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According to The New York Times, U.S. and Israeli forces have drawn up plans to strike Iran again after the U.S. midterm elections on November 3. Short, intense attacks targeting nuclear facilities, energy infrastructure, and missile and drone systems are under consideration, and no final decision has been made.

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Iranian state TV reported that seven oil tankers in the Strait of Hormuz caught fire or were damaged overnight after being attacked or hitting mines. If true, it would be the largest number of vessels damaged in the strait in a single day since the war began on February 28.

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Russia launched overnight strikes on the 22nd across Ukraine, including Kyiv, killing at least four people and injuring 34. The strikes have deepened doubts about prospects for resuming the U.S.-proposed peace talks.

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Saudi authorities said an attack on King Fahd International Airport in Dammam, eastern Saudi Arabia, killed two people and injured eight. Yemen's Houthi rebels claimed they attacked the airport, the Defense Ministry in Riyadh, and Aramco facilities in Yanbu, among other targets.

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Citing six sources, Reuters reported that Saudi Aramco instructed employees at its Dhahran headquarters to evacuate and work from home. The reason for the evacuation is unclear, and Saudi Arabia's benchmark stock index fell 2.5% after the Aramco news broke.

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U.S. President Trump said he is not negotiating with Iran and that "something will happen fairly soon." He added that most people see that timing as after the midterm elections.

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Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said that if the U.S. attacks again, it could enter neighboring countries and strike bases used for U.S. military operations. This means adding offensive action to what had been a mainly defensive posture. Experts warned that while room for diplomacy remains, the likelihood of renewed U.S.-Israeli strikes is growing.

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According to hospitals in the Gaza Strip, Israeli attacks killed four people over 24 hours, and a girl was shot dead near Jabalia. The death toll since last October's ceasefire has risen to 1,538.

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As Typhoon Champi approached, Taiwan decided to halt stock trading and close schools on the 23rd.

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U.S. President Trump claimed Iran is fabricating ship attacks and mines to drive up oil prices. He said more crude oil is now passing through the Strait of Hormuz than before the conflict.

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Super Typhoon Champi, with maximum winds of 216 km/h, was moving west-northwest on the 21st over waters about 800 km east of Luzon and is expected to approach Okinawa's Sakishima Islands from Friday to Saturday. Taiwan's weather authority considered issuing a sea warning, and strong winds and high waves are also expected around Batanes in the Philippines. The U.S.-Japan joint exercise "Keen Sword" was also scaled back due to the typhoon.

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U.S. envoy Steve Witkoff will discuss ways to end the war in Ukraine with President Putin in Russia on the 21st. Earlier, President Zelenskyy said talks with the U.S. side had been "constructive" and stressed that Kyiv must take part in any agreement on Ukraine's future. A Trump-Putin-Zelenskyy trilateral summit and an energy ceasefire are among the items mentioned for the agenda, but the Kremlin opposes a temporary ceasefire.

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U.S. envoy Steve Witkoff met President Putin at the Konstantinovsky Palace in St. Petersburg on the 21st to discuss revised proposals to end the war in Ukraine. The meeting came the day after he held talks with President Zelenskyy in Norway, and Witkoff said Russia would release Stephen Hubbard, an American it had been holding in prison.

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Yemen's Houthi rebels claimed they attacked oil, aviation and military targets in Saudi Arabia six times over the past 48 hours. They said Aramco facilities in Yanbu on the Red Sea coast and the Shaybah oil field in the east were targeted, and Saudi Arabia postponed its flagship investment conference scheduled for later this month over security concerns.

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In France, where cost-of-living protests have escalated into riots, the government said it will keep nighttime curfews in major cities such as Paris and Lyon in place for as long as necessary. The first quiet night since the curfews has passed, but about 2,400 people have been arrested since Saturday, and the government signaled a large-scale police deployment in preparation for further protests.

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As he began talks with U.S. envoy Witkoff in St. Petersburg, President Putin said he had released Stephen Hubbard, a 74-year-old American imprisoned on charges of being a mercenary for the Ukrainian army. President Trump stressed that the release came without an exchange, and the Kremlin described it as a gesture of goodwill.

