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Armed conflicts and attacks

• Russian invasion of Ukraine
  • Crimea attacks
    • An oil terminal in Feodosia, the largest oil facility in Russian-occupied Crimea, catches fire following an overnight drone attack by Ukrainian forces. Russian state media reports a state of emergency has been declared in Feodosia due to a "human-made disaster". (Pravda)
  • Eastern Ukraine campaign
    • One person is killed and six others are wounded, including two children, in Russian shelling hit several apartment buildings in Sloviansk, Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine. (Reuters)
• Israel–Hamas war
  • Hamas, Hezbollah and the Houthis fired rockets at Gush Dan on the anniversary of the Hamas-led attack on Israel. (The Times of Israel) (Reuters)
  • 2024 Israeli protests
    • Israelis protest nationwide against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, marking one year since the Hamas-led attack on Israel, with some setting off a siren outside his official residence. (NBC) (ABC)
  • Thousands stage pro-Palestinian protests worldwide, marking one year since the Hamas-led attack on Israel. (Reuters)

Health and environment

• 2024 Atlantic hurricane season
  • Hurricane Milton
    • Hurricane Milton intensifies into a Category 5 hurricane with a minimum central pressure of 911 millibars. (National Hurricane Center)
    • Pasco, Hillsborough, and Pinellas counties in Florida cancel school and order evacuations of residential healthcare facilities in preparation of the storm. (Tampa Bay Times)
• Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine
  • American biologists Victor Ambros and Gary Ruvkun are awarded this year's Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine "for the discovery of microRNA and its role in post-transcriptional gene regulation". (CNN)

International relations

• Philippines–South Korea relations
  • The Philippines and South Korea upgrade their relations to a strategic partnership during South Korean president Yoon Suk Yeol's visit to Manila. (ABC News)

Politics and elections

• 2024 Tunisian presidential election
  • Incumbent Tunisian President Kais Saied wins a second term in the presidential election with 90.7% of the vote. The Independent High Authority for Elections reports 28.8% voter turnout, the lowest since the 2011 Tunisian revolution. (Al Jazeera)

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