Thursday
September 4, 2025
Armed conflicts and attacks
Gaza war
Israeli bombing of the Gaza Strip, 2025 Gaza City offensive
At least 75 Palestinians are killed, including 44 who are killed in Gaza City, amid Israel's military assault. (Al Jazeera)
Disasters and accidents
Seventeen people are injured and fifteen are hospitalized when a double-decker bus crashes near Victoria station in London, England. (AP)
2025 Afghanistan earthquake
Hundreds of deceased people are found under the rubble of collapsed houses after the August 31 earthquake in Nangarhar Province, Afghanistan, bringing the death toll to 2,205. (AP)
Health and environment
Vaccination policy of the United States, Vaccine hesitancy
The U.S. state of Florida announces it will formally eliminate all vaccination mandates, including school and childhood mandates for chickenpox, measles, and polio. (DW) (AP)
International relations
Algeria–Mali relations
The Malian transitional government files a lawsuit against Algeria at the International Court of Justice and accuses Algeria of destroying a Malian military drone near Tinzaouaten, Kidal region, to allegedly hinder Mali's campaign against armed rebels in the Mali War. (AP)
Ecuador–United States relations, War on drugs
The United States designates Ecuadorian drug cartels Los Choneros and Los Lobos as terrorist organizations. US Secretary of State Marco Rubio also says that the US will support the Ecuadorian Navy by providing $6 million in drones and $13 other million for general security in the fight against these gangs. (Reuters)
Law and crime
Two people are killed, including the suspect, and eight others are injured in a stabbing spree in Hollow Water First Nation, Manitoba, Canada. (CBC)
Former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra leaves Thailand after a court's ruling that risked him an arrest. Police say that Shinawatra was allowed to take the flight because at the moment there was no arrest warrant against him. (AP)
Chromebook procurement scandal
Former Indonesian education minister and Gojek co-founder Nadiem Makarim are detained after prosecutors name him as a suspect in a corruption case over the alleged unauthorized procurement of Chromebook laptops that resulted in state losses estimated at Rp 1.98 trillion (US$121.85 million). (Reuters)
Politics and elections
The son of imprisoned Burmese opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi calls on the international community to intervene to allow his mother to receive medical care amid reports of her deteriorating health. (The Independent)
2025 Jamaican general election
Jamaica's Labour Party wins the general election with 34 seats in the House of Representatives against 29 for the People's National Party, securing a third term for Prime Minister Andrew Holness amid a voter turnout of 39.5%. (Reuters)
Censorship in Nepal
Nepal orders its telecommunications authority to block access to unregistered social media platforms after companies failed to meet government requirements to register locally and designate compliance representatives. (Reuters)
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