The day

Sunday 25 October 2026

19 stories, biggest first.

1. 1

   Politics2026 Serbian parliamentary election

   The Student List wins the election with 53% of the vote, with former president Aleksandar Vučić conceding defeat.

   

2. 2

   Politics2026 Brazilian general election

   Brazilians vote in the second round of presidential elections between incumbent left-wing president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva of the Workers' Party and right-wing challenger Flávio Bolsonaro of the Liberal Party.

   

3. 3

   Politics2026 Bulgarian presidential election

   Bulgarians vote in the first round of the presidential election. Incumbent Iliana Iotova wins and will face former acting prime minister Andrey Gyurov in a second round due to record low turnout and no candidate having a majority of the vote.

   

4. 4

   Sport2026 LPGA Tour

   In golf, Japan's Yuri Yoshida wins her first LPGA Tour title at the BMW Ladies Championship in South Jeolla Province, South Korea, finishing ahead of Australia's Minjee Lee and South Korea's Kim Sei-young.

   

5. 5

   News2026 Houthi attacks on Saudi airports

   Saudi-led coalition air defences intercept a Houthi ballistic missile and two drones targeting Riyadh Province as King Khalid International Airport resumes limited operations after a two-week closure caused by earlier Houthi attacks.

   

6. 6

   NewsIsraeli bombing of the Gaza Strip

   Three staff members are killed and eight students are wounded in an Israeli airstrike against the Islamic University of Gaza in Gaza City. Four other Palestinians are also killed in more airstrikes in the Gaza Strip.

   

7. 7

   NewsColombian conflict

   The Colombian government announces that a military operation in El Tambo, Cauca, in the previous days resulted in the killing of ten National Liberation Army's members, including two key leaders.

   

8. 8

   NewsIslamist insurgency in Niger

   Algeria's parliament approves the deployment of army units to Madama, Niger, to protect energy infrastructure, marking Algeria's first foreign military deployment since 1973.

   

9. 9

   Politics2027 French presidential election

   French politician Marine Le Pen, leader of the far-right National Rally party, announces her presidential campaign.

   

10. 10

    PoliticsCrisis in Venezuela

    Venezuelan opposition leader and Nobel Peace Prize laureate María Corina Machado announces she has returned to Venezuela from exile.

    

11. 11

    Politics2026 Serbian parliamentary election

    Serbians vote for all seats in the National Assembly in a snap election, amid the student-led protests against the incumbent United Serbia government.

12. 12

    Sport2026 YellaWood 500

    In auto racing, American driver Kyle Larson of Hendrick Motorsports wins the YellaWood 500 at the Talladega Superspeedway in Alabama, winning his first NASCAR Cup Series race at the circuit.

    

13. 13

    Politics2026 Brazilian general election

    In a vote of 52% to 48%, Lula defeats Bolsonaro to win re-election for a fourth non-consecutive term.

14. 14

    News

    Twenty-four people are killed and 24 more are injured after a bus collides with a truck on a highway in Makueni County, Kenya.

15. 15

    News

    Eighty-three people are injured, including seven seriously, in a bus crash in Fogars de Montclús, Catalonia, Spain.

16. 16

    Science2026 Ebola epidemic

    The Nigerian health ministry expands contact tracing after confirming an imported Bundibugyo Ebola case in Abuja, identifying at least 44 contacts while investigating additional people who may have been exposed and strengthening infection-control measures.

17. 17

    Sport2027 Dakar Rally

    In rally raid, Dakar Rally organizers move the 2027 event from Saudi Arabia due to security concerns regarding the conflict with the Houthis.

18. 18

    SportInternational sporting sanctions during the Russian invasion of Ukraine

    The International Weightlifting Federation awards Moscow, Russia, the hosting rights to the 2030 World Weightlifting Championships, making it the first IOC-recognised sports federation to grant Russia hosting rights for a world championship since the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.

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    Money

    Western Sydney Airport in New South Wales, Australia, commences passenger operations as Greater Sydney's second airport.

Stories adapted from Wikipedia’s Current events portal for 25 October 2026, by Wikipedia contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0.