The day

Sunday 21 September 2025

11 stories, biggest first.

1. 1

   PoliticsTrillion Peso March

   Mass demonstrations are held across the Philippines to protest corruption in government flood control infrastructure projects.

2. 2

   PoliticsWelfare in Peru

   Thousands of people led by the "Generation Z" collective protest in Lima, Peru, against President Dina Boluarte and a controversial new law requiring young people to join a private pension fund.

3. 3

   News2025 Gaza City offensive

   At least 68 Palestinians are killed by Israeli attacks in the Gaza Strip, with 37 killed in Gaza City.

4. 4

   NewsInternational recognition of Palestine

   Australia, Canada, Portugal, and the United Kingdom formally recognise the State of Palestine as a sovereign state, with Canada becoming the first G7 country to do so.

5. 5

   ScienceSolar eclipse of September 21

   A partial solar eclipse with an eclipse magnitude of 0.855 is visible in Antarctica and the South Pacific Ocean. New Zealand is mostly clouded out, preventing many sightings.

6. 6

   Crime

   Nigerian police arrest six suspects after an ambush in Benue State kills eleven officers.

7. 7

   NewsIsrael–Hezbollah conflict

   Five people are killed and two others are injured in an Israeli drone strike on a vehicle in Bint Jbeil, Lebanon.

8. 8

   Sport

   In women's basketball, Las Vegas Aces player A'ja Wilson wins a historic fourth WNBA MVP award and the first ever consecutive win in the league's history after winning the award last season.

9. 9

   NewsAfghanistan–United States relations

   Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid says that Afghanistan will not cede control of Bagram Air Base to the United States following threats by US president Donald Trump, who warns of consequences if the Taliban does not release control of the base.

10. 10

    Politics2025 Guinean constitutional referendum

    Guineans vote on whether to replace their constitution, established in 2020, with a new one.

11. 11

    CrimeLGBTQ rights in Pakistan

    The bodies of three transgender women who were shot and killed are discovered in a local graveyard near Karachi, Pakistan.

Stories adapted from Wikipedia’s Current events portal for 21 September 2025, by Wikipedia contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0.