## [2025-10-4](/feed/2025/10/4/index.md)

##### 2025 Speedway of Nations
### [In motorcycle speedway, Australia wins the 2025 Speedway of Nations, defeating Poland in the grand final at the MotoArena Toruń, BiT City, Kuyavia–Pomerania, Poland. ](/feed/2025/10/4/in-motorcycle-speedway-australia-wins-the-2025-speedway-of-nations-defeating-poland-in-the-grand-final-at-the-motoaren.md)
##### 2025 Malawian general election
### [Peter Mutharika is sworn in for his second non-consecutive term as President of Malawi following his victory in last month's national election. ](/feed/2025/10/4/peter-mutharika-is-sworn-in-for-his-second-non-consecutive-term-as-president-of-malawi-following-his-victory-in-last-mon.md)
##### 2025 Liberal Democratic Party (Japan) presidential election
### [Sanae Takaichi defeats Shinjiro Koizumi in a runoff election to become the next president of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) and prime minister-designate. She is the first female leader of the LDP and, should she be confirmed by the Diet, the first female prime minister of Japan. ](/feed/2025/10/4/sanae-takaichi-defeats-shinjiro-koizumi-in-a-runoff-election-to-become-the-next-president-of-the-liberal-democratic-part.md)
##### 2025 Czech parliamentary election
### [Former prime minister Andrej Babiš's populist ANO party wins the election with about 35% of the vote but falls short of a majority, prompting him to begin coalition talks with smaller right-wing parties. ](/feed/2025/10/4/former-prime-minister-andrej-babis-s-populist-ano-party-wins-the-election-with-about-35-of-the-vote-but-falls-short-of.md)
### [The second and final day of the election to elect the members of the Czech Chamber of Deputies takes place. ](/feed/2025/10/4/the-second-and-final-day-of-the-election-to-elect-the-members-of-the-czech-chamber-of-deputies-takes-place.md)
##### 2025 Azad Kashmir protests
### [Violent protests that killed at least ten people in Azad Kashmir, Pakistan, end as a peace agreement is reached with a civil rights alliance. ](/feed/2025/10/4/violent-protests-that-killed-at-least-ten-people-in-azad-kashmir-pakistan-end-as-a-peace-agreement-is-reached-with-a-c.md)
##### 2024–2025 Georgian protests
### [Protestors attempt to storm the Orbeliani Palace and clash with police in Tbilisi, Georgia, during the local elections. ](/feed/2025/10/4/protestors-attempt-to-storm-the-orbeliani-palace-and-clash-with-police-in-tbilisi-georgia-during-the-local-elections.md)
##### Lithuania
### [Lithuania temporarily suspends air traffic at Vilnius Airport after unidentified balloons are detected in its airspace. ](/feed/2025/10/4/lithuania-temporarily-suspends-air-traffic-at-vilnius-airport-after-unidentified-balloons-are-detected-in-its-airspace.md)
##### Islamophobia in the United Kingdom
### [A mosque with two people inside is set on fire in a suspected hate crime in Peacehaven, East Sussex, England. ](/feed/2025/10/4/a-mosque-with-two-people-inside-is-set-on-fire-in-a-suspected-hate-crime-in-peacehaven-east-sussex-england.md)
##### Capital punishment in Iran
### [Iran executes six prisoners accused and convicted of carrying out attacks inside Iran for the Arab Struggle Movement for the Liberation of Ahwaz on behalf of Israel. ](/feed/2025/10/4/iran-executes-six-prisoners-accused-and-convicted-of-carrying-out-attacks-inside-iran-for-the-arab-struggle-movement-for.md)
##### 2025 India–Pakistan floods
### [At least ten people are killed and two others are reported missing when heavy rainfall triggered multiple landslides in Darjeeling, West Bengal, India. ](/feed/2025/10/4/at-least-ten-people-are-killed-and-two-others-are-reported-missing-when-heavy-rainfall-triggered-multiple-landslides-in.md)
##### 2025–26 European windstorm season
### [A man is killed in Letterkenny, County Donegal, Ireland, and hundreds of thousands are without power as Storm Amy brings high winds to the United Kingdom and Ireland. ](/feed/2025/10/4/a-man-is-killed-in-letterkenny-county-donegal-ireland-and-hundreds-of-thousands-are-without-power-as-storm-amy-brings.md)
### [At least two people are killed and another is severely injured in northern France as Storm Amy makes landfall. ](/feed/2025/10/4/at-least-two-people-are-killed-and-another-is-severely-injured-in-northern-france-as-storm-amy-makes-landfall.md)
##### Pope Leo XIV
### [Pope Leo XIV attends the oath-taking ceremony for the new batch of Pontifical Swiss Guards, becoming the first pope to do so since 1968. ](/feed/2025/10/4/pope-leo-xiv-attends-the-oath-taking-ceremony-for-the-new-batch-of-pontifical-swiss-guards-becoming-the-first-pope-to-d.md)
##### Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
### [The Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, the largest Lutheran denomination in the United States, installs Reverend Yehiel Curry as its presiding bishop, making him the first Black bishop to lead the denomination. Curry succeeds Reverend Elizabeth Eaton, the first woman to lead the organization. ](/feed/2025/10/4/the-evangelical-lutheran-church-in-america-the-largest-lutheran-denomination-in-the-united-states-installs-reverend-ye.md)
##### Egypt
### [The Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities formally opens the tomb of Amenhotep III in the Valley of the Kings to the public after 20 years of renovations following its excavation in 1989. ](/feed/2025/10/4/the-egyptian-ministry-of-tourism-and-antiquities-formally-opens-the-tomb-of-amenhotep-iii-in-the-valley-of-the-kings-to.md)
##### Russo-Ukrainian war
### [A Russian Buyan-class corvette is allegedly attacked near Lake Onega, in Karelia, Russia. The ship sustains damage to the right side of its power plant compartment. ](/feed/2025/10/4/a-russian-buyan-class-corvette-is-allegedly-attacked-near-lake-onega-in-karelia-russia-the-ship-sustains-damage-to-th.md)
### [One person is killed and at least 30 people are injured in Russian drone strikes on two passenger trains at a rail station in Shostka, Sumy Oblast, Ukraine. ](/feed/2025/10/4/one-person-is-killed-and-at-least-30-people-are-injured-in-russian-drone-strikes-on-two-passenger-trains-at-a-rail-stati.md)
##### Somali Civil War
### [At least seven people are killed and injured and several prisoners escape in an attack on a National Intelligence and Security Agency prison by militant group Al-Shabaab in Mogadishu, Somalia. The Somali government reports that no civilian or security officers were killed, and that all seven attackers were killed. ](/feed/2025/10/4/at-least-seven-people-are-killed-and-injured-and-several-prisoners-escape-in-an-attack-on-a-national-intelligence-and-se.md)
##### Islamic State insurgency in Puntland
### [Puntland Security Forces kill over ten Islamic State militants and capture another in a major operation targeting wells used by ISIS as bases to carry out attacks in the Cal Miskaad Mountains in Bari region of Puntland. Three soldiers are killed and six others are injured in the operation. ](/feed/2025/10/4/puntland-security-forces-kill-over-ten-islamic-state-militants-and-capture-another-in-a-major-operation-targeting-wells.md)
##### Gaza war
### [At least 70 Palestinians are killed in Israeli attacks across the Gaza Strip and in Gaza City. ](/feed/2025/10/4/at-least-70-palestinians-are-killed-in-israeli-attacks-across-the-gaza-strip-and-in-gaza-city.md)
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