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<blockquote data-quote="Wikipedia Current Events" data-source="post: 153994" data-attributes="member: 524">Armed conflicts and attacks<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaza_war" target="_blank">Gaza war</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israeli_invasion_of_the_Gaza_Strip" target="_blank">Israeli invasion of the Gaza Strip</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_Gaza_City_offensive" target="_blank">2025 Gaza City offensive</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel_Defense_Forces" target="_blank">Israeli military</a> formally launches a ground offensive against <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hamas" target="_blank">Hamas</a> in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaza_City" target="_blank">Gaza City</a> as 75 people are killed by Israeli airstrikes, most in Gaza City, with thousands of others evacuating. <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/israel-says-gaza-is-burning-it-launches-ground-assault-2025-09-16/" target="_blank">(Reuters)</a></li>
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaza_genocide" target="_blank">Gaza genocide</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">An independent <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Nations" target="_blank">United Nations</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Independent_International_Commission_of_Inquiry_on_the_Occupied_Palestinian_Territory" target="_blank">commission of inquiry</a> publishes <a href="https://www.ohchr.org/sites/default/files/documents/hrbodies/hrcouncil/sessions-regular/session60/advance-version/a-hrc-60-crp-3.pdf" target="_blank">a report</a> that &quot;finds that Israel is responsible for the commission of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genocide" target="_blank">genocide</a> in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaza_Strip" target="_blank">Gaza</a>,&quot; listing four of the five genocidal acts defined under international law carried out by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel" target="_blank">Israel</a> against the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palestinian_people" target="_blank">Palestinian people</a> during the war. <a href="https://news.un.org/en/story/2025/09/1165856" target="_blank">(UN News)</a> <a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c8641wv0n4go" target="_blank">(BBC News)</a></li>
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kivu_conflict" target="_blank">Kivu conflict</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Democratic_Republic_of_the_Congo%E2%80%93Rwanda_conflict" target="_blank">Democratic Republic of the Congo–Rwanda conflict</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M23_campaign_%282022%E2%80%93present%29" target="_blank">M23 campaign</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/March_23_Movement" target="_blank">M23</a> rebels hold a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Military_parade" target="_blank">military parade</a> of newly-trained recruits in eastern <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Democratic_Republic_of_the_Congo" target="_blank">Congolese</a> towns captured by the rebels in an <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Offensive_%28military%29" target="_blank">offensive</a> months prior. <a href="https://apnews.com/article/congo-m23-rebels-rwanda-parade-peace-e9312a2261208eafff0432b7b4159db4" target="_blank">(AP)</a></li>
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_Sea_crisis" target="_blank">Red Sea crisis</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israeli_attacks_on_Yemen_%28May_2025%E2%80%93present%29" target="_blank">Israeli attacks on Yemen</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel_Air_Force" target="_blank">Israel Air Force</a> bombs at least ten <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Houthis" target="_blank">Houthi</a> targets near <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hudaydah_Port" target="_blank">Hudaydah Port</a> in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al_Hudaydah" target="_blank">Al Hudaydah</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yemen" target="_blank">Yemen</a>. The sites targeted by the airstrikes reportedly include a command center and locations used to smuggle weapons from <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran" target="_blank">Iran</a>. <a href="https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/defense-news/article-867640" target="_blank">(The Jerusalem Post)</a></li>
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_invasion_of_Ukraine" target="_blank">Russian invasion of Ukraine</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_and_the_Russian_invasion_of_Ukraine" target="_blank">United States and the Russian invasion of Ukraine</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_presidency_of_Donald_Trump" target="_blank">Trump administration</a> approves its first <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_military_aid" target="_blank">weapons aid</a> packages for <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ukraine" target="_blank">Ukraine</a>. This is the first use of a new mechanism to <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Military_aid_to_Ukraine_during_the_Russo-Ukrainian_War" target="_blank">supply Ukraine with weapons</a> from U.S. stocks using funds from <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NATO" target="_blank">NATO</a> countries. <a href="https://www.reuters.com/business/aerospace-defense/trump-administration-clears-first-ukraine-arms-aid-paid-by-allies-sources-say-2025-09-16/" target="_blank">(Reuters)</a></li>
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/War_in_the_Sahel" target="_blank">War in the Sahel</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mali_War" target="_blank">Mali War</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jama%27at_Nasr_al-Islam_wal_Muslimin" target="_blank">Jama'at Nasr al-Islam wal Muslimin</a> (JNIM) fighters ambush and burn at least 100 fuel trucks arriving in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mali" target="_blank">Mali</a> from <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Senegal" target="_blank">Senegal</a> and the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ivory_Coast" target="_blank">Ivory Coast</a>. The attacks are part of a nationwide blockade on fuel and other goods enforced by JNIM as it besieges <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Politics_of_Mali" target="_blank">Malian government</a>-held cities and towns. <a href="https://www.ottumwacourier.com/news/national_news/al-qaida-linked-militants-target-fuel-trucks-in-mali-in-a-blockade-that-could-squeeze/article_4a7730f5-e2f9-5b5e-bc3d-6a2764d23f64.html" target="_blank">(AP via Ottumwa Courier)</a></li>
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naxalite%E2%80%93Maoist_insurgency" target="_blank">Naxalite–Maoist insurgency</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naxalite" target="_blank">Naxalites</a> declare an indefinite unilateral <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ceasefire" target="_blank">ceasefire</a> and state their openness to <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peace_talks" target="_blank">peace talks</a> with the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/India" target="_blank">Indian</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Government_of_India" target="_blank">government</a> amid ongoing <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Green_Hunt" target="_blank">military operations</a> against their <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Insurgency" target="_blank">insurgency</a>. <a href="https://www.ucanews.com/news/indias-maoist-rebels-suspend-armed-struggle/110305" target="_blank">(AFP via UCA News)</a></li>
