Portal:Current events/October 2023

Armed conflicts and attacks

• Kurdish–Turkish conflict
  • 2023 Ankara bombing
    • A suicide bomber blew himself up outside the Interior Ministry in Ankara, Turkey, injuring two police officers. A second attacker is shot dead by police. (Al Jazeera)
• Mali War
  • Tuareg rebels take control of the town of Bamba, Gao Region, Mali, claiming over 80 soldiers have been killed. (BBC News)

Disasters and accidents

• Fonda Milagros nightclub fire
  • At least 13 people are killed and four others are injured in a fire at a nightclub in Murcia, Spain. (BBC News)
• Ten people are killed and 60 more are injured after the Santa Cruz Church's roof collapses during a baptism ceremony in Ciudad Madero, Mexico. (Al Jazeera)
• Ten people are killed and 25 more are injured after a truck carrying mostly Cuban migrants overturned between Pijijiapan and Tonalá in Chiapas, Mexico. (AFP via CNA)
• North Dakota state senator Doug Larsen and his family are killed in a plane crash in Grand County, Utah, United States. (AP)
• A grizzly bear attacks and kills two people and their pet dog in Banff National Park, Alberta, Canada. The bear is later euthanised. (BBC News)

Politics and elections

• Charles Brown succeeds Mark Milley as chairman of the United States Armed Forces Joint Chiefs of Staff. (NBC News)
• California Governor Gavin Newsom appoints Laphonza Butler to fill the United States Senate seat vacated by the death of Dianne Feinstein. She will be California's first openly LGBT senator. (Politico)

Sports

• 2023 NRL season
  • In rugby league, the Penrith Panthers defeat the Brisbane Broncos 26–24 in the 2023 NRL Grand Final, their third consecutive win. (The Guardian Australia)
• 2023 Speedway Grand Prix
  • Bartosz Zmarzlik defends his motorcycle speedway world championship title, it was his fourth world Speedway World Championship won overall. (Eurosport)
• 2023 World Rally Championship
  • In rallying, Toyota Gazoo win their third consecutive World Rally Championship for Manufacturers title after Kalle Rovanperä and Jonne Halttunen win the Power Stage of the 2023 Rally Chile. (JCN via AsiaOne)
• The 44th Ryder Cup comes to an end with a victory of the European team. (BBC)

Armed conflicts and attacks

• Insurgency in the Sahel
  • Jihadist insurgency in Niger
    • At least 29 soldiers are killed during an ambush by Islamic extremists in the Tahoua Region, Niger, involving suicide car bombs and bombings. Several attackers are killed in a counter-offensive. (BBC News)
• Kurdish–Turkish conflict
  • Turkey launches airstrikes against around 20 PKK targets in northern Iraq, in response to the PKK's bombing of Ankara, killing an unknown number of militants. (AP)

Disasters and accidents

• Thirty-eight people are injured in a fire at a police facility in Ismailia, Egypt. (Al Jazeera)

International relations

• Haitian crisis
  • The United Nations Security Council approves a resolution establishing a Kenyan-led security force with a mandate of one year to combat gang violence in Haiti. (The New York Times)
• Ukraine–European Union relations
  • For the first time in the history of the European Union, representatives of all EU states, most of them foreign ministers, meet informally outside the EU. They meet with the Ukrainian government in Kyiv and assure it of their further support. (Euronews)
• Three Filipino fishermen are killed and eleven others survive after their vessel collides with an unidentified foreign merchant ship near the Scarborough Shoal in the South China Sea. (CNN)

Politics and elections

• Indigenous peoples in Brazil
  • The government of Brazil begins expelling non-indigenous residents off of the Apyterewa and Trincheira/Bacajá indigenous territories in Pará state. (AP)

Science and technology

• The European Space Agency reports that the James Webb Space Telescope has detected "Jupiter-sized objects", unconnected to any stars, which appear to be moving in pairs in the Orion constellation. Around 40 of the objects, known as Jupiter Mass Binary Objects, have been detected so far. (BBC News)
• Katalin Karikó and Drew Weissman are awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for developing technology that resulted in mRNA vaccines for COVID-19. (BBC News)

Sports

• 2023–24 AFC Champions League
  • Al-Ittihad refuses to play a match with Sepahan due to the placement of busts of Qasem Soleimani at the side of the football pitch. (Arab News)

Business and economy

• Russian invasion of Ukraine
  • Kharkiv Mayor Ihor Terekhov announces the construction of Ukraine's first underground school to protect students from missile strikes. (Tagesschau)

Disasters and accidents

• 2023 Venice bus crash
  • At least 21 people are killed and 15 others are injured when a bus crashes and falls from an overpass in Mestre, Veneto, Italy. (La Repubblica)
• At least 18 people are killed and 25 more injured by an oil refinery explosion in Emohua, Rivers State, Nigeria. (Al Jazeera)
• One person is killed and 17 others are injured in a magnitude 5.7 earthquake in Dipayal Silgadhi, Nepal. (Shilapatra) (Reuters via Geo News)

Law and crime

• Rwandan genocide
  • Former Rwandan army major Pierre-Claver Karangwa is arrested in the Netherlands for his role in the 1994 genocide in Mugina, Rwanda, where thousands of people were killed. (Reuters)
• Siam Paragon shooting
  • Two people are killed and six others are injured in a mass shooting at the Siam Paragon shopping mall in Bangkok, Thailand. The 14-year-old suspect is arrested. (Al Jazeera)

Politics and elections

• 2023 Manitoba general election
  • The New Democratic Party of Manitoba wins a majority of the seats in the Legislative Assembly; the party's leader Wab Kinew is set to become Canada's first provincial premier of First Nations descent. (The Globe and Mail)
• Removal of Kevin McCarthy
  • Following a budget dispute within the Republican Party, Kevin McCarthy becomes the first Speaker of the United States House of Representatives to be ousted. (The New York Times)

Science and technology

• Pierre Agostini, Ferenc Krausz, and Anne L'Huillier are awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics for experimental methods that generate attosecond pulses of light for the study of electron dynamics in matter. (The Guardian)

Business and economy

• Prime Minister Rishi Sunak announces the cancellation of Phase 2 of the United Kingdom's high-speed rail project High Speed 2. (BBC News)
• Over 75,000 workers from Kaiser Permanente, an integrated managed care consortium in the United States, go on strike. (The New York Times)
• The gap between Italy and Germany's 10 year bond yields increases by 200.2 basis points. Italy comes under intensifying pressure to sell off the public assets. (Reuters)

Disasters and accidents

• 2023 Sikkim flash floods
  • At least 14 people are killed and 100 others are missing after a cloudburst causes severe flooding in Sikkim, India. (CNN)
  • The Lhonak Lake bursts its banks, causing major flooding and impacting 22,000 people. It its the worst such disaster in the region in over 50 years. (Reuters)
  • Large parts of the Teesta Dam have been washed away, with multiple large bridges also being destroyed. (NOS)

Health and environment

• In his exhortation Laudate Deum, Pope Francis speaks out against climate change denial and in favor of fighting the climate crisis. (Vatican)

International relations

• The United States and Russia test their emergency population warning systems. (Reuters)

Law and crime

• Protests against the Russian invasion of Ukraine
  • Russian journalist Marina Ovsyannikova is sentenced to eight and a half years in prison in absentia for interrupting a news broadcast with anti-war slogans. (Reuters)
  • Around 11 anti-war protesters involved with Code Pink are arrested outside the office of U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders after calling for the Biden administration to bring an end to the war. (The Hill)

Science and technology

• Moungi Bawendi, Louis E. Brus, and Alexey Ekimov are awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for their work on quantum dots. (BBC News)
• Lars Schaade is appointed as the new President of the Robert Koch Institute. (Bundesministerium für Gesundheit)

Sports

• Spain–Portugal–Morocco 2030 FIFA World Cup bid
  • In association football, FIFA awards the 2030 FIFA World Cup to Spain, Portugal, and Morocco, making it the first FIFA World Cup tournament to be hosted in North Africa. The opening ceremony will take place in Montevideo, Uruguay, to mark the 100th anniversary of the competition. (Bloomberg) (FIFA)

Armed conflicts and attacks

• Russian invasion of Ukraine
  • Attacks on civilians in the Russian invasion of Ukraine
    • Hroza missile attack
      • Ukraine says that Russia has attacked a store and cafe in Hroza, Kharkiv Oblast, with a ballistic missile, killing at least 51 civilians. (AP)
    • Russia says that a child has been killed and three others are injured while trying to dismantle cluster munitions fired from Ukrainian forces, in the occupied city of Horlivka. (Al Jazeera)
  • Military aid to Ukraine during the Russo-Ukrainian War
    • The United States transfers 1.1 million rounds of Iranian ammunition to Ukraine after the U.S. Navy seized them from a shipment enroute to Yemen in December. (BBC News)
    • German Chancellor Olaf Scholz pledges a second Patriot air defense system to Ukraine. (Spiegel)
  • Russia announces the successful test of the Burevestnik, a nuclear-powered and nuclear-capable cruise missile with a potential range of thousands of miles. (Reuters)
• Syrian civil war
  • 2023 Homs drone strike
    • At least 112 troops and civilians are killed and 120 others are injured in a drone attack on a Syrian military graduation ceremony in Homs, Syria. (Al Jazeera) (SOHR)
  • 2023 Turkish drone shootdown
    • A Turkish Air Force Bayraktar drone is shot down by an international coalition F-16 Fighting Falcon in Al-Hasakah, Syria, after reportedly operating too close to U.S. forces in the vicinity. (SOHR) (The Independent)
  • October 2023 Northern Syria clashes
    • Turkey launches a series of airstrikes targeting the Syrian Democratic Forces in northeastern Syria, killing at least two people and injuring three others. (i24 News)
  • At least six people are killed and 38 others are injured during a series of airstrikes by the Syrian Air Force on Idlib. (Al Jazeera)
• Israeli–Palestinian conflict
  • Four Palestinians are killed in separate incidents in the occupied West Bank, three by Israeli soldiers, and one by an Israeli settler. (Al Jazeera)

Arts and culture

• Jon Fosse is awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature for his innovative plays, prose and style, which has come to be known as Fosse minimalism. (CNN)

Disasters and accidents

• 2023 Pacific typhoon season
  • Typhoon Koinu makes landfall in Hengchun, Pingtung County, Taiwan as a category 4 typhoon, with winds of over 342 kilometers in Orchid Island, becoming the strongest on record. (DW) (The Guardian)

International relations

• Abkhazia–Russia relations
  • Russia and Abkhazia sign an agreement to establish a permanent naval base for the Russian Navy on the Black Sea coast of Ochamchira District, Abkhazia. (Reuters)

Law and crime

• Italian authorities impound the Open Arms vessel used by Spanish NGO Proactiva Open Arms to rescue migrants in the Mediterranean Sea. (Reuters)
• The Dutch platform supply vessel VOS Pace rescues 79 migrants in the Atlantic Ocean, nine of whom mutiny. The mutineers are later arrested in Fuerteventura, Canary Islands. (NOS)
• An investigation into electronic surveillance by European Investigative Collaborations reveals inefficiencies in European Union regulations governing the sale of enabling software. (Spiegel)

