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September 18

Politics and elections

Russians begin voting to elect 450 seats of the State Duma over a period of three days following Ukrainian attacks upon oil infrastructure. The elections are also held under strict control during the Russo-Ukrainian war, combined with an ongoing crackdown on anti-war opposition and Yabloko being disqualified from running.
Source: AP external link

Business and economy

The Bank of Japan raises its benchmark interest rate by 0.25 percentage points to 1.25%, the highest level since 1995, citing inflation pressures from rising energy costs and a weak yen, and signals further increases.
Source: AFP via France 24 external link

Armed conflicts and attacks

The IRNA reports that Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps has hit the Togo-flagged oil tanker as it attempted to pass the Strait of Hormuz.
Source: Al Jazeera external link

Law and crime

Pakistan's medical regulator orders Afghan students enrolled in medical and dental programs to leave their colleges and return to Afghanistan. Dozens challenge the directive in court, while a Lahore judge temporarily suspends expulsions in Punjab.
Source: AFP via France 24 external link
Three students, including the perpetrator, are killed ‌and eight others are injured ​in ​a mass shooting at a ⁠secondary ​school in ​Banga, South Cotabato, Philippines.
Source: AA external link
A suicide car bombing at a mosque in Kohat District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan kills at least sixteen, with an unknown number of others injured.
Source: The Economic Times external link

September 17

Politics and elections

Ulf Kristersson announces his resignation as Prime Minister of Sweden after his right-wing bloc wins 173 seats in the Riksdag, compared to 176 won by the opposition, led by Magdalena Andersson.
Source: BBC News external link
Venezuela restores access to 17 news websites that were previously blocked, including EFE, , NTN24, and , as the interim government and opposition resume political transition talks that include freedom of expression.
Source: Gulf News external link
Australia tightens visa rules for international students and working holidaymakers, restricts visa switching, and increases enforcement against overstayers as it seeks to reduce net overseas migration to 225,000 by 2027–28 and ease pressure on housing.
Source: AFP via France 24 external link

Armed conflicts and attacks

Lt. Col. "Aleph", the chief police officer in the Southern Command's Gaza Division, is dismissed following his role in the failures leading to the Hamas-led October 7 attacks on Israel.
Source: The Times of Israel external link
The Israel Defense Forces confirm that they have killed a Al-Qassam Brigades Nukhba Forces commander who took part in the October 7 attacks in a airstrike and a Hamas navy officer in another airstrike in Gaza City.
Source: JFeed external link
The UN Independent International Fact-Finding Mission finds "reasonable grounds" that the United States military may have committed war crimes with attacks on the Minab school and Lamerd sports hall.
Source: Reuters external link
reports that Saudi Arabia has sent a proposal for Oman to mediate a two-week ceasefire with the Houthis.
Source: AzerNews external link
A Yemeni resident is reported to be killed by debris from a drone in Taif, Mecca Province.
Source: Arab News external link

Arts and culture

The 16th-century Codex Azcatitlan goes on display in Mexico City after France loaned two folios nearly two centuries after the manuscript left the country. Mexico continues seeking the codex's permanent return from France.
Source: BBC News external link

International relations

Serbian president Aleksandar Vučić inaugurates a factory for Israeli-made drones that will be produced by the country's Krušik company, with Vučić stating that it will employ 100 people and produce advanced equipment for the Serbian military.
Source: AP external link

Health and environment

The United States Fish and Wildlife Service narrows its enforcement of the Endangered Species Act by excluding unintentional wildlife deaths from its definition of prohibited take, including foreseeable deaths linked to activities such as commercial fishing and logging.
Source: AFP via France 24 external link
Biologists publish a study in the journal describing a new species of wild cat belonging to the genus , commonly called the "tilcayo", in the Yungas cloud forests of Bolivia. This discovery marks the first new cat species in over 100 years.
Source: Reuters external link

September 16

Sports

In association football, Clearlake Capital buys out Todd Boehly and Mark Walter's stakes to gain full control of Premier League club Chelsea. The deal is valued at around £950 million (€1.1 billion) for the 25% share. Chelsea is now worth about £5 billion (€5.8 billion).
Source: ESPN external link
The Women's Tennis Association (WTA) announces that its finals will move from Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, to the Spectrum Center in Charlotte, North Carolina, United States, for three years beginning in 2027. The WTA also relocates its global headquarters from St. Petersburg, Florida, to Charlotte.
Source: BBC external link