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</ul>Business and economy<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Economy_of_Uganda" target="_blank">Economy of Uganda</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uganda" target="_blank">Uganda</a> announces that it will borrow <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_dollar" target="_blank">US$</a>358 million from the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/African_Development_Fund" target="_blank">African Development Fund</a>, the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arab_Bank_for_Economic_Development_in_Africa" target="_blank">Arab Bank for Economic Development in Africa</a>, and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Standard_Chartered" target="_blank">Standard Chartered</a> to fund a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Power_grid" target="_blank">power grid</a> link with <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Sudan" target="_blank">South Sudan</a>, a road to the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Democratic_Republic_of_the_Congo" target="_blank">Democratic Republic of the Congo</a>, and expanded <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Water_supply_and_sanitation_in_Uganda" target="_blank">clean water access</a>. <a href="https://www.reuters.com/sustainability/boards-policy-regulation/uganda-borrow-358-million-power-line-south-sudan-other-projects-2025-09-17/" target="_blank">(Reuters)</a></li>
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</ul>Disasters and accidents<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">At least 15 people are killed and 16 others are missing when a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cloudburst" target="_blank">cloudburst</a> causes <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Landslide" target="_blank">landslides</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flood" target="_blank">flooding</a> across <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uttarakhand" target="_blank">Uttarakhand</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/India" target="_blank">India</a>. <a href="https://indianexpress.com/article/india/uttarakhand-cloudburst-landslides-floods-killed-missing-10253722/?ref=archive_pg" target="_blank">(The Indian Express)</a></li>
</ul>Health and environment<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Climate_of_Spain" target="_blank">Climate of Spain</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spain" target="_blank">Spanish</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/State_Meteorological_Agency" target="_blank">State Meteorological Agency</a> announces that 2025 was Spain's hottest summer since records began in 1961, averaging a temperature of {{cvt|24.2|C|F|abbr=on}}, and surpassing 2022's record of {{cvt|24.1|C|F|abbr=on}}. The record-high temperatures caused three <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heatwave" target="_blank">heatwaves</a> over the summer, including the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_European_heatwave" target="_blank">16-day heatwave</a> in August which sparked <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_European_and_Mediterranean_wildfires" target="_blank">wildfires</a>. <a href="https://www.dw.com/en/spain-sees-hottest-summer-on-record-in-2025/a-74013753" target="_blank">(DW)</a></li>
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</ul>International relations<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China%E2%80%93Philippines_relations" target="_blank">China–Philippines relations</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Territorial_disputes_in_the_South_China_Sea" target="_blank">Territorial disputes in the South China Sea</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scarborough_Shoal_standoff" target="_blank">Scarborough Shoal standoff</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China" target="_blank">China</a>'s <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Coast_Guard" target="_blank">coast guard</a> reports that a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Datu_Cabaylo-class_multi-mission_offshore_vessel" target="_blank">Datu Cabaylo-class multi-mission offshore vessel</a> of the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bureau_of_Fisheries_and_Aquatic_Resources" target="_blank">Philippine fisheries bureau</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ramming" target="_blank">rammed</a> a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_ships_of_the_China_Coast_Guard" target="_blank">Chinese coast guard vessel</a> near the disputed <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scarborough_Shoal" target="_blank">Scarborough Shoal</a>, while the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philippines" target="_blank">Philippines</a> say Chinese ships used <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Water_cannon" target="_blank">water cannons</a> that damaged the Filipino vessel and injured a crew member. <a href="https://apnews.com/article/philippines-south-china-sea-scarborough-shoal-collision-fc31a170189e4747b8314fb605ca7d0c" target="_blank">(AP)</a> <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/china/china-fires-water-cannon-philippine-ships-south-china-sea-2025-09-16/" target="_blank">(Reuters)</a></li>
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yemeni_civil_war_%282014%E2%80%93present%29" target="_blank">Yemeni civil war</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_Houthi_raids_on_UN_buildings_in_Sanaa" target="_blank">2025 Houthi raids on UN buildings in Sanaa</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Nations" target="_blank">United Nations</a> relocates its <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Resident_coordinator" target="_blank">resident coordinator</a>'s office for <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yemen" target="_blank">Yemen</a> from <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Houthi" target="_blank">Houthi</a>-controlled <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sanaa" target="_blank">Sanaa</a> to <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Presidential_Leadership_Council" target="_blank">Yemeni government</a>-controlled <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aden" target="_blank">Aden</a> after the detention of UN staff by the Houthis, while maintaining operations across the country. <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/un-relocates-yemens-resident-coordinators-office-aden-2025-09-16/" target="_blank">(Reuters)</a></li>
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australia%E2%80%93Papua_New_Guinea_relations" target="_blank">Australia–Papua New Guinea relations</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australia" target="_blank">Australia</a> announces that it will fund the construction of a new <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Executive_Council" target="_blank">ministerial</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wing_%28building%29" target="_blank">wing</a> for <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Papua_New_Guinea" target="_blank">Papua New Guinea</a>'s <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Parliament_House%2C_Port_Moresby" target="_blank">Parliament House</a> in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Port_Moresby" target="_blank">Port Moresby</a> as the country marks its 50th anniversary of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Independence_of_Papua_New_Guinea" target="_blank">independence</a>. <a href="https://apnews.com/article/papua-new-guinea-independence-celebrations-australia-7790f01cef654f2259f22312836d42cc" target="_blank">(AP)</a></li>
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hungary%E2%80%93United_States_relations" target="_blank">Hungary–United States relations</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States" target="_blank">United States</a> restores <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hungary" target="_blank">Hungary</a>'s full participation in the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Visa_Waiver_Program" target="_blank">Visa Waiver Program</a> after the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fifth_Orb%C3%A1n_Government" target="_blank">Orbán government</a> implements measures requested to address security concerns. <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/us-fully-restores-hungarys-status-visa-waiver-program-2025-09-16/" target="_blank">(Reuters)</a></li>
