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September 13

Politics and elections

Swedes vote to elect all 349 seats of the Riksdag. Incumbent prime minister Ulf Kristersson, who seeks to lead the Moderates to a second consecutive government while including the right-wing populist Democrats in his cabinet, is being challenged by the former prime minister and SAP leader Magdalena Andersson.
Source: DW external link

September 12

International relations

North Korea launches a series of SRBM missile tests from Wonsan in response to trilateral Freedom Edge military exercises conducted by Japan, South Korea, and the United States.
Source: Reuters external link

Arts and culture

May el-Toukhy's film wins the Golden Lion at the Venice Film Festival in Italy, while Lee Chang-dong's and Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor's win the competition's Grand Jury Prize and Special Jury Prize, respectively.
Source: Japan Today external link
Rukidi IV, the late king of Uganda's Tooro Kingdom, is buried.
Source: Reuters external link

Sports

In tennis, Elena Rybakina wins the women's singles title at the US Open, her third major title, after defeating two-time defending champion Aryna Sabalenka in the final, 6–4, 5–7, 6–2.
Source: AFP via France 24 external link
Christian Harrison and Neal Skupski win the men's doubles title at the US Open without dropping a set in the tournament after defeating Kevin Krawietz and Tim Pütz, 6–4, 7–6 in the final.
Source: AFP via France 24 external link
The Olympic flame arrives in Dakar, Senegal, ahead of the upcoming Youth Olympic Games, which will be the first Olympic event held in Africa.
Source: AP external link

Health and environment

The Atlantic hurricane season reaches a 103-day record in the satellite era without a hurricane after the season started on June 1, the first since 1941, with the El Niño in the Pacific Ocean being a big factor.
Source: USA Today external link

Armed conflicts and attacks

Iran and the United Arab Emirates sign a joint statement calling for restraint in the war. Additionally, Iranian president Masoud Pezeshkian and Abu Dhabi ruler Khaled bin Mohamed Al Nahyan meet at the BRICS summit, the highest profile meeting between the two countries since the war started on February 28.
Source: Hindustan Times external link
reports that Iran had received Chinese satellite images before launching a July 17 strike on the Muwaffaq Salti Air Base in Jordan that killed three United States Army soldiers.
Source: Arab News external link
Russian drone strikes across Ukraine kill eight civilians, including two people in Zaporizhzhia, two people at a grocery store in Zhytomyr, one person in Kryvyi Rih, while a "massive attack" targeting the Port of Odesa and surrounding areas wounds at least 28 people.
Source: AP external link
A Russian drone strikes a civilian vehicle in Kramatorsk, Donetsk Oblast, killing three people.
Source: AP external link

Disasters and accidents

The Philippine coast guard confirms that 41 more bodies have been discovered aboard the burned vessel MV off Coron, Palawan, bringing the death toll from the fire to 76.
Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer external link

Law and crime

French officials investigate if the derailment was caused by sabotage after a fragment of rail was found on the tracks.
Source: France 24 external link
Several residents are arrested after riots erupted yesterday in Kobani, Syria, over the murder of a Kurdish citizen that was blamed on an Arab man, while a prison riot at Kobani prison leaves seven inmates dead. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reports the violence erupted over plans to transfer some prisoners to another prison in Aleppo.
Source: AP external link

Politics and elections

Thousands of demonstrators gather in Dublin and Doonbeg, Ireland, against U.S. president Donald Trump's visit to the country and protest against his role in the wars in Iran and Gaza.
Source: The New York Times external link

September 11

Health and environment

A case of Ebola is reported in the Sud-Ubangi province, making it the seventh province in the Democratic Republic of the Congo the outbreak has spread to.
Source: The Independent external link
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration and U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention declares an end to the cyclosporiasis food poisoning outbreak, which is caused by and linked to iceberg lettuce from Taylor Farms, in the United States.
Source: Reuters external link
Indonesia works with Indian authorities to repatriate five baby orangutans found in an Odisha forest after suspected trafficking. Odisha Police and India's Wildlife Crime Control Bureau examine how the apes, which are native to Borneo and Sumatra, reached India.
Source: AFP via France 24 external link

Politics and elections

The U.S. Central Intelligence Agency releases 71 documents warning of a threat from Osama bin Laden and Al Qaeda prior to the September 11 attacks, including presidential daily briefs during the administrations of former U.S. presidents Bill Clinton and George W. Bush from 1998 to the day after the attacks.
Source: Al Jazeera external link

Armed conflicts and attacks

Yemen's Houthis seize Perim Island in the Strait of Bab al-Mandab after government forces withdrew, completing their takeover of the surrounding area and giving them control of territory overlooking a major sea lane between the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden.
Source: AFP via France 24 external link
The Houthis announces the ending and the success of its offensives, expelling government forces from six districts and seizing major locations.
Source: Al Jazeera external link
Saudi Arabia's Ministry of Energy temporarily closes the country's East-West Crude Oil Pipeline as a precautionary measure following multiple attacks by drones from Iraq on Thursday.
Source: CNBC external link
Ukrainian drone strikes kill two people and injure three others in Tula Oblast, Russia, while a separate strike kills a 37-year-old man in Kursk Oblast, according to regional officials.
Source: Reuters external link
Russian drone strikes hit two petrol stations in Kyiv, Ukraine, killing two people and injuring 12 others. A separate attack on a residential building injures eight people, while another strike kills a woman in Kyiv Oblast.
Source: Reuters external link

