News of October 2025
31 days, 499 stories, newest first
- 31FriMoldova's parliament appoints Alexandru Munteanu as prime minister following the victory of President Maia Sandu's Party of Action and Solidarity in…9 stories
- 30ThuIn the United Kingdom, King Charles III begins the formal process of revoking Prince Andrew's royal title due to his dealings with deceased convicted…9 stories
- 29WedIn the Netherlands, a snap election is held following the collapse of the Schoof cabinet in June.18 stories
- 28TueHurricane Melissa makes landfall in Westmoreland parish, southwest Jamaica, as a Category 5 hurricane with 185 mph sustained winds.19 stories
- 27MonHurricane Melissa reaches Category 5 intensity on its approach to Jamaica.11 stories
- 26SunAt least 13 people are killed and 29 others are injured when a bus collides with a car and plunges off of a bridge into a stream in Puerto Iguazú…19 stories
- 25SatIndependent candidate Catherine Connolly is declared winner of yesterday's election of the President of Ireland, after Fine Gael candidate Heather…11 stories
- 24FriAt least four people are killed in Haiti and the Dominican Republic by Tropical Storm Melissa.19 stories
- 23ThuMore than 30 people are arrested by United States law enforcement as part of an investigation into illegal gambling linked to the American mafia…14 stories
- 22WedFour people are killed when a Robinson R66 helicopter crashes near Ekalaka, Montana, United States.17 stories
- 21TueSanae Takaichi is elected as Japan's first female prime minister by the House of Representatives after her party, the Liberal Democratic Party…11 stories
- 20MonAt least one person is killed and four others are critically injured when a tornado hits the Ermont commune in Val-d'Oise, Île-de-France, France.13 stories
- 19SunCentrist candidate Rodrigo Paz Pereira of the Christian Democratic Party defeats independent right-wing candidate and former president Jorge Quiroga…15 stories
- 18SatThe bodies of two deceased hostages were returned to Israel via the custody of the Red Cross from Hamas, the two hostages' names were Sgt. Maj…5 stories
- 17FriIsraelis fire at a vehicle carrying a displaced family in Gaza City, killing eleven Palestinians, including seven children. The IDF claims it crossed…16 stories
- 16ThuAt least three Palestinians are killed in Gaza by Israeli troops, bringing the total to at least 23 people killed by Israel since the start of the…17 stories
- 15WedTen people are killed and 21 others are injured, including four critically, in an explosion on a crude palm oil tanker docked at a shipyard on Batam…18 stories
- 14TueIn association football, the South Africa soccer team qualifies for the upcoming FIFA World Cup following a 3-0 win against Rwanda. This will be…24 stories
- 13MonHeads of government of 30 countries and leaders of several major international organisations gather in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt to discuss the next…17 stories
- 12SunIn tennis, Monégasque player Valentin Vacherot, who was ranked 204th on the ATP rankings, defeats his cousin Arthur Rinderknech in the Shanghai…14 stories
- 11SatBritish musician Ian Watkins of the band Lostprophets is killed in HM Prison Wakefield in West Yorkshire, England, where he was imprisoned for sexual…10 stories
- 10FriVenezuelan activist María Corina Machado is awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for her promotion of democratic rights in Venezuela.24 stories
- 9ThuHungarian novelist and screenwriter László Krasznahorkai wins this year's Nobel Prize in Literature "for his compelling and visionary oeuvre that, in…16 stories
- 8WedSusumu Kitagawa, Richard Robson, and Omar Yaghi are jointly awarded this year's Nobel Prize in Chemistry for their work on metal–organic frameworks.14 stories
- 7TueIris Stalzer, the mayor-elect of Herdecke, Germany, is left in a critical condition. She has told investigators it was her 17-year-old adoptive…20 stories
- 6MonA teachers' strike in Alberta begins, making 51,000 teachers off-work and affects more than 700,000 students. Thousands rally across Alberta to…21 stories
- 5SunA court in Mexico formally indicts footballer Omar Bravo with the aggravated child sexual abuse of a teenage girl following his arrest in Zapopan…16 stories
- 4SatSanae Takaichi defeats Shinjiro Koizumi in a runoff election to become the next president of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) and prime…21 stories
- 3FriBishop of London Sarah Mullally is announced as the new archbishop of Canterbury, becoming the first woman to lead the Church of England and the…25 stories
- 2ThuIsrael intercepts the Global Sumud Flotilla in international waters and detains hundreds of activists from 44 countries carrying humanitarian aid…15 stories
- 1WedA federal government shutdown occurs in the United States after a funding bill fails to be passed, the first government shutdown since January 2019.21 stories