October 18, 2024 (Friday)

Armed conflicts and attacks

Two gunmen entering Israel from Jordan are killed in a shootout with border guards near the Dead Sea.

(Al Jazeera)

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Hamas confirms that its leader, Yahya Sinwar, was killed in action during a shootout with Israeli soldiers two days ago in Rafah, Gaza Strip, Palestine.

(Al Jazeera)

Killing of Yahya SinwarIsrael–Hamas war

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Disasters and accidents

A nationwide power outage occurs in Cuba following a critical failure at the Antonio Guiteras power station in Puerto Padre, Las Tunas Province.

(CNN)

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International relations

Switzerland joins the European Sky Shield Initiative to contribute to building a pan-European air and missile defense system, while also allowing the nation to train and purchase military systems with other European nations.

(Reuters)

Swiss neutrality

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Morocco rejects a proposal put forward by the UN envoy for Western Sahara Staffan de Mistura that would partition Western Sahara with the northern part being annexed by Morocco and the southern part forming an independent state controlled by the Polisario Front.

(Atalayar)

Western Sahara conflict

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The South Korean National Intelligence Service says that North Korea has started sending troops to fight with Russia in Ukraine. South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol calls for a security meeting and says the international community must respond with "all available means".

(BBC)

Foreign involvement in the Russian invasion of Ukraine, North Korea–Ukraine relationsRussian invasion of Ukraine

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Law and crime

Four people, including the gunman, are killed in a school shooting in Heliopólis, Bahia, Brazil.

(CNN Brazil)

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Politics and elections

Kenya's National Assembly unanimously approves Interior Secretary Kithure Kindiki as the new Deputy President following his nomination by President William Ruto. However, the High Court temporarily suspends the impeachment of former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua in order to hear challenges.

(AP)

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Clashes between protestors and police break out over demonstrations of arrested activists in Nasiriyah, Iraq.

(CityNews)

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