Monday

October 11, 2021

Arts and culture

Pope Francis opens the two-year Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops. This XVIth Synod of Bishops, ends in Rome in October 2023. In his opening address, Pope Francis presented three “key words”: communion, participation, and mission. (Catholic World News)

Armed conflicts and attacks

Insurgency in the Maghreb

2021 Niger attacks

Ten people are killed and another is wounded as gunmen open fire at a mosque in the village of Abankor, Tillabéri, Niger. (VOA)

Insurgency in Jammu and Kashmir

Five soldiers are killed by rebels in a mountain pass in Jammu and Kashmir. (Al Jazeera)

Tigray War

A spokesperson for the Tigray People's Liberation Front says that the Ethiopian Ground Forces have launched a ground offensive against rebels, with the support of local militias of the Amhara Region. (Reuters)