A 36-year-old American woman, Michelle Alejandra Rubio Leiva, died after falling approximately 300 metres in the Dolomites, Italy, while hiking with family on 17 October.

A student-led movement, the Student List, has secured victory in Serbia’s snap parliamentary election, winning 52.54 per cent of the vote. This outcome signals the end of former President Aleksandar Vucic’s decade-long political dominance, with the Student List projected to gain 140 seats in parliament.

Two brown bears, Bu and Tyapa, have been successfully relocated from cages in Dagestan, Russia, to a forest sanctuary in Donegal, Ireland, after a five-year rescue effort.

A 10-year-old girl in Santiago del Estero, Argentina, is found to be six months pregnant, leading to the arrest of her stepfather on suspicion of abuse.

Ferne King, a 25-year-old mother from Fife, Scotland, was found dead in an Airbnb in Durrës, Albania, on October 8, with authorities stating cardiac arrest is the cause.

Elena Rybakina defeated Leylah Fernandez 6-2 6-2 at the Ningbo Open, securing her first trophy as world number one. This victory advances her pursuit of the year-end top ranking and follows her successful season, including titles at the Australian and US Opens.