Two Ukrainian soldiers are killed by separatists in the Donetsk region, after intense artillery shelling by pro-Russian militants which began overnight.
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September 12, 2021 (Sunday)
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Armed conflicts and attacks
Five Malian soldiers are killed in an ambush by "an as yet unidentified armed terrorist group" in the Macina Cercle of the Ségou Region, according to the army.
Arts and culture
Taliban education minister Abdul Baqi Haqqani announces a series of restrictions on education for women and girls, including gender-segregated classrooms and mandatory hijabs.
Disasters and accidents
Four passengers are killed when a Let L-410 Turbolet carrying 14 passengers and two crew makes an emergency landing in southeastern Siberia, Russia. The aircraft was flying from Irkutsk to Kazachinskoye.
Health and environment
The British government reverses its decision to use vaccine passports for nightclubs, cinemas, and large events in England.
New Zealand signs an agreement with Denmark to receive an additional 500,000 doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine.
Iraq receives a shipment of 100,800 doses of the Oxford–AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine donated by Italy through the COVAX initiative.
International relations
Qatari foreign minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani becomes the first foreign diplomat to meet with the governing Taliban after arriving in Kabul today. Al Thani met with Taliban prime minister Hassan Akhund, former president Hamid Karzai and former chief negotiator Abdullah Abdullah.
Politics and elections
Argentines head to the polls for the primaries of the election, with the ruling Peronist center-left government expected to suffer losses. The general midterm election will occur on November 14, where 127 seats of the Chamber of Deputies and 24 seats of the Senate will be contested. Right-wing political parties are expected to win most of the seats.
Sports
In the men's singles tournament, Russian tennis player Daniil Medvedev defeats Novak Djokovic of Serbia in straight sets, 6–4, 6–4, 6–4, to win his first Grand Slam title.
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