Portal:Current events
Topics in the news
- The Nobel Prize in Economics is awarded to David Card for his work in labour economics, and to Joshua Angrist (pictured) and Guido Imbens for their work in causal relationships.
- Following the Czech legislative election, SPOLU agree to a coalition with Pirates and Mayors, with SPOLU leader Petr Fiala as the Prime Minister.
- Journalists Maria Ressa and Dmitry Muratov are awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for their efforts to safeguard freedom of speech.
Armed conflicts and attacks
- Insurgency in Jammu and Kashmir
- Five soldiers are killed by rebels in a mountain pass in Jammu and Kashmir, India. (Al Jazeera)
- Tigray War
- A spokesperson for the Tigray People's Liberation Front says that the Ethiopian Ground Forces have launched a ground offensive against rebels, with the support of local militias of the Amhara Region. (Reuters)
Business and economy
- Economists David Card, Joshua Angrist and Guido Imbens are awarded the 2021 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences for their natural experiments showing economic impacts. (Deutsche Welle)
Disasters and accidents
- European migrant crisis
- The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees reports that it has recovered the bodies of 15 people as well as 177 survivors from two Libyan coastguard boats returning to Libya after they attempted to cross the Mediterranean Sea in order to reach Europe. (Reuters)
- Two people are killed, and two homes and a UPS delivery van are destroyed after a Cessna 340 crashes in Santee, California. (CNN)
Health and environment
- COVID-19 pandemic
- COVID-19 pandemic in Oceania
- COVID-19 pandemic in Australia
- COVID-19 pandemic in New South Wales
- New South Wales (NSW) lifts lockdown restrictions for fully vaccinated residents after 107 days. Travel restrictions are lifted, businesses reopen in a limited capacity, and private and public gatherings are permitted with some restrictions. NSW residents who are not fully vaccinated, with the exception of residents of some regional towns where infections are low, will be expected to continue to follow lockdown restrictions. (The Guardian)
- COVID-19 pandemic in New South Wales
- COVID-19 pandemic in New Zealand, COVID-19 vaccination in New Zealand
- The New Zealand Government announces a new vaccine mandate that would require disability and healthcare workers to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 by December 1 and teachers by January 1, 2022 as the country suspends its "zero-COVID" strategy amid the spread of the Delta variant. (Forbes)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Papua New Guinea
- A two-week lockdown begins in Eastern Highlands Province as cases overwhelm hospitals and the number of deaths increases nationwide, as the COVID-19 crisis worsens in the country. (RNZ)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Australia
- COVID-19 pandemic in Europe
- COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom
- COVID-19 pandemic in Wales
- Wales begins to require people over the age of 18 to show their NHS COVID Pass or their proof of vaccination status in order to enter nightclubs, indoor non-seated events for more than 500 people, outdoor non-seated events for more than 4,000 people and any event with more than 10,000 people. (Evening Standard)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Wales
- COVID-19 pandemic in Germany
- Germany ends free COVID-19 testing for non-medical reasons in order to encourage people to get vaccinated. Children under the age of 12 and pregnant women are exempt from this rule. (Anadolu Agency)
- COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom
- COVID-19 pandemic in Asia
- COVID-19 pandemic in Malaysia, Travel restrictions related to the COVID-19 pandemic
- Malaysia lifts a ban on non-urgent interstate travel and resumes international travel where Malaysians travelling internationally are exempt from MyTravelPass as the country reaches a target to fully vaccinate 90% of its adult population. (Bloomberg News)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Thailand
- Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha announces that Thailand plans to end quarantine requirements for fully vaccinated travellers from at least 10 low-risk countries beginning on November 1. Additionally, the government will allow entertainment venues to reopen on December 1 and permit alcohol sales at establishments. (BBC News)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Malaysia, Travel restrictions related to the COVID-19 pandemic
- COVID-19 vaccine
- The WHO's Strategic Advisory Group of Experts recommends that immunocompromised people receive a third dose of the vaccine due to the risk of breakthrough infections after standard immunization. The panel also recommends that people over the age of 60 receive an additional dose of the Sinopharm or Sinovac vaccine three months after their second dose, citing the performance of the vaccines in Latin America. (Reuters)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Oceania
