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<blockquote data-quote="Wikipedia Current Events" data-source="post: 153995" 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">More than 83 <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palestinians" target="_blank">Palestinians</a> are killed in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel" target="_blank">Israeli</a> strikes and attacks across <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaza_Strip" target="_blank">Gaza</a>, including at least 61 of them in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaza_City" target="_blank">Gaza City</a>. <a href="https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2025/9/17/live-israel-kills-a-dozen-palestinians-as-gaza-city-invasion-intensifies" target="_blank">(Al Jazeera)</a></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israeli_Ground_Forces" target="_blank">Israeli troops</a> and tanks advance into the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sheikh_Radwan" target="_blank">Sheikh Radwan</a> district of Gaza City as the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Offensive_%28military%29" target="_blank">ground offensive</a> continues. <a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c4gv881exj2o" target="_blank">(BBC News)</a></li>
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</ul></li>
</ul></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Somali_Civil_War_%282009%E2%80%93present%29" target="_blank">Somali Civil War</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_airstrikes_in_Somalia" target="_blank">American airstrikes in Somalia</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USAFRICOM" target="_blank">USAFRICOM</a> claims that the airstrike conducted on September 12 in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Badhan%2C_Sanaag" target="_blank">Badhan</a> in the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sanaag" target="_blank">Sanaag</a> region of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Puntland" target="_blank">Puntland</a>, which targeted a traditional elder accused of being an <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al-Shabaab_%28militant_group%29" target="_blank">Al-Shabaab</a> member, was executed in coordination with the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Somali_federal_government" target="_blank">Somali federal government</a>. <a href="https://www.hiiraan.com/news4/2025/Sept/202957/u_s_airstrike_kills_alleged_al_shabaab_weapons_dealer_in_somalia_s_sanaag_region.aspx" target="_blank"> (Hiiraan Online)</a> <a href="https://www.africom.mil/pressrelease/35996/us-forces-conduct-strikes-targeting-al-shabaab" target="_blank">(AFRICOM)</a></li>
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</ul></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_Cambodian%E2%80%93Thai_border_crisis" target="_blank">2025 Cambodian–Thai border crisis</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">At least 28 people are injured as <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cambodia" target="_blank">Cambodian</a> protesters clash with <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Thai_Army" target="_blank">Thai security forces</a> in a disputed <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cambodia%E2%80%93Thailand_border" target="_blank">border</a> area between <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Banteay_Meanchey_province" target="_blank">Banteay Meanchey</a>, Cambodia, and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sa_Kaeo_province" target="_blank">Sa Kaeo</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thailand" target="_blank">Thailand</a>, raising tensions despite a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ceasefire" target="_blank">ceasefire</a> agreement. <a href="https://apnews.com/article/thailand-cambodia-clashes-border-territory-dispute-ceasefire-2f69565a7747b0db6a1dc3b0066b04b8" target="_blank">(AP)</a></li>
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islamist_insurgency_in_Niger" target="_blank">Islamist insurgency in Niger</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Gunmen on motorbikes kill 22 people in Takoubatt, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tillab%C3%A9ri_Region" target="_blank">Tillabéri Region</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Niger" target="_blank">Niger</a>, most of whom were attending a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baptism" target="_blank">baptism</a> ceremony. <a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/ce863x3g7jko" target="_blank">(BBC News)</a> <a href="https://report.az/en/other-countries/gunmen-fire-on-niger-baptism-ceremony-kill-22-villagers" target="_blank">(Report)</a></li>
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</ul>Arts and culture<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Firings_related_to_comments_on_the_assassination_of_Charlie_Kirk" target="_blank">Firings related to comments on the assassination of Charlie Kirk</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Television_in_the_United_States" target="_blank">American</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Late-night_talk_show" target="_blank">late-night talk show</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jimmy_Kimmel_Live%21" target="_blank">Jimmy Kimmel Live!</a> is suspended indefinitely by its broadcast network <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Broadcasting_Company" target="_blank">ABC</a>, following comments by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jimmy_Kimmel" target="_blank">its host</a> regarding <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charlie_Kirk" target="_blank">Charlie Kirk</a>'s killing, which sparked criticism and threats from the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federal_Communications_Commission" target="_blank">Federal Communications Commission</a>. <a href="https://apnews.com/article/jimmy-kimmel-show-suspended-charlie-kirk-a2bfa904429c318fe52e7d3493c6883d" target="_blank">(AP)</a></li>
