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<blockquote data-quote="Wikipedia Current Events" data-source="post: 153996" data-attributes="member: 524">Armed conflicts and attacks<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Middle_Eastern_crisis_%282023-present%29" target="_blank">Middle Eastern crisis</a><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">At least 50 <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> attacks across the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaza_Strip" target="_blank">Gaza Strip</a>, including 40 killed in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaza_City" target="_blank">Gaza City</a>. <a href="https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2025/9/18/live-israeli-army-applying-extreme-pressure-as-gaza-toll-passes-65000" target="_blank">(Al Jazeera)</a></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">A <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jordan" target="_blank">Jordanian</a> truck driver bringing aid to the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaza_Strip" target="_blank">Gaza Strip</a> kills two <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel" target="_blank">Israeli</a> military personnel before being fatally shot by security personnel at the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allenby_Bridge" target="_blank">Allenby Bridge</a>. <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/israeli-military-says-received-report-shooting-jordan-border-crossing-2025-09-18/" target="_blank">(Reuters)</a></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_and_the_United_Nations" target="_blank">United States</a> casts its sixth <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Nations_Security_Council_veto_power" target="_blank">veto</a> over a draft <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Nations_Security_Council" target="_blank">United Nations Security Council</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Nations_resolution" target="_blank">resolution</a> calling for a permanent <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ceasefire" target="_blank">ceasefire</a> in Gaza, the lifting of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israeli_blockade_of_aid_delivery_to_the_Gaza_Strip" target="_blank">Israeli restrictions on aid</a>, and the release of all <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaza_war_hostage_crisis" target="_blank">hostages</a>. <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/us-vetoes-un-demand-ceasefire-aid-access-gaza-2025-09-18/" target="_blank">(Reuters)</a></li>
</ul></li>
<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 <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Houthi" target="_blank">Houthi</a> drone attack damages a hotel in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eilat" target="_blank">Eilat</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel" target="_blank">Israel</a>. <a href="https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/article-867996" target="_blank">(Jerusalem Post)</a> <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/drone-launched-yemen-crashes-israels-eilat-2025-09-18/" target="_blank">(Reuters)</a></li>
</ul></li>
</ul></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Insurgency_in_Balochistan" target="_blank">Insurgency in Balochistan</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Two security personnel are killed and twenty-three others are injured when a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suicide_attack" target="_blank">suicide</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Car_bomb" target="_blank">car bomb</a> targets a security convoy in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turbat" target="_blank">Turbat</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Balochistan%2C_Pakistan" target="_blank">Balochistan</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pakistan" target="_blank">Pakistan</a>. Meanwhile, six people are killed in a separate car bombing in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chaman" target="_blank">Chaman</a>. <a href="https://apnews.com/article/pakistan-car-bombings-southwest-balochistan-52123957204e94674f16ebf7539432d0" target="_blank">(AP)</a></li>
</ul></li>
</ul>Disasters and accidents<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">At least ten people are killed and 25 others are injured when a fire breaks out in a high-rise office building in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lagos" target="_blank">Lagos</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nigeria" target="_blank">Nigeria</a>. <a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cr704re0kmpo" target="_blank">(BBC News)</a></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Three people, including musician <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brett_James" target="_blank">Brett James</a>, are killed when James's <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cirrus_SR22T" target="_blank">Cirrus SR22T</a> aircraft crashes near <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Macon_County_Airport" target="_blank">Macon County Airport</a> in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_Carolina" target="_blank">North Carolina</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States" target="_blank">United States</a>. <a href="https://asn.flightsafety.org/wikibase/545414" target="_blank">(ASN)</a> <a href="https://fox17.com/news/local/airplane-accident-franklin-students-staff-iotla-valley-elementary-school-macon-county-airport-sheriffs-office" target="_blank">(FOX17)</a></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">A 7.8 magnitude earthquake strikes <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kamchatka" target="_blank">Kamchatka</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russia" target="_blank">Russia</a>, but there were no reports of damage. <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tsunami_warning" target="_blank">Tsunami warnings</a> are issued for the region. <a href="https://www.reuters.com/business/environment/magnitude-78-earthquake-strikes-petropavlovsk-kamchatsky-region-russia-usgs-says-2025-09-18/" target="_blank">(Reuters)</a> <a href="https://www.tvp.info/89002018/rosja-trzesienie-ziemi-na-kamczatce" target="_blank">(TVP Info)</a></li>
