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English zoologist and primatologist Jane Goodall dies at the age of 91.
- Dame Valerie Jane Morris Goodall (née Morris-Goodall; 3 April 1934 – 1 October 2025) was an English primatologist and anthropologist. Regarded as a pioneer in primate ethology, she was best known for more than six decades of field research on the social and family life of wild chimpanzees at Gombe Stream National Park in Tanzania. Beginning in 1960, under the mentorship of the palaeontologist Louis Leakey, Goodall's work challenged prevailing scientific views by showing that chimpanzees make and use tools, hunt co-operatively, and display complex emotions and social structures once thought unique to humans.
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The ruling Party of Action and Solidarity retains its majority in the Moldovan parliamentary election.
- Parliamentary elections were held in Moldova on 28 September 2025. Moldova is a parliamentary republic; the Parliament of Moldova has the main authority of creating laws and appointing the government, and executive powers are primarily derived from the legislature. The main parties and coalitions contesting the election were the ruling pro-European Party of Action and Solidarity (PAS), the pro-Russian Patriotic Electoral Bloc (BEP), the centre-left and nominally pro-European Alternative (BA), and the left-wing populist and mildly pro-Russian Our Party (PN).
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In golf, the Ryder Cup concludes with Europe defeating the United States.
- The 45th Ryder Cup Matches was a golf tournament in 2025 for the Ryder Cup, a biennial competition between Europe and the United States. It was held in the United States from September 26–28 on the Black Course of Bethpage State Park in Farmingdale, New York. Europe beat the United States by a score of 15 to 13, becoming the first away team to win the event since 2012.
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Sarah Mullally is announced as the next archbishop of Canterbury, which will make her the first female leader of the Anglican Communion.
- Dame Sarah Elisabeth Mullally (née Bowser; born 26 March 1962) is a British Anglican prelate and former nurse. Her nomination as the 106th Archbishop of Canterbury was announced on 3 October 2025, making her the first woman to be appointed to lead the Church of England in that role. She is set to assume this role in January 2026.
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In an effort led by France, several Western states recognize Palestinian statehood.
- As of September 2025, the State of Palestine is recognized as a sovereign state by 157 of the 193 member states of the United Nations (UN), or just over 80% of all UN members. It has been a non-member observer state of the UN General Assembly since November 2012. This limited status is largely due to the fact that the United States, a permanent member of the UN Security Council with veto power, has consistently blocked Palestine's full UN membership; Palestine is recognized by the other four permanent members, which are China, France, Russia, and the United Kingdom.
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A magnitude-6.9 earthquake in Cebu, Philippines, leaves at least 70 people dead.
- On September 30, 2025, at 21:59:43 PST (13:59:43 UTC), an earthquake with a magnitude of 6.9 on the moment magnitude scale (Mw ) struck the Visayas archipelago in the Philippines. It was the strongest earthquake ever recorded in northern Cebu and the deadliest in the country since 2013, with its epicenter located off the coast of Cebu Province in the Central Visayas region.
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A crowd crush during a political rally kills at least 41 people in Karur, Tamil Nadu, India.
- On 27 September 2025, at least 41 people were killed and around 100 others were injured in a crowd crush during a political rally in Karur district, Tamil Nadu, India. The rally was hosted by Vijay, the founder and president of the Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK). The crowd crush happened in Velusamypuram on the Karur–Erode highway, when large sections of the crowd surged towards Vijay in an attempt to catch a glimpse of his convoy after his arrival was delayed by nearly seven hours.
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Inga Ruginienė becomes Prime Minister of Lithuania.
- Inga Ruginienė (née Raitelaitytė; born 24 May 1981) is a Lithuanian trade unionist and politician who has served as the 19th prime minister of Lithuania since 25 September 2025. A member of the Social Democratic Party (LSDP), she has also been serving as a Member of the Seimas since 2024 and served as the Minister of Social Security and Labour prior to her appointment as prime minister.
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In Madagascar, Prime Minister Christian Ntsay's government is dissolved amid protests against water and power cuts.
