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September 28

Armed conflicts and attacks

Heavy fighting is breaking out across South West State of Somalia, as forces loyal to former president Abdiaziz Laftagareen are launching a major armed assault on troops of Aden Madobe and Hassan Sheikh Mohamud. The assault is starting with gunfire, explosive drones and a suicide vehicle bomb and is spreading through the regional capital, Baidoa.
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September 27

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.
Source: Reuters external link
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.
Source: AP external link
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.
Source: India Today external link
Afghan forces kill 28 fighters allegedly associated with the Islamic State and capture another 32 from Pakistan.
Source: AP external link
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.
Source: AFP via France 24 external link

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.
Source: RFI external link
São Toméans vote to elect 55 members of the National Assembly.
Source: Macau Business external link
Source: Reuters external link
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.
Source: Reuters external link

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.
Source: AP external link

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.
Source: AP external link

Law and crime

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.
Source: Euronews external link
Three people are killed and four more injured in a mass shooting after an altercation at a strip club in Detroit, Michigan, United States.
Source: Al Jazeera external link
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.
Source: The Guardian external link

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.
Source: BBC News external link
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.
Source: AFP external link
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.
Source: AFP external link

Disasters and accidents

A bus carrying Filipino tourists veers off a highway near Munich, Germany, killing two people and wounding 25 more.
Source: Demócrata external link

September 26

International relations

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Armed conflicts and attacks

A Pakistani Taliban suicide bomber blows himself up at a police checkpoint in Dera Ismail Khan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan, killing 12 people and wounding 30 more.
Source: AP external link

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.
Source: Reuters external link

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.
Source: The Guardian external link
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.
Source: AP external link
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Germany's Olympic committee selects Munich as its candidate to host the Summer Olympics and Paralympics in 2036, 2040, or 2044.
Source: AP external link

Law and crime

Seventeen people are killed and 15 more 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.
Source: CNN external link
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.
Source: BBC News external link

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.
Source: AP external link
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.
Source: WABC-TV external link
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.
Source: Reuters external link

September 25

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.
Source: AFP external link
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 external link

Armed conflicts and attacks

The Sudanese Armed Forces announces that they have recaptured Sodri, North Kordofan.
Source: Radio Tamazuj external link
Two civilians are killed in a drone strike by Rapid Support Forces in El Obeid.
Source: Sudan Tribune external link
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.
Source: Reuters external link
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.
Source: Reuters external link
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.
Source: AFP via News.com.au external link
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.
Source: Reuters external link
Pakistan says that its military has killed 13 Afghan security forces during shootouts at the border. Afghanistan's government denies the claim.
Source: AP external link

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.
Source: Reuters external link

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.
Source: Reuters external link

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.
Source: BBC News external link

Disasters and accidents

A military-leased Let L-410 carrying 17 people, including two generals, crashes near Kenge, Kwango, Democratic Republic of the Congo, while on route to Kinshasa, killing all passengers.
Source: Reuters external link
Seven people are killed and 13 others are injured when a bus overturns on a road near Iraquara, Bahia, Brazil.
Source: G1 external link
Six people are killed and two others injured during the collapse of a two-storey building in Plaka, Athens, Greece, after an explosion caused by a suspected gas leak.
Source: BBC News external link
Two people are killed and 13 more injured in a fire at a residential building in Lucca, Tuscany, Italy.
Source: ANSA external link

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.
Source: AFP via RFI external link
Mary Jane Veloso is released from a prison in Mandaluyong, Philippines, after president Bongbong Marcos's absolute pardon of her was approved yesterday.
Source: Rappler external link
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.
Source: Al Jazeera external link
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.
Source: BBC News external link
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.
Source: Reuters external link