The world, region by region

The world on

Saturday 18 October 2025

5 stories, region by region.

Americas

  1. Protests against Donald Trump

    A series of No Kings protests against the Trump administration are held across the United States. Additionally, protests are also held worldwide across several US embassies.

  2. Crime & Justice

    Two men are killed and two other men are injured from an early morning shooting at a Sunoco gas station in the Slavic Village neighborhood in Cleveland, Ohio, United States.

Asia-Pacific

  1. Disasters

    Eight people are killed and eight others are injured when a vehicle plunges into a gorge in Chandshali Ghat, Nandurbar district, Maharashtra, India.

Middle East

  1. Gaza peace plan

    The bodies of two deceased hostages were returned to Israel via the custody of the Red Cross from Hamas, the two hostages' names were Sgt. Maj. Muhammad Al-Atrash and Inbar Haiman.

  2. Conflict

    A Cameroonian-flagged tanker carrying liquefied petroleum gas is struck and set on fire by a projectile in the Gulf of Aden east of Aden, Yemen. At least one mariner is reported missing.

Stories adapted from Wikipedia’s Current events portal for 18 October 2025, by Wikipedia contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0.