The people of 15 September

United States president Donald Trump claims that the U.S. military carried out a strike on an alleged Venezuelan drug cartel vessel in international waters, killing three people, making it the second such strike carried out against a suspected drug boat in September.

Conflict · 15 Sep

U.S. president Donald Trump orders the deployment of the Army National Guard to Memphis, Tennessee, to "combat crimes".

Politics · 15 Sep

In rugby union, France's Axelle Berthoumieu receives a 12-match suspension for biting Ireland's Aoife Wafer during their Women's Rugby World Cup quarterfinal, while teammate Manaé Feleu is banned for three matches for a dangerous tackle.

Sport · 15 Sep · with Aoife Wafer, Manaé Feleu

Philippine president Bongbong Marcos appoints former Supreme Court associate justice Andres Reyes Jr. as the chairperson of the newly established Independent Commission for Infrastructure to investigate corruption in flood control projects.

Crime & Justice · 15 Sep · with Andres Reyes Jr.

Tanzania's electoral commission disqualifies ACT-Wazalendo candidate Luhaga Mpina from the upcoming presidential election for a second time, reversing its earlier approval on September 13.

Politics · 15 Sep

Belarusian opposition politician Mikola Statkevich, released last week as part of a prisoner deal, is returned to a penal colony in Hlybokaye, Vitebsk region, after refusing deportation to Lithuania.

Politics · 15 Sep

Recorder of London Mark Lucraft sentences English couple Constance Marten and Mark Gordon to 14 years in prison each for the manslaughter of their newborn daughter.

Crime & Justice · 15 Sep

Swedish–American pole vaulter Armand Duplantis breaks his own world record of 6.29 meters set in 2025 by jumping 6.30 meters, winning him the gold medal at the World Athletics Championships.

Sport · 15 Sep