Tuesday
September 2, 2025
Armed conflicts and attacks
War on drugs, United States–Venezuela relations
2025 US attack on Venezuelan boat
The United States Armed Forces conducts a precision strike and sinks a Venezuelan boat used by Tren de Aragua reportedly smuggling drugs in the Caribbean Sea, killing 11 people. The Trump administration reports it currently has no plans of attacking the Venezuelan regime. (CBS News) (USA Today)
Insurgency in Balochistan
At least fourteen people are killed and dozens of others are injured, including seven critically, in a suicide bombing at a political rally in Quetta, Balochistan, Pakistan. (Digital Journal)
An attack near the Iran–Pakistan border in Balochistan, Pakistan, kills five people. (France 24)
Insurgency in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Six soldiers and six militants are killed in a suicide attack on a paramilitary base in Bannu, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. (The Hindu)
International relations
Belgium–Palestine relations, Belgium–Israel relations, International recognition of Palestine
Belgian foreign minister Maxime Prévot announces that Belgium will recognize a Palestinian state at the upcoming United Nations General Assembly session and impose sanctions on Israel, including bans on products from Israeli settlements and restrictions on certain public contracts. (Reuters)
Argentina–Russia relations
The Embassy of Russia in Argentina rejects the accusations made by the Argentine government about illegal activities in Argentina, after Security Minister Patricia Bullrich accused Russia of being involved in "destabilization operations" amid ongoing corruption investigations against the government of Javier Milei. (A24)
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)
A court in Argentina places the daughter of Nazi adviser Friedrich Kadgien and her husband under house arrest and accuses them of stealing the painting Portrait of a Lady, which had been missing since 1945. (AP)
2022 Brazilian coup plot
The trial of former Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro and other defendants enters its final verdict phase. (CNN) (BBC News)
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