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September 21

Law and crime

Jason Eaton is found guilty for shooting and critically wounding three Palestinian students in Burlington, Vermont, United States, who wore keffiyehs in solidarity with Palestine in the wake of the beginning of the Gaza war.
Source: IndyStar external link
Singapore's Land Transport Authority introduces fines of up to S$500 (US$390) for eating on public buses or placing feet on seats, while severe cleanliness or safety violations can incur penalties of up to S$5,000 (US$3,900).
Source: AFP external link

Health and environment

New Zealand's critically endangered black robin wins Forest & Bird's Bird of the Year competition with more than 26,000 votes out of about 105,000 votes.
Source: AFP external link

Arts and culture

The Red Sea International Film Festival in Saudi Arabia is postponed to 2027 due to the ongoing conflict with the Houthis.
Source: Gulf News external link

Disasters and accidents

Two pilots are killed in a helicopter crash while fighting a wildfire in Yosemite National Park, California, United States.
Source: Reuters external link
The Nepalese government announces that they are discussing resettling victims of flooding from Bhotekoshi Rural Municipality to safe places in the country.
Source: Daily Pioneer external link
An explosion injures three South Korean military officers during an operation inside the Demilitarized Zone, south of the military demarcation line. The Joint Chiefs of Staff says the cause remains unknown.
Source: The Peninsula external link

International relations

European Union ambassadors agree in principle to remove Russian oligarchs Mikhail Fridman and Alisher Usmanov from sanctions imposed over Russia's invasion of Ukraine, while renewing restrictions on about 3,000 other Russian-linked individuals and entities for three years.
Source: Billionaires.Africa external link

Armed conflicts and attacks

British prime minister Andy Burnham says that the United Kingdom will offer Saudi Arabia aerial refueling in its ongoing conflict with the Houthis.
Source: The Hill external link
An attack on a gold mining market in North Kordofan by Rapid Support Forces kills five citizens, including a goldsmith worker.
Source: Sudan Tribune external link
Source: Sudan Horizon external link
The United Nations's International Organization for Migration reports that 5 million displaced people have decided to return to Sudan despite the civil war.
Source: Arab News external link
Pakistan's military launches strikes over the Afghanistan–Pakistan border in retaliation for the 2026 Kohat attack. Afghanistan's government and the UNAMA report that a family of three was killed in the strikes, while Pakistan says the strikes killed 28 Pakistani Taliban militants.
Source: Reuters external link

September 20

International relations

Iranian authorities close down a French language centre affiliated with the French embassy in Tehran under a judicial order. Prosecutors say it operated without a licence and conducted activities against Iranian culture and national security.
Source: Reuters external link

Business and economy

The Statistical Center of Iran reports that the country's gross domestic product contracted 10.1% year-on-year from late March to late June, during the war, amid longstanding sanctions and currency depreciation.
Source: The Straits Times external link

Sports

Source: AFP external link
In cycling, Belgian rider Remco Evenepoel becomes the first man to win four consecutive Road World Championship titles in the individual time trial event and equals Fabian Cancellara and Tony Martin's joint record for the most titles. Swiss rider Marlen Reusser wins the women's time trial event.
Source: The Guardian external link

Disasters and accidents

The National Hurricane Center reports that Tropical Depression Six strengthened into Tropical Storm Fay amidst an unusually quiet Atlantic hurricane season caused by El Niño, becoming the sixth named storm of the season.
Source: WFLA-TV external link
Eight people are killed and another is injured in a fire at a textile factory in Guangdong Province, China.
Source: Reuters external link
Seven people are killed and 13 others are injured after the explosion of a gas cylinder in Ashulia, Bangladesh.
Source: Xinhua external link
Six people are killed when a bus plunges about fifteen meters into a ravine in Cruzeiro, Brazil.
Source: Xinhua external link

Health and environment

The Democratic Republic of the Congo launches vaccinations for frontline workers amdist the Ebola outbreak in the country.
Source: Africanews external link

