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Armed conflicts and attacks
A ceasefire between Afghanistan and Pakistan, mediated by Qatar and Turkey during peace talks in Doha, comes in to effect. (Al Jazeera)
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Armed conflicts and attacks
Palestinian militants are accused by Israel of attacking Israeli forces at ceasefire boundaries, killing two soldiers. (The New York Times) (The Jerusalem Post)
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Armed conflicts and attacks
Mahmoud Talal Abdullah, a Palestinian detainee from the refugee camp in Jenin, occupied West Bank, dies in Israeli custody at the Shamir Medical Center in Be'er Ya'akov. (Wafa) (The New Arab)
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International relations
U.S. president Donald Trump says that the United States will stop payments and subsidies in aid to Colombia, citing "alleged drug trafficking endorsed by its government." (AP)
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Politics and elections
Centrist candidate Rodrigo Paz Pereira of the Christian Democratic Party defeats independent right-wing candidate and former president Jorge Quiroga to win the presidential election, ending 20 years of Movimiento al Socialismo rule. (AP) (Reuters) (The Guardian)
- https://apnews.com/article/bolivia-rodrigo-paz-election-quiroga-530aee50c6d63281941079460891da4f
- https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/who-is-bolivias-new-president-rodrigo-paz-2025-10-20/
- https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/oct/20/rodrigo-paz-pereira-bolivia-wins-presidential-runoff-electiion-right-wing
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Politics and elections
Citizens of North Macedonia vote to elect new mayors and cabinets for the country's 80 municipalities. (Sloboden Pecat)
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Sports
In association football, Morocco wins its first U-20 World Cup after defeating Argentina 2–0 in the final. (Reuters)