Portal:Current events/2022 October 25
Appearance
October 25, 2022
(Tuesday)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- 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)
- 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)
- Istana Negara attempted shooting
- 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)
- British e-commerce company Made.com selling homeware including velvet sofas, lighting and rattan furniture Made.com, is close to collapse as its shares fall by 90% and no potential buyers were able to meet the deadline to rescue the company. (The Guardian)
Disasters and accidents
- Eleven people, including children, are killed and six others are injured in a fire at a school for the blind in Mukono District, Uganda. (AP)
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. (Times of Israel)