The world, region by region

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Monday 27 October 2025

11 stories, region by region.

Africa

  1. Mali War

    Mali's government closes all schools and universities across the country amid a fuel blockade by al-Qaeda-aligned JNIM insurgents.

  2. Politics

    Tunisia suspends the Tunisian Forum for Economic and Social Rights from operating for a month, citing the need to conduct a financial audit on the organization's foreign funds.

  3. 2025 Cameroonian presidential election

    The Supreme Court of Cameroon announces the reelection of incumbent president Paul Biya.

  4. Crime & Justice

    A court in Mali sentences former prime minister Moussa Mara to two years in prison on charges of undermining state security and inciting public disorder. Mara will serve one year without parole and one year as a suspended sentence.

Americas

  1. 2025 Atlantic hurricane season

    Hurricane Melissa reaches Category 5 intensity on its approach to Jamaica.

  2. 2025 United States military strikes on alleged drug traffickers

    Fourteen people are killed and one survives after three American airstrikes against four boats in the Pacific Ocean.

Europe

  1. 2025 Czech parliamentary election

    Czech president Petr Pavel asks former prime minister Andrej Babiš to form a new government after his party ANO won the most seats in the parliamentary elections earlier this month.

  2. Montenegro–Turkey relations

    Montenegro suspends its visa-free arrangement for Turkish citizens after the stabbing of a local man allegedly by Turkish nationals led to unrest in Podgorica.

  3. Taxation in Malta

    Malta introduces tax cuts exempting parents of two or more children from income tax on up to €18,500 (US$21,574) of earnings from 2026, rising to €30,000 ($34,985) by 2028, as part of efforts to address its low fertility rate.

  4. LGBTQ rights in the United Kingdom

    King Charles III dedicates a memorial to LGBTQ members of the Armed Forces at the National Memorial Arboretum in Lichfield, Staffordshire, United Kingdom, on the 25-year anniversary of the end to the country's ban on gay servicemen.

Middle East

  1. Gaza war

    Eight Palestinians are killed and 13 injured in the Gaza Strip during Israeli airstrikes, despite the agreed ceasefire.

Stories adapted from Wikipedia’s Current events portal for 27 October 2025, by Wikipedia contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0.