Five Malian gendarmes are killed and four others wounded in an ambush on a convoy escorting mining equipment to the Australian-owned Morila Gold Mine in Sikasso Region. Jihadist group Jama'at Nasr al-Islam wal Muslimin claims responsibility for the attack.
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September 20, 2021 (Monday)
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Armed conflicts and attacks
International relations
Jersey rejects 75 French fishing applications, rising tensions again over the dispute of fishing rights off Jersey. France condemns the move as French fishermen threaten to impose a "blockade" of ships trying the United Kingdom via the Channel tunnel, as retaliation.
Law and crime
The Sandiganbayan, the Philippines' anti-graft court, orders Royal Traders Holding Co. Inc., a bank formerly controlled by the late dictator Ferdinand Marcos, to pay the Philippine government an estimated PHP1 billion (USD 32.446 million) in bank certificates that were confiscated by the United States Customs Service after their ouster in 1986.
Politics and elections
The Queensland state government grants land rights over parts of the UNESCO-listed Wet Tropics, including the Daintree National Park, to the Kuku Yalanji people. The Kuku Yalanji will initially co-administer the land with the Queensland government.
Tunisian President Kais Saied appoints Najla Bouden Romdhane as the first female prime minister in Tunisia and the Arab world.
The Liberal Democratic Party elects former foreign minister Fumio Kishida as leader, virtually paving his way to become prime minister within days, succeeding Yoshihide Suga.
Science and technology
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