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September 21: Pakistan’s Airstrikes in Afghanistan and U.S. Third-Country Deportations

On the Korean Peninsula

Three South Korean soldiers were injured in an explosion in or near the Demilitarized Zone, Seoul says. Details of the blast were not immediately clear. The 248-kilometre border remains one of the world’s most heavily militarized frontiers.

In business

Volvo Cars has appointed Škoda chief Klaus Zellmer as its next president and CEO. He inherits a turnaround still in progress, with Volvo shares down about 40 percent this year.

On Afghanistan’s border

Pakistan carried out overnight airstrikes inside Afghanistan, according to the Taliban government. Taliban officials said the strikes hit a home in Kunar province, killing three members of one family and injuring four others.

In U.S. immigration policy

A report says the Trump administration has deported about 25,000 people to third countries since January 2025, using little-disclosed agreements with developing nations to accept migrants who cannot legally be returned to their countries of origin.

In European tech regulation

The European Commission is expected to propose a digital age of 15 under its planned EU Kids Act. The measure would regulate young people’s access to social platforms including TikTok and Instagram, along with certain video games.

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