Armed conflicts and attacks
Middle Eastern crisis
Houthi–Saudi conflict, Yemeni civil war
Saudi Arabia launches an airstrike at a market in Al Hazm, Al-Jawf Governorate, Yemen, killing 14 civilians and wounding ten more. (AP) (Xinhua)
Saudi Arabia launches airstrikes against two residential buildings in Taiz, Yemen, killing 12 civilians and wounding three more. (Xinhua)
2026 Houthi attacks on Saudi airports
Saudi-led coalition air defences intercept a Houthi ballistic missile and two drones targeting Riyadh Province as King Khalid International Airport resumes limited operations after a two-week closure caused by earlier Houthi attacks. (AFP via ABS-CBN News)
The Israel Defense Forces says that they have killed four Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad militants in the Gaza Strip over the weekend. (The Jerusalem Post)
Israeli bombing of the Gaza Strip
Three staff members are killed and eight students are wounded in an Israeli airstrike against the Islamic University of Gaza in Gaza City. Four other Palestinians are also killed in more airstrikes in the Gaza Strip. (AFP via Dawn)
Israel launches an airstrike against a tent for displaced people in Khan Yunis, Gaza Strip, killing four Palestinians, including a child, and wounding many more. (Al Jazeera)
Three people, including a child, are killed in an Israeli airstrike against a tent in Khan Yunis, Gaza Strip. (AFP via Asharq Al-Awsat)
2026 Iran war, Yemeni civil war
Pakistan in the 2026 Iran war, Saudi Arabia in the 2026 Iran war, Saudi-led intervention in the Yemeni civil war
Senior officials representing the members of the Mecca Defence Alliance, including Pakistani military chief Asim Munir, Saudi defense minister Khalid bin Salman Al Saud, and Turkish intelligence director İbrahim Kalın, meet with Iranian leadership, including President Masoud Pezeshkian, in Tehran to discuss efforts to de-escalate the 2026 Iran war and the Yemeni civil war. (Al Jazeera) (France 24)
Egypt–Saudi Arabia relations, Houthi–Saudi conflict, Yemeni civil war
2026 Houthi attacks on Saudi airports
Egypt's parliament authorizes President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi to provide military support to Saudi Arabia if requested amid Houthi attacks in Saudi territory. (AFP via France 24)
The Persian Gulf Strait Authority says that vessels belonging to South Korean shipping company Sinokor would face legal action beginning on 1 November. (Reuters)
Oman rescues 25 crew members from a burning Panamanian-flagged oil tanker in the Strait of Hormuz. The Iranian military confirms it was a result of attempting to pass through an unauthorised route. (Al Jazeera)
Houthi–Saudi conflict, Saudi-led intervention in the Yemeni civil war, Yemeni civil war
The Saudi Arabia-led coalition announces it intercepted a drone allegedly launched by the Houthis towards the Mecca region, which the Houthis deny. (Al Jazeera)
Colombian conflict
The Colombian government announces that a military operation in El Tambo, Cauca, in the previous days resulted in the killing of ten National Liberation Army's members, including two key leaders. (AP)
Islamist insurgency in Niger, Foreign relations of Algeria, Foreign relations of Niger
Algeria's parliament approves the deployment of army units to Madama, Niger, to protect energy infrastructure, marking Algeria's first foreign military deployment since 1973. (BBC News)
Somali Civil War
Diplomatic and humanitarian efforts in the Somali Civil War
The United Nations (UN) announces it will conclude its support for the Transitional Assistance Mission to support the Somali federal government by October 31. The UN will continue supporting Somalia through other smaller agencies. (AA)
Sudanese civil war
The casualty toll from yesterday's drone strike at a market in Nyala, South Darfur, Sudan, increases to over 100 people killed and 112 more injured. (Reuters)
War crimes in the Sudanese civil war
Twenty-one people are killed and 40 more injured in a drone strike in Nyala, Sudan. (Al Jazeera)
More drone strikes by the Rapid Support Forces are reported across power stations in southeast Sudan, cutting power across the region. (Reuters)
Eight women and children are reported to be injured in a airstrike in Kadugli, South Kordofan, Sudan. (Sudan Tribune)
2026 Karak church shooting
The three gunmen who carried out a mass shooting at a Greek Orthodox Church in Karak Governorate, Jordan, are wounded and arrested after a shootout with security forces at an abandoned building. (BBC News)
The Jordanian Armed Forces announces that it has carried out airstrikes against alleged positions of the Islamic State in various areas of Syria's Daraa Governorate and Suwayda Governorate, reporting that the gunmen are linked to the group, claiming the killing of 20 militants. Seven civilians are confirmed killed, including three children and an elderly man. (Al Jazeera) (Internazionale)
The Syrian transitional government announces the closure of the Nasib Border Crossing with Jordan, suspending passenger and commercial traffic in both directions, after reporting that the airstrikes were not coordinated. (AA)
War on drugs
A bomb explodes near a bridge in Cúcuta, Colombia, at the border with Venezuela, injuring four police officers. (AP)
Operation Southern Spear, United States strikes on alleged drug traffickers during Operation Southern Spear
The United States launches an airstrike against an alleged drug boat in the Pacific Ocean, killing five people. (AP)
Ethiopian civil conflict
The Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church reports that at least 60 Christians have been killed in attacks in Oromia, Ethiopia, over the last week. (Reuters)
Nigerian bandit conflict
The casualty toll from the massacre by unknown gunmen four days ago in Taraba State, Nigeria, increases to 62 people killed and 52 more wounded. (AP)
Haitian conflict, El Salvador–Haiti relations
Salvadoran military intervention in Haiti
The Salvadoran government deploys 2,000 troops to Haiti in response to the kidnapping of four Salvadoran Gang Suppression Force members that occurred earlier this month. (BBC News)
Russo–Ukrainian war
14 people are killed and 14 more are injured in a Russian drone strike on a train station in Dnipro, Ukraine. (The Guardian)
Russo-Ukrainian war
Peace negotiations in the Russo-Ukrainian war, Blockade of Oleshky, United States and the Russo-Ukrainian war
Civilian evacuations commence in Oleshky, Ukraine, as a humanitarian convoy arrives in the Russian-held and besieged city, as part of a local ceasefire that U.S. first lady Melania Trump says she brokered. (The Guardian)