Armed conflicts and attacks

At least seven people are killed and injured and several prisoners escape in an attack on a National Intelligence and Security Agency prison by militant group Al-Shabaab in Mogadishu, Somalia. The Somali government reports that no civilian or security officers were killed, and that all seven attackers were killed. (AP) (Hiiraan Online)

• https://apnews.com/article/somalia-attack-prison-alshabab-mogadishu-godka-jilacow-f0661455c93886de0535c066a19b7c24
• https://www.hiiraan.com/news4/2025/Oct/203186/suspected_al_shabaab_militants_attack_mogadishu_s_godka_jilacow_prison.aspx?utm_source=hiiraan&utm_medium=SomaliNewsUpdateFront

Arts and culture

The Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities formally opens the tomb of Amenhotep III in the Valley of the Kings to the public after 20 years of renovations following its excavation in 1989. (DW) (ANewZ)

• https://www.dw.com/en/egypt-opens-one-of-the-valley-of-the-kings-largest-tombs/a-74236547
• https://anewz.tv/region/middle-east/13882/amenhotep-iiis-restored-tomb-reopens-in-valley-of-the-kings/news

Arts and culture

The Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, the largest Lutheran denomination in the United States, installs Reverend Yehiel Curry as its presiding bishop, making him the first Black bishop to lead the denomination. Curry succeeds Reverend Elizabeth Eaton, the first woman to lead the organization. (AP) (CBS News)

• https://apnews.com/article/black-lutheran-elca-presiding-bishop-yehiel-curry-38f9a30204a311d6f1a6178fb1afe950
• https://www.cbsnews.com/news/lutheran-denomination-installs-its-first-black-presiding-bishop-yehiel-curry/

Arts and culture

Pope Leo XIV attends the oath-taking ceremony for the new batch of Pontifical Swiss Guards, becoming the first pope to do so since 1968. (The Catholic Herald)

• https://thecatholicherald.com/article/pope-leo-becomes-first-pontiff-to-attend-swiss-guard-swearing-in-ceremony-since-1968

Disasters and accidents

A man is killed in Letterkenny, County Donegal, Ireland, and hundreds of thousands are without power as Storm Amy brings high winds to the United Kingdom and Ireland. (Sky News)

• https://news.sky.com/story/man-dies-and-tens-of-thousands-without-power-as-storm-amy-brings-90mph-winds-to-uk-and-ireland-13443835

Politics and elections

Violent protests that killed at least ten people in Azad Kashmir, Pakistan, end as a peace agreement is reached with a civil rights alliance. (MSN)

• https://www.msn.com/en-ca/news/world/violent-protests-end-as-peace-agreement-reached-in-pakistan-administered-kashmir/ar-AA1NQYdN?ocid=winp1taskbar&cvid=654a5c51875f4a86a66ac46a3af2c5ac&ei=64

Politics and elections

Former prime minister Andrej Babiš's populist ANO party wins the election with about 35% of the vote but falls short of a majority, prompting him to begin coalition talks with smaller right-wing parties. (BBC News)

• https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c62qezmr92lo

Politics and elections

Sanae Takaichi defeats Shinjiro Koizumi in a runoff election to become the next president of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) and prime minister-designate. She is the first female leader of the LDP and, should she be confirmed by the Diet, the first female prime minister of Japan. (Kyodo News)

• https://english.kyodonews.net/articles/-/62124

Politics and elections

Peter Mutharika is sworn in for his second non-consecutive term as President of Malawi following his victory in last month's national election. (Reuters)

• https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/malawis-mutharika-sworn-second-term-president-2025-10-04/

Sports

In motorcycle speedway, Australia wins the 2025 Speedway of Nations, defeating Poland in the grand final at the MotoArena Toruń, BiT City, Kuyavia–Pomerania, Poland. (FIM Speedway)

• https://www.fimspeedway.com/pl/results/fim-speedway-of-nations-final