</ul></li>
</ul>Disasters and accidents<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Five <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Nations_Police" target="_blank">UN police officers</a> from the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Democratic_Republic_of_the_Congo" target="_blank">Democratic Republic of the Congo</a> in a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MINUSCA" target="_blank">MINUSCA</a> convoy are killed when their <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Armored_personnel_carrier" target="_blank">armored personnel carrier</a> crashes and rolls into a river while crossing a bridge near <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bangui" target="_blank">Bangui</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Central_African_Republic" target="_blank">Central African Republic</a>. <a href="https://apnews.com/article/un-peacekeepers-central-african-republic-2434ac1228917e901666a918bdf9ab91" target="_blank">(AP)</a></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Four soldiers are killed when a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sikorsky_UH-60_Black_Hawk" target="_blank">Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk</a> crashes near <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Summit_Lake_%28Washington%29" target="_blank">Summit Lake</a> in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thurston_County%2C_Washington" target="_blank">Thurston County</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Washington_%28state%29" target="_blank">Washington</a>, United States. <a href="https://www.kiro7.com/news/local/army-confirms-4-soldiers-killed-black-hawk-helicopter-crash-near-summit-lake/I2GB4VUIYFD6DJJAPICK37OTSA/" target="_blank">(KIRO-TV)</a></li>
</ul>Health and environment<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_European_heatwaves" target="_blank">2025 European heatwaves</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copernicus_Climate_Change_Service" target="_blank">Copernicus Climate Change Service</a> reports that at least 53 percent of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Europe" target="_blank">Europe</a> experienced <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drought" target="_blank">droughts</a> in August, the highest level recorded since records began in 2012. <a href="https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20250918-europe-mediterranean-coast-saw-record-drought-in-august-afp-analysis-of-eu-data" target="_blank">(AFP via France 24)</a></li>
</ul></li>
</ul>International relations<ul>
<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">Australian</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_Australia" target="_blank">prime minister</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anthony_Albanese" target="_blank">Anthony Albanese</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Papua_New_Guinea" target="_blank">Papua New Guinean</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_Papua_New_Guinea" target="_blank">prime minister</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Marape" target="_blank">James Marape</a> sign a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Communiqu%C3%A9" target="_blank">communiqué</a> in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Port_Moresby" target="_blank">Port Moresby</a> confirming agreement on a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Defense_pact" target="_blank">mutual defence treaty</a> after earlier plans to sign the treaty failed. <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/china/australia-papua-new-guinea-sign-communique-after-mutual-defence-treaty-stalls-2025-09-17/" target="_blank">(Reuters)</a></li>
</ul></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel%E2%80%93European_Union_relations" target="_blank">Israel–European Union relations</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_Union" target="_blank">European Union</a> outlines a set of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Economic_sanctions" target="_blank">sanctions</a> against <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israeli_settlers" target="_blank">Israeli settlers</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel" target="_blank">Israeli</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_Israel" target="_blank">prime minister</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benjamin_Netanyahu" target="_blank">Benjamin Netanyahu</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Far-right_politics_in_Israel" target="_blank">far-right</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ministry_of_National_Security_%28Israel%29" target="_blank">national security minister</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Itamar_Ben-Gvir" target="_blank">Itamar Ben-Gvir</a> and urges the 27 <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Member_state_of_the_European_Union" target="_blank">member states</a> to issue these sanctions to freeze European assets and ban inter-EU travel. <a href="https://apnews.com/article/eu-israel-sanctions-tariffs-gaza-war-94aa802ef07e2483b06724800c5c0238" target="_blank">(AP)</a></li>
