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• In motorsport, Kalle Rovanperä (pictured) and Jonne Halttunen win the World Rally Championship.
• A mine fire in Karaganda Region, Kazakhstan, kills 42 people.
• Hurricane Otis makes landfall near Acapulco, Mexico, leaving at least 39 people dead.
• In the United States, 18 people are killed in a mass shooting in Lewiston, Maine.

Ongoing:

• Israel–Hamas war
• Russian invasion of Ukraine
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• Helena Carr
• Richard Roundtree
• Tom Walker
• Desert Crown
• Adam Johnson
• Bishan Singh Bedi
• Matthew Perry

October 30, 2023 (2023-10-30) (Monday)

Politics and elections

• 2023 Philippine barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections
  • Filipinos elect members of the barrio and youth councils after a three-year delay. (AFP via Al Jazeera)
• David Adeang is elected as the new President of Nauru following a no-confidence vote for Russ Kun. (RNZ)

October 29, 2023 (2023-10-29) (Sunday)

Armed conflicts and attacks

• 2023 Israel–Hamas war
  • War crimes in the 2023 Israel–Hamas war
    • Impeding the delivery of aid to Gaza's residents may be considered a crime within the jurisdiction of the International Criminal Court, its top prosecutor has said. (Reuters)
    • Reporters Without Borders says the killing of Reuters journalist Issam Abdallah in Lebanon earlier this month resulted from a deliberate strike from the direction of the Israeli border. (Reuters)
    • More children have been killed in Gaza during the war, than the total killed in conflicts around the world since 2019, Save the Children has said. At least 3,324 children have been killed in Gaza, while 36 have died in the West Bank. (Al Jazeera)
    • Israel increases air attacks close to Al-Quds Hospital in Gaza City after ordering the Palestinian Red Crescent to immediately evacuate the Hospital. The World Health Organization says that "it's impossible to evacuate hospitals full of patients without endangering their lives". (Al Jazeera)
    • Waves of bombardments hit Al-Shati refugee camp, Shujaiya and Zeitoun in Gaza. (Al Jazeera)
    • Two mortar shells hit a UN peacekeeper base in Houla, Lebanon, injuring a peacekeeper. (WION)
  • At least 8,005 Palestinians have been killed in Gaza since October 7. More than 1,400 people have been killed in Israel. (Al Jazeera)
  • Israel's ambassador to the United Nations, Gilad Erdan, calls on countries to cease funding the body after the UN General Assembly passed a non-binding resolution calling for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza. (The Business Standard)
  • Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says the war will be "long and difficult", with Israel intensifying its aerial raids and progressing to the "next phase" of operations. (NBC News)
  • The Legal Center for Arab Minority Rights in Israel demands that Israel's government cancel emergency regulations extending the period which detainees suspected of "security offences" can be denied access to a lawyer. (Al Jazeera)
• 2023 Kerala bombing
  • A bomb explodes during a Jehovah's Witnesses' convention at the Zamra International Convention Center in Kalamassery, Kerala, South India, killing two people and injuring around 40 others. A man claiming responsibility for the bombing surrenders to police. (Reuters)
• Russian invasion of Ukraine
  • Crimea attacks
    • Russia says that it has shot down 36 Ukrainian drones over the Black Sea and the Crimea. (DW)

Disasters and incidents

• 2023 Rio Branco plane crash
  • A plane crash in Rio Branco, Acre, Brazil, kills 12 people. (AP)
• The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees reports that nine migrants died in the Mediterranean Sea while heading to Italy from North Africa, with five of the bodies found on the coast of Sicily and four of the bodies recovered by the non-governmental organization Sea-Eye. (AFP via Daily Tribune)
• Six people are killed and 18 others are injured when two passenger trains collide in Andhra Pradesh, India. Human error is reported as the cause of the collision. (NDTV)

