The day

Friday 12 September 2025

17 stories, biggest first.

1. 1

   CrimeKilling of Charlie Kirk

   A 22-year-old is arrested as a suspect in the killing of American political commentator Charlie Kirk two days ago.

2. 2

   Politics2025 Nepalese Gen Z protests

   The House of Representatives is dissolved and Sushila Karki is appointed interim prime minister of Nepal, making her the first woman to head Nepal's government.

3. 3

   News2025 Nepalese Gen Z protests

   Nepali police announce that nine prisoners have been killed and 12,500 others are at large after a series of jailbreaks across Nepal amid the ongoing protests.

4. 4

   News2025 Hassan district truck accident

   At least nine people are killed and 23 others are injured, including several critically and the driver, when a truck rams into people celebrating the Ganesh Chaturthi Hindu festival in Hassan district, Karnataka, India.

5. 5

   NewsMyanmar civil war

   At least 18 people, mostly students, are killed in a Tatmadaw airstrike on two schools in Kyauktaw Township in Rakhine State, Myanmar, an area controlled by the Arakan Army.

6. 6

   NewsTurkey–Islamic State conflict

   Turkish police arrest 161 people suspected of being members of the Islamic State (IS) over the last week and seize unlicensed weapons and IS documents in raids in 38 provinces, including Istanbul and Ankara.

7. 7

   NewsPalestinian political violence

   A Palestinian assailant stabs two Israeli civilians in Tzova, Jerusalem District.

8. 8

   NewsHaitian conflict

   At least 42 people are killed by armed gangs, including the Viv Ansamn, in Port-au-Prince, Haiti.

9. 9

   News

   At least 23 people are killed while five others are reported missing following days of flash floods and landslides in Bali and East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia.

10. 10

    NewsIsraeli–Palestinian conflict

    In a 142–10 vote with 12 abstentions, the UN General Assembly adopts the New York Declaration, calling for a ceasefire in the Gaza war, the release of hostages, the disarmament of Hamas, and renewed momentum toward a two-state solution.

11. 11

    NewsKosovo–United States relations

    The United States suspends its planned negotiations with Kosovo, citing caretaker government actions that it says have increased tensions and instability in the region.

12. 12

    Politics2025 Indian vice presidential election

    C. P. Radhakrishnan is sworn in as the 15th vice president of India.

13. 13

    News

    A ski lift accident on Mount Elbrus in Russia kills two people and injures nine others.

14. 14

    Crime

    The South African high court reopens an inquest into the 1977 death in police custody of anti-apartheid leader Steve Biko to determine possible crimes committed.

15. 15

    Money

    Norges Bank removes French mining company Eramet from Norway's sovereign wealth fund, citing risks of human rights abuses and environmental damage linked to a nickel mining project in Halmahera, Indonesia.

16. 16

    Sport2026 Winter Olympics

    The International Bobsleigh and Skeleton Federation votes to ban Russian athletes from competing, including under neutral status, at next year's Winter Olympic Games in Milan and Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy.

17. 17

    Crime

    Costa Rican police arrest four suspects in the killing of exiled Nicaraguan former military officer Roberto Samcam near San José in June.

Stories adapted from Wikipedia’s Current events portal for 12 September 2025, by Wikipedia contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0.