Charlie Kirk shot dead at Utah university as police hunt suspect
The conservative activist was killed during a campus event in Utah, prompting condemnation, blame-shifting and an active manhunt.
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British Columbia court rules in Vancouver mass-ramming case
A court in British Columbia ruled on the accused in the Vancouver Filipino Heritage Month attack, in a case tied to 11 deaths and the city’s worst mass killing in years.
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Australia funds Ghost Shark underwater drone fleet
Canberra says the autonomous submarines will arrive next year as part of a wider undersea warfare push.
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Sébastien Lecornu takes office as France faces new wave of ‘Block Everything’ protests
France’s new prime minister was sworn in as demonstrations spread nationwide, with authorities reporting hundreds of arrests, roadblocks and transport disruption.
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C.P. Radhakrishnan elected India’s 15th vice president after parliamentary vote
The former Maharashtra governor defeated opposition nominee B. Sudershan Reddy in a secret ballot that gave the ruling alliance another constitutional victory.
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Hong Kong judge backs parental recognition for lesbian couple in landmark case
The ruling is a legal breakthrough for a family built through reciprocal IVF and could shape wider rights debates even as the court delays final relief.
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Thai court orders Thaksin Shinawatra to serve one year in prison
Thailand’s Supreme Court ruled that former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra must serve a one-year prison term after finding his previous hospital detention unlawful.
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Tom Phillips is killed in New Zealand police shooting and his three missing children are found nearby
Police say the long search for the Marokopa children ended after the fugitive father was shot following a burglary confrontation in Waikato.
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Norway's Labour wins enough seats to govern again as the populist right gains ground
The centre-left kept a parliamentary majority after a tightly fought election that left the Progress Party stronger and the Conservatives with their worst result in two decades.
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Frédéric Péchier goes on trial in Besançon over suspected poisonings at two clinics
A French former anaesthetist denied any poisoning as he went on trial over allegations that 30 patients were poisoned at clinics in Besançon, including 12 who died.
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Bayrou ousted as French MPs force government resignation
The prime minister lost a confidence vote 364-194, setting up another scramble for a new government under Emmanuel Macron.
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House releases Epstein birthday book as White House denies Trump note
The 238-page scrapbook, compiled for Epstein's 50th birthday, also includes material from other well-known figures and intensifies pressure for more disclosures.
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Prabowo names new finance minister in Indonesian cabinet reshuffle
Four ministers and one deputy minister were sworn in at the State Palace as President Prabowo Subianto replaced five posts and created a new Hajj and Umrah ministry.
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Milei’s party suffers heavy losses in Buenos Aires province election
President Javier Milei’s La Libertad Avanza bloc took a heavy hit in the local vote in Argentina’s most populous province.
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Guyana’s Irfaan Ali begins second term as oil wealth reshapes politics
Irfaan Ali was sworn in for a second term after a clear election win, with Guyana’s oil boom and the Essequibo dispute framing his next five years.
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Erin Patterson sentenced to life in prison after mushroom murder case
The Australian woman convicted of killing three relatives with poisonous mushrooms has been given a life sentence with a 33-year non-parole period.
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Mass arrests follow London protest against Palestine Action ban
Police said 890 people were arrested in Westminster after a demonstration against the proscription of Palestine Action, while organisers accused officers of overstating violence.
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EU fines Google €2.95 billion over ad-tech practices, and Trump threatens retaliation
The European Commission said Google abused its dominant position in online advertising technology, while the company vowed to appeal and Donald Trump attacked the penalty as discriminatory.
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Thailand’s House elects Anutin Charnvirakul as prime minister
Thailand’s House of Representatives chose Anutin Charnvirakul to replace Paetongtarn Shinawatra as prime minister.
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Starmer reshuffles top team after Angela Rayner resignation
2025-09-05 event: Keir Starmer promotes David Lammy to deputy prime minister, moves Yvette Cooper to foreign secretary and installs Shabana Mahmood at the Home Office.
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Trump signs order rebranding the Defense Department as the War Department
Donald Trump has signed an executive order that unofficially renames the Department of Defense, reviving the War Department label and the martial language around it.
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Samoa's FAST party holds power as Schmidt set to become prime minister
Official results gave FAST 30 seats, enough for a majority, while Fiame Naomi Mata'afa's breakaway party won only three.
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Thaksin Shinawatra leaves Thailand before court ruling raises fresh legal risk
The former Thai leader’s abrupt departure came days before a Supreme Court ruling that could reopen a path to prison and deepen the crisis around his political network.
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Saint Helena holds Legislative Council election under block voting system
Residents of Saint Helena went to the polls for a full Legislative Council election on 3 September 2025, choosing all 12 seats in the British overseas territory.
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