The edition of
Sunday 12 October 2025
14 stories, section by section, the most important first.
International
At least 23 Pakistani soldiers and nine Afghan soldiers are killed during the ongoing clashes at the border. Pakistan claims that it captured 19 Afghan border posts.
Malagasy President Andry Rajoelina says that an attempted coup has been initiated after a group of the military joined protestors and exchanged gunfire with pro-government security forces, demanding Rajoelina to step down.
Three protestors, a bystander and a policeman are killed and dozens are injured during clashes in Muridke, Pakistan, as a pro-Palestine march, organized by the TLP Party, attempted to reach the American embassy in Islamabad.
At least 19 Doghmush clan members and eight Hamas fighters are killed in a shootout in Gaza City.
Palestinian journalist Saleh al-Jafarawi is shot and killed by Doghmush clan members amid shootouts with Hamas in Gaza City.
Politics
Police clash with protestors in Quito, Ecuador, amid ongoing demonstrations against President Daniel Noboa over an increase in fuel price. Noboa has refused to negotiate with the Indigenous federation, which leads part of the protests against his government.
Patrick Herminie wins the presidential election in Seychelles by obtaining more than 52% of the votes, becoming the next President of Seychelles, defeating the incumbent Wavel Ramkalawan.
Cameroonians vote to elect their president, with the incumbent Paul Biya seeking his eighth term.
The Law
Four people are killed and at least 20 others are injured, including four critically, in a mass shooting at a crowded bar in Saint Helena Island, South Carolina, United States.
Environment
More than three people are reported missing and at least 34 others are rescued when remnants of Typhoon Halong causes flooding in Kipnuk and Kwigillingok, Alaska, United States.
Forty-two people are killed and 49 others injured in a bus crash in Louis Trichardt, Limpopo, South Africa.
Sport
In tennis, Monégasque player Valentin Vacherot, who was ranked 204th on the ATP rankings, defeats his cousin Arthur Rinderknech in the Shanghai Masters final 4–6, 6–3, 6–3, to become the lowest-ranked Masters 1000 winner in ATP history, and the first from Monaco.
Following his win at the Shanghai Masters, Vacherot moves to rank 40 and becomes the highest ranked Monégasque player in history, surpassing Jean-René Lisnard who ranked 106th in 2006.
In touring car racing, Grove Racing drivers Matthew Payne and Garth Tander win the 68th running of the Supercars Bathurst 1000.
Stories adapted from Wikipedia’s Current events portal for 12 October 2025, by Wikipedia contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0.