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September 7

Law and crime

The Philippine Sandiganbayan appellate court issues an arrest warrant for Leyte's 1st district representative and former House speaker Martin Romualdez after the Office of the Ombudsman filed charges of plunder against him for the alleged ₱7.44 billion (US$118.62 million) worth of kickbacks he received from flood control, infrastructure, and other government projects.
Source: Reuters external link

Armed conflicts and attacks

More than 300 people are killed amid the deadliest fighting in the Yemeni civil war since 2022.
Source: Barron's external link
Nine people, including two children, are killed, and five others are injured in an Israeli airstrike on a residential building in Kfar Reman, Lebanon. Separately, in the same city, two medics are killed in another airstrike on a vehicle.
Source: Al Jazeera external link

September 6

Sports

In Formula One racing, Mercedes driver Kimi Antonelli wins the Italian Grand Prix, becoming the first Italian driver in 60 years to win on home soil after Ludovico Scarfiotti in 1966.
Source: Reuters external link
In NASCAR racing, Joe Gibbs driver Christopher Bell wins the Southern 500 race at Darlington Raceway in South Carolina, U.S., snapping a 33-race winless streak.
Source: ESPN external link
The final day of the World Nomad Games is held, with hosts Kyrgyzstan defeating Kazakhstan, 12–0, to win the kok-boru final in Cholpon-Ata. Kyrgyzstan wins the gold medal in kok-boru, Kazakhstan wins the silver, and Russia wins the bronze.
Source: 24.kg external link
Kazakhstan finishes first in the medal standings at the World Nomad Games.
Source: Qazinform external link

Disasters and accidents

Three more children are reported to die from suspected measles in Bangladesh in the past 24 hours, bringing the total death toll to 997.
Source: The Daily Star external link
The death toll from mudslides caused by Typhoon Saudel in Suichuan County, Jiangxi, China, increases to three.
Source: AP external link
A Boeing 767-300 cargo plane operated by 21 Air, contracted by Amazon Air, overshoots the runway and strikes vehicles while landing at Miami International Airport in Florida, United States, killing five people and injuring five others.
Source: The New York Times external link
Eleven people are killed and seven others are injured when a fuel tanker hits other cars and explodes, reportedly due to a faulty brake system, near Sanandaj, Kurdistan province, Iran.
Source: AP external link
Jakarta's Soekarno–Hatta International Airport, Indonesia's busiest airport, suspends flight operations after volcanic ash from Anak Krakatoa reaches the airport.
Source: AFP via ABS-CBN News external link

Politics and elections

Exit polls show the far-right Alternative for Germany party winning the Saxony-Anhalt state election in Germany, but failing to secure an absolute majority of seats.
Source: The Guardian external link

Armed conflicts and attacks

An Israeli raid targeting a car in Al Nasr District, Gaza City results in the killing of two Palestinians, and the wounding of 6 others.
Source: Reuters external link
Seven people are killed and 20 more injured in a series of Israeli airstrikes in southern Lebanon.
Source: Al Jazeera 2 external link
U.S. envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner make their first visit to Kyiv, Ukraine, to meet with Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy for talks amidst renewed efforts to end the war.
Source: CNBC external link
The Sudanese Armed Forces and Joint Forces advance in Sudan's North Kordofan state, and recaptures the town of Hamrat al-Wiz.
Source: Sudan Tribune external link
The International Committee of the Red Cross reports that over 11,000 people have been reported missing since the civil war.
Source: Sudan Tribune external link

September 5

Law and crime

Peru declares a 60-day state of emergency in five supermax prisons, authorizing police and military forces to control the facilities and surrounding airspace and communications to disrupt criminal organizations operating from prisons.
Source: Reuters external link
Hundreds of masked anti-immigration protesters block the Port of Dover in Kent, England, and chant "stop the boats", causing massive disruption to traffic and train services.
Source: CNN external link
Philippine vice president Sara Duterte posts ₱360,000 (US$5,740) bail on three counts of grave threats, prompting a regional trial court to lift her arrest warrant. The charges concern alleged threats against president Bongbong Marcos, first lady Liza Araneta Marcos, and former House speaker Martin Romualdez.
Source: AP external link
In Egypt, twelve people are sentenced to death for drugs trafficking, including television presenter Sarah Khalifa.
Source: AFP via ABC News Australia external link

