2026 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships The Netherlands denies visas to Russian artistic gymnasts Anna Kalmykova, Viktoria Listunova, and Angelina Melnikova for the world championships in Rotterdam, while four other Russian gymnasts receive permission to enter the country.
Students Students in Tirana, Albania, throw bricks at the Ministry of Education building, prompting riot police to respond.
Mass stabbing Eight people are injured in a mass stabbing at a supermarket in Incheon, South Korea. A suspect is arrested.
Murder of Tupac Shakur The Clark County District Court in Nevada, United States, sentences former Crips gang leader Duane "Keffe D" Davis to a minimum of 40 years in prison for orchestrating the 1996 murder of rapper Tupac Shakur in Las Vegas.
LGBTQ rights in Hungary The Hungarian National Assembly passes an amendment repealing most provisions of the anti-LGBTQ child protection law that was previously passed during former prime minister Viktor Orbán's tenure in 2021.
2024 Cornell University rape allegations Cornell University in Ithaca, New York, United States, suspends all fraternity parties and social events for the remainder of the 2026–27 academic year following allegations that seven Chi Phi members drugged and gang-raped a student in 2024.
2026 Multan train derailment At least four people are killed and 17 people are injured in a train derailment near Multan, Punjab, Pakistan.
Bulgaria–Russia relations Two merchant ships are hit by unknown drones off Bulgaria's Black Sea coast, with one sinking. Eleven crew members are missing and 20 in total are rescued. Bulgarian prime minister Rumen Radev has blamed Russia, calling its ambassador, without providing evidence. It is the second such attack in six days.
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2026 Estonian presidential election Ülle Madise, who was elected by the Riigikogu in September, takes office as President of Estonia, succeeding Alar Karis.
2026 French supermarket cyber attack A cyber attack without attribution against French supermarkets results in losses worth millions of euros.
2026 Khyber Pakhtunkhwa state of emergency Pakistan's federal government detains hundreds of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) members, including former Khyber Pakhtunkhwa chief minister Sohail Afridi and other provincial officials, after suspending the PTI-led provincial administration and imposing emergency rule.
2026 Aubagne school shooting A 14-year-old student opens fire at a middle school in Aubagne, France, injuring two staff members, before being detained.
International sanctions during the Russian invasion of Ukraine The Council of the European Union approves the 22nd package of sanctions against Russia, targeting 1,569 individuals and entities of the country's military and industrial complex.
Marché des Enfants-Rouges A fire destroys the historic Marché des Enfants-Rouges food market in Paris, France.
Incidents at Six Flags parks One person is killed and four others are injured after an accident on the Goliath roller coaster at Six Flags Over Georgia in Mableton, Georgia, United States.
2026 Pacific hurricane season Two deaths are reported after hurricanes Rachel and Simon made landfall on Mexico's coast, with Guerrero governor Evelyn Salgado and Baja California governor Marina del Pilar Ávila confirming their deaths.
Getty Images American visual images company Getty Images announces that it will file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy.
2026 Nobel Prizes American economists Robert Ernest Hall and Michael Dean Woodford are jointly awarded the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences for their work on "microeconomic foundations of macroeconomic stabilisation".
Kivu conflict Former Congolese president Joseph Kabila announces the formation of a rebel political-military coalition named Front for the Refoundation of the Nation, which includes the March 23 Movement, Twirwaneho and the Congo River Alliance. The group, led by Kabila, says it aimed to coordinate "resistance forces" to topple the Government of President Félix Tshisekedi.
Yemeni civil war Delta Air Lines postpones direct flights from Atlanta's Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport to Riyadh following attacks by the Houthis on the country.
The Houthis claim to have attacked King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, with a ballistic missile for a third consecutive day.
2027 French presidential election Raphaël Glucksmann is elected as a candidate in the 2027 French presidential election during the Socialist Party primary, receiving more than 66% of the votes in the first round.
2026 Khyber Pakhtunkhwa state of emergency Pakistani president Asif Ali Zardari declares a state of emergency in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and suspends its provincial government amid disputes over the province's response to Islamist militancy.
2026 Kraków mayoral election Independent candidate Łukasz Gibała wins the Kraków mayoral election in Poland against government-backed Civic Platform senator Monika Piątkowska.
2026 anti-CEC protests An executive magistrate's court in New Delhi, India, orders the release of Cockroach Janta Party founder Abhijeet Dipke and two other leaders, requiring them to avoid breaches of the peace for one year after their detention.
2026 Indonesia wildfires The Indonesian forestry ministry and International Animal Rescue release eight orangutans rescued from wildfires into a protected wildforest in West Kalimantan after fires destroyed habitat near plantations.
2026 Ebola epidemic The Kenyan health ministry reports that no Ebola cases have been reported since one patient died from the disease on October 5, with 293 tests conducted.
Valparaíso One person is killed and around 19 others are injured, including four critically, when a passenger bus plunges down a slope and crashes into a residential complex in Valparaíso, Chile.
Tour bus Eleven people are killed and 27 others are injured when a tour bus collides with a truck at a toll road of Otoyol 5 in Akhisar, Manisa Province, Turkey.
Djibouti At least 139 people are killed, 84 more are missing, and over 80 are rescued when a boat carrying migrants shipwrecks off the coast of Djibouti.
2026 Budhi Gandaki flood Ten people are reported missing and at least 35 houses and six bridges are swept away in a major flash flood in Gorkha District, Gandaki Province, Nepal. The exact number of casualties is unknown.
Four FARC dissidents are killed and 12 rifles seized after an airstrike by the National Army of Colombia against a guerrilla camp in Norte de Santander Department, Colombia.
Mexican drug war Three civilians and two police officers are killed in a mass shooting in Jacona, Michoacán, Mexico, while six other people are wounded. Separately, three gunmen are killed in a shootout with police in Zamora.
Sudanese civil war Airstrikes are launched at the Egypt–Sudan border targeting an artisanal gold mine in a mountainous area, killing at least 72 people.
Middle Eastern crisis A drone strikes the Nicaragua-flagged tanker MT "Petro Dolphin" near Sohar, Oman, leaving two Indian sailors missing and prompting the rescue of nine others. Omani authorities conduct search-and-rescue operations for the missing crew members.
The Royal Saudi Air Force launches an airstrike in Sanaa, Yemen, killing a child and wounding seven other people.
An Indian national injured in yesterday's attack on King Khalid International Airport dies from his injuries, raising the total death toll to 13.
Houthis launch an attack on King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh and King Fahd International Airport in Dammam, Saudi Arabia, causing a fire, killing one person and injuring multiple people.