Current events: 2025-08-13

[Wikipedia Current Events]

Armed conflicts and attacks

• Gaza war
  • Israeli invasion of the Gaza Strip
    • Israeli forces launch a massive aerial bombardment of Gaza City, with 123 people killed in all of Gaza, amid reports that the Israeli Army is about to enter the city. (BBC News) (RTÉ News)
• Insurgency in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
  • Two children and a woman are killed by a mortar in Bajaur, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan, amidst fighting between the Pakistani military and Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan fighters. (AP)
• Colombian conflict
  • Three soldiers are killed and four others are injured in a drone attack by FARC dissidents on members of the Colombian Navy and Military Forces of Colombia who were manning a checkpoint on the Naya River in south-west Colombia. (BBC News)

Business and economy

• Fashion retailer Claire's collapses into administration in the United Kingdom and Ireland, putting more than 2,150 jobs at risk, amid declining sales and strong competition from online shopping services. (BBC News)
• Canadian clothing company Gildan finalizes the details for its acquisition of American company Hanesbrands for US$2.2 billion. (AP)

Disasters and accidents

• 2025 Pacific typhoon season
  • Typhoon Podul makes landfall in southern Taiwan, injuring 112 people, leaving one missing, causing hundreds of flight cancellations, thousands of evacuations, school closures and blackouts. (Al Jazeera) (Central News Agency)
• Twenty-six people are killed and several are missing after a boat carrying migrants capsizes off the coasts of Lampedusa, Sicily, Italy. (Ansa) (AP)
• At least one person is killed and six others are injured when a hot air balloon carrying 34 people crashes near De Hoeve, Friesland, Netherlands. (NOS)

Health and environment

• Humanitarian impact of the Sudanese civil war
  • 2024–2025 Sudanese cholera epidemic
    • Sudanese health authorities launch a 10-day cholera vaccination campaign in Khartoum targeting over 150,000 people to curb an outbreak that has caused more than 83,000 cases and 2,100 deaths nationwide since July 2024. (AP)

International relations

• Australia–Vanuatu relations
  • Australia and Vanuatu agree to implement A$500 million (US$327 million) deal over the next decade to provide funding for economic development, security cooperation, labour mobility, and climate resilience. (Reuters)

Law and crime

• Euthanasia in Uruguay
  • The Uruguayan Chamber of Representatives votes 64–35 to decriminalize euthanasia. The bill moves to the Senate for approval. (Reuters)
• The Malaysian Federal Court rules that an addendum order allegedly allowing former prime minister Najib Razak to serve the remainder of his 1MDB-related prison sentence under house arrest exists but refers the matter to the High Court to determine its validity. (Reuters)

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