Thursday, October 16, 2025

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Thursday, October 16, 2025 • Legible News

Thursday

October 16, 2025

Armed conflicts and attacks

Red Sea crisis

Israeli attacks on Yemen

Houthi sources confirm the death of general and chief of staff Muhammad Abd al-Karim al-Ghamari from an Israeli airstrike in August. (Reuters)

Syrian civil war

Four Syrian soldiers are killed and nine others are wounded when a bomb explodes on a Ministry of Defence bus in Deir ez-Zor Governorate, Syria. (AP)

Gaza war

Gaza peace plan

At least three Palestinians are killed in Gaza by Israeli troops, bringing the total to at least 23 people killed by Israel since the start of the ceasefire. (Al Jazeera)

Israeli incursions in the West Bank during the Gaza war

An 11-year-old boy is shot dead by IDF troops near Hebron. (The Times of Israel)

Business and economy

Swiss multinational food and drink corporation Nestlé announces it will cut 16,000 jobs over the next two years to combat rising commodity costs and business expenses. (AP)

Disasters and accidents

At least 15 people are killed and eight others are injured when a truck overturns in Swat District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. (Dawn)

Law and crime

Former United States National Security Advisor John Bolton is indicted in a federal court over mishandling of national security documents. (BBC News)

2024 Bangladesh quota reform movement

The prosecution of the International Crimes Tribunal in Bangladesh formally announces that it seeks the death penalty against former prime minister Sheikh Hasina and former home minister Asaduzzaman Khan over alleged crimes against humanity committed during last year's protests. Hasina has been in exile in India since her ousting, and Khan is also believed to be in India. (AP)

2025 Peruvian protests

Peruvian President José Jerí refuses to step down amid Gen Z protesters demanding his resignation following clashes between police and demonstrators left one 32-year-old man dead yesterday evening in Lima. (AP)

2025 Kenyan protests

Four people are killed when Kenya Police open fire to crowd control tens of thousands of people mourning opposition leader and former prime minister Raila Odinga as his body arrives at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport in Nairobi. (DW) (Reuters)

Politics and elections

2025 Malagasy protests, 2025 Malagasy coup d'état

After former Malagasy president Andry Rajoelina fled the country after losing support of the Armed Forces following weeks of Gen Z-led protests, CAPSAT commander Michael Randrianirina forms the transitional goverment and is confirmed as the interim president. (DW)

The African Union condemns the coup and suspends Madagascar's membership. (Al Jazeera)

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