Law and crime

• 2023 Israel–Hamas war
  • 2023 Israel–Hamas war protests
    • 2023 anti-Jewish unrest in the North Caucasus
      • Protesters gather on the tarmac of Uytash Airport in Makhachkala, Dagestan, Russia, as a Red Wings Airlines flight from Tel Aviv, Israel, arrives, shouting antisemitic slogans and attempting to storm the plane. (AP)
    • Protests are held in the United States including Florida, Michigan, and Colorado. (The Detroit News) (WPLG-TV) (The Denver Post)
    • In Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, a pro-Palestinian protest is held calling for the Canadian government to help push for a ceasefire. (CTV News Ottawa)
  • Antisemitism during the 2023 Israel–Hamas war
    • Antisemitic threats are made toward Jewish students at Cornell University in Ithaca, New York, U.S. (WSYR-TV)
• Hijab and burka controversies in Europe
  • The National Council of Switzerland votes 151–29 to approve a ban on full-face coverings, such as burqas worn by Muslim women. Violators of the ban could face a fine of up to 1,000 Swiss francs. (AP)
• Bangladesh Nationalist Party secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir and at least 164 party members are charged with the murder of a police officer during recent election-related demonstrations. (AFP via Daily Tribune)

Politics and elections

• 2023 Omani general election
  • Omanis elect the members of the Shura Council. (Times of Oman)

October 28, 2023 (2023-10-28) (Saturday)

Armed conflicts and attacks

• 2023 Israel–Hamas war
  • Taba and Nuweiba drone attacks
    • An Egyptian Army spokesperson says that investigations into the two drones that fell in the towns of Nuweiba and Taba in the Sinai Peninsula yesterday showed that they were heading in a northerly direction across the Red Sea towards Israel. (Al-Ahram)
  • War crimes in the 2023 Israel–Hamas war
    • Thousands of Gazan workers employed in Israel go missing amid a campaign of mass arrests. Human rights groups and trade unions say that the workers have been illegally detained in military facilities in the West Bank, following the revocation of their work permits. (Al Jazeera)
    • Israeli bombardments take place in the vicinities of the Al-Shifa Hospital and Indonesia Hospital while dozens of residents are at the facilities. (Al Jazeera)
    • An Israeli shell hits the headquarters of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon, the second such incident since the war began. (WION)
    • The UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees says that 14 of its staff were killed in the past day, bringing the total to 53. (Al Jazeera)
    • UN agencies say that they are unable to contact staff in Gaza amid the near-total communications blackout and also call for civilians to be protected. (UN) (AA)
    • Human Rights Watch says that the near-total communication blackout "risks providing cover for mass atrocities and contributing to impunity for human rights violations" and will make it more difficult to "obtain critical information and evidence about human rights violations and war crimes being committed, and to hear directly from those experiencing the violations". (AFP via The Economic Times)
  • The civil defense service in Gaza reports that Israeli airstrikes destroyed hundreds of buildings and damaged thousands of others in the Gaza Strip overnight. (CNN)
  • Israeli warplanes bomb 150 underground targets in northern Gaza, including tunnels and underground infrastructure. (Al Jazeera)
  • SpaceX CEO Elon Musk announces Starlink will be offered in Gaza to aid organizations after Israel disrupted most communication and internet services. Israel says it will prevent the use of the system. (Business Insider) (Anadolu)

Business and economy

• 2023 United Auto Workers strike
  • The United Auto Workers reaches an agreement with automaker Stellantis after signing a similar agreement with Ford in an effort to end the ongoing strike. (The Washington Post) (Politico)

Disasters and accidents

• 2023 Darling Downs fires
  • Evacuations are ordered for the towns of Tara, Wieambilla, and The Gums, Queensland, Australia, after more than 32 buildings are destroyed by ongoing bushfires. (7 News)
• Kostenko mine disaster
  • At least 32 people are killed and 14 others are missing in a fire at a coal mine in Karaganda Region, Kazakhstan. (Reuters)
• At least 32 people are killed and 63 others are injured in a multiple-vehicle collision in Beheira Governorate, Egypt. (Reuters)

