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Armed conflicts and attacks 2020 Peshawar school bombing Eight students are killed in a bombing at a madrasa in Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. (BBC) 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh conflict Artsakh Defence Minister Jalal Harutyunyan is seriously wounded in an Azerbaijani drone strike on his vehicle in Nagorno-Karabakh. He is replaced by Mikael Arzumanyan until he recovers from his injuries. (Public Radio of Armenia) Azerbaijan says an Armenian missile attack on the city of Barda has killed at least four civilians and injured 13 others. (Caspian News) Disasters and accidents 2020 Atlantic hurricane season Hurricane Zeta makes landfall on the Yucatán Peninsula as a Category 1 hurricane. (Fox News) Hurricane Warnings are issued by the National Hurricane Center across the United States Gulf coast from Morgan City, Louisiana, to the Mississippi-Alabama border. (Fox News) The Greek Navy's mine countermeasures vessel HS Kallisto is cut in two in a collision with a container ship. (New Greek TV) Health and environment COVID-19 pandemic COVID-19 pandemic in Europe COVID-19 pandemic in Russia Russia's Rospotrebnadzor orders all people to wear masks in crowded places starting tomorrow and recommends all restaurants and other late-night establishments to close between 11:00 pm and 6:00 am local time, with all public events banned during that time. (Barrons) Russia reports a record of 320 new deaths in the past 24 hours, taking the nationwide death toll since the pandemic began to 26,589. (The Moscow Times) COVID-19 pandemic in Bulgaria Bulgaria reports 2,243 new infections, a new record of cases since the pandemic began. (Novinite) COVID-19 pandemic in France France reports 523 new fatalities in the last 24 hours, which includes 292 people that died in hospitals and another 231 people who died in nursing homes. It is the highest number of daily fatalities since the first wave in April as President Emmanuel Macron prepares to announce new restrictions tomorrow. (Anadolu Agency) COVID-19 pandemic in Greece Greece reports 1,259 new infections, the highest number in a single day, bringing the nationwide total to 32,752. (Neos Kosmos) COVID-19 pandemic in Italy The number of new confirmed cases in Italy rises by a record 21,994 in the past 24 hours. In addition, the country also reports 221 new fatalities, the highest daily death toll the country has had since May. (ANSA) COVID-19 pandemic in Spain La Rioja orders the closure of restaurants and bars in its two largest towns, Logroño and Arnedo, for a month in an attempt to try to curb the second wave of COVID-19. (Reuters) COVID-19 pandemic in Asia COVID-19 pandemic in Hong Kong Hong Kong announces that it will reopen public beaches and increase the number of people allowed to sit together in bars to four people, and at restaurants to six people, on October 30, as part of a relaxation of social distancing measures. The city's government also said that those venues will be allowed to run on-site services until 2:00 am local time. (South China Morning Post) COVID-19 pandemic in Iran Iran reports 6,968 new cases and 346 deaths in the past 24 hours, its highest daily tally since the pandemic began, pushing the death toll to 33,299 and cumulative total cases to 581,824. (Arab News) COVID-19 pandemic in the United States COVID-19 pandemic in New York (state) COVID-19 pandemic in New York City New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio asked residents on Tuesday to avoid travelling out of state during the upcoming holidays. For those who decide to travel, he urged them to get tested and to quarantine for 14 days. (CNBC) COVID-19 pandemic in Wisconsin Wisconsin reports 5,262 new cases and 64 new fatalities in the last 24 hours, setting a record number for both cases and deaths since the pandemic began, according to data from the Wisconsin Department of Health Services. (WKOW-TV) COVID-19 pandemic in Algeria Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune is hospitalized at a military hospital in Algiers, days after he went into self-isolation after suspected COVID-19 cases amongst his aides. (AFP Via Yahoo News) The United Nations cancels all in-person meetings at its New York City headquarters after five people on the Niger mission tested positive. (Reuters) International relations Aftermath of the murder of Samuel Paty Thousands rally in Bangladesh's capital Dhaka calling for a boycott of French goods over French President Emmanuel Macron's defense of cartoons depicting the Islamic prophet Muhammad, which Muslims consider to be highly blasphemous. Police prevented the protesters from reaching the French Embassy. (Al Jazeera) Iran summons the French ambassador over Macron's "insulting comments" regarding Islam and Muslims. (Republic World) Saudi Arabia condemns Macron's "attempts to link Islam with terrorism" but does not join calls for a boycott of France. (Al Jazeera) Protesters burn French flags and pictures of Macron outside the French Embassy in Baghdad, Iraq. (Rudaw) France's Foreign Ministry warns its citizens to take extra security precautions while travelling in Muslim-majority countries as a Muslim backlash against France grows. (Reuters) India–United States relations Following high-level talks in Delhi, India and the United States sign a military agreement on sharing sensitive satellite data. The Basic Exchange and Cooperation Agreement on Geospatial Cooperation (BECA) gives the Indian Armed Forces access to a range of sensitive geospatial and aeronautical data for military use. Agreements on nuclear energy, earth sciences and alternative medicine are also signed. (BBC) Netherlands–Turkey relations Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan files a criminal complaint against Dutch far-right politician and activist Geert Wilders for allegedly "insulting him on social media". Turkish prosecutors accepted the complaint at an Ankara court. Erdoğan's lawyers say Wilders insulted "honour, dignity, character and reputation". (Reuters) Law and crime 2020 United States racial unrest, Killing of Walter Wallace Protests break out in Philadelphia after police shot and killed Walter Wallace, 27, who they say had been armed with a knife. There are also reports of vandalism, including looting, spray painting and smashing of windows at a police station. Police also say 30 officers have been injured, many of which were struck by bricks and other debris, and that 91 protesters were arrested. (WCAU-TV) 2020 Tanzanian general election Tanzanian political party Alliance for Change and Transparency (ACT Wazalendo) reports that its Zanzibar presidential candidate Seif Sharif Hamad has been arrested following condemnation by him and the political party of the shooting deaths of at least seven civilians amid unrest over alleged fraud on the eve of presidential election. Police confirm Hamad's arrest but do not comment. (AP) LGBT rights in Nigeria A Nigerian court throws out a case against 47 men for allegedly publicly engaging in same-sex relationships at a Lagos hotel in 2018, claiming a lack of diligence on the prosecutor's part. (Reuters) Hong Kong national security law Hong Kong pro-independence activist Tony Chung is arrested when he tried to seek asylum at the U.S. Consulate General. He was on bail for alleged national security law offences. (The Guardian) Science and technology British telecommunication regulator Ofcom announces that all mobile network providers in the country will be banned from selling locked phones beginning in December 2021. (BBC)

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