Law and crime
- 1987 Burkinabé coup d'état
- The trial for the 1987 assassination of former leader of Burkina Faso Thomas Sankara, known as the "African Che Guevara", begins in Ouagadougou against 14 people, including former president Blaise Compaoré, who will be tried in absentia. (Al Jazeera)
Sports
- Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on sports
- 2021 Boston Marathon
- The 125th Boston Marathon, which was postponed from May 28, 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, takes place. The men's marathon is won by Benson Kipruto and the women's marathon is won by Diana Kipyogei, both from Kenya. (ESPN)
- 2021 Boston Marathon
Armed conflicts and attacks
Business and economy
- Southwest Airlines cancels more than 1,000 flights and delays hundreds more over the Columbus Day weekend. The airline cites problems resulting from both air traffic control and the weather. (KGO-TV)
Disasters and accidents
- 2021 Parachute Menzelinsk Let L-410UVP-E crash
- A Let L-410 aircraft carrying a group of parachute jumpers, with 22 people on board, crashes after take-off from Menzelinsk Airport, Tatarstan, Russia. Sixteen people are killed and six others are injured. (Al Jazeera English)
Health and environment
- COVID-19 pandemic
- COVID-19 pandemic in Brunei
- Brunei reports a record 381 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, thereby bringing the nationwide total of confirmed cases to 8,980. (The Star)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Italy, COVID-19 vaccination in Italy
- Italy surpasses its target to fully vaccinate 80% of its adult population. (RTÉ News and Current Affairs)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Venezuela
- Venezuela receives a shipment of 2.5 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines via the COVAX initiative. (Reuters)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Brunei
International relations
- Cross-Strait relations
- In a National Day speech, President Tsai Ing-wen states that Taiwan will not bow to pressure from China, vowing to uphold the island's sovereignty and democratic norms. (The Guardian)
- China denounces Tsai Ing-wen's speech, saying that it incited confrontation and distorted facts. China also says that seeking Taiwanese independence closes the door to dialogue. (The Jerusalem Post)
Law and crime
- Thirty people storm a hospital in Rome, Italy, trying to free a wounded man under arrest due to his involvement in violent acts yesterday during an anti-Green Pass protest. Four people are injured during the incident. (The State)
- The personal doctor of Georgian politician Mikheil Saakashvili says that he needs hospital treatment as he continues his hunger strike after returning from exile and being arrested on October 1. Saakashvili's condition has been described as "worsening". (Reuters)
Politics and elections
- 2021 Iraqi parliamentary election
- Iraqis head to the polls to elect the members of the Council of Representatives. (UrduPoint)
Sports
- 2021 Turkish Grand Prix
- Valtteri Bottas wins the 2021 Turkish Grand Prix at Istanbul Park. (Road & Track)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- Afghanistan conflict
- Islamic State–Taliban conflict
- Taliban spokesperson Suhail Shaheen rules out cooperation with the United States to fight the insurgency of IS–K in Afghanistan, saying that the Taliban "will be able to tackle Daesh independently". (Taiwan News)
- Islamic State–Taliban conflict
- Nigerian bandit conflict
- At least 20 people are killed as gunmen open fire at a market and torch cars in Sokoto, Nigeria. (Al Jazeera)
- Mali War
- A Colombian Roman Catholic nun who had been kidnapped in Mali near the border with Burkina Faso in 2017 by the Macina Liberation Front is freed. The nun is photographed with Malian President Assimi Goïta as the government refuses to state if any ransom was paid for her release. (Reuters)
Disasters and accidents
- 2021 Cumbre Vieja eruption
- The north face of the volcano collapses, generating three new lava flows. No new evacuations have been ordered as authorities call for calm. (El País)
- Russian authorities say that 29 people have died in Orenburg Oblast during the past week due to alcohol poisoning, after drinking a beverage mixed with methanol. (Reuters)
- The Deir Ammar and Zahrani power stations shut down in Lebanon after running out of diesel fuel, leaving the entire country without electricity. According to a government official, power is not expected to be restored for several days. (BBC) (Al Jazeera)
Health and environment
- COVID-19 pandemic
- COVID-19 pandemic in Australia
- COVID-19 pandemic in Victoria
