September 28
Science and technology
Business and economy
Russian president Vladimir Putin places German retailer Metro AG's Russian assets under temporary administration, removing Metro's operational control amid broader Russian restrictions on businesses from countries it classifies as unfriendly.
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AP 
Armed conflicts and attacks
At least 23 people are killed and others are injured as heavy clashes breaks out across the South West State of Somalia, as forces loyal to former president Abdiaziz Laftagareen launch a major armed assault on troops of Aden Madobe and Hassan Sheikh Mohamud. The assault starts with gunfire, explosive drones and a suicide vehicle bomb, spreading through the regional capital Baidoa.
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Bluewin
At least 24 people, including the former secretary of the National Security and Defence Council, Volodymyr Horbulin, are injured and three are killed as a result of Russian drone strikes on the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine building, a health clinic, and a residential building in Kyiv, Ukraine.
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Ukrainska Pravda
Polish military jets are scrambled in response to Russian airstrikes on Ukraine. Individuals in Lublin Voivodeship are briefly urged to seek shelter before an alert is lifted.
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Reuters
Disasters and accidents
Flooding and landslides kill at least eight people each in Myanmar and Thailand, while 20 to 30 people remain missing in Tanintharyi Region and more than 1.7 million people across Bangkok and 27 Thai provinces are affected.
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AFP via France 24
Eighty-one people in Uttar Pradesh, India, and 21 more in Nepal are killed during heavy floods and landslides in the past three days.
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Euronews
September 27
Sports
The Berlin Marathon is held in Germany, with Guye Adola and Tigst Assefa winning their respective marathon races although Assefa sustained cramps prior to the finish line.
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BBC News
In tennis, the Czech Republic wins its 12th Billie Jean King Cup title and first since 2018 after defeating Ukraine 2–0 in the final in Shenzhen, Guangdong, China.
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AFP
In cycling, Brandon McNulty of the United States wins the men's road race world title in Montreal, Canada, becoming the first American champion in 33 years after finishing 13 seconds ahead of Australia's Michael Matthews.
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AFP
Law and crime
Five men are arrested in relation to a 'major incident' at RAF Fairford air base in England. They are arrested on suspicion of committing offences that violate the Explosives Act 1875 and preparation of a terrorist act.
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The Guardian
Ten people are killed and 11 others are injured in a mass shooting at a store in Lwandle, City of Cape Town, South Africa. Police search for the perpetrators. A business dispute is suspected to be the main motive.
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Euronews
Three people are killed and four more injured in a mass shooting after an altercation at a strip club in Detroit, Michigan, United States.
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Al Jazeera
Politics and elections
The National Rally clears the 10-seat threshold in the Senate of France, allowing the party to meet qualifications to form a far-right parliamentary group.
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RFI
São Toméans vote to elect 55 members of the National Assembly.
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Macau Business
Serbian president Aleksandar Vučić resigns in order to run for prime minister in the upcoming parliamentary election. Speaker of the National Assembly Ana Brnabić becomes acting president.
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Reuters
Swiss voters reject an initiative that proposed to enshrine a stricter form of Swiss neutrality, which would have prevented Switzerland from imposing economic sanctions and cooperating with NATO.
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Reuters
International relations
Two giant pandas, Ping Ping and Fu Shuang, arrive at the Atlanta zoo in Georgia, U.S., as part of an agreement signed between China and the U.S. during Chinese leader Xi Jinping's state visit last week.
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AP
Disasters and accidents
Armed conflicts and attacks
Saudi Arabia's air forces carry out an airstrike at a market in Taiz, Yemen, killing seven people and wounding 40 more.
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Reuters
Russian and Ukrainian forces exchange strikes that kill at least eight people in Ukraine and one in Russia, hitting Kyiv and its outskirts; the Kharkiv and Odesa Oblasts; Sumy; and Russian-occupied Enerhodar, all in Ukraine; and Russia's Belgorod Oblast.
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AP
Russian strikes hit Kyivstar's headquarters and multiple data centres in Kyiv, including a facility struck twice that injures two children and an adult. Russia also says it targeted a Vodafone Ukraine data centre.
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India Today
The Afghan Armed Forces kill 28 fighters allegedly linked to the Islamic State in Nuristan Province. The Minister of Defense reports that the gunmen entered from Pakistan.
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Al Jazeera
A drone strikes Tigrai Television's headquarters in Mekelle, Tigray Region, Ethiopia, forcing the station off air, while Tigray People's Liberation Front forces capture Erebti, Afar Region, and advance toward Afdera.
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AFP via France 24
Business and economy
Former Turkish family minister Fatma Betül Sayan Kaya resigns from her positions in the ruling Justice and Development Party amid scrutiny over alleged links to an investment-fund scandal that prompted the Capital Markets Board to liquidate 131 funds and led to 51 arrests.
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AP
September 26
Politics and elections
India's Election Commission orders a review of its voter-roll software after concerns arise over changes that excluded millions of voters. A committee will examine whether the software complied with election laws and rules.
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Reuters
International relations
German foreign minister Johann Wadephul and Russian foreign minister Sergey Lavrov hold talks during the United Nations General Assembly, the first talks between Germany and Russia since the 2022 invasion of Ukraine.