</ul>International relations<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poland%E2%80%93Ukraine_relations" target="_blank">Poland–Ukraine relations</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_Russian_drone_incursion_into_Poland" target="_blank">2025 Russian drone incursion into Poland</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ukraine" target="_blank">Ukraine</a> announces it will train <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poland" target="_blank">Polish</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polish_Armed_Forces" target="_blank">troops</a> and engineers in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drone_warfare" target="_blank">counter-drone</a> operations following recent <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russia" target="_blank">Russian</a> drone incursions into Polish <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Airspace" target="_blank">airspace</a>. <a href="https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/9/18/ukraine-pledges-to-bolster-polish-drone-defence-with-training" target="_blank">(Al Jazeera)</a></li>
</ul></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syria%E2%80%93United_States_relations" target="_blank">Syria–United States relations</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syria" target="_blank">Syrian</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ministry_of_Foreign_Affairs_and_Expatriates_%28Syria%29" target="_blank">foreign minister</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asaad_al-Shaibani" target="_blank">Asaad al-Shaibani</a> visits <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Washington%2C_D.C." target="_blank">Washington, D.C.</a> to attend meetings with the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Bank" target="_blank">World Bank</a> and the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Monetary_Fund" target="_blank">International Monetary Fund</a>, and to meet with <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel" target="_blank">Israeli</a> delegations and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/U.S._secretary_of_state" target="_blank">U.S. secretary of state</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marco_Rubio" target="_blank">Marco Rubio</a>, marking the first time a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syrian_transitional_government" target="_blank">Syrian official</a> has visited the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States" target="_blank">United States</a> in 25 years. <a href="https://apnews.com/article/syria-us-asaad-alshibani-trump-sanctions-alsharaa-526af7ef1ad6afc5ad1086e0707a5720" target="_blank">(AP)</a></li>
</ul></li>
</ul>Law and crime<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Egypt" target="_blank">Egypt</a>'s <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ministry_of_Interior_%28Egypt%29" target="_blank">interior ministry</a> reports that a 3,000-year-old gold bracelet belonging to the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pharaoh" target="_blank">pharaoh</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amenemope_%28pharaoh%29" target="_blank">Amenemope</a>, missing from the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Egyptian_Museum" target="_blank">Egyptian Museum</a> in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cairo" target="_blank">Cairo</a>, was stolen, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gold_laundering" target="_blank">melted</a> and sold, with several suspects arrested. <a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c1kw8dwy4dro" target="_blank">(BBC News)</a></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iraq" target="_blank">Iraq</a> receives 47 <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/French_people" target="_blank">French</a> nationals previously detained in northeast Syria on suspicion of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islamic_State" target="_blank">Islamic State</a> membership for prosecution on <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islamic_terrorism" target="_blank">terrorism</a> charges. <a href="https://apnews.com/article/iraq-syria-france-islamic-state-0ec321ee15581c9ec2dd41500c18b18a" target="_blank">(AP)</a></li>
</ul>Politics and elections<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_Albanian_parliamentary_election" target="_blank">2025 Albanian parliamentary election</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albania" target="_blank">Albanian</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_Albania" target="_blank">prime minister</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edi_Rama" target="_blank">Edi Rama</a> begins an unprecedented <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rama_IV_Government" target="_blank">fourth term</a> following the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Socialist_Party_of_Albania" target="_blank">Socialist Party</a>'s victory in the last election. <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/albanias-rama-starts-fourth-term-pm-targets-eu-membership-2025-09-18/" target="_blank">(Reuters)</a></li>