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mercosur" target="_blank">Mercosur</a> signs a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Free_trade_agreement" target="_blank">free trade agreement</a> with <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iceland" target="_blank">Iceland</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liechtenstein" target="_blank">Liechtenstein</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norway" target="_blank">Norway</a>, and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Switzerland" target="_blank">Switzerland</a>. <a href="https://apnews.com/article/mercosur-europe-trade-eu-tariffs-640e0a5189a0e5fb882a178608369c16" target="_blank">(AP)</a></li>
</ul>Law and crime<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2020_Beirut_explosion" target="_blank">2020 Beirut explosion</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bulgaria" target="_blank">Bulgarian</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Police_Service_%28Bulgaria%29" target="_blank">police</a> arrest the owner of the ship that brought explosive material to <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beirut" target="_blank">Beirut</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lebanon" target="_blank">Lebanon</a>, which caused an explosion in August 2020 that killed more than 200 people. <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/bulgaria-arrests-russian-shipowner-relation-deadly-2020-beirut-blast-2025-09-16/" target="_blank">(Reuters)</a></li>
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_Mannheim_stabbing" target="_blank">2024 Mannheim stabbing</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stuttgart" target="_blank">Stuttgart</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oberlandesgericht" target="_blank">Higher Regional Court</a> sentences <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Afghans_in_Germany" target="_blank">Afghan</a> national Sulaiman Ataee to <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Life_imprisonment_in_Germany" target="_blank">life in prison</a> for the May 2024 <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mass_stabbing" target="_blank">mass stabbing</a> in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mannheim" target="_blank">Mannheim</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baden-W%C3%BCrttemberg" target="_blank">Baden-Württemberg</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Germany" target="_blank">Germany</a>, which killed one person and injured five. <a href="https://apnews.com/article/germany-police-killing-mannheim-verdict-ebe0777ce0b6313d5026755830129fd1" target="_blank">(AP)</a></li>
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colombian_conflict" target="_blank">Colombian conflict</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kidnappings_in_Colombia" target="_blank">Kidnappings in Colombia</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colombia" target="_blank">Colombia</a>'s <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special_Jurisdiction_for_Peace" target="_blank">Special Jurisdiction for Peace</a> sentences seven former <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Revolutionary_Armed_Forces_of_Colombia" target="_blank">FARC</a> leaders, including ex-<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Military_structure_of_the_FARC%E2%80%93EP%23Chain_of_command" target="_blank">commander</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timole%C3%B3n_Jim%C3%A9nez" target="_blank">Timoleón Jiménez</a>, to up to eight years of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reparations_%28transitional_justice%29" target="_blank">reparations</a> work for their role in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_political_hostages_held_by_FARC" target="_blank">kidnappings</a>. <a href="https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20250917-colombian-farc-leaders-ordered-to-make-reparations-for-over-21-000-kidnappings" target="_blank">(AFP via France 24)</a></li>
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Controversies_surrounding_Jair_Bolsonaro" target="_blank">Controversies surrounding Jair Bolsonaro</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">A <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brazil" target="_blank">Brazilian</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Regional_Federal_Courts" target="_blank">regional federal court</a> orders former <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/President_of_Brazil" target="_blank">president</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jair_Bolsonaro" target="_blank">Jair Bolsonaro</a> and the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federal_government_of_Brazil" target="_blank">federal government</a> to each pay {{FXConvert|BRA|{{#expr:1000000}}|cursign=[[Brazilian real|R$]]}} in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Damages" target="_blank">damages</a> for <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Racism_in_Brazil" target="_blank">racist</a> remarks he made in 2021 while <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Presidency_of_Jair_Bolsonaro" target="_blank">in office</a>. <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/sep/16/bolsonaro-damages-brazil" target="_blank">(The Guardian)</a></li>
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flood_control_projects_controversy_in_the_Philippines" target="_blank">Flood control projects controversy in the Philippines</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philippine_Court_of_Appeals" target="_blank">Philippine Court of Appeals</a> orders the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asset_freezing" target="_blank">freezing</a> of 135 bank accounts and 27 <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Insurance_policies" target="_blank">insurance policies</a> linked to individuals and companies under investigation for alleged <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corruption_in_the_Philippines" target="_blank">corruption</a> in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flood_control" target="_blank">flood control</a> projects, following a request by the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Department_of_Public_Works_and_Highways" target="_blank">Department of Public Works and Highways</a> and the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anti%E2%80%93Money_Laundering_Council" target="_blank">Anti–Money Laundering Council</a>. <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/philippine-court-freezes-assets-linked-flood-control-project-anomalies-2025-09-16/" target="_blank">(Reuters)</a></li>
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Killing_of_Brian_Thompson" target="_blank">Killing of Brian Thompson</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">In the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States" target="_blank">United States</a>, a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_%28state%29" target="_blank">New York</a> judge dismisses the two <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terrorism_in_the_United_States" target="_blank">terrorism</a> charges brought against <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luigi_Mangione" target="_blank">Luigi Mangione</a>, the alleged killer of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UnitedHealthcare" target="_blank">UnitedHealthcare</a> CEO Brian Thompson, but allows a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second-degree_murder" target="_blank">second-degree murder</a> charge to stand. <a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cj4y2p8qq5qo" target="_blank">(BBC News)</a></li>
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Modern_immigration_to_the_United_Kingdom" target="_blank">Modern immigration to the United Kingdom</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High_Court_of_Justice" target="_blank">High Court of Justice</a> issues an <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interim_injunction" target="_blank">interim injunction</a> blocking the deportation of an <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eritreans" target="_blank">Eritrean</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asylum_seeker" target="_blank">asylum seeker</a> to <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/France" target="_blank">France</a> under a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Return_migration" target="_blank">returns agreement</a>, pending a hearing on his <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_trafficking_in_the_United_Kingdom" target="_blank">trafficking</a> claim. <a href="https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/9/16/uk-court-temporarily-blocks-deportation-of-eritrean-asylum-seeker" target="_blank">(Al Jazeera)</a></li>
