Friday 23 October 2026

Seven people are killed and 34 others are wounded in a mass shooting during a funeral procession at a Greek Orthodox Church in Hamoud, Karak Governorate, Jordan. All of the gunmen escape from the scene.

The U.S. government says that Russia and Ukraine reached a humanitarian ceasefire agreement in Oleshky brokered by U.S. first lady Melania Trump. The ceasefire will take effect on Thursday.

A merchant ship is hit by drones of unknown origins in the Romanian Black Sea, killing a crew member and leaving three more missing. Nine people are rescued.

Ukrainian police detain a 17-year-old girl suspected of helping Russia's Federal Security Service send methadone-laced capsules to Ukrainian soldiers, which killed two in Zhytomyr Oblast and allegedly targeting four others.

Israeli forces launch a multi-day operation around Hebron in the occupied West Bank, conducting searches, questioning suspects, and demolishing structures after Palestinian gunmen killed two Israeli soldiers at a checkpoint.

A person is killed and five other people are injured in a drive-by shooting spree at three separate locations in Trappes and La Verrière, France. A suspect is arrested. The suspected motives behind the shootings are racism and Islamophobia.

The Israeli government orders the military to prepare for a complete lockdown of the West Bank.

The Australian Government imposes financial sanctions and travel bans on two North Koreans and sanctions two companies accused of supporting fraudulent overseas information technology work that funds North Korea's weapons programs.

Protesters clash with police in Arunachal Pradesh, India, over the proposed Upper Siang Hydroelectric Project, injuring about 40 officers and damaging a police station, government buildings, and elected representatives' homes.

Two Philippine Air Force (PAF) SF-260 aircraft collide during a low-altitude training flight and crash at Basilio Fernando Air Base in Lipa, Batangas, killing all four pilots aboard. The PAF grounds its remaining SF-260 fleet pending investigation.

An 18-storey building under construction collapses in Eastleigh, Nairobi, Kenya, leaving seven people missing and at least one injured. Rescue teams establish contact with some people trapped beneath the rubble.