Health and environment

• Sudan's health ministry reports over 100 deaths from cholera and dengue fever outbreaks since August, with war exacerbating healthcare challenges and leading to 70% of hospitals in war-affected areas becoming non-operational. (AFP via The Straits Times)

International relations

• 2023 Israel–Hamas war
  • 2023 Israel–Hamas war protests
    • Hundreds of thousands of people demonstrate in cities across Europe, the Middle East, and Asia to show their support for Palestinians as Israel's military widens its air and ground offensive in the Gaza Strip. (Reuters)
    • Thousands of Palestinians perform the Fajr prayer and stage demonstrations in Nablus, Tulkarem, Jenin and Tubas in the West Bank in a show of support for Gaza. (AA)
  • International reactions to the 2023 Israel–Hamas war
    • The UN General Assembly passes a resolution by a vote of 120–14, with 45 abstentions, calling for an immediate humanitarian truce in Gaza, despite US and Israeli opposition. (AP)
    • The International Organization for Migration renews its call for a ceasefire, saying that "civilians must be protected. There are no winners in war. The most vulnerable pay the heaviest toll". (The Business Standard)
    • Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan calls on Israel to "immediately come out of its state of madness and stop its attacks" on the Gaza Strip, saying that they have "targeted women, children and innocent civilians, deepening the humanitarian crisis". (The Business Standard)
    • The Egyptian foreign ministry warns of the "humanitarian and security repercussions of the Israeli ground attack" on Gaza, saying that "we hold the Israeli government responsible for violating the United Nations General Assembly resolution for an immediate ceasefire and implementing a humanitarian truce". (Al Jazeera)
    • Save the Children says that children will "bear the brunt" of Israel's intensified attacks on the Gaza Strip and that in the event of a full ground incursion, more than one million children's lives, nearly half of the 2.3 million population of Gaza, will be affected. (Scoop)

Politics and elections

• 2024 United States presidential election
  • Former U.S. Vice President Mike Pence suspends his campaign for the Republican Party nomination for the upcoming presidential election. (CNBC)

Sports

• 2023 Rugby World Cup
  • South Africa wins a record fourth Webb Ellis Cup after defeating New Zealand 12–11 in the final. (AFP via France 24)

October 27, 2023 (2023-10-27) (Friday)

Armed conflicts and attacks

• 2023 Israel–Hamas war
  • 2023 Israeli ground operations in the Gaza Strip
    • The Israel Defense Forces enter the Gaza Strip from multiple directions with infantry and tanks. Heavy clashes were reported. (New York Magazine)
    • Israeli troops advance on the city of Beit Hanoun. (The Atlas News)
  • War crimes in the 2023 Israel–Hamas war
    • At least 33 Palestinians are killed and several are injured, following Israeli airstrikes on at least three residential neighbourhoods in Gaza City. (Al Jazeera)
    • At least 10 Palestinians are killed, including journalist Yasser Abu Namous and his mother, in a series of airstrikes carried out by Israeli forces in southern Gaza. (Al Jazeera)
    • Several people are killed or injured in an Israeli airstrike on the Al-Shati refugee camp which destroyed residential buildings and a nearby mosque. (The Business Standard)
    • The Palestinian Red Crescent says that its medics were shot at by Israeli forces as they treated an injured person in Tubas in the West Bank. (The Business Standard)
  • Six people are injured after a missile hits a building in Taba, Egypt. Israel says that the missile was launched from Yemen. (The Times of Israel)
  • Four people are killed in a pre-dawn raid by Israeli forces in the West Bank. At least 19 people have been arrested. (Al Jazeera)
  • Hamas reports that Israel has disrupted most communication and internet services in the Gaza Strip. (AFP via Onmanorama)
• Myanmar civil war
  • Various rebel groups across Myanmar, including the Myanmar National Democratic Alliance Army, the Ta'ang National Liberation Army, the Arakan Army, and local defense groups, launch an offensive in northern Shan State and capture several towns and junta outposts. (The Irrawaddy)
• Russian invasion of Ukraine
  • Crimea attacks
    • Pro-Russian official Oleg Tsaryov is critically injured in an assassination attempt by unknown assailants in Crimea and is reported to be in intensive care. (Reuters)
• Syrian civil war
  • American intervention in the Syrian civil war
    • The U.S. military says that it has conducted airstrikes on Iran-backed targets in Syria linked to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps. (AP)

