Israel struck Gaza, claiming Hamas attacked its soldiers,Hamas released all remaining living Israeli hostages,though the return of deceased hostages faced setbacks,Israel restricted the flow of aid into Gaza as Hamas executed alleged Israeli "collaborators,"and U.S. President Donald Trump demanded that Hamas disarm.Meanwhile, Yemen's Houthi military chief of staff was revealed to have died following an Israeli airstrike in August,Pakistan and Afghanistan agreed to a temporary ceasefirefollowing clashes that killed dozens,and Nigeria rejected U.S. allegations of a Christian genocide.Elsewhere, hundreds of Russians sang a banned anti-war song in a St. Petersburg protest,Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy created a military administration in Odesa,and the U.K. announced new sanctions on Russia over the Ukraine war.In other news, two survivors were taken into U.S. custodyafter a U.S. strike on another alleged Venezuelan drug boat,Trump authorized the CIA to operate in the Latin American country,a cracked windshield on U.S. Secretary of War Pete Hegseth's plane forced it to make an "unscheduled landing" in the U.K.,and the U.S. Marine Corps celebrated its 250th anniversary.

India rejected Trump's claims that it would stop buying Russian oil,Russian President Vladimir Putin hosted a meeting with his Syrian counterpart,as he agreed to meet with Trump in Budapest,and Zelenskyy met with the U.S. president.This comes as Trump conditioned support for Argentina on President Javier Milei's election win,Canada and India restored full diplomatic ties,and French Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu survived dual no-confidence votes.Meanwhile, Peru's President José Jerí swore in his transitional cabinet,Colonel Michael Randrianirina was sworn in as Madagascar's new president,and Prince Andrew relinquished his Duke of York title.Elsewhere, the U.S. passport dropped to 12th place on the Henley Passport Index,Washington reportedly revoked visas for dozens of Mexican officials,as it considered reducing the annual refugee cap to 7,500,and Mali announced $10,000 reciprocal visa bonds for U.S. nationals.In other news, China seized 60,000 maps for alleged territorial mislabeling,Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese's personal phone number was leaked online,and Venezuela closed its embassies in Norway and Australia.

A federal judge blocked Trump from carrying out thousands of layoffs during the ongoing government shutdown,which continued as the Senate rejected another GOP stopgap funding bill,and several airports refused to broadcast a Department of Homeland Security message appearing to blame Democrats for the impasse.Meanwhile, New York City mayoral candidates faced off in their first debate,former Trump adviser John Bolton was criminally indicted,Trump commuted George Santos' sentence,and he posthumously awarded Charlie Kirk the Presidential Medal of Freedom.Elsewhere, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors declared an emergency over federal immigration raids,a judge ordered immigration agents in Chicago to wear body cameras,as an appeals court kept Trump's national guard deployment to Chicago on hold,and Trump revealed San Francisco as the next city for federal force deployment.This comes as nearly 50 reporters turned in their Pentagon press badgesafter rejecting its new press policy,and a report alleged that Congressional investigators collected data from 30 million phone records of conservative contacts during the Jan. 6 probe.In other news, North Carolina Republican legislative leaders moved toward a vote to redraw the state's congressional map,Barack Obama backed a California proposition to reshape the state's congressional districts,and the Supreme Court (SCOTUS) heard a Louisiana case on the creation of a second majority-black congressional district.

SCOTUS rejected a Colorado parents’ challenge on school LGBTQ+ meetings,Uruguay's Senate passed a euthanasia bill,and Portugal's Parliament approved a ban on face veils in public spaces.Meanwhile, British activist Tommy Robinson's phone PIN terror trial reignited discussion on social media about the U.K.'s terror laws,and the EU canceled a planned vote on a new chat control measure.

Thieves stole the French crown jewels from the Louvre in Paris,the U.S. seized $15 billion in Bitcoin from an alleged crypto scam ring,two teenagers were sentenced to probation for assaulting former U.S. Department of Government Efficiency employee Edward Coristine,the U.K. confirmed that the chair position for the national grooming gangs inquiry remains vacant,and Italy blocked the extradition of a Nord Stream bombing suspect.

Automaker Stellantis announced plans to invest $13 billion in the U.S.,JPMorgan Chase launched a decade-long plan to invest $10 billion into U.S. companies,and LG Electronics India surged over 50% on its stock market debut.

The International Monetary Fund lifted its global growth outlook for 2025 to 3.2%,the U.K. economy grew by 0.1% in August,and Poland eliminated income tax for parents with two or more children.In other news, three economists were awarded the 2025 Nobel Prize for Economics for their contributions to innovation-driven economic theory.

The World Health Organization reported that one in six bacterial infections was antibiotic-resistant in 2023,the U.S.' first chikungunya case was confirmed in New York,around 3,000 U.K. residents sued Johnson & Johnson over claims that its baby powder causes cancer,and a study warned that two-thirds of analyzed protein powders were found to contain unsafe lead levels.

A report found that Earth has hit its first climate tipping point,a study estimated there will be 57 more “superhot” days annually by 2100,and the U.N. reported that global carbon dioxide concentrations hit a record high.In other news, around 300 flood victims were evacuated in Alaska,and torrential rain killed dozens across Mexico.

A U.S. general revealed he uses ChatGPT to make military decisions,OpenAI partnered with Walmart to integrate ChatGPT into online shopping,and Waymo announced plans to launch robotaxis in London by 2026.Meanwhile, Google invested $9 billion in South Carolina AI infrastructure,California passed the U.S.' first AI chatbot law to protect children,and OpenAI said ChatGPT would allow adult content starting in December.In other news, researchers developed AI models that can predict pediatric sepsis 48 hours before onset,and a Google AI model discovered a promising new cancer treatment method.

Researchers found that brain training reverses cognitive aging,and scientists created lab-grown blood cells.

Boston Mayor Michelle Wu dismissed Trump’s threat to relocate the World Cup Games.

The European Space Agency warned of a growing weak spot in Earth’s magnetic field,astronomers found the most distant "odd radio circle" to date,and SpaceX's Starship completed its 11th test flight.