Friday 25 September 2026

Piracy off the coast of Somalia

The Puntland Maritime Police Force successfully frees the oil tanker Sibu 1 following a multi-day counter-piracy operation near Garacad, Mudug, Puntland, after it was seized by Somali pirates in August.

2026 Kenge Let L-410 crash

A military-leased Let L-410 carrying 17 people, including two generals, crashes near Kenge, Kwango, Democratic Republic of the Congo, while on route to Kinshasa, killing all passengers.

Sudanese refugee crisis

The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees reports a sharp increase in refugees fleeing from Sudan to Chad in a effort to escape the civil war and dire conditions, with 400 people a day crossing eastern Chad.

Kordofan campaign

The Sudanese Armed Forces announces that they have recaptured Sodri, North Kordofan.

Kordofan campaign

Two civilians are killed in a drone strike by Rapid Support Forces in El Obeid.

Chad–Sudan relations

Authorities in the Darfur region open the Tina crossing at the border with Chad for aid deliveries across North Darfur.

2023–2026 mpox epidemic

A laboratory-confirmed mpox case from a 21-year-old woman is reported in Bunia, Ituri Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Gambling in Brazil

Days before the general election, Brazilian president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva issues a provisional measure banning online betting in Brazil, immediately halting new deposits. Users may withdraw remaining funds until October 5, and Congress must approve the measure within 120 days for it to remain in force.

2026 political prisoner release in Venezuela

Venezuela releases at least 29 detainees whom rights groups classify as political prisoners following a second round of talks between the interim government and opposition, while organizations continue verifying the number and identities of those freed.

Disasters

Seven people are killed and 13 others are injured when a bus overturns on a road near Iraquara, Bahia, Brazil.

China–United States trade war

China and the United States reach an agreement to cut tariffs on $30 ‌billion of goods and launch a dialogue on artificial intelligence.

2026 Afghanistan–Pakistan war

Pakistan says that its military has killed 13 Afghan security forces during shootouts at the border. Afghanistan's government denies the claim.

Mary Jane Veloso drug smuggling case

Mary Jane Veloso is released from a prison in Mandaluyong, Philippines, after president Bongbong Marcos's absolute pardon of her was approved yesterday.

Crime & Justice

Sri Lanka's parliament approves a constitutional amendment extending the terms of senior judges by two years as part of efforts to reduce an estimated 1.1 million-case backlog.

China at the 2026 Asian Games

In swimming, China's Zhang Zhanshuo becomes the first athlete to win seven gold medals at a single Asian Games, securing his seventh title in the men's 400-metre freestyle with a Games-record time of 3:41.28.

Disasters

Six people are killed and two others injured during the collapse of a two-storey building in Plaka, Athens, Greece, after an explosion caused by a suspected gas leak.

Crime & Justice

A court in Paris, France, sentences Loik Le Priol to 26 years in prison and Romain Bouvier to 19 years for murdering former Argentine rugby union player Federico Martín Aramburú in 2022. Le Priol and Bouvier had links to the dissolved far-right group Groupe Union Défense.

Kyiv strikes

Russian drone and missile strikes on residential buildings and other civilian sites in Kyiv, Ukraine, kill seven people, including a 14-year-old boy, and injure 46 others.

Disasters

Two people are killed and 13 more injured in a fire at a residential building in Lucca, Tuscany, Italy.

Sport

In association football, an independent Premier League commission finds Manchester City F.C. guilty of 114 of 115 alleged financial-rule breaches spanning the 2009–10 to 2022–23 seasons.

2026 Iran war ceasefire

The Wall Street Journal reports that United States president Donald Trump has rejected Iranian foreign minister Abbas Araghchi's proposal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and halt regional fighting within seven days in exchange for easing U.S. sanctions and releasing Iranian frozen funds.

Crime & Justice

Four people are killed and four more injured in a mass shooting on a street in Kingstown, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. The perpetrators are on the run.