Friday, September 12, 2025

17 stories, grouped by subject, the most important first

Conflict

Palestinian political violence
A Palestinian assailant stabs two Israeli civilians in Tzova, Jerusalem District.
2025 Nepalese Gen Z protests
Nepali police announce that nine prisoners have been killed and 12,500 others are at large after a series of jailbreaks across Nepal amid the ongoing protests.
Haitian conflict
At least 42 people are killed by armed gangs, including the Viv Ansamn, in Port-au-Prince, Haiti.
Myanmar civil war
At least 18 people, mostly students, are killed in a Tatmadaw airstrike on two schools in Kyauktaw Township in Rakhine State, Myanmar, an area controlled by the Arakan Army.
Turkey–Islamic State conflict
Turkish police arrest 161 people suspected of being members of the Islamic State (IS) over the last week and seize unlicensed weapons and IS documents in raids in 38 provinces, including Istanbul and Ankara.

Israeli–Palestinian conflict
In a 142–10 vote with 12 abstentions, the UN General Assembly adopts the New York Declaration, calling for a ceasefire in the Gaza war, the release of hostages, the disarmament of Hamas, and renewed momentum toward a two-state solution.
Kosovo–United States relations
The United States suspends its planned negotiations with Kosovo, citing caretaker government actions that it says have increased tensions and instability in the region.

2025 Indian vice presidential election
C. P. Radhakrishnan is sworn in as the 15th vice president of India.
2025 Nepalese Gen Z protests
The House of Representatives is dissolved and Sushila Karki is appointed interim prime minister of Nepal, making her the first woman to head Nepal's government.

Killing of Charlie Kirk
A 22-year-old is arrested as a suspect in the killing of American political commentator Charlie Kirk two days ago.
Justice
Costa Rican police arrest four suspects in the killing of exiled Nicaraguan former military officer Roberto Samcam near San José in June.
Justice
The South African high court reopens an inquest into the 1977 death in police custody of anti-apartheid leader Steve Biko to determine possible crimes committed.

Disasters
At least 23 people are killed while five others are reported missing following days of flash floods and landslides in Bali and East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia.
2025 Hassan district truck accident
At least nine people are killed and 23 others are injured, including several critically and the driver, when a truck rams into people celebrating the Ganesh Chaturthi Hindu festival in Hassan district, Karnataka, India.
Disasters
A ski lift accident on Mount Elbrus in Russia kills two people and injures nine others.

Stories adapted from Wikipedia’s Current events portal for September 12, 2025, by Wikipedia contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0.