Thursday, September 11, 2025

September 2025 Israeli attacks in Yemen

The casualty toll from yesterday's Israeli airstrikes in Sanaa and Al Jawf Governorate, Yemen, increases to 46 people killed and 165 others injured.

Belarus–United States relations

Belarus releases 52 political prisoners, including 14 foreign nationals, following negotiations with the United States.

Belarus–United States relations

Following the release of political prisoners, the U.S. lifts its sanctions on Belarusian flag carrier Belavia.

Belarus–Poland relations

Poland indefinitely closes its border with Belarus and deploys 40,000 troops to it, citing security concerns over Russian–Belarusian military exercises near the region, the first ones since 2022.

Foreign relations of Bosnia and Herzegovina

Slovenia bars Bosnian Serb separatist leader Milorad Dodik from entering the country after he refuses to acknowledge his removal as the president of Republika Srpska by the Bosnian court and electoral authority.

Saudi Arabia–Syria relations

Saudi Arabia announces it will supply Syria with 1.65 million barrels of crude oil to support the country's rebuilding efforts following the regime change.

September 2025 Russian drone incursion into Poland

PANSA imposes a three-month flight ban over the eastern Polish airspace following the incursion.

United Kingdom–United States relations

The United Kingdom dismisses its ambassador to the United States Peter Mandelson after newly released emails reveal a closer relationship with American child sex offender Jeffrey Epstein than previously acknowledged.

2025 Georgian local elections

The Georgian State Security Service arrests MP Levan Khabeishvili, a leader of the opposition United National Movement, days after he called for a "peaceful revolution" ahead of upcoming elections.

Flood control projects controversy in the Philippines

Philippine president Bongbong Marcos creates an independent commission with broad investigative powers to examine alleged corruption in flood control and other infrastructure projects.

Politics of Albania

Albania appoints an AI bot named "Diella" as Minister of Public Procurement, in an effort to increase transparency and reduce corruption in state contracts. This marks the first time a ministerial role has been given to an AI system.

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The Brazilian Supreme Federal Court convicts former president Jair Bolsonaro of plotting a coup in 2022 after he lost the election to Lula and imposes a 27-year prison sentence.

2025 Nasir clashes

A court in South Sudan charges Vice President Riek Machar with murder, treason, and crimes against humanity in an alleged link to a Nuer White Army attack in March.

2025 Punjab

At least nine people are killed when a lifeboat carrying flood evacuees capsizes near Multan, Punjab, Pakistan, while 15 others are safely rescued.

Disasters

At least 107 people are killed and 146 remain missing after a whaleboat catches fire on the Congo River near Lukolela, Équateur Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo, with over 200 survivors rescued.

2025 Kasaï Province Ebola outbreak

An Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo doubles in cases as the virus spreads to more districts in Kasai province.

Renewable energy in Brazil

Clean energy think tank Ember reports that wind and solar power generated over one-third of Brazil's electricity for the first time in August.