Armed conflicts and attacks

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. (Al Jazeera)

• https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/9/12/nepal-protest-death-toll-reaches-51-as-12500-prisoners-remain-on-the-run

Armed conflicts and attacks

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. (AP)

• https://apnews.com/article/turkey-islamic-state-arrests-bd38ed9d3cf8410e05537ce7b6b61f79

Business and economy

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. (AFP via New Straits Times)

• https://www.nst.com.my/world/world/2025/09/1274601/worlds-biggest-wealth-fund-drops-eramet-over-indonesia-nickel-mine

Disasters and accidents

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. (News18) (The Times of India)

• https://www.news18.com/india/five-dead-over-20-injured-as-truck-rams-into-ganesh-procession-in-karnatakas-hassan-ws-l-9568765.html
• https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/hubballi/9-dead-22-injured-as-truck-ploughs-into-ganpati-procession-in-karnatakas-hassan/articleshow/123862150.cms

Disasters and accidents

A ski lift accident on Mount Elbrus in Russia kills two people and injures nine others. (AP)

• https://apnews.com/video/people-stranded-in-chairs-after-deadly-ski-lift-accident-on-mount-elbrus-europes-highest-mountain-fb485ed7bbca4efa8c8191f745832338

International relations

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 Guardian)

• https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/sep/12/un-general-assembly-to-back-hamas-free-government-for-palestine

International relations

The United States suspends its planned negotiations with Kosovo, citing caretaker government actions that it says have increased tensions and instability in the region. (Reuters)

• https://www.reuters.com/world/us-suspends-dialogue-with-kosovo-says-government-moves-stoke-instability-2025-09-12/

Law and crime

Costa Rican police arrest four suspects in the killing of exiled Nicaraguan former military officer Roberto Samcam near San José in June. (Reuters)

• https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/costa-rican-police-arrest-4-killing-nicaraguan-opposition-figure-2025-09-12/

Law and crime

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. (Reuters)

• https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/south-africa-reopens-inquest-into-1977-death-anti-apartheid-leader-steve-biko-2025-09-12/

Politics and elections

C. P. Radhakrishnan is sworn in as the 15th vice president of India. (NDTV)

• https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/after-resignation-of-former-vice-president-jagdeep-dhankar-nda-pick-chandrapuram-ponnusamy-radhakrishnan-takes-oath-as-vice-president-at-rashtrapati-b-9262659

Politics and elections

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. (AP) (India Today)

• https://apnews.com/article/nepal-sushila-karki-interim-government-aad7af5ddfb56b7484fa9db591297c9e
• https://www.indiatoday.in/world/story/nepal-protest-live-updates-interim-government-gen-z-trend-social-media-ban-news-2786037-2025-09-12