Armed conflicts and attacks

At least eleven people are killed and 18 others are injured in a suicide bombing at a political rally in Quetta, Balochistan, Pakistan. (Hindustan Times)

• https://www.hindustantimes.com/world-news/at-least-11-killed-in-suicide-bombing-at-political-rally-in-pakistans-quetta-101756838673930.html

Armed conflicts and attacks

US patrol boats sink a Venezuelan boat reportedly smuggling drugs. Casualties are currently unknown, but United States President Donald Trump and other American officials have described the engagement as a "lethal strike." (CBS News)

• https://www.cbsnews.com/news/venezuela-drug-boat-us-strike/

Law and crime

Five people are injured, including one critically and two seriously, in a mass stabbing attack at a hotel and a nearby street in Marseille, France. The Tunisian perpetrator is fatally shot by police. (BBC News)

• https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cq6860ng4d6o

Law and crime

The final phase of the trial of former Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro and other defendants begins. (CNN) (BBC News)

• https://edition.cnn.com/2025/09/02/americas/bolsonaro-trial-explained-intl-latam
• https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c4gzgq9n8xjo.amp