International relations

In retaliation to British sanctions on goods from Israeli settlements earlier this week, the Israeli government orders a team of British soldiers who train and advise Palestinian Authority security forces in the West Bank to leave the country.
Source: The Telegraph external link

Business and economy

The Kyrgyz National Bank reports that Kyrgyzstan has started domestically printing banknotes of the Kyrgyz som, the country's currency, for the first time since independence.
Source: Kursiv external link

Disasters and accidents

The death toll from the MV ferry fire off Coron, Palawan, Philippines, rises from five to 35 after firefighters boarded the burned vessel and recovered 30 additional bodies. The coast guard continues searching for dozens of missing passengers and crew.
Source: Reuters external link
At least 16 people are killed in a fire in a retirement home near Pitrufquén, Chile. Ten people are rescued and hospitalized.
Source: DPA via Yahoo News external link

Arts and culture

Princess Astrid, an older sister of the late Norwegian King Harald V and daughter of Olav V, dies at the age of 94.
Source: Sky News external link

Law and crime

The Gambia bans protests without official permits after demonstrations over prolonged power outages damaged a police post and utility offices. Police arrest 11 people in connection with the unrest and warn that they will disperse unauthorized gatherings.
Source: Reuters external link
Source: Reuters external link
The Seoul Central District Court acquits former South Korean president Yoon Suk Yeol on charges that he appointed his defense minister, Lee Jong-sup, as ambassador to Australia to obstruct an investigation into a South Korean marine's drowning during the 2023 floods.
Source: AP external link
South Africa extradites six Nigerian nationals allegedly belonging to Black Axe to the United States, where they face wire fraud and money laundering charges linked to online romance scams that allegedly defrauded more than 100 victims.
Source: Reuters external link
The Lebanese Army arrests Suleiman Hilal Al Assad, a cousin of former Syrian president Bashar al-Assad, along with two other men, on drug trafficking charges. The men are now under the custody of the Lebanese Defence Ministry.
Source: Gulf News external link

September 10

International relations

Algeria cuts diplomatic relations with the United Arab Emirates, without specifying a reason.
Source: Reuters external link
Peruvian president Keiko Fujimori announces that Peru will join the U.S.-led Shield of the Americas coalition against drug cartels following a visit from U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio.
Source: Reuters external link

Disasters and accidents

At least 20 people are killed and five others are reported missing after a fire breaks out on a cargo ship in Qingdao, Shandong, China.
Source: CNN external link
Five people are killed and 40 others are injured after a bus carrying Dutch tourists crashes between Zernez and Susch, Switzerland.
Source: AP external link

Business and economy

Crude oil prices in the United States, including from Brent Crude and West Texas Intermediate, reach US$100, the highest since May, amidst the country's renewed tensions with Iran.
Source: CNBC external link
The European Central Bank raises its three key interest rates by 0.25 percentage points, lifting the deposit rate to 2.50%, as higher energy prices linked to the Iran war increase inflation pressures across the eurozone.
Source: CNBC external link
The International Monetary Fund reports that the global growth of the global economy is on track to reach 3% in 2026 despite the war in Iran, but also cautioned that risks still remain high.
Source: Reuters external link

Armed conflicts and attacks

Houthis capture the port city of Mokha, as government forces retreat from the districts of Hays and Al Khawkhah. A mass exodus of civilians from the area towards Aden is reported.
Source: AFP via France 24 external link
The Israel Defense Forces and Shin Bet confirm that they have killed Hamas senior leader Farah Hamed, a senior member who was accused of carrying out the 2003 attack that resulted in the killing of Shalom Har-Melech, the late husband of Limor Son Har-Melech, in a airstrike in the Gaza Strip.
Source: The Times of Israel external link
Israeli airstrikes on the Gaza Strip kill a family of four.
Source: Reuters external link
Source: Al Jazeera external link
The U.S. Geological Survey reports that a magnitude 4.1 earthquake has been detected after Israel carried out the strike in Ali al-Taher.
Source: Sky News external link
Russia drone strikes across Ukraine kill at least 15 people and injure 90 others, including victims in Dnipro, Mykolaiv, Odesa, Pavlohrad, and Sumy. Ukraine also strikes gas facilities in Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug, Ural, Russia.
Source: Al Jazeera external link
Amnesty International says that Russia recruited foreign nationals for its war in Ukraine through deception, coercion, and exploitation, including false job offers and threats. The organization concludes that many such cases amount to human trafficking under international law.
Source: The Eastleigh Voice external link
Multiple projectile explosives believed to originate from Iraq strike pumping stations along the East–West Crude Oil Pipeline in Saudi Arabia, causing a fire.
Source: CNN external link

Law and crime

An Irish court charges Jason Hutch, a son of alleged crime boss Gerry Hutch, with facilitating a criminal organisation, the same day he was extradited from Spain.
Source: RTÉ external link
Sri Lanka's Supreme Court overturns a 2019 presidential pardon granted to Buddhist monk Galagoda Aththe Gnanasara and orders him to serve the remainder of his six-year prison sentence for criminally intimidating human rights activist Sandya Eknelygoda.
Source: AFP via France 24 external link

Health and environment

Seven more children die from suspected measles in Bangladesh in the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of deaths in the country to 1,009.
Source: The Business Standard external link
Health minister Sardar Md. Sakhawat Husain announces that Bangladesh will resume nationwide vaccinations beginning on September 25 amidst the ongoing measles outbreak.
Source: South Asian Herald external link

Science and technology

Source: Caspian Post external link