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Korea Times 
September 16
International relations
European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen invites Canada to become the first associate member of the European Union amidst the ongoing trade war between Canada and the United States.
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CNBC
Law and crime
A district court in Seoul, South Korea, orders North Korea to pay KRW44.6 billion (US$32.5 million) in damages for destroying the Inter-Korean Liaison Office in Kaesong in 2020, in South Korea's first damages lawsuit against North Korea.
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AFP via CNA
Macau begins its first closed-door national security trial against former legislator Au Kam San, who faces charges including subversion of state power and alleged ties with foreign groups and media outlets. He faces up to 25 years in prison.
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AFP via RTL Today
The Kosovo Specialist Chambers sentences former prime minister Hashim Thaçi to 25 years in prison after convicting him on charges of murder, torture, cruel treatment and arbitrary detention committed during the Kosovo War.
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AP
Sports
Clearlake Capital buys out Todd Boehly and Mark Walter's stakes to gain full control of Chelsea FC. The deal is valued at around £950 million for the 25 percent share. Chelsea is now worth about £5 billion and will continue its day-to-day operations, leadership, and strategy without any changes under Clearlake's sole ownership.
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ESPN
The Women's Tennis Association (WTA) announces that its finals will move from Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, to the Spectrum Center in Charlotte, North Carolina, United States, for three years beginning in 2027. The WTA also relocates its global headquarters from St. Petersburg, Florida, to Charlotte.
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AFP
Armed conflicts and attacks
Twenty-one people are killed, 45 are injured, and about 100 others are missing after a residential building in Gaza City collapses after it was previously hit by an Israeli airstrike. Twelve children are among the fatalities.
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Al Jazeera
Disasters and accidents
At least 82 people are killed in a gold mine explosion in West Kordofan, Sudan, an area under control of the Rapid Support Forces.
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Sky News
Politics and elections
The Philippine Commission on Elections proclaims all 78 elected members of the Bangsamoro Parliament, with four parties given all seats for party representation. The Bangsamoro Federalist Party, earning most of the seats, fails to secure a majority, leading to a hung parliament. Meanwhile, six sectoral seats are given to the United Bangsamoro Justice Party.
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Manila Bulletin
Health and environment
The United Kingdom records its second-best butterfly season in 16 years amidst record heat waves in the country.
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The Independent
In a study published by the journal, scientists report that the PANXEON blood test helps detect pancreatic cancer at early stages and treat the disease before it spreads.
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Discover
September 15
International relations
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The Guardian
Disasters and accidents
Six people die while 17 others are injured after an Elf truck, with an Isabela–Benguet route and carrying 27 passengers, plunges into a ravine in Bontoc, Mountain Province, Philippines.
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Philippine Daily Inquirer
Three people die when a telecopter operated by KNBC in Los Angeles, California, United States, crashes while covering a fatal collision of an SUV and a Los Angeles Metro bus, in Chatsworth.
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BBC News
Health and environment
The United Nations reports that daily Ebola cases in the Democratic Republic of the Congo declined from about 120 to 80, while 10 of 62 affected health zones record no new infections for more than 22 days.
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The Independent
Japan's health ministry reports 107,677 people aged 100 or older, exceeding 100,000 for the first time since records began in 1963.
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CNN
Sports
The Italian cruise ship docks in Nagoya, Japan, to house about 4,000 Asian Games athletes and officials as delegations report accommodation problems, including undersized beds, leaking sinks, and room shortages.
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AFP via France 24
In association football, UEFA announces that the Champions League finals in 2028 and 2029 will be held at the Allianz Arena in Munich, Germany, and Camp Nou in Barcelona, Spain, respectively.
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Al Jazeera
Politics and elections
United States representative Thomas Massie files articles for impeachment against defense secretary Pete Hegseth for allegedly violating the War Powers Resolution by declaring war against Iran without congressional approval.
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Military.com
Business and economy
The Panama Canal Authority reduces daily ship transits through the canal from 36 to 32 as below-average rainfall and a strengthening El Niño lower water levels in reservoirs supplying the waterway.
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DW
Kenya announces bans on exports of unprocessed gold and establishes at least three refineries, seeking to maximize its economic value by increasing domestic processing.
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Nairametrics
Law and crime
A court in Bangladesh sentences seven Awami League leaders who were former officials in former prime minister Sheikh Hasina's government to death over their role in deadly crackdowns on the anti-government protests in 2024.
2024 Bangladesh quota reform movementControversies related to Sheikh HasinaCapital punishment in Bangladesh
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DW
The Northern Irish jury in the inquest returns a narrative verdict, criticising the Department for Infrastructure for failure to prevent public access to the tunnel Donohoe was found in and the police for failures in their investigation.
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RTÉ
A court in El Salvador sentences a man to life imprisonment for aggravated femicide and stalking, the first such sentence for femicide in the country's history.
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DW
A New Zealand inquiry finds that police and Oranga Tamariki failed to act on warnings that Tom Phillips might abduct his three children and possessed firearms, contributing to missed opportunities to prevent or end their nearly four-year disappearance.
