Armed conflicts and attacks

At least 24 Palestinians are killed in Israeli attacks across the Gaza Strip. (Al Jazeera)

• https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2025/10/5/live-negotiators-head-to-cairo-for-talks-on-end-of-gaza-war

Armed conflicts and attacks

At least five people are killed in Lviv, Ukraine, during an overnight Russian attack involving 53 ballistic and cruise missiles and 496 drones. (AP)

• https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-war-invasion-drones-drone-strike-attack-b6e20002e1b62e3c5a3b8590f7a2d556

Disasters and accidents

Over 550 people are trapped by a blizzard on the eastern slope of Mount Everest in Tibet. (Reuters)

• https://www.reuters.com/business/environment/almost-1000-trapped-tibetan-side-mount-everest-by-blizzard-2025-10-05/

Disasters and accidents

More than 60 people are killed in landslides in India and Nepal after days of heavy rain. (MSN)

• https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/world/landslides-kill-more-than-60-in-india-and-nepal-after-days-of-heavy-rain/ar-AA1NTkeZ?ocid=msedgntp&pc=U531&cvid=68e26fdb0ff24cb0991867296e04f204&ei=23

Disasters and accidents

At least nine people are killed and five others are critically injured in a fire inside of an intensive care unit at a hospital in Jaipur, Rajasthan, India. (MSN)

• https://www.msn.com/en-ca/news/world/icu-fire-at-indian-hospital-kills-nine-including-six-patients/ar-AA1NWF6I?ocid=winp1taskbar&cvid=02ace4f9a1104314f98af83a0fa0924d&ei=6

Law and crime

U.S. president Donald Trump authorizes the deployment of 300 National Guard personnel to Chicago, Illinois. (BBC News)

• https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c2dnk0ee6pyo

Law and crime

Ecuador enforces a state of emergency in ten provinces amid ongoing Indigenous-led protests against the government's removal of a fuel subsidy that increased diesel prices. (AP)

• https://apnews.com/article/ecuador-danoel-noboa-indigenous-strike-fuel-subsidy-f8300d1fdd68ad68c53be90f81479b6a

Law and crime

Five people are killed and six others are injured in a mass shooting at a local establishment in Commodore, Linstead, Saint Catherine Parish, Jamaica. (CVM Television)

• https://cvmtv.com/news/mass-shooting-in-linstead-st-catherine?language_id=1

Politics and elections

French prime minister Sébastien Lecornu announces his first batch of minister appointments, including former finance minister Bruno Le Maire as armed forces minister, while facing a potential no-confidence vote in parliament. (AP)

• https://apnews.com/article/france-macron-lecornu-government-budget-retailleau-barrot-7ac2a489c34d0869a62c1a8f7b504a8e

Politics and elections

Indonesia lifts its temporary suspension of TikTok's operating license after the platform provided government-requested data on live streaming activity during the recent protests. (AFP via The Manila Times)

• https://www.manilatimes.net/2025/10/06/business/foreign-business/indonesia-lifts-tiktok-licence-suspension-as-app-shares-data/2195041