Remember the Day — news feed beginning 2026-09-15

NATO fighters destroyed an unidentified drone over Lithuania, though its origin, operator and purpose remained unconfirmed. The United States publicly acknowledged deployed space weapons for the first time while withholding details about their capabilities.

New Chinese rules broadened authorities’ power to prevent people from leaving the country. In Washington, Senate Democrats blocked a cryptocurrency regulatory bill, leaving the proposed framework stalled.

Revolut secured an operating licence in Colombia as it prepared for a future launch. The World Health Organization and the Commonwealth renewed their partnership on health priorities affecting member countries.

WHO published a 2026–2030 strategy intended to improve access to essential childhood-cancer medicines. Nigerian authorities dismantled a suspected industrial-scale methamphetamine laboratory in Ebonyi State and announced arrests.

Police in Kinshasa used tear gas to disperse protesters opposing possible constitutional changes. The Kennedy Center board voted to close the institution hours after a judge blocked the Trump name from being added to its branding.

WHO validated Chile as the first South American country to eliminate dog-transmitted human rabies as a public-health problem. The U.S. Supreme Court left mail-ballot rules in place while litigation continued.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency repealed greenhouse-gas limits for power plants and proposed constraining future regulation. A damaged Saudi oil route was expected to remain mostly offline for three to five weeks.

Chubu Electric withdrew two Hamaoka nuclear-reactor restart applications and announced executive resignations. Ukraine offered a reciprocal pause in infrastructure strikes if Russia observed one too.

Twelve European countries urged a stronger European Union role in the Arctic. IFAD reported that global remittances reached $728.6 billion in 2025, including an estimated $233 billion reaching rural areas.

A rescue south of Crete saved 51 people; one person died and 20 were believed missing. Indonesia expanded its Java Sea ferry search with 17 ships and aircraft as 129 people remained missing.