Portal:Current events/2025 September 27

September 27, 2025 (Saturday)

Armed conflicts and attacks

Business and economy

Economy of Iraq, Economy of Kurdistan Region
- Iraq resumes oil exports from the Kurdistan Region through Turkey's Ceyhan port, ending a suspension imposed in early 2023 due to an International Chamber of Commerce arbitration ruling against independent Kurdish exports. (AP)

Disasters and accidents

2025 Karur crowd crush
- In Karur, Tamil Nadu, India, a crowd crush at actor-politician Vijay-led Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) rally kills at least 39 people (including 10 children), and injures 83 others. (The Hindu) (Hindustan Times)
Eight people are killed after a bus collides head-on with a vehicle carrying oil in Panjgur, Balochistan, Pakistan. (The Express Tribune)
At least four people are killed when torrential rain causes flash flooding across Arizona, United States. (The Times of India)

International relations

Law and crime

Mass shootings in the United States
- 2025 Southport shooting
  - At least three people are killed and eight others are injured in a mass shooting when a gunman on a boat opens fire at a restaurant at the Southport Yacht Basin in Southport, North Carolina, United States. (BNO News)

Politics and elections

2025 Gabonese parliamentary election
- Gabonese citizens vote to elect members of the National Assembly alongside municipal elections. A second round will be held on 11 October for constituencies where no candidate has a majority. (AP)
2025 Seychellois general election
- Seychellois vote to elect a president and members of the National Assembly. A second round will be held after no presidential candidate received a majority of the vote, with United Seychelles candidate Patrick Herminie receiving 48.8% of the vote over the incumbent Wavel Ramkalawan's 46.4%. (AP)

Sports