Saturday

September 13, 2025

Armed conflicts and attacks

Russian invasion of Ukraine, Russia–NATO relations, Romania–Russia relations

Violations of non-combatant airspaces during the Russian invasion of Ukraine

A Russian drone breaches Romanian airspace prompting NATO forces to scramble fighter jets. Lublin Airport in eastern Poland is also closed again for the second time this week due to the threat of Russian drones. (Reuters)

Gaza war

Israeli invasion of the Gaza Strip

More than 40 people are killed and dozens of others are injured in Israeli airstrikes on the Gaza Strip. (Al Jazeera)

Insurgency in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

Afghanistan–Pakistan border skirmishes

Nineteen soldiers and 45 Pakistani Taliban militants are killed at two hideouts near the Durand Line in Bajaur District and South Waziristan District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan, during clashes in the past two days. (Reuters) (The Canadian Press)

Disasters and accidents

Twenty-five people are injured, including three critically, in an explosion at a bar in Madrid, Spain. (Agence France-Presse)

Politics and elections

2025 British anti-immigration protests

More than 100,000 people protest against illegal immigration in central London, England, in a rally led by right-wing activist Tommy Robinson. Thousands of anti-racism protesters and left-wing groups also hold counter-protests. (BBC News)

2025 Tanzanian general election

Tanzania's electoral commission accepts the nomination of ACT-Wazalendo candidate Luhaga Mpina for the upcoming presidential election after the High Court overturned Mpina's earlier disqualification. (Reuters)

Sports

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