Saturday 16 August 2025

2025 Air Kasaï Antonov An-2 crash

Seven people are killed when an Air Kasaï Antonov An-2 aircraft crashes while being ferried near Kisangani, Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Allied Democratic Forces insurgency

At least 30 people are killed by suspected Islamic State-aligned Allied Democratic Forces rebels in Bapere, North Kivu, Democratic Republic of the Congo.

2025 Atlantic hurricane season

Hurricane Erin intensifies to Category 5 strength while affecting several Caribbean islands.

2025 Air Canada flight attendants strike

Canadian jobs minister Patty Hajdu orders binding arbitration between Air Canada and the Canadian Union of Public Employees.

Disasters

At least one person is killed and four others are injured, including two seriously, when a Mil Mi-8 military helicopter makes a hard landing during a rescue operation on Jengish Chokusu in Kyrgyzstan.

Disasters

At least ten people are killed while two others are reported missing following a flash flood that hits a campsite in Urad Rear Banner, Inner Mongolia, China.

2025 Pakistan floods

The death toll from yesterday's floods in Pakistan increases to at least 321.

Crime & Justice

Three people are killed, including the perpetrator, and another is injured in a mass shooting near a bar in Forio, Campania, Italy.