Armed conflicts and attacks

Thirteen people are killed and 57 more wounded during Israeli airstrikes near Rafik Hariri University Hospital in Beirut, Lebanon. (Al Jazeera)

• https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2024/10/22/live-scenes-of-terror-in-northern-gaza-as-israel-bombs-beirut

Disasters and accidents

Two passenger trains collide head-on at Talerddig, Powys, Wales, killing one passenger and injuring 15 others. (BBC News)

• https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c5y0yg7m8meo

Law and crime

Former Albanian president Ilir Meta is arrested on accusations of corruption. (Reuters)

• https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/albanias-ex-president-meta-detained-by-police-spokesman-says-2024-10-21/

Politics and elections

The National Assembly of Vietnam appoints army general Lương Cường as the country's president, succeeding Communist Party General Secretary Tô Lâm. (VOA) (AP) (VnExpress)

• https://www.voanews.com/a/vietnam-parliament-elects-army-general-as-state-president/7830007.html
• https://apnews.com/article/vietnam-president-cuong-a76c48fa6d1d3ba57f958e812a7ea9ea
• https://vnexpress.net/tieu-su-tan-chu-tich-nuoc-luong-cuong-4806691.html

Science and technology

A 52nd Mersenne prime is discovered by a participant of the Great Internet Mersenne Prime Search, six years after the last new Mersenne prime was discovered in 2018. The prime number is 41,024,320 digits in length, making it the largest known prime number. (Mersenne.org)

• https://www.mersenne.org/primes/?press=M136279841