The people of 24 September

Philippine president Bongbong Marcos grants an absolute pardon to Mary Jane Veloso, a former overseas worker in Indonesia who was arrested for drug trafficking and sentenced to death in 2010, but was later granted a reprieve and extradited back to the Philippines.

Crime & Justice · 24 Sep

Chinese leader Xi Jinping says that China will send two pandas, Ping Ping and Fu Shuang, to the Zoo Atlanta in Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.

World · 24 Sep

American news outlets CNN, MS NOW, and Politico regain access to the White House after U.S. federal judge Timothy J. Kelly temporarily blocked the ban by President Donald Trump, ruling that the outlets are likely to show that their press passes were revoked without adequate due process.

Crime & Justice · 24 Sep · with Donald Trump

The beatification ceremony for the late American Catholic prelate and Rochester Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen is held at The Dome at America's Center in St. Louis, Missouri, United States.

Culture · 24 Sep

Morocco's Authenticity and Modernity Party, led by Fatima Ezzahra El Mansouri, wins the most seats in yesterday's parliamentary election, taking 97 of 395 seats, followed by the ruling National Rally of Independents with 66 and the Istiqlal Party with 65, according to preliminary official results.

Politics · 24 Sep

In swimming, Japan's Shin Ohashi wins gold in the men's 200-metre breaststroke at the 2026 Asian Games in 2:04.83, breaking China's Qin Haiyang's 2023 world record of 2:05.48 by 0.65 seconds.

Sport · 24 Sep · with Qin Haiyang

A court in Jakarta, Indonesia, reduces former education minister and Gojek co-founder Nadiem Makarim's prison sentence from 10 to nine years for corruption involving Chromebook procurement, while lowering restitution from Rp809 billion (US$45 million) to Rp548 billion ($30 million).

Crime & Justice · 24 Sep

Belarusian president Alexander Lukashenko says that he has pardoned 15 political prisoners.

Crime & Justice · 24 Sep