</ul></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pakistan%E2%80%93Saudi_Arabia_relations" target="_blank">Pakistan–Saudi Arabia relations</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pakistan" target="_blank">Pakistani</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_Pakistan" target="_blank">prime minister</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shehbaz_Sharif" target="_blank">Shehbaz Sharif</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saudi_Arabia" target="_blank">Saudi</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crown_Prince_of_Saudi_Arabia" target="_blank">crown prince</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mohammed_bin_Salman" target="_blank">Mohammed bin Salman</a> sign a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strategic_Mutual_Defense_Agreement" target="_blank">Strategic Mutual Defense Agreement</a> in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Riyadh" target="_blank">Riyadh</a>. <a href="https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/9/17/saudi-arabia-signs-mutual-defence-pact-with-nuclear-armed-pakistan" target="_blank">(Al Jazeera)</a></li>
</ul></li>
</ul>Law and crime<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mass_shootings_in_the_United_States" target="_blank">Mass shootings in the United States</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_North_Codorus_Township_shooting" target="_blank">2025 North Codorus Township shooting</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Three police officers are killed and two are critically injured in a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mass_shooting" target="_blank">mass shooting</a> when a gunman opens fire during a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Search_warrant" target="_blank">search warrant</a> at a farm in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_Codorus_Township%2C_Pennsylvania" target="_blank">North Codorus Township</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pennsylvania" target="_blank">Pennsylvania</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States" target="_blank">United States</a>. The perpetrator is also killed. <a href="https://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local/live-updates-multiple-officers-shot-in-york-county-pennsylvania/4271002/" target="_blank">(WCAU-TV)</a></li>
</ul></li>
</ul></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_Indonesian_protests" target="_blank">2025 Indonesian protests</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indonesia" target="_blank">Indonesia</a>'s <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Constitutional_Court_of_Indonesia" target="_blank">Constitutional Court</a> rules that <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/People%27s_Consultative_Assembly" target="_blank">parliament</a> followed proper procedure in passing amendments to the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indonesian_National_Armed_Forces_Law" target="_blank">military law</a>, rejecting a petition that sought to annul the amendments. <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/indonesia-court-finds-no-procedural-flaws-with-law-expanding-militarys-role-2025-09-17/" target="_blank">(Reuters)</a></li>
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greece" target="_blank">Greece</a> suspends the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Extradition" target="_blank">extradition</a> of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moldovans" target="_blank">Moldovan</a> businessman and politician <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vladimir_Plahotniuc" target="_blank">Vladimir Plahotniuc</a>, who is wanted in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moldova" target="_blank">Moldova</a> over a 2014 <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bank_fraud" target="_blank">bank fraud</a> case. <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/greece-suspends-tycoon-plahotniucs-extradition-moldova-says-moldovan-prosecutor-2025-09-17/" target="_blank">(Reuters)</a></li>
</ul>Politics and elections<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conflict_in_the_Niger_Delta" target="_blank">Conflict in the Niger Delta</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nigeria" target="_blank">Nigerian</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/President_of_Nigeria" target="_blank">president</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bola_Tinubu" target="_blank">Bola Tinubu</a> lifts the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/State_of_emergency" target="_blank">state of emergency</a> in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rivers_State" target="_blank">Rivers State</a> and reinstates <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Governor_of_Rivers_State" target="_blank">Governor</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siminalayi_Fubara" target="_blank">Siminalayi Fubara</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rivers_State_House_of_Assembly" target="_blank">state lawmakers</a> after six months of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federal_government_of_Nigeria" target="_blank">federal</a> control imposed during a political crisis and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Petroleum_industry_in_Nigeria" target="_blank">oil pipeline</a> vandalism. <a href="https://apnews.com/article/nigeria-rivers-state-emergency-rule-president-2d7268ac6b182caa379c6436362a99b6" target="_blank">(AP)</a></li>
</ul></li>