Law and crime

Haiti sends 18 suspects in the July 2021 assassination of President Jovenel Moïse to the United States to face federal charges related to the killing.
Source: Reuters external link
Pakistani police arrest businesswoman Aleema Khan, sister of jailed former prime minister Imran Khan, at her home in Lahore, Punjab, one week before his Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party's planned protest march. Police and the government do not state a reason for the arrest.
Source: Reuters external link
Four unauthorized miners are killed in a shooting targeting a vehicle by unidentified gunmen in Barkin Ladi, Plateau State, Nigeria.
Source: Daily Post Nigeria external link
Three people are killed and another is injured in a mass shooting at a shack in an informal settlement in Philippi, Cape Flats, South Africa.
Source: SABC external link

Politics and elections

State elections are held in Germany for the Landtag of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern and the Berlin House of Representatives, with an expected decline for the Chancellor Friedrich Merz's party, the CDU.
Source: BBC News external link

Armed conflicts and attacks

Qatar's foreign ministry says that they are working to resume ceasefire negotiations between Iran and the United States.
Source: Middle East Eye external link
Ukrainian forces launch a massive drone attack on Moscow Oblast, Russia, with more than 1,600 long-range drones launched from Ukraine. At least two people are killed with hundreds more evacuated while Moscow Refinery is on fire following several direct hits.
Source: Al Jazeera external link
Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy confirms he ordered the attack on Moscow in response to Russian forces targeting civilians in Ukrainian cities, saying that FP-5 Flamingo cruise missiles and ballistic missiles were also used in the attack.
Source: L'Unione Sarda external link

September 19

Armed conflicts and attacks

Source: Iran International external link
United States Central Command commander Brad Cooper says that oil, cargo, and liquefied natural gas shipments in the Strait of Hormuz have hit a six-month high.
Source: Middle East Eye external link
Israeli airstrikes kill at least three Palestinians in Gaza, including the eldest son of the Gaza Health Ministry director-general. Israel says it targeted militants, while medics report additional deaths in Sheikh Radwan and Shuja'iyya.
Source: Reuters external link
The U.S. military strikes a vessel in the Caribbean Sea, killing four people whom the Southern Command says were involved in drug trafficking.
Source: Reuters external link
A series of clashes, involving combined police and military forces and remaining wanted members of the Dawlah Islamiya and the Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters, erupts in Tugunan, Special Geographic Area of the Bangsamoro, Philippines. Seven members from both groups are killed.
Source: The Philippine Star external link

Sports

Source: Reuters external link
In women's basketball, Atlanta Dream player Angel Reese becomes the first player in Women's National Basketball Association history to reach 500 rebounds in a single season.
Source: Bleacher Report external link
In rugby union, hosts Japan win their fourth Pacific Nations Cup title after defeating the defending champions Fiji 20–15 in the final at Chichibunomiya Stadium in Tokyo.
Source: AFP via RFI external link

Law and crime

South Africans hold memorial runs and protests after police find the bodies of nine women in Ekurhuleni, Gauteng, over two months. Police investigate possible links between the killings, which renew public concern over violence against women.
Source: Reuters external link

Disasters and accidents

Tropical Depression Six forms in the Atlantic Ocean near the Azores amidst an unusually quiet Atlantic hurricane season caused by El Niño.
Source: WTSP external link
Indonesia accepts Malaysian assistance to combat wildfires in Kalimantan, including a Bombardier CL-415MP aircraft, three helicopters, and 52 personnel, as the fires cause transboundary haze affecting Southeast Asia.
Source: AFP via France 24 external link

International relations

The U.S. treasury department lifts the sanctions against Eritrea's ruling party previously imposed by former U.S. president Joe Biden's administration.
Source: AP external link
Chilean Michelle Bachelet announces that she is withdrawing from the race to become UN Secretary-General after losing support, and that in the latest informal poll, Costa Rica’s Rebeca Grynspan is reported in the lead.
Source: Reuters external link

Politics and elections

Russian election commission chairperson Ella Pamfilova reports cyberattacks targeting Russia's online voting system during the second day of the parliamentary election and says they are repelled. The Minkomsvyaz separately reports thwarting a sabotage attempt on Far Eastern communication lines.
Source: ABC News Australia external link
Marat Kambolov is declared the winner of the presidential elections in the partially recognized South Ossetia.
Source: Reuters external link
United States president Donald Trump's executive office denies journalists from CNN, MS NOW, and access to the White House and confiscates or disables their press passes, citing their coverage of his administration.
Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer external link