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_of_Agnes_Wanjiru" target="_blank">Murder of Agnes Wanjiru</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kenya" target="_blank">Kenya</a>'s <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magistrates%27_Court_%28Kenya%29" target="_blank">Magistrates' Court</a> issues an <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arrest_warrant" target="_blank">arrest warrant</a> and seeks the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Extradition" target="_blank">extradition</a> of a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_people" target="_blank">British citizen</a> over the 2012 murder of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kenyan_people" target="_blank">Kenyan</a> woman Agnes Wanjiru near a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Army_Training_Unit_Kenya" target="_blank">British army training camp</a> in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nanyuki" target="_blank">Nanyuki</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laikipia_County" target="_blank">Laikipia County</a>. <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/kenya-issues-arrest-warrant-uk-citizen-murder-case-blamed-soldiers-2025-09-16/" target="_blank">(Reuters)</a></li>
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nord_Stream_pipelines_sabotage" target="_blank">Nord Stream pipelines sabotage</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">An <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Italy" target="_blank">Italian</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Judiciary_of_Italy" target="_blank">appellate court</a> approves the extradition to <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Germany" target="_blank">Germany</a> of a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ukrainians" target="_blank">Ukrainian</a> national allegedly involved in the 2022 <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nord_Stream" target="_blank">Nord Stream</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pipeline" target="_blank">pipeline</a> explosions. The suspect's lawyer says that he plans to appeal the decision to the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Supreme_Court_of_Cassation_%28Italy%29" target="_blank">Supreme Court of Cassation</a>. <a href="https://apnews.com/article/italy-germany-pipleine-explosion-extradition-2db1be82baa27a41ac7d8e83a8c17643" target="_blank">(AP)</a></li>
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Novi_Sad_railway_station_canopy_collapse" target="_blank">Novi Sad railway station canopy collapse</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Serbia" target="_blank">Serbian</a> prosecutors indict former <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ministry_of_Construction%2C_Transport%2C_and_Infrastructure_%28Serbia%29" target="_blank">construction minister</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goran_Vesi%C4%87" target="_blank">Goran Vesić</a> and 12 others on public safety charges over the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Novi_Sad_railway_station" target="_blank">Novi Sad railway station</a> roof collapse that killed 16 people. <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/serbia-indicts-13-railway-station-roof-collapse-that-killed-16-2025-09-16/" target="_blank">(Reuters)</a></li>
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Romania" target="_blank">Romanian</a> prosecutors indict former <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/President_of_Romania" target="_blank">presidential</a> candidate <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C%C4%83lin_Georgescu" target="_blank">Călin Georgescu</a> and 21 others on charges of attempting to undermine national security by planning violent protests after the cancellation of the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_Romanian_presidential_election" target="_blank">2024 election</a> over <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Accusations_of_Russian_interference_in_the_2024_Romanian_presidential_election" target="_blank">alleged Russian interference</a>. <a href="https://www.ft.com/content/5248339f-3dcc-4ee3-b2b3-7b54e4ecf0bc" target="_blank">(Financial Times)</a></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Senegal" target="_blank">Senegalese</a> authorities intercept 112 <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gambia" target="_blank">Gambian</a> migrants aboard a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pirogue" target="_blank">pirogue</a> off the coast of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dakar" target="_blank">Dakar</a> on the suspicion of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irregular_migration" target="_blank">irregular migration</a> as they attempt to <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/African_immigration_to_Europe" target="_blank">reach Europe</a>. <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/senegal-intercepts-pirogue-carrying-112-migrants-attempting-atlantic-crossing-2025-09-16/" target="_blank">(Reuters)</a></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High_courts_of_South_Korea" target="_blank">Seoul Central District Court</a> issues an arrest warrant for former <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/People_Power_Party" target="_blank">People Power Party</a> floor leader <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kweon_Seong-dong" target="_blank">Kweon Seong-dong</a> on charges of receiving <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corruption_in_South_Korea" target="_blank">illegal political funds</a> from the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unification_Church" target="_blank">Unification Church</a> during the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2022_South_Korean_presidential_election" target="_blank">2022 South Korean presidential election</a> campaign. <a href="https://www.koreaherald.com/article/10577045" target="_blank">(The Korea Herald)</a></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gauteng_Division_of_the_High_Court_of_South_Africa" target="_blank">high court</a> in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gauteng" target="_blank">Gauteng</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Africa" target="_blank">South Africa</a>, rejects an appeal by the family of former <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/President_of_Zambia" target="_blank">Zambian president</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edgar_Lungu" target="_blank">Edgar Lungu</a>, upholding its ruling that Lungu's remains must be returned to <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zambia" target="_blank">Zambia</a> for burial. <a href="https://apnews.com/article/zambia-edgar-lungu-south-africa-burial-ruling-db3ffc3ee61ee40832112971e0566f18" target="_blank">(AP)</a></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/U.S._president" target="_blank">U.S. president</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donald_Trump" target="_blank">Donald Trump</a> files a $15 billion <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Defamation" target="_blank">defamation</a> lawsuit against the newspaper <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_New_York_Times" target="_blank">The New York Times</a> after the paper published articles and a book alleging that part of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Trump_Organization" target="_blank">The Trump Organization</a>'s wealth was acquired through <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fraud" target="_blank">fraud</a>. <a href="https://www.npr.org/2025/09/16/nx-s1-5543030/donald-trump-nytimes-lawsuit" target="_blank">(NPR)</a></li>
</ul>Politics and elections<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_Malawian_general_election" target="_blank">2025 Malawian general election</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malawi" target="_blank">Malawians</a> vote to elect a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/President_of_Malawi" target="_blank">president</a>, the 229 members of the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Assembly_%28Malawi%29" target="_blank">National Assembly</a>, and 509 <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Politics_of_Malawi%23Local_government" target="_blank">local government</a> councillors. <a href="https://apnews.com/article/election-malawi-president-parliament-africa-chakwera-397aa544946efd6e1dfc0258d406bfdf" target="_blank">(AP)</a></li>
