Almanac
September 2025
30 days, the opening story of each.
- 30TuesdayA Mw 6.9 earthquake hits the central Philippines with structural damage and power interruptions reported, particularly in Cebu where at least 69 people are reported dead.
- 29MondayRussian president Vladimir Putin signs a law denouncing and leaving the European Convention against Torture, after the country left the Council of Europe in 2022.
- 28SundayIn cricket, India defeat their rival Pakistan by five wickets in the final to win their second consecutive Asia Cup title and ninth overall. During the awarding…
- 27SaturdayIn Karur, Tamil Nadu, India, a crowd crush at actor-politician Vijay-led Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) rally kills at least 39 people (including 10 children), and…
- 26FridayFormer United States FBI director James Comey is indicted by a federal grand jury on two charges in a prosecution led by Lindsey Halligan, the U.S. attorney for the…
- 25ThursdayFormer French president Nicolas Sarkozy is sentenced to 5 years in prison for criminal association, becoming the first former French president to be sentenced to prison…
- 24WednesdayA section of road collapses into an estimated 50 m (160 ft)-deep sinkhole in front of Vajira Hospital in Bangkok, Thailand, prompting road closures and evacuations of…
- 23TuesdayFour people, including Chinese architect Kongjian Yu, are killed when a Cessna 175 Skylark aircraft crashes in Aquidauana, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil.
- 22MondayABC parent company Disney announces that American late-night talk show Jimmy Kimmel Live! will begin airing again on Tuesday after it was "indefinitely suspended" last…
- 21SundayMass demonstrations are held across the Philippines to protest corruption in government flood control infrastructure projects.
- 20SaturdayAt least three people are killed and more than 30 people are injured in a Russian drone and missile attack on critical infrastructure and residential buildings across…
- 19FridayThe Rapid Support Forces attacks a mosque at an internal displacement camp with a drone strike near El Fasher, North Darfur, killing 75 people.
- 18ThursdayA Houthi drone attack damages a hotel in Eilat, Israel.
- 17WednesdayAmerican late-night talk show Jimmy Kimmel Live! is suspended indefinitely by its broadcast network ABC, following comments by its host regarding Charlie Kirk's killing…
- 16TuesdayAn independent United Nations commission of inquiry publishes that "finds that Israel is responsible for the commission of genocide in Gaza," listing four of the five…
- 15MondayUnited States president Donald Trump claims that the U.S. military carried out a strike on an alleged Venezuelan drug cartel vessel in international waters, killing…
- 14SundayA police officer is killed and four others are injured in an attack on a police station in Cauca, Colombia, by FARC dissidents, prompting military deployment to restore…
- 13SaturdayMore than 100,000 people protest against illegal immigration in central London, England, in a rally led by right-wing activist Tommy Robinson. Thousands of anti-racism…
- 12FridayA 22-year-old is arrested as a suspect in the killing of American political commentator Charlie Kirk two days ago.
- 11ThursdayThe Brazilian Supreme Federal Court convicts former president Jair Bolsonaro of plotting a coup in 2022 after he lost the election to Lula and imposes a 27-year prison…
- 10WednesdayAmerican right-wing political activist Charlie Kirk is shot dead during a debate at Utah Valley University in Orem, Utah, United States.
- 9TuesdayNepalese prime minister K.P. Sharma Oli resigns in response to the protests amid a government collapse.
- 8MondayPolice open fire on protesters demonstrating against a government ban on social media in Kathmandu, Nepal, killing at least 19 people and wounding over a hundred more. A…
- 7SundayA total lunar eclipse, visible in Europe, Africa, Asia, Australia, and Antarctica, occurs.
- 6SaturdayIn tennis, Aryna Sabalenka defeats Amanda Anisimova 6–3, 7–6(7–3) in the women's singles final to win her second consecutive US Open title.
- 5FridayAngela Rayner resigns as Deputy Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and leaves her other government posts amid a scandal over a tax underpayment on a property she owns…
- 4ThursdayThe U.S. state of Florida announces it will formally eliminate all vaccination mandates, including school and childhood mandates for chickenpox, measles, and polio.
- 3WednesdaySixteen people are killed and 22 others are injured when the Ascensor da Glória funicular crashes into a building in Lisbon, Portugal. The Portuguese government declares…
- 2TuesdayThe United States military conducts a precision strike and sinks a Venezuelan boat reportedly used by Tren de Aragua for smuggling drugs in the Caribbean Sea, killing 11…
- 1MondayThe International Association of Genocide Scholars, an international non-partisan research organization on genocide and crimes against humanity, declares that Israel is…