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Houthi rebels attacked Aden International Airport, a stronghold of the Yemeni government side, with a ballistic missile on the 21st, causing an explosion and smoke near the runway. Local authorities said the missile fell near a passenger plane preparing for takeoff but there were no casualties, and the Houthis claimed they had targeted a military base near the airport.

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A fire broke out on a passenger ferry carrying 420 passengers and 40 crew members near Merak Port in Banten Province, Indonesia, and everyone on board was evacuated. Eleven people received treatment, and the fire is believed to have started in the engine room.

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From the night of the 20th to the early hours of the 21st, Russia attacked Ukraine with 186 drones and Iskander-K cruise missiles. Ukraine's air force said it neutralized 150 drones. Hits were confirmed at 27 locations and falling debris at 13 locations.

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Super Typhoon Champi, which has become the strongest tropical cyclone in the world this year, is moving north toward Taiwan. China's Zhejiang and Fujian provinces are preparing to evacuate residents and suspend facility operations, and fishing boats in Fujian have been ordered to return to port.

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The U.S. State Department ordered non-emergency staff and family members at the U.S. Embassy in Riyadh and its consulates to leave Saudi Arabia, citing the Houthi rebel threat.

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Kim Yo Jong, director of the General Affairs Department of North Korea's Workers' Party, said in a statement on the 21st that, in protest against the South Korean military's warning broadcasts and shots fired in response to North Korean troops crossing the Military Demarcation Line, the North will operate psychological-warfare loudspeakers aimed at the South along the entire border this month.

Original headline: 북 김여정 "10월 중 전 국경선에서 대남 심리전 확성기 가동"(종합)

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On the 19th, the Amiet market in Abyei, a disputed area between Sudan and South Sudan, was hit by a drone attack, killing at least 153 people according to local authorities' count and displacing about 8,000. Abyei authorities pointed to Sudanese government forces, while the Sudanese army side claimed it struck a fuel tanker heading to the RSF. South Sudan summoned Sudan's ambassador, and the UN Secretary-General condemned the attack.

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A local lawmaker said that militants of the Islamic State Sahel Province (ISSP) raided civilian residential areas in the Ménaka region of eastern Mali overnight on the 18th–19th, killing 48 people including children and elderly people. The militants accused residents of passing information to the army, and the death toll could rise further.

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On the 20th, Russian drones repeatedly attacked Kyiv, damaging a hospital in the Solomianskyi district and a medical facility in the Holosiivskyi district and injuring 12 people. Ukraine's prime minister said a patient who was in an operating room at the Strazhesko Institute was injured. That same night, at least four civilians were killed and 27 injured nationwide.

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On the morning of the 20th, the Saudi-led coalition announced that it had intercepted and destroyed a Houthi ballistic missile fired toward Riyadh. Two loud explosions were heard in Riyadh after authorities sent out a danger alert, and civil defense said the danger soon passed. The coalition claimed it also struck the launcher, and the UK pledged additional defense support to Saudi Arabia.

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Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) announced that it shot down a U.S. military MQ-9 Reaper drone over the Strait of Hormuz early on the 20th using a new air defense system, claiming it was the 54th shootdown since the war began. There was no confirmation from the U.S. military. An IRGC spokesperson warned that undersea communication cables in the strait could also become targets.

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On the 20th, Iran set the lifting of sanctions and an end to threats as its conditions for talks with the U.S., and said it would not ship out "a single gram" of uranium. Foreign Minister Araghchi said Iran will not open the Strait of Hormuz until the U.S. accepts its conditions, adding that indirect talks via Pakistan and Qatar are continuing. A British maritime agency counted 23 attacks on ships around the strait so far in October, nearly double the usual level.

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Police used tear gas and water cannons on the 20th as anti-government protests in Tirana continued for an eighth day. University lecturers and others joined the student-led protests, and more than 1,000 academics signed a petition calling for Prime Minister Rama's resignation and the formation of a technocratic government. Prime Minister Rama is refusing to resign.

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After nighttime curfews were imposed around Paris's Place de la République and Les Halles and in central Lyon, among other areas, France had its first quiet night on the 20th since the weekend riots. Prime Minister Lecornu said curfews would continue to be applied by area "where necessary" and that a large police force would be deployed for protests next Saturday. More than 2,500 people were arrested over the weekend, and criticism of President Macron's Middle East tour is also growing.

