Armed conflicts and attacks
Middle Eastern crisis
October 2026 attacks on Saudi Arabia airports
Houthi forces claim attacks on Abha International Airport and Riyadh's King Khalid International Airport in Saudi Arabia that killed three civilians and injured 36 others since yesterday. (AFP via France 24)
Israeli settlers launch an attack in the occupied West Bank targeting Palestinians, killing a man and wounding 16 other people. (Al Jazeera)
Ethiopian civil conflict
2026 Eritrean incursion into Ethiopia
Eritrean forces are reported to have invaded Ethiopia's Tigray Region and are moving south toward Mekelle. (Addis Standard) (Al Jazeera)
Russo-Ukrainian war
Russian attacks on civilians in the Russo-Ukrainian war
Russian forces launch a massive ballistic missile and drone attack on Ukraine, killing at least 28 people, including 20 people killed at a single apartment hit by a North Korean KN-23 missile in Pryluky, Chernihiv Oblast, while hundreds more are wounded. (The Guardian)
Violations of non-combatant airspace during the Russo-Ukrainian war
Bulgaria halts the search for the 12 Syrian sailors missing since yesterday after a merchant ship sank after being hit by a drone strike in its waters. The perpetrators are still unknown. (Al Jazeera) (Reuters)
Mali War
The Malian Armed Forces and the Russian Africa Corps retake Kidal, which was captured by the Azawad Liberation Front five months ago, after days of airstrikes and ground operations. (Al Jazeera)
Sudanese civil war
War crimes in the Sudanese civil war, 2026 Blue Nile campaign
Four women are killed in a Rapid Support Forces drone strike on homes and a mosque in Ad-Damazin, Blue Nile State, Sudan. (The Washington Post) (AP)
Business and economy
Guinea sets nationwide price ceilings for bottled water after a ban on single-use plastic water sachets causes shortages and higher prices, with retail packs of several bottle sizes capped at 25,000 francs (US$2.84). (AFP via France 24)
The Reserve Bank of India raises its benchmark repo rate by 25 basis points to 5.5%, its first increase since February 2023. (AFP via France 24)