RSF mosque strike in Darfur adds to Sudan war’s mounting civilian death toll
Medical and aid workers said a Rapid Support Forces drone strike on a camp mosque in Darfur killed dozens as the war entered another grim phase.
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Ukraine offers Poland training on counter-drone defence after airspace violations
Kyiv says it will train Polish soldiers and engineers in drone defence after recent Russian drones crossed into Polish airspace.
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Syria’s top diplomat makes historic Washington visit as sanctions ease
Syrian foreign minister Asaad al-Shibani travelled to Washington for the first official visit by a senior Damascus official to the United States in 25 years.
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Gaza City left increasingly empty as Israeli assault drives new displacement
Al Jazeera's live update described Gaza City as a lifeless wasteland as tens of thousands more Palestinians fled the assault.
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Two security personnel killed in pair of bombings in southwest Pakistan
A suicide car bomb and a later blast in Balochistan killed eight people overall, including two security personnel in Turbat and six people in Chaman.
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Houthi Drone Hits Hotel in Eilat, Damage Reported but No Casualties
Police sealed off the site after a drone strike damaged a hotel in Eilat, while Israeli forces said a second drone was intercepted.
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Israeli tanks advance into Gaza City’s Sheikh Radwan district
Dozens of Israeli tanks and military vehicles have pushed into a major residential area of Gaza City as the ground offensive continues.
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Saudi Arabia and Pakistan sign mutual defence pact in Riyadh
Saudi Arabia and Pakistan have signed a formal mutual defence pact that says any attack on either country will be treated as an attack on both.
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Thai and Cambodian forces clash again in disputed border zone
A confrontation over barriers and land access in a long-disputed area left injuries on both sides and renewed pressure on a fragile truce.
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Israeli strikes kill 61 in Gaza City as supplies to the north are cut
A live update from Al Jazeera said the day's violence was concentrated in Gaza City and that northern Gaza was cut off from supplies.
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EU pushes sanctions on Israeli officials and tariffs on goods over Gaza war
The European Union set out new tariffs and sanctions to pressure Israel over the Gaza war, targeting settlers, cabinet ministers and Hamas leaders while suspending some funding.
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U.S. strike in Somalia killed elder identified as Al-Shabab weapons dealer
U.S. Africa Command said a strike in Somalia’s Sanaag region killed Abdullahi Omar Abdi, whom it identified as an Al-Shabab weapons trafficker.
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Gunmen on motorbikes kill 22 at baptism ceremony in Niger’s Tillabéri region
Residents and local media say attackers on motorbikes opened fire on people gathered for a baptism ceremony in western Niger.
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Israeli air force hits Houthi-held Hudaydah port after warning civilians to evacuate
Israel says the strike targeted a key supply port used by the Houthis, while Houthi media reported multiple hits on docks in western Yemen.
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Mercosur signs trade deal with four EFTA countries amid tariff tensions
South America’s Mercosur bloc has signed a trade agreement with Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway and Switzerland as global trade tensions and U.S. tariffs push countries to diversify.
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Australia offers Papua New Guinea a new Parliament House wing on 50th independence anniversary
Canberra uses PNG’s independence milestone to announce a parliamentary gift and deepen a relationship that has long shaped politics in Port Moresby.
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M23 rebels parade thousands of recruits in eastern Congo, clouding peace hopes
A rebel show of force in Goma has raised questions about whether a promised peace deal can still rein in the conflict in eastern Congo.
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China and the Philippines trade blame after a collision near Scarborough Shoal
A coast guard confrontation near the disputed shoal left a Filipino fisheries vessel damaged and revived concerns about coercion in the South China Sea.
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Independent UN inquiry accuses Israel of genocide in Gaza; Israel rejects finding
A Human Rights Council-appointed commission said on September 16, 2025, that Israeli authorities had committed four acts covered by the Genocide Convention.
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US formally drops Colombia as a counternarcotics partner
Washington has decertified Colombia for the first time in nearly three decades, citing cocaine production and political friction with President Gustavo Petro.
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South Korea to probe possible rights violations in Hyundai factory raid
Seoul says it will investigate possible human rights violations after more than 300 South Koreans were detained in a US immigration raid at a Hyundai site in Georgia.
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Gang attack on armored vehicle in Kenscoff leaves driver dead, officers injured
Authorities in Haiti said gunmen hit an armored vehicle near Kenscoff on September 15, 2025, killing the driver and injuring two police officers.
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Israeli attacks kill 53 across Gaza as Qatar hosts response talks
A live update said 35 of the dead were in Gaza City while Arab and Muslim leaders met in Doha to discuss a collective response.
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Police officer killed in attack on Colombia station by FARC dissidents
The Times of India reported one officer killed and four others wounded in an attack on a police station in southwestern Colombia.
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