senate_of_the_Philippines" target="_blank">Senate president</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juan_Ponce_Enrile" target="_blank">Juan Ponce Enrile</a>, his former chief of staff Gigi Reyes, and businesswoman <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Janet_Lim-Napoles" target="_blank">Janet Lim-Napoles</a> of their remaining <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Graft_%28politics%29" target="_blank">graft</a> charges, citing failure to prove their guilt. The three had been charged over their alleged misuse of the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Priority_Development_Assistance_Fund" target="_blank">Priority Development Assistance Fund</a>. <a href="https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/2129441/enrile-acquitted-of-remaining-graft-charges-in-pork-barrel-case/" target="_blank">(Philippine Daily Inquirer)</a> <a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2025/10/24/enrile-acquitted-of-graft-in-pork-barrel-case-1019" target="_blank">(ABS-CBN News)</a></li>
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul">A <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manhunt_%28law_enforcement%29" target="_blank">manhunt</a> is launched for <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethiopia" target="_blank">Ethiopian</a> national Hadush Gerberslasie Kebatu, whose <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sexual_assault" target="_blank">sexual assault</a> of a 14-year-old girl sparked <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_British_anti-immigration_protests" target="_blank">anti-immigration protests</a> in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epping%2C_Essex" target="_blank">Epping, Essex</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/England" target="_blank">England</a>, after he was accidentally released from prison. <a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cx2d5rl36vgo" target="_blank">(BBC News)</a></li>
</ul>Politics and elections<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_Irish_presidential_election" target="_blank">2025 Irish presidential election</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Citizens of the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Republic_of_Ireland" target="_blank">Republic of Ireland</a> vote for the next <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/President_of_Ireland" target="_blank">President</a> between <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Independent_politician" target="_blank">independent</a> candidate <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catherine_Connolly" target="_blank">Catherine Connolly</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fine_Gael" target="_blank">Fine Gael</a> candidate <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heather_Humphreys" target="_blank">Heather Humphreys</a>. This is the first Irish presidential election <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1973_Irish_presidential_election" target="_blank">since 1973</a> where there are only two choices, after <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fianna_F%C3%A1il" target="_blank">Fianna Fáil</a> candidate <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jim_Gavin" target="_blank">Jim Gavin</a> suspended his campaign and no other candidate made it past the nomination stage. Incumbent president <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_D._Higgins" target="_blank">Michael D. Higgins</a> is term-limited. <a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cx2y04znx4ro" target="_blank">(BBC)</a></li>
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul">The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Croatia" target="_blank">Croatian</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Croatian_Parliament" target="_blank">parliament</a> votes to reintroduce <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conscription" target="_blank">compulsory military service</a>, which had been shifted to a volunteer system in 2008. The new conscription will require two months of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basic_training" target="_blank">basic training</a>, allowing <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conscientious_objector" target="_blank">conscientious objectors</a> to opt for civilian service. <a href="https://apnews.com/article/croatia-compulsory-military-service-ukraine-32c84a8c4afc8790bee82644d8366e46" target="_blank">(AP)</a></li>
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[QUOTE="Wikipedia Current Events, post: 154053, member: 524"] [B]Armed conflicts and attacks[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/War_on_drugs']War on drugs[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_United_States_military_strikes_against_alleged_drug_traffickers']2025 United States military strikes against alleged drug traffickers[/URL] [LIST] [*]Six people are killed in a [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Armed_Forces']U.S.[/URL] missile strike on a suspected drug-running boat in the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caribbean_Sea']Caribbean Sea[/URL]. [URL='https://apnews.com/article/trump-cartels-hegseth-drugs-boat-strikes-6c3316b2852723e26c39dc701bba9d52'](AP)[/URL] [*]The [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_presidency_of_Donald_Trump']Trump administration[/URL] deploys the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Gerald_R._Ford']USS [I]Gerald R. Ford[/I][/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carrier_battle_group']carrier battle group[/URL] to [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Latin_America']Latin America[/URL] for counter-[URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drug_cartel']drug cartel[/URL] operations. [URL='https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/us-military-deploy-aircraft-carrier-south-america-amid-soaring-tensions-with-2025-10-24/'](Reuters)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaza_war']Gaza war[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israeli%E2%80%93Palestinian_conflict']Israeli–Palestinian conflict[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israeli_incursions_in_the_West_Bank_during_the_Gaza_war']Israeli incursions in the West Bank during the Gaza war[/URL] [LIST] [*]An 18-year-old [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palestinians']Palestinian[/URL] man dies after being shot and critically injured yesterday during an [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel']Israeli[/URL] raid in the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Askar_Camp']Askar Camp[/URL] in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nablus']Nablus[/URL], occupied [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_Bank']West Bank[/URL]. [URL='https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/10/24/palestinian-child-killed-in-israeli-raid-on-west-bank-as-settlers-rampage'](Al