International relations

• The Financial Action Task Force adds Bulgaria to its "grey list" for increased monitoring due to strategic deficiencies in countering money laundering and terrorism financing. (AFP via Daily Tribune)

Law and crime

• 2023 Israel–Hamas war protests
  • Thousands of people gather in Chile's capital Santiago to protest against Israel's military actions in Gaza. (The Cairns Post)
• 2023 Lewiston shootings
  • Authorities in Maine, United States, confirm the death of Robert Card, the suspected perpetrator of a mass shooting that killed 18 in Lewiston, with indications of a self-inflicted gunshot wound. (AFP via France 24)
• Aftermath of the 2023 Mozambican local elections
  • Protests occur across Mozambique, particularly in the city of Nampula, against the results of local elections which locals claim were rigged. Ten people are injured in clashes with police. (Reuters)
• Aftermath of the Assassination of Jovenel Moïse
  • A retired Colombian army officer who participated in the 2021 assassination of Haitian president Jovenel Moïse is sentenced to life in prison by a court in Miami, United States. (AP)
• The Philippine National Police detain almost 600 individuals during a raid on a suspected human trafficking and Internet fraud hub in Manila, with nationals from multiple countries present. (AFP via CNA)

Politics and elections

• Sultan Ibrahim Ismail of Johor is selected as Malaysia's 17th Yang di-Pertuan Agong by the nation's royalty, set to be inaugurated following the end of the current king's term on 31 January 2024. (AFP via Dawn)

October 26, 2023 (2023-10-26) (Thursday)

Armed conflicts and attacks

• 2023 Israel–Hamas war
  • Israeli blockade of the Gaza Strip
    • War crimes in the 2023 Israel–Hamas war
      • UNICEF decries the nearly 3,000 child casualties in Gaza, saying that it is a "growing stain on our collective conscience, the rate of death and injuries of children is simply staggering". (Al Jazeera)
      • Three more UNRWA staff members are killed, thereby bringing the total to 38. Around 219 educational facilities have been damaged, including at least 29 UNRWA schools. (Al Jazeera) (OCHA)
      • A total of 101 medical personnel have been killed by Israeli attacks, with 100 others injured. Fifty ambulances have also been damaged, with half of them currently unusable. Hospitals are currently operating at more than 150 percent of their capacity, with around 166 unsafe births occurring each day. (Al Jazeera)
      • Around 200,000 housing units have been partially or completely destroyed in Gaza, representing 45 percent of all housing in the enclave. (Al Jazeera)
      • Oxfam says that Israel is using starvation as a "weapon of war" as the blockade of Gaza continues. (The Guardian) (Mirage News)
  • Israeli ground operations in the Gaza Strip
    • IDF tanks enter northern Gaza in a "targeted raid", with the IDF saying that this is in preparation for the "next stages of combat". (The Washington Post via MSN)
  • Palestinian rocket attacks on Israel
    • Hamas' Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Brigades launch rockets intended to strike Tel Aviv. (Al Jazeera)
  • The death toll in Gaza increases to more than 7,000 people with an estimated 1.4 million people internally displaced. (Al Jazeera)
  • Israel continues raids and arrests in the West Bank, where Palestinian authorities say that more than 1,200 people have been detained. (Al Jazeera)
• Afghan conflict
  • Islamic State–Taliban conflict
    • Four people are killed and seven others are injured in an explosion at a sports club in Dashte Barchi, Kabul, Afghanistan. The Islamic State claims responsibility for the attack. (AFP via France 24)
• Kashmir conflict
  • Insurgency in Jammu and Kashmir
    • Five suspected Lashkar-e-Taiba members are killed in a shootout with the Indian Army near the Line of Control in Kashmir. (AFP via The Manila Times)
• Kivu conflict
  • M23 rebels launch an offensive in Bambo, north of Goma, North Kivu, Democratic Republic of the Congo, leading to significant displacement of residents. (AFP via Le Monde)
• War in Sudan
  • Battle of Nyala
    • The Rapid Support Forces capture Nyala and the rest of South Darfur, marking a strategic victory for the RSF. (BBC)

