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Israel displaces thousands in Hebron and closes West Bank crossings before election
Israeli forces displaced thousands of Palestinians from Hebron after two Israeli soldiers were killed near the city on Friday, 23 October. The army will bar Palestinian workers from most of the West Bank on 25 and 26 October and shut all crossings on election day, 27 October.
Riyadh airport reopens two terminals as Houthis warn it remains a military target
King Khalid International Airport resumed flights on Sunday, 25 October, after more than two weeks closed, while Houthi forces kept up threats and attacks on Saudi Arabia.
US intelligence warns of advanced Iranian plots as Houthis strike Saudi Arabia
A US intelligence memo says Iranian plots against American officials have reached advanced stages, as Houthi attacks hit Saudi Arabia and Washington draws down embassy staff in the region.
Romanian defence minister urges vigilance on Army Day as Black Sea risks grow
Defence Minister Ştefan Radu Oprea said on Sunday, 25 October, that threats linked to Russia's war against Ukraine and risks in the Black Sea region require stronger prevention and response capacity. His message marked Romania's Army Day.
British and French paratroopers drop over Germany in 2,500-troop Rhino Titan drill
Exercise Rhino Titan, a seven-week wargame at the Sennelager training centre in Germany, involved about 2,500 troops, including 600 British and French paratroopers dropped from four RAF transport aircraft.
Nine dead as gunmen attack a Greek Orthodox church during a funeral in Jordan's Karak
Gunmen opened fire on mourners at a Greek Orthodox church in Karak governorate on Friday, 23 October. On Saturday, 24 October, the health minister said a second wounded person had died, raising the toll to nine, and 25 to 27 people remained hospitalized.
Bukele denies bodies found in Haiti are four missing Salvadoran soldiers
Four bodies found in Haiti on Saturday, 24 October, were believed by sources to be four Salvadoran soldiers missing since 18 October, but President Nayib Bukele said they were not his men.
Melania Trump brokers Oleshky ceasefire as Ukraine and Russia eye new peace talks
The White House says a local truce in the Russian-held town of Oleshky starts on 27 October, opening the way for aid and evacuation of elderly residents. Ukraine and Russia are expected to resume negotiations in mid-November.
German prosecutors arrest Ukrainian suspected of passing military intelligence to Russia
Federal prosecutors said the Ukrainian, identified as Vadym Y., was detained in Brandenburg on suspicion of working for a Russian intelligence service. Chancellor Friedrich Merz called the arrest a success and warned that similar cases will continue.
Hegseth reportedly meets Netanyahu in Israel as Trump backs him before vote
US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth reportedly met Benjamin Netanyahu in an unannounced visit to Israel on Monday, 19 October. The meeting came as Washington weighs renewed strikes on Iran and Israel prepares to vote on 27 October.
Moscow's Sheremetyevo airport evacuated as drone alarms halt flights across the capital
Passengers were moved into shelters, and some were taken off aircraft, at Russia's largest airport on Friday, 23 October, as drone alarms disrupted flights in the capital. Russia's civil aviation agency also restricted operations at the other Moscow airports.
Britain sends RAF Typhoon jets to Saudi Arabia to counter Houthi missile and drone attacks
Defence Secretary Wes Streeting says the jets will intercept missiles and drones over Saudi cities but will not strike Houthi targets on the ground. The deployment follows a deadly strike on Riyadh's international airport on 10 October.
Russia and Ukraine swap 270 prisoners each, five once presumed dead
Ukraine says five freed people had been listed as dead after the 2022 Olenivka strike, while Moscow received 270 soldiers now staying in Belarus.
North Korea readies propaganda loudspeakers at border as landmine tensions rise with South
Kim Yo Jong says the speakers will be ready within a few days and will operate along the entire border in October, after three South Korean soldiers were wounded by mines in September.
Israeli police detain 10 over settler attacks on US photojournalist and European diplomats
Israeli police said on Monday, 19 October, that they had detained ten people over settler violence in the occupied West Bank, including the assault on a US photojournalist and an attack on a European diplomatic delegation the day before.
