Armed conflicts and attacks

Hamas hands over the 20 remaining living Israeli detainees to the Red Cross, and Israel releases over 1,900 Palestinian detainees, including 250 people serving life sentences for convictions in attacks on Israelis, as part of the ceasefire agreement. (AP)

• https://apnews.com/article/gaza-israel-hamas-hostages-ceasefire-10-13-2025-9e4921406e846189c90144609c1a9530

Armed conflicts and attacks

Hamas returns the bodies of four of the 28 deceased Israeli detainees, partially violating a provision of the ceasefire agreement for all detainees to be returned in one day, though the agreement acknowledged the possible inability of Hamas to be able to locate all the bodies in the specified timeframe. (BBC) (Haaretz)

• https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c740jx07vz0o
• https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/2025-10-13/ty-article/.premium/hamas-to-return-bodies-of-four-hostages-breaking-agreement-to-return-all-on-same-day/00000199-ddc1-d253-a3bd-ffcbe9d50000

Disasters and accidents

At least 66 people are injured, including around 16 seriously, when two trains collide outside Jablonov nad Turňou, Slovakia. (Reuters)

• https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/least-20-injured-after-two-trains-slovakia-collide-2025-10-13/

Disasters and accidents

Two people are killed and one is injured when a SOCATA TBM-700 aircraft crashes in Dartmouth, Massachusetts, United States. (AP News)

• https://apnews.com/article/massachusetts-plane-crash-dartmouth-0f852582f74f658c2cf01615c19d1b98

Health and environment

Scientists at the University of Exeter in England report large-scale die-off of coral reefs, the first major tipping point in large changes in the climate system. (The Guardian) (Nature)

• https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/oct/13/coral-reefs-ice-sheets-amazon-rainforest-tipping-point-global-heating-scientists-report
• https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-025-03316-w

International relations

The Dutch government invokes the Goods Availability Act to seize control of the Chinese-owned semiconductor manufacturer Nexperia, which is headquartered in Nijmegen, Gelderland, amid concerns that the company's governance "could pose a risk to Dutch and European economic security". (AP) (Financial Times)

• https://apnews.com/article/nexperia-wingtech-chips-netherlands-china-f1d3c84065cb61a1d645b64a3a2a68fc
• https://www.ft.com/content/605e5456-9437-47ff-be6a-edc5c82810f2

International relations

Pakistani prime minister Shehbaz Sharif nominates United States president Donald Trump for the Nobel Peace Prize for a second time, citing his mediation of the Gaza peace plan. Sharif had previously nominated Trump in June for his role in mediating a ceasefire to the 2025 India–Pakistan conflict. (The Hill)

• https://thehill.com/policy/international/5553500-pakistani-pm-trump-nobel-peace-prize-gaza-egypt/

Law and crime

Three faculty members are wounded in a stabbing attack at a private high school for neurodivergent children in Torrance, California, United States. The suspected assailant, an ex-student, is arrested, and the two bombs he left nearby are found to be inactive. (MSN News) (Los Angeles Times)

• https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/ex-student-stabs-3-staff-members-at-california-school/vi-AA1OohTh?ocid=msedgntp&pc=U531&cvid=68edb3a6d8664bd0b33dea598b4b64cf&ei=10
• https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2025-10-13/torrance-school-stabbing

Sports

Cape Verde qualifies for the FIFA World Cup for first time in its history after defeating Eswatini 3–0 during CAF World Cup qualifiers. (RFI)

• https://www.rfi.fr/en/sports/20251013-historic-world-cup-qualification-for-cape-verde-islanders-1