The people of 16 October

Fatima Ezzahra El Mansouri, who was named Prime Minister by King Mohammed VI on 29 September, takes office as her four-party coalition Government is formally appointed.

Politics · 16 Oct · with Mohammed VI of Morocco

Israeli settlers attack and beat a group of Palestinians and American journalist Heidi Levine near Khirbet Abu Falah in the occupied West Bank.

Conflict · 16 Oct

Hungarian prime minister Péter Magyar and Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy agree to improve bilateral relations during a meeting in Brussels, Belgium, with Hungary lifting objections to further European Union accession talks for Ukraine following progress on ethnic Hungarian minority rights in Ukraine.

World · 16 Oct · with Volodymyr Zelenskyy

Cockroach Janta Party leader Abhijeet Dipke is detained in Delhi, India, ahead of the party's planned march.

Crime & Justice · 16 Oct

In women's rugby union, Canada defeats England 24–21 in a WXV Global Series match in Toronto, ending the Red Roses' four-year unbeaten run at 41 matches (the longest in rugby union history) after Shoshanah Seumanutafa scores a late try.

Sport · 16 Oct