Politics and elections

• Immigration policy of the Joe Biden administration
  • The Biden administration announces that it will waive 26 federal laws in Starr County, Texas, in order to allow construction of the border wall in an attempt to help prevent illegal entry into the country. (AP)
• The EU Parliament votes 279–173, with 33 abstentions, in favor of the appointment of Wopke Hoekstra as the new EU Commissioner. (Zeit) (Tagesschau)
• Kenyan foreign minister Alfred Mutua is replaced by Musalia Mudavadi following controversy over the country's involvement in the crisis in Haiti. (BBC News)
• The Chamber of Representatives (Belgium) of Belgium is the first parliament in the world to adopt a resolution in support of Agent Orange victims. (Official website of the Belgian Parliament lachambre.be)

Armed conflicts and attacks

• Syrian civil war
  • Turkish involvement in the Syrian civil war
    • October 2023 Northern Syria clashes
      • Two Turkish soldiers are killed when the Syrian Army fires on their positions with artillery in northern Syria. (SOHR)
• Israeli–Palestinian conflict
  • A 19-year-old Palestinian man is shot and killed by Israeli settlers attacking the city of Huwara, Palestine. (Al Jazeera)

Disasters and accidents

• Oaxaca migrant bus crash
  • Seventeen people are killed and fifteen others are injured after a bus carrying migrants from Venezuela crashes in Oaxaca, Mexico. (Reuters)
• Floods and mudslides triggered by heavy rain occur in Sri Lanka, with five people killed and five others injured when a tree falls on a bus in Colombo. Another person is killed by a falling rock in Galle District. (AP)
• Six people are killed and 38 others are injured in a fire at a six-storey residential building in Mumbai, India. (AP)
• A Piper PA-34 Seneca training plane crashes in Chilliwack, British Columbia, Canada, killing all three on board. (Vancouver Sun)

Law and crime

• Iranian activist Narges Mohammadi is awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for her support of feminism and human rights. (BBC News) (The Guardian)

Politics and elections

• Charlot Salwai is elected as Prime Minister of Vanuatu following a no-confidence vote against Sato Kilman. (AFP via Barron's)

Armed conflicts and attacks

• Gaza-Israel conflict
  • 2023 Israel–Hamas war
    • Palestinian militant groups led by Hamas launch over 3,500 rockets from the Gaza Strip into Israel and execute a surprise invasion by land, sea and air, breaking through the Gaza-Israel barrier to attack at least 22 locations in Israel's Southern District. (Times of Israel)(AP) (Reuters) (Memri)
    • Targeted communities include Be'eri, Ofakim, Sderot, Kfar Aza, Kerem Shalom, Nirim, Netiv HaAsara, Nir Oz, Nahal Oz outpost, Holit, Nir Am, Nir Yitzhak, Be'er Sheva and Sde Yemen. (Haaretz)
      • Yonatan Steinberg, commander of the 933rd "Nahal" Brigade, is killed during clashes with Hamas in Kerem Shalom. (The Atlas News)
      • Attackers briefly seize control of the IDF's 143rd "Gaza" Division headquarters in Re'im, Eshkol Regional Council, before it is retaken. Several Israeli soldiers are captured and taken hostage to the Gaza Strip. (The Times of Israel)
      • Battle of Sderot: At least twenty Israeli police officers are killed by Hamas inside the police headquarters of Sderot after the building is seized. (Jewish Press)
      • The Re'im music festival massacre is reported. Hundreds are injured, and some survivors are taken as hostages. Atrocities are reported in other locations: Netiv HaAsara attack, Kfar Aza massacre, Holit massacre, Nir Oz massacre and the Be'eri massacre which is discovered after 50 Israeli hostages are rescued by IDF forces. (Times of Israel)(The New York Times)(Haaretz)
      • Israeli major general Nimrod Aloni, commander of the Depth Corps, is captured by Hamas. Scores of Israeli and non-Israeli civilians are taken hostage to Gaza. Hamas spokesman Abu Obaida says they are being held in "safe places and resistance tunnels". (The Independent) (The Telegraph)
    • Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Brigades commander Mohammed Deif announces the invasion as the start of Operation Al-Aqsa Flood. Israel declares a state of war in response and warns Palestinian civilians to leave the Gaza Strip. (AP)
    • Thousands of Israelis are injured by missile attacks and shootings, and at least 700 are killed. At least 400 Palestinians are killed and over 1,600 are injured in the Gaza Strip by airstrikes launched by the Israeli Air Force. (Al Jazeera) (The Times of Israel)

Disasters and accidents

• 2023 Herat earthquakes
  • At least 2,445 people are killed and 9,240 others are injured when two magnitude 6.3 earthquakes strike Herat Province, Afghanistan. (ABC News) (Reuters)
• 2023 Sikkim flash floods
  • The death toll from the severe flooding caused by a cloudburst in Sikkim, India, increases to 47 people. (CBS News)
• Thirteen people are killed and seven others are injured in an explosion at a firecracker warehouse in Attibele, Karnataka, India. (The Hindu)

Law and crime

• 2023 Malagasy presidential election
  • Presidential candidate Marc Ravalomanana is injured by police during a demonstration prior to the election. (Reuters)
• Ecuadorian security crisis
  • A seventh individual, linked to the August assassination of Ecuadorian presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio, dies in a prison in Quito, following the deaths of six others during riots at a prison in Guayaquil. (AFP via RTL)
• Venezuelan presidential crisis
  • Venezuela issues an arrest warrant through Interpol for Juan Guaidó, who is currently in-exile in the United States, citing crimes of treason, usurpation of functions and money laundering. (DW)

Politics and elections

• Anti-corruption campaign under Xi Jinping
  • The Chinese Communist Party expels Chinese Football Association first vice president Du Zhaocai for corruption. (AFP via Barron's)

Science and technology

• Peopling of the Americas
  • Research into the White Sands fossil footprints in New Mexico reveals that human settlement in North America may have originated earlier than previously assumed. (NPR)

Sports

• 2023 Formula One World Championship
  • In auto racing, Red Bull driver Max Verstappen wins his third World Drivers' Championship after his teammate Sergio Pérez fails to complete the sprint race of the 2023 Qatar Grand Prix. (ABS-CBN News)

Holidays not aligned to the Gregorian Calendar

• Shemini Atzeret
  • Jewish holiday celebrated worldwide
• Simchat Torah
  • Jewish holidway that coincides with Shemini Atzeret in Israel, and is celebrated the following day in the rest of the world.

Armed conflicts and attacks

• Israeli–Palestinian conflict
  • 2023 Israel–Hamas war
    • Battle of Sderot
      • Hamas forces and the IDF clash for a second day in Sderot. (VOA)
    • International reactions to the 2023 Israel–Hamas war, 2023 Israel–Hamas war protests
      • Pro-Israel and pro-Palestine rallies occur in several American cities, including Atlanta, Chicago and New York. (AP)
    • 2023 Israel-Lebanon border clashes
      • Hezbollah forces in southern Lebanon open fire on Israeli positions in Shebaa Farms with artillery and guided rockets. Israel responds with airstrikes on Hezbollah artillery positions. (Al Jazeera)
    • Re'im music festival massacre
      • More than 260 bodies are found in Re'im, Southern Israel, after Hamas attacked a trance music festival. Foreign nationals are among those killed in the massacre. (BBC News)
    • Israel's Security Cabinet says that it has approved a military operation against Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad in the Gaza Strip. (Times of Israel)
    • The death toll in the Gaza Strip increases to 370 with more than 2,200 injured. The death toll in Israel increases to more than 750 with over 2,000 injured. Hamas says they hold 130 Israeli captives. (i24 News) (AFP via Barron's)
    • Israeli ambassador to the United States Michael Herzog says that Americans have been taken hostage by Hamas in Gaza. (Politico)

Arts and culture

• Swaminarayan Akshardham, the world's second largest Hindu temple, is officially inaugurated and opened in Robbinsville, New Jersey. (NDTV)

Disasters and accidents

• Aftermath of the 2023 Hawaii wildfires
  • The western area of Maui, Hawaii, U.S., located north of Kaanapali, reopens for tourism two months after wildfires damaged the area. (CNN)
• At least 27 people are killed and 50 more injured during landslides caused by heavy rains in Yaoundé, Cameroon. (Africanews)

Law and crime

• 2023 Alexandria shooting
  • An Egyptian policeman kills two Israeli tourists and an Egyptian tour guide and injures a third Israeli in Alexandria, Egypt. The gunman is later arrested. (AP)
• Ecuadorian security crisis
  • The Ecuadorian government extends the country's state of emergency by a month. (AFP via The Manila Times)

Politics and elections

• 2023 Argentine general election
  • The second part of the presidential debates is held. (Mercopress)
• 2023 Luxembourg general election
  • Luxembourg goes to the polls to elect the Chamber of Deputies. (Reuters)

Sports

• 2023 Chicago Marathon
  • Kelvin Kiptum sets a new marathon world record at the Chicago Marathon, becoming the first runner to break 2 hours and 1 minute. (World Athletics) (NPR)

Armed conflicts and attacks

• Israeli–Palestinian conflict
  • 2023 Israel–Hamas war
    • Al-Shati refugee camp airstrike
      • Israel launches airstrikes on the Al-Shati refugee camp in the Gaza Strip, resulting in civilian casualties. (CNN)
    • International reactions to the 2023 Israel–Hamas war
      • Pro-Palestine and pro-Israel protests are held in London, United Kingdom, with pro-Palestinian protesters also gathering at the Israeli Embassy. (The National News) (AA)
      • The United Nations Security Council meets in an emergency session but fails to achieve unanimity for a joint statement. (Al Jazeera)
    • Jabalia camp market airstrike
      • Israel launches airstrikes on a market in the Jabalia Camp in the Gaza Strip, killing more than 60 civilians and injuring 120 others. (The New York Times)
    • October 2023 Israeli blockade of the Gaza Strip
      • Israel announces a total blockade of the Gaza Strip, encompassing supplies of food, water, electricity, and gas. (Al Jazeera)
    • Israeli air attacks and shelling targeting houses and apartment buildings displace over 123,000 people in Gaza, according to the UN Office for Humanitarian Affairs. (Xinhua)
    • At least 22 members of a Palestinian family, including seven children, are killed in an Israeli air strike in Khan Younis, Gaza Strip. Six members of the family remain trapped under the rubble of the destroyed house. (Al Jazeera)
    • The death toll from the Israeli airstrikes in the Gaza Strip increases to 687 people, with more than 3,800 injured. The death toll in Israel increases to 900 with more than 2,500 injured. (Al Jazeera) (Times of Israel)
    • Four Hezbollah members are killed in an Israeli airstrike in Ayta ash Shab, Lebanon, while two others are killed during a shootout on the border with Israel. (Dawn)
    • In Beita, Nablus, a Palestinian is shot by Israeli soldiers. Earlier, one Palestinian was killed by Israeli forces in Hebron, West Bank, one in Jericho, and two in Ramallah. (Al Jazeera)
    • In Duma, Nablus, a Palestinian is shot by Israeli soldiers, while Israeli settlers torch cars and attack farmers. (Al Jazeera)
    • In Einabus, West Bank, two Palestinians are shot by Israeli soldiers. Twelve people are evacuated for tear gas inhalation, with Israeli forces attempting to stop the evacuation by emergency services. (Al Jazeera)
    • Thailand's Ministry of Foreign Affairs confirms that 18 Thais, mostly migrant workers, have been killed, while several others have been taken hostage by the militant group. (BBC News)
• Myanmar civil war
  • The Tatmadaw launches an artillery attack on an IDP camp near Laiza, Kachin State, killing at least 29 people and injuring 56 others. (BBC News)