<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"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philippine" target="_blank">Philippine</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Speaker_of_the_House_of_Representatives_of_the_Philippines" target="_blank">house speaker</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_Romualdez" target="_blank">Martin Romualdez</a> resigns over his alleged involvement in the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flood_control" target="_blank">flood control</a> controversy, with former <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deputy_Speaker_of_the_House_of_Representatives_of_the_Philippines" target="_blank">deputy speaker</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bojie_Dy" target="_blank">Bojie Dy</a> elected as the next speaker of the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/House_of_Representatives_of_the_Philippines" target="_blank">House of Representatives</a>. <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-09-17/marcos-cousin-to-step-down-as-philippines-congress-speaker" target="_blank">(Bloomberg)</a> <a href="https://dzrh.com.ph/post/faustino-bojie-dy-assumes-seat-as-new-house-speaker-after-romualdez-resigns" target="_blank">(DZRH)</a></li>
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[QUOTE="Wikipedia Current Events, post: 153995, 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] [*]More than 83 [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palestinians']Palestinians[/URL] are killed in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel']Israeli[/URL] strikes and attacks across [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaza_Strip']Gaza[/URL], including at least 61 of them in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaza_City']Gaza City[/URL]. [URL='https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2025/9/17/live-israel-kills-a-dozen-palestinians-as-gaza-city-invasion-intensifies'](Al Jazeera)[/URL] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israeli_Ground_Forces']Israeli troops[/URL] and tanks advance into the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sheikh_Radwan']Sheikh Radwan[/URL] district of Gaza City as the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Offensive_%28military%29']ground offensive[/URL] continues. [URL='https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c4gv881exj2o'](BBC News)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Somali_Civil_War_%282009%E2%80%93present%29']Somali Civil War[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_airstrikes_in_Somalia']American airstrikes in Somalia[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USAFRICOM']USAFRICOM[/URL] claims that the airstrike conducted on September 12 in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Badhan%2C_Sanaag']Badhan[/URL] in the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sanaag']Sanaag[/URL] region of [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Puntland']Puntland[/URL], which targeted a traditional elder accused of being an [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al-Shabaab_%28militant_group%29']Al-Shabaab[/URL] member, was executed in coordination with the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Somali_federal_government']Somali federal government[/URL]. [URL='https://www.hiiraan.com/news4/2025/Sept/202957/u_s_airstrike_kills_alleged_al_shabaab_weapons_dealer_in_somalia_s_sanaag_region.aspx '] (Hiiraan Online)[/URL] [URL='https://www.africom.mil/pressrelease/35996/us-forces-conduct-strikes-targeting-al-shabaab'](AFRICOM)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_Cambodian%E2%80%93Thai_border_crisis']2025 Cambodian–Thai border crisis[/URL] [LIST] [*]At least 28 people are injured as [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cambodia']Cambodian[/URL] protesters clash with [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Thai_Army']Thai security forces[/URL] in a disputed [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cambodia%E2%80%93Thailand_border']border[/URL] area between [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Banteay_Meanchey_province']Banteay Meanchey[/URL], Cambodia, and [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sa_Kaeo_province']Sa Kaeo[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thailand']Thailand[/URL], raising tensions despite a [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ceasefire']ceasefire[/URL] agreement. [URL='https://apnews.com/article/thailand-cambodia-clashes-border-territory-dispute-ceasefire-2f69565a7747b0db6a1dc3b0066b04b8'](AP)[/URL] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islamist_insurgency_in_Niger']Islamist insurgency in Niger[/URL] [LIST] [*]Gunmen on motorbikes kill 22 people in Takoubatt, [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tillab%C3%A9ri_Region']Tillabéri Region[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Niger']Niger[/URL], most of whom were attending a [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baptism']baptism[/URL] ceremony. [URL='https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/ce863x3g7jko'](BBC News)[/URL] [URL='https://report.az/en/other-countries/gunmen-fire-on-niger-baptism-ceremony-kill-22-villagers'](Report)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [B]Arts and culture[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Firings_related_to_comments_on_the_assassination_of_Charlie_Kirk']Firings related to comments on the assassination of Charlie Kirk[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Television_in_the_United_States']American[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Late-night_talk_show']late-night talk show[/URL] [I][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jimmy_Kimmel_Live%21']Jimmy Kimmel Live![/URL][/I] is suspended indefinitely by its broadcast network [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Broadcasting_Company']ABC[/URL], following comments by [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jimmy_Kimmel']its host[/URL] regarding [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charlie_Kirk']Charlie Kirk[/URL]'s killing, which sparked criticism and threats from the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federal_Communications_Commission']Federal Communications Commission[/URL]. [URL='https://apnews.com/article/jimmy-kimmel-show-suspended-charlie-kirk-a2bfa904429c318fe52e7d3493c6883d'](AP)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [B]Disasters and accidents[/B] [LIST] [*]Five [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Nations_Police']UN police officers[/URL] from the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Democratic_Republic_of_the_Congo']Democratic Republic of the Congo[/URL] in a [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MINUSCA']MINUSCA[/URL] convoy are killed when their [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Armored_personnel_carrier']armored personnel carrier[/URL] crashes and rolls into a river while crossing a bridge near [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bangui']Bangui[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Central_African_Republic']Central African Republic[/URL]. [URL='https://apnews.com/article/un-peacekeepers-central-african-republic-2434ac1228917e901666a918bdf9ab91'](AP)[/URL] [*]Four soldiers are killed when a [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sikorsky_UH-60_Black_Hawk']Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk[/URL] crashes near [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Summit_Lake_%28Washington%29']Summit Lake[/URL] in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thurston_County%2C_Washington']Thurston County[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Washington_%28state%29']Washington[/URL], United States. [URL='https://www.kiro7.com/news/local/army-confirms-4-soldiers-killed-black-hawk-helicopter-crash-near-summit-lake/I2GB4VUIYFD6DJJAPICK37OTSA/'](KIRO-TV)[/URL] [/LIST] [B]Health and environment[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_European_heatwaves']2025 European heatwaves[/URL] [LIST] [*]The [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copernicus_Climate_Change_Service']Copernicus Climate Change Service[/URL] reports that at least 53 percent of [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Europe']Europe[/URL] experienced [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drought']droughts[/URL] in August, the highest level recorded since records began in 2012. [URL='https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20250918-europe-mediterranean-coast-saw-record-drought-in-august-afp-analysis-of-eu-data'](AFP via France 24)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [B]International relations[/B] [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']Australian[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_Australia']prime minister[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anthony_Albanese']Anthony Albanese[/URL] and [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Papua_New_Guinea']Papua New Guinean[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_Papua_New_Guinea']prime minister[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Marape']James Marape[/URL] sign a [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Communiqu%C3%A9']communiqué[/URL] in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Port_Moresby']Port Moresby[/URL] confirming agreement on a [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Defense_pact']mutual defence treaty[/URL] after earlier plans to sign the treaty failed. [URL='https://www.reuters.com/world/china/australia-papua-new-guinea-sign-communique-after-mutual-defence-treaty-stalls-2025-09-17/'](Reuters)[/URL] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel%E2%80%93European_Union_relations']Israel–European Union relations[/URL] [LIST] [*]The [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_Union']European Union[/URL] outlines a set of [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Economic_sanctions']sanctions[/URL] against [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israeli_settlers']Israeli settlers[/URL] and [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel']Israeli[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_Israel']prime minister[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benjamin_Netanyahu']Benjamin Netanyahu[/URL] and [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Far-right_politics_in_Israel']far-right[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ministry_of_National_Security_%28Israel%29']national security minister[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Itamar_Ben-Gvir']Itamar Ben-Gvir[/URL] and urges the 27 [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Member_state_of_the_European_Union']member states[/URL] to issue these sanctions to freeze European assets and ban inter-EU travel. [URL='https://apnews.com/article/eu-israel-sanctions-tariffs-gaza-war-94aa802ef07e2483b06724800c5c0238'](AP)[/URL] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pakistan%E2%80%93Saudi_Arabia_relations']Pakistan–Saudi Arabia relations[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pakistan']Pakistani[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_Pakistan']prime minister[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shehbaz_Sharif']Shehbaz Sharif[/URL] and [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saudi_Arabia']Saudi[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crown_Prince_of_Saudi_Arabia']crown prince[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mohammed_bin_Salman']Mohammed bin