The day

Thursday 16 October 2025

17 stories, biggest first.

1. 1

   NewsGaza peace plan

   At least three Palestinians are killed in Gaza by Israeli troops, bringing the total to at least 23 people killed by Israel since the start of the ceasefire.

2. 2

   NewsIsraeli incursions in the West Bank during the Gaza war

   An 11-year-old boy is fatally shot by Israeli soldiers near Hebron.

3. 3

   CrimeDeath and state funeral of Raila Odinga

   Four people are killed when police open fire to crowd control tens of thousands of people mourning opposition leader and former prime minister Raila Odinga, as his body arrives at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport in Nairobi, Kenya.

4. 4

   NewsDnieper campaign

   Russian forces say they have crossed the Dnieper river and have entered the city of Kherson for the first time since 2022, and captured Karantynnyy Island and Maly Vilkhovy Island in the city's southwest.

5. 5

   News2025 Afghanistan–Pakistan conflict

   The Afghan government reports that a market and a civilian house were hit in yesterday's Pakistani airstrikes in Kabul. Hospital sources reports that five people were killed and several wounded.

6. 6

   NewsSyrian civil war

   Four Syrian soldiers are killed and nine others are wounded when a bomb explodes on a Ministry of Defence bus in Deir ez-Zor Governorate, Syria.

7. 7

   NewsLibyan crisis

   Heavy armed clashes break out in Zawiya, Tripolitania, Libya, after the attempted assassination of Reserve Force commander Suleiman Al-Fitouri.

8. 8

   NewsIsraeli attacks on Yemen

   Houthi sources confirm the death of general and chief of staff Muhammad Abd al-Karim al-Ghamari from an Israeli airstrike in August.

9. 9

   Politics2025 Malagasy protests

   After former Malagasy president Andry Rajoelina flees the country after losing support of the Armed Forces, CAPSAT commander Michael Randrianirina forms the transitional government and is confirmed as the interim president.

10. 10

    News2025 United States strikes on Venezuelan boats

    The United States Navy strikes another alleged drug smuggling boat. Survivors have been reported from the attacked boat.

11. 11

    NewsBoko Haram insurgency

    At least eight people are killed in an attack on a security patrol in Zamfara State, Nigeria.

12. 12

    CrimeTrial of Sheikh Hasina

    The prosecution of the International Crimes Tribunal in Bangladesh formally announces that it seeks the death penalty against former prime minister Sheikh Hasina and former home minister Asaduzzaman Khan over alleged crimes against humanity committed during last year's protests. Hasina has been in exile in India since her ousting, and Khan is also believed to be in India.

13. 13

    Politics2025 Malagasy protests

    The African Union condemns the coup and suspends Madagascar's membership.

14. 14

    News

    At least 15 people are killed and eight others are injured when a truck overturns in Swat District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan.

15. 15

    Money

    Swiss multinational food and drink corporation Nestlé announces it will cut 16,000 jobs over the next two years to combat rising commodity costs and business expenses.

16. 16

    Crime2025 Peruvian protests

    One person is killed and 100 people are wounded during clashes in Lima, Peru, as protestors demands the resignation of President José Jerí.

17. 17

    Crime

    Former United States National Security Advisor John Bolton is indicted in a federal court over mishandling of national security documents.

Stories adapted from Wikipedia’s Current events portal for 16 October 2025, by Wikipedia contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0.