The edition of
Friday 12 September 2025
17 stories, section by section, the most important first.
International
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.
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.
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.
A Palestinian assailant stabs two Israeli civilians in Tzova, Jerusalem District.
At least 42 people are killed by armed gangs, including the Viv Ansamn, in Port-au-Prince, Haiti.
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.
The United States suspends its planned negotiations with Kosovo, citing caretaker government actions that it says have increased tensions and instability in the region.
Politics
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.
C. P. Radhakrishnan is sworn in as the 15th vice president of India.
Business
Norges Bank removes French mining company Eramet from Norway's sovereign wealth fund, citing risks of human rights abuses and environmental damage linked to a nickel mining project in Halmahera, Indonesia.
The Law
A 22-year-old is arrested as a suspect in the killing of American political commentator Charlie Kirk two days ago.
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.
Costa Rican police arrest four suspects in the killing of exiled Nicaraguan former military officer Roberto Samcam near San José in June.
Environment
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.
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.
A ski lift accident on Mount Elbrus in Russia kills two people and injures nine others.
Sport
The International Bobsleigh and Skeleton Federation votes to ban Russian athletes from competing, including under neutral status, at next year's Winter Olympic Games in Milan and Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy.
Stories adapted from Wikipedia’s Current events portal for 12 September 2025, by Wikipedia contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0.