Portal:Current events/2025 October 21

October 21, 2025 (Tuesday)

Armed conflicts and attacks

Syrian conflict
- Three Druze civilians are shot dead by unidentified gunmen on motorcycles in a suspected sectarian attack in Kafr Maris, Idlib Governorate, Syria. (AP)
Gaza war
- Gaza peace plan
  - Two deceased Israeli hostages, Arie "Zalman" Zalmanowicz and Tamir Adar, are handed over to Israel by Hamas. (The Times of Israel)

Arts and culture

Disasters and accidents

At least 42 people are killed and 52 others are injured when a tanker truck transporting gasoline crashes and explodes in Bida, Nigeria. (BBC News) (AP)
At least 14 people are killed and dozens of others are injured when an overcrowded train full of merchants crashes into a stationary train near Dire Dawa in Oromia Region, Ethiopia. (Africanews)

Law and crime

Attempted assassination of Robert Fico
- A Slovak court sentences 72-year-old Juraj Cintula, the perpetrator in the attempted assassination of prime minister Robert Fico in 2024, to 21 years in prison. Cintula continues to deny the accusations, saying he aimed away from vital organs. (AP) (BBC News)
Irish anti-immigration protests
- Rioting takes place in Dublin, Ireland, with several thousand anti-immigration protesters attempting to storm a hotel housing asylum seekers in the city after the alleged rape of a 10-year-old Irish girl by an asylum seeker. A police vehicle is set on fire during the unrest. (BBC News)
Poland–Ukraine relations, Romania–Ukraine relations, Russia–Ukraine relations
- A Ukrainian citizen is detained in Poland and two others are arrested in Romania for allegedly working for Russian intelligence agencies and preparing acts of sabotage on Ukrainian shipping routes. (AP)
A Colombian court overturns a bribery conviction against former president Álvaro Uribe, who had been sentenced to 12 years of house arrest in August 2025. The court is still considering further appeals on a fraud charge. (Reuters) (DW)

Politics and elections