Armed conflicts and attacks
War on drugs 2025 US Caribbean naval deployment U.S. president Donald Trump claims that the U.S. military carried out a strike on an alleged Venezuelan drug cartel vessel in international waters , killing three people, making it the second such strike carried out against a suspected drug boat in September. (Reuters)Haitian conflict Armed gangs attack an armored vehicle in Kenscoff , Haiti , killing the driver and injuring two police officers on board. (AP)
Business and economy
Australian bank ANZ agrees to pay AU$ 240 million ( US$ 160 million) in penalties, the largest ever imposed by the Securities and Investments Commission , for misconduct including irregularities in a government bond deal and failures affecting its customers. (Reuters)
Disasters and accidents
Four people are killed and nine others injured after a bus collides with a truck in Uttar Pradesh , India . ( The Times of India )
International relations
IsraelUnited Kingdom relations United Kingdom and the Gaza war The British defence ministry bans Israelis from attending the Royal College of Defence Studies over Israel’s decision to fully invade Gaza City . (Reuters)South KoreaUnited States relations 2025 Georgia Hyundai plant immigration raid South Korea announces it will launch a formal investigation into human rights abuses by U.S. federal personnel during the raid at a Hyundai factory in Georgia earlier this month. (DW)ColombiaUnited States relations , Colombian conflict The United States adds Colombia to its list of countries failing to meet international counternarcotics obligations for the first time since 1997, citing increased cocaine production . (AFP via France 24)
Law and crime
Flood control projects controversy in the Philippines Philippine president Bongbong Marcos appoints former Supreme Court associate justice Andres Reyes Jr. as the chairperson of the newly established Independent Commission for Infrastructure to investigate corruption in flood control projects. (Rappler)India 's Supreme Court clears the Vantara wildlife rescue centre, run by the Reliance Foundation , of allegations of illegal animal acquisition and mistreatment after a court-appointed investigation found no such violations. (Reuters)Recorder of London Mark Lucraft sentences English couple Constance Marten and Mark Gordon to 14 years in prison each for the manslaughter of their newborn daughter. (CBS News)
Politics and elections
2025 deployment of federal forces in the United States U.S. president Donald Trump orders the deployment of the Army National Guard to Memphis , Tennessee , to "combat crimes ". ( The Independent )2025 Tanzanian general election Tanzania 's electoral commission disqualifies ACT-Wazalendo candidate Luhaga Mpina from the upcoming presidential election for a second time, reversing its earlier approval on September 13. (Reuters)Belarusian opposition politician Mikola Statkevich , released last week as part of a prisoner deal, is returned to a penal colony in Hlybokaye , Vitebsk region , after refusing deportation to Lithuania . (Reuters)
Sports
2025 World Athletics Championships 2025 World Athletics Championships Men’s pole vault SwedishAmerican pole vaulter Armand Duplantis breaks his own world record of 6.29 meters set in 2025 by jumping 6.30 meters, winning him the gold medal at the World Athletics Championships . (International Olympic Committee)
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