Timelines
How the main stories unfold, day after day: each timeline gathers the articles about one event, with a summary.
- South Korea test-flies its first domestically developed hypersonic weapon
South Korea has flight-tested its first domestically developed hypersonic weapon.
- South Korea to recall its ambassador to Ukraine over a North Korean POW dispute
South Korea says it will recall its ambassador to Ukraine, stepping up its protest of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's recent revelation of a supposedly secret transfer of two North Korean prisoners of war to South Korea.
- Suspected plot against RAF Fairford: seven men arrested and bailed, U.S. bombers withdrawn
Five men were arrested near RAF Fairford, a U.S.-run air base in England used by American bombers to strike Iran, and released on bail; British Prime Minister Andy Burnham said there were 'strong indications' Iran played a part. A sixth man, a dual U.K.-Iranian national, was arrested in London and also released on bail, and on October 6 police arrested a seventh man, 22, in London on suspicion of a terror offense linked to Iran. The U.S. Air Force has brought all its bombers at RAF Fairford back to the United States. On October 8, police released on bail a 22-year-old British man arrested on suspicion of plotting a terror attack at the base, the seventh man bailed in the investigation.
- Rubio visits Portugal, praising a 'great ally' as he wraps up a tour of NATO allies
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio is in Portugal, wrapping up a tour of NATO allies. He praised the country as a 'great ally' and is looking to build deeper ties.
- Britain's consulate in East Jerusalem is downgraded to a mission in a dispute with Israel
Britain's consulate in east Jerusalem is being downgraded in status to a mission, following a dispute with Israel related to British trade sanctions against Jewish settlements in the occupied West Bank. The facility was under threat of being shut, but Israel and the U.K. cut a last-minute deal to avoid its full closure, The New York Times reports, and it will remain under a new name, the British foreign secretary said. Israel says the consulate has stopped functioning in that capacity and 20 staffers will leave the country.
- Police fire tear gas at a barricaded Paris school as protests show no sign of ending
Students in northeastern Paris gathered Thursday to protest outside a barricaded high school, and police responded using tear gas, as school protests in France show no sign of ending.
- Eritrean soldiers entered northern Ethiopian towns, a government-allied commander says
A commander allied with Ethiopia's government says Eritrean soldiers have entered towns in northern Ethiopia. According to the commander, the soldiers entered Adigrat and Idaga Hamus, with military officers conducting surveillance in Idaga Hamus.
- Rubio, in Athens, urges Europe to defend Western values and presses Greece on migration
In a sweeping speech against the backdrop of the Acropolis in Athens, Secretary of State Marco Rubio called for the nations of the West to return to their civilizational roots and restore the values that drove the rise of Europe and North America to global dominance for centuries, and urged Europe to strengthen its alliance with the United States. He praised Greece for spending more on defense while saying it needs to address 'mass migration', and stressed the need for U.S. security work with Greece on migration and terrorism. Greece has been a longtime defense and security ally of the United States and lets the U.S. military and other NATO member nations use sites on its territory for a range of operations.
- Russian strikes on Kyiv and other Ukrainian cities kill at least 25 civilians
Russian missiles and drones pounded Kyiv and a dozen other Ukrainian regions overnight into Wednesday in a major attack that Kyiv saw coming. The toll rose through the day, from two dead in the capital in early reports to at least 25 civilians killed, including five children, and about 100 injured in the latest report.
- Brazil presidential election heads to runoff after no majority vote
Brazil's presidential election has moved to a runoff after no candidate secured a majority of votes in the first round, which the electoral court confirmed. Senator Flávio Bolsonaro, an ally of U.S. President Donald Trump, came first ahead of incumbent President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, and the two will meet in the runoff on October 25. Lula was to spend Monday trying to shake up his campaign, while Bolsonaro reached for more support. Both are now focused on persuading undecided voters, as Brazil's undecided and abstaining voters may determine the election.
- Ukraine claws back land in the Donbas, thwarting a Russian push
Vladimir Putin has repeatedly said that the fall of the Donbas region in eastern Ukraine is inevitable and will happen faster than Ukraine thinks, but recent trends paint a different picture. Ukraine has clawed back land in the Donbas, and Kyiv has so far stymied Russian efforts to encircle Ukrainian 'fortress belt' cities.
- Senators push the Trump administration to act swiftly on Russian sanctions to help Ukraine
Bipartisan leadership in the Senate is urging the Trump administration to act swiftly on Russian sanctions to help Ukraine. The push comes nearly a month after President Donald Trump signed a sweeping Russian sanctions bill named after Lindsey Graham.
- Sri Lanka's former first lady arrested over alleged misuse of charity donations
The wife of Sri Lanka's former powerful President Mahinda Rajapaksa has been arrested and detained on corruption allegations. She is accused of misusing donations received into her charity when she was first lady.
- Indian opposition leader Rahul Gandhi detained during a protest against the election chief
Police in New Delhi temporarily detained opposition leader Rahul Gandhi to end an almost nine-hour standoff during a protest seeking the resignation of the chief election official, in a row over voter rolls. Authorities had braced for the march by India's main opposition parties with a heavy security presence around Parliament and the Election Commission's headquarters.
- Man charged with killing ex-politician Ann Widdecombe allegedly tried to break into Nigel Farage's home
A man is charged with killing former British politician Ann Widdecombe. A prosecutor says he allegedly tried to break into Nigel Farage's home about a year earlier.
- Kosovo lawmakers elect economist Justina Shiroka Pula as president, averting a snap election
Kosovo's lawmakers have elected economist Justina Shiroka Pula as the country's new president. The late-night vote narrowly avoided a snap election.
- US Marine arrested for alleged murder of woman on Okinawa triggers Japan's outrage
Japanese police arrested U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Devin Jacob Ballard, 20, on suspicion of robbing and strangling Anna Yagi, 39, at a hotel on Okinawa, triggering outrage in Japan. U.S. authorities pledged to fully cooperate with the investigation and have restricted troops from leaving the Okinawa base. The case has renewed protests against the heavy American military presence on the island and could complicate Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's push to strengthen defenses there with the U.S. military. Okinawa's governor has demanded that the central government do more to ensure discipline among U.S. troops on the island.
- Colombian president offers support to veterans extradited to US over Haitian leader's killing
Colombian president Abelardo de la Espriella has offered legal assistance to a group of Colombian military veterans extradited to the United States. The veterans were arrested over the 2021 killing of Haitian president Jovenel Moïse.
- Colombia launches joint task force to protect pipeline and fight ELN rebels
Colombian President Abelardo de la Espriella has launched a joint task force to protect a pipeline and fight the ELN and other rebel groups and drug gangs in the country's northeast.
- Yemen's government launches major operation against Houthi rebels
Yemen's internationally recognized government said on October 4 that it had launched a major military operation against the Iran-backed Houthi rebels. On October 5, a Saudi-led coalition said its fighter jets were bombing the Houthis along the Red Sea coastline, and later said it had recaptured several key areas around the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, according to Yemeni officials.