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A shallow magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck near Vanuatu at 04:20 (UTC) on the 20th. The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center said there was no tsunami threat, and the U.S. Geological Survey issued a "green" alert indicating a low likelihood of casualties or property damage. It was the second consecutive day of a magnitude 6 or greater quake, following a magnitude 6.0 earthquake the previous day.

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Medical staff said Israeli airstrikes and gunfire in the Gaza Strip on the 20th killed at least four people, including a married couple and a 17-year-old. The Israeli military claimed it eliminated a senior Hamas figure in an attack on Gaza City, while Hamas accused Israel of undermining the U.S.-brokered ceasefire. The cumulative death toll according to Gaza health authorities stands at 74,480.

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Ukrainian President Zelenskyy said that after a phone call with U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Ukraine is again receiving early warnings of Russian ballistic missiles. He had claimed the warnings were cut off for at least a week, and the call covered Patriot interceptor missiles, intelligence sharing and Starlink issues. Secretary Rubio denied that there had been any change in policy on intelligence sharing or weapons support.

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Romania's parliament approved the cabinet of Prime Minister Luca Niculescu, an independent former diplomat, with 280 votes in favor, bringing about five months of political crisis to a close for now. The new government faces the risk of a credit rating downgrade if it fails to pass a deficit-cutting budget by December.

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The UK will deploy Typhoon fighter jets to intercept missiles and drones fired at Saudi Arabia by Yemen's Houthi rebels. The UK said it will take on only a defensive mission and will not carry out operations attacking inside Yemen.

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A missile fired by Yemen's Houthi rebels struck a government forces military camp in Shabwa province, killing at least 53 people.

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Ukrainian President Zelenskyy criticized the U.S. Department of Defense for delaying the delivery of air defense missiles that allies have already paid for. He raised the issue at a meeting with a bipartisan group of U.S. lawmakers.

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Following the nationwide protests on the 17th, the tally rose to 2,397 arrests and 997 police and gendarmes injured, according to the Interior Ministry. Interior Minister Laurent Nuñez submitted his resignation on the 18th, but President Macron rejected it on the 19th, citing "continuity of security command," and ordered a transparent account of intelligence and preparedness failures. Prime Minister Lecornu convened a government-wide crisis meeting and called for partial nighttime curfews in affected cities, without declaring a state of emergency.

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Military sources said Sudanese army air defense units shot down Rapid Support Forces (RSF) drones that flew near Khartoum International Airport on the morning of the 19th. Shelling continued across Khartoum, Omdurman and Bahri, and in Blue Nile state the army claimed it repelled ground attacks by the RSF and the SPLM-N. Neither side's statements have been independently verified.

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A Florida judge signed a state arrest warrant for Raúl Castro, former president of Cuba's Council of State, in connection with the 1996 incident in which the Cuban Air Force shot down two aircraft of the U.S. civilian group Brothers to the Rescue, killing four people. It is an unusual move by a U.S. state court targeting a former foreign leader.

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Russia attacked Kyiv early on the 19th with ballistic and cruise missiles and 269 drones, killing one person and injuring eight. A metro station, a 25-story residential building and a data center were damaged, and about 550,000 households in the Kyiv area lost power. Despite the "energy ceasefire" announced by the U.S., both sides have resumed attacks on each other's energy facilities.

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Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said that on the 19th an oil tanker leaving via an unauthorized route south of the Strait of Hormuz hit a sea mine, causing an explosion and fire in its engine room. It claimed the vessel had its location and navigation devices switched off, and the ship's name, flag and crew status were not disclosed. The incident follows an announcement the previous day that two tankers had hit mines, and the strait is effectively blockaded.

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Over the weekend, protests against prices, housing costs and low wages took place not only in France but also in Belgium, Italy and Portugal. Police and protesters clashed in Brussels and Liège in Belgium; in Milan, Turin and Bologna in Italy there were injuries, and dozens were detained in Milan. In Portugal, unions and housing rights groups demanded wage increases and housing measures.

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Blue and White leader Benny Gantz announced on the 19th, eight days before Israel's October 27 general election, that he is withdrawing from the race. Polls repeatedly showed the party failing to clear the electoral threshold, and party lawmakers had defected to the Yashar party of his former associate Gadi Eisenkot. Gantz said he would continue to push for a national unity government from outside the election.

