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- Independence Day (Indonesia)
- A night carnival celebrating the 80th anniversary of Indonesian Independence is held at the National Monument and was officially opened by President Prabowo Subianto. (Detik)
- Officials announce that the Gathering of Nations event in Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States, will host its final pow-wow in 2026. (AP)
Disasters and accidents
- More than 40 people are reported missing and ten others are rescued when a boat carrying 50 people to a popular market capsizes in Sokoto State, Nigeria. (Reuters)
- At least seven people are killed and five others are injured when a cloudburst causes flash flooding and landslides in Kathua district, Jammu and Kashmir, India. (Hindustan Times) (Daily Excelsior)
- A fire destroys warehouses, a café and a bakery near Shcherbinka railway station in Shcherbinka, Moscow, Russia. Casualties and the cause are unknown. (MSN)
- One person is killed and 29 people are injured when a {{M|w|5.8}} undersea earthquake strikes near Poso, Central Sulawesi, Indonesia. (AP) (Jawar Pos in Indonesian)
Law and crime
- 2025 Crown Heights nightclub shooting
- Three people are killed and nine others are injured in a mass shooting at a nightclub in the Crown Heights neighborhood of New York City, United States. (The Minnesota Star Tribune)
- Ecuadorian conflict
- At least seven people are killed in a mass shooting at a billiard hall in Santo Domingo, Santo Domingo de los Tsáchilas Province, Ecuador. (France 24)
Politics and elections
- Gaza war
- Gaza war hostage crisis
- Israeli hostage deal protests
- A general strike and mass protests calling for a hostage deal and ceasefire to end the Gaza war occur across Israel, involving approximately 2.5 million protesters across the country and 300,000 at the protest held in Hostages Square, Tel Aviv. At least 32 protestors are arrested. (Haaretz) (CBS)
- Israeli hostage deal protests
- Gaza war hostage crisis
- 2025 Bolivian general election
- Bolivians vote to elect a president, vice president, 130 members of the Chamber of Deputies, and 36 members of the Chamber of Senators. (Reuters)
Sports
- Horse racing in Great Britain
- The British Horseracing Authority announces it will hold a one-day strike on September 10 to protest against a proposed increase in betting taxes from 15% to 21%. This is the first time the sport has ever voluntarily refused to race in modern history. (AP) (BBC News)
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