</ul></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Censorship_in_the_Maldives" target="_blank">Censorship in the Maldives</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maldives" target="_blank">Maldivian</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/President_of_the_Maldives" target="_blank">president</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mohamed_Muizzu" target="_blank">Mohamed Muizzu</a> ratifies the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maldives_Media_and_Broadcasting_Regulation_Law" target="_blank">Media and Broadcasting Regulation Law</a>, which allows fines, license suspensions, and closures of media outlets found in violation of its provisions. <a href="https://apnews.com/article/maldives-media-freedom-law-muizzi-license-journalist-2ca60d731492ef11840850d76f7007e1" target="_blank">(AP)</a></li>
</ul></li>
<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/Prime_Minister_of_Bulgaria" target="_blank">prime minister</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rosen_Zhelyazkov" target="_blank">Rosen Zhelyazkov</a>'s <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zhelyazkov_Government" target="_blank">government</a> survives their fifth <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vote_of_no-confidence" target="_blank">vote of no-confidence</a> this year over alleged failures to reform the justice and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_security_of_Bulgaria" target="_blank">security sectors</a>, with 133 <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Assembly_%28Bulgaria%29" target="_blank">lawmakers</a> opposing and 101 supporting the motion. <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/bulgarias-government-survives-fifth-no-confidence-vote-2025-09-18/" target="_blank">(Reuters)</a></li>
</ul>Science and technology<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">In the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Automotive_industry_in_the_United_States" target="_blank">United States</a>, automaker <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toyota" target="_blank">Toyota</a> recalls over 590,000 vehicles due to a software failure for its <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dashboard" target="_blank">dashboard</a> that hides vehicle speed, braking status, and tire pressure warnings. Meanwhile, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hyundai" target="_blank">Hyundai</a> recalls over 568,000 <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hyundai_Palisade" target="_blank">Palisades</a> due to <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seatbelt" target="_blank">seatbelt</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belt_buckle" target="_blank">buckle</a> failures. <a href="https://apnews.com/article/auto-recalls-hyundai-toyota-safety-87734fbc8c951415564c21a2f21d9fdf" target="_blank">(AP)</a> <a href="https://autos.yahoo.com/safety-and-recalls/articles/toyota-hyundai-recall-more-1-144256702.html" target="_blank">(Yahoo! Autos)</a></li>
</ul><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Current_events/2025_September_18" target="_blank">Continue reading...</a></blockquote>

[QUOTE="Wikipedia Current Events, post: 153996, member: 524"] [B]Armed conflicts and attacks[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Middle_Eastern_crisis_%282023-present%29']Middle Eastern crisis[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaza_war']Gaza war[/URL] [LIST] [*]At least 50 [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palestinians']Palestinians[/URL] are killed in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel']Israeli[/URL] attacks across the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaza_Strip']Gaza Strip[/URL], including 40 killed in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaza_City']Gaza City[/URL]. [URL='https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2025/9/18/live-israeli-army-applying-extreme-pressure-as-gaza-toll-passes-65000'](Al Jazeera)[/URL] [*]A [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jordan']Jordanian[/URL] truck driver bringing aid to the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaza_Strip']Gaza Strip[/URL] kills two [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel']Israeli[/URL] military personnel before being fatally shot by security personnel at the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allenby_Bridge']Allenby Bridge[/URL]. [URL='https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/israeli-military-says-received-report-shooting-jordan-border-crossing-2025-09-18/'](Reuters)[/URL] [*]The [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_and_the_United_Nations']United States[/URL] casts its sixth [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Nations_Security_Council_veto_power']veto[/URL] over a draft [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Nations_Security_Council']United Nations Security Council[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Nations_resolution']resolution[/URL] calling for a permanent [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ceasefire']ceasefire[/URL] in Gaza, the lifting of [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israeli_blockade_of_aid_delivery_to_the_Gaza_Strip']Israeli restrictions on aid[/URL], and the release of all [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaza_war_hostage_crisis']hostages[/URL]. [URL='https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/us-vetoes-un-demand-ceasefire-aid-access-gaza-2025-09-18/'](Reuters)[/URL] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_Sea_crisis']Red Sea crisis[/URL] [LIST] [*]A [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Houthi']Houthi[/URL] drone attack damages a hotel in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eilat']Eilat[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel']Israel[/URL]. [URL='https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/article-867996']([I]Jerusalem Post[/I])[/URL] [URL='https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/drone-launched-yemen-crashes-israels-eilat-2025-09-18/'](Reuters)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Insurgency_in_Balochistan']Insurgency in Balochistan[/URL] [LIST] [*]Two security personnel are killed and twenty-three others are injured when a [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suicide_attack']suicide[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Car_bomb']car bomb[/URL] targets a security convoy in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turbat']Turbat[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Balochistan%2C_Pakistan']Balochistan[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pakistan']Pakistan[/URL]. Meanwhile, six people are killed in a separate car bombing in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chaman']Chaman[/URL]. [URL='https://apnews.com/article/pakistan-car-bombings-southwest-balochistan-52123957204e94674f16ebf7539432d0'](AP)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [B]Disasters and accidents[/B] [LIST] [*]At least ten people are killed and 25 others are injured when a fire breaks out in a high-rise office building in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lagos']Lagos[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nigeria']Nigeria[/URL]. [URL='https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cr704re0kmpo'](BBC News)[/URL] [*]Three people, including musician [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brett_James']Brett James[/URL], are killed when James's [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cirrus_SR22T']Cirrus SR22T[/URL] aircraft crashes near [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Macon_County_Airport']Macon County Airport[/URL] in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_Carolina']North Carolina[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States']United States[/URL]. [URL='https://asn.flightsafety.org/wikibase/545414'](ASN)[/URL] [URL='https://fox17.com/news/local/airplane-accident-franklin-students-staff-iotla-valley-elementary-school-macon-county-airport-sheriffs-office'](FOX17)[/URL] [*]A 7.8 magnitude earthquake strikes [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kamchatka']Kamchatka[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russia']Russia[/URL], but there were no reports of damage. [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tsunami_warning']Tsunami warnings[/URL] are issued for the region. [URL='https://www.reuters.com/business/environment/magnitude-78-earthquake-strikes-petropavlovsk-kamchatsky-region-russia-usgs-says-2025-09-18/'](Reuters)[/URL] [URL='https://www.tvp.info/89002018/rosja-trzesienie-ziemi-na-kamczatce'](TVP Info)[/URL] [/LIST] [B]International relations[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poland%E2%80%93Ukraine_relations']Poland–Ukraine relations[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_Russian_drone_incursion_into_Poland']2025 Russian drone incursion into Poland[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ukraine']Ukraine[/URL] announces it will train [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poland']Polish[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polish_Armed_Forces']troops[/URL] and engineers in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drone_warfare']counter-drone[/URL] operations following recent [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russia']Russian[/URL] drone incursions into Polish [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Airspace']airspace[/URL]. [URL='https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/9/18/ukraine-pledges-to-bolster-polish-drone-defence-with-training'](Al Jazeera)[/URL] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syria%E2%80%93United_States_relations']Syria–United States relations[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syria']Syrian[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ministry_of_Foreign_Affairs_and_Expatriates_%28Syria%29']foreign minister[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asaad_al-Shaibani']Asaad al-Shaibani[/URL] visits [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Washington%2C_D.C.']Washington, D.C.