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On the 19th, President Macron rejected the resignation of Interior Minister Laurent Nuñez, who had offered to step down on the 18th to take responsibility for the weekend riots. The Élysée explained that the minister must stay in his post to maintain the police and security chain of command, and Macron acknowledged failures in preparedness and intelligence assessment and ordered a new approach to dealing with looting. According to official figures, about 2,400 people were arrested and nearly 1,000 police officers were injured.

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Governor Davut Gül said on the 19th that the death toll from flooding in the Istanbul area, caused by the heaviest rainfall in more than 80 years, has risen to eight. Rescuers recovered additional bodies, and reports of property damage have reached about 20,000. Up to 277.1 mm of rain fell in the Beykoz area.

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Yemeni military officials said Houthi rebels attacked a government forces base in Shabwa province in southern Yemen with missiles on the 19th, killing at least 20 soldiers. The Houthis claimed they killed or wounded dozens. After a four-year truce broke down, the civil war is intensifying again along with an offensive by the Saudi-led coalition.

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Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney confirmed that four soldiers were killed and dozens injured in a fire that broke out during training at CFB Wainwright in Alberta, and the military released the identities of the four who died. Alberta said 39 people are hospitalized and at least 19 are in critical condition. The cause of the fire, including whether a gas line exploded, is under investigation, and reaching a conclusion could take weeks.

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Four people were killed in separate violent incidents in the northeastern Indian state of Manipur on the 19th. Residents angered by the news of the deaths marched to the chief minister's residence in the state capital to protest. Manipur has seen ongoing ethnic clashes since 2023.

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According to a Wall Street Journal report, Russian President Putin proposed a U.S.-China-Russia trilateral summit to discuss the war in Ukraine during an October 9 phone call with President Trump, with a plan to hold it on the sidelines of the APEC summit in Shenzhen on November 18–19 being floated. The idea excludes Ukrainian President Zelenskyy. The Kremlin said there is no clear agreement yet on the format or agenda, and U.S. Secretary of State Rubio said there had been talk of a meeting but he did not know whether it was confirmed.

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Overnight on the 19th, Russia used 16 ballistic missiles and 269 drones in concentrated strikes on Ukraine's energy facilities, cutting power to 550,000 households in 10 regions and damaging more than 10 energy facilities. President Zelenskyy said Russia has attacked energy facilities 76 times even after the "energy ceasefire" Trump announced on October 11, and that this time again Ukraine received no advance warning from its allies.

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During anti-government protests that continued for a sixth straight day in Tirana, a fire broke out at the Supreme Court building on the 18th, after an earlier fire at the Education Ministry building. Police used rubber bullets, water cannons and tear gas, and said 388 people have been criminally charged. Protesters are demanding education improvements, jobs, an end to corruption and the resignation of Prime Minister Rama, but Rama is refusing to resign.

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Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov arrived in Tehran on the afternoon of the 19th and discussed ways to end the U.S.-Iran war with Iranian Foreign Minister Araghchi, and is also scheduled to meet President Pezeshkian. It is his first visit to Iran since February 2025; at the Russia-GCC meeting in Bahrain just before, Gulf states asked Russia to persuade Iran to restore passage through the Strait of Hormuz. Russia is casting itself as a mediator to prevent a renewed all-out war.

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The Philippine weather agency PAGASA said on the afternoon of the 19th that Typhoon Champi had re-intensified into a super typhoon with maximum sustained winds of 185 km/h and gusts of 230 km/h. It is moving west-northwest at 15 km/h over waters about 1,515 km southeast of Luzon, and once it enters the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR) on the 20th it will be called by the local name "Rosal." Wind signals No. 2–3 are expected for northern Luzon and parts of Bicol, and the storm is forecast to gradually weaken from Thursday.

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Anti-government protests demanding the resignation of Prime Minister Edi Rama continued in Tirana for six straight days. On the night of the 18th, police used water cannons, tear gas and rubber bullets, while protesters threw stones and Molotov cocktails and damaged buildings including the headquarters of the ruling Socialist Party. The Health Ministry said 272 people, including 169 police officers, had been injured since Tuesday, and Prime Minister Rama refused to resign, blaming the opposition, extremists, and foreign forces such as Russia and Iran.