Sports

In Formula One, Aston Martin driver Lance Stroll becomes the first driver to be knocked out in Q1 100 times after doing so at the 2026 Italian Grand Prix.
Source: Motorsport external link
At the same Grand Prix, Alpine driver Pierre Gasly achieves his maiden pole position after qualifying first, the first French driver to do so since Jean Alesi in 1997.
Source: USA Today external link
In track and field, Swiss athlete Audrey Werro wins the women's 800 metres at the Diamond League's Memorial Van Damme in Brussels, Belgium, with a meeting record of 1:54.75.
Source: Athletics Weekly external link
Dutch Loek Hartog rescues fellow driver Ollie Millroy from a burning car following an accident at the Shanghai International Circuit.
Source: Motorsport Network external link
In women's basketball, the Mali women's national basketball team upsets Spain 82-73, making it Mali's second ever victory in the FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup after its 2010 victory against Senegal.
Source: ESPN external link
In association football, Major League Soccer's Columbus Crew wins their 400th game in franchise history.
Source: Our Sports Central external link
In women's boxing, Katie Taylor retires as the undisputed super lightweight champion after defeating previously unbeaten Flora Pili by unanimous decision before a crowd of 83,000 at Croke Park in Dublin.
Source: ESPN external link

International relations

The 128 parties to the Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons agree on a non-binding text defining lethal autonomous weapons systems, potentially enabling negotiations on international rules governing their use.
Source: Reuters external link

Health and environment

Uganda's health ministry bans mourners from the Democratic Republic of the Congo from attending the burial ceremony of the late Tooro Kingdom king Rukidi IV amidst the Ebola outbreak.
Source: Uganda Mirror external link
Tens of thousands of people rally in Zagreb, Croatia, demanding the removal of about 37,000 tonnes of illegally dumped hazardous waste from Gospić and a ban on waste imports amid concerns over soil and groundwater contamination.
Source: AP external link
The National Food Agency of Indonesia reports that nearly 2,000 people, mostly students, have fallen ill across the country this week in suspected food poisoning outbreaks linked to president Prabowo Subianto's new Free Nutritious Meals program.
Source: AP external link

Armed conflicts and attacks

Russia and Ukraine agree to halt strikes on Kyiv and Moscow, respectively, during United States-mediated peace talks, as U.S. envoys Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff meet Russian president Vladimir Putin in Moscow before traveling to Kyiv.
Source: Dawn external link
A Russian missile strike kills two people and damages multiple residential buildings in Bucha, Kyiv Oblast, Ukraine.
Source: UA News external link
A Russian airstrike on Kamianske, Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, Ukraine, kills four people and injures five others, including one critically, according to Dnipropetrovsk governor Oleksandr Hanza.
Source: SANA external link
The United States Central Command says its forces have destroyed three Iranian oil tankers linked to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, including one in the Gulf of Oman, after alleged Iranian missile attacks on U.S. naval vessels.
Source: BBC News external link
Two federal agents are killed in a shootout with an unnamed armed group in the municipality of Omealca, Veracruz.
Source: Milenio Noticias external link

Disasters and accidents

One person is killed and eleven others are reported missing after a mudslide buries a village and damages 12 homes in Suichuan County, Jiangxi, China.
Source: AP external link
Indonesia's disaster agency and air force conduct aerial firefighting operations to contain wildfires near the planned capital Nusantara in East Kalimantan, following a request from the Nusantara Capital City Authority.
Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer external link
Twenty-five people are killed and several others are injured after a bus carrying mostly secondary school students plunges down a slope in Fogo island, Cape Verde.
Source: AP external link
Ten people are killed and six others are injured after a tanker truck suffers a brake failure and explodes on the Hamedan–Sanandaj highway, Iran.
Source: Street Insider external link
A Greek F-4 Phantom jet crashes during an air show at Tanagra Air Base near Athens, Greece, killing both pilots.
Source: Reuters external link
Ten people were killed and 64 were injuried after an accidental fireworks explosion during a religious celebration in the parish of the Santa María Canchesda community in Temascalcingo, Mexico.
Source: La Jornada external link

September 4

Arts and culture

An Argentine judge orders the repatriation of Giacomo Ceruti's 18th-century painting , looted by Nazi Germany from Dutch Jewish art dealer Jacques Goudstikker during World War II, to Goudstikker's daughter-in-law Marei von Saher.
Source: AFP via France 24 external link

Law and crime

In the United States, Massachusetts Superior Court associate justice William F. Sullivan declares a mistrial in Lindsay Clancy's murder trial after jurors were deadlocked following more than 38 hours of deliberations, with the panel split 11–1.
Source: The Guardian external link
Mexico's navy, the attorney general, and the Secretariat of Security and Citizen Protection seize approximately 16.8 tonnes of methamphetamine and dismantle three clandestine drug laboratories in Sinaloa.
Source: Arab News external link
Mexican federal deputy Zenyazen Escobar García is found dead inside his vehicle in his home state of Veracruz with at least one gunshot wound. State prosecutors open an investigation without determining whether his death is suicide or homicide.
Source: The Manila Times external link
A Philippine regional trial court issues an arrest warrant for vice president Sara Duterte on three counts of grave threats against president Bongbong Marcos, first lady Liza Araneta Marcos, and former House speaker Martin Romualdez, setting bail at ₱120,000 (US$2,000) per count.
Source: Reuters external link
Police in Guangxi, China, arrest 52 Singaporeans over suspected involvement in illegal pyramid-scheme activities as part of a broader law-enforcement operation. Singapore's foreign ministry says it is providing consular assistance.
Source: Reuters external link
Sri Lankan MP Namal Rajapaksa is arrested over alleged corruption involving SriLankan Airlines' 2013 Airbus purchases. A court in Colombo remands him until September 18.
Source: Reuters external link
A Tunisian judge orders journalist Mohamed Ali Yousfi detained on allegations of illicit enrichment, money laundering, and conspiracy after police arrest him outside Express FM in Tunis.
Source: DW external link