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_in_Afghanistan" target="_blank">Internet in Afghanistan</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Afghanistan" target="_blank">Afghan</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Supreme_Leader_of_Afghanistan" target="_blank">supreme leader</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hibatullah_Akhundzada" target="_blank">Hibatullah Akhundzada</a> orders a complete ban on <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wi-Fi" target="_blank">Wi-Fi</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet" target="_blank">internet</a> in the northern <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Balkh_Province" target="_blank">Balkh Province</a> to &quot;prevent <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morality_in_Islam" target="_blank">immorality</a>&quot;. <a href="https://www.independent.co.uk/news/taliban-balkh-afghan-jalalabad-b2827557.html" target="_blank">(The Independent)</a></li>
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Matteo Rossi and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lorenzo_Bugli" target="_blank">Lorenzo Bugli</a> are elected the new <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Captains_regent" target="_blank">captains regent</a> of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Marino" target="_blank">San Marino</a> for the following semester. <a href="https://www.sanmarinortv.sm/news/politica-c2/eletti-i-capitani-reggenti-per-il-prossimo-semestre-saranno-matteo-rossi-e-lorenzo-bugli-a280382" target="_blank">(San Marino RTV)</a></li>
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[QUOTE="Wikipedia Current Events, post: 153994, member: 524"] [B]Armed conflicts and attacks[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaza_war']Gaza war[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israeli_invasion_of_the_Gaza_Strip']Israeli invasion of the Gaza Strip[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_Gaza_City_offensive']2025 Gaza City offensive[/URL] [LIST] [*]The [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel_Defense_Forces']Israeli military[/URL] formally launches a ground offensive against [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hamas']Hamas[/URL] in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaza_City']Gaza City[/URL] as 75 people are killed by Israeli airstrikes, most in Gaza City, with thousands of others evacuating. [URL='https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/israel-says-gaza-is-burning-it-launches-ground-assault-2025-09-16/'](Reuters)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaza_genocide']Gaza genocide[/URL] [LIST] [*]An independent [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Nations']United Nations[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Independent_International_Commission_of_Inquiry_on_the_Occupied_Palestinian_Territory']commission of inquiry[/URL] publishes [URL='https://www.ohchr.org/sites/default/files/documents/hrbodies/hrcouncil/sessions-regular/session60/advance-version/a-hrc-60-crp-3.pdf']a report[/URL] that "finds that Israel is responsible for the commission of [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genocide']genocide[/URL] in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaza_Strip']Gaza[/URL]," listing four of the five genocidal acts defined under international law carried out by [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel']Israel[/URL] against the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palestinian_people']Palestinian people[/URL] during the war. [URL='https://news.un.org/en/story/2025/09/1165856'](UN News)[/URL] [URL='https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c8641wv0n4go'](BBC News)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kivu_conflict']Kivu conflict[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Democratic_Republic_of_the_Congo%E2%80%93Rwanda_conflict']Democratic Republic of the Congo–Rwanda conflict[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M23_campaign_%282022%E2%80%93present%29']M23 campaign[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/March_23_Movement']M23[/URL] rebels hold a [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Military_parade']military parade[/URL] of newly-trained recruits in eastern [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Democratic_Republic_of_the_Congo']Congolese[/URL] towns captured by the rebels in an [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Offensive_%28military%29']offensive[/URL] months prior. [URL='https://apnews.com/article/congo-m23-rebels-rwanda-parade-peace-e9312a2261208eafff0432b7b4159db4'](AP)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_Sea_crisis']Red Sea crisis[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israeli_attacks_on_Yemen_%28May_2025%E2%80%93present%29']Israeli attacks on Yemen[/URL] [LIST] [*]The [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel_Air_Force']Israel Air Force[/URL] bombs at least ten [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Houthis']Houthi[/URL] targets near [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hudaydah_Port']Hudaydah Port[/URL] in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al_Hudaydah']Al Hudaydah[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yemen']Yemen[/URL]. The sites targeted by the airstrikes reportedly include a command center and locations used to smuggle weapons from [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran']Iran[/URL]. [URL='https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/defense-news/article-867640']([I]The Jerusalem Post[/I])[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_invasion_of_Ukraine']Russian invasion of Ukraine[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_and_the_Russian_invasion_of_Ukraine']United States and the Russian invasion of Ukraine[/URL] [LIST] [*]The [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_presidency_of_Donald_Trump']Trump administration[/URL] approves its first [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_military_aid']weapons aid[/URL] packages for [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ukraine']Ukraine[/URL]. This is the first use of a new mechanism to [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Military_aid_to_Ukraine_during_the_Russo-Ukrainian_War']supply Ukraine with weapons[/URL] from U.S. stocks using funds from [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NATO']NATO[/URL] countries. [URL='https://www.reuters.com/business/aerospace-defense/trump-administration-clears-first-ukraine-arms-aid-paid-by-allies-sources-say-2025-09-16/'](Reuters)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/War_in_the_Sahel']War in the Sahel[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mali_War']Mali War[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jama%27at_Nasr_al-Islam_wal_Muslimin']Jama'at Nasr al-Islam wal Muslimin[/URL] (JNIM) fighters ambush and burn at least 100 fuel trucks arriving in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mali']Mali[/URL] from [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Senegal']Senegal[/URL] and the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ivory_Coast']Ivory Coast[/URL]. The attacks are part of a nationwide blockade on fuel and other goods enforced by JNIM as it besieges [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Politics_of_Mali']Malian government[/URL]-held cities and towns. [URL='https://www.ottumwacourier.com/news/national_news/al-qaida-linked-militants-target-fuel-trucks-in-mali-in-a-blockade-that-could-squeeze/article_4a7730f5-e2f9-5b5e-bc3d-6a2764d23f64.html'](AP via [I]Ottumwa Courier[/I])[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naxalite%E2%80%93Maoist_insurgency']Naxalite–Maoist insurgency[/URL] [LIST] [*]The [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naxalite']Naxalites[/URL] declare an indefinite unilateral [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ceasefire']ceasefire[/URL] and