Disasters and accidents

• 2023–24 South Pacific cyclone season
  • Cyclone Lola is downgraded after causing widespread damage in Vanuatu. (RNZ)

International relations

• International reactions to the 2023 Israel–Hamas war
  • Israel–United States relations
    • In the first vote under new U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson, the U.S. House of Representatives passes a resolution that declares U.S. solidarity with Israel. (The New York Times)
    • The office of Florida Governor Ron DeSantis announces that it is sending drones and weapons to Israel to support its fight against Hamas. (The Hill)
  • In a joint statement, the foreign ministers of Bahrain, Egypt, Jordan, Kuwait, Morocco, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates condemn the forced displacement and collective punishment in Gaza. (Reuters)
  • The Israel and Palestine director at Human Rights Watch states that the Palestinian death toll provided by the Health Ministry is generally reliable, after U.S. President Joe Biden questioned the death tolls. (Al Jazeera)
  • Amnesty International issues a statement calling for an immediate ceasefire to stop the increasing death toll and to ensure crucial aid reaches Gaza amid an "unprecedented humanitarian catastrophe". (Al Jazeera) (Amnesty International)
• Reactions to the Russian invasion of Ukraine
  • Slovakia–Ukraine relations
    • Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico announces the cessation of military aid to Ukraine, emphasizing humanitarian support instead. (AFP via The Manila Times)
• Iran–United States relations
  • An Iranian court orders the U.S. to pay $420 million as damages for the victims of the failed Operation Eagle Claw during the Iran hostage crisis. (AFP via VOA)

Law and crime

• Ulan Japarov, the nephew of Kyrgyzstan President Sadyr Japarov, is placed under house arrest for the remainder of his prison sentence after being sentenced for corruption charges. (AKIPress)
• Myanmar police arrest 95 individuals in Yangon during a crackdown on online scams which have targeted Chinese citizens and those of other Southeast Asian nations. (AFP via Prothom Alo)
• The Supreme Court of Korea acquits Sejong University professor Park Yu-ha, previously convicted for defamation regarding her portrayal of comfort women in her 2013 book Comfort Women of the Empire. (AFP via The Manila Times)

Politics and elections

• 2024 Salvadoran general election
  • Incumbent Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele officially registers his 2024 re-election campaign with the Supreme Electoral Court. (Reuters)
• 2024 United States presidential election
  • U.S. Representative (MN-03) and businessman Dean Phillips launches his campaign for the Democratic nomination. (The Hill)

Science and technology

• Chinese space program
  • The China National Space Administration successfully launches Shenzhou 17, a crewed spacecraft carrying three crew members, from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center. The spacecraft will dock with the Tiangong space station and replace the current crew of Shenzhou 16. (DW)

Sports

• 2023 Israel–Hamas war protests
  • Fans of Scotland's Celtic Football Club defy their club's directives and wave thousands of Palestinian flags during their team's Champions League match against Atlético Madrid. (Al Jazeera)

October 25, 2023 (2023-10-25) (Wednesday)

