All news: Sunday 25 October 2026

2026 Houthi attacks on Saudi airports

Saudi-led coalition air defences intercept a Houthi ballistic missile and two drones targeting Riyadh Province as King Khalid International Airport resumes limited operations after a two-week closure caused by earlier Houthi attacks.

Israeli bombing of the Gaza Strip

Three staff members are killed and eight students are wounded in an Israeli airstrike against the Islamic University of Gaza in Gaza City. Four other Palestinians are also killed in more airstrikes in the Gaza Strip.

Colombian conflict

The Colombian government announces that a military operation in El Tambo, Cauca, in the previous days resulted in the killing of ten National Liberation Army's members, including two key leaders.

Islamist insurgency in Niger

Algeria's parliament approves the deployment of army units to Madama, Niger, to protect energy infrastructure, marking Algeria's first foreign military deployment since 1973.

Twenty-four people are killed and 24 more are injured after a bus collides with a truck on a highway in Makueni County, Kenya.

Eighty-three people are injured, including seven seriously, in a bus crash in Fogars de Montclús, Catalonia, Spain.

2026 Brazilian general election

Brazilians vote in the second round of presidential elections between incumbent left-wing president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva of the Workers' Party and right-wing challenger Flávio Bolsonaro of the Liberal Party.

2026 Brazilian general election

In a vote of 52% to 48%, Lula defeats Bolsonaro to win re-election for a fourth non-consecutive term.

2026 Bulgarian presidential election

Bulgarians vote in the first round of the presidential election. Incumbent Iliana Iotova wins and will face former acting prime minister Andrey Gyurov in a second round due to record low turnout and no candidate having a majority of the vote.

2026 Serbian parliamentary election

Serbians vote for all seats in the National Assembly in a snap election, amid the student-led protests against the incumbent United Serbia government.

2026 Serbian parliamentary election

The Student List wins the election with 53% of the vote, with former president Aleksandar Vučić conceding defeat.

2027 French presidential election

French politician Marine Le Pen, leader of the far-right National Rally party, announces her presidential campaign.

Crisis in Venezuela

Venezuelan opposition leader and Nobel Peace Prize laureate María Corina Machado announces she has returned to Venezuela from exile.

Western Sydney Airport in New South Wales, Australia, commences passenger operations as Greater Sydney's second airport.

2026 Ebola epidemic

The Nigerian health ministry expands contact tracing after confirming an imported Bundibugyo Ebola case in Abuja, identifying at least 44 contacts while investigating additional people who may have been exposed and strengthening infection-control measures.

2026 YellaWood 500

In auto racing, American driver Kyle Larson of Hendrick Motorsports wins the YellaWood 500 at the Talladega Superspeedway in Alabama, winning his first NASCAR Cup Series race at the circuit.

2027 Dakar Rally

In rally raid, Dakar Rally organizers move the 2027 event from Saudi Arabia due to security concerns regarding the conflict with the Houthis.

2026 LPGA Tour

In golf, Japan's Yuri Yoshida wins her first LPGA Tour title at the BMW Ladies Championship in South Jeolla Province, South Korea, finishing ahead of Australia's Minjee Lee and South Korea's Kim Sei-young.

International sporting sanctions during the Russian invasion of Ukraine

The International Weightlifting Federation awards Moscow, Russia, the hosting rights to the 2030 World Weightlifting Championships, making it the first IOC-recognised sports federation to grant Russia hosting rights for a world championship since the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.