Friday 19 September 2025

Siege of El Fasher

The Rapid Support Forces attacks a mosque at an internal displacement camp with a drone strike near El Fasher, North Darfur, killing 75 people.

Insurgency in Southeastern Nigeria

At least 11 police officers are killed in an ambush by armed assailants in Benue State, Nigeria.

World

Morocco becomes the 60th UN member state to ratify the High Seas Treaty, allowing it to enter into force in January 2026.

COVID-19 in the United States

The United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC's) Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices unanimously votes to abandon its recommendation for the COVID-19 vaccine and now recommends that Americans get the vaccine based on their personal choice. In a separate vote, the committee votes for the CDC to communicate clear risks about COVID-19 vaccines.

Culture

Canada bans the Irish band Kneecap from entering the country, citing statements and alleged links to designated terrorist groups.

Insurgency in Manipur

Two Assam Rifles personnel are killed and five Assam Rifles personnel are injured in an ambush by People's Liberation Army of Manipur militants in Bishnupur, Manipur.

Crime & Justice

Chinese journalist Zhang Zhan, previously jailed for reporting on the early COVID-19 outbreak in Wuhan, is sentenced to an additional four years in prison on charges of picking quarrels and provoking trouble.

Detention of Barbie and Peter Reynolds

British couple Peter and Barbie Reynolds are freed in Afghanistan after being detained by the Taliban for 8 months.

Estonia–Russia relations

Estonia summons Russia's chargé d'affaires after three Russian MiG-31 fighter jets enter its airspace near Vaindloo unauthorized, prompting a NATO response from Italian Air Force F-35s.

France–Mali relations

France suspends its joint counterterrorism agreements with the Mali government over the arrest of a French citizen. According to Mali officials, the French citizen was taken into custody for their alleged involvement in a purported coup plot. Also in response to the arrest, two Mali diplomats are expelled from an embassy in Paris by French authorities.

Ireland–United Kingdom relations

Ireland and the United Kingdom agree to replace the Northern Ireland Legacy Act with new laws that will establish investigative bodies to address killings during The Troubles.

World War II bomb disposal in Europe

Around 10,000 people are ordered to evacuate after authorities discover two pieces of World War II-era unexploded ordnance in Berlin, Germany, one in the Spree River near Mitte and another in Spandau.

Disasters

Three workers are killed in an explosion at a silo operated by waste management company Ecopartenope near Caserta, Italy.

Crime & Justice

Palestinian authorities arrest Hicham Harb, a suspect in the 1982 Chez Jo Goldenberg restaurant attack in Paris that killed six people, after France issued an Interpol notice.

2025 Gaza City offensive

At least 43 Palestinians are killed from Israeli attacks across the Gaza Strip, including 26 people in Gaza City.

International sanctions against Iran

The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) convenes to vote on a draft resolution concerning the snapback of sanctions on Iran. Nine UNSC countries voted against lifting Iran sanctions, four in favor.