Armed conflicts and attacks

• Gaza–Israel conflict
  • 2023 Israel–Hamas war
    • International reactions to the 2023 Israel–Hamas war
      • The UN Security Council holds an open debate, with many of the nearly 90 countries on the speakers' list calling for a ceasefire amid the increasing death toll in Gaza. (Al Jazeera) (Reuters via SCMP)
      • Draft resolutions calling for a ceasefire are being considered by both the UN Security Council and the UN General Assembly. (Reuters)
    • Israeli blockade of the Gaza Strip
      • The Gaza Health Ministry announces that at least 704 people have died in the past day. The UN relief agency states this is "the highest fatality toll reported in a single day". (The Hill) (Al Jazeera)
      • At least 16 people are killed and several others are injured in Israeli airstrikes in areas including Jabalia, Khan Younis, and the Nuseirat refugee camp. (The Business Standard)
    • Israeli ground operations in the Gaza Strip
      • In a televised address to the nation, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says that he has set the date for a ground invasion of the Gaza Strip with the main goals of the operation being to destroy Hamas and to rescue hostages. (Sky News)
    • Israel bans United Nations officials from visiting the country after remarks on the conflict are made by UN secretary-general Antonio Guterres. (The Independent)
    • At least 11 people are arrested in Hebron in the West Bank following an Israeli raid. Israeli troops stormed several villages including al-Burj and al-Majd. (Al Jazeera)
• Syrian civil war
  • The Israeli Air Force launches airstrikes on "military infrastructure" of the Syrian Armed Forces in Daraa Governorate, killing eight Syrian soldiers and injuring seven others. (The Times of Israel)

Business and economy

• 2023 United Auto Workers strike
  • Ford reaches a deal with the United Auto Workers, signaling an end to the strike after 41 days. (NBC News)
• Credit rating agency S&P says that it is downgrading Israel's rating outlook to "negative" to reflect "the risk that the Israel–Hamas war could spread more widely". Fitch Ratings also places a similar negative rating on Israel. (AFP via The Straits Times)

Disasters and accidents

• 2023 Pacific hurricane season
  • Hurricane Otis becomes the most intense landfalling cyclone in the Eastern Pacific basin on record after making landfall near Acapulco, Mexico, and killing at least 27 people in the city, as a category 5 hurricane with 1-minute sustained winds of 165 miles per hour (266 km/h). (AP)
• Two people are killed, and more than five buildings are destroyed, as more than forty out-of-control bushfires continue to burn in the Darling Downs in Queensland, Australia. (ABC News)

Health and environment

• 2020–2023 H5N1 outbreak
  • Brazil reports the deaths of 522 seals along the coast of Rio Grande do Sul, attributing the cause to avian flu. (AFP via Phys.org)

International relations

• International reactions to the 2023 Israel–Hamas war
  • Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan calls for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza, and says that Hamas is "not a terrorist organization, it is a liberation group, mujahideen waging a battle to protect its lands and people". (Reuters via Al Arabiya)
• Russia and weapons of mass destruction
  • The Russian Federation Council unanimously approves the State Duma's bill to revoke Russia's membership in the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty. (The Guardian)

Law and crime

• 2023 Israel–Hamas war
  • Hate crimes related to the 2023 Israel–Hamas war
    • A man is charged with hate crimes after being accused of pepper spraying pro-Palestine protesters that gathered near an Israel solidarity event at a banquet hall in northern Chicago, Illinois, U.S. (AP)
    • US legal organization Palestine Legal says it has responded to more than 260 requests for assistance in the past two weeks, ranging from job losses to the cancellation of classes. (Al Jazeera)
• 2023 Lewiston shootings
  • Multiple shootings in Lewiston, Maine, United States, leave at least 18 people dead and dozens more injured. The suspected gunman remains at large. (CNN)

