At least 93 Palestinians are killed and 40 others are missing in Israeli strikes on a residential building in Beit Lahia in northern Gaza. (Al Jazeera) 29 October 2024 Beit Lahia strikeIsraeli invasion of the Gaza StripIsrael–Hamas war link embed save
The World Food Programme warns of intensifying famine conditions in northern Gaza caused by ongoing Israeli aid blockades. (Al Jazeera) Siege of North Gaza, Gaza Strip famine, Israeli generals' planIsrael–Hamas war link embed save
Russia claims that it has taken the cities of Selydove and Hirnyk in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine, with open-source data indicating that Russian forces are advancing at their fastest pace in at least one year amid signs of North Korean involvement in the war. (Reuters) Eastern Ukraine campaignRussian invasion of Ukraine link embed save
At least six people are killed and 13 others are injured in overnight Russian attacks in Kharkiv, Kherson, and Kyiv, Ukraine. (Reuters) Kyiv strikes, Attacks on civilians in the Russian invasion of UkraineRussian invasion of Ukraine link embed save
Sixteen people are killed in airstrikes in southern Lebanon, including ten in the village of Sarafand. (Al Jazeera) Israel–Hezbollah conflict link embed save
Al-Shabaab claims responsibility for the killing of six businessmen over the installation of CCTV cameras in Yaaqshiid District, Mogadishu, Somalia. (The Somali Digest) Somali Civil War link embed save
Head of the Chechen Republic Ramzan Kadyrov vows to retaliate harshly against Ukraine after a drone strike targeted a Special Forces University in Gudermes, Chechnya, Russia, representing the first known drone attack in Chechnya by the Armed Forces of Ukraine. , (Reuters), (The Kyiv Independent) Russian invasion of Ukraine link embed save
Eight Austrian Army soldiers and peacekeepers are injured when a rocket, likely fired by Hezbollah, hits the UNIFIL headquarters in Naqoura, Lebanon. (Al Jazeera), (Al Arabiya) Israel–Hezbollah conflict link embed save
Flooding caused by torrential rainfall in parts of southern and eastern Spain causes a train to derail in Andalusia. Seven people are reported missing in the towns of Letur and L'AlcĂşdia. (The Guardian) 2024 European floods link embed save
A ten-story hotel collapses in Villa Gesell, Argentina, killing one person and leaving at least seven others trapped. (BBC News) link embed save
Four people are injured after a derailed tram crashes into a phone and computer shop in central Oslo, Norway. (Euronews) link embed save
German metalworkers union IG Metall begins a labor strike over the working conditions and wages of 3.9 million workers in the country. (DW) German economic crisis link embed save
Naim Qassem is elected as secretary-general of Hezbollah following the assassination of Hassan Nasrallah. (Al Jazeera) link embed save