[/URL] to attend meetings with the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Bank']World Bank[/URL] and the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Monetary_Fund']International Monetary Fund[/URL], and to meet with [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel']Israeli[/URL] delegations and [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/U.S._secretary_of_state']U.S. secretary of state[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marco_Rubio']Marco Rubio[/URL], marking the first time a [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syrian_transitional_government']Syrian official[/URL] has visited the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States']United States[/URL] in 25 years. [URL='https://apnews.com/article/syria-us-asaad-alshibani-trump-sanctions-alsharaa-526af7ef1ad6afc5ad1086e0707a5720'](AP)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [B]Law and crime[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Egypt']Egypt[/URL]'s [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ministry_of_Interior_%28Egypt%29']interior ministry[/URL] reports that a 3,000-year-old gold bracelet belonging to the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pharaoh']pharaoh[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amenemope_%28pharaoh%29']Amenemope[/URL], missing from the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Egyptian_Museum']Egyptian Museum[/URL] in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cairo']Cairo[/URL], was stolen, [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gold_laundering']melted[/URL] and sold, with several suspects arrested. [URL='https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c1kw8dwy4dro'](BBC News)[/URL] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iraq']Iraq[/URL] receives 47 [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/French_people']French[/URL] nationals previously detained in northeast Syria on suspicion of [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islamic_State']Islamic State[/URL] membership for prosecution on [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islamic_terrorism']terrorism[/URL] charges. [URL='https://apnews.com/article/iraq-syria-france-islamic-state-0ec321ee15581c9ec2dd41500c18b18a'](AP)[/URL] [/LIST] [B]Politics and elections[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_Albanian_parliamentary_election']2025 Albanian parliamentary election[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albania']Albanian[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_Albania']prime minister[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edi_Rama']Edi Rama[/URL] begins an unprecedented [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rama_IV_Government']fourth term[/URL] following the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Socialist_Party_of_Albania']Socialist Party[/URL]'s victory in the last election. [URL='https://www.reuters.com/world/albanias-rama-starts-fourth-term-pm-targets-eu-membership-2025-09-18/'](Reuters)[/URL] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Censorship_in_the_Maldives']Censorship in the Maldives[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maldives']Maldivian[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/President_of_the_Maldives']president[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mohamed_Muizzu']Mohamed Muizzu[/URL] ratifies the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maldives_Media_and_Broadcasting_Regulation_Law']Media and Broadcasting Regulation Law[/URL], which allows fines, license suspensions, and closures of media outlets found in violation of its provisions. [URL='https://apnews.com/article/maldives-media-freedom-law-muizzi-license-journalist-2ca60d731492ef11840850d76f7007e1'](AP)[/URL] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bulgaria']Bulgarian[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_Bulgaria']prime minister[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rosen_Zhelyazkov']Rosen Zhelyazkov[/URL]'s [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zhelyazkov_Government']government[/URL] survives their fifth [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vote_of_no-confidence']vote of no-confidence[/URL] this year over alleged failures to reform the justice and [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_security_of_Bulgaria']security sectors[/URL], with 133 [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Assembly_%28Bulgaria%29']lawmakers[/URL] opposing and 101 supporting the motion. [URL='https://www.reuters.com/world/bulgarias-government-survives-fifth-no-confidence-vote-2025-09-18/'](Reuters)[/URL] [/LIST] [B]Science and technology[/B] [LIST] [*]In the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Automotive_industry_in_the_United_States']United States[/URL], automaker [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toyota']Toyota[/URL] recalls over 590,000 vehicles due to a software failure for its [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dashboard']dashboard[/URL] that hides vehicle speed, braking status, and tire pressure warnings. Meanwhile, [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hyundai']Hyundai[/URL] recalls over 568,000 [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hyundai_Palisade']Palisades[/URL] due to [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seatbelt']seatbelt[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belt_buckle']buckle[/URL] failures. [URL='https://apnews.com/article/auto-recalls-hyundai-toyota-safety-87734fbc8c951415564c21a2f21d9fdf'](AP)[/URL] [URL='https://autos.yahoo.com/safety-and-recalls/articles/toyota-hyundai-recall-more-1-144256702.html'](Yahoo! Autos)[/URL] [/LIST] [url="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Current_events/2025_September_18"]Continue reading...[/url] [/QUOTE]

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