Business and economy

• Claudia Goldin is awarded the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences for her research into female income and employment. (CNN)

Disasters and accidents

• 2023 Pacific hurricane season
  • Tropical Storm Max makes landfall in Guerrero, Mexico. Tropical storm warnings are issued for the states of Guerrero and Michoacán. (AP)
• 2023 Sikkim flash floods
  • The death toll from the floods in Sikkim, India, increases to 74. (NOS)

Law and crime

• Haitian crisis
  • A court in Kenya temporarily blocks the government from deploying police personnel to Haiti until 24 October. (The Guardian)
• A car crashes into the Chinese consulate in San Francisco, California, United States, and its driver is shot dead by police. (Reuters)
• Peruvian police liberate 44 individuals, mostly Malaysians, from a Taiwanese organized crime group's extortion scheme in La Molina, Lima. Concurrently, six Taiwanese and two Peruvians are arrested, and the victims, who were deceived with job offers and trafficked via Amsterdam, Netherlands, will be extradited to Malaysia following an investigative process. (AFP via The Straits Times)

Politics and elections

• 2023 Guatemalan general election
  • Dozens of road blockades are reported throughout the country, mainly in Guatemala City, organized by community organizations demanding the resignation of Attorney General María Consuelo Porras. (Prensa Libre)
• 2024 United States presidential election
  • Robert F. Kennedy Jr. 2024 presidential campaign
    • Robert F. Kennedy Jr. withdraws from seeking the Democratic nomination and announces an independent bid for the presidency. (CNBC)
  • Former U.S. Representative (TX-23) Will Hurd suspends his campaign for the Republican nomination and endorses Nikki Haley. (CNBC)
• Aftermath of the 2023 Gabonese coup d'état
  • Gabonese leader Brice Oligui Nguema appoints a new parliament with 98 members, including opposition leaders and pro-Bongo politicians. (France 24)

Armed conflicts and attacks

• 2023 Nigerien crisis
  • France begins withdrawing its forces from Niger after the ruling military government ordered them to leave. (France 24)
• Israeli–Palestinian conflict
  • 2023 Israel–Hamas war
    • Hajji Tower airstrike
      • At least six Palestinian journalists have been killed in Israel's ongoing shelling of the Gaza Strip. Funerals for two of them are held at a hospital in Gaza City. (Al Jazeera)
    • October 2023 Israeli blockade of the Gaza Strip
      • Israeli airstrikes hit near the Rafah crossing between Gaza and Egypt, after an Israeli official advised Palestinians to leave the Gaza Strip through the border crossing. (Al Jazeera)
      • The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights condemns Israel's decision to order a blockade on Gaza, including a ban on food and water, saying that the action is in violation of international law. (The Times of Israel)
      • The World Health Organization calls for a humanitarian corridor into Gaza, after thirteen health facilities are damaged by Israeli attacks. (AFP via Barron's)
      • The United Nations Agency for Palestine (UNRWA) says that 187,518 people, which is nearly a tenth of Gaza's population, have fled their homes. Nearly 137,500 internally displaced people are sheltering in 83 UNRWA schools, with bread being provided by the World Food Programme. Four schools and eight healthcare facilities in Gaza also sustained damage and the territory is experiencing a severe shortage of drinking water due to the ongoing Israeli blockade. (Al Arabiya) (Al Jazeera)
    • The death toll in the Gaza Strip has increased to 950 people, with more than 4,000 injured. At least 18 people were killed, and 100 others were injured in the West Bank. The death toll in Israel surpasses 1,000. (Al Arabiya) (The Telegraph) (Daily Sabah)
    • Israeli airstrikes on Gaza damage residential buildings and large tower blocks, as well as schools and UN buildings, killing civilians. The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights condemns these actions, saying that they are in violation of international law. (Reuters)
    • Israeli airstrikes destroy a Palestinian Telecommunications Company building in Gaza City, causing widespread communications and internet outages. (Anadolu Agency)
    • An Israeli soldier and two Palestinian Islamic Jihad militants are killed in clashes on the border with Lebanon. (BBC News)
    • An Israeli airstrike kills Jawad Abu Shammala and Zakaria Abu Maamar, two senior officials of Hamas' political office. (AFP via Al Arabiya)
• Finland reports that damage to the Balticconnector submarine pipeline connecting Finland and Estonia is being investigated as either an act of sabotage or accidental damage after officials ruled out a simple malfunction. (The Telegraph)

Law and crime

• Ten additional charges are filed against U.S. Rep. George Santos including identity theft, credit card fraud, and submitting false campaign reports. (Politico)

Natural disasters

• 2023 Pacific hurricane season
  • Hurricane Lidia makes landfall in the Mexican state of Jalisco as a Category 4 hurricane on the Saffir–Simpson scale, killing one person. (NOAA) (Reuters)

Politics and elections

• 2023 Liberian general election
  • Liberians elect their president. (Reuters)

Sports

• In association football, UEFA announces that the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland will host UEFA Euro 2028, while Italy and Turkey will host UEFA Euro 2032. (Reuters)

Armed conflicts and attacks

• Israeli–Palestinian conflict
  • 2023 Israel–Hamas war
    • October 2023 Israeli blockade of the Gaza Strip
      • The Palestine Liberation Organization says that Israel refused a request to bring food and medical supplies into the Gaza Strip. (Reuters) (Times of Israel)
      • Gaza's only power plant stops producing power due to a lack of fuel, thereby threatening to further impact over-capacity medical facilities. Authorities begin rationing and directing power to emergency services. (CNN)
      • The UN Palestine Agency says that Israeli airstrikes have killed eleven of its staff in Gaza, with four Palestine Red Crescent Society paramedics and one Magen David Adom ambulance driver also being killed in clashes. The agency also says that it has less than two weeks' supply of food and water available to assist the more than 180,000 people who have sought refuge in their schools in Gaza. (Reuters) (Al Jazeera)
    • Dozens of Israeli Air Force warplanes carry out more than 200 airstrikes overnight on the Al-Furqan neighborhood in Gaza City. The Rimal and al-Karama neighbourhoods are also targeted by airstrikes, with eight 12-storey buildings destroyed. At least 30 people are killed and hundreds more are injured. (First Post) (Al Jazeera) (ABC News) (Tasnim) (Times of Israel)
    • Israeli airstrikes destroy more than 22,600 residential units and 10 health facilities and also damage 48 schools as Hamas continues to fire rockets from civilian areas in violation of international law. At least 260 children have been killed by Israeli attacks on Gaza. (CBC News) (Al Jazeera)
    • At least 16 Palestinians are killed in an Israeli air raid on the southern city of Khan Younis and at least three Palestinians are killed and nine others are injured by Israeli soldiers in the Qusra south of Nablus in the West Bank. (The National News) (Reuters)
    • At least 1,055 Palestinians have been killed in Israeli air attacks and 5,184 others have been injured, according to the Gaza Health Ministry. At least 1,300 people in Israel have been killed and 2,800 others have been injured, according to the Israeli military. (Reuters)
    • Germany approves an Israeli request to use two of its IAI Heron combat drones in strikes on the Gaza Strip. (Reuters)

Disasters and accidents

• 2023 Herat earthquakes
  • A magnitude 6.3 aftershock strikes near the Afghan city of Herat, killing at least one person and injuring 65 others just four days after two earthquakes of the same magnitude struck the same area, killing thousands of people. (Radio Azadi)
• Flights are suspended at Luton Airport in Bedfordshire, England, United Kingdom, after a fire occurs in a multistorey car park at the airport. (BBC News)

International relations

• Australia–China relations
  • China deports Australian journalist Cheng Lei following over three years of detention and a conviction on espionage charges. (AFP via The Manila Times)
• Dominican Republic–Haiti relations
  • The Dominican Republic partially reopens its border with Haiti for some commercial activity after closing the border last month. (AP)

Law and crime

• 2023 Israel–Hamas war protests
  • Police in Vienna, Austria, announce that they have banned a pro-Palestinian protest over mentions of "from the river to the sea" in invitations and the characterization of the protest as a call for violence. (Reuters)

Politics and elections

• 2023 Israel–Hamas war
  • Israeli war cabinet‎
    • Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and opposition leader Benny Gantz agree to form an emergency government during the war. (BBC News)
• 2023 Slovak parliamentary election
  • Smer leader Robert Fico agrees to form a coalition government with the left-wing Hlas and ultranationalist Slovak National Party, paving the way for Fico to become Prime Minister of Slovakia for a fourth time. (Euronews)
• October 2023 Speaker of the United States House of Representatives election
  • Republicans in the U.S. House nominate Steve Scalise to replace Kevin McCarthy as House Speaker. (Reuters)

Armed conflicts and attacks

• Arab–Israeli conflict
  • October 2023 Syrian-Israeli exchanges
    • Syria says that Israel has launched airstrikes on the international airports of Damascus and Aleppo, taking both out of service. Air defences are activated in response to the attacks, and no casualties are reported. (Reuters)
  • Israeli–Palestinian conflict
    • 2023 Israel–Hamas war
      • October 2023 Israeli blockade of the Gaza Strip
        • Three of five water plants in Gaza are inoperable due to the Israeli bombings and a lack of fuel, according to the International Committee of the Red Cross. (India Today)
        • United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres says that life-saving supplies, including food, fuel and water, must be allowed into Gaza. (NHK)
        • Israeli Energy Minister Israel Katz says that the blockade of Gaza will not end until all Israeli hostages are released by Hamas. (BBC News)
        • Former Human Rights Watch executive director Kenneth Roth says that the ongoing attacks on Palestinian civilians, carried out by Israel, could constitute a war crime. (Daily Post)
        • The Norwegian Refugee Council calls for humanitarian corridors to be established in order to allow the safe passage of personnel and relief supplies into Gaza. (NRC)
      • The United Nations says that nearly 339,000 people have been displaced in Gaza by ongoing Israeli bombing raids. (The Jakarta Post)
      • At least 51 people are killed and 281 others are injured in Israeli air strikes on neighborhoods in Gaza City. (AP) (Ynet News)
      • The death toll in Gaza increases to 1,200, with nearly 5,600 others injured. The death toll in Israel surpasses 1,400. (Le Monde)
      • Israeli settlers kill a Palestinian father and son during a funeral in the West Bank. (Al Arabiya)
      • The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Egypt denies rumors that the Rafah border crossing is closed, asserting that the crossing remains operational and has not been closed since the beginning of the blockade. The ministry also calls upon the international community to send humanitarian aid to Palestine through the El Arish International Airport. (Al-Ahram)
• Russian invasion of Ukraine
  • Attacks in Russia during the Russian invasion of Ukraine
    • Three people are killed and two others are injured in Belgorod Oblast, Russia, after debris from a downed Ukrainian drone hit several houses. (Al Jazeera)
  • Battle of Avdiivka
    • Ukraine says that Russia has begun an assault on the city of Avdiivka, in Donetsk Oblast, supported by tanks and armored vehicles. (The New York Times)

