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Andry Rajoelina

Michael Randrianirina becomes President of Madagascar after Andry Rajoelina (pictured) flees the country following mass protests and a military coup.
Joel Mokyr, Philippe Aghion, and Peter Howitt are awarded the Nobel Prize in Economics for their research on the impacts of technology on economic growth.
Hamas and Israel commence a ceasefire and release hostages and prisoners as part of the Gaza peace plan.
Flooding and landslides in Mexico leave more than 70 people dead.

Page from the Tarikh-i Alfi

... that, unusually for contemporary Islamic chronicles, the Tarikh-i Alfi (page pictured) begins with the death of Muhammad, not his birth?
... that Albert Gatschet's field notes on the grammar of Atakapa is the only surviving work on the language carried out with native speakers?
... that one reviewer criticised The Magician's Daughter for not mentioning its setting's historical context?
... that only seven Tubular lifeboats were built, but they remained in service for 83 years?
... that Adolfo Rossi was the only journalist to report firsthand on the turmoil in Sicily sparked by the Fasci Siciliani in 1893?
... that gallerist and congressional candidate Esther Kim Varet inspired the character Soojin on Girls, according to The Dallas Morning News?
... that Malaysia is the most successful delegation at the Olympics without a gold medal?
... that Dutch filmmaker Richard Raaphorst claimed that a boss character in Resident Evil Village copied the design of a monster he created for his 2013 film Frankenstein's Army?
... that an ongoing U.S. naval buildup in the Caribbean, ostensibly intended to combat drug trafficking, may be actually intended to intimidate Venezuela?

Today is 18 October 2025

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