2027 French presidential election Raphaël Glucksmann is elected as a candidate in the 2027 presidential election during the socialist primary, receiving more than 66% of the votes in the first round.
Insurgency in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa 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 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.
Manisa Province At least eleven people are killed and 27 others are injured when a tour bus collides with a truck on a highway in Manisa Province, Turkey.
Djibouti At least 139 people are killed, 84 more 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.
Middle Eastern crisis The United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations reports that a tanker transiting in the Strait of Hormuz has been hit by an unknown projectile.
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 death toll to 13.
Houthis fire a missile on terminal 4 of King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, causing a fire and injuring multiple people.
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2026 Il Lombardia In cycling, French cyclist Paul Seixas wins the 120th edition of the Giro di Lombardia in Italy, becoming the youngest person to do so.
2026 NCAA Division I FBS football season In American college football, the Kentucky Wildcats football team defeats the LSU Tigers, 35–34, on a 2-point conversion in overtime, becoming the first team in FBS history to win consecutive overtime games by one point since overtime was introduced in 1996.
2026–27 La Liga In association football, the match between Rayo Vallecano and Athletic Bilbao is abandoned by referee José María Sánchez Martínez due to fans throwing objects at the pitch to protest against Rayo president Raúl Martín Presa.
2026 Poland school stabbings A woman carries out a mass stabbing at an adult school in Warsaw, Poland, injuring three people. The suspect is arrested. It is the third such attack in the country in a week.
Censorship in India Indian authorities are placing New Delhi under a security lockdown and have been detaining thousands of demonstrators to block a rally organized by the Gen Z-led Cockroach Janta Party.
Tiger A man is killed after jumping into a tiger enclosure and being attacked at Yorkshire Wildlife Park in South Yorkshire, England. The tiger was uninjured.
2026 Pacific hurricane season Tropical storm Simon strengthens into a category 4 Pacific hurricane with 150 mph (240 kph) winds as it heads towards Mexico's coast.
2026 Atlantic hurricane season Four people are killed during Isaias' landfall in the United States, with two deaths in Escambia County, Florida, and another two in Alabama.
The National Hurricane Center reports that Hurricane Isaias has weakened to a post-tropical cyclone after making landfall near Destin, Florida, United States.
Russo-Ukrainian war At least 20 people are killed and 18 others are injured in a Russian airstrike on a five-story residential building in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine.
Yemeni civil war Twelve people are killed and 309 more injured in a Houthi missile attack against Terminal 3 of King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Ethiopian civil conflict Ethiopian forces regain control of Adigrat in the Tigray Region following a withdrawal of Eritrean forces. Celebrations are reported in the city following the withdrawal.
Pope Leo XIV Pope Leo XIV approves Filipino cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle's election as dean of the College of Cardinals, making him the first Asian to lead the body that elects a new pope.
Mauritanian government The Mauritanian government of Prime Minister Moctar Ould Diay resigns over power outages. However, President Mohamed Ould Cheikh El Ghazouani reappoints Diay, asking him to form a new government.
2026 Czech Senate election Czechs begin voting in the first round to elect one-third of the Senate. Incumbent prime minister Andrej Babiš seeks gains of his coalition in the Senate. Municipal elections are also underway.
Next Palestinian legislative election Palestinian vice president Hussein al-Sheikh announces that the Palestinian legislative election planned for November 28 will be postponed, possibly until September 2027, along with the also delayed presidential election, because of worsening conditions throughout Palestine.
Hostage A man armed with a knife takes 13 children and staff members hostage at a school in Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil, and threatens to set it on fire, before being shot dead by police. The hostages are rescued, with two children sustaining injuries.
Supreme Federal Court The Supreme Federal Court of Brazil issues an arrest warrant for Eduardo Bolsonaro, the brother of presidential candidate Flávio Bolsonaro, on charges of lobbying the U.S. to interfere in the trial of his father, former president Jair Bolsonaro.
2026 Erie shooting Eight people are killed, including the perpetrator, in a mass shooting at a home in Erie, Pennsylvania, United States.
Shootings by U.S. immigration agents in the second Trump administration Clashes erupt in New York City, United States, between protestors and police after the shooting of a Dominican Republic national with a criminal conviction by ICE agents. The man, who was in a car alongside a child, was then detained while being wounded.
2026 Nobel Peace Prize South African judge and former United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay is awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for "her efforts to promote peace and international law".
2026 Musée Renoir theft Six people suspected of stealing Pierre-Auguste Renoir's paintings "Young Woman at the Well" and "Madame Colonna Romano" from the Musée Renoir in Cagnes-sur-Mer, Alpes-Maritimes, France, are arrested, and the artworks are recovered.
Montenegro–Russia relations Montenegro expels Russian military blogger Mikhail Zvinchuk and four other Russian nationals on national security grounds after detaining them in Risan.
2026 Bangladesh measles outbreak Eight more children in Bangladesh are reported to be killed from measles, bringing the death toll past 1,155.
Morogoro Region A passenger bus collides with a truck on a road in Mkambarani, Morogoro Region, Tanzania, and catches fire, killing 28 people.
2026 Panama earthquake A magnitude 7.7 earthquake strikes Herrera Province, Panama. A nationwide tsunami warning is issued.
Flooding is reported in areas of Southern California, U.S., including Long Beach and Newport Beach, and the National Hurricane Center issues a tropical storm warning for the area. The warning is the first issued for San Diego County, California, since 2023 during Hurricane Hilary.
Isaias strengthens into a category 3 Atlantic hurricane. It would later weaken to category 2, with 365,000 people in Alabama and Florida, United States, reported to be without power ahead of its landfall.
2026 Iran war The Pentagon raises the U.S. military death toll in the Iran war to 21 after reporting two noncombat deaths.