Jazeera)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel%E2%80%93Hezbollah_conflict_%282023%E2%80%93present%29']Israel–Hezbollah conflict[/URL] [LIST] [*]Two people are killed and two others injured in an [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel']Israeli[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Airstrike']airstrike[/URL] on a vehicle in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toul%2C_Lebanon']Toul[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lebanon']Lebanon[/URL]. [URL='https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/10/24/israeli-strikes-in-southern-lebanon-kill-two-in-latest-truce-violation'](Al Jazeera)[/URL] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Insurgency_in_Khyber_Pakhtunkhwa']Insurgency in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa[/URL] [LIST] [*]Three people are killed in a roadside bombing on a police vehicle in a former stronghold of the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pakistani_Taliban']Pakistani Taliban[/URL] in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hangu_District%2C_Pakistan']Hangu District[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khyber_Pakhtunkhwa']Khyber Pakhtunkhwa[/URL], Pakistan. [URL='https://www.msn.com/en-ca/news/world/roadside-bombing-kills-3-police-officers-in-northwest-pakistan/ar-AA1P6JgC?ocid=winp1taskbar&cvid=8be551395b7548d3bdc7ef96e45d5d64&ei=6'](The Canadian Press)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [B]Arts and culture[/B] [LIST] [*]The [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Booker_Prize']Booker Prize Foundation[/URL] announces the creation of the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Children%27s_Booker_Prize']Children's Booker Prize[/URL], with the first [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pound_sterling']£[/URL]50,000 ([URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_dollar']US[/URL]$66,500) winner to be announced in early 2027. [URL='https://www.theguardian.com/books/2025/oct/24/booker-prize-launches-childrens-booker-frank-cottrell-boyce']([I]The Guardian[/I])[/URL] [/LIST] [B]Disasters and accidents[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_Atlantic_hurricane_season']2025 Atlantic hurricane season[/URL] [LIST] [*]At least three people are killed in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Port-au-Prince']Port-au-Prince[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haiti']Haiti[/URL], as [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tropical_Storm_Melissa_%282025%29']Tropical Storm Melissa[/URL] makes landfall. [URL='https://www.nytimes.com/live/2025/10/23/weather/tropical-storm-melissa-hurricane']([I]The New York Times[/I])[/URL] [/LIST] [*]25 people are killed and several others are injured in a fire on a bus in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kurnool']Kurnool[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/India']India[/URL]. [URL='https://apnews.com/article/india-andhra-pradesh-bus-fire-322b1b4779b0ca32ab3614ea04421e6c'](AP)[/URL] [*]14 people are killed, two others are rescued and two are reported missing when a rubber boat sinks off the coast of [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bodrum']Bodrum[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mu%C4%9Fla']Muğla[/URL], Turkey. [URL='https://www.msn.com/en-ca/news/world/fourteen-dead-after-migrant-boat-sinks-off-western-turkey/ar-AA1P7zLj?ocid=winp1taskbar&cvid=3f94ccf0bf8d46a9dae3f1841e9cce47&ei=16'](DPA International)[/URL] [*]Four people are killed and over 21,000 others are affected during heavy rains in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sri_Lanka']Sri Lanka[/URL]. [URL='https://english.news.cn/asiapacific/20251024/3de8864542e244f4bc21d57137245437/c.html'](Xinhua News Agency)[/URL] [/LIST] [B]International relations[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colombia%E2%80%93United_States_relations']Colombia–United States relations[/URL] [LIST] [*]The [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States']United States[/URL] imposes sanctions on [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colombian_president']Colombian president[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gustavo_Petro']Gustavo Petro[/URL], his wife [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ver%C3%B3nica_Alcocer']Verónica Alcocer[/URL], his son [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicol%C3%A1s_Petro']Nicolás[/URL], and Interior Minister [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Armando_Benedetti']Armando Benedetti[/URL], accusing them of involvement in the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Illegal_drug_trade']global drug trade[/URL], amid worsening relations between both countries. [URL='https://apnews.com/article/trump-colombia-petro-sanctions-drug-trafficking-1b6ead338ec266b3df40859db6ee2d8d'](AP)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [B]Law and crime[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_Ovruch_train_attack']2025 Ovruch train attack[/URL] [LIST] [*]A man detonates a [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grenade']grenade[/URL] on a train in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ovruch']Ovruch[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zhytomyr_Oblast']Zhytomyr Oblast[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ukraine']Ukraine[/URL], killing three women and a border guard, and wounding 12 other people. The perpetrator, who also died in the explosion, was a [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fugitive']fugitive[/URL] from [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kharkiv']Kharkiv[/URL]. [URL='https://www.reuters.com/world/man-kills-himself-three-women-ukrainian-railway-station-2025-10-24/'](Reuters)[/URL] [URL='https://news.az/news/grenade-blast-on-ukrainian-train-leves-four-dead-several-injured'](News.az)[/URL] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_Tehreek-e-Labbaik_Pakistan_protests']2025 Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan protests[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pakistan']Pakistan[/URL] bans the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tehreek-e-Labbaik_Pakistan']Tehreek-e-Labbaik[/URL] party after deadly clashes between party members and [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Law_enforcement_in_Pakistan']Pakistani police[/URL] during a protest march led by the party over the past two weeks. [URL='https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/pakistan-bans-islamist-party-tehreek-e-labaik-pakistan-under-anti-terrorism-law-2025-10-23/'](Reuters)[/URL] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Azerbaijan%E2%80%93Russia_relations']Azerbaijan–Russia relations[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Media_freedom_in_Azerbaijan']Media freedom