• LGBT rights in Japan
  • The Supreme Court of Japan rules that requiring sterilization as part of gender transitioning is unconstitutional, but sends its ruling on the gender-affirming surgery requirement back to a lower court. (AFP via RFI)
• Hong Kong Chief Executive John Lee announces plans for Hong Kong to formulate its own national security law by 2024. (AFP via France 24)
• Surrey Police arrest British Conservative MP Crispin Blunt on suspicion of rape and possession of controlled substances, but is later released on conditional bail. The Conservative Party has suspended Blunt, who continues to sit in the House of Commons as an independent MP. (AFP via TOI)

Politics and elections

• October 2023 Speaker of the United States House of Representatives election
  • Republican Mike Johnson is elected Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives. (AP)

October 24, 2023 (2023-10-24) (Tuesday)

Armed conflicts and attacks

• Gaza–Israel conflict
  • 2023 Israel–Hamas war
    • Israeli blockade of the Gaza Strip
      • The World Health Organization says that medicine and health supplies have not been delivered to three hospitals in northern Gaza and that nearly two-thirds of hospitals in Gaza are now inoperable. (Al Jazeera) (Reuters)
      • The UN agency for Palestinian refugees says that the number of aid trucks so far is "a trickle in the face of the immense needs of people" and calls for an "unimpeded and continuous flow of humanitarian assistance and medical assistance to continue coming into Gaza". (Reuters)
    • War crimes in the 2023 Israel–Hamas war
      • Israel launches airstrikes near the Red Crescent headquarters and Al-Amal Hospital in Khan Younis, where more than 4,000 displaced Palestinians are taking shelter. (Al Jazeera)
      • UN Secretary-General António Guterres calls for an immediate humanitarian ceasefire in Gaza, saying that there are clear violations of international humanitarian law. Guterres also called for more humanitarian relief to be allowed into the enclave. (Al Jazeera)
      • Human Rights Watch criticizes Israel for "deliberately deepening the suffering of civilians in Gaza" by refusing to allow shipments of fuel into the enclave and for not restoring the supply of water. (The Business Standard)
    • Israeli police close the Al-Aqsa Mosque in East Jerusalem and stop Muslim worshippers from entering the compound. (Middle East Monitor)
• Iraqi conflict
  • Two rockets land inside Al-Asad Airbase in Al Anbar Governorate, Iraq, which houses American troops, no casualties are reported. (Reuters)
  • U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken warns Iran of a "decisive response" if Americans are attacked by its proxies in the region. (Bloomberg)

Disasters and accidents

• 2023 Heligoland ship collision
  • One person is killed and four others are missing after two cargo ships, the British-flagged Verity and the Bahamas-flagged Polesie, collide in the North Sea near Heligoland, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, with the Verity sinking. Rescue efforts are ongoing. (AFP via France 24)

Law and crime

• Aftermath of the January 6 United States Capitol attack
  • Criminal proceedings in the January 6 United States Capitol attack
    • Former Trump administration chief of staff Mark Meadows is granted immunity by prosecutor Jack Smith in exchange for testifying to a grand jury earlier this year. (ABC News)
• Christchurch mosque shootings
  • The deputy chief coroner of New Zealand opens an inquest into the shootings in order to investigate police response times. (AFP via The Manila Times)
• Authorities in Touboro, North Region, Cameroon, report that a number of travellers from Ngaoundéré have been kidnapped yesterday by unidentified gunmen near the border with Chad, bringing the number to at least 50 people for the past two days. Seven of them have been released. (AP via VOA)
• Three people are killed in a shootout in Cotabato City, Philippines, while posting election posters, leading to the arrest of 12 suspects. (BenarNews)
• The Holy See announces Bishop Grzegorz Kaszak's resignation from the Diocese of Sosnowiec in Poland following allegations related to a priest's misconduct in Dąbrowa Górnicza. (AFP via The Manila Times)

Politics and elections

• October 2023 Speaker of the United States House of Representatives election
  • The Republican party selects Tom Emmer as their nominee for Speaker of the United States House of Representatives. However, Emmer withdraws four hours later. The same party conference again gathers and selects Mike Johnson as their nominee for Speaker. (CNN)
• The Standing Committee of the National People's Congress of China votes to remove several state council members from their positions, including defense minister Li Shangfu, finance minister Liu Kun, and science minister Wang Zhigang. (Reuters via CNA)

