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Brazil : President Lula re-elected 25 October, results contested by his opponent.

China : Earthquake measuring 7.0 in Tibet (22/10), at least 16 dead and 32 injured.

Spain : Collision between two high-speed trains in Urda (Toledo Province) on the Madrid-Seville line, at least 69 dead (28/10).

France : Shooting in Trappes and La Verrière (Yvelines), 1 dead and 5 injured (23/10), referred to the National Anti-Terrorism Prosecutor’s Office (PNAT), suspected racist motive. Prolonged social unrest.

Persian Gulf : Escalation between Saudi Arabia and the Houthis after the Saudi-backed Yemeni government launched its “Dawn of Yemen” offensive (4/10). Increase in attacks on Saudi territory: at least 12 dead and more than 300 injured at King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh (10/10), 3 dead in Abha and Riyadh (6-7/10), 4 dead in Dammam and at the Shaybah oil field (21/10). Repeated flight suspensions, ordered departure of US diplomatic staff (21/10). Merchant ships hit in the Strait of Hormuz.

Jordan : Shooting during a funeral at a church in Hmoud (Karak Governorate), at least 7 dead (23/10).

Serbia : Student list wins the general election (25/10). Terrorist threat level raised after a knife attack outside the Israeli Embassy (28/10).

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