Law and crime

A district court in Seoul, South Korea, orders North Korea to pay KRW44.6 billion (US$32.5 million) in damages for destroying the Inter-Korean Liaison Office in Kaesong in 2020, in South Korea's first damages lawsuit against North Korea.
Source: Reuters external link
Macau begins its first closed-door national security trial against former legislator Au Kam San, who faces charges including subversion of state power and alleged ties with foreign groups and media outlets. He faces up to 25 years in prison.
Source: AFP via RTL Today external link
The Kosovo Specialist Chambers sentences former prime minister Hashim Thaçi to 25 years in prison after convicting him on charges of murder, torture, cruel treatment and arbitrary detention committed during the Kosovo War.
Source: AP external link

Armed conflicts and attacks

Twenty-one people are killed, 45 are injured, and about 100 others are missing after a residential building in Gaza City collapses after it was previously hit by an Israeli airstrike. Twelve children are among the fatalities.
Source: Al Jazeera external link

Politics and elections

The Philippine Commission on Elections proclaims all 78 elected members of the Bangsamoro Parliament, with four parties given all seats for party representation. The Bangsamoro Federalist Party, earning most of the seats, fails to secure a majority, leading to a hung parliament. Meanwhile, six sectoral seats are given to the United Bangsamoro Justice Party.
Source: Manila Bulletin external link

International relations

European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen invites Canada to become the first associate member of the European Union amidst the ongoing trade war between Canada and the United States.
Source: CNBC external link
The United States House of Representatives passes a bipartisan sanctions bill that imposes sanctions on Russia's energy revenues, financial institutions, officials, and shadow fleet, while authorizing tariffs of up to 100% on major buyers of Russian oil and gas. The bill will head to president Donald Trump's desk for his signature for it to become law.
Source: Reuters external link
The first summit between South Korea and the five countries of Central Asia is held in Seoul.
Source: Al Jazeera external link

Health and environment

The United Kingdom records its second-best butterfly season in 16 years amidst record heat waves in the country.
Source: The Independent external link
Fiji declares HIV a national crisis after reporting 2,016 new diagnoses in 2025, sixteen times the 2019 total. The government estimates that one in 60 adults lives with HIV and expands testing, prevention, and treatment services.
Source: New Straits Times external link
In a study published by the journal, scientists report that the PANXEON blood test helps detect pancreatic cancer at early stages and treat the disease before it spreads.
Source: Discover external link

Disasters and accidents

Guatemala announces food aid for about 1.2 million families affected by severe El Niño-related drought, which damages crops and livestock across the Dry Corridor. The programme distributes maize, beans, and rice with World Food Programme support.
Source: Arab News external link
At least 82 people are killed when a gold mine explodes in West Kordofan, Sudan, an area under control of the Rapid Support Forces.
Source: Sky News external link

Science and technology

NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter discovers a recently formed crater on the moon larger than the Colosseum in Rome, Italy.
Source: Phys.org external link

Arts and culture

The Americana Music Honors & Awards are held at the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville, Tennessee, United States, with the Heartbreakers performing for the first time since lead vocalist Tom Petty's death in 2017.
Source: The Independent external link

September 15

Business and economy

The Panama Canal Authority reduces daily ship transits through the canal from 36 to 32 as below-average rainfall and a strengthening El Niño lower water levels in reservoirs supplying the waterway.
Source: DW external link
Kenya announces bans on exports of unprocessed gold and establishes at least three refineries, seeking to maximize its economic value by increasing domestic processing.
Source: Nairametrics external link

Disasters and accidents

Three people die when a telecopter operated by KNBC in Los Angeles, California, United States, crashes while covering a traffic collision in Chatsworth.
Source: BBC News external link
Six people die while 17 others are injured after an Elf truck, with an Isabela–Benguet route and carrying 27 passengers, plunges into a ravine in Bontoc, Mountain Province, Philippines.
Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer external link

