Trump tells Pentagon to resume testing US nuclear weapons | Reuters
Rest of the Americas
Largest ever police raid in Rio de Janeiro leaves at least 132 dead, public defender’s office says. Approximately 2,500 police officers participated in the operation.
At least 132 killed in Rio police raid, officials say
Europe
Russia has tested a new nuclear powered, nuclear-capable missile
Deadliest day in Gaza since ceasefire as Israel launches wave of strikes, accusing Hamas of breaching truce | CNN
Israeli strikes in Gaza kill 104, health ministry says
Netanyahu Orders New Strikes on Gaza as U.S. Insists Ceasefire Still Holding
Israel kills more than 100 in strikes after soldier's death, says it still backs ceasefire.
Yemen
Asia
Thai, Cambodia leaders sign expanded ceasefire deal with Trump present.
Text transcript of the Ministry of Defense regular press conference, October 2025
Plenary session on national defense and military modernization as it decides on its 15th five-year plan
India/Pakistan
15% of deaths in Delhi in 2023 linked to air pollution
Africa
Over 1,850 Sudanese civilians killed in North Darfur this year, UN says, calls for El-Fasher siege to end
Macron’s great lakes peace push falters amid gunfire and skepticism over Goma airport plans | Africanews
French President Emmanuel Macron announced the reopening of Goma airport in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) for humanitarian flights, and revealed a pledge for 1.5B EUR in international aid. M23 rebels, who control the area, called the plan "inopportune, disconnected from realities on the ground".
UN alarmed by ‘terrifying’ situation in Sudan’s El Fasher, calls for immediate ceasefire | UN News
RSF claims capture of El Fasher after fierce battles with Sudanese army
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United States
Trump tells Pentagon to resume testing US nuclear weapons | Reuters
Rest of the Americas
Largest ever police raid in Rio de Janeiro leaves at least 132 dead, public defender’s office says. Approximately 2,500 police officers participated in the operation.
At least 132 killed in Rio police raid, officials say
Europe
Russia has tested a new nuclear powered, nuclear-capable missile
Middle East
Israeli raid in Lebanon kills municipal worker
Israeli soldiers raid municipal building in southern Lebanon, kill employee | AP News
Iran
The People's Mojahedin Organization of Iran, a resistance group in Iran with good English publicity, organized protests, reports Iran News Update, as well as their twitter presence. Our sources from Iran tell us that [hopefully they'll get back to us by Monday]. Some background on the MEK.
Gaza
Deadliest day in Gaza since ceasefire as Israel launches wave of strikes, accusing Hamas of breaching truce | CNN
Israeli strikes in Gaza kill 104, health ministry says
Netanyahu Orders New Strikes on Gaza as U.S. Insists Ceasefire Still Holding
Israel kills more than 100 in strikes after soldier's death, says it still backs ceasefire.
Yemen
Asia
Thai, Cambodia leaders sign expanded ceasefire deal with Trump present.
Text transcript of the Ministry of Defense regular press conference, October 2025
Plenary session on national defense and military modernization as it decides on its 15th five-year plan
India/Pakistan
15% of deaths in Delhi in 2023 linked to air pollution
Africa
Over 1,850 Sudanese civilians killed in North Darfur this year, UN says, calls for El-Fasher siege to end
Macron’s great lakes peace push falters amid gunfire and skepticism over Goma airport plans | Africanews
French President Emmanuel Macron announced the reopening of Goma airport in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) for humanitarian flights, and revealed a pledge for 1.5B EUR in international aid. M23 rebels, who control the area, called the plan "inopportune, disconnected from realities on the ground".
UN alarmed by ‘terrifying’ situation in Sudan’s El Fasher, calls for immediate ceasefire | UN News
RSF claims capture of El Fasher after fierce battles with Sudanese army
Key Sudan city falls to paramilitary group following 18-month siege
Satellite images reveal evidence of mass killings in Sudan's El Fasher
Reported massacre at hospital in Sudan’s El Fasher leaves 460 dead | UN News
RSF kills ‘at least 1,500 people’ in Sudan’s el-Fasher
At least 460 people killed in El Fasher's last functioning hospital in Sudan
Tanzania opposition says over 700 killed in vote protests
Biorisks
H9N2 Bird Flu Virus Could Pose Human Pandemic Risk, Experts Warn
New virus with potential to spark another pandemic discovered in bats in South America.
To combat the spread of H5N1, officials in the states of Saarland and Hamburg have enacted bans on free-range poultry farming
Germany culls over 400K poultry
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Trump shaves China tariffs in deal with Xi on fentanyl, rare earths | Reuters
Trump-Xi 'amazing' summit brings tactical truce, not major reset | Reuters
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Chinese fentanyl trafficking operator arrested in Cuba
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