- Protests occurred across Madagascar in September 2025, focused in the capital of Antananarivo. The protests were triggered by recently implemented water and power outages in the city. Homes of high-profile politicians have been targeted. The protests have also spread to other cities across Madagascar.
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In Australian rules football, the Brisbane Lions defeat Geelong in the AFL Grand Final.
- The 2025 AFL Grand Final was an Australian rules football match contested between the Geelong Football Club and the Brisbane Lions at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on Saturday, 27 September 2025. It was the 130th annual grand final of the Australian Football League (AFL). The Brisbane Lions won by a margin of 47 points, marking the club's second consecutive premiership and fifth overall.
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Guillaume V succeeds his father Henri as Grand Duke of Luxembourg after the latter's abdication.
- Henri, Grand Duke of Luxembourg, abdicated the throne of Luxembourg in favour of his eldest son, Guillaume, on 3 October 2025 at the Grand Ducal Palace in Luxembourg City.
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Former president of France Nicolas Sarkozy is convicted of corruption and sentenced to five years in prison.
- Libya, at the direction of its then-leader Muammar Gaddafi, spent up to €50 million funding the 2007 presidential campaign of French politician Nicolas Sarkozy. The allegations surfaced in March 2011 from Saif al-Islam Gaddafi, son of Muammar Gaddafi, after France intervened in the Libyan civil war. This claim was subsequently supported by former Libyan prime minister Baghdadi Mahmudi and the investigative website Mediapart, which published documents and testimony that suggested large cash transfers. Other evidence included diaries belonging to former Libyan oil minister Shukri Ghanem, who was later found dead.
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In rugby union, the Women's Rugby World Cup concludes with England defeating Canada in the final.
- The 2025 Women's Rugby World Cup final was a rugby union match played on 27 September 2025 at Twickenham Stadium in London, England. It was the culmination of the 2025 Women's Rugby World Cup, played between Canada and England. England beat Canada 33–13 to win their third Rugby World Cup. England flanker Sadia Kabeya was named player of the match.
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genocide (ongoing)
- The Gaza genocide is the ongoing, intentional systematic destruction of the Palestinian people in the Gaza Strip carried out by Israel during the Gaza war. The genocidal acts include mass killings, starvation, the infliction of serious bodily and mental harm, and preventing births. Other acts include blockade, destroying civilian infrastructure, destroying healthcare facilities, killing healthcare workers and aid-seekers, causing mass forced displacement, committing sexual violence, and destroying educational, religious, and cultural sites. The genocide has been recognised by consensus amongst experts, including a United Nations special committee and commission of inquiry; humanitarian and human rights organizations; international law experts; genocide studies scholars; and 86% of voters in the International Association of Genocide Scholars.
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Russo-Ukrainian war (ongoing)
- On 24 February 2022, Russia invaded Ukraine, starting the largest and deadliest war in Europe since World War II, in a major escalation of the war between the two countries that began in 2014. The fighting has caused hundreds of thousands of military casualties and tens of thousands of Ukrainian civilian casualties. As of 2025, Russian troops occupy about 20% of Ukraine. From a population of 41 million, about 8 million Ukrainians had been internally displaced and more than 8.2 million had fled the country by April 2023, creating Europe's largest refugee crisis since World War II.
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Sudanese civil war (ongoing)
- A civil war began on 15 April 2023 between two rival factions of the military government of Sudan. The conflict involves the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF), led by General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF), commanded by Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo (commonly known as Hemedti), who also leads the broader Janjaweed coalition. Several smaller armed groups have also taken part. Fighting has been concentrated in the capital, Khartoum, where the conflict began with large-scale battles, and in the Darfur region. Many civilians in Darfur have been reported dead as part of the Masalit massacres, which have been described as ethnic cleansing or genocide. Sudan has been described as facing the world's worst humanitarian crisis; nearly 25 million people are experiencing extreme hunger. On 7 January 2025, the United States said it had determined that the RSF and allied militias committed genocide.
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