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After President Trump threatened Iran on the 18th, saying "we could finish the job soon," and gave full backing to Prime Minister Netanyahu, Iranian Foreign Minister Araghchi responded on X on the 19th: "Iran got stronger last time. Do you want to try your luck again?" Netanyahu said "the regime must fall" and that Israel would act on its own even without U.S. approval, while a senior Iranian security official warned that Iran has prepared a more devastating response to any renewed attack. Araghchi said Iran's proposal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz within seven days still stands.

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On the afternoon of the 19th, a Russian drone (believed to be a Geran-3) struck the central park in Nova Vodolaha, Kharkiv Oblast, killing six people including an infant in a stroller, children and women, and injuring 15, including seven children. President Zelenskyy condemned it as an "absolute atrocity," and the Kharkiv Oblast prosecutor's office opened a war crimes investigation.

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Due to a funding shortfall, the UN World Food Programme (WFP) has cut the number of people it provides food assistance to in the Gaza Strip from 1.6 million to 1.1 million per month. About 500,000 people will no longer receive assistance, and food rations have also been cut in half.

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According to medical staff and human rights groups, drone attacks across Sudan have killed more than 160 people in recent days. The heaviest toll came in West Kordofan, where an attack on a transport hub where residents had gathered to head home after market day killed 80 people.

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Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu said on the 18th that the protests on the 17th led to 1,200 arrests nationwide and injured 150 police officers. The mayor of Paris said "entire streets have been devastated," and in Limoges the city hall was set on fire. President Macron warned that those who attacked public buildings and shops would be prosecuted and punished.

Original headline: "1200명 체포, 거리 전체가 황폐화"...생활고 불만 폭발한 프랑스

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On October 17, a major fire broke out after a "significant incident" at a training area of the Canadian Forces base in Wainwright, Alberta, leaving people dead and injured. Defence Minister McGuinty did not disclose the number of casualties or the cause, and the RCMP joined the investigation. Driven by winds of 100 km/h, the fire spread beyond the base fence, and Edmonton hospitals declared a "Code Orange" to receive large numbers of patients.

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Fires broke out on three oil tankers in the Strait of Hormuz and the Gulf of Oman, and the UK Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) said two ships were attacked near Jubail in Saudi Arabia and an LNG carrier came under gunfire off the coast of Yemen. The Saudi-led coalition shot down four drones over Riyadh and other areas. Iran denied any link to the attacks on Saudi Arabia and claimed the tankers had hit mines.

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Champi, upgraded to a super typhoon, passed about 10 miles south of Merizo, Guam, early on the 18th, bringing storm-force winds and flooding, and Guam remained at its highest alert level (COR 1). President Trump declared an emergency for Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands, approving FEMA assistance. The Philippine weather agency forecast that Champi will enter the Philippine Area of Responsibility on the 20th and could strengthen into a super typhoon again.

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Ukrainian forces carried out a large-scale drone attack on St. Petersburg on the night of the 18th, hitting an oil terminal, a data center and a highway bridge. The Russian side said one person was killed and 15 injured. The strike came as both countries resumed attacks on energy facilities despite President Trump's call for an "energy ceasefire."

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On the 17th–18th, Pakistani forces and Afghan Taliban fighters clashed around Taida and Ghozgari in Upper Kurram, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Pakistan said it destroyed several Taliban posts with artillery fire, and the Afghan side said rockets fell on residential areas in Paktia province. Neither side's casualty claims have been independently verified, and it is the second major clash in the same area since October 10.

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The eye of Typhoon Champi passed about 16 km south of Merizo at Guam's southern tip early on the 18th, and the storm briefly reached super typhoon strength right after passing. According to the Guam Power Authority, the island's power supply dropped to about half, and up to 170 wells stopped operating. The weather service said a preliminary survey found no widespread structural damage, and President Trump approved an emergency declaration for Guam.

