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September 2025

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  1. Tue30A Mw 6.9 earthquake hits the central Philippines with structural damage and power interruptions reported, particularly in Cebu where at least 69…
  2. Mon29Russian president Vladimir Putin signs a law denouncing and leaving the European Convention against Torture, after the country left the Council of…
  3. Sun28In cricket, India defeat their rival Pakistan by five wickets in the final to win their second consecutive Asia Cup title and ninth overall. During…
  4. Sat27In Karur, Tamil Nadu, India, a crowd crush at actor-politician Vijay-led Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) rally kills at least 39 people (including 10…
  5. Fri26Former 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…
  6. Thu25Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy is sentenced to 5 years in prison for criminal association, becoming the first former French president to be…
  7. Wed24A section of road collapses into an estimated 50 m (160 ft)-deep sinkhole in front of Vajira Hospital in Bangkok, Thailand, prompting road closures…
  8. Tue23Four people, including Chinese architect Kongjian Yu, are killed when a Cessna 175 Skylark aircraft crashes in Aquidauana, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil.
  9. Mon22ABC parent company Disney announces that American late-night talk show Jimmy Kimmel Live! will begin airing again on Tuesday after it was…
  10. Sun21Mass demonstrations are held across the Philippines to protest corruption in government flood control infrastructure projects.
  11. Sat20At least three people are killed and more than 30 people are injured in a Russian drone and missile attack on critical infrastructure and residential…
  12. Fri19The Rapid Support Forces attacks a mosque at an internal displacement camp with a drone strike near El Fasher, North Darfur, killing 75 people.
  13. Thu18A Houthi drone attack damages a hotel in Eilat, Israel.
  14. Wed17American late-night talk show Jimmy Kimmel Live! is suspended indefinitely by its broadcast network ABC, following comments by its host regarding…
  15. Tue16An independent United Nations commission of inquiry publishes that "finds that Israel is responsible for the commission of genocide in Gaza," listing…
  16. Mon15United States president Donald Trump claims that the U.S. military carried out a strike on an alleged Venezuelan drug cartel vessel in international…
  17. Sun14A police officer is killed and four others are injured in an attack on a police station in Cauca, Colombia, by FARC dissidents, prompting military…
  18. Sat13More than 100,000 people protest against illegal immigration in central London, England, in a rally led by right-wing activist Tommy Robinson…
  19. Fri12A 22-year-old is arrested as a suspect in the killing of American political commentator Charlie Kirk two days ago.
  20. Thu11The Brazilian Supreme Federal Court convicts former president Jair Bolsonaro of plotting a coup in 2022 after he lost the election to Lula and…
  21. Wed10American right-wing political activist Charlie Kirk is shot dead during a debate at Utah Valley University in Orem, Utah, United States.
  22. Tue9Nepalese prime minister K.P. Sharma Oli resigns in response to the protests amid a government collapse.
  23. Mon8Police open fire on protesters demonstrating against a government ban on social media in Kathmandu, Nepal, killing at least 19 people and wounding…
  24. Sun7A total lunar eclipse, visible in Europe, Africa, Asia, Australia, and Antarctica, occurs.
  25. Sat6In 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.
  26. Fri5Angela Rayner resigns as Deputy Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and leaves her other government posts amid a scandal over a tax underpayment on…
  27. Thu4The U.S. state of Florida announces it will formally eliminate all vaccination mandates, including school and childhood mandates for chickenpox…
  28. Wed3Sixteen people are killed and 22 others are injured when the Ascensor da Glória funicular crashes into a building in Lisbon, Portugal. The Portuguese…
  29. Tue2The United States military conducts a precision strike and sinks a Venezuelan boat reportedly used by Tren de Aragua for smuggling drugs in the…
  30. Mon1The International Association of Genocide Scholars, an international non-partisan research organization on genocide and crimes against humanity…