state their openness to [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peace_talks']peace talks[/URL] with the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/India']Indian[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Government_of_India']government[/URL] amid ongoing [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Green_Hunt']military operations[/URL] against their [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Insurgency']insurgency[/URL]. [URL='https://www.ucanews.com/news/indias-maoist-rebels-suspend-armed-struggle/110305'](AFP via UCA News)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [B]Business and economy[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Economy_of_Uganda']Economy of Uganda[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uganda']Uganda[/URL] announces that it will borrow [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_dollar']US$[/URL]358 million from the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/African_Development_Fund']African Development Fund[/URL], the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arab_Bank_for_Economic_Development_in_Africa']Arab Bank for Economic Development in Africa[/URL], and [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Standard_Chartered']Standard Chartered[/URL] to fund a [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Power_grid']power grid[/URL] link with [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Sudan']South Sudan[/URL], a road to the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Democratic_Republic_of_the_Congo']Democratic Republic of the Congo[/URL], and expanded [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Water_supply_and_sanitation_in_Uganda']clean water access[/URL]. [URL='https://www.reuters.com/sustainability/boards-policy-regulation/uganda-borrow-358-million-power-line-south-sudan-other-projects-2025-09-17/'](Reuters)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [B]Disasters and accidents[/B] [LIST] [*]At least 15 people are killed and 16 others are missing when a [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cloudburst']cloudburst[/URL] causes [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Landslide']landslides[/URL] and [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flood']flooding[/URL] across [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uttarakhand']Uttarakhand[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/India']India[/URL]. [URL='https://indianexpress.com/article/india/uttarakhand-cloudburst-landslides-floods-killed-missing-10253722/?ref=archive_pg']([I]The Indian Express[/I])[/URL] [/LIST] [B]Health and environment[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Climate_of_Spain']Climate of Spain[/URL] [LIST] [*]The [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spain']Spanish[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/State_Meteorological_Agency']State Meteorological Agency[/URL] announces that 2025 was Spain's hottest summer since records began in 1961, averaging a temperature of {{cvt|24.2|C|F|abbr=on}}, and surpassing 2022's record of {{cvt|24.1|C|F|abbr=on}}. The record-high temperatures caused three [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heatwave']heatwaves[/URL] over the summer, including the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_European_heatwave']16-day heatwave[/URL] in August which sparked [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_European_and_Mediterranean_wildfires']wildfires[/URL]. [URL='https://www.dw.com/en/spain-sees-hottest-summer-on-record-in-2025/a-74013753'](DW)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [B]International relations[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China%E2%80%93Philippines_relations']China–Philippines relations[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Territorial_disputes_in_the_South_China_Sea']Territorial disputes in the South China Sea[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scarborough_Shoal_standoff']Scarborough Shoal standoff[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China']China[/URL]'s [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Coast_Guard']coast guard[/URL] reports that a [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Datu_Cabaylo-class_multi-mission_offshore_vessel'][I]Datu Cabaylo[/I]-class multi-mission offshore vessel[/URL] of the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bureau_of_Fisheries_and_Aquatic_Resources']Philippine fisheries bureau[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ramming']rammed[/URL] a [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_ships_of_the_China_Coast_Guard']Chinese coast guard vessel[/URL] near the disputed [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scarborough_Shoal']Scarborough Shoal[/URL], while the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philippines']Philippines[/URL] say Chinese ships used [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Water_cannon']water cannons[/URL] that damaged the Filipino vessel and injured a crew member. [URL='https://apnews.com/article/philippines-south-china-sea-scarborough-shoal-collision-fc31a170189e4747b8314fb605ca7d0c'](AP)[/URL] [URL='https://www.reuters.com/world/china/china-fires-water-cannon-philippine-ships-south-china-sea-2025-09-16/'](Reuters)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yemeni_civil_war_%282014%E2%80%93present%29']Yemeni civil war[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_Houthi_raids_on_UN_buildings_in_Sanaa']2025 Houthi raids on UN buildings in Sanaa[/URL] [LIST] [*]The [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Nations']United Nations[/URL] relocates its [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Resident_coordinator']resident coordinator[/URL]'s office for [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yemen']Yemen[/URL] from [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Houthi']Houthi[/URL]-controlled [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sanaa']Sanaa[/URL] to [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Presidential_Leadership_Council']Yemeni government[/URL]-controlled [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aden']Aden[/URL] after the detention of UN staff by the Houthis, while maintaining operations across the country. [URL='https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/un-relocates-yemens-resident-coordinators-office-aden-2025-09-16/'](Reuters)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australia%E2%80%93Papua_New_Guinea_relations']Australia–Papua New Guinea relations[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australia']Australia[/URL] announces that it will fund the construction of a new [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Executive_Council']ministerial[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wing_%28building%29']wing[/URL] for [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Papua_New_Guinea']Papua New Guinea[/URL]'s [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Parliament_House%2C_Port_Moresby']Parliament House[/URL] in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Port_Moresby']Port Moresby[/URL] as the country marks its 50th anniversary of [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Independence_of_Papua_New_Guinea']independence[/URL]. [URL='https://apnews.com/article/papua-new-guinea-independence-celebrations-australia-7790f01cef654f2259f22312836d42cc'](AP)[/URL] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hungary%E2%80%93United_States_relations']Hungary–United States relations[/URL] [LIST] [*]The [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States']United States[/URL] restores [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hungary']Hungary[/URL]'s full participation in the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Visa_Waiver_Program']Visa Waiver Program[/URL] after the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fifth_Orb%C3%A1n_Government']Orbán government[/URL] implements measures requested to address security concerns. [URL='https://www.reuters.com/world/us-fully-restores-hungarys-status-visa-waiver-program-2025-09-16/'](Reuters)[/URL] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mercosur']Mercosur[/URL] signs a [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Free_trade_agreement']free trade agreement[/URL] with [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iceland']Iceland[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liechtenstein']Liechtenstein[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norway']Norway[/URL], and [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Switzerland']Switzerland[/URL]. [URL='https://apnews.com/article/mercosur-europe-trade-eu-tariffs-640e0a5189a0e5fb882a178608369c16'](AP)[/URL] [/LIST] [B]Law and crime[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2020_Beirut_explosion']2020 Beirut explosion[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bulgaria']Bulgarian[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Police_Service_%28Bulgaria%29']police[/URL] arrest the owner of the ship that brought explosive material to [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beirut']Beirut[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lebanon']Lebanon[/URL], which caused an explosion in August 2020 that killed more than 200 people. [URL='https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/bulgaria-arrests-russian-shipowner-relation-deadly-2020-beirut-blast-2025-09-16/'](Reuters)[/URL] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_Mannheim_stabbing']2024 Mannheim stabbing[/URL] [LIST] [*]The [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stuttgart']Stuttgart[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oberlandesgericht']Higher Regional Court[/URL] sentences [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Afghans_in_Germany']Afghan[/URL] national Sulaiman Ataee to [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Life_imprisonment_in_Germany']life in prison[/URL] for the May 2024 [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mass_stabbing']mass stabbing[/URL] in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mannheim']Mannheim[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baden-W%C3%BCrttemberg']Baden-Württemberg[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Germany']Germany[/URL], which killed one person and injured five. [URL='https://apnews.com/article/germany-police-killing-mannheim-verdict-ebe0777ce0b6313d5026755830129fd1'](AP)[/URL] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colombian_conflict']Colombian conflict[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kidnappings_in_Colombia']Kidnappings in Colombia[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colombia']Colombia[/URL]'s [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special_Jurisdiction_for_Peace']Special Jurisdiction for Peace[/URL] sentences seven former [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Revolutionary_Armed_Forces_of_Colombia']FARC[/URL] leaders, including ex-[URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Military_structure_of_the_FARC%E2%80%93EP%23Chain_of_command']commander[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timole%C3%B3n_Jim%C3%A9nez']Timoleón Jiménez[/URL], to up to eight years of [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reparations_%28transitional_justice%29']reparations[/URL] work for their role in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_political_hostages_held_by_FARC']kidnappings[/URL]. [URL='https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20250917-colombian-farc-leaders-ordered-to-make-reparations-for-over-21-000-kidnappings'](AFP via France 24)[/URL] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Controversies_surrounding_Jair_Bolsonaro']Controversies surrounding Jair Bolsonaro[/URL] [LIST] [*]A [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brazil']Brazilian[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Regional_Federal_Courts']regional federal court[/URL] orders former [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/President_of_Brazil']president[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jair_Bolsonaro']Jair Bolsonaro[/URL] and the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federal_government_of_Brazil']federal government[/URL] to each pay {{FXConvert|BRA|{{#expr:1000000}}|cursign=[[Brazilian real|R$]]}} in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Damages']damages[/URL] for [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Racism_in_Brazil']racist[/URL] remarks he made in 2021 while [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Presidency_of_Jair_Bolsonaro']in office[/URL]. [URL='https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/sep/16/bolsonaro-damages-brazil']([I]The Guardian[/I])[/URL] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flood_control_projects_controversy_in_the_Philippines']Flood control projects controversy in the Philippines[/URL] [LIST] [*]The [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philippine_Court_of_Appeals']Philippine Court of Appeals[/URL] orders the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asset_freezing']freezing[/URL] of 135 bank accounts and 27 [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Insurance_policies']insurance policies[/URL] linked to individuals and companies under investigation for alleged [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corruption_in_the_Philippines']corruption[/URL] in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flood_control']flood control[/URL] projects, following a request by the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Department_of_Public_Works_and_Highways']Department of Public Works and Highways[/URL] and the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anti%E2%80%93Money_Laundering_Council']Anti–Money Laundering Council[/URL]. [URL='https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/philippine-court-freezes-assets-linked-flood-control-project-anomalies-2025-09-16/'](Reuters)[/URL] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Killing_of_Brian_Thompson']Killing of Brian Thompson[/URL] [LIST] [*]In the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States']United States[/URL], a [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_%28state%29']New York[/URL] judge dismisses the two [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terrorism_in_the_United_States']terrorism[/URL] charges brought against [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luigi_Mangione']Luigi Mangione[/URL], the alleged killer of [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UnitedHealthcare']UnitedHealthcare[/URL] CEO Brian Thompson, but allows a [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second-degree_murder']second-degree murder[/URL] charge to stand. [URL='https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cj4y2p8qq5qo'](BBC News)[/URL] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Modern_immigration_to_the_United_Kingdom']Modern immigration to the United Kingdom[/URL] [LIST] [*]The [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High_Court_of_Justice']High Court of Justice[/URL] issues an [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interim_injunction']interim injunction[/URL] blocking the deportation of an [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eritreans']Eritrean[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asylum_seeker']asylum seeker[/URL] to [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/France']France[/URL] under a [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Return_migration']returns agreement[/URL], pending a hearing on his [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_trafficking_in_the_United_Kingdom']trafficking[/URL] claim. [URL='https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/9/16/uk-court-temporarily-blocks-deportation-of-eritrean-asylum-seeker'](Al Jazeera)[/URL] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_of_Agnes_Wanjiru']Murder of Agnes Wanjiru[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kenya']Kenya[/URL]'s [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magistrates%27_Court_%28Kenya%29']Magistrates' Court[/URL] issues an [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arrest_warrant']arrest warrant[/URL] and seeks the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Extradition']extradition[/URL] of a [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_people']British citizen[/URL] over the 2012 murder of [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kenyan_people']Kenyan[/URL] woman Agnes Wanjiru near a [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Army_Training_Unit_Kenya']British