Armed conflicts and attacks
Gaza war
Israeli invasion of the Gaza Strip
The Israeli military formally launches a ground offensive against Hamas in Gaza City as 75 people are killed by Israeli airstrikes, most in Gaza City, and thousands of people evacuate in response. (Reuters)
An independent United Nations commission of inquiry publishes a report that "finds that Israel is responsible for the commission of genocide in Gaza" listing four of the five genocidal acts defined under international law carried out by Israel during the war on the Palestinian people. (UN News) (BBC)
Red Sea crisis
The Israel Air Force bombs at least ten Houthi targets near Hudaydah Port in Al Hudaydah, Yemen. The sites targeted by the airstrikes reportedly include a command center and locations used to smuggle weapons from Iran. (The Jerusalem Post)
Russian invasion of Ukraine
United States and the Russian invasion of Ukraine
The Trump administration approves its first U.S. weapons aid packages for Ukraine. This is the first use of a new mechanism to supply Ukraine with weapons from U.S. stocks using funds from NATO countries. (Reuters)
Disasters and accidents
At least 15 people are killed and 16 others are missing when a cloudburst causes landslides and flooding across Uttarakhand, India. (The Indian Express)
Health and environment
Climate of Spain
According to the State Meteorological Agency, Spain experienced its hottest summer in 2025 since records began in 1961, averaging a temperature of 24.2 °C (75.6 °F), surpassing 2022's record of 24.1 °C (75.4 °F). The record high temperatures caused three heatwaves over the summer, including the 16-day heatwave in August which sparked wildfires. (DW)
International relations
China–Philippines relations, Territorial disputes in the South China Sea
China's coast guard reports that a Datu Cabaylo-class multi-mission offshore vessel of the Philippine fisheries bureau had allegedly rammed into one of its ships near the disputed Scarborough Shoal, while the Philippines says Chinese ships used water cannons that damaged the vessel and injured a crew member. (AP) (Reuters)
Law and crime
The Seoul Central District Court issues an arrest warrant for former People Power Party floor leader Kweon Seong-dong on charges of receiving illegal political funds from the Unification Church during the 2022 South Korean presidential election campaign, becoming the first sitting 22nd South Korean National Assembly member to be arrested. (The Korea Herald)
U.S. president Donald Trump files a $15 billion defamation lawsuit against the newspaper The New York Times after the paper published articles and a book alleging that part of The Trump Organization's wealth was acquired through fraud. (NPR)
2020 Beirut explosion
2024 Mannheim stabbing
The Stuttgart Higher Regional Court sentences Afghan national Sulaiman Ataee to life in prison for the May 2024 mass stabbing in Mannheim, Baden-Württemberg, Germany, which killed one person and injured five. (AP)
Killing of Brian Thompson
In the United States, a New York judge dismisses the two terrorism charges brought against Luigi Mangione, the alleged killer of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, but allows the second-degree murder charges to stand. (BBC News)
Politics and elections
2025 Malawian general election
Malawians vote to elect a president, the 229 members of the National Assembly, and 509 local government councillors. (AP)
Internet in Afghanistan
Afghan supreme leader Hibatullah Akhundzada orders a complete ban on Wi-Fi internet in the northern Balkh Province to "prevent immorality". (The Independent)