Ukraine claims that it has recaptured the village of Andriivka, near Bakhmut, in Donetsk Oblast. Russia denied the claim and said its forces remained in control of village.
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September 15, 2023 (Friday)
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Armed conflicts and attacks
Business and economy
The United Auto Workers announce that they have gone on strike following failed negotiations.
Health and environment
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service reports that the Wisconsin-based Green Bay Dressed Beef has recalled over 58,000 ground beef products in several states over concerns of E. coli contamination.
International relations
President of France Emmanuel Macron says that French ambassador to Niger Sylvain Itté and other diplomats are being held hostage at the French embassy in Niamey, Niger.
President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko proposes a three-way alliance between Belarus, Russia, and North Korea during a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Sochi, Russia.
The military government of Burkina Faso orders the French embassy's defense attaché to leave the country due to subversive behavior.
Law and crime
Kuwait University agrees to impose gender segregation in classrooms in line with a recent agreement between Kuwaiti MP Mohammed Haif al-Mutairi, who chairs the Committee for the Promotion of Values, and the Kuwaiti Minister of Education.
The Polish Ministry of Foreign Affairs dismisses its legal chief and cancels all contracts to outsource visa applications after seven people are charged in a visas-for-cash scandal.
The U.S. government warns a Virginia judge that allowing a United States Marine to keep an Afghan war orphan risks violating international law and could be viewed as endorsing international child abduction.
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