US Democratic candidate Brad Lander detained by Israeli troops during West Bank olive harvest
Democratic congressional candidate Brad Lander says he was held with rabbis and volunteers near Nehalim before being released after a caution. His post says several dozen others remained in custody.
Drone strike on Abyei market kills 153 as Sudan's army is blamed
Local officials put the death toll from a drone strike on a market in the disputed Abyei region at 153. Sudan's army confirmed the strike but denies targeting civilians, and South Sudan has summoned Sudan's ambassador.
Zelenskyy accuses US of holding back paid Patriot interceptors as Trump calls for a new negotiator
Kyiv says the Pentagon is holding up interceptor missiles already paid for by European allies. The dispute erupted after Russian ballistic missiles struck Kyiv overnight, and Trump said Zelenskyy should let someone else negotiate.
Russian military satellite closes in on commercial radar satellite linked to Ukraine
Cosmos-2612 began closing in on ICEYE-X36 in mid-October, and estimates of how near it came range from about 500 metres to under 100 metres. LeoLabs describes the manoeuvres as deliberate, but no source establishes what Moscow was seeking.
NATO opens its procurement agency NSPA to Ukraine, letting Kyiv buy weapons and munitions
Kyiv will be able to buy weapons, ammunition and military equipment through NSPA, the alliance's procurement agency in Luxembourg. The arrangement comes as ties between Kyiv and Washington have cooled.
NATO sends surveillance, radar and drone assets to Black Sea after ship attacks
NATO ambassadors agreed on Tuesday, 20 October, to send patrol aircraft, radar and intelligence staff to the Black Sea after drone attacks on merchant ships near Romania and Bulgaria. Military analysts assess Russia as the likely source, but NATO has not named a perpetrator.
UK advises against all but essential travel to Saudi Arabia as Houthi attacks escalate
The UK Foreign Office now advises against all but essential travel to almost the whole of Saudi Arabia, while Egypt pledges military support as Houthi missile and drone attacks continue.
EU prosecutors search European Parliament offices in a probe of the dissolved ID group
The European Public Prosecutor's Office searched European Parliament administrative offices in Brussels and Strasbourg on Wednesday, 21 October, in an inquiry into suspected misuse of EU funds by the former Identity and Democracy group.
UN food agency cuts Gaza aid to 1.1 million as funding runs short
The World Food Programme says it will cut monthly assistance in Gaza by about a third, leaving 500,000 people without food aid. Rations are halved and daily hot meals fall from 250,000 to 150,000.
UK police rearrest two men over suspected Iranian plot on RAF Fairford
Counter Terrorism Policing said on Tuesday, 20 October, that the two men were held on suspicion of assisting Iran's intelligence service. Iran has denied any involvement in the plot against the air base.
Pope Leo XIV calls Zelensky over Oleshky humanitarian crisis and truce request
Pope Leo XIV spoke by phone with Volodymyr Zelensky on Monday, 19 October, days after calling Vladimir Putin to seek a humanitarian truce for civilians trapped in the Kherson region city of Oleshky.
Colombian air strike in Cauca kills nine ELN members, president says
Colombian President Abelardo de la Espriella said the strike in rural El Tambo also reportedly killed senior ELN figure Marcos Pacífico, whose identity awaits fingerprint confirmation.
North Korea has laid about 960,000 land mines along its border with South Korea since 2024
South Korean lawmakers, citing army estimates relayed by Yonhap, say about two million mines now lie in the Demilitarized Zone, with half of them placed in the past two years.
Israel releases nine settler suspects over attacks on US photojournalist and European diplomats
A court in Jerusalem ordered the release of nine of 10 settler suspects late on Wednesday, 21 October, placing them under house arrest. One suspect remains in custody while police continue investigating attacks on Washington Post photojournalist Heidi Levine and European diplomats.
Hamas warns Israel of new October 7-style attack, Israeli authority confirms
Israel's COGAT authority confirmed that Hamas conveyed the threat on Wednesday, 21 October, through UN envoy Ramiz Alakbarov. The reported reasons are Israel's continued presence in Gaza and the cancellation of Palestinian elections.