Thursday

October 23, 2025

Armed conflicts and attacks

Boko Haram insurgency

At least 50 insurgents are killed as the Nigerian Army repel drone-backed attacks on military positions in Borno and Yobe States. (Reuters)

Israel–Hezbollah conflict

Four people, including an elderly woman, are killed in a series of Israeli airstrikes in eastern and southern Lebanon. (Al Jazeera)

Syrian conflict

A ceasefire is agreed between the Syrian Armed Forces and Firqat al-Ghuraba, after the latter's camp was sieged yesterday in Harem. (France24)

Arts and culture

Billboard magazine revises the rules for its Hot 100 record chart and implements a maximum time spent on the list if a song drops below a certain rank, intended to shorten the age to be considered "contemporary". (NPR)