Saturday, August 16, 2025

8 stories, grouped by subject, the most important first

Conflict

  1. Allied Democratic Forces insurgency

    At least 30 people are killed by suspected Islamic State-aligned Allied Democratic Forces rebels in Bapere, North Kivu, Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Crime & Justice

  1. Justice

    Three people are killed, including the perpetrator, and another is injured in a mass shooting near a bar in Forio, Campania, Italy.

Disasters

  1. 2025 Atlantic hurricane season

    Hurricane Erin intensifies to Category 5 strength while affecting several Caribbean islands.

  2. 2025 Pakistan floods

    The death toll from yesterday's floods in Pakistan increases to at least 321.

  3. 2025 Air Kasaï Antonov An-2 crash

    Seven people are killed when an Air Kasaï Antonov An-2 aircraft crashes while being ferried near Kisangani, Democratic Republic of the Congo.

  4. Disasters

    At least one person is killed and four others are injured, including two seriously, when a Mil Mi-8 military helicopter makes a hard landing during a rescue operation on Jengish Chokusu in Kyrgyzstan.

  5. Disasters

    At least ten people are killed while two others are reported missing following a flash flood that hits a campsite in Urad Rear Banner, Inner Mongolia, China.

Business

  1. 2025 Air Canada flight attendants strike

    Canadian jobs minister Patty Hajdu orders binding arbitration between Air Canada and the Canadian Union of Public Employees.

Stories adapted from Wikipedia’s Current events portal for August 16, 2025, by Wikipedia contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0.