- Victoria reports a record for the second consecutive day of 1,965 new cases and five deaths from COVID-19, which is the highest daily total of new COVID-19 cases in any Australian state or territory. (ABC News Australia)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Victoria
- COVID-19 pandemic in Russia
- COVID-19 pandemic in Singapore
- Singapore reports a record 3,703 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, thereby bringing the nationwide total of confirmed cases to 124,157. (The Straits Times)
- Mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic
- A study conducted by researchers from the University of Queensland concludes that the COVID-19 pandemic led to a significant increase in diagnoses of generalized anxiety disorder and major depressive disorder worldwide in 2020. (The Guardian)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Australia
International relations
- Afghanistan–United States relations
- The U.S. State Department confirms that the first face-to-face meetings with high representatives of the Taliban since the departure of U.S. troops from Afghanistan, will begin today in Doha, Qatar. A spokesperson for the State Department says that the U.S. will pressure the Taliban to "respect the rights of all Afghans, including women and girls" and form an inclusive government. The spokesperson also clarifies that this is not a recognition of the Taliban government by the U.S., saying that the Taliban will have to earn recognition by its actions. (France24)
Law and crime
- Memorandum of understanding between Argentina and Iran
- Families of the victims of the 1994 AMIA bombing in Buenos Aires announce that they will appeal the ruling which acquitted former president Cristina Fernández de Kirchner of any wrongdoing. The memorandum aimed to make Iran cooperate in the investigation at the time that Argentina issued red notices against Iranian officials through Interpol. Relations between Argentina and Iran have been strained, with a recent condemnation by Argentina of the new cabinet of Ebrahim Raisi. (MercoPress)
- Central American migrant caravans
- Guatemalan police recover 126 United States-bound Haitian, Nepali, and Indian migrants trapped inside an abandoned shipping container near Nueva Concepción, Escuintla, Guatemala. (AFP via The Straits Times)
- In Rome, Italy, demonstrators protesting against the country's COVID-19 restrictions, notably the extension of the Green Pass, clash with police, and the demonstrations turn into riots. (Al Jazeera English)
Politics and elections
- 2021 Czech legislative election
- The opposition SPOLU party calls for the formation of a new government in view of the poor electoral result of prime minister Andrej Babiš' ANO 2011 party. (Reuters)
- Kurz corruption probe
- Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz resigns amid a corruption inquiry against him, although he continues to deny any wrongdoing. (BBC)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- Afghanistan conflict
- 2021 Kunduz mosque bombing
- At least 50 people are killed and more than 100 wounded when a suicide bomber targets a Shiite mosque in Kunduz Province, Afghanistan. IS–K claims responsibility for the attack. (BBC)
- 2021 Kunduz mosque bombing
- Six migrants are shot dead by guards at a detention center in Tripoli, Libya. (Al Jazeera)
Business and economy
- Public sector undertakings in India
- Tata Sons is announced as the winning bidder for Air India, ending years of attempts by the government to privatise the loss-making airline. Tata Sons was the initial owner of the airline before it was nationalised. (NDTV) (Times of India)
- ITA - Italia Trasporto Aereo is announced as the new state-owned airline for Italy, following the closure of Alitalia due to bankruptcy. ITA is a reorganization of Alitalia under a new name signed by decree in October 2020. (CNN)
- The severity of the energy crisis in Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Guangdong provinces of China is reported as worsening, with power outages occuring every week and "notices ... telling us which days the following week that they will cut the power". Some factories report receiving power for only two or three days per week and are operating primarily on generators. China has also placed large bids for coal that are causing supply issues in locations as far away as Ukraine. (Nikkei Asia) (Interfax)
Disasters and accidents
- Mining industry of Zimbabwe
- Gas cylinders explode at a gold mine in Mazowe, Zimbabwe, killing seven people and injuring another. (Reuters)
- At least 51 people are dead after their makeshift vessel sinks in the Congo River, Democratic Republic of the Congo. Several more are missing. (Al Jazeera)
- Five people are killed by flash flooding occurs in parts of the U.S. states of Alabama and Tennessee, with as much as 13 inches of rain falling in some areas. (ABC News) (CNN)
