September 2025
ICE raid on Hyundai plant
Hundreds of federal officers raided the Hyundai Metaplant in Georgia – arresting 475 people.
Reported - 06/09/25
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cy50yge052xo
https://edition.cnn.com/2025/09/05/us/georgia-plant-ice-raid-hundreds-arrested-hnk
Fire at BBC's former HQ
About 100 firefighters are tackling a blaze in a restaurant at the BBC's former Television Centre headquarters in west London.
Reported - 06/09/25
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c62qr5ldppqo
Trump renames Department of Defense
US President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Friday that directs the Department of Defense to be known as the Department of War.
Reported - 05/09/25
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cgr9r4qr0ppo
Angela Rayner resigns
Angela Rayner has resigned as deputy prime minister and housing secretary after failing to pay enough tax on her second home.
Reported - 05/09/25
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c80gr5emk43o
Bomb blast in Pakistan
15 people were killed and more than 30 others were wounded in a suicide bombing near a political rally in Pakistan.
Reported - 04/09/25
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cwydw5vdg35o
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/9/2/11-killed-in-bombing-in-quetta-pakistan
Lisbon funicular crash
15 people have been killed when a funicular cable railway derailed and hit a building in Lisbon, Portugal. At least 18 others were injured, five of which are in a serious condition.
Reported - 04/09/25
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cpqnnllppnpt
Ebola outbreak in DR Congo
At least 15 people have died in a new outbreak of the Ebola virus in the Democratic Republic of Congo, the country's health ministry has reported.
Reported - 04/09/25
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cjed2pg0wy7o
https://edition.cnn.com/2025/09/05/africa/ebola-outbreak-dr-congo-intl
Painting looted by Nazis recovered
A painting byGiuseppe Ghislandi, looted decades ago in Nazi occupied Europe, has been recovered in Argentina.
Reported - 03/09/25
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cdx26z142vko
Further Epstein files released
A US congressional panel has released a new batch of documents related to the federal investigation into the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
Reported - 03/09/25
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cp949lrj373o
Putin and Kim join Xi in China
China's President Xi Jinping displayed a multitude of new weapons at a military parade to mark 80 years since the country's victory over Japan in World War Two.
Russia's Vladimir Putin and North Korea's Kim Jong Un joined President Xi for the parade.
Reported - 03/09/25
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c5yl1e5gvznt
https://edition.cnn.com/world/live-news/china-military-parade-xi-jinping-09-03-25-intl-hnk
Multiple candidate deaths ahead of local vote
6 candidates for Germany's AfD party have died in recent weeks ahead of local elections in the western state of North Rhine-Westphalia.
Reported - 02/09/25
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c5ykyewrerpo
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/germany-afd-candidates-dead-election-b2819180.html
US strike on "drug-carrying vessel"
The US has carried out a strike against a drug-carrying vessel in the southern Caribbean, killing 11 Venezuelan
"Narcoterrorists".
Reported - 02/09/25
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cpwywjgynyxo
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/sep/02/trump-venezuela-boat-lethal-strike
Belgium will recognise Palestinian state
The Belgian government has said it will officially recognise the State of Palestine at the UN General Assembly this month.
Reported - 02/09/25
https://news.sky.com/story/belgium-announces-it-will-recognise-palestinian-state-13423469
Deadly Sudan landslide
A landslide has killed at least 1,000 people in the remote Marra Mountains in western Sudan, according to the armed group the Sudan Liberation Movement/Army.
Reported - 02/09/25
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cdj2jygzzk9o
https://news.sky.com/story/more-than-1-000-feared-dead-in-sudan-landslide-rebel-group-says-13423455
Suspected Russian GPS jamming attack
The GPS system of a plane carrying European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen was disrupted due to suspected Russian interference, shortly before it was due to land in Bulgaria.
Reported - 01/09/25
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c9d07z1439zo
UN staff detained in Yemen
11 UN staff members have been arrested by Houthi authorities in Yemen, prompting UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres to call for their "immediate and unconditional release".
Reported - 01/09/25
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/ce93k7ye2geo
https://news.sky.com/story/yemens-houthi-rebels-raid-un-premises-and-detain-several-people-13422677
Afghanistan earthquake
At least 800 people have died after a magnitude 6.0 earthquake hit eastern Afghanistan, with thousands more injured.
Reported - 01/09/25
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cy8kkxxxj3xt