The Sudan Tribune reports disease outbreaks and starvation in Khartoum North, Sudan, as a military offensive and fighting continues in the city.
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October 20, 2024 (Sunday)
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Armed conflicts and attacks
Two confidential U.S. intelligence documents are leaked to a pro-Iranian Telegram channel. The documents contain military assessments describing the detailed preparation of Israel's retaliatory attacks against Iran for striking Israel.
Hamas reports that the number of dead and missing following an Israeli bombardment of residential areas in northern Gaza yesterday increases to 87, becoming among the highest single-incident death tolls in the past few months and also prompting condemnation from the United Nations.
Israeli troops open fire on a truck belonging to the Lebanese Armed Forces near Hanine, killing three soldiers. Israel later issues a formal apology for the attack, stating that its forces mistakenly believed they were targeting a vehicle used by Hezbollah to transport rockets.
The Israel Defense Forces announce that Colonel Ehsan Daxa, the commander of the 401st Armored Brigade, was killed by an IED in Jabalia in northern Gaza, becoming one of the most senior officers to have been killed in the fighting in Gaza.
Disasters and accidents
At least two people are killed and 309 others are rescued in flash flooding in Roswell, New Mexico, United States.
Four people are killed when a helicopter crashes into a radio tower in Houston, Texas, United States.
Politics and elections
Moldovans vote for a president and also vote in a referendum that would amend the constitution to include a commitment for Moldova to join the European Union.
Prabowo Subianto and Gibran Rakabuming Raka are inaugurated as the 8th president and 14th vice president of Indonesia, respectively.
The presidential election goes to a second-round between current president Maia Sandu and politician Alexandr Stoianoglo of the pro-Russian Party of Socialists.
The European Union referendum is narrowly approved by voters, with president Maia Sandu alleging foreign electoral intervention from Russia.
Sports
In basketball, the New York Liberty defeat the Minnesota Lynx in 5 games to win their first WNBA championship.
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