- The U.S. Navy reports that the USS Connecticut, a nuclear-powered fast-attack submarine, struck an unidentified object while submerged in the South China Sea, causing 11 crew members to be injured. The extent of the damage to the Seawolf-class submarine is still being assessed although the submarine is noted as being "safe and stable". (Bloomberg)
Health and environment
- COVID-19 pandemic
- COVID-19 pandemic in Europe
- COVID-19 pandemic in Cyprus
- President Nicos Anastasiades receives a booster dose of the COVID-19 vaccine. (Financial Mirror)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Iceland, COVID-19 vaccination in Iceland
- Iceland suspends the use of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine due to concerns of side effects, becoming the fourth European country to do so. (Bloomberg)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Russia
- Russia reports a record 936 deaths from COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, bringing the nationwide death toll to 214,485. (The Washington Post)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Cyprus
- COVID-19 pandemic in Asia
- COVID-19 pandemic in Malaysia, COVID-19 vaccination in Malaysia
- Malaysia grants conditional approval for the Pfizer–BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine to be used as a booster dose for people over the age of 18 years old who received their second dose at least six months ago. (The Independent)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Singapore
- Singapore reports a record 3,590 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, thereby bringing the nationwide total of confirmed cases to 120,454. (The Straits Times)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Malaysia, COVID-19 vaccination in Malaysia
- COVID-19 pandemic in Australia
- COVID-19 pandemic in Victoria
- Victoria reports a record 1,838 new cases and five deaths from COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, which is the highest daily total of new COVID-19 cases of any Australian state or territory since the beginning of the pandemic. (ABC News Australia)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Victoria
- COVID-19 pandemic in Brazil
- COVID-19 pandemic in Europe
- Authorities in the Democratic Republic of the Congo announce that a 3-year-old boy who died last Wednesday in Beni tested positive for Ebola. The health minister could not confirm if this was related to the Kivu Ebola outbreak which ended in 2020 and killed more than 2,200 people, but said that they were closely monitoring 100 people who may have been exposed to the virus and that three boys, all of whom were neighbors of the toddler, were already showing symptoms of the disease. (Reuters)
Law and crime
- George Floyd protests
- Boston Police Department sergeant Clifton McHale faces a 10-day suspension for boasting about "driving into protestors" during the George Floyd protests in Boston in May 2020. (WBUR)
Politics and elections
- 2021 Nobel Peace Prize
- Journalists Maria Ressa of the Philippines and Dmitry Muratov of Russia are awarded the Nobel Peace Prize "for their efforts to safeguard the freedom of expression". (AFP via India Today)
- Politics of Austria
- The Green Party, a left-wing member of the coalition, says that Chancellor Sebastian Kurz is "unfit" for the position as he is investigated for corruption. The party demands that Kurz step down, although Kurz has denied any wrongdoing. (Reuters)
- In his first speech, Japanese prime minister Fumio Kishida vows to fight and end the COVID-19 pandemic and counter the Chinese and North Korean threats by strengthening Japan coast guard and missile defenses while maintaining the country's peace. Kishida also vows to strengthen the country's alliance with the United States. (Al Jazeera)
- The United States House Oversight Committee releases documents showing that the Trump International Hotel in Washington, D.C. accumulated $70 million in losses while public financial disclosures claimed that the hotel was producing an income of $156 million for former president Donald Trump. General Services Administration documents also showed that Trump received "undisclosed preferential treatment" from Deutsche Bank on a $170 million construction loan during his presidency. (CNN) (Reuters)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- Insurgency in Jammu and Kashmir
- Two teachers are killed by suspected Islamist terrorists inside a school in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir. The victims, who were members of the Hindu and Sikh minorities, are the 24th and 25th civilian victims killed by suspected terrorist groups in Kashmir this year. (Al Jazeera)
- Boko Haram insurgency
