Armed conflicts and attacks
Middle Eastern crisis
The Royal Saudi Air Force launches an airstrike in Sanaa, Yemen, killing a child and wounding seven other people. (Al Jazeera)
October 2026 attacks on Saudi Arabia airports
Houthis launch an attack on King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh and King Fahd International Airport in Dammam, Saudi Arabia, causing a fire, killing one person and injuring multiple people. (Sky News) (Al Jazeera)
An Indian national injured in yesterday's attack on King Khalid International Airport dies from his injuries, raising the total death toll to 13. (Reuters)
A drone strikes the Nicaragua-flagged tanker MT Petro Dolphin near Sohar, Oman, leaving two Indian sailors missing and prompting the rescue of nine others. Omani authorities conduct search-and-rescue operations for the missing crew members. (AFP via Arab News)
Sudanese civil war
War crimes in the Sudanese civil war
Airstrikes are launched at the Egypt–Sudan border targeting an artisanal gold mine in a mountainous area, killing at least 72 people. (Sky News)
Mexican drug war
Three civilians and two police officers are killed in a mass shooting in Jacona, Michoacán, Mexico, while six other people are wounded. Separately, three gunmen are killed in a shootout with police in Zamora. (OEM in Spanish)
Colombian conflict
Four FARC dissidents are killed and 12 rifles seized after an airstrike by the National Army of Colombia against a guerrilla camp in Norte de Santander Department, Colombia. (El Tiempo in Spanish)
A drone strike kills a soldier in La Vega, Cauca Department, Colombia. (Publimetro in Spanish)
Disasters and accidents
Eleven people are killed and 27 others are injured when a tour bus collides with a truck at a toll road of Otoyol 5 in Akhisar, Manisa Province, Turkey. (Türkiye Today)
One person is killed and around 19 others are injured, including four critically, when a passenger bus plunges down a slope and crashes into a residential complex in Valparaíso, Chile. (Teletrece in Spanish)
2026 Budhi Gandaki flood
Ten people are reported missing and at least 35 houses and six bridges are swept away in a major flash flood in Gorkha District, Gandaki Province, Nepal. The exact number of casualties is unknown. (ANI via Gulf News) (Nepal Views)
2026 Djibouti migrant boat sinking
At least 139 people are killed, 84 more are missing, and over 80 are rescued when a boat carrying migrants shipwrecks off the coast of Djibouti. (AFP via France 24)