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October 25, 2022 (Tuesday)

Armed conflicts and attacks

Somali Civil War
- American military intervention in Somalia
  - A United States Air Force airstrike kills two al-Shabaab terrorists in Buloburde, Somalia. The United States Africa Command says the neutralized terrorists were attacking Somali National Army forces. (VOA)
Terrorism in Indonesia
- Istana Negara attempted shooting
  - A young woman attempts to shoot the Presidential Security Force of Indonesia and/or President of Indonesia Joko Widodo at the Istana Negara in Central Jakarta, before being arrested. (DetikNews)
Israeli–Palestinian conflict
- Israeli soldiers raid a Lions' Den headquarter in Nablus, in the West Bank, killing three militants, including one of the group's founders. Two Palestinian civilians are also killed in nearby areas. Protests erupt in the town of Nabi Salih after the raid, resulting in a Palestinian man being killed by Israeli soldiers. (BBC) (Al Jazeera)
More than 30 people are killed and another 15 are missing after tribal clashes between the Kulumata and Kuboma on Kiriwina Island in Milne Bay Province, Papua New Guinea. (The Guardian)

Arts and culture

Adidas and Def Jam Recordings terminate their respective Yeezy and GOOD Music partnerships with rapper Kanye West following multiple remarks perceived as anti-semitic. (WP) (Complex)

Business and economics

Ford announces that the Fiesta model, first introduced in 1976 and now in its 7th generation, will be discontinued and the model scrapped by mid-2023. (BBC News)

Disasters and accidents

Eleven people, including several children, are killed and six others are injured in a fire at a school for the blind in Mukono District, Uganda. (AP)
Finnish seismologists at the University of Helsinki say that have detected five explosions in Russian territorial waters of the Baltic Sea, with the largest explosion causing a 1.8 magnitude earthquake last week. It remains unclear what caused the blasts. (Reuetrs)

Law and crime

Two people are killed and another is critically injured in a shooting in Ilford, London. A manhunt is underway to locate the suspect, according to the Metropolitan Police. (Sky News)

Politics and elections

The Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs has confirmed the apparent existence of two illegal Chinese police stations in the Netherlands, one in Rotterdam and one in Amsterdam, that have been in operation since 2018. (NU.nl)
October 2022 Conservative Party leadership election
- Rishi Sunak becomes Prime Minister of the United Kingdom after meeting with Charles III. He is the first British Asian and Hindu to hold the office. (Times of Israel)

