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- Gaza war
- Gaza war hostage crisis
- The Israel Defense Forces announce that they have killed Muhammad Muhsen Nimr Yazji, a Hamas militant who took part in holding Emily Damari, Romi Gonen, and Matan Angrest during a airstrike in Gaza City. (The Jerusalem Post)
- Gaza war hostage crisis
Arts and culture
- 2026 Nobel Prize in Literature
- Canadian poet Anne Carson is awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature for "her bold and inventive oeuvre that, in playful dialogue with the classical tradition, has created new forms for contemporary literature". (BBC News)
- The Bank of England announces that the Atlantic puffin, barn owl, buff-tailed bumblebee, and European hedgehog will feature on the next set of pound sterling notes to be issued in the United Kingdom. It will be the first time animals have replaced people on banknotes in England, which is intended to increase awareness of British wildlife. (BBC News)
Business and economy
- AI boom, Semiconductor industry in Taiwan
- Taiwan's finance ministry reports that exports reached a record US$87.2 billion in September, while imports rose to a record $63.6 billion and the trade surplus reached a record $23.6 billion, citing demand for artificial intelligence-related hardware. (AFP) (Reuters)
Disasters and accidents
- 2026 Atlantic hurricane season
- Hurricane Isaias
- In the United States, Georgia governor Brian Kemp declares a state of emergency ahead of Hurricane Isaias. (Fox 5 Atlanta)
- Hurricane Isaias
International relations
- South Korea–Ukraine relations, North Korean involvement in the Russo-Ukrainian war
- South Korea recalls its ambassador to Ukraine after accusing Ukraine of breaching a non-disclosure agreement by disclosing the transfer of two captured North Korean soldiers to South Korea. Ukraine denies that such an agreement existed. (AFP via The Straits Times)
Law and crime
- 2009 Fort Hood shooting
- United States secretary of defense Pete Hegseth announces the firing squad execution of Nidal Hasan, the perpetrator of the 2009 Fort Hood shooting, will be publicly broadcasted. (CNN)
- Relationship of Prince Andrew and Jeffrey Epstein
- High Court judge Nicholas Hilliard of England and Wales quashes search warrants used on Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor's homes, finding errors in Thames Valley Police's applications and issuing judge Mark Lucraft's consideration of legally protected material. (AP)
- School attacks in Poland
- A 15-year-old student carries out a mass stabbing against staff members at a primary school in the village of Leszczydół-Nowiny, Wyszków County, Poland, killing one person and injuring two more. The suspect is taken into police custody. (Reuters)
Sports
- 2026 Nippon Professional Baseball season
- In baseball, Teruaki Satō of the Hanshin Tigers wins the Triple Crown; the last NPB Triple Crown was won by Munetaka Murakami in 2022. (Kyodo News)
- Swiss and Sunderland A.F.C. footballer Granit Xhaka receives a two-year probation after admitting to obtaining a fake COVID-19 vaccination certificate during the COVID-19 pandemic. (ESPN)
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