Sports

The Italian cruise ship docks in Nagoya, Japan, to house about 4,000 Asian Games athletes and officials as delegations report accommodation problems, including undersized beds, leaking sinks, and room shortages.
Source: AFP via France 24 external link
In association football, UEFA announces that the Champions League finals in 2028 and 2029 will be held at the Allianz Arena in Munich, Germany, and Camp Nou in Barcelona, Spain, respectively.
Source: Al Jazeera external link
The World Athletics Championships in 2029 and 2031 are awarded to Nairobi, Kenya, and Munich, Germany, respectively. 2029 will mark the first time the event is held on the continent of Africa.
Source: AP external link

Politics and elections

Source: Military.com external link

International relations

A Russian Navy warship fires two flares at a Danish military helicopter in the Baltic Sea.
Source: The Guardian external link

Armed conflicts and attacks

Oman's maritime security centre reports that two sailors are reported to be missing after the Panama-flagged oil tanker was attacked in the Strait of Hormuz near the Musandam Peninsula.
Source: BBC News external link
The Kuwaiti energy ministry reports that Kuwait's electrical grid has held despite attacks from Iran against it.
Source: Arab Times Kuwait external link
The United Nations reports that more than 100,000 people have fled their homes in western and southern Yemen due the ongoing Houthi offensive against Yemeni government forces, and that 2,400 refugees have arrived in Djibouti in the last four days alone.
Source: Kurdistan 24 external link
A drone crosses from Belarusian airspace into Lithuania before being shot down by a NATO fighter jet over the village of Pratkūnai, Kaišiadorys District Municipality, near Kruonis Pumped Storage Plant, two days after an unidentified object flew over Lithuanian airspace from Belarus to Kaliningrad Oblast, Russia.
Source: LRT external link

Health and environment

The United Nations reports that daily Ebola cases in the Democratic Republic of the Congo declined from about 120 to 80, while 10 of 62 affected health zones record no new infections for more than 22 days.
Source: The Independent external link
Japan's health ministry reports 107,677 people aged 100 or older, exceeding 100,000 for the first time since records began in 1963.
Source: CNN external link

Law and crime

A court in Bangladesh sentences seven Awami League leaders who were former officials in former prime minister Sheikh Hasina's government to death over their role in deadly crackdowns on the anti-government protests in 2024.
Source: DW external link
The Northern Irish jury in the inquest returns a narrative verdict, criticising the Department for Infrastructure for failure to prevent public access to the tunnel Donohoe was found in and the police for failures in their investigation.
Source: RTÉ external link
A court in El Salvador sentences a man to life imprisonment for aggravated femicide and stalking, the first such sentence for femicide in the country's history.
Source: DW external link
A New Zealand inquiry finds that police and Oranga Tamariki failed to act on warnings that Tom Phillips might abduct his three children and possessed firearms, contributing to missed opportunities to prevent or end their nearly four-year disappearance.
Source: AFP via France 24 external link
The Brazilian public prosecutor's office files a civil action against Vale, the world's largest iron ore producer and one of Brazil's biggest companies, as well as the national mining agency and the Minas Gerais state government. The lawsuit is based on a containment overflow of two sumps at the Mina de Viga site in Congonhas in January, which caused the site to be shut down.
Source: The Rio Times external link
China implements new travel regulations allowing exit bans on citizens who violate technology import or export controls or commit national-security-related offences abroad. Returned citizens can face bans lasting six months to three years.
Source: Dawn external link
Former Golden Dawn spokesperson Ilias Kasidiaris is released from prison in Domokos, Phthiotis, Greece, after serving part of a 13-year sentence for leading a criminal organization and announces plans to return to politics, although he remains barred from office until 2033.
Source: The National Herald external link
ProRail services across northern and central parts of the Netherlands are disrupted by a sabotage operation after pipes are attached to tracks, resulting in the failure of railway signals.
Source: Politico Europe external link
Romanian farmers clash with gendarmes in Bucharest during protests against live export restrictions due to ovine rinderpest and other policies. The confrontations leave 24 people injured, including eight gendarmes, while police detain 26 protesters.
Source: Bloomberg external link