The Russian Defense Ministry says that it has thwarted attacks on the Crimean Bridge by destroying a Ukrainian boat.
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September 2, 2023 (Saturday)
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Armed conflicts and attacks
Belarus says a Polish military Mi-24 military helicopter breached its airspace, flying 1.2 km into its territory.
The Russian Defense Ministry says that it has destroyed 281 Ukrainian drones in the past week, including 29 over western Russia.
Clashes occur in Tel Aviv, Israel, between Eritrean asylum seekers, including supporters opponents of the government of Isaias Afwerki, and police, resulting in 114 injuries, including 30 police officers.
Disasters and accidents
The Greek Coast Guard rescue more than 150 people, including several children, who were heading in small boats from Turkey to the nearby eastern Aegean Sea islands.
Greek firefighters rescue a group of 25 migrants trapped in a forest in the Evros region as flames from a wildfire approached.
Two people are killed and six others are wounded in a shooting at a wedding reception in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
Law and crime
Cypriot police arrest 13 people after a mob smashes storefronts and set numerous trash bins on fire during an anti-immigration march in Limassol.
A Ukrainian court places billionaire Ihor Kolomoyskyi under arrest over fraud and money laundering charges as part of corruption-related activities.
Politics and elections
Gabon's military government reopens the country's borders, three days after they were closed.
Science and technology
India launches Aditya-L1, its first solar observation mission, to observe the solar corona, photosphere and chromosphere, and to study solar winds and solar flares and their effect on Earth and near-space weather.
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