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September 18, 2025 (Thursday)
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Armed conflicts and attacks
A Jordanian truck driver bringing aid to the Gaza Strip kills two Israeli military personnel before being fatally shot by security personnel at the Allenby Bridge.
At least 50 Palestinians are killed in Israeli attacks across the Gaza Strip, including 40 killed in Gaza City.
The United States casts its sixth veto over a draft United Nations Security Council resolution calling for a permanent ceasefire in Gaza, the lifting of Israeli restrictions on aid, and the release of all hostages.
Disasters and accidents
Three people, including musician Brett James, are killed when James's Cirrus SR22T aircraft crashes near Macon County Airport in North Carolina, United States.
A 7.8 magnitude earthquake strikes Kamchatka, Russia, but there were no reports of damage. Tsunami warnings are issued for the region.
International relations
Syrian foreign minister Asaad al-Shaibani visits Washington, D.C. to attend meetings with the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund, and to meet with Israeli delegations and U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio, marking the first time a Syrian official has visited the United States in 25 years.
Law and crime
Iraq receives 47 French nationals previously detained in northeast Syria on suspicion of Islamic State membership for prosecution on terrorism charges.
Egypt's interior ministry reports that a 3,000-year-old gold bracelet belonging to the pharaoh Amenemope, missing from the Egyptian Museum in Cairo, was stolen, melted and sold, with several suspects arrested.
Politics and elections
Maldivian president Mohamed Muizzu ratifies the Media and Broadcasting Regulation Law, which allows fines, license suspensions, and closures of media outlets found in violation of its provisions.
Albanian prime minister Edi Rama begins an unprecedented fourth term following the Socialist Party's victory in the last election.
Bulgarian prime minister Rosen Zhelyazkov's government survives their fifth vote of no-confidence this year over alleged failures to reform the justice and security sectors, with 133 lawmakers opposing and 101 supporting the motion.
Science and technology
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