Portal:Current events/2025 September 28

September 28, 2025 (Sunday)

Armed conflicts and attacks

Arts and culture

Disasters and accidents

2025 Pacific typhoon season
- At least thirteen people are killed and dozens others are missing as Typhoon Bualoi makes landfall in Nghệ An and Hà Tĩnh provinces, Vietnam. (DW)
Twelve people are killed and 42 injured in three separate road accidents in Panjgur, Pishin and Lasbela, Pakistan. (Dawn)
Four people are killed and another six people affected after a fire in a building in Lebanon, Pennsylvania, United States. (MSN)

Law and crime

Mass shootings in the United States
- Grand Blanc Township church attack
  - Four people are killed and eight others are injured in a mass shooting and arson attack on a Mormon church in Grand Blanc, Michigan, United States. The perpetrator is killed in a shootout with police. (CNN) (BNO News)
- Two people are killed and five others are injured in a mass shooting at a casino on the Kickapoo reservation near Eagle Pass, Texas, United States. The suspect initially fled the scene before being taken into custody. (WOAI-TV) (KSAT-TV)
2025 Danish drone incidents
- The government of Denmark bans all civilian drones after several UAVs were seen above military sites last week and caused several airports to temporarily close in fear of an attack. (DW)
Anti-corruption campaign under Xi Jinping
- Former Chinese agriculture minister Tang Renjian is sentenced to death with a two-year reprieve for accepting bribes worth more than ¥268 million (US$37.6 million) between 2007 and 2024. (Reuters)
A civilian is killed and twelve soldiers are injured during clashes between security forces and Indigenous protesters in Cayambe, Pichincha, Ecuador, over the government’s decision to end a diesel fuel subsidy. (AP)

Politics and elections

2025 Moldovan parliamentary election
- Moldovans vote to elect the 101 seats of the parliament. (AP)
- The pro-EU Party of Action and Solidarity of Moldovan president Maia Sandu wins with 50.2% of the vote, while the left-wing pro-Russian Patriotic Electoral Bloc wins 24.2% and the Alternative alliance wins 8%. Voter turnout is reportedly over 52.2%, higher than previous elections. (BBC News)
2025 Swiss referendums
- Switzerland approves two referendums to decide on electronic identity and property tax. (The Guardian)

Science and technology

Sports