Business and economy

The American Automobile Association reports that the average U.S. diesel price reached a record $5.85 per gallon, up from $3.71 a year earlier, amid disruptions to global energy markets caused by the Iran war.
Source: AFP via France 24 external link
France allocates more than €1 billion to support farms affected by drought and heatwaves, including compensation for crop losses, liquidity assistance, tax relief, and support for fertilizer and agricultural diesel costs.
Source: The Peninsula external link
Tajikistan's capital Dushanbe begins construction on the 340-meter-high Dushanbe Tower, which is set to become the tallest building in Central Asia. President Emomali Rahmon and Mayor Rustami Emomali laying the building's foundation stone.
Source: The Gulf Observer external link
The U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration opens an investigation into whether Tesla's new Cybercab robotaxi models are properly certified and demonstrates compliance with motor vehicle safety standards.
Source: Reuters external link

Health and environment

Malaysia declares a state of emergency in Serian Division, Sarawak, after haze from wildfires in nearby Kalimantan, Indonesia, pushed air pollution above hazardous levels, closing 647 schools.
Source: AFP via France 24 external link
The Democratic Republic of the Congo issues an updated 180-day response to the Ebola outbreak in the country.
Source: Xinhua external link
New Zealand becomes the second country after Australia to authorize pharmaceutical-grade MDMA for severe post-traumatic stress disorder, with Medsafe allowing two psychiatrists to prescribe it alongside psychotherapy in controlled clinical settings.
Source: AFP via France 24 external link

Disasters and accidents

The Nepali Army rescues two people from a tunnel at the Upper Trishuli 3A Hydropower Station in Rasuwa District, a week after floods ravaged the country.
Source: NBC News external link
Around 22 people are killed in a blaze of unknown origin at a wedding party in Lingwala, Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Source: AP external link
At least two people are killed, 62 others sustain injuries, and 14 others remain unaccounted for after a blast at a military base storing pyrotechnic material in Viacha, Bolivia.
Source: Reuters external link

Politics and elections

Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni's government becomes the longest serving in Italy during the postwar era.
Source: DW external link
The remains of King Rukidi IV of the Tooro Kingdom return to Uganda for his burial.
Source: Reuters external link

Sports

The opening ceremony for the FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup is held in Berlin, Germany, with the defending champions United States defeating China 94–61.
Source: AP external link
Palestinian football resumes after nearly three years due to the Gaza war, with the Palestinian Football Association launching a tournament involving more than 200 teams from refugee camps.
Source: AFP via France 24 external link

International relations

The Royal Cambodian Army announces that they will resume joint military exercises with the United States beginning in February 2027 after they were suspended in 2017. The exercise will be codenamed Exercise Angkor Sentinel.
Source: AP external link
The United Nations General Assembly adopts a resolution supporting the Equal Earth map projection over the Mercator projection, with 164 countries voting in favor, one against (United States), and six abstaining.
Source: The Guardian external link
European Union enlargement chief Marta Kos cancels a visit to Serbia after a Serbian government plane took the remains of convicted war criminal Ratko Mladić to Belgrade for his funeral.
Source: Reuters external link

Armed conflicts and attacks

The Israel Defense Forces state that Mohammad Mahmoud Marshad al-Qadi, a Nukhba Force commander who participated in the October 7 attacks on the Sufa post, was killed in an airstrike in Khan Yunis, Gaza Strip.
Source: The Times of Israel external link
Israel frees four prisoners, including two Syrian citizens, via International Committee of the Red Cross as part of efforts to revive U.S.-backed peace talks signed between Israel and Lebanon.
Source: The Hill external link
Over 120 people are confirmed to have been killed since yesterday during the clashes between Houthis and the Yemeni Armed Forces in western Yemen.
Source: AFP via France 24 external link
A Russian drone strikes the Security Service of Ukraine (SSU) headquarters in central Kyiv, injuring five people. Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy says the attack targeted acting SSU head Oleksandr Poklad, who was unharmed.
Source: CNN external link
At least three soldiers are killed and four are wounded by explosives dropped from drones in Ocaña, Norte de Santander, Colombia. Local authorities blame the attack on the National Liberation Army.
Source: AP external link
The Pakistani military says it has killed 48 Baloch seperatists in a series of raids on hideouts over the past 72 hours in Balochistan, Pakistan.
Source: AP external link
Nine people, including five Department of State Services personnel, are killed during a security operation to rescue kidnapped victims in Oyo State, Nigeria.
Source: Vanguard external link