Business and economy

• International Monetary Fund managing director Kristalina Georgieva confirms that Zambia, the first African nation to default following the COVID-19 pandemic, has agreed to a debt agreement with foreign creditors concerning US$6.3 billion of its debt. (AFP via Business Recorder)

Health and environment

• 2023 Zimbabwe cholera outbreak
  • Zimbabwe bans gatherings of more than 50 people amid a cholera outbreak in the country. (The Guardian)

International relations

• Iran–United States relations, Iran–Qatar relations
  • U.S. Deputy Treasury Secretary Wally Adeyemo announces that the United States and Qatar will block Iran from receiving $6 billion transferred from South Korea to Qatar last month as part of a prisoner swap. (NBC News) (The Washington Post)
• The United Nations Human Rights Council extends a special rapporteur's mandate to investigate human rights violations in Russia for an additional year, despite Russia's previous refusal to recognize the rapporteur's mandate or permit their entry into the country. (AFP via Barron's)

Law and crime

• 1Malaysia Development Berhad scandal
  • Multinational investment bank Goldman Sachs sues the Malaysian government for alleged violations of a 2020 settlement related to the 1Malaysia Development Berhad scandal, filing the case at the London Court of International Arbitration. (AFP via The Manila Times)
• 2023 Gabonese coup d'état
  • Former first lady Sylvia Bongo Ondimba is jailed by the ruling military junta. (AFP via France 24)
• Death of Elijah McClain
  • An Aurora Police Department officer who was involved in the arrest of Elijah McClain is found guilty of negligent homicide and third-degree assault, while another officer is acquitted of manslaughter and assault charges. (CNN)
• 2023 Israel–Hamas war protests
  • Rallies in support of Palestine take place around the world, including in Argentina, Canada, Chile, Germany, Japan, South Africa, South Korea, and Spain. (DD News) (KTBS)
  • French Interior Minister Gérald Darmanin announces that France will ban all pro-Palestinian protests in the country. (Politico EU)
• United States Senator Bob Menendez is charged with acting as a foreign agent for Egypt while serving as a member of the United States Senate. (ABC News)

Politics and elections

• 2023 Malagasy presidential election
  • Madagascar's constitutional court postpones the upcoming election from November 9 to November 16, amid a political crisis involving protests against the Ntsay government following President Andry Rajoelina's resignation. (AFP via Barron's)
• October 2023 Speaker of the United States House of Representatives election
  • Steve Scalise withdraws his candidacy for House Speaker a day after being nominated, citing a lack of sufficient support from the Republican Party in the U.S. House. (The Washington Post)

Armed conflicts and attacks

• Islamic terrorism in Europe
  • Arras school stabbing
    • A teacher is killed and another teacher and a security guard are seriously injured in a stabbing attack at a high school in Arras, Hauts-de-France, France. The Chechen attacker is arrested by police. (BBC News)
• Israeli–Palestinian conflict
  • 2023 Israel–Hamas war
    • Evacuations during the 2023 Israel–Hamas war
      • The Israeli Defense Forces notifies the United Nations that the 1.1 million Palestinians living north of Wadi Gaza in the Gaza Strip have been ordered to relocate to Southern Gaza within 24 hours ahead of an expected ground invasion. (Times of Israel) (Reuters)
      • The Israeli Air Force begins dropping evacuation leaflets over Gaza City warning residents to leave the city immediately. (BBC News)
      • Hamas tells Palestinians to remain in their houses and not to relocate to Southern Gaza, despite Israeli orders to do so. (Times of Israel)
      • The United Kingdom begins evacuating British citizens from Israel. (Euronews)
    • 2023 Israeli ground operations in the Gaza Strip
      • Israeli troops conduct "localized raids" into Gaza in an attempt to locate Hamas-held hostages. (Times of Israel) (Reuters)
    • At a press conference, Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant says that the main goal of the upcoming military operation will be to "topple Hamas rule in Gaza". (Axios)
    • Israeli soldiers open fire against protestors in the occupied West Bank, killing eleven people and injuring 124 others. (Al Jazeera)
    • Human Rights Watch accuses the Israeli Defense Forces of using white phosphorus munitions in its military operation in the Gaza area and Lebanon, saying that this puts civilians at risk of serious and long-term injuries. (Reuters)
    • Hamas says that 13 hostages, including foreigners, have been killed in Israeli airstrikes. (WION)
    • An Israeli missile strike hits a group of journalists on the Lebanese side of the border with Israel, injuring six of them, and killing a Reuters videographer, Issam Abdallah. (Reuters)
• Russian invasion of Ukraine
  • Battle of Avdiivka
    • Heavy fighting occurs between Ukrainian and Russian forces for control of Avdiivka in Donetsk Oblast. Ukraine says that Russia has launched airstrikes and artillery attacks on the city overnight but that its troops were "holding their ground". (Reuters)
• A diplomat at the Embassy of Israel in Beijing, China, is stabbed by an unknown foreign attacker. The diplomat was taken to a hospital for treatment and is in stable condition. The incident is being treated as a terrorist attack. (i24 News)

• Seven people are killed and 15 are injured after a suicide bombing at a mosque in Puli Khumri, Baghlan Province, Afghanistan. (RFE/RL)

Arts and culture

• International reactions to the 2023 Israel–Hamas war
  • German literary society LitProm postpones a ceremony at the Frankfurt Book Fair honoring Palestinian author Adania Shibli with the LiBeraturpreis award following the war. (The Guardian)

Business and economy

• Acquisition of Activision Blizzard by Microsoft
  • The UK's Competition and Markets Authority approves Microsoft's takeover of video game company Activision Blizzard. (BBC News)

Disasters and accidents

• Mühldorf van crash
  • Seven people are killed and 16 others are injured when a vehicle carrying illegal immigrants from the Middle East crashes in Mühldorf, Bavaria, Germany. (AP)
• A military helicopter crashes in Canelas Municipality, Durango, Mexico, killing three people. (AP)

Health and environment

• The United States' National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration reports a 99% likelihood of 2023 becoming the warmest year on record. (AFP via The Japan Times)

International relations

• International reactions to the 2023 Israel–Hamas war
  • During a CIS Summit in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, Russian President Vladimir Putin says that Russia will offer to mediate a ceasefire. (The Moscow Times)

Law and crime

• 2023 Israel–Hamas war protests
  • Anti-Israel protests occur in many cities across the Middle East. (AP)
  • Cities across the United States tighten their security after former Hamas leader Khaled Mashal called for a Global Day of Jihad against Zionism. (The Guardian)
• Russian police detain one of the three lawyers of Alexei Navalny and raid the houses of the other two, accusing them of belonging to an extremist organization. (Reuters)

Politics and elections

• October 2023 Speaker of the United States House of Representatives election
  • Jim Jordan wins the Republican nomination for House Speaker after Steve Scalise withdrew his bid. (Axios)

Science and technology

• Discovery Program
  • NASA successfully launches its Psyche space probe from Kennedy Space Center. The spacecraft will explore the M-type asteroid 16 Psyche, a suspected core of a protoplanet in the asteroid belt. (Reuters)

Armed conflicts and attacks

• Israeli–Palestinian conflict
  • 2023 Israel–Hamas war
    • 2023 Israel-Lebanon border clashes
      • Shia Islamist militant group Hezbollah fires on five Israeli outposts in the Shebaa Farms with guided missiles and mortar shells. A Hezbollah member is killed during a subsequent gunbattle with Israeli troops. (Reuters) (AFP via Barron's)
      • Two civilians are killed during shelling by Israeli forces in Shebaa, Lebanon. (AFP via Barron's)
    • October 2023 Israeli blockade of the Gaza Strip
      • 2023 attacks on Palestinians evacuating Gaza City
        • Seventy people have been killed in attacks on convoys evacuating Gaza City, according to Hamas. (AP) (NBC News) (Al Jazeera)
      • At least 724 children are killed by Israeli shelling and airstrikes in Gaza, Defence for Children International says. (CNN)
      • At least 27 Palestinians are killed by Israeli airstrikes in Jabaliya in the Gaza Strip. (Al Jazeera)
      • All living generations of 45 families have been wiped from the Gaza civil registry, the health ministry says. (Al Mayadeen)
      • The United Nations health organization has condemned Israel’s order to evacuate 22 hospitals treating more than 2,000 inpatients in northern Gaza, saying it "could be tantamount to a death sentence" (NBC News)
      • Medical Aid for Palestinians says ambulances in Gaza are being targeted by Israeli air raids. (Al Jazeera)
      • The Ahli Arab Hospital in Gaza is hit by Israeli strikes and sustained damage, says the Episcopal Diocese of Jerusalem that runs it. (Anglican Communion)
      • The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs says that more than 50,000 pregnant women and newborn babies in Gaza do not have access to essential medical care. (AFP via France 24)
      • The UN Palestine agency says that its shelters in Gaza are no longer safe and also warns that there is a shortage of water in Gaza. (The Business Standard)
    • October 2023 Jenin incursion
      • Israeli forces storm Jenin in the West Bank. (AA)
    • Palestine's United Nations envoy says that Palestinians are in danger of mass ethnic cleansing. (Reuters)
    • Amnesty International says that they have verified images of Israeli forces near Sderot using white phosphorus-based rounds. (CBS News)
    • Al-Dura pediatric hospital is evacuated after being hit with white phosphorus munitions from Israeli airstrikes. (Egypt Today)
    • At least 15 hospitals are damaged by Israeli shelling and airstrikes, with two currently inoperable. 28 medical staff are killed and 23 ambulances are damaged or destroyed by Israeli airstrikes. (CBS News)
    • At least 2,268 Palestinians have been killed and 8,700 others injured in Israeli airstrikes on Gaza. At least 1,300 Israelis have been killed and at least 3,400 others are injured. (Al Jazeera)
    • The Israel Defense Forces announce that airstrikes in the Gaza Strip have killed Murad Abu Murad, the head of Hamas's air operations and Ali Qadhi, a top Hamas commander, both of whom were involved in the 7 October invasion of Israel. (The Washington Post) (The Jerusalem Post)
• Islamic terrorism in Europe
  • Arras school stabbing
    • France raises its Vigipirate to the highest level and announces the deployment of 7,000 soldiers through Opération Sentinelle following a fatal stabbing incident at a school in Arras, Hauts-de-France, which President Emmanuel Macron describes as "Islamist terror". (AFP via The Straits Times)

Law and crime

• 2023 Israel–Hamas war protests
  • More than 5,000 demonstrators march in support of Palestine to the White House in Washington, DC,. (AFP via The Business Standard)
  • Thousands of demonstrators march in support of Palestine in San Francisco. (The San Francisco Chronicle)
• Armenian President Vahagn Khachaturyan formally approves the country joining the International Criminal Court. (The Independent)

