October 20, 2024 (Sunday)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- 2024 Iran–Israel conflict
- Israeli retaliation leak
- Two confidential U.S. intelligence documents are leaked to a pro-Iranian Telegram channel. The documents contain military assessments supporting the detailed preparation of Israel's retaliatory attacks against Iran. (NPR)
- Israeli retaliation leak
- Sudanese civil war
- Battle of Khartoum, 2024 Sudan famine
- Reports of disease outbreaks and starvation are reported in Khartoum North as a military offensive and battles are reported in the city. (Sudan Tribune)
- Battle of Khartoum, 2024 Sudan famine
Politics and elections
- 2024 Moldovan presidential election, 2024 Moldovan European Union membership referendum
- Moldovans vote for a president and in a referendum to amend the constitution to include the commitment to join the European Union. (Le Monde)
- Inauguration of Prabowo Subianto
- Prabowo Subianto and Gibran Rakabuming Raka are inaugurated as the 8th president of Indonesia and 14th vice president of Indonesia respectively. (AP) (Reuters)