More than 40 people are killed, including children, and about 80 others are injured in a strike on a festival and an anti-junta protest in Chaung-U, Sagaing Region, Myanmar.
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October 6, 2025 (Monday)
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Armed conflicts and attacks
Ten Palestinians, including three people who were seeking humanitarian aid, are killed in Israeli attacks across the Gaza Strip ahead of peace talks in Egypt, bringing the total number of Palestinians killed in Israeli attacks since Friday up to 104.
Clashes erupt between Syrian government troops and Kurdish militias affiliated with the Syrian Democratic Forces in Sheikh Maqsood, Aleppo.
Disasters and accidents
Three people are killed after an 80-year-old residential structure collapses in Veraval, Gir Somnath district, India.
The U.S. National Weather Service upgrades the rating of the tornado near Enderlin, North Dakota, on June 20 this year, to EF5, the most recent tornado to attain the highest rating on the Enhanced Fujita scale.
International relations
New Zealand announces that it has paid a NZ$6 million compensation to Samoa over the sinking of the HMNZS Manawanui off the coast of Upolu in October 2024.
Indirect talks between Hamas and Israel begin in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, to negotiate field conditions for the release of the remaining hostages in return for an undetermined number of Palestinian prisoners.
Australia and Papua New Guinea sign a defense treaty, formally granting Australia access to Papuan military facilities and requiring mutual defense in case of aggression.
Law and crime
United States federal judge Karin Immergut temporarily blocks the Trump administration from deploying National Guard troops from California and Texas to Portland, Oregon, saying there is no evidence that the city requires any federal military intervention.
The International Criminal Court convicts Janjaweed commander Ali Kushayb of war crimes in Darfur, Sudan, including rape, murder, and persecution. Kushayb is the first militia leader to be convicted for these war crimes. His sentence will be determined in a later hearing.
A group of human rights organizations in Myanmar file a joint lawsuit against Norwegian telecoms firm Telenor for allegedly sharing customer data with the Tatmadaw after the 2021 coup d'Ă©tat and in the civil war.
A person opens fire inside the Iberville Parish Courthouse in Iberville Parish, Louisiana, United States, killing a deputy and injuring another, before being fatally shot.
The United States Treasury issues sanctions against various Mexican companies, including those in the pharmaceutical, real estate, chemical, and cleaning sectors, and eight people who manage them for allegedly supplying drug precursors to the Chapitos faction of the Sinaloa Cartel.
At least 14 soldiers are killed and five others are injured in a shootout after a suspected "love triangle" dispute in South Sudan.
Politics and elections
Youth-led protests against president Andry Rajoelina resume across Madagascar, with clashes with riot police taking place in multiple cities, including the capital Antananarivo.
President Andry Rajoelina appoints Ruphin Fortunat Zafisambo, a Madagascar Armed Forces general, as the new prime minister of Madagascar.
French prime minister SĂ©bastien Lecornu resigns after 27 days of being in office. With only 14 hours between the appointment of ministers and his resignation, Lecornu becomes the shortest-serving Prime Minister in French history.
Science and technology
Mary E. Brunkow, Fred Ramsdell, and Shimon Sakaguchi are jointly awarded this year's Nobel Prize in Medicine for their discoveries relating to peripheral immune tolerance.
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