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.