Portal:Current events/2025 October 18
October 18, 2025 (Saturday)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- Gaza War
- Gaza peace plan
- The bodies of two deceased hostages were returned to Israel via the custody of the Red Cross from Hamas, the two hostages' names were Sgt. Maj. Muhammad Al-Atrash and Inbar Haiman. (The Times of Israel) (The Times of Israel)
- Gaza peace plan
- A Cameroonian-flagged tanker carrying liquefied petroleum gas is struck and set on fire by a projectile in the Gulf of Aden east of Aden, Yemen. At least one mariner is reported missing. (AP via The Canadian Press and MSN) (CBS News)
Disasters and accidents
- Eight people are killed and eight others are injured when a vehicle plunges into a gorge in Chandshali Ghat, Nandurbar district, Maharashtra, India. (The Times of India)
Law and crime
- Two men are killed and two other men are injured from an early morning shooting at a Sunoco gas station in the Slavic Village neighborhood in Cleveland, Ohio, United States. (WJW-TV)
Politics and elections
- Protests against Donald Trump, October 2025 No Kings protests
- A series of No Kings protests against the Trump administration are held across the United States. Additionally, protests are also held worldwide across several US embassies. (CBS News)