Russian forces strike the city of 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.
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September 22, 2025 (Monday)
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Armed conflicts and attacks
Hamas releases a video giving a sign of life for hostage Alon Ohel, who was kidnapped during the October 7 attacks.
At least 37 Palestinians are killed from Israeli attacks on the Gaza Strip, including 30 in Gaza City.
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.
Arts and culture
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 made comments about slain right-wing political activist Charlie Kirk.
Disasters and accidents
Nature Medicine publishes a report that Europe had over 62,700 heat-related deaths in 2024, with women and elderly people representing the largest part of the death toll.
Typhoon Ragasa makes landfall in Cagayan, Philippines, triggering alerts and evacuation orders in nearby Hong Kong and southern China.
International relations
Belgium, France, Luxembourg, Malta, and Monaco formally recognize the State of Palestine as a sovereign state with full rights.
Law and crime
Fourteen people are killed, including a guard, 14 others are injured and inmates escape during clashes between rival gangs at a jail in Machala, El Oro Province, Ecuador.
U.S. president Donald Trump signs an executive order formally designating Antifa as a terrorist organization.
Copenhagen Airport in Denmark and Oslo Airport in Norway are both closed and all flights are diverted after multiple "large drones" are sighted near the airports. It is unclear where the drones originated from or who is operating them.
Politics and elections
Egyptian president Abdel Fattah el-Sisi grants a presidential pardon to activist Alaa Abd El-Fattah after he was detained in 2015 and re-arrested in 2019 for participating in unauthorized protests. Abd el-Fattah was expected to be released in September 2024 after his 5-year sentence ended but was continuously detained until now.
September 21, 2025 (Sunday)
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Armed conflicts and attacks
At least 68 Palestinians are killed by Israeli attacks in the Gaza Strip, with 37 killed in Gaza City.
Five people are killed and two others injured in a Israeli drone strike on a vehicle in Bint Jbeil, Lebanon.
International relations
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.
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.
Law and crime
Mass demonstrations are held across the Philippines to protest corruption in government flood control infrastructure projects.
The bodies of three transgender women who were shot and killed are discovered in a local graveyard near Karachi, Pakistan.
Politics and elections
Science and technology
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.
Sports
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.
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