Ukrainian forces enter the deserted villages of Stroivka and Topoli at the Russia–Ukraine border in Kharkiv Oblast. The villages were abandoned by Russia after the 2022 Kharkiv counteroffensive but Ukraine was previously unable to enter the villages due to the presence of mines in the area.
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September 7, 2023 (Thursday)
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Armed conflicts and attacks
Islamist insurgents attack a military camp and a riverboat in northeast Mali. Sixty-four people are killed during the attacks, including 49 civilians and fifteen troops.
Two people are killed and one is injured after an attack by unknown armed men in Eastern Equatoria, South Sudan.
Three civilians are killed when armed separatists attack vehicles in Muea, Southwest Region, Cameroon.
Six civilians are shot dead on a fronton court near the downtown of Guadalupe, Zacatecas. Hours later other armed attacks leave two more people dead.
Business and Economy
China bans the use of iPhones for government officials resulting in the market value of Apple Inc. stock declining by $200 billion in the past two days.
Disasters and accidents
The main highway between Athens and Thessaloniki is closed due to flooding. Passenger train service between the two cities is also suspended.
Hurricane Lee strengthens into a category 5 hurricane.
International relations
The United Kingdom announces that it will rejoin Horizon Europe, a European Union scientific research initiative.
Law and crime
A man is arrested in Kigali, Rwanda, after fourteen people are found dead at his house. The suspected serial killer lured his victims to his house from nearby bars.
Former Trump administration economic adviser Peter Navarro is found guilty of contempt of Congress for failing to comply with a congressional subpoena issued by the January 6 committee investigating the US capitol attack.
Japanese pop agency Johnny & Associates publicly admits and apologizes for sexual abuses on several hundred minors committed by its late founder Johnny Kitagawa.
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