- ISAWP militants kills 87 Boko Haram fighters after raiding their camp in Borno State, Nigeria. The attack is said to be a reprisal over the killing of 24 ISWAP fighters, five days ago, by Boko Haram. (Daily Post)
- Afghanistan conflict
Arts and culture
- Tanzanian novelist Abdulrazak Gurnah wins the 2021 Nobel Prize in Literature, "for his uncompromising and compassionate penetration of the effects of colonialism and the fate of the refugee". Gurnah's most renowned novel is Paradise, set in colonial East Africa during World War I. (The Economist)
Business and economy
- Economy of Venezuela
- The U.S. State Department confirms accusations made yesterday by Venezuelan vice president Delcy Rodríguez, who blamed an alleged U.S. veto for not allowing Venezuela to receive IMF COVID-19 relief funds. The State Department says that only recognized governments can access these funds. (Reuters)
Disasters and accidents
- 2021 Balochistan earthquake
- At least 24 people are killed and around 200 others injured as a 5.9 magnitude earthquake strikes Harnai, Balochistan, Pakistan. (Al Jazeera)
- An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.1 hits Tokyo, Japan, and surrounding areas, wounding 41 people and stopping train lines but without any immediate reports of severe damage. According to Japan's system, this was labeled as a "strong-5 earthquake". (Reuters)
Health and environment
- COVID-19 pandemic
- COVID-19 pandemic in Asia
- COVID-19 pandemic in India, COVID-19 vaccination in India
- India begins the use of commercial drones to deliver COVID-19 vaccines to remote areas of the country in order to increase the country's vaccination rate. (BBC News)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Indonesia, COVID-19 vaccination in Indonesia
- The Indonesian Drug and Food Control Agency issues an emergency use authorization for the three dose Zifivax ZF2001 vaccine. (Antara)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Malaysia, COVID-19 drug development
- Malaysia signs an agreement with Merck & Co. to obtain 150,000 courses of the experimental drug Molnupiravir as part of a transition towards the endemic phase and "living with the COVID-19". (The Straits Times)
- COVID-19 pandemic in North Korea, International aid related to the COVID-19 pandemic
- The World Health Organization begins shipping essential COVID-19 medical supplies into North Korea via the Chinese port of Dalian and quarantine facilities in the seaport of Nampo, a possible sign of easing one of the world's strictest pandemic border closures. (NPR)
- COVID-19 pandemic in India, COVID-19 vaccination in India
- COVID-19 pandemic in Europe
- COVID-19 pandemic in Finland
- Finland suspends the usage of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine for people born since 1991 due to unpublished reports of rare cardiovascular side effects such as myocarditis. (The Hill)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Germany, COVID-19 vaccination in Germany
- The Standing Committee on Vaccination recommends COVID-19 vaccine booster doses for people over the age of 70 and care home workers. The committee also recommends mRNA-based booster doses for people who previously received the Janssen COVID-19 vaccine. (Deutsche Welle)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Russia
- COVID-19 pandemic in Finland
- COVID-19 pandemic in the United States
- The U.S. surpasses 44 million cases of COVID-19. (KRIS-TV)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Asia
International relations
- Taiwan–United States relations
- The Wall Street Journal reports a contingent of U.S. special forces soldiers have been deployed in Taiwan to train Taiwanese forces amid tensions with China. The military trainers were first deployed under the Trump administration. (The Guardian)
- Estonia and the Republic of Ireland announce their intentions to sign an OECD-led multilateral agreement that would set a global minimum corporate tax rate of 15 per cent, making them the last OECD member countries to join the deal. (AFP via Radio France Internationale)
Law and crime
- The trial against a 100-year-old former SS concentration camp guard begins in Germany. The man is accused of collaborating in the murders of 3,518 people at the Sachsenhausen concentration camp between 1942 and 1945, when he was employed as a standing guard in the watchtower. (The Guardian)
Politics and elections
- Politics of Ukraine, 9th Ukrainian Verkhovna Rada
- Dmytro Razumkov, the speaker of the Verkhovna Rada, the Ukrainian parliament, is dismissed following his disagreements with President Volodymyr Zelensky and his ruling Servant of the People party's stances on legislation which aimed to reduce the influence of Ukrainian oligarchs. (Kyiv Post)
- Politics of Norfolk Island
- A political party named the Norfolk Island Party is formed to advocate for the islanders' self-determination from Australia. The party's goal is to achieve sovereignty for Norfolk Island. (RNZ)