Politics and elections

• 2023 Australian Indigenous Voice referendum
  • A majority of voters in Australia vote to reject the establishment of an Indigenous Voice to Parliament. (Reuters) (The Sydney Morning Herald)
• 2023 New Zealand general election
  • Prime Minister Chris Hipkins concedes defeat to the New Zealand National Party which has won the most seats, although not a majority. Opposition Leader Christopher Luxon is expected to form a coalition government with ACT New Zealand. (Reuters)
• UNITA, Angola's main opposition party, exits a special parliamentary session in objection to the proposed public voting method for President João Lourenço's impeachment motion, which is subsequently dismissed. (AFP via The Manila Times)

Science and technology

• Solar eclipse of October 14, 2023
  • An annular solar eclipse is visible in the Western Hemisphere. (AP)

Armed conflicts and attacks

• Israeli–Palestinian conflict
  • 2023 Israel–Hamas war
    • 2023 Israel-Lebanon border clashes
      • One civilian is killed and three others are injured in a cross-border attack by Hezbollah in Shtula, Northern Israel. Israel retaliates with airstrikes on Hezbollah positions in Lebanon. (Reuters)
      • United Nations peacekeeping force UNIFIL says its headquarters in Naqoura, Lebanon, has been hit by a rocket. (Reuters)
    • October 2023 Israeli blockade of the Gaza Strip
      • An estimated one million Gazans have been displaced, according to the United Nations Palestinian agency, as aid groups describe the situation in the besieged enclave as "catastrophic". (AFP via The Economic Times)
      • The Palestinian Ministry of Health says that about 70 percent of people in Gaza do not have access to health services, although the World Health Organization has been able to deliver medical supplies for 2,000 patients. The ministry also says that at least 50 families in the Gaza Strip have had all of their family members killed by Israeli shelling and air strikes. (Reuters)
    • Human Rights Watch confirms that Israel has used white phosphorus in Gaza and Lebanon. (France 24)
    • Israel conducts military operations in Ramallah in the West Bank, arresting more than 50 people. (Al Jazeera)
    • The Israel Defense Forces kill senior Hamas commander Billal Al Kedra in an airstrike in Khan Yunis. (NDTV)
• Killing of Wadea al-Fayoume
  • A man kills a 6-year-old Palestinian Muslim boy and seriously injures his mother during a stabbing attack in Plainfield Township, Illinois, United States. The perpetrator, who was the victims' landlord, states he was motivated by the ongoing Israel–Gaza war. (Reuters)
• Russian invasion of Ukraine
  • Attacks on civilians in the Russian invasion of Ukraine
    • Russian attacks across Ukraine over a 24-hour period kill at least six people, including two civilians in Kherson, which was bombarded with over 100 shells by Russian forces. In a separate incident, a 14-year-old boy is killed by a land mine in Mykolaiv Oblast. (AP)

Disasters and accidents

• 2023 Herat earthquakes
  • Another magnitude 6.3 earthquake strikes Herat Province, Afghanistan, killing four people and injuring more than 150 others, several days after a series of powerful earthquakes killed over 1,000 people in the province. (ITV)
• At least 47 people are killed and dozens more are missing after a boat capsizes in Province of Équateur, Democratic Republic of the Congo. (Africa News)

International relations

• Afghanistan–China relations
  • The Taliban government confirms that it will attend the Belt and Road Initiative forum in Beijing, China, next week, as the countries form closer economic ties, including the potential construction of a large copper mine in Logar Province, Afghanistan. (Reuters)
• Israeli–Palestinian conflict
  • 2023 Israel–Hamas war
    • International reactions to the 2023 Israel–Hamas war
      • The heads of the Arab League and the African Union release a joint statement stating that Israel's planned ground invasion of Gaza "could lead to a genocide of unprecedented proportions". (AFP via Arab News)
      • Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi says that Israel's reaction to Hamas's attack "went beyond self-defence and amounted to collective punishment". (Reuters)
    • Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro announces the provision of 30 tonnes of humanitarian aid to Gaza. (Reuters)

Law and crime

• 2023 Israel–Hamas war
  • 2023 Israel–Hamas war protests
    • Thousands of people attend rallies in support of Palestine in several Australian cities. (ABC News Australia)
    • In the United Kingdom, rallies take place in Manchester in Northern England, Edinburgh and Glasgow in Scotland, and London, amid police warnings that support for Hamas could result in arrest. (Al Jazeera)
    • Protesters in Amsterdam call on the EU to take a stand against Israel's bombardment of Gaza, condemning European leaders for their silence on the violence Israel is committing in Gaza. (Al Jazeera)
    • Thousands of people attend rallies in support of Palestine in Istanbul, Turkey. (France 24)
  • Lawyers and human rights organisations in Israel receive dozens of complaints from Palestinian workers and students who have been suspended from schools, universities and workplaces over social media posts or conversations with colleagues. (Al Jazeera)
• October 2023 Hartlepool stabbings
  • A man is killed and other is wounded in stabbing attacks in Hartlepool, County Durham, England. The attacks are being investigated by Counter Terrorism Policing. Police arrest a Moroccan asylum seeker nearby. (BBC News) (The Independent)

Politics and elections

• 2023 Ecuadorian general election
  • Ecuadorians vote in the second round of the presidential election between Luisa González and Daniel Noboa. (The Guardian)
  • The National Electoral Council declares Noboa as president-elect with González conceding defeat. Noboa is Ecuador's youngest president-elect. (AFP via France 24)
• 2023 Polish parliamentary election, 2023 Polish referendum
  • Poles elect members of the Senate and the Sejm. Votes are also cast in a referendum on migration, the removal of the border wall between Belarus and Poland, and the retirement age. (AFP via Barron's) (The Guardian)
  • Exit polls suggest that Poland's opposition parties, led by the Civic Coalition under former prime minister Donald Tusk, are poised to secure a parliamentary majority, potentially ending the eight-year governance of the Law and Justice (PiS) party. The exit poll voter turnout reaches a record of 73%. (AFP via Manila Bulletin) (CNN)

Armed conflicts and attacks

• Islamic terrorism in Europe
  • 2023 Brussels shooting
    • Two Swedish nationals are killed and another is injured during a shooting in Brussels, Belgium. The perpetrator, Tunisian Abdesalem Lassoued, an Islamic State sympathizer, flees the scene. (Reuters)
• Islamist insurgency in the Sahel
  • Mali War
    • The United Nations peacekeeping mission in Mali, MINUSMA, initiates a withdrawal from two camps in Aguelhok and Tessalit, Kidal Region. (AFP via Al-Ahram)
• Israeli–Palestinian conflict
  • 2023 Israel–Hamas war
    • Evacuations during the 2023 Israel–Hamas war
      • The World Health Organization says that 21 hospitals in Gaza have been ordered to evacuate by Israel, warning that this "may amount to a violation of international humanitarian law". (Financial Times)
      • Israel begins evacuating 28 communities located within two kilometers of the border with Lebanon amid clashes with Hezbollah. (Fox News)
      • Hundreds of Americans are evacuated by sea from Haifa, Israel, to Cyprus. (The Jewish Chronicle)
    • Journalists killed in the 2023 Israel–Hamas war
      • Muhammad al-Najjar, a member of the Board of Directors of the national authority for the documentation and prosecution of crimes committed by the Israeli government, is killed in an Israeli airstrike, along with 16 members of his family. (Al Jazeera)
      • Eleven Palestinian journalists have been killed by the Israeli military and more than 20 others have been injured, according to the Palestinian Journalists Syndicate. (The Express Tribune)
    • Kidnappings during the 2023 Israel–Hamas war
      • Hamas releases the first video of a hostage on Telegram since the war started, a 21-year-old Israeli woman from Shoham who was kidnapped during the Re'im music festival massacre. In the video, the woman claims to be receiving medical treatment from her captors. (The Jerusalem Post)
    • October 2023 Israeli blockade of the Gaza Strip
      • The World Health Organization announces that there are only 24 hours of water, electricity, and fuel remaining in Gaza. (CBS News)
      • Medical Aid for Palestinians says that hospitals in Gaza are currently facing a "catastrophic" shortage of medical supplies with the United Nations also reporting that at least four hospitals in northern Gaza are no longer operational because of Israeli bombings. (Al Jazeera)
      • The chief of the UN agency for Palestine, UNRWA, announces it can no longer deliver assistance to the hundreds of thousands of people in need in Gaza. (The Washington Post)
      • Sameh Shoukry, Egypt's Minister of Foreign Affairs, announces that US-backed efforts to re-open the Rafah border crossing have failed, citing Israel's refusal to guarantee the safety of incoming aid convoys and outgoing foreign nationals. (Reuters) (CNN)
      • The United Nations reports that more than 400,000 Palestinians are sheltering in UN schools and buildings in the Gaza Strip and that fourteen UNRWA personnel have been killed in Israeli airstrikes. (Al Jazeera)
      • Palestinians protest in several cities across the West Bank calling for an end to Israeli attacks on Gaza. (Al Jazeera)
      • The UNRWA retracts its statements concerning looting by Hamas affiliates, clarifying that they have confirmed no theft had taken place, after a prior announcement that men claiming to be from Hamas stole fuel and medicine from their offices in Gaza. Subsequently, Israeli journalist Barak Ravid claims to have received additional confirmation from sources within the United Nations that such theft did, in fact, occur. (Jewish Chronicle) (CBS News) (Times of Israel)
    • At least six civilians are killed and eight others are injured in airstrikes near Khan Younis and at least seven people, including five emergency workers, are killed in Israeli airstrikes on two civil defense facilities in Gaza City. (Al Jazeera)
    • At least four people, including three children, are killed as a result of an Israeli airstrike on the UN Nuseirat refugee camp in central Gaza. (Al Jazeera)
    • Hamas forces launch missiles at the two largest Israeli cities, Tel Aviv and Jerusalem, saying that this was in response to Israel's "targeting of civilians". (BBC News)
    • Israeli military forces carry out raids in multiple areas in the West Bank, including East Jerusalem, Nablus, Bethlehem, and Hebron, arresting around 600 people. Most are held without charges under "administrative detention", where the individuals are not told the reasons for their arrest. (Al Jazeera)
    • Hamas Shura Council member Osama Mazini, who was in charge of negotiation affairs concerning the captured Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit, is killed in an airstrike in the Gaza Strip. (Israel National News)
  • A report by a UN-mandated investigative body has found that Israeli forces used "lethal force without justification" when they shot and killed Al Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh in the West Bank last year. (Al Jazeera)

International relations

• China–Philippines relations
  • Territorial disputes in the South China Sea
    • The Philippine military demands that China stop "dangerous and offensive" actions in the South China Sea after a People's Liberation Army Navy ship performed "aggressive maneuvers" near the disputed Thitu Island last week. (Reuters)
• International reactions to the 2023 Israel–Hamas war
  • Colombia–Israel relations
    • Colombia requests the departure of the Israeli ambassador following Colombian President Gustavo Petro's remarks criticizing Israel's actions. In response, Israel suspends security exports to Colombia. (AFP via RFI)
  • Israel–Pakistan relations
    • Pakistani Foreign Minister Jalil Abbas Jilani condemns the Israeli bombing on Gaza, equating the actions with genocide. (Al Jazeera)
  • Israel–United States relations
    • US Secretary of State Antony Blinken visits Israel and reaffirms American support for Israel. (BBC News)
  • Arab League Secretary-General Ahmed Aboul Gheit calls for an immediate end to military operations in Gaza and for aid to be allowed into the enclave. (Times of Israel)
  • The China International Development Cooperation Agency announces that they will provide emergency humanitarian aid to the UN Palestine agency and the Palestinian Authority. (Reuters via The Standard)
  • Around 25,000 people demonstrate in Cotabato, Philippines, to express solidarity with Palestinians and to condemn Israel's air raids on the Gaza Strip. (AFP via The Straits Times)
• Japan–Russia relations
  • Russia suspends imports of Japanese seafood due to concerns over wastewater discharges from the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Plant. (AFP via The Jordan Times)

