Monday 22 September 2025

Hamas releases a video giving a sign of life for hostage Alon Ohel, who was kidnapped during the October 7 attacks.

Andorra, France, Luxembourg, Malta, Monaco, and San Marino formally recognize the State of Palestine as a sovereign state with full rights.

Russian forces strike Zaporizhzhia with at least ten glide bombs, killing three people and injuring two others. The overnight attack damages at least 15 apartment buildings and ten private homes in residential areas of the city.

At least 37 Palestinians are killed from Israeli attacks on the Gaza Strip, including 30 in Gaza City.

An airstrike near a market in Injar, Tillabéri Region, Niger, kills at least 30 people.

Singapore announces targeted sanctions on leaders of Israeli settler groups, citing concerns over settlement expansion in the occupied Palestinian territories.

Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger (the Alliance of Sahel States) announce their withdrawal from the International Criminal Court, citing its ineffectiveness.

Provisional results show that over 90% of voters in Guinea approve a constitutional change that permits members of the ruling junta to seek the presidency and extend term limits, amid opposition boycotts and criticism that the process consolidates military power.

Moldovan police conduct 250 raids and detain 74 people as part of an investigation into an alleged Russia-supported plan to provoke unrest before the parliamentary election, with officials stating that suspects received training in Serbia while Russia denies involvement.

Costa Rican president Rodrigo Chaves Robles survives a congressional vote to lift his immunity, falling short of the required majority, after prosecutors accused him of abuse of power in a corruption case.

Copenhagen Airport in Denmark and Oslo Airport in Norway are both closed and all flights are diverted after multiple "large drones" are sighted near the airports. It is unclear where the drones originated from or who is operating them.

Fourteen people are killed, including a guard, 14 others are injured and inmates escape during clashes between rival gangs at a jail in Machala, El Oro Province, Ecuador.

About 1,000 protestors attack and destroy most of a police station along with vehicles and the houses of officers in Otavalo, Imbabura Province, Ecuador. Two people are injured.

U.S. president Donald Trump signs an executive order formally designating Antifa as a terrorist organization.

U.S. president Donald Trump and health sectretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announce the U.S. Food and Drug Administration will advise doctors against recommending acetaminophen to pregnant women, alleging a link between the drug and autism.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approves leucovorin for the treatment of cerebral folate deficiency, citing evidence that it can improve autistic features.

Nature Medicine publishes a report that Europe had over 62,700 heat-related deaths in 2024, with women and elderly people representing the largest part of the death toll.

Twenty-five miners are trapped about 80 metres (260 ft) underground after a gold mine collapses in Segovia, Antioquia, Colombia, with authorities confirming contact, stable health conditions, and ongoing rescue operations.

Canadian Football League (CFL) commissioner Stewart Johnston announces significant changes to the rules and playing field of the CFL, to take effect in starting in the 2026 and 2027 season, respectively.

In ski mountaineering, Polish climber Andrzej Bargiel becomes the first person to complete a continuous ski descent of Mount Everest without supplemental oxygen.