Saturday 24 October 2026

Conflict

Unknown gunmen open fire against a group of medics in Bafwasende, Democratic Republic of the Congo, while responding to an Ebola case amid the ongoing emergency, killing a nurse and injuring a health worker.

Crime & Justice

Five people are killed and three more are injured in a suspected gang-related mass shooting at a residence in Lavender Hill, Cape Flats, South Africa.

2026 Florida A&M University shooting

Eleven people, including six children, are injured in a mass shooting at Bragg Memorial Stadium at Florida A&M University in Tallahassee, Florida, United States.

Catholic Church sex abuse cases in the United States

Survivors of sexual abuse by Catholic clergy reach a settlement with the Archdiocese of New York in the United States, which will see the archdiocese paying at least $250,000 to around 1,300 plaintiffs, totaling over $800 million.

Disasters

Two people are killed and over 2,000 others are displaced by flooding in Chaco and Corrientes, Argentina.

Disasters

Five people are killed in a fire at the market place of Sorsogon City, Philippines.

2026 French fuel protests

The Yellow vests hold a second wave of mass demonstrations across France. About 410,000 people participate and over 1,000 people are arrested.

2026 Karak church shooting

Two people succumb to their injuries sustained the day before during a mass shooting at a Greek Orthodox Church in Karak Governorate, Jordan, bringing the toll to nine killed and 40 injured.

2026 French fuel protests

Rioters in Paris attack police with projectiles, but are dispersed with tear gas and water cannons. A gendarmerie helicopter is deployed to locate remaining rioters.

2026 Italian unrest

A new wave of protests is held across Italy. Clashes are reported in Bologna, Turin, Rome and Florence. Protests are also held in Milan, Naples, Padua and Bari.

2026 French fuel protests

About 110,000 protesters march in Paris, France.

Flamingo Revolution

Anti-government protests break out in Tirana, Albania. Various government buildings are attacked.

2026 European unrest

At least 25,000 people gather in Madrid, Spain, in support of the country's state pension fund amid the general election in November.

2026 European unrest

A student protest in Barcelona, Spain, ends in riots, looting and clashes with the police, resulting in 128 arrests.

Disasters

Six people are killed and another is injured when a passenger train collides with a minibus in Jewish Autonomous Oblast, Russia.

2026 West Bank lockdown

The Israeli military raids 15 cities in the occupied West Bank, arresting several Palestinians, forcing over 2,000 from their homes, and destroying a three-storey building in Hebron.

Houthi–Saudi conflict

Saudi Arabia launches airstrikes against a residential building and a cement factory in Hamdan district, Yemen, killing ten people and wounding many more.

Politics

Thousands of Israelis rally in Hostages Square in Tel Aviv to protest against the government, prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu's cabinet, and the continuation of the Gaza war.