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Ukrainian President Zelenskyy criticized U.S. President Trump for pressuring Kyiv to make concessions to Russia, as friction between the two countries has continued for more than a week. He claimed that U.S. supplies of Patriot interceptor missiles have dropped sharply to about 12 a month and that some approved quantities are on hold. The Trump administration is holding back some sanctions on Russia and pursuing a deal for Russian diesel supplies.

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The Houthi-run Health Ministry said on the 18th that an airstrike on a house in Sahar district, Saada province, in northern Yemen killed nine people, including five children and two women, and injured 19. The Houthis named Saudi Arabia as the attacker, but the Saudi government did not immediately respond. The casualty figures have not been independently verified.

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Speaking in Baghdad on the 18th, Iranian Foreign Minister Araghchi said Iran's seven-day plan, under which it would reopen the Strait of Hormuz on day six and resume talks on day seven if the U.S. accepts its conditions, remains valid. The conditions are lifting the port blockade, lifting sanctions on crude exports and halting hostilities on all fronts in the region. He said Iran is reviewing comments conveyed by the U.S., while President Trump warned that if Iran does not change its stance, the U.S. "could finish the job soon."

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Anti-government protests continued for a sixth day in the Albanian capital Tirana, with police using water cannons, tear gas and rubber bullets. The Health Ministry said 272 people, including 169 police officers, have been injured since the protests began. Protesters are demanding better education conditions, jobs, an end to corruption and the resignation of Prime Minister Edi Rama, but Rama, who is serving his fourth consecutive term, refused to resign, and the U.S. and the European Commission urged restraint and dialogue.

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Typhoon Champi, the 30th typhoon of the year, which briefly developed to super typhoon strength near Guam, is maintaining its strength as it moves north over waters south of Okinawa, Japan. The weather agency forecast that it will develop to "very strong" to "violent" intensity from the 19th, reach waters about 800 km south of Okinawa on the 21st and then head east of Taiwan. The Japan Meteorological Agency urged caution, warning of major impacts on Okinawa and the waters of southern mainland Japan mainly over the weekend, and uncertainty about its subsequent track remains large.

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President Trump threatened on Truth Social that if Iran does not change its stance, the U.S. "could finish the job soon," and Iranian Foreign Minister Araghchi responded on X that "we also have unfinished business." Iran said it is reviewing the U.S. side's comments on its seven-day ceasefire plan, which is conditioned on the U.S. lifting its port blockade and withdrawing oil sanctions, and talks on reopening the Strait of Hormuz are proceeding indirectly through Qatari and Pakistani mediation.

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On October 17, protests against rising living costs and deteriorating public services were held at 110 locations across France. The interior minister said about 550,000 people took part (110,000 in Paris), while organizers claimed 800,000. Masked young people set cars on fire and looted shops, and about 400 people had been arrested by that evening.

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Cost-of-living protests that began in France were also held the same day in Belgium, Italy and Portugal. Discontent over rising prices and austerity appears to be erupting simultaneously in several European countries.

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Pope Leo XIV underwent surgery to remove the lower lobe of his right lung at Rome's Gemelli Hospital on October 13, and the Vatican confirmed that the removed nodule was non-small cell lung cancer (adenocarcinoma). The pope was discharged on the 17th, and his November trip to Latin America remains on schedule.

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The Norte Fire, which broke out in San Clemente on October 16, was fanned by Santa Ana winds and burned 570 acres, damaging or destroying seven homes. At one point 4,600 households, or about 16,000 people, were under evacuation orders, and all evacuation orders were lifted on the night of the 17th with the fire 25% contained. Several other wildfires also broke out amid strong winds in the Los Angeles area around the same time.

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Typhoon Champi rapidly intensified and approached Guam and the Mariana Islands as a Category 4 storm. Guam was placed under its highest level of readiness (COR 1). It is the 30th typhoon in the western Pacific this year and is expected to move north toward Japan afterward.

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On October 16, a drone attack hit a livestock market in Nyala, South Darfur, killing 30 people and injuring 47. The RSF blamed the Sudanese army, while the army claimed it struck the RSF command and killed dozens of fighters, without responding on civilian casualties. The UN counted more than 1,100 deaths from drone attacks in Sudan in the first half of this year alone.

