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Armed conflicts and attacks
Pakistan carries out a series of airstrikes in Barmal District and Urgun District, Paktia Province, Afghanistan, killing ten people and wounding eight others, ending the 48–hour ceasefire which started two days ago. (Kabul Now)
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Armed conflicts and attacks
The International Federation of Journalists confirm that a media worker was among those killed during the Pakistani airstrikes in Kabul, Afghanistan, two days ago. Journalist Abdul Ghafoor Abed was also shot dead while covering the shootouts at the border. (IFJ)
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Armed conflicts and attacks
The casualty toll from the Pakistani airstrikes in Spin Boldak, Afghanistan, two days ago, increases to 40 people killed and 170 injured. (Tolo News)
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Armed conflicts and attacks
Hamas returns one more hostage's body to the Red Cross. (France 24)
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Disasters and accidents
Alaska governor Mike Dunleavy requests federal disaster assistance, as flooding in remote villages forces over 2,000 to potentially face a prolonged evacuation longer than 18 months, caused by the remnants of Halong. (AP)
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Disasters and accidents
At least 17 people are killed and others are injured when a bus loses control, hits rocks and overturns on a highway in Pernambuco, Brazil. (CTV News) (The Times of India)
- https://www.ctvnews.ca/world/article/passenger-bus-crash-in-northeastern-brazil-leaves-17-dead/
- https://www.indiatoday.in/world/story/15-killed-after-bus-loses-control-hits-rock-and-overturns-in-brazil-2805274-2025-10-18?utm_source=recengine&utm_medium=web&referral=yes&utm_content=footerstrip-4&t_source=recengine&t_medium=web&t_content=footerstrip-4&t_psl=True
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Disasters and accidents
Three people are killed and eight others injured during an explosion at an explosives plant in Sterlitamak, Bashkortostan, Russia. (Reuters)
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Law and crime
The Ministry of National Defense of China announces that Vice Chairman of the Central Military Commission of China He Weidong, Director of the Political Work Department of the Central Military Commission Miao Hua and seven other generals were expelled from the party and the military following charges of corruption against them. (South China Morning Post)
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Law and crime
The Portuguese parliament approves a ban on face veils for "gender or religious" reasons and making it punishable by up to €2,000. The bill, promoted by right-wing party Chega, is passed to President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa for review. (AP)
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Law and crime
A 24-year-old man from Syria, living in Sweden at the time, is identified as the main perpetrator who assassinated anti-Islam activist Salwan Momika. (The Jerusalem Post)
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Law and crime
The Polish judiciary refuses extradition of a Ukrainian to Germany who is suspected of blowing up the Nord Stream pipeline, citing lack of evidence, arguing that it happened in international waters, on Russian-owned property, and amidst the Russian aggression against his state. (DW)
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Law and crime
A man brandishes a firearm and threatens to kill himself on stage at the 2025 "Wiki World’s Fair" event in New York City. A Wikipedia contributor disarms the man, who was later taken into custody. (The New York Times) (Newsweek)
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Politics and elections
Mongolian prime minister Gombojavyn Zandanshatar is ousted by the State Great Khural after four months in power. (AP)