Law and crime

• Anti-corruption campaign under Xi Jinping
  • Former Bank of China chair Liu Lian'ge is arrested on allegations of corruption. (AFP via The Manila Times)
• 2023 Israel–Hamas war protests
  • Around 49 anti-war protesters calling for U.S. President Joe Biden to press for a ceasefire are arrested outside the White House by U.S. Secret Service members. (Axios)
• Australia's internet safety commissioner fines American technology company X Corp. for AU$610,500 (US$385,000) for inadequately addressing child sexual abuse content on Twitter. (AFP via The Manila Times)

Politics and elections

• 2024 Indonesian presidential election
  • The Constitutional Court of Indonesia rules that regional leaders under the age of 40 can run for president or vice president, thus allowing President Joko Widodo's son Gibran Rakabuming Raka to run as a Vice Presidential candidate in the next presidential election. (The Jakarta Post)

Sports

• 2026 Winter Olympics
  • The Italian Olympic Committee announces that bobsleigh, luge, and skeleton events will not be held in Italy due to the high costs of rebuilding the Eugenio Monti Olympic Track in Cortina d'Ampezzo. (BBC News)
• 2028 Summer Olympics
  • The International Olympic Committee approves the inclusion of cricket, flag football, lacrosse, squash, and baseball/softball at the 2028 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles. (Sky Sports)

Armed conflicts and attacks

• 2023 Brussels shooting
  • Police in Brussels, Belgium, shoot and kill the Islamic State sympathizer who killed two Swedish tourists yesterday. (BBC News)
• Arab–Israeli conflict
  • 2023 Israel-Lebanon border clashes
    • Five Hezbollah fighters are killed by Israeli soldiers when trying to cross a barrier at the border with Lebanon. (Reuters)
• Gaza-Israel conflict
  • 2023 Israel–Hamas war
    • Al-Ahli Arab Hospital explosion
      • At least 471 people are killed and 314 others are injured by an explosion at Al-Ahli Arab Hospital in Gaza City, according to the Hamas-run Gaza Ministry of Health, saying it was caused by a Israeli airstrike. The casualties are transported to Gaza City’s main hospital, al-Shifa. (Reuters) (AP)
      • The Israel Defense Forces claims to have evidence that the explosion was caused by a Palestinian Islamic Jihad rocket failure. A spokesman for Islamic Jihad calls the Israeli statement "a lie and fabrication." (Reuters) (AP) (The Times of Israel)
      • Palestine’s Permanent Observer Mission to the United Nations sends a statement to media organisations challenging the veracity of comments from Israel after the explosion. (Al Jazeera)
      • The Organization of Islamic Cooperation releases a statement denouncing Israel for the hospital explosion and the international community for its “impunity” in the war in Gaza. (Al Jazeera)
      • U.S. President Joe Biden postpones an upcoming visit to Jordan following the explosion. (Politico)
    • October 2023 Israeli blockade of the Gaza Strip, Evacuation of the northern Gaza Strip
      • The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights says that Israel's blockade of Gaza and its evacuation order in northern Gaza may amount to a forcible transfer of civilians, which is a violation of international law. (The Washington Post) (Reuters)
    • October 2023 UNRWA school airstrike
      • An Israeli airstrike hits a United Nations school inside a refugee camp in Gaza, killing at least six of the more than 4,000 people sheltering there. Dozens more are injured, including UNRWA staff. (United Nations)
    • The Israeli Ministry of Health says that 4,399 people in Israel have been injured since the start of the war. (The Times of Israel)
    • The World Health Organization says that 2,800 people have died and 11,000 have been injured in Gaza since Israeli air strikes began, with about half of those being women and children. (Reuters)
    • The World Health Organization says that there have been 51 attacks against healthcare facilities in Gaza, killing 15 health workers and injuring 27 others, and that "we have seen consistent attacks on healthcare in the occupied Palestinian territory." (Reuters) (United Nations)
    • Hamas announces that Ayman Nofal, a member of the general military council and commander of the central command in the Al-Qassam Brigades, was killed in an Israeli airstrike. (AFP via Al Arabiya)
• Russian invasion of Ukraine
  • 2023 Ukrainian counteroffensive
    • Ukraine launches ATACMS tactical ballistic missiles at Russian bases in Berdiansk and Luhansk, saying that they destroyed nine helicopters and a supply depot and killed several Russian military personnel. (BBC News) (AP)

International relations

• Hungary–Russia relations
  • Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán and Russian President Vladimir Putin hold talks at the Belt and Road Initiative forum in Beijing, China. (AP)
• Russia and weapons of mass destruction
  • The State Duma votes unanimously to revoke Russia's ratification of the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty. (AFP via The Moscow Times)

Law and crime

• LGBT rights in India
  • The Supreme Court of India refuses to legalize same-sex marriage, saying that this is a decision that needs to be made by parliament. (AP)

Politics and elections

• October 2023 Speaker of the United States House of Representatives election
  • The Republican majority fails to deliver enough votes for Jim Jordan to become House Speaker on the first vote, with 20 members of the Republican party voting against him. (CNN)

Armed conflicts and attacks

• Allied Democratic Forces insurgency
  • Allied Democratic Forces gunmen shoot and kill a British and South African honeymoon couple and their local tour guide at the Queen Elizabeth National Park in Western Uganda. (BBC News)
• Gaza-Israel conflict
  • 2023 Israel–Hamas war
    • 2023 Israel-Lebanon border clashes
      • Evacuations during the 2023 Israel–Hamas war
        • Saudi Arabia tells its citizens to immediately leave Lebanon due to the deteriorating security situation in the south of the country. (Al Arabiya)
    • October 2023 Israeli blockade of the Gaza Strip
      • The United States vetoes a United Nations Security Council resolution that would have condemned violence against civilians while urging humanitarian aid to Palestinians in Gaza. Twelve countries vote in favour of the resolution, while Russia and the United Kingdom abstain. (AP)
      • United Nations experts, including Pedro Arrojo-Agudo, express serious concerns over Israel tightening its siege on Gaza, saying it "is an ongoing campaign resulting in crimes against humanity.” (Anadolu)
      • UN Under-Secretary-General Martin Griffiths reiterates that there are rules of war after the US vetoed the resolution. (Al Jazeera) (Relief Web)
      • Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan condemns the UNSC for failing to pass a resolution for a humanitarian pause, adding that efforts to deescalate the conflict have been impeded by the collective punishment of Palestinians through airstrikes and the deployment of US aircraft carriers to the region. (Reuters)
• Russian invasion of Ukraine
  • Attacks on civilians in the Russian invasion of Ukraine
    • Russian missile strikes across Ukraine, kill at least 10 people, including five civilians in a strike on an apartment building in Zaporizhzhia, according to Ukrainian officials. (Reuters) (The New York Times)

Business and economy

• Guinea-Bissau's capital Bissau experiences a major blackout after Turkish energy firm Karpowership suspends the supply of electricity to the city over an unpaid bill of at least US$15m. The Guinea-Bissauan government says that the outstanding amount will be paid within 15 days. (BBC News)
• Philippine President Bongbong Marcos postpones the enactment of the Maharlika Investment Fund, the country's proposed first sovereign wealth fund, citing the need for further review. (Reuters via CNA)

Disasters and accidents

• A driver is arrested after crashing into a group of Pepperdine University students walking in Malibu, California, United States, killing four and injuring two others. (AP)

International relations

• Holy See–Nicaragua relations
  • Nicaragua releases 12 Catholic priests, critical of President Daniel Ortega's regime, and sends them to Rome, Italy, following an agreement with Vatican City. (AFP via The Manila Times)
• International reactions to the 2023 Israel–Hamas war, Israel–United States relations
  • U.S. President Joe Biden visits Israel and meets with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. (The Guardian)
• United States–Venezuela relations
  • The U.S. Treasury Department announces an ease of certain oil, gas, and gold sanctions on Venezuela following the Venezuelan government and opposition's agreement to conduct elections. (AFP via France 24)

Law and crime

• Disappearance of Natalee Holloway
  • Dutch serial killer Joran van der Sloot confesses in a U.S. federal court that he killed Natalee Holloway. (CNN)
• Islamic terrorism in Europe, Antisemitism in 21st-century Germany
  • Extremists throw Molotov cocktails at a synagogue in Berlin, Germany. The incident is being investigated as a terrorist attack. (Politico)
• 2023 Israel–Hamas war protests
  • Anti-war activists gather at the Cannon House Office Building in Washington, D.C., calling for a ceasefire. Over 300 people are arrested following the protest. (NBC 4 Washington)
• The Palace of Versailles and three French airports are temporarily evacuated "for security reasons". (AP)
• Chadian Defense Minister Daoud Yaya Brahim and the government's general secretary are sacked after a sex tape is leaked showing the two men having sex with other people. (Reuters)

Politics and elections

• 2024 Indonesian presidential election
  • Chairwoman of the ruling Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle Megawati Sukarnoputri announces that Coordinating Minister for Political, Legal and Security Affairs Mahfud MD will be a vice-presidential running mate for Ganjar Pranowo. (CNA)
• October 2023 Speaker of the United States House of Representatives election
  • The Republican majority fails to deliver enough votes for Jim Jordan to become House Speaker on the second vote (CNN)
• Georgian parliament members from the ruling Georgian Dream party fail to impeach President Salome Zourabichvili, securing only 86 of the required 100 votes, after the constitutional court ruled that Zourabichvili violated the constitution by advocating for Georgia's European Union membership during international trips without government approval. (AFP via France 24)

Sports

• 2023 WNBA Finals
  • In basketball, the Las Vegas Aces repeat as WNBA champions, becoming the first team to do so since the Los Angeles Sparks in 2002. (AP)

Armed conflicts and attacks

• Iraqi conflict
  • Drones and rockets strike the Al-Asad Airbase in Al Anbar Governorate, Iraq, which houses U.S. troops. (Reuters)
• Israeli–Palestinian conflict
  • 2023 Israel–Hamas war
    • 2023 Israel-Lebanon border clashes
      • Dozens of rockets are fired at the northern Israeli cities of Nahariya and Kiryat Shmona from southern Lebanon, injuring at least three civilians. Hamas says that its cells in Lebanon were responsible for the rocket attacks. Israel responds with airstrikes on Hezbollah positions. (The Times of Israel)
    • A member of the Security Cabinet of Israel says that the Israel Defense Forces has been given the "green light" to enter the Gaza Strip. (ABC News)
  • Five Palestinians are killed in clashes with the Israeli military at the Nur Shams refugee camp in Tulkarm in the West Bank. (Reuters)
• Somali Civil War
  • Khatumo is reestablished as one of the federal states of Somalia by the Somali government. (Horseed Media)
• Yemeni civil war
  • In the Red Sea, the United States Navy destroyer USS Carney uses SM-2 missiles to shoot down three cruise missiles and eight drones launched by Houthi forces in Yemen. The Pentagon says that the missiles and drones were "potentially headed towards Israel". (Yahoo! News)

