Current events: 2026-10-28

[Wikipedia Current Events]

Armed conflicts and attacks

• Middle Eastern crisis
  • Houthi–Saudi conflict, Yemeni civil war
    • Saudi Arabia launches an airstrike at a market in Al Hazm, Al-Jawf Governorate, Yemen, killing 14 civilians and wounding ten more. (Xinhua)

Business and economy

• 2026 Iran war fuel crisis, Canada and the 2026 Iran war
  • The Bank of Canada raises its policy interest rate by 25 basis points to 2.5%, its first increase since July 2023, citing persistent inflation driven partly by higher oil and gasoline prices linked to the Iran war. (AFP)
• Jio Platforms raises US$3.2 billion in India's largest-ever initial public offering (IPO), attracting about $77 billion in bids and becoming the country's most-subscribed IPO before its stock-market debut in Mumbai. (AFP via France 24)

Disasters and accidents

• 2026 North Indian Ocean cyclone season
  • At least three people are killed as Cyclone Arnab makes landfall in Andhra Pradesh, India. (DNA) (Reuters)
• 2026 Toledo train collision
  • At least 68 people are killed and 179 injured during a collision between two high speed trains carrying over 500 passengers between Los Yébenes and Urda, in the Province of Toledo, Spain. (Sky News)

International relations

• Rwanda–United States relations, Democratic Republic of the Congo–Rwanda conflict
  • The United States imposes sanctions on the Rwandan ministry of defence over its role in the conflict in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, alleging that Rwanda is backing the M23 rebels to fight against Congolese forces. (Internazionale)

Law and crime

• Attacks on Israeli embassies
  • A youth armed with two knives wounds a police officer outside the Israeli embassy in Belgrade, Serbia, before being shot and killed. (Reuters)
• British far-right activist Tommy Robinson is convicted of harassing two journalists and causing them to fear violence. (RTÉ) Politics and elections
• 2026 Israeli legislative election
  • The ruling Likud and its governing coalition, led by Benjamin Netanyahu, wins a plurality of seats in the Knesset, though government formation remains unclear. (Newsquawk) (CBS) Sports
• 2026 Japan Series
  • In baseball, the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks defeat the Yokohama DeNA BayStars in four games to win its 13th Japan Series championship. (Kyodo News)

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