Sunday
September 7, 2025
Armed conflicts and attacks
Gaza war
Israeli invasion of the Gaza Strip
The al-Ruya Tower high-rise apartment building is hit by an Israeli airstrike in Gaza City, Palestine. (Al Jazeera)
At least 52 people are killed and several others are injured in Israeli airstrikes on a school, refugee tents, and houses in Gaza City and the northern Gaza Strip. (Al Jazeera)
Russian invasion of Ukraine
At least four people are killed, including an infant, and eleven others are injured in drone and missile attacks on Pecherskyi, Sviatoshynskyi and Darnytskyi districts in Kyiv, Ukraine. Among the buildings hit is the main government building. (BBC News) (AP)
Red Sea crisis
Two people are injured, flights are halted and the airspace is closed after multiple drone strikes, including some intercepted and at least one on the passenger hall of Ramon Airport near Eilat in Southern District, Israel. (Al Jazeera) (AP)
Arts and culture
Saints canonized by Pope Leo XIV
Pope Leo XIV canonizes English-Italian teenager Carlo Acutis in St. Peter's Square, Vatican City, making Acutis the first millennial saint. (Reuters)
The pope also canonizes Pier Giorgio Frassati, an Italian member of the Lay Dominicans and the Society of Saint Vincent de Paul who was known for his dedication to social justice. (Vatican News)
Disasters and accidents
Five people are killed, one person is seriously injured, and another is reported missing when a migrant boat collides with a Turkish Coast Guard vessel off the coast of Badavut, Ayvalık, Balıkesir Province, Turkey. (MSN)
At least four people are killed and 84 others are injured when a building hosting a religious gathering collapses in Bogor Regency, West Java, Java, Indonesia. (South China Morning Post)
Around 80 people are injured, including up to 20 seriously, in a mass crash at the RiderMan bicycle race in Bad Dürrheim, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. (MSN)
Politics and elections
Guyanese President Irfaan Ali is sworn-in for a second term in office, after winning last week's election. (AP)
2025 Japanese House of Councillors election
Japanese prime minister Shigeru Ishiba announces his intention to resign from office. (Reuters)
Science and technology
Internet cables in the Red Sea malfunction for unknown reasons and cause access disruptions in Pakistan, India, and the United Arab Emirates. (NOS)
September 2025 lunar eclipse
A total lunar eclipse, visible in Europe, Africa, Asia, Australia, and Antarctica, occurs. (EclipseWise) (BBC News)
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