Armed conflicts and attacks

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

• https://www.cnn.com/2025/09/24/world/yemen-drone-attack-eilat-intl-latam

Armed conflicts and attacks

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. (AP)

• https://apnews.com/article/pakistan-security-raid-killed-pakistani-taliban-northwest-a75ecb146d5ecc406e5c42deaaa852fb

Disasters and accidents

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. (Manila Bulletin)

• https://mb.com.ph/2025/09/24/7-dead-from-capsized-fishing-boat

Disasters and accidents

A section of road collapses into an estimated 50 m (160 ft)-deep sinkhole in front of Vajira Hospital in Bangkok, Thailand, prompting road closures and evacuations of nearby buildings. No injuries and deaths are reported. (South China Morning Post) (The Straits Times)

• https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/health-environment/article/3326618/massive-sinkhole-swallows-cars-pedestrian-crossing-near-bangkok-hospital
• https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/road-collapses-near-bangkoks-chao-phraya-river-no-injuries-reported-so-far

Disasters and accidents

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. (AFP via RTHK)

• https://gbcode.rthk.hk/TuniS/news.rthk.hk/rthk/en/component/k2/1824590-20250925.htm?spTabChangeable=0

Disasters and accidents

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. (Reuters)

• https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/costa-rica-closes-airspace-temporarily-suspends-flights-after-power-malfunction-2025-09-24/

International relations

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

• https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/israel-close-allenby-crossing-wednesday-until-further-notice-palestinian-border-2025-09-23/

International relations

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. (Reuters)

• https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/lesotho-says-us-plans-extend-africa-trade-deal-by-year-2025-09-24/

Law and crime

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. (India Today)

• https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/protests-demanding-statehood-for-ladakh-turn-violent-bjp-office-vehicle-torched-2792622-2025-09-24