Sports

• 2023 MLB postseason
  • 2023 National League Championship Series
    • The Arizona Diamondbacks defeat the Philadelphia Phillies, 4–2 in game 7, to win the National League pennant. (The Athletic)

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Ongoing events

Disasters

• 2023 Atlantic hurricane season
• 2023 Pacific hurricane season
• 2023 Pacific typhoon season
• 2023 dengue outbreak in Bangladesh
• United States opioid epidemic

Economics

• 2020–2023 global chip shortage
• 2021–2023 global energy crisis
• 2021–2023 inflation surge
• 2022–2023 food crises
• Great Resignation
• Argentine monetary crisis
• Lebanese liquidity crisis
• Pakistani economic crisis
• South African energy crisis
• Sri Lankan economic crisis
• Turkish economic crisis
• United Kingdom cost-of-living crisis

Politics

• Belarus–European Union border crisis
• Haitian crisis
• Impeachment inquiry against Joe Biden
• Israel–Hamas war protests
• Israeli judicial reform protests
• Libyan crisis
• Nigerien crisis
• North Kosovo crisis
• Peruvian political crisis
• Ukrainian refugee crisis
• United Kingdom railway strikes
• Venezuelan crisis

Elections and referendums

Recent

• October

• 22: Switzerland, Council of States, National Council
• 22: Argentina, President (1st), Senate, Chamber of Deputies
• 29: Oman, Consultative Assembly

Upcoming

• November

• 07: Liberia, President (2nd)

Trials

Recently concluded

• United States:  Ken Paxton · Peter Navarro

Ongoing

• Guinea:  Moussa Dadis Camara
• Israel:  Benjamin Netanyahu
• Italy:  Matteo Salvini
• Kosovo:  Specialist Chambers
• Malta:  Yorgen Fenech
• Philippines:  Leila de Lima
• Sudan:  Omar al-Bashir
• United States:  Sam Bankman-Fried
• Vatican City:  Giovanni Angelo Becciu
• ICC:  Ali Kushayb · Al Hassan Ag Abdoul Aziz

Sport

• Association football

• 2023–24 UEFA Champions League
• 2023 Copa Libertadores
• 2023–24 UEFA Europa League
• 2023–24 UEFA Europa Conference League
• 2023–24 UEFA Women's Champions League
• 2023–24 Premier League
• 2023–24 La Liga
• 2023–24 Serie A
• 2023–24 Bundesliga
• 2023–24 Ligue 1
• 2023 MLS Cup Playoffs
• 2023 Brasileirão
• 2023 NWSL season
• 2023–24 Women's Super League

• American football

• 2023 NFL season
• 2023 NCAA FBS college football season

• Baseball

• 2023 World Series
• 2023 Japan Series

• Basketball

• 2023–24 NBA season
• 2023–24 EuroLeague

• International cricket

• 2023–25 ICC World Test Championship
• 2023 Cricket World Cup

• Canadian football

• 2023 CFL season

• Golf

• 2022–23 PGA Tour
• 2023 PGA Tour Champions
• 2023 Ladies European Tour
• 2023 European Tour
• 2023 LPGA Tour

• Ice hockey

• 2023–24 NHL season

• Motorsport

• 2023 Formula One World Championship
• 2023 MotoGP World Championship
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• 29: Robert Brustein
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• 07: Anthony Holden
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• 05: Dick Butkus
• 04: George Tyndall
• 03: Jacqueline Dark
• 02: Francis Lee
• 02: Alice Shalvi
• 01: Eve Bunting
• 01: Tim Wakefield
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September

• 30: Khaled Khalifa
• 30: Russell Sherman

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See also – List of ongoing proxy wars

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