Salman[/URL] sign a [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strategic_Mutual_Defense_Agreement']Strategic Mutual Defense Agreement[/URL] in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Riyadh']Riyadh[/URL]. [URL='https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/9/17/saudi-arabia-signs-mutual-defence-pact-with-nuclear-armed-pakistan'](Al Jazeera)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [B]Law and crime[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mass_shootings_in_the_United_States']Mass shootings in the United States[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_North_Codorus_Township_shooting']2025 North Codorus Township shooting[/URL] [LIST] [*]Three police officers are killed and two are critically injured in a [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mass_shooting']mass shooting[/URL] when a gunman opens fire during a [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Search_warrant']search warrant[/URL] at a farm in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_Codorus_Township%2C_Pennsylvania']North Codorus Township[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pennsylvania']Pennsylvania[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States']United States[/URL]. The perpetrator is also killed. [URL='https://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local/live-updates-multiple-officers-shot-in-york-county-pennsylvania/4271002/'](WCAU-TV)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_Indonesian_protests']2025 Indonesian protests[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indonesia']Indonesia[/URL]'s [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Constitutional_Court_of_Indonesia']Constitutional Court[/URL] rules that [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/People%27s_Consultative_Assembly']parliament[/URL] followed proper procedure in passing amendments to the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indonesian_National_Armed_Forces_Law']military law[/URL], rejecting a petition that sought to annul the amendments. [URL='https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/indonesia-court-finds-no-procedural-flaws-with-law-expanding-militarys-role-2025-09-17/'](Reuters)[/URL] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greece']Greece[/URL] suspends the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Extradition']extradition[/URL] of [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moldovans']Moldovan[/URL] businessman and politician [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vladimir_Plahotniuc']Vladimir Plahotniuc[/URL], who is wanted in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moldova']Moldova[/URL] over a 2014 [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bank_fraud']bank fraud[/URL] case. [URL='https://www.reuters.com/world/greece-suspends-tycoon-plahotniucs-extradition-moldova-says-moldovan-prosecutor-2025-09-17/'](Reuters)[/URL] [/LIST] [B]Politics and elections[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conflict_in_the_Niger_Delta']Conflict in the Niger Delta[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nigeria']Nigerian[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/President_of_Nigeria']president[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bola_Tinubu']Bola Tinubu[/URL] lifts the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/State_of_emergency']state of emergency[/URL] in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rivers_State']Rivers State[/URL] and reinstates [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Governor_of_Rivers_State']Governor[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siminalayi_Fubara']Siminalayi Fubara[/URL] and [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rivers_State_House_of_Assembly']state lawmakers[/URL] after six months of [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federal_government_of_Nigeria']federal[/URL] control imposed during a political crisis and [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Petroleum_industry_in_Nigeria']oil pipeline[/URL] vandalism. [URL='https://apnews.com/article/nigeria-rivers-state-emergency-rule-president-2d7268ac6b182caa379c6436362a99b6'](AP)[/URL] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flood_control_projects_controversy_in_the_Philippines']Flood control projects controversy in the Philippines[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philippine']Philippine[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Speaker_of_the_House_of_Representatives_of_the_Philippines']house speaker[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_Romualdez']Martin Romualdez[/URL] resigns over his alleged involvement in the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flood_control']flood control[/URL] controversy, with former [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deputy_Speaker_of_the_House_of_Representatives_of_the_Philippines']deputy speaker[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bojie_Dy']Bojie Dy[/URL] elected as the next speaker of the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/House_of_Representatives_of_the_Philippines']House of Representatives[/URL]. [URL='https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-09-17/marcos-cousin-to-step-down-as-philippines-congress-speaker'](Bloomberg)[/URL] [URL='https://dzrh.com.ph/post/faustino-bojie-dy-assumes-seat-as-new-house-speaker-after-romualdez-resigns'](DZRH)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [url="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Current_events/2025_September_17"]Continue reading...[/url] [/QUOTE]

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