Armed conflicts and attacks
Gaza war Israeli invasion of the Gaza Strip , 2025 Gaza City offensive At least 53 Palestinians are killed by Israeli attacks, including 35 in Gaza City where the Israeli army has been concentrating its assault. (Al Jazeera)Colombian conflict A police officer is killed and four others are injured in an attack on a police station in Cauca , Colombia , by FARC dissidents , prompting military deployment to restore order. ( The Times of India )Islamist insurgency in Niger The Nigerien government reports that at least fourteen soldiers were killed in ambushes by unknown militants in the Tillabri Region last week. (AP)
Arts and culture
77th Primetime Emmy Awards At the 2025 Primetime Emmy Awards , The Studio becomes the most-nominated first-year comedy series in the awards’ history at 23 nominations, tying The Bear’s nominations from last year . ( Variety )For the first time in the awards’ history, every nominee for Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series has at least one woman on the writing team. ( Variety )The Studio wins Outstanding Comedy Series and The Pitt wins Outstanding Drama Series , while Adolescence wins Outstanding Limited or Anthology Series . ( The Hollywood Reporter )English actor Owen Cooper wins the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie for his role in Adolescence , becoming the youngest male recipient of an Emmy Award . Meanwhile, Tramell Tillman becomes the first Black male to win the award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series for his work in Severance . ( Daily Tribune ) ( Variety )The Bob Hope Humanitarian Award is awarded to married actors Ted Danson and Mary Steenburgen in recognition of “a lifetime of philanthropy”, marking the first time the award is presented to a couple. (Television Academy)
Health and environment
2025 Kasa Province Ebola outbreak The World Health Organization begins Ebola vaccinations for exposed individuals and health workers in Kasa Province , Democratic Republic of the Congo . (AP)
Politics and elections
2025 Turkish protests Over 50,000 people march in Ankara , Turkey , to protest against and call for President Recep Tayyip Erdoan to resign following the government’s judicial coup against the country’s opposition party, Republican People’s Party , and its leader zgr zel . (DW)Algerian president Abdelmadjid Tebboune appoints Sifi Ghrieb as prime minister following Nadir Larbaoui 's dismissal in August. (Reuters)
Sports
EuroBasket 2025 In basketball , Germany defeats Turkey 8883 in the EuroBasket 2025 final , with Dennis Schrder selected as the MVP . In the third-place match, Greece beats Finland . (FIBA)2025 Vuelta a Espaa Danish rider Jonas Vingegaard wins the annual Vuelta a Espaa road cycling race in Spain . ( Le Monde )The final stage of the race is suspended following pro-Palestinian protests against the IsraelPremier Tech team on Paseo del Prado in Madrid . (CNN)
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