- Poland and the European Union
- The Polish Constitutional Tribunal rules that the Constitution of Poland takes precedence over EU laws, directly challenging the primacy of European Union law principle, escalating tensions around the Polish rule-of-law crisis and in particular around the country's controversial judicial reforms. (The New York Times) (Politico)
Sports
- A Saudi-backed consortium, funded through its sovereign wealth fund Public Investment Fund, officially purchases Newcastle United F.C. for £300 million. An agreement on its purchase was finalized upon last April, but impasses on the issue of ownership among the specific entities in the consortium prevented the deal from moving forward until recently. (ESPN)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- Afghanistan conflict
- Nigerian bandit conflict
- Mali War
- A battle between jihadists and Malian forces in the central Mopti Region leaves at least nine soldiers and 15 insurgents dead. The mayor of the nearby town of Bankass says that up to 16 soldiers were killed in the attack. (Reuters)
Arts and culture
- The Afghanistan pavilion opens at the Expo 2020 after being closed during the first week of the event following the Taliban takeover in the country. (Khaleej Times)
Health and environment
- COVID-19 pandemic
- COVID-19 pandemic in Europe
- COVID-19 pandemic in Denmark, COVID-19 vaccination in Denmark
- Denmark suspends the use of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine for people under the age of 18 after reports of myocarditis and meningitis, which are rare side effects of the vaccine. (The Local Denmark)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Romania
- Romania reports a record 331 deaths from COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, thereby bringing the nationwide death toll to 38,260. (Euractiv)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Russia
- Russia reports a record 929 deaths from COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, thereby bringing the nationwide death toll to 212,685. (Gulf News)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Sweden, COVID-19 vaccination in Sweden
- Sweden temporarily suspends the use of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine for people born since 1991 for precautionary reasons after reports of possible rare side effects, such as myocarditis. (CBS News)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Denmark, COVID-19 vaccination in Denmark
- COVID-19 pandemic in Asia
- COVID-19 pandemic in Kazakhstan
- Kazakhstan signs an agreement to purchase four million doses of the Pfizer–BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine which will be delivered in the fourth quarter of this year. (KAZINFORM)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Singapore
- COVID-19 pandemic in Vietnam
- Vietnam surpasses 20,000 deaths from COVID-19. (VN Express)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Kazakhstan
- COVID-19 pandemic in Brazil, Travel restrictions related to the COVID-19 pandemic
- Brazil lifts an air travel restriction that prevented travel from the United Kingdom, South Africa and India due to the pandemic. Travellers from these countries can now enter Brazil after showing a negative COVID-19 test result. (Reuters)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Canada, COVID-19 vaccination in Canada
- Canadian federal government announces a nationwide COVID-19 vaccine mandate for rail and train passengers and will place unvaccinated core federal employees under unpaid leave as early as November 15 if they had not disclose their vaccination status by October 29. (CNN)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Europe
- The World Health Organization endorses the mass rollout of the malaria vaccine RTS,S across Sub-Saharan Africa and other countries affected by the disease after pilot programs with the vaccine in Ghana, Kenya, and Malawi reduced malaria-related hospitalization and death rates among children by 70%. (The Guardian)
International relations
- Nuclear weapons of the United States
- The U.S. State Department reveals that the current stockpile of nuclear weapons is 3,750 warheads. (State.gov)
- Russia–NATO relations
- NATO expels eight members of the Russian Mission to NATO, accusing the Russians of secretly operating as intelligence officers. NATO also reduces the number of Russian positions at the organization to 10. (Military.com)
- Paris Agreement
- Turkey ratifies the Paris Climate Accords, an international treaty on climate change, becoming the last G20 country to do so. (MSN)
Law and crime
- Timberview High School shooting
- Four people are wounded as a gunman opens fire at an high school in Arlington, Texas, United States after a fight. The suspected attacker escaped from the scene, but was arrested several hours later. (The Daily Beast)
