A massive fire broke out on October 8, 1871, in a small barn behind the O'Leary family home in Chicago, spreading rapidly due to strong winds and wooden buildings. The fire killed about 300 people and destroyed 48 buildings completely, with the Chicago Water Tower surviving as a memorial.

Occupation forces released most Spanish activists detained in the Global Freedom Flotilla except one accused of biting a Zionist doctor in Ketziot Prison. Conflicting accounts about the incident circulate on social media and occupation sources.

Avner Ben-Amos, an Israeli historian, says education in Israel ignores settlement and occupation issues post-1967, leading to a lack of awareness among Israelis about the causes of the October 7, 2023 events. He points out that media and education justify occupation and dehumanize Palestinians.

The Palestinian Journalists Syndicate accuses the Israeli occupation of committing the largest media extermination crime in Gaza's history, with over 252 journalists killed during two years of ongoing war, and calls on the international community to pressure for journalists' access to Gaza.

Border villages in the Orontes Basin have endured 10 months of forced displacement and neglect, prompting residents to organize an open sit-in in front of the Iranian embassy demanding their rights and accountability.

The director of Loudaya Prison in Marrakech contacted the director of the Regional Academy of Education and Training to schedule a meeting to prepare a work program and list of locations for implementing community service sentences, as part of criminal justice reform and the implementation of Law No. 22/43 and Decree No. 386/25/2.

Egyptian actress Ghada Adel admitted to undergoing a face-lifting cosmetic surgery to appear younger and expressed no embarrassment discussing the topic during a TV interview.

The Governor of Qalyubia signed a memorandum of understanding with a specialized company to develop the Nile River Corniche in Benha, aiming to establish restaurants and floating leisure boats that provide new job opportunities and serve the citizens.

The UK Foreign Ministry has urged Israel to hand over humanitarian aid carried by the Steadfast Global Fleet to organizations working on the ground in Gaza. The ministry stressed the importance of respecting international law and the rights of activists on board, holding the Israeli government responsible for the humanitarian crisis in Gaza.

A terrorist attack on a Jewish synagogue in Manchester resulted in two deaths and three critical injuries. UK police identified the suspect as Jihad Al-Shami, a British citizen of Syrian origin, who was killed after the attack.