September 21, 2022 (Wednesday)

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Armed conflicts and attacks

In a major address to the nation, Russian president Vladimir Putin announces a partial mobilization, with the exceptions of students and conscripts.

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Lithuania places its rapid reaction force on high alert in response to Russia's mobilization, according to Defence Minister Arvydas Anušauskas.

(LRT)

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NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg says that Russia's military mobilization is "dangerous and reckless", and condemns Putin's use of "nuclear rhetoric".

(NTV), (Reuters)

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Three people are killed and 13 others are injured in an explosion at a restaurant in Deh Mazang, Kabul, Afghanistan.

(AP)

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Fulani herdsmen shoot and kill 14 civilians in Logo, Benue State, Nigeria.

(AP)

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Disasters and accidents

Hurricane Fiona reaches Category 4 as it moves from the Turks and Caicos Islands toward Bermuda.

(CNN)

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Two people are killed and 5 others are injured after a helicopter crashes while travelling to a wildfire in Marmaris, Muğla Province, Turkey.

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Health and environment

Queen Margrethe II tests positive for COVID-19 for the second time.

(The Guardian)

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Law and crime

Two Ukrainian staffers of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe are sentenced to 13 years of prison by a court in the separatist Luhansk People's Republic for "alleged high treason and espionage for the United States".

(Politico)

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