October 2025 in the United States

The Gaza peace plan, officially the Comprehensive Plan to End the Gaza Conflict, is a multilateral agreement between Israel and Hamas that aims to address the ongoing Gaza war and broader Middle Eastern crisis. Led by United States president Donald Trump, it was negotiated in consultation with many Arab and Muslim countries. The plan was announced by Trump on September 29, 2025, during a press conference at the White House alongside Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu. It was signed on October 9, coming into effect the following day, and was endorsed by the United Nations Security Council on November 17.

From October 1 to November 12, 2025, the federal government of the United States was shut down as Congress failed to pass appropriations legislation for the 2026 fiscal year. The Republican-controlled House of Representatives advanced a continuing resolution, but Senate Democrats repeatedly blocked it. The legislation failed 14 times before a revised appropriations bill was passed on November 10. The House of Representatives passed the Senate's revised bill on November 12, which President Donald Trump signed that day. The shutdown was the 11th government shutdown that resulted in federal employees being furloughed and the longest full government shutdown in U.S. history, lasting 43 days.

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The 2025 NXT Halloween Havoc was a professional wrestling livestreaming event produced by WWE. It was the sixth annual Halloween Havoc held for the promotion's developmental brand NXT, and the 18th Halloween Havoc event overall. It took place on October 25, 2025, at the Findlay Toyota Center in Prescott Valley, Arizona, and was the first Halloween Havoc to be broadcast on Netflix in international markets. The event featured wrestlers from sister promotion Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide (AAA) and partner promotion Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA).

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The 2025 WrestleDream was a professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by All Elite Wrestling (AEW). It was the third annual WrestleDream and took place on October 18, 2025, at the Chaifetz Arena in St. Louis, Missouri. This was AEW's second PPV event held at the venue, after Dynasty in April 2024, and the first WrestleDream to take place outside of the U.S. state of Washington. The annual event is a memorial for New Japan Pro-Wrestling founder Antonio Inoki, with the 2025 event also honoring St. Louis Wrestling Hall of Famer Lou Thesz and professional wrestling in St. Louis, including legends Harley Race, Larry "The Axe" Hennig, and "Cowboy" Bob Orton Jr..

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