Claudia Sheinbaum leads her first Independence Day shout as president
Mexico began its Independence Day celebrations on Monday night with President Claudia Sheinbaum delivering the traditional “shout” from the balcony of the National Palace for the first time.
World Trade Organization fisheries agreement comes into force, curbing harmful subsidies
World Trade Organization members celebrated the entry into force on Monday of a fisheries deal that marks the global body's first multilateral agreement with environmental sustainability at its core.
Administrative building hit in Kharkiv as drone targets busy street
The regional prosecutor’s office in Kharkiv has released video footage of the moment a Shahed drone struck an administrative building in the city centre.
US trial of BNP Paribas begins over alleged role in Sudan human rights abuses
The bank is accused of having provided financial support to Omar al-Bashir’s government in the 1990s and 2000s.
South Sudan: UN report denounces ‘systematic’ government corruption amid food crisis
The UN Commission on Human Rights in South Sudan accused the country’s political elites of looting public revenues.
Hundreds attend funeral services for 31 journalists killed by Israeli strikes on Yemen
Hundreds of people attended the funeral services Tuesday for 31 reporters killed in Israeli airstrikes last week in Yemen.
UN inquiry says Israel commits genocide in Gaza, Israel denies claim
A United Nations-appointed commission has concluded that Israel is committing genocide in its military campaign in Gaza, marking one of the most severe international condemnations of the war that has killed tens of thousands of Palestinians.
Red Bull Megaloop returns in Noordwijk after two-year wait
The sixth edition of the Red Bull Megaloop kitesurfing competition took place on 15 September in Noordwijk after organisers waited two years for the required extreme weather.
Pix of the Day: September 16, 2025
Africanews looks at the day's news through the lens of the most striking images from current events.
Trial of 3 accused in South Africa’s ‘farmgate’ case gets underway
The trial of three people charged with housebreaking and stealing $580,000 in US banknotes hidden in a couch at a game farm owned by President Cyril Ramaphosa opened on Monday.