Disasters and accidents

• 2023–24 European windstorm season
  • Storm Babet impacts the United Kingdom, bringing gale force winds and heavy rains, killing two people in Angus, Scotland, and another person in Shropshire, England. The crew of a Danish fishing trawler is rescued by the RNLI in the North Sea. (BBC News)

International relations

• Canada–India relations
  • Canada withdraws 41 diplomats from India due to India's decision to revoke the diplomats' immunity following the death of Sikh independence leader Hardeep Singh Nijjar. (AFP via NDTV)
• International reactions to the 2023 Israel–Hamas war
  • Israel–United Kingdom relations
    • UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak visits Israel and meets with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, announcing the UK's solidarity with Israel in its war with Hamas. (BBC News)
• Israel–Turkey relations
  • Israel withdraws its ambassador Irit Lillian and other diplomats from Turkey after urging its citizens to avoid all travel to the country. (The Jerusalem Post)

Law and crime

• Attempts to overturn the 2020 United States presidential election
  • 2020 Georgia election investigation
    • American attorney Sidney Powell pleads guilty to six misdemeanor charges in the Georgia election racketeering prosecution for her role in attempting to overturn the results in Georgia. (BBC News)

Armed conflicts and attacks

• 2023 Nigerien crisis
  • The French Armed Forces confirms that 1,500 troops will leave Niger by the end of the year, following the military junta's request. (AFP via Le Monde)
• Israeli–Palestinian conflict
  • 2023 Israel–Hamas war
    • Evacuations during the 2023 Israel–Hamas war
      • Israel announces the total evacuation of Kiryat Shmona, a city of 20,000 near the border with Lebanon, amid increasing tensions with the militant group Hezbollah. (The Jerusalem Post)
    • Kidnappings during the 2023 Israel–Hamas war
      • Hamas releases two American hostages following mediation by Egypt and Qatar. (AFP via France 24)
• Russian invasion of Ukraine
  • Battle of Avdiivka
    • Ukrainian forces repel Russian forces from Avdiivka, Donetsk Oblast, saying it has destroyed at least 175 vehicles, including 55 tanks. (Forbes)

International relations

• Foreign relations of Colombia, Foreign relations of the State of Palestine
  • Colombian President Gustavo Petro announces the establishment of an embassy to the State of Palestine in Ramallah in the West Bank, and also announces humanitarian aid to the Gaza Strip amid the ongoing war. (AA)
• Foreign relations of Italy, Foreign relations of the State of Palestine
  • Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni tells the Cairo Peace Summit the international community must avoid an escalation in the war in Gaza and set a roadmap towards a two-state solution. (Al Jazeera)
• Foreign relations of Greece, Foreign relations of the State of Palestine
  • Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis calls for a new peace process envisioning an independent State of Palestine alongside Israel, saying "no military intervention can replace a viable political solution". (Al Jazeera)

Politics and elections

• October 2023 Speaker of the United States House of Representatives election
  • The Republican majority fails to deliver enough votes for Jim Jordan to become House Speaker on the third vote, with Jordan also losing a subsequent secret ballot among Republican members, thereby ending his nomination. (CNN)

Armed conflicts and attacks

• Israeli–Palestinian conflict
  • 2023 Israel–Hamas war
    • The Rafah Border Crossing on the Egypt–Gaza border opens for the first time since the war began, allowing humanitarian aid trucks to enter Gaza. (AFP via NDTV)
• Myanmar civil war
  • The Tatmadaw conducts airstrikes and deploys additional troops in response to the Kachin Independence Army's attacks near the China–Myanmar border in Mu Se District and Laiza, Kachin State. (AFP via TOI)
• Russian invasion of Ukraine
  • Russian strikes against Ukrainian infrastructure
    • A Russian missile strike on a postal office in Kharkiv kills 6 workers and injures 16 others. (BBC)
• Somali Civil War
  • Six people are killed and nine others injured during an Al-Shabaab suicide car bombing outside a military facility in Lower Shabelle, Somalia. (AP)

Disasters and accidents

• 2023 Pacific hurricane season
  • Hurricane Norma makes landfall near Cabo San Lucas, Baja California Sur, Mexico. Warnings have been issued for the states of Baja California Sur and Sinaloa. (AP)

Law and crime

• Police in Cyprus arrest four Syrians for detonating a small explosive device near the Israeli embassy in Nicosia. (AP via ABC News)

Politics and elections

• Former Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif returns to Pakistan after four years in self-imposed exile in London, United Kingdom. (AP)

Armed conflicts and attacks

• Gaza–Israel conflict
  • 2023 Israel–Hamas war
    • Israeli blockade of the Gaza Strip
      • The United Nations says the lives of at least 120 newborn babies in incubators in Gaza hospitals are at risk, as fuel runs out in the enclave. (Al Jazeera)
    • Journalists killed in the 2023 Israel–Hamas war
      • Palestinian journalist Rushdi Sarraj is killed in an Israeli attack on his home. (The Peninsula)
    • 2023 Israel-Lebanon border clashes
      • Five Hezbollah members are killed during a shootout with Israeli soldiers at the border with Lebanon, bringing the number of Hezbollah members killed during the conflict to 24. (AP)
    • At least 55 Palestinians are killed in overnight Israeli raids on the Gaza Strip, according to the Hamas-controlled Gaza Ministry of Health. (Al Jazeera)
    • The number of mosques destroyed by Israeli airstrikes in the Gaza Strip increases to 31. (AA)
    • An Israeli tank accidentally hits an Egyptian position near the border with Gaza. Several Egyptian border guards sustain injuries from shell fragments. (Reuters)
    • Paddy Cosgrave, a co-founder of the European tech conference Web Summit, resigns after opposition to his public statements on Israel, which included, "War crimes are war crimes even when committed by allies, and should be called out for what they are." (The Telegraph)
• Syrian civil war
  • Israel launches airstrikes against Damascus International Airport, killing two workers. (Reuters)

Disasters and accidents

• At least 28 people are killed after a boat capsizes on the Congo River in Équateur Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo. (Africa News)

International relations

• 2023 Israel–Hamas war protests
  • Several thousand people gather in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, waving Palestinian and Bosnian flags and demanding an end to Israel's bombardment of Gaza. (Reuters)
• Territorial disputes in the South China Sea
  • The Philippines reports separate collision incidents between its military ships and vessels of both the China Coast Guard and the Maritime Militia near the Second Thomas Shoal in the Spratly Islands. (AFP via NDTV)

Law and crime

• Alaska Airlines Flight 2059
  • An off-duty pilot reportedly attempts to hijack and crash an Alaska Airlines passenger plane travelling from Everett, Washington, to San Francisco, California, United States. (BBC News)
• 2023 Israel–Hamas war protests
  • During a pro-Palestine protest in Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S., a white car drives through a group of protesters. No one is injured. (Newsweek)

Politics and elections

• Elections in Venezuela
  • 2023 Unitary Platform presidential primaries
    • Venezuelan opposition parties hold their first presidential primary since 2012. (AP)
• 2023 Argentine general election
  • Argentines elect the president and the members of the legislature. Sergio Massa and Javier Milei receives ~36% and ~30% of the votes respectively and will face off in a second round. (Reuters) (CNN)
• 2023 Swiss federal election
  • Voters in Switzerland elect the members of the Federal Assembly. Results show that the right-wing Swiss People's Party becomes the largest parliamentary faction after the election, gaining nine seats compared to the previous election. (AP)
• 2024 Indonesian presidential election
  • Defense minister and Gerindra presidential candidate Prabowo Subianto chooses Surakarta mayor Gibran Rakabuming Raka, the eldest child of incumbent president Joko Widodo, as his running mate. (AFP via The Guardian)

Armed conflicts and attacks

• Gaza–Israel conflict
  • 2023 Israel–Hamas war
    • 2023 Israel-Lebanon border clashes
      • More than 20,000 people are internally displaced in Lebanon amid cross-border strikes by Israeli forces, according to the United Nations migration agency. (Reuters)
      • Israeli air raids target several locations in Lebanon including Ramesh, Markaba, Houla, Shebaa, and Kafr Shuba. (Al Jazeera)
    • Israeli blockade of the Gaza Strip
      • The Indonesian Hospital, the largest in northern Gaza, loses power after running out of fuel. (CNN)
    • Kidnappings during the 2023 Israel–Hamas war
      • Hamas releases two Israeli hostages following mediation by Qatar and Egypt. The pair were taken to the Rafah border crossing between Gaza and Egypt. (AFP via The Philippine Star)
    • War crimes in the 2023 Israel–Hamas war
      • The Gaza Health Ministry says that Israeli airstrikes kill at least 436 Palestinians, including women and children, in northern Gaza’s Al-Shati refugee camp as well as Khan Younis. (Al Jazeera)
    • Omar Daraghmeh, a senior Hamas official, dies while in an Israeli prison, with Hamas spokespeople claim it to have been an assassination. He was arrested in the West Bank by the Israel Defense Forces, along with his son. (Reuters) (BNN)
    • Israeli forces launch night raids in the West Bank, with heavily armed troops backed by armored vehicles seen in at least two areas. (Al Jazeera)
    • Qatar's Emir Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani has warned the escalation of fighting in Gaza poses a threat to the region and the world. He asserted Israel should not be given a "green light for unconditional killing". (Al Jazeera)
• Mexican drug war
  • At least 24 people, including twelve police officers, are killed in three separate mass shootings and ambushes by unidentified assailants in Coyuca de Benítez, Guerrero, and Tacámbaro, Michoacán, Mexico. (AFP via France 24)

Disasters and accidents

• 2023–24 European windstorm season
  • Storm Babet
    • The death toll from the extratropical cyclone in the United Kingdom rises to seven as another body is found in floodwaters in Chesterfield, Derbyshire, England. (The Independent)
• A cargo train collides with a passenger train in Bhairab, Bangladesh, killing at least 17 people and injuring many others. (Reuters)
• Seven people are killed and 25 others are injured in a multiple-vehicle collision on Interstate 55 near New Orleans, Louisiana, United States. Police say the 158-car pile-up was caused by a dense fog. (BBC News)

International relations

• Enlargement of NATO
  • Sweden–NATO relations
    • Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdoğan submits a bill on granting Sweden membership into NATO to the Grand National Assembly. (Al Jazeera)

Law and crime

• Aftermath of the 2023 Pakistani protests
  • The Supreme Court of Pakistan declares the court-martials of civilians unconstitutional, moving the trials of over 100 pro-Imran Khan protesters to civilian criminal courts. (Reuters)
• A Russian district court extends RFE journalist Alsu Kurmasheva's detention as a preventive measure after Kurmasheva allegedly failed to register as a foreign agent. (AFP via RFI)
• Authorities in Touboro, North Region, Cameroon confirm that over 30 people, likely including students from Chad, were abducted by suspected bandits yesterday. (Reuters via Japan Today)
• Five people are killed in a mass shooting in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, Canada. (CBC News)