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 '''Armed conflicts and attacks'''
+*[[Somali Civil War (2009–present)|Somali Civil War]]
-*[[Israeli–Palestinian conflict]]
+**[[American military intervention in Somalia (2007–present)|American military intervention in Somalia]]
-**[[Israeli Defense Forces|Israeli soldiers]] raid a [[Lions' Den (group)|Lions' Den]] headquarter in [[Nablus]], in the [[West Bank]], killing three [[militant]]s, including one of the group's founders. Two [[Palestinians|Palestinian]] [[civilian]]s are also killed in nearby areas. Protests erupt in the town of [[Nabi Salih]] after the raid, resulting in a Palestinian man being killed by Israeli soldiers. [https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-63383854 (BBC)] [https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/10/25/at-least-three-palestinians-killed-in-israeli-raids-on-nablus (Al Jazeera)]
+***A [[United States Air Force]] [[airstrike]] kills two [[Al-Shabaab (militant group)|al-Shabaab]] terrorists in [[Buloburde]], [[Somalia]]. The [[United States Africa Command]] says the neutralized terrorists were attacking [[Somali National Army]] forces. [https://www.voanews.com/a/us-targets-al-shabab-in-somalia-airstrike-killing-2-/6804750.html (VOA)]
 *[[Terrorism in Indonesia]]
 **[[Istana Negara attempted shooting]]
 ***A young woman attempts to shoot the [[Presidential Security Force of Indonesia]] and/or [[President of Indonesia]] [[Joko Widodo]] at the [[Istana Negara (Jakarta)|Istana Negara]] in [[Central Jakarta]], before being arrested. [https://news.detik.com/berita/d-6367240/wanita-coba-terobos-istana-sempat-todongkan-pistol-ke-anggota-paspampres (DetikNews)]
+*[[Israeli–Palestinian conflict]]
-*More than 30 people are killed and another 15 are missing after [[ritual warfare|tribal clashes]] between the Kulumata and Kuboma on [[Kiriwina Island]] in [[Milne Bay Province]], [[Papua New Guinea]]. [https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/oct/25/more-than-30-dead-in-tribal-fighting-on-papua-new-guineas-kiriwina-island (''The Guardian'')]
+**[[Israeli Defense Forces|Israeli soldiers]] raid a [[Lions' Den (group)|Lions' Den]] headquarter in [[Nablus]], in the [[West Bank]], killing three [[militant]]s, including one of the group's founders. Two [[Palestinians|Palestinian]] [[civilian]]s are also killed in nearby areas. Protests erupt in the town of [[Nabi Salih]] after the raid, resulting in a Palestinian man being killed by Israeli soldiers. [https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-63383854 (BBC)] [https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/10/25/at-least-three-palestinians-killed-in-israeli-raids-on-nablus (Al Jazeera)]
+*More than 30 people are killed and another 15 are missing after [[ritual warfare|tribal clashes]] between the [[Kulumata]] and [[Kuboma]] on [[Kiriwina Island]] in [[Milne Bay Province]], [[Papua New Guinea]]. [https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/oct/25/more-than-30-dead-in-tribal-fighting-on-papua-new-guineas-kiriwina-island (''The Guardian'')]
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 '''Disasters and accidents'''
 *Eleven people, including several children, are killed and six others are injured in a fire at a [[school for the blind]] in [[Mukono District]], [[Uganda]]. [https://apnews.com/article/east-africa-uganda-kampala-fires-692cf2572b61029cfc2426c0203e8a13 (AP)]
-*[[Finland|Finnish]] [[Seismology|seismologists]] at the [[University of Helsinki]] say that have detected five explosions in [[Russia]]n [[territorial waters]] of the [[Baltic Sea]], with the largest explosion causing a 1.8 magnitude [[earthquake]] last week. It is still unclear what caused the blasts. [https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/finnish-seismologists-detect-five-blasts-russian-waters-2022-10-25/ (Reuetrs)]
+*[[Finland|Finnish]] [[Seismology|seismologists]] at the [[University of Helsinki]] say that have detected five explosions in [[Russia]]n [[territorial waters]] of the [[Baltic Sea]], with the largest explosion causing a 1.8 magnitude [[earthquake]] last week. It remains unclear what caused the blasts. [https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/finnish-seismologists-detect-five-blasts-russian-waters-2022-10-25/ (Reuetrs)]
 '''Law and crime'''
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 *The [[Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Netherlands)|Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs]] has confirmed the apparent existence of two illegal Chinese [[police stations]] in the [[Netherlands]], one in [[Rotterdam]] and one in [[Amsterdam]], that have been in operation since 2018. [https://www.nu.nl/binnenland/6232130/china-heeft-illegale-politiebureaus-in-nederland-ministerie-wil-in-actie-komen.html (NU.nl)]
 *[[October 2022 Conservative Party leadership election]]
-**[[Rishi Sunak]] becomes [[Prime Minister of the United Kingdom]] after meeting with [[Charles III]]. [https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/rishi-sunak-becomes-british-pm-after-meeting-king-charles-iii/ (''Times of Israel'')]
+**[[Rishi Sunak]] becomes [[Prime Minister of the United Kingdom]] after meeting with [[Charles III]]. He is the first [[British Asian]] and [[Hindus|Hindu]] to hold the office. [https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/rishi-sunak-becomes-british-pm-after-meeting-king-charles-iii/ (''Times of Israel'')]
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