- Abortion in the United States
- United States federal judge Robert L. Pitman issues an order to block the Texas Heartbeat Act. (USA Today)
- Chilean opposition politicians agree to seek impeachment of President Sebastián Piñera due to potential conflict of interest and tax evasion, as revealed by the Pandora Papers which were released on Sunday. (Mercopress)
- Case Breakers, a group of former law enforcement individuals, claim to have identified the Zodiac Killer as Gary Francis Poste, an individual who had passed away in 2018. The finding is vehemently disavowed by the FBI, who assert the case is "still very much open". (The Independent)
Politics and elections
- Peruvian President Pedro Castillo announces the resignation of Prime Minister Guido Bellido. Mirtha Vásquez is sworn-in to replace Bellido. (Reuters) (Andina)
Science and technology
- Facebook Files
- Frances Haugen, a former Facebook employee, tells U.S. lawmakers that the company's sites and apps "harm children, stoke division and weaken our democracy". (BBC News)
- Chemists Benjamin List of Germany and David MacMillan of the United States are awarded the 2021 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for their work on molecular engineering through organocatalysis. (AFP via Gulf News)
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Ongoing events
Business
- COVID-19 recession
- Lebanese liquidity crisis
- Pandora Papers leak
- United Kingdom natural gas supplier crisis
- United Kingdom motor fuel panic buying
Disasters
- Climate crisis
- COVID-19 pandemic
- 2020–21 H5N8 outbreak
- 2021 Atlantic hurricane season
- 2021 Pacific typhoon season
- Madagascar food crisis
- Water crisis in Iran
- Yemeni famine
- 2021 La Palma eruption
Politics
- Belarusian protests
- Belarus−European Union border crisis
- Brazilian protests
- Colombian tax reform protests
- Eswatini protests
- Haitian protests
- Indian farmers' protests
- Insulate Britain protests
- Jersey dispute
- Libyan peace process
- Myanmar protests
- Nicaraguan protests
- Nigerian protests
- Persian Gulf crisis
- Peruvian crisis
- Romanian political crisis
- Russian election protests
- Tigrayan peace process
- Thai protests
- Tunisian political crisis
- United States racial unrest (Stop Asian Hate)
- Venezuelan presidential crisis
Recently concluded
- Belarus: Maria Kalesnikava
- China: Sun Dawu
- France: Nicolas Sarkozy
- India: Shashi Tharoor
- Indonesia: Juliari Batubara, Edhy Prabowo
- Russia: Lyubov Sobol
- Rwanda: Paul Rusesabagina
- United Kingdom: Apsana Begum
- United States: R. Kelly, Robert Durst, Ed Buck, Stephen Calk
Ongoing
- Armenia: Serzh Sargsyan
- Belarus: Sergei Tikhanovsky
- Canada: Peter Nygård
- France: Brussels ISIL
- Indonesia: Nurdin Abdullah
- Israel: Benjamin Netanyahu
- Kyrgyzstan: Almazbek Atambayev
- Malta: Yorgen Fenech
- Philippines: Leila de Lima
- Sudan: Omar al-Bashir
- United States: Elizabeth Holmes
Upcoming
- Canada: Raj Grewal
- Indonesia: Azis Syamsuddin, Alex Noerdin
- Kosovo: Hashim Thaçi, Kadri Veseli
- Lesotho: Maesiah Thabane
- United States: Allen Weisselberg, Ghislaine Maxwell, Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, Peter Nygård, Lev Parnas
- Vatican City: Giovanni Angelo Becciu
- Zimbabwe: Ignatius Chombo
- ICC: Ali Kushayb
- Association football
- Women's association football
- American football
- Baseball
- Basketball
- Cricket
- Golf
- Ice hockey
- Motorsport
- Rugby union
- Tennis
- Other sports seasons
October
- 11: Stewart Murray Wilson
- 10: Abdul Qadeer Khan
- 9: Abolhassan Banisadr
- 9: Farooq Feroze Khan
- 8: Raymond T. Odierno
- 7: James Brokenshire
- 4: Alan Kalter
- 4: Eddie Robinson
- 3: Todd Akin
- 3: Jorge Medina
- 3: Bernard Tapie
- 3: Lars Vilks
- 2: Matt Holmes
- 2: John Wes Townley
- 1: Frank LoCascio
- 1: Oğuzhan Asiltürk
September
- 30: Carlisle Floyd
- 30: John Rigas
- 28: Tommy Kirk
- 28: Princess Lalla Malika of Morocco
- 28: Dr. Lonnie Smith
- 28: Michael Tylo
- 27: Andrea Martin
- 27: Roger Hunt
- 26: George Frayne
- 26: Alan Lancaster
- 26: Bobby Zarem
- 25: Théoneste Bagosora
- 25: Patricio Manns
- 24: Robert Altman
- 24: Pee Wee Ellis
- 24: Jitender Mann Gogi
- 23: Jorge Urosa Savino
- 22: Abdelkader Bensalah
- 22: Roger Michell
- 22: Jay Sandrich
- 21: Willie Garson
- 21: Mohamed Hussein Tantawi
- 21: Melvin Van Peebles
- 20: Sarah Dash
- 19: James Bilbray
- 19: Sylvano Bussotti
- 19: John Challis
- 19: Jimmy Greaves
- 19: Allan Slaight
- 19: Dinky Soliman
- 18: Mario Camus
- 17: Abdelaziz Bouteflika
- 16: Jane Powell
- 16: Dušan Ivković
- 16: Casimir Oyé-Mba
- 16: Adnan Abu Walid al-Sahrawi
- 16: Clive Sinclair
- 16: Silas Atopare
- 14: Norm Macdonald
- 14: Ida Nudel
- 14: David Yonggi Cho
- 13: Don Collier
- 13: Charlotte Johnson Wahl
- 13: Borisav Jović
- 11: Abimael Guzmán
- 11: María Mendiola
Africa
- Angola
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