Wednesday 24 September 2025

Twenty-two Israelis are injured, including two seriously, after a drone launched by the Yemen-based Houthis strikes Eilat in southern Israel.

Thirteen Pakistani Taliban fighters are killed after a raid by security forces at a hideout in Dera Ismail Khan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan, near the Durand Line.

Syria and Ukraine restore diplomatic relations as Presidents Ahmed al-Sharaa and Volodymyr Zelenskyy meet on the sidelines of the eightieth session of the United Nations General Assembly, following Ukraine's 2022 break in ties with Syria when the Assad regime recognized Russian-occupied territories.

At least 85 Palestinians are killed by Israeli attacks in the Gaza Strip.

Israel indefinitely closes the Allenby Bridge between Jordan and the West Bank days after reopening it following a shooting that killed two Israeli soldiers.

Lesotho's commerce minister announces the United States's plan to extend the African Growth and Opportunity Act by one year following negotiations in Washington, D.C.

Poland reopens its border with Belarus after closing them during Russia-led military exercises, citing reduced security risks and economic considerations.

A family of three becomes the first group sent to the United Kingdom from France under the one in, one out policy that returns unauthorized Channel arrivals to France in exchange for vetted asylum-seekers.

At least four people are killed and more than 60 others are injured as protests held by demonstrators demanding statehood and the inclusion of Ladakh under the Sixth Schedule to the Constitution of India turn violent in Ladakh, India. The local Bharatiya Janata Party office and a vehicle are set on fire in an arson attack.

The Hong Kong Observatory issues its highest typhoon warning, Signal No. 10, in the morning before downgrading it to Signal No. 8 at 4 pm.

Filipino authorities conclude a search and rescue operation for the 13-man crew of fishing boat FB Jobhenz, which capsized in Santa Ana, Cagayan, Philippines, on Monday. Six crew members are rescued, with the remaining seven confirmed to have died.

All 23 miners trapped for two days in a collapsed gold mine shaft in Segovia, Antioquia, Colombia, are rescued alive after receiving food, water, and oxygen through pipelines during the operation.

Costa Rica closes its airspace for at least five hours after a power outage disables radar systems and disrupts hundreds of flights, before reopening after systems were restored.