army training camp[/URL] in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nanyuki']Nanyuki[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laikipia_County']Laikipia County[/URL]. [URL='https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/kenya-issues-arrest-warrant-uk-citizen-murder-case-blamed-soldiers-2025-09-16/'](Reuters)[/URL] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nord_Stream_pipelines_sabotage']Nord Stream pipelines sabotage[/URL] [LIST] [*]An [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Italy']Italian[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Judiciary_of_Italy']appellate court[/URL] approves the extradition to [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Germany']Germany[/URL] of a [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ukrainians']Ukrainian[/URL] national allegedly involved in the 2022 [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nord_Stream']Nord Stream[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pipeline']pipeline[/URL] explosions. The suspect's lawyer says that he plans to appeal the decision to the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Supreme_Court_of_Cassation_%28Italy%29']Supreme Court of Cassation[/URL]. [URL='https://apnews.com/article/italy-germany-pipleine-explosion-extradition-2db1be82baa27a41ac7d8e83a8c17643'](AP)[/URL] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Novi_Sad_railway_station_canopy_collapse']Novi Sad railway station canopy collapse[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Serbia']Serbian[/URL] prosecutors indict former [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ministry_of_Construction%2C_Transport%2C_and_Infrastructure_%28Serbia%29']construction minister[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goran_Vesi%C4%87']Goran Vesić[/URL] and 12 others on public safety charges over the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Novi_Sad_railway_station']Novi Sad railway station[/URL] roof collapse that killed 16 people. [URL='https://www.reuters.com/world/serbia-indicts-13-railway-station-roof-collapse-that-killed-16-2025-09-16/'](Reuters)[/URL] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Romania']Romanian[/URL] prosecutors indict former [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/President_of_Romania']presidential[/URL] candidate [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C%C4%83lin_Georgescu']Călin Georgescu[/URL] and 21 others on charges of attempting to undermine national security by planning violent protests after the cancellation of the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_Romanian_presidential_election']2024 election[/URL] over [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Accusations_of_Russian_interference_in_the_2024_Romanian_presidential_election']alleged Russian interference[/URL]. [URL='https://www.ft.com/content/5248339f-3dcc-4ee3-b2b3-7b54e4ecf0bc']([I]Financial Times[/I])[/URL] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Senegal']Senegalese[/URL] authorities intercept 112 [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gambia']Gambian[/URL] migrants aboard a [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pirogue']pirogue[/URL] off the coast of [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dakar']Dakar[/URL] on the suspicion of [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irregular_migration']irregular migration[/URL] as they attempt to [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/African_immigration_to_Europe']reach Europe[/URL]. [URL='https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/senegal-intercepts-pirogue-carrying-112-migrants-attempting-atlantic-crossing-2025-09-16/'](Reuters)[/URL] [*]The [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High_courts_of_South_Korea']Seoul Central District Court[/URL] issues an arrest warrant for former [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/People_Power_Party']People Power Party[/URL] floor leader [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kweon_Seong-dong']Kweon Seong-dong[/URL] on charges of receiving [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corruption_in_South_Korea']illegal political funds[/URL] from the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unification_Church']Unification Church[/URL] during the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2022_South_Korean_presidential_election']2022 South Korean presidential election[/URL] campaign. [URL='https://www.koreaherald.com/article/10577045']([I]The Korea Herald[/I])[/URL] [*]The [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gauteng_Division_of_the_High_Court_of_South_Africa']high court[/URL] in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gauteng']Gauteng[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Africa']South Africa[/URL], rejects an appeal by the family of former [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/President_of_Zambia']Zambian president[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edgar_Lungu']Edgar Lungu[/URL], upholding its ruling that Lungu's remains must be returned to [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zambia']Zambia[/URL] for burial. [URL='https://apnews.com/article/zambia-edgar-lungu-south-africa-burial-ruling-db3ffc3ee61ee40832112971e0566f18'](AP)[/URL] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/U.S._president']U.S. president[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donald_Trump']Donald Trump[/URL] files a $15 billion [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Defamation']defamation[/URL] lawsuit against the newspaper [I][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_New_York_Times']The New York Times[/URL][/I] after the paper published articles and a book alleging that part of [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Trump_Organization']The Trump Organization[/URL]'s wealth was acquired through [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fraud']fraud[/URL]. [URL='https://www.npr.org/2025/09/16/nx-s1-5543030/donald-trump-nytimes-lawsuit'](NPR)[/URL] [/LIST] [B]Politics and elections[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_Malawian_general_election']2025 Malawian general election[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malawi']Malawians[/URL] vote to elect a [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/President_of_Malawi']president[/URL], the 229 members of the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Assembly_%28Malawi%29']National Assembly[/URL], and 509 [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Politics_of_Malawi%23Local_government']local government[/URL] councillors. [URL='https://apnews.com/article/election-malawi-president-parliament-africa-chakwera-397aa544946efd6e1dfc0258d406bfdf'](AP)[/URL] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_in_Afghanistan']Internet in Afghanistan[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Afghanistan']Afghan[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Supreme_Leader_of_Afghanistan']supreme leader[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hibatullah_Akhundzada']Hibatullah Akhundzada[/URL] orders a complete ban on [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wi-Fi']Wi-Fi[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet']internet[/URL] in the northern [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Balkh_Province']Balkh Province[/URL] to "prevent [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morality_in_Islam']immorality[/URL]". [URL='https://www.independent.co.uk/news/taliban-balkh-afghan-jalalabad-b2827557.html']([I]The Independent[/I])[/URL] [/LIST] [*]Matteo Rossi and [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lorenzo_Bugli']Lorenzo Bugli[/URL] are elected the new [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Captains_regent']captains regent[/URL] of [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Marino']San Marino[/URL] for the following semester. [URL='https://www.sanmarinortv.sm/news/politica-c2/eletti-i-capitani-reggenti-per-il-prossimo-semestre-saranno-matteo-rossi-e-lorenzo-bugli-a280382']([I]San Marino RTV[/I])[/URL] [/LIST] [url="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Current_events/2025_September_16"]Continue reading...[/url] [/QUOTE]

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