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The people of 16 September
10 people in 10 stories, 32 deaths recorded, 2025
Timoleón Jiménez
Colombian politician and former guerrilla
Colombia's Special Jurisdiction for Peace sentences seven former FARC leaders, including ex-commander Timoleón Jiménez, to up to eight years of reparations work for their role in kidnappings.
Crime & Justice · 16 Sep
Jair Bolsonaro
President of Brazil from 2019 to 2023
A Brazilian regional federal court orders former president Jair Bolsonaro and the federal government to each pay R$1 million (US$178,794.92) in damages for racist remarks he made in 2021 while in office.
Crime & Justice · 16 Sep
Luigi Mangione
American killer (born 1998)
In the United States, a New York judge dismisses the two terrorism charges brought against Luigi Mangione, the alleged killer of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, but allows a second-degree murder charge to stand.
Crime & Justice · 16 Sep
Goran Vesić
Serbian politician (born 1969)
Serbian prosecutors indict former construction minister Goran Vesić and 12 others on public safety charges over the Novi Sad railway station roof collapse that killed 16 people.
Crime & Justice · 16 Sep
Hibatullah Akhundzada
Supreme Leader of Afghanistan since 2021
Afghan supreme leader Hibatullah Akhundzada orders a complete ban on Wi-Fi internet in the northern Balkh Province to "prevent immorality".
Politics · 16 Sep
Călin Georgescu
Romanian politician (born 1962)
Romanian prosecutors indict former presidential candidate Călin Georgescu and 21 others on charges of attempting to undermine national security by planning violent protests after the cancellation of the 2024 election over alleged Russian interference.
Crime & Justice · 16 Sep
Kweon Seong-dong
South Korean politician and lawyer (born 1960)
The Seoul Central District Court issues an arrest warrant for former People Power Party floor leader Kweon Seong-dong on charges of receiving illegal political funds from the Unification Church during the 2022 South Korean presidential election campaign.
Crime & Justice · 16 Sep
Edgar Lungu
President of Zambia from 2015 to 2021 (1956–2025)
The high court in Gauteng, South Africa, rejects an appeal by the family of former Zambian president Edgar Lungu, upholding its ruling that Lungu's remains must be returned to Zambia for burial.
Crime & Justice · 16 Sep
Donald Trump
President of the United States (2017–2021; since 2025)
U.S. president Donald Trump files a $15 billion defamation lawsuit against the newspaper The New York Times after the paper published articles and a book alleging that part of The Trump Organization's wealth was acquired through fraud.
Crime & Justice · 16 Sep
Lorenzo Bugli
Sammarinese politician (born 1995)
Matteo Rossi and Lorenzo Bugli are elected the new captains regent of San Marino for the following semester.
Politics · 16 Sep
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