Armed conflicts and attacks

Two people are killed and four others are injured in a vehicle-ramming and mass stabbing attack at the Heaton Park Hebrew Congregation synagogue in Crumpsall, Manchester, England, United Kingdom. The perpetrator and one of the victims are shot dead by police. The attack is later declared a terror attack. (CNN) (The New York Times) (Reuters)

• https://www.cnn.com/world/live-news/manchester-uk-synagogue-attack-10-02-25
• https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/02/world/europe/uk-manchester-synagogue-attack.html
• https://www.reuters.com/world/uk/uk-police-name-victims-manchester-synagogue-attack-2025-10-03/

Disasters and accidents

One person is killed and four others are injured in a hydrogen capsule explosion in a laboratory at Tehran University in Tehran, Iran. (AP)

• https://apnews.com/article/iran-explosion-college-death-casualty-a6b6b93e226b1c54d268a002ac4ad7ee

Disasters and accidents

Twelve people are injured in panic from a Mw 5.3 earthquake in Istanbul, Turkey. (Al Monitor) (AP)

• https://www.al-monitor.com/originals/2025/10/turkey-istanbul-jolted-53-magnitude-earthquake-no-casualties-reported
• https://apnews.com/article/turkey-istanbul-earthquake-schools-evacuated-aa075d8c01185c2ebf14077ed25e28b2

Disasters and accidents

At least 500 families are displaced and 400 houses are destroyed in a large fire in Cagayan de Oro, Misamis Occidental, Northern Mindanao, Philippines. (Philippine Daily Inquirer)

• https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/2119109/at-least-500-families-lost-homeless-to-fires-in-davao-cdo-cities

International relations

The Papua New Guinean Cabinet approves a bilateral defense treaty with Australia, which will increase integration of military equipment and personnel between the two countries. (AP)

• https://apnews.com/article/australia-papua-new-guinea-defense-security-treaty-4e66ff5ae097ec0391775b121cffbb31

International relations

Ukraine breaks off diplomatic relations with Nicaragua over the latter's recognition of Russian-occupied territories in the country. (Priamyi)

• https://prm.ua/en/ukraine-breaks-off-diplomatic-relations-with-nicaragua/

Politics and elections

At least 195,000 people hold protests across France to denounce planned budget cuts. (France 24)

• https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20251002-anti-government-protests-france

Politics and elections

The seventh summit of the European Political Community is held in Copenhagen, Denmark. (Anadolu Agency)

• https://www.aa.com.tr/en/opinion/opinion-european-leaders-meet-at-copenhagen-what-does-it-reveal-about-europes-security/3706430

Science and technology

NASA's Perseverance rover captures its first images of interstellar object 3I/ATLAS as it passes by Mars. (Economic Times)

• https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/international/us/interstellar-comet-3i-atlas-first-image-from-mars-perseverance-rover-sparks-debate-over-alien-mothership-theory-heres-complete-truth-viral-picture-distance-from-earth-bright-cylindrical-object-martian-sky-probe-social-media-users-discovery-observation-timeline/articleshow/124337844.cms

Sports

The United States' National Football League announce it will roll out national flag football leagues for both men and women in 2026 ahead of its inclusion in the 2028 Summer Olympics. (AP)

• https://apnews.com/article/goodell-flag-football-nfl-mexico-city-f556067f67b161eca8e48147181660c7

Disasters and accidents

At least eleven people are killed after a tractor trolley topples into a pond in Khandwa district, Madhya Pradesh, India. (The Hindu)

• https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/madhya-pradesh/several-killed-injured-as-tractor-carrying-durga-idols-for-immersion-plunges-into-lake-updates/article70118928.ece