Five people have been killed in indiscriminate shooting at a hotel in Guwahati, the capital of Assam in India. One more person has been seriously injured in this incident. This incident took place on Monday night at ‘Bilas Inn’ hotel in Bora Service area adjacent to GS Road of the city. Police have arrested the main accused of the murder Ghanakanta Gogoi. The licensed pistol used in the murder has been recovered from him.
Maria Corina Machado, Venezuela's opposition leader and a Nobel Peace Prize winner, made a surprise return home on Sunday after nearly a year in exile, drawing jubilant crowds in a direct challenge to the US-backed interim government.
A magnitude 5.2 earthquake struck Afghanistan’s Hindu Kush region. The quake, which occurred on Sunday night (October 25), was also felt in various areas of neighbouring Pakistan. No deaths or significant damage have been reported in either country so far.
Incumbent Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has won the second round of Brazil’s presidential election. He narrowly defeated opposition Senator Flávio Bolsonaro and was elected president for a fourth time, though not consecutively.
Renowned Indian painter Jogen Chowdhury has died. He died on Sunday morning at a private hospital in Kolkata. Jogen Chowdhury, 87, had been suffering from blood cancer for 14 months, according to family sources.
Police in France have arrested nearly 1,000 people during ongoing nationwide protests over the rising cost of living, fuel prices and problems in the education sector. Most of Saturday’s (24 October) demonstrations were peaceful during the day, but clashes between protesters and police broke out at night in Paris and several other cities.