The day

Saturday 16 August 2025

8 stories, biggest first.

1. 1

   News2025 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.

2. 2

   NewsAllied 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.

3. 3

   News

   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.

4. 4

   News

   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.

5. 5

   News2025 Atlantic hurricane season

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

6. 6

   News2025 Pakistan floods

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

7. 7

   Money2025 Air Canada flight attendants strike

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

8. 8

   Crime

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

Stories adapted from Wikipedia’s Current events portal for 16 August 2025, by Wikipedia contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0.