Science and technology

• 2023 in arthropod paleontology
  • A new species of prehistoric millipede named Lauravolsella willemeni is discovered in the Netherlands. (NOS)

Sports

• 2023 MLB postseason
  • 2023 American League Championship Series
    • The Texas Rangers defeat the Houston Astros, 11–4 in game 7, to win the American League pennant. (The Washington Post)

Armed conflicts and attacks

• Gaza–Israel conflict
  • 2023 Israel–Hamas war
    • Israeli blockade of the Gaza Strip
      • The World Health Organization says that medicine and health supplies have not been delivered to three hospitals in northern Gaza and that nearly two-thirds of hospitals in Gaza are now inoperable. (Al Jazeera) (Reuters)
      • The UN agency for Palestinian refugees says that the number of aid trucks so far is "a trickle in the face of the immense needs of people" and calls for an "unimpeded and continuous flow of humanitarian assistance and medical assistance to continue coming into Gaza". (Reuters)
    • War crimes in the 2023 Israel–Hamas war
      • Israel launches airstrikes near the Red Crescent headquarters and Al-Amal Hospital in Khan Younis, where more than 4,000 displaced Palestinians are taking shelter. (Al Jazeera)
      • UN Secretary-General António Guterres calls for an immediate humanitarian ceasefire in Gaza, saying that there are clear violations of international humanitarian law. Guterres also called for more humanitarian relief to be allowed into the enclave. (Al Jazeera)
      • Human Rights Watch criticizes Israel for "deliberately deepening the suffering of civilians in Gaza" by refusing to allow shipments of fuel into the enclave and for not restoring the supply of water. (The Business Standard)
    • Israeli police close the Al-Aqsa Mosque in East Jerusalem and stop Muslim worshippers from entering the compound. (Middle East Monitor)
• Iraqi conflict
  • Two rockets land inside Al-Asad Airbase in Al Anbar Governorate, Iraq, which houses American troops, no casualties are reported. (Reuters)
  • U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken warns Iran of a "decisive response" if Americans are attacked by its proxies in the region. (Bloomberg)

Disasters and accidents

• 2023 Heligoland ship collision
  • One person is killed and four others are missing after two cargo ships, the British-flagged Verity and the Bahamas-flagged Polesie, collide in the North Sea near Heligoland, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, with the Verity sinking. Rescue efforts are ongoing. (AFP via France 24)

Law and crime

• Aftermath of the January 6 United States Capitol attack
  • Criminal proceedings in the January 6 United States Capitol attack
    • Former Trump administration chief of staff Mark Meadows is granted immunity by prosecutor Jack Smith in exchange for testifying to a grand jury earlier this year. (ABC News)
• Catholic Church sexual abuse cases
  • The Holy See announces Bishop Grzegorz Kaszak's resignation from the Diocese of Sosnowiec in Poland following allegations related to a priest's misconduct in Dąbrowa Górnicza. (AFP via The Manila Times)
• Christchurch mosque shootings
  • The deputy chief coroner of New Zealand opens an inquest into the shootings in order to investigate police response times. (AFP via The Manila Times)

Politics and elections

• October 2023 Speaker of the United States House of Representatives election
  • The Republican party selects Tom Emmer as their nominee for Speaker of the United States House of Representatives. However, Emmer withdraws four hours later. The same party conference again gathers and selects Mike Johnson as their nominee for Speaker. (CNN)
• The Standing Committee of the National People's Congress of China votes to remove several state council members from their positions, including defense minister Li Shangfu, finance minister Liu Kun, and science minister Wang Zhigang. (Reuters via CNA)

Sports

• 2023 MLB postseason
  • 2023 National League Championship Series
    • The Arizona Diamondbacks defeat the Philadelphia Phillies, 4–2 in game 7, to win the National League pennant. (The Athletic)

Armed conflicts and attacks

• Gaza–Israel conflict
  • 2023 Israel–Hamas war
    • Israeli blockade of the Gaza Strip
      • The Gaza Health Ministry announces that at least 704 people have died in the past day. The UN relief agency states this is "the highest fatality toll reported in a single day". (The Hill) (Al Jazeera)
      • At least 16 people are killed and several others are injured in Israeli airstrikes in areas including Jabalia, Khan Younis, and the Nuseirat refugee camp. (The Business Standard)
    • International reactions to the 2023 Israel–Hamas war
      • The UN Security Council holds an open debate, with many of the nearly 90 countries on the speakers' list calling for a ceasefire amid the increasing death toll in Gaza. (Al Jazeera) (South China Morning Post)
      • Draft resolutions calling for a ceasefire are being considered by both the UN Security Council and the UN General Assembly. (Reuters)
    • Israeli ground operations in the Gaza Strip
      • In a televised address to the nation, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says that he has set the date for a ground invasion of the Gaza Strip with the main goals of the operation being to destroy Hamas and to rescue hostages. (Sky News)
    • Israel bans United Nations officials from visiting the country after remarks on the conflict are made by UN secretary-general Antonio Guterres. (The Independent)
    • At least 11 people are arrested in Hebron in the West Bank following an Israeli raid. Israeli troops stormed several villages including al-Burj and al-Majd. (Al Jazeera)
• Syrian civil war
  • The Israeli Air Force launches airstrikes on "military infrastructure" of the Syrian Armed Forces in Daraa Governorate, killing eight Syrian soldiers and injuring seven others. (The Times of Israel)

Business and economy

• 2023 United Auto Workers strike
  • Ford reaches a deal with the United Auto Workers, signaling an end to the strike after 41 days. (NBC News)
• Credit rating agency S&P says that it is downgrading Israel's rating outlook to "negative" to reflect "the risk that the Israel–Hamas war could spread more widely". Fitch Ratings also places a similar negative rating on Israel. (AFP via The Straits Times)

Disasters and accidents

• 2023 Pacific hurricane season
  • Hurricane Otis becomes the most intense landfalling cyclone in the Eastern Pacific basin on record after making landfall near Acapulco, Mexico, as a category 5 hurricane with 1-minute sustained winds of 165 miles per hour (266 km/h). (BNO News)
• Two people are killed, and more than five buildings are destroyed, as more than forty out-of-control bushfires continue to burn in the Darling Downs in Queensland, Australia. (ABC News)

International relations

• International reactions to the 2023 Israel–Hamas war
  • Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan calls for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza, and says that Hamas is "not a terrorist organization, it is a liberation group, mujahideen waging a battle to protect its lands and people". (Reuters via Al Arabiya)
• Russia and weapons of mass destruction
  • The Russian Federation Council unanimously approves the State Duma's bill to revoke Russia's membership in the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty. (The Guardian)

Law and crime

• 2023 Israel–Hamas war
  • Hate crimes related to the 2023 Israel–Hamas war
    • A man is charged with hate crimes after being accused of pepper spraying pro-Palestine protesters that gathered near an Israel solidarity event at a banquet hall in northern Chicago, Illinois, U.S. (AP)
    • US legal organization Palestine Legal says it has responded to more than 260 requests for assistance in the past two weeks, ranging from job losses to the cancellation of classes. (Al Jazeera)
• 2023 Lewiston shootings
  • Multiple shootings in Lewiston, Maine, United States, leave at least 18 people dead and dozens more injured. The suspected gunman remains at large. (CNN)
• LGBT rights in Japan
  • The Supreme Court of Japan rules that requiring sterilization as part of gender transitioning is unconstitutional, but sends its ruling on the gender-affirming surgery requirement back to a lower court. (AFP via RFI)
• Hong Kong Chief Executive John Lee announces plans for Hong Kong to formulate its own national security law by 2024. (AFP via France 24) (Al Jazeera)

Politics and elections

• October 2023 Speaker of the United States House of Representatives election
  • Republican Mike Johnson is elected Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives. (AP)

Armed conflicts and attacks

• 2023 Israel–Hamas war
  • Israeli blockade of the Gaza Strip
    • War crimes in the 2023 Israel–Hamas war
      • UNICEF has condemned the nearly 3,000 child casualties in Gaza, saying it is a "growing stain on our collective conscience, the rate of death and injuries of children is simply staggering". (Al Jazeera)
      • Another three UNRWA staff members have been killed, bringing the total to 38. Around 219 educational facilities have been hit, including at least 29 UNRWA schools. (Al Jazeera) (OCHA)
      • About 200,000 housing units have been completely and partially destroyed in Gaza, representing 45 percent of all the housing in the enclave. (Al Jazeera)
      • Oxfam says Israel is using starvation as a "weapon of war" as the blockade of Gaza continues. (The Guardian) (Mirage News)
  • International reactions to the 2023 Israel–Hamas war
    • In a joint statement, the foreign ministers of Bahrain, Egypt, Jordan, Kuwait, Morocco, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates condemn the forced displacement and collective punishment in Gaza. (Reuters)
    • The Israel and Palestine director at Human Rights Watch states that the Palestinian death toll provided by the Health Ministry is generally reliable, after US President Joe Biden questions the death tolls. (Al Jazeera)
    • The office of Florida Governor Ron DeSantis announces that it is sending drones and weapons to Israel to support its fight against Hamas. (The Hill)
    • Amnesty International issues a statement calling for an immediate ceasefire to stop the increasing death toll and ensure crucial aid reaches Gaza amid an "unprecedented humanitarian catastrophe". (Al Jazeera) (Amnesty International)
  • Israeli ground operations in the Gaza Strip
    • IDF tanks enter northern Gaza in a "targeted raid", saying it was in preparation for the "next stages of combat". No Israeli military casualties are reported. (BBC News)
  • Palestinian rocket attacks on Israel
    • Hamas' Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Brigades launch rockets intended to strike Tel Aviv. (Al Jazeera)
  • The death toll in Gaza increases to more than 7,000 people. An estimated 1.4 million people are internally displaced. (Al Jazeera)
  • Israel continues raids and arrests in the West Bank, where Palestinian authorities say more than 1,200 people have been detained. (Al Jazeera)

Disasters and accidents

• 2023 Pacific hurricane season
  • The Mexican government reports that at least 27 people were killed and four others are missing due to Hurricane Otis' landfall on Acapulco, Guerrero. The government also reports widespread flooding, significant infrastructure damage, and looting in some areas. (AFP via The Journal)
• Cyclone Lola downgrades after leaving widespread damage in Vanuatu. (RNZ)

International relations

• International reactions to the 2023 Israel–Hamas war
  • Israel–United States relations
    • In the first vote under new U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson, the U.S. House of Representatives passes a resolution that declares U.S. solidarity with Israel. (The New York Times)

Law and crime

• Ulan Japarov, the nephew of Kyrgyzstan President Sadyr Japarov, is placed under house arrest for the remainder of his prison sentence until November 26 after being sentenced for corruption charges. (AKIPress)

Science and technology

• Chinese space program
  • CNSA successfully launches Shenzhou 17, a crewed spacecraft carrying three crew members, from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center. The spacecraft will dock with the Tiangong space station, replacing the crew of Shenzhou 16. (DW)

Sports

• 2023 Israel–Hamas war protests
  • Fans of Scotland's Celtic Football Club defy their club's directives and wave thousands of Palestine flags during their team's Champions League match against Atletico Madrid. (Al Jazeera)