A ceasefire is agreed between the Syrian Armed Forces and Firqat al-Ghuraba, after the latter's camp was sieged yesterday in Harem.
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October 23, 2025 (Thursday)
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Armed conflicts and attacks
At least 50 insurgents are killed as the Nigerian Army repel drone-backed attacks on military positions in Borno and Yobe States.
Four people, including an elderly woman, are killed in a series of Israeli airstrikes in eastern and southern Lebanon.
Arts and culture
Billboard magazine revises the rules for its Hot 100 record chart and implements a maximum time spent on the list if a song drops below a certain rank, intended to shorten the age to be considered "contemporary".
International relations
The United States rules out Israel's plan to annex the West Bank following a Knesset vote, while several other countries also affirm their standings against the plan, calling it a violation of international law.
Nearly 700 foreigners have fled Myanmar and crossed into Thailand following the Tatmadaw's raid on the KK Park scam center on Monday. Thailand detains 677 people, including 618 men and 59 women, after they cross the border into Tak Province, Thailand.
U.S. president Donald Trump announces all trade negotiations with Canada are "terminated" following an advertisement featuring former U.S. president Ronald Reagan released by the government of Ontario.
Law and crime
A court in Belfast, Northern Ireland, finds a British soldier not guilty over killings on Bloody Sunday in 1972 in Derry.
The United Kingdom Foreign Office issues sanctions against gangs from the Balkans for facilitating migrant smuggling across the English Channel into the UK.
More than 30 people are arrested by United States law enforcement as part of an investigation into illegal gambling linked to the American Mafia, including former professional basketball player Damon Jones, Miami Heat player Terry Rozier, and Portland Trail Blazers head coach Chauncey Billups.
A review conducted by National Public Radio reveals that there have been at least 20 deaths in U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement custody this year, making it the deadliest year since record-keeping began in 2004.
A grand jury indicts Decarlos Brown Jr., the perpetrator of the fatal stabbing of a Ukrainian refugee on a Charlotte Area Transit System train in Charlotte, North Carolina, United States, of first-degree murder and causing death on a public transport system, making him eligible for the death penalty.
Politics and elections
Hundreds of thousands of people gather in Budapest, Hungary, in rival rallies for incumbent prime minister Viktor Orbán and his main opposition rival Péter Magyar.
At a meeting with Indonesian counterpart Prabowo Subianto, Brazilian president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva announces his bid for a fourth non-consecutive term in next year's election.
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