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On the night of the 16th, President Trump issued an executive order waiving all Russia-related provisions of the Graham Act, which was set to take effect on the 18th. These include tariffs of up to 500% on all Russian goods, tariffs of up to 100% on major buyers of Russian crude, and sanctions on foreign banks that do business with Russian state banks. The move follows the lifting of sanctions on Russian diesel imports a week earlier, and drew pushback from President Zelenskyy and lawmakers from both parties.

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U.S. Central Command's Admiral Cooper claimed that despite Iranian attacks, 400 ships and 100 million barrels of crude passed through Hormuz over the past week, while the Iranian navy countered that it has "100% control and surveillance" of the waters. According to the UK Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO), 12 ships were attacked in the week through Friday, the most in a single week since the war began in February. The Singapore-flagged container ship GFS Pride sank after being hit, and Iran claimed it had struck a mine.

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The Bundibugyo Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, which began in May, has spread to Nord-Ubangi province on the border with the Central African Republic, the eighth province to report confirmed cases. With more than 9,000 confirmed cases and 4,000 deaths, it has become the second-largest Ebola outbreak on record. The WHO is maintaining its Public Health Emergency of International Concern, and there is still no approved vaccine for this species.

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President Zelenskyy said in an interview with the FT on the 15th that he had withdrawn the policy of halting attacks on Russian refineries, and on the same day a Ukrainian drone attack caused a fire at the Ryazan refinery southeast of Moscow. President Trump strongly condemned this as "disgraceful." The energy ceasefire announced on October 11 has effectively fallen apart.

Original headline: 우크라, 러 정유시설 공습 재개…트럼프 '에너지 휴전' 붕괴에 "수치스러워"

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On October 15, the roof of Al-Khair Education Center, a private school in Peshawar, collapsed, killing 34 children aged 6 to 12 and one female teacher. Overloading from construction work on the roof and the use of substandard materials were identified as causes, and the school's owner was arrested. The provincial government ordered safety inspections of all schools in the province.

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On October 15, the KOSPI plunged 7.57% to close at 5,554.22, its lowest since April, and a circuit breaker was triggered when it fell 8% during the session. Chip stocks such as SK Hynix tumbled on the shock from U.S. inflation data and concerns about the profitability of AI investment, and foreign investors were net sellers of about 3.4 trillion won. The KOSDAQ also fell 7.65%.

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Protesters opposing the state of emergency and governor's rule in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province clashed with police. Police opened fire on protesters, injuring at least five people. The PTI claims emergency rule is a measure to prevent Khan's supporters from rallying and is continuing its resistance.

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On October 13, new protests demanding better school conditions were held across France. Unions said 480,000 people took part, but the authorities' count was 161,500, a large discrepancy. The protests, which had centered on high school students, grew in strength as university students and unions joined.

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After Saudi Arabia struck Houthi fuel storage facilities, the Houthis attacked Saudi Aramco's headquarters in Dhahran with missiles, causing a fire. Following a string of attacks on Riyadh's airport, Saudi Arabia's key oil infrastructure has now also become a target, heightening fears of an escalation of the Iran war.

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U.S. President Trump announced on October 11 that Russia and Ukraine had agreed to a ceasefire in the energy sector, but did not specify its scope or duration. President Zelenskyy said it was "the first I've heard of it" and that Ukraine would comply if Russia agreed. The day after the announcement, Russia continued attacking Ukrainian energy facilities, including in Kharkiv.

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On October 11, President Zardari declared a state of emergency in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province on the Afghan border and dissolved the provincial government led by Imran Khan's PTI. The federal government said the provincial government had failed to control an Islamist militant insurgency, but the PTI protested that it was a "disguised coup" to block a march on Islamabad demanding Khan's release. Chief Minister Sohail Afridi and others were detained.

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Hurricane Isaias made landfall near Destin in the Florida Panhandle on the night of October 9 as a Category 2 storm (maximum winds of 105 mph). Four people were killed, about 900,000 households lost power, and a storm surge of up to 6 feet occurred. It was the first hurricane of the 2026 Atlantic season and made landfall at a record-late time.

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On October 10, a Houthi attack on King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh killed at least 12 people and injured more than 300. It was the deadliest attack in Saudi Arabia since 2015, and the victims included Saudis and Bangladeshis, among others. The airport was closed, and Saudi Arabia began investigating the cause of the air defense failure.

