Monday

September 22, 2025

Armed conflicts and attacks

Gaza war

2025 Gaza City offensive

At least 37 Palestinians are killed from Israeli attacks on the Gaza Strip, including 30 in Gaza City. (Al Jazeera)

Gaza war hostage crisis

Hamas releases a video giving a sign of life for hostage Alon Ohel, who was kidnapped during the October 7 attacks. (The Times of Israel) (YNet)

Russian invasion of Ukraine

Zaporizhzhia strikes, Attacks on civilians in the Russian invasion of Ukraine

Russian forces strike Zaporizhzhia with at least ten glide bombs, killing three people and injuring two others. The overnight attack damages at least 15 apartment buildings and ten private homes in residential areas of the city. (Reuters)

Insurgency in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

A bomb explodes at a Pakistani Taliban compound in the Tirah Valley in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa during a raid, killing at least 24 people, including ten civilians and fourteen militants. (AP) (DW)

Islamist insurgency in Niger

An airstrike near a market in Injar, Tillabéri Region, Niger, kills at least 30 people. (Reuters)

Arts and culture

Disciplinary actions for commentary on the assassination of Charlie Kirk

Suspension of Jimmy Kimmel Live!

ABC parent company Disney announces that American late-night talk show Jimmy Kimmel Live! will begin airing again on Tuesday after it was "indefinitely suspended" last week following pressure from the Trump administration after host Jimmy Kimmel commented on slain right-wing political activist Charlie Kirk and his fanbase. (NPR)