Nearly 3,000 people died in the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001. At America’s Camp, children who lost loved ones channel their grief into art.

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Dulcie Leimbach, editor and co-founder of PassBlue, was working as a New York journalist for The New York Times when the September 11 attacks occurred. She recalls seeing people fall from the North Tower.

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In the latest edition of Reporter's Notebook, White House correspondent Steve Holland recalls covering the 9/11 attack, the difficulty of verifying information in real time and what has stayed with him since.

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A quarter-century after the deadliest terrorist attacks in US history, al Qaeda’s branches have shifted away from Osama bin Laden’s global jihad toward regional insurgencies. Their operations still destabilise areas from the Sahel to Afghanistan, while critics say Washington has forgotten the lessons of 9/11.

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Twenty-five years after the deadliest attack on US soil, Americans will pause on Friday to remember the nearly 3,000 people killed when hijacked planes struck the World Trade Center, the Pentagon and a Pennsylvania field. France 24’s Philip Turle says the anniversary also invites the global community to reflect on 9/11’s legacy and how the world has changed.

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As the 25th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks is commemorated, many young Americans marking the date were born after 2001. Students at Georgetown University offered differing views: for some, 9/11 is simply a date, while for others the attacks remain a powerful presence.

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Iran-backed Houthi forces have reportedly seized most of Yemen’s western Red Sea coastline. Experts fear the move threatens a key alternative shipping route to the Strait of Hormuz.

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The Houthis have seized Red Sea islands in a lightning offensive. Their latest advance against Saudi-backed forces cements the Yemeni rebels’ control over a vital shipping artery and roils energy markets.

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Iran-aligned Houthi forces have captured a strategic volcanic island in the Bab al-Mandab strait after troops allied with Yemen’s UN-backed government withdrew. The takeover expands Houthi control of the vital waterway; Saudi Arabia has responded with air raids on Houthi positions in Mocha. More than 46,000 people have fled as fighting escalated.

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Iran-backed Houthi forces seized Mokha, Dhubab and Perim this week and exchanged missile and drone attacks with Saudi Arabia. Control of the strategic sites near the Bab el-Mandeb Strait threatens to draw Yemen deeper into the Middle East war, while the Houthis said Saudi Arabia carried out dozens of airstrikes in four Yemeni provinces.

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Iran-backed rebels in Yemen seized strategic locations along the Red Sea on Thursday and Friday, potentially extending Tehran’s influence over another vital Middle Eastern waterway.

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Norway’s Princess Astrid has died two days after the funeral of her brother, King Harald. The Norwegian King said the flag would fly at half-mast from the Palace balcony on Friday and on the day of her funeral.

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Norway's Princess Astrid, an older sister of the late King Harald, died on Friday at age 94, the royal palace said. Her death came two days after the king's funeral.

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US President Donald Trump honored those killed in the September 11 attacks at a ceremony marking their 25th anniversary.

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Former US presidents Joe Biden, Barack Obama, George W. Bush and Bill Clinton gathered in New York City to remember the victims of the 9/11 attacks on their 25th anniversary.

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US President Donald Trump marked the 25th anniversary of 9/11 on Friday with remarks at a Pentagon ceremony commemorating those killed when al-Qaeda militants hijacked planes and caused nearly 3,000 deaths across three locations.

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Ceremonies across the United States mark the 25th anniversary of the September 11 attacks and honor the 2,977 people killed. Events are being held in New York, Washington, DC, and Shanksville, Pennsylvania, with wreath-layings, vigils, moments of silence and readings of victims’ names. President Donald Trump spoke at the Pentagon ceremony.

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Speaking at the Pentagon, President Trump honored the passengers of United Airlines Flight 93, who resisted the hijackers and forced the terrorists to crash the plane into a field in Pennsylvania.

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At a 9/11 anniversary ceremony at the Pentagon, Donald Trump used his remarks to defend his administration’s ongoing war in Iran. He said days such as 9/11 reveal what a country is made of and declared that terrorists were still being sent “where they belong – to hell.”

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Russian drones hit two fuel stations in Kyiv, killing two people and sending six others to hospital. The strikes in the Obolonskyi and Dniprovskyi districts came on the second consecutive day of attacks on fuel stations, which Ukrainian authorities said suggested a campaign aimed at civilian areas in the capital.

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Russian forces struck gas stations in Kyiv’s Dniprovskyi and Obolonskyi districts, with the latter hit twice in quick succession, Mayor Vitali Klitschko said. Two people were killed and eight injured, including a rescue worker who arrived after the first strike. Six injured people were hospitalized.

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Leonid Slutsky, chairman of the Russian State Duma’s International Affairs Committee, condemned Houthi strikes on civilian and economic targets in Abha, Khamis Mushait, Jazan and Najran, saying they violated Saudi Arabia’s sovereignty and endangered its security. He also denounced attacks on Red Sea commercial vessels as violations of free navigation. Saudi media reported 73 people, including women and children, were injured on September 8.

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Firefighters entered the smoldering wreck of the MV June Aster off Coron on Friday to search for those still missing. The ferry caught fire Wednesday evening; five people have died, 43 were rescued and 84 remain unaccounted for. Survivors said the blaze spread rapidly after explosions were heard inside the vessel.

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NBC correspondent Anne Thompson recalls reporting from lower Manhattan during the 9/11 attacks 25 years ago. She describes escaping a collapsed building, seeing countless acts of heroism and the lasting health effects suffered by many people.

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FDNY paramedic Trinh K. Dinh reflects on Sept. 11, 2001, and displays a tattoo she got to remember her work that day.

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Former WNBC New York cameraman Ralph Patterson recalls the moment his family must have realized he was working near the World Trade Center on Sept. 11, 2001.

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More than 30,000 fans have gathered in Paris for Céline Dion’s return to the stage on Saturday, four years after she disclosed her diagnosis of stiff person syndrome. Thousands without tickets are joining large karaoke events across France to celebrate the singer’s recovery and comeback.

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