Saturday

October 25, 2025

Armed conflicts and attacks

Russo-Ukrainian war

Kyiv strikes, Attacks on civilians in the Russo-Ukrainian war

Four people are killed and 20 others are injured in overnight Russian missile and drone strikes on residential areas in Kyiv, Ukraine. (Reuters) (AP)

Insurgency in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

Five soldiers and 25 gunmen are killed in a shootout between Kurram and North Waziristan, in Pakistan, at the border with Afghanistan. (Al Jazeera)

Israel–Hezbollah conflict

Two people are killed during two Israeli airstrikes against a car and a motorcycle in Harouf and Qlayleh, Lebanon, bringing the death toll from the attacks since the past 48 hours to nine. (Al Jazeera)

Disasters and accidents

2025 Atlantic hurricane season

Hurricane warnings are issued in Jamaica, as forecasts indicate Hurricane Melissa will likely reach Category 4 on the Saffir-Simpson scale, while rainfall estimates exceed 30 in (76 cm) across the country and in Haiti. (CNN)

Over 145,000 people are evacuated by Guantánamo Province officials ahead of Hurricane Melissa's potential impacts in eastern Cuba. (NBC)