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AFP via France 24
The Brazilian public prosecutor's office files a civil action against Vale, the world's largest iron ore producer and one of Brazil's biggest companies, as well as the national mining agency and the Minas Gerais state government. The lawsuit is based on a containment overflow of two sumps at the Mina de Viga site in Congonhas in January, which caused the site to be shut down.
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The Rio Times
China implements new travel regulations allowing exit bans on citizens who violate technology import or export controls or commit national-security-related offences abroad. Returned citizens can face bans lasting six months to three years.
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Dawn
Former Golden Dawn spokesperson Ilias Kasidiaris is released from prison in Domokos, Phthiotis, Greece, after serving part of a 13-year sentence for leading a criminal organization and announces plans to return to politics, although he remains barred from office until 2033.
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The National Herald
ProRail services across northern and central parts of the Netherlands are disrupted by a sabotage operation after pipes are attached to tracks, resulting in the failure of railway signals.
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Politico Europe
Romanian farmers clash with gendarmes in Bucharest during protests against live export restrictions due to ovine rinderpest and other policies. The confrontations leave 24 people injured, including eight gendarmes, while police detain 26 protesters.
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Bloomberg
Armed conflicts and attacks
Oman's maritime security centre reports that two sailors are reported to be missing after the Panama-flagged oil tanker was attacked in the Strait of Hormuz near the Musandam Peninsula.
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BBC News
The Kuwaiti energy ministry reports that Kuwait's electrical grid has held despite attacks from Iran against it.
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Arab Times Kuwait
The United Nations reports that more than 100,000 people have fled their homes in western and southern Yemen due the ongoing Houthi offensive against Yemeni government forces, and that 2,400 refugees have arrived in Djibouti in the last four days alone.
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Kurdistan 24
A drone crosses from Belarusian airspace into Lithuania before being shot down by a NATO fighter jet over the village of Pratkūnai, Kaišiadorys District Municipality, near Kruonis Pumped Storage Plant, two days after an unidentified object flew over Lithuanian airspace from Belarus to Kaliningrad Oblast, Russia.
Russo-Ukrainian war (2022–present)Violations of non-combatant airspace during the Russo-Ukrainian war (2022–present)
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LRT
September 14
Armed conflicts and attacks
Houthi forces seize control of the Hanish Islands in the Red Sea consolidating the group's control of the strategic sea lane off Yemen's western coast.
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AP
Houthi forces advance towards the PLC-controlled cities of Marib and Taiz with heavy clashes underway.
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Al Jazeera
Gulf states call off planned peace talks with Iran in response to Houthi ballistic missile attacks on Saudi Arabia and Yemeni government forces.
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Reuters
Sudan's Popular Congress Party and Sudan Liberation Movement faction led by Abdul Wahid al-Nur agree to broaden talks aimed at ending the three-year civil war in the country.
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Sudan Tribune
Politics and elections
Parliamentary elections are held in the Bangsamoro autonomous region, Philippines, its first since its establishment in 2018.
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Al Jazeera
Disasters and accidents
Indonesia extends the search for eight people, including five journalists, after their speedboat disappeared in the Sunda Strait during a reporting mission on Anak Krakatoa's eruption a week prior. Police await test results to identify a body found on Enggano Island.
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Malay Mail
Business and economy
Pope Leo XIV restores salaries for cardinals and senior Vatican City officials to pre-COVID-19-pandemic levels, ending reductions introduced by Pope Francis in 2021. The change took effect September 1, 2026, without retroactive compensation.
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The Sun
Nigeria's Dangote Group launches an initial public offering (IPO) of 4.1 billion shares at ₦525 (US$0.40) each, seeking to raise about ₦2.15 trillion ($1.6 billion) to fund the expansion of the Dangote refinery in Lekki, Lagos State. The sale is set to become Africa's biggest IPO.
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AFP via France 24
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Reuters
Health and environment
The World Food Programme reports that Sudan's Darfur region is having its driest rainy season since the 1980s, worsening famine conditions amidst the ongoing civil war.
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Free Malaysia Today
Chile becomes the first country in South America to eliminate dog-transmitted rabies, with the World Health Organization confirming the milestone.
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AP
International relations
The First Ministers of Northern Ireland, Scotland, and Wales meet in Cardiff at a summit to call for their independence from the United Kingdom.
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The Guardian
Science and technology
The United States confirms for the first time that it has deployed a weapon in Earth's orbit. Air Force secretary Troy Meink says the highly classified weapon is necessary to "safeguard U.S. forces" against potential enemy action.
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BBC News
Law and crime
United States district judge F. Dennis Saylor IV of Massachusetts postpones new rules limiting stays for international students and journalists, preventing the measures from taking effect while a legal challenge proceeds.
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AFP via France 24
Arts and culture
American actress Jean Smart wins a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series for her role in , becoming the first actress to win for every season of a show.
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Variety
Canadian–American actor Michael J. Fox wins the Bob Hope Humanitarian Award for his contributions to research on Parkinson's disease and advocacy.
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Reuters
American comedy horror television series wins 14 Emmys including Outstanding Comedy Series, surpassing the record set by last year.
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Los Angeles Times