Armed conflicts and attacks

Israeli airstrikes on two villages in Baalbek, Lebanon, kill at least nineteen people. (Reuters)

• https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/israeli-strikes-kill-19-people-including-eight-women-two-towns-lebanons-baalbek-2024-10-30/

Armed conflicts and attacks

The United States military announces that American airstrikes in Syria earlier this week killed as many as 35 Islamic State members. (Al Arabiya)

• https://english.alarabiya.net/News/united-states/2024/10/30/american-strikes-killed-up-to-35-extremists-in-syria-us-military-

Disasters and accidents

At least twelve workers are killed and another is injured in an explosion at a steel plant in Xaloztoc, Tlaxcala, Mexico. (Reuters) (Milenio)

• https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/steel-plant-explosion-central-mexico-kills-least-12-people-2024-10-30/
• https://www.milenio.com/policia/explosion-fabrica-xaloztoc-tlaxcala-deja-heridos-muertos

Law and crime

It is reported that at least ten people were killed and 63 others were injured by gunfire in post-election protests in Mozambique last week. (Reuters)

• https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/least-10-shot-dead-mozambique-post-election-protests-medical-associations-say-2024-10-30/

Law and crime

One person is killed while attempting to cross the English Channel in a dinghy. Three other bodies are found on beaches near Neufchâtel-Hardelot and Équihen-Plage, France. (Reuters)

• https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/one-dead-channel-crossing-attempt-french-authorities-say-2024-10-30/

Sports

In baseball, the Los Angeles Dodgers win the World Series, defeating the New York Yankees in 5 games including a comeback victory in Game 5 at Yankee Stadium. (Los Angeles Times)

• https://www.latimes.com/sports/dodgers/story/2024-10-30/dodgers-win-world-series-yankees-walker-buehler-freddie-freeman