in Azerbaijan[/URL] [LIST] [*]A [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Judiciary_of_Azerbaijan']court[/URL] in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Azerbaijan']Azerbaijan[/URL] orders a senior [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russia']Russian[/URL] journalist of [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mass_media_in_Russia']state media[/URL] agency [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sputnik_%28news_agency%29']Sputnik[/URL] be released from prison and placed under [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/House_arrest']house arrest[/URL] for three months. The decision comes after a meeting between [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Azerbaijani_President']Azerbaijani President[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ilham_Aliyev']Ilham Aliyev[/URL] and [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_President']Russian President[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vladimir_Putin']Vladimir Putin[/URL] in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tajikistan']Tajikistan[/URL] amid [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_Azerbaijan%E2%80%93Russia_diplomatic_crisis']deteriorating relations between the two countries[/URL]. [URL='https://www.reuters.com/business/media-telecom/azerbaijan-moves-russian-state-journalist-house-arrest-jail-after-freeing-his-2025-10-24/'](Reuters)[/URL] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murders_of_Albert_Alfonso_and_Paul_Longworth']Murders of Albert Alfonso and Paul Longworth[/URL] [LIST] [*]A [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Courts_of_England_and_Wales']court[/URL] in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London']London[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Kingdom']United Kingdom[/URL], sentences a [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colombians_in_the_United_Kingdom']Colombian man[/URL] to [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Life_imprisonment_in_England_and_Wales']life in prison[/URL] for the murder and dismemberment of two men in London in July 2024. The man also pleaded guilty to three counts of possession of [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Child_pornography']child pornography[/URL]. [URL='https://apnews.com/article/britain-colombia-murder-suitcases-5280a733be68ac91c06a8a546ca82e5f'](AP)[/URL] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pork_barrel_scam']Pork barrel scam[/URL] [LIST] [*]The [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philippines']Philippines[/URL]' [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sandiganbayan']anti-graft court[/URL] acquits former [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/President_of_the_Senate_of_the_Philippines']Senate president[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juan_Ponce_Enrile']Juan Ponce Enrile[/URL], his former chief of staff Gigi Reyes, and businesswoman [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Janet_Lim-Napoles']Janet Lim-Napoles[/URL] of their remaining [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Graft_%28politics%29']graft[/URL] charges, citing failure to prove their guilt. The three had been charged over their alleged misuse of the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Priority_Development_Assistance_Fund']Priority Development Assistance Fund[/URL]. [URL='https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/2129441/enrile-acquitted-of-remaining-graft-charges-in-pork-barrel-case/']([I]Philippine Daily Inquirer[/I])[/URL] [URL='https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2025/10/24/enrile-acquitted-of-graft-in-pork-barrel-case-1019'](ABS-CBN News)[/URL] [/LIST] [*]A [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manhunt_%28law_enforcement%29']manhunt[/URL] is launched for [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethiopia']Ethiopian[/URL] national Hadush Gerberslasie Kebatu, whose [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sexual_assault']sexual assault[/URL] of a 14-year-old girl sparked [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_British_anti-immigration_protests']anti-immigration protests[/URL] in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epping%2C_Essex']Epping, Essex[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/England']England[/URL], after he was accidentally released from prison. [URL='https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cx2d5rl36vgo'](BBC News)[/URL] [/LIST] [B]Politics and elections[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_Irish_presidential_election']2025 Irish presidential election[/URL] [LIST] [*]Citizens of the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Republic_of_Ireland']Republic of Ireland[/URL] vote for the next [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/President_of_Ireland']President[/URL] between [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Independent_politician']independent[/URL] candidate [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catherine_Connolly']Catherine Connolly[/URL] and [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fine_Gael']Fine Gael[/URL] candidate [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heather_Humphreys']Heather Humphreys[/URL]. This is the first Irish presidential election [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1973_Irish_presidential_election']since 1973[/URL] where there are only two choices, after [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fianna_F%C3%A1il']Fianna Fáil[/URL] candidate [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jim_Gavin']Jim Gavin[/URL] suspended his campaign and no other candidate made it past the nomination stage. Incumbent president [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_D._Higgins']Michael D. Higgins[/URL] is term-limited. [URL='https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cx2y04znx4ro'](BBC)[/URL] [/LIST] [*]The [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Croatia']Croatian[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Croatian_Parliament']parliament[/URL] votes to reintroduce [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conscription']compulsory military service[/URL], which had been shifted to a volunteer system in 2008. The new conscription will require two months of [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basic_training']basic training[/URL], allowing [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conscientious_objector']conscientious objectors[/URL] to opt for civilian service. [URL='https://apnews.com/article/croatia-compulsory-military-service-ukraine-32c84a8c4afc8790bee82644d8366e46'](AP)[/URL] [/LIST] [url="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Current_events/2025_October_24"]Continue reading...[/url] [/QUOTE]

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