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Reuters
Sports
In Australian rules football, the Brisbane Lions defeat the Fremantle Dockers to win the 2026 Australian Football League season by seven points, winning their third consecutive premiership and sixth overall.
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The Guardian
In tennis, Ukraine reaches its first Billie Jean King Cup final after defeating defending champion Italy 2–0 in the semifinals, with Elina Svitolina securing the decisive victory over Jasmine Paolini.
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AP
In cycling, the Netherlands' Demi Vollering wins the women's road race world title in Montreal, Canada, defeating Poland's Katarzyna Niewiadoma-Phinney in the final sprint, while Italy's Elisa Longo Borghini takes bronze.
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AFP
Germany's Olympic committee selects Munich as its candidate to host the Summer Olympics and Paralympics in 2036, 2040, or 2044.
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AP
Armed conflicts and attacks
A Pakistani Taliban suicide bomber self-detonates at a police checkpoint in Dera Ismail Khan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan, killing twelve people and wounding 30 more.
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AP
Law and crime
Eighteen people are killed and 14 more are injured in a mass shooting carried out by eight gunmen at a tavern in Carletonville, Gauteng, South Africa. Police launch a manhunt for the gunmen. It is suspected that the shooting is linked to a dispute over illegal gold mining.
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Reuters
Four people are killed in a mass shooting by unknown gunmen on a street in Khayelitsha, South Africa.
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Smile
The body of a murdered woman is found in Ekurhuleni, South Africa. She is the tenth woman found killed in the city in the last three months. Police says that it can not rule out the possibility that the killings are carried out by a serial killer.
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BBC News
Disasters and accidents
In Thailand, Bangkok governor Chadchart Sittipunt declares a flood disaster across the city as severe flooding kills at least two people and affects more than 84,000 nationwide.
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AP
A nor'easter is reported along the East Coast of the United States, forcing the cancellation of 400 flights and leaving more than 68,000 homes without power. One person is killed in New York City, New York.
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WABC-TV
Seven sailors are injured and 25 are rescued after a fire breaks out aboard the Russian fishing vessel off the Kamchatka Peninsula in the Far East.
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Reuters
September 25
Disasters and accidents
Law and crime
Venezuela releases at least 29 detainees whom rights groups classify as political prisoners following a second round of talks between the interim government and opposition, while organizations continue verifying the number and identities of those freed.
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AFP via RFI
Mary Jane Veloso is released from a prison in Mandaluyong, Philippines, after president Bongbong Marcos's absolute pardon of her was approved yesterday.
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Rappler
Four people are killed and four more injured in a mass shooting on a street in Kingstown, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. The perpetrators are on the run.
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Al Jazeera
A court in Paris, France, sentences Loik Le Priol to 26 years in prison and Romain Bouvier to 19 years for murdering former Argentine rugby union player Federico Martín Aramburú in 2022. Le Priol and Bouvier had links to the dissolved far-right group Groupe Union Défense.
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BBC News
Sri Lanka's parliament approves a constitutional amendment extending the terms of senior judges by two years as part of efforts to reduce an estimated 1.1 million-case backlog.
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Reuters
Armed conflicts and attacks
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Radio Tamazuj
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Sudan Tribune
The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees reports a sharp increase in refugees fleeing from Sudan to Chad in a effort to escape the civil war and dire conditions, with 400 people a day crossing eastern Chad.
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Reuters
reports that United States president Donald Trump has rejected Iranian foreign minister Abbas Araghchi's proposal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and halt regional fighting within seven days in exchange for easing U.S. sanctions and releasing Iranian frozen funds.
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Reuters
Russian drone and missile strikes on residential buildings and other civilian sites in Kyiv, Ukraine, kill seven people, including a 14-year-old boy, and injure 46 others.
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AFP via News.com.au
The Puntland Maritime Police Force successfully frees the oil tanker following a multi-day counter-piracy operation near Garacad, Mudug, Puntland, after it was seized by Somali pirates in August.
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Reuters
Pakistan says that its military has killed 13 Afghan security forces during shootouts at the border. Afghanistan's government denies the claim.
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AP
Health and environment
A laboratory-confirmed mpox case from a 21-year-old woman is reported in Bunia, Ituri Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo.
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Reuters
Sports
In swimming, China's Zhang Zhanshuo becomes the first athlete to win seven gold medals at a single Asian Games, securing his seventh title in the men's 400-metre freestyle with a Games-record time of 3:41.28.
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AFP
In association football, an independent Premier League commission finds Manchester City F.C. guilty of 114 of 115 alleged financial-rule breaches spanning the 2009–10 to 2022–23 seasons.
Source:
CNN
International relations
China and the United States reach an agreement to cut tariffs on $30 billion of goods and launch a dialogue on artificial intelligence.
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Reuters
Authorities in the Darfur region open the Tina crossing at the border with Chad for aid deliveries across North Darfur.
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Sudan Tribune
Business and economy
Days before the general election, Brazilian president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva issues a provisional measure banning online betting in Brazil, immediately halting new deposits. Users may withdraw remaining funds until October 5, and Congress must approve the measure within 120 days for it to remain in force.
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BBC News