Education in Greece Greece removes more than 308,000 inactive students from public university records under new education rules that end long-term dormant enrollment, reducing the official student population by almost half.
Arrest of Yoon Suk Yeol A South Korean court issues a new six-month detention warrant for former president Yoon Suk Yeol after indicting him on additional charges linked to his declaration of martial law in 2024, citing the risk of evidence tampering.
2025–2026 Iranian protests A protester is shot dead by security forces in Harsin, Kermanshah province, Iran.
2022–2025 Pakistan political unrest The Pakistani anti-terrorism court sentences eight journalists and online commentators, including Wajahat Saeed Khan, Adil Raja, and Shaheen Sehbai, to life imprisonment in absentia for terrorism-related offences tied to digital content supporting former prime minister Imran Khan during the unrest.
Burkina Faso–United States relations The Alliance of Sahel States, consisting of Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger, bans American citizens from entering the countries, to reciprocate the U.S. banning their citizens.
Climate change in the United Kingdom The United Kingdom records its hottest and sunniest year in 2025 with an average temperature of 10.09 C, surpassing the 2022 record of 10.03 C.
North Bank Division Dozens of people are missing and at least 102 others are rescued after a boat carrying over 200 migrants capsizes off the coast of the North Bank Division of the Gambia.
Collide head-on Eleven people are killed and eleven others are injured after a bus and a truck collide head-on on a federal highway in Pelotas, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.
Buddha Air Flight 901 An ATR 72-500, overran the runway upon landing at Bhadrapur Airport in Nepal and crashed into a creek. All 55 people on board survived, though 7 people received minor injuries and the aircraft was written off.
2026 Guerrero earthquake A w.5 earthquake strikes 14 km off the coast of San Marcos, Guerrero, Mexico, killing two people and injuring 12 others.
BYD Auto BYD Auto, based in China, surpasses the United States-based Tesla, Inc., as the world's best-selling electric vehicle automaker after selling 2.26 million vehicles in 2025, overtaking Tesla's 1.64 million.
Yemeni civil war The STC announces a plan to hold an independence referendum for the State of South Arabia within two years.
The Saudi Arabia-led coalition in Yemen launches airstrikes in Hadhramaut Governorate, killing 20 Southern Transitional Council (STC) fighters and leaving more than 20 others injured.