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;Business and economy
*[[Inspire Brands]] announces its purchase of fast food chain [[Sonic Drive-In]] for [[US$]]2.3 billion. [https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/nation-now/2018/09/25/sonic-sold-arbys-buffalo-wild-wings/1421255002/ (USA Today)]
*[[Dunkin' Donuts]] announces it will drop the "Donuts" part of its name and be simply known as "Dunkin' " beginning in January 2019. [https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/nation-now/2018/09/25/dunkin-donuts-drops-donuts-brand-name/1422584002/ (USA Today)]
;Health and environment
*[[Pussy Riot]] activist [[Pyotr Verzilov]] states on [[Twitter]] that he is recovering after spending two weeks at [[Charité]] in the [[intensive care unit]] from a suspected poisoning. [https://www.cbsnews.com/news/pussy-riot-activist-pyotr-verzilov-is-conscious-after-suspected-poisoning-2018-09-25/ (CBS News)]
;International relations
*[[Russia–Ukraine relations]]
**[[Russia]] acknowledges that it was notified of [[Ukraine]]'s decision not to renew the [[Russian–Ukrainian Friendship Treaty]]. [http://tass.com/politics/1022968 (TASS)]
*[[China–United States relations]]
**The [[Consulate General of the United States, Hong Kong and Macau|U.S. consulate in Hong Kong]] says that [[China]] denied a request for a port call to [[Hong Kong]] by the [[USS Wasp (LHD-1)|USS Wasp]]. [[China]] says that it handles approvals "case by case, in accordance with the [[principle of sovereignty]]". [https://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-usa-defence/china-denies-hong-kong-port-visit-for-us-navy-ship-amid-trade-tensions-idUSKCN1M513B (Reuters)]
*[[Brexit]], [[Opposition to Brexit in the United Kingdom]]
**The [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour Party]] plans to reject [[Prime Minister of the United Kingdom|UK Prime Minister]] [[Theresa May]]'s [[Chequers Agreement]] and is open to a new [[Brexit]] referendum. [https://www.reuters.com/article/us-britain-eu-labour-vote/uks-labour-opposition-says-preparing-to-vote-down-pm-mays-brexit-deal-idUSKCN1M50N3 (Reuters)] [https://www.apnews.com/21a088cdcdc14c9698aa5c456384599b (AP News)]
;Law and crime
*A court in [[Vietnam]] sentences 42-year old activist [[Doan Khanh Vinh Quang]] to 27 months in prison for writing anti-government [[Facebook]] posts criticizing the [[Communist Party of Vietnam]]. [http://www.foxnews.com/world/2018/09/25/vietnam-jails-activist-for-anti-government-posts-on-facebook.amp.html (Fox News)]
*[[Senate of the Philippines|Philippine Senator]] [[Antonio Trillanes]], a vocal critic of [[President of the Philippines|President]] [[Rodrigo Duterte]], is arrested on charges of rebellion. Trillanes says that Duterte is "silencing his political critics, those who tell the truth." [https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2018/09/philippines-senator-critical-duterte-arrested-180925102455952.html (Al Jazeera)]
*[[Bill Cosby sexual assault cases]]
**American actor/comedian [[Bill Cosby]] is sentenced to three to ten years in a Pennsylvania prison for drugging and sexually assaulting a woman in 2004. [https://www.nytimes.com/2018/09/25/arts/television/bill-cosby-sentencing.html (''The New York Times'')]
;Politics and elections
*[[Politics of Sweden]]
**[[Sweden|Swedish]] [[Prime Minister of Sweden|Prime Minister]] [[Stefan Löfven]] loses a vote of confidence in [[Riksdag|parliament]]. [https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-45637386 (BBC)]
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;Business and economy
*[[Inspire Brands]] announces its purchase of fast food chain [[Sonic Drive-In]] for [[US$]]2.3 billion. [https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/nation-now/2018/09/25/sonic-sold-arbys-buffalo-wild-wings/1421255002/ (USA Today)]
*[[Dunkin' Donuts]] announces it will drop the "Donuts" part of its name and be simply known as "Dunkin' " beginning in January 2019. [https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/nation-now/2018/09/25/dunkin-donuts-drops-donuts-brand-name/1422584002/ (USA Today)]
;Health and environment
*[[Pussy Riot]] activist [[Pyotr Verzilov]] states on [[Twitter]] that he is recovering after spending two weeks at [[Charité]] in the [[intensive care unit]] from a suspected poisoning. [https://www.cbsnews.com/news/pussy-riot-activist-pyotr-verzilov-is-conscious-after-suspected-poisoning-2018-09-25/ (CBS News)]
;International relations
*[[Russia–Ukraine relations]]
**[[Russia]] acknowledges that it was notified of [[Ukraine]]'s decision not to renew the [[Russian–Ukrainian Friendship Treaty]]. [http://tass.com/politics/1022968 (TASS)]
*[[China–United States relations]]
**The [[Consulate General of the United States, Hong Kong and Macau|U.S. consulate in Hong Kong]] says that [[China]] denied a request for a port call to [[Hong Kong]] by the [[USS Wasp (LHD-1)|USS Wasp]]. [[China]] says that it handles approvals "case by case, in accordance with the [[principle of sovereignty]]". [https://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-usa-defence/china-denies-hong-kong-port-visit-for-us-navy-ship-amid-trade-tensions-idUSKCN1M513B (Reuters)]
*[[Brexit]], [[Opposition to Brexit in the United Kingdom]]
**The [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour Party]] plans to reject [[Prime Minister of the United Kingdom|UK Prime Minister]] [[Theresa May]]'s [[Chequers Agreement]] and is open to a new [[Brexit]] referendum. [https://www.reuters.com/article/us-britain-eu-labour-vote/uks-labour-opposition-says-preparing-to-vote-down-pm-mays-brexit-deal-idUSKCN1M50N3 (Reuters)] [https://www.apnews.com/21a088cdcdc14c9698aa5c456384599b (AP News)]
;Law and crime
*A court in [[Vietnam]] sentences 42-year old activist [[Doan Khanh Vinh Quang]] to 27 months in prison for writing anti-government [[Facebook]] posts criticizing the [[Communist Party of Vietnam]]. [http://www.foxnews.com/world/2018/09/25/vietnam-jails-activist-for-anti-government-posts-on-facebook.amp.html (Fox News)]
*[[Senate of the Philippines|Philippine Senator]] [[Antonio Trillanes]], a vocal critic of [[President of the Philippines|President]] [[Rodrigo Duterte]], is arrested on charges of rebellion. Trillanes says that Duterte is "silencing his political critics, those who tell the truth." [https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2018/09/philippines-senator-critical-duterte-arrested-180925102455952.html (Al Jazeera)]
*[[Bill Cosby sexual assault cases]]
**American actor/comedian [[Bill Cosby]] is sentenced to three to ten years in a Pennsylvania prison for drugging and sexually assaulting a woman in 2004. [https://www.nytimes.com/2018/09/25/arts/television/bill-cosby-sentencing.html (''The New York Times'')]
;Politics and elections
*[[Politics of Sweden]]
**[[Sweden|Swedish]] [[Prime Minister of Sweden|Prime Minister]] [[Stefan Löfven]] loses a vote of confidence in [[Riksdag|parliament]]. [https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-45637386 (BBC)]
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