Armed conflicts and attacks

A family is injured, including a 4-year-old girl critically, and dozens of civilian infrastructure facilities are damaged in a drone strike on a house in Sumy, Sumy Oblast, Ukraine. (RBC-Ukraine)

• https://www.msn.com/en-ca/news/world/russia-strikes-ukraine-s-sumy-region-casualties-reported-4-year-old-in-severe-condition/ar-AA1O4zoW?ocid=winp1taskbar&cvid=139fb081d23e42aca8a86db770a80b26&ei=21

Armed conflicts and attacks

Thirty people are killed, including eleven military personnel, in an ambush on a military convoy by Pakistani Taliban fighters in Orakzai District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. (Al Jazeera)

• https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/10/8/dozens-killed-as-pakistani-army-fighters-clash-near-afghan-border

Disasters and accidents

The World Health Organization intervenes as the death toll from toxic cough syrup in Madhya Pradesh, India, rises to at least 20. (The Independent)

• https://www.msn.com/en-ca/health/other/who-intervenes-as-death-toll-from-toxic-cough-syrup-in-india-rises-to-20/ar-AA1O4rNW?ocid=winp1taskbar&cvid=1e9099d5d705438cf0aac688cf4361f3&ei=7

Disasters and accidents

Six people are killed and eight others are critically injured in a fire at a firecracker factory in East Godavari district, Andhra Pradesh, India. (India Today)

• https://www.indiatoday.in/india/andhra-pradesh/story/andhra-pradesh-firecracker-factor-fire-workers-dead-burn-injuries-2799715-2025-10-08