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On October 9, a magnitude 7.7 earthquake struck the Azuero Peninsula in Panama, damaging buildings and sending thousands into the streets. Tsunami warnings were issued for Panama, Colombia, Ecuador, Nicaragua and Guatemala and lifted the same day. A magnitude 6.6 aftershock followed, at least one person was killed and 27 were injured. Panama Canal operations were not suspended.

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Ahead of the first anniversary of the declaration of the end of the Gaza war, more than 100 humanitarian organizations said the ceasefire "exists in name only." They counted more than 1,400 Palestinians killed in the year since the ceasefire agreement. Israel is continuing scaled-down military operations on the grounds that Hamas refuses to disarm.

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Yemen's Houthi rebels attacked King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh, killing three Saudi nationals, including a pilot. Saudi Arabia temporarily closed the airport before reopening it. Since October 6, there has been a series of missile and drone attacks targeting the airports of Abha, Riyadh and Dammam.

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On October 7, Russia launched missile and drone strikes on Kyiv and about 12 regions, killing at least 25 civilians, including five children, and injuring about 100. The strikes are seen as retaliation for Ukraine's attacks on Russian oil facilities.

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Opposition lawmakers marching to the Election Commission in New Delhi were detained by police as they tried to climb over barricades. Rahul Gandhi was also briefly detained and then released. The opposition is demanding the resignation of the chief election commissioner, claiming that a revision of the voter rolls that removed more than 130 million people was manipulated in favor of Prime Minister Modi's ruling party.

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After Spain's parliament rejected two government housing decrees on October 2, Prime Minister Sánchez announced a snap general election for November 29. Housing protests have spread nationwide since the forced eviction of an 87-year-old in September. Polls predict an advantage for a coalition of the People's Party (PP) and the far-right Vox.

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France's Interior Ministry said more than 5,000 people have been arrested since high school student protests began. More than 400 schools have closed, and some protesters clashed with police and set fire to schools and vehicles. The government accused far-left groups of fomenting the unrest for political purposes.

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Protests that began in mid-September at a high school in Créteil, outside Paris, against teacher shortages and run-down school facilities had spread to 356 high schools as of September 30. The protests gradually turned violent, with hundreds arrested, most of them teenagers. The Education Ministry said 119 students and school staff were injured.

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On a FlyDubai flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv, the Omani co-pilot attacked the captain with an emergency crash axe and tried to seize control of the aircraft. UAE prosecutors said the co-pilot had planned a suicide attack by crashing the plane into a terminal at Ben Gurion Airport. Crew members and passengers subdued him, and the plane made an emergency landing in Tabuk, Saudi Arabia. FlyDubai suspended its Israel routes.

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Following a suicide bombing in northwestern Pakistan on September 18, direct clashes between Pakistan and the Afghan Taliban resumed for the first time in about three months. Pakistan carried out airstrikes on 10 targets inside Afghanistan on September 24, and claimed it killed 13 Taliban fighters in a border clash in Balochistan on the 25th, but Afghanistan's Defense Ministry denied this. The fighting has continued into mid-October.

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Typhoon Dujuan struck the Izu Islands and the Kanto region on September 21–22, killing at least four people and injuring 22. A record 600 mm of rain fell on Izu Oshima in 24 hours, prompting the weather agency to issue its highest-level special warning for sediment disasters. Hundreds of flights were canceled and some Shinkansen services were suspended.

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After Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps fired missiles at a U.S. aircraft carrier and destroyer near the Strait of Hormuz, U.S. Central Command struck three Iranian oil tankers. The U.S. ships evaded the missiles and suffered no damage. It was the largest engagement between the U.S. and Iran since the July ceasefire collapsed, and oil prices approached $100 a barrel.

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Flash floods that struck the Nepal-Tibet border on August 26 killed at least 1,362 people in Nepal, and thousands remain missing. Ten days later, a Chinese man and a 60-year-old woman trapped in a hydropower plant tunnel were rescued. About 900 of the missing are reported to be hydropower plant workers.

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On September 1, a massive Russian drone and missile attack killed at least 12 people and injured 21 in Kyiv and surrounding areas. Since the start of September, repeated nighttime strikes targeting Kyiv have continued to cause civilian casualties.

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