September 16, 2023 (Saturday)

Disasters and accidents

Fourteen people are killed in a plane crash in Barcelos, Amazonas, Brazil.

(BBC News)

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Hurricane Lee weakens into a post-tropical cyclone before making landfall in Nova Scotia, Canada.

(NBC News)

2023 Atlantic hurricane season

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A military plane crashes near Turin, Piedmont, Italy, killing a 5-year-old child and injuring four people, including the pilot.

(NOS)

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A major fire at the National Museum of Indonesia in Jakarta causes extensive damage, including the collapse of roof and outer wall. An unknown number of pre-colonial artifacts are damaged or destroyed.

(The Diplomat)

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International relations

The military governments of Niger, Mali, and Burkina Faso sign a mutual defence pact named the Alliance of Sahel States in case of internal rebellion or external military aggression.

(Reuters)

Alliance of Sahel StatesIslamist insurgency in the Sahel

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Law and crime

Libya's top prosecutor announces a probe into the dam collapses which led to the floods that killed more than 11,000 people.

(AP)

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Ovidio Guzmán López, the son of Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán, is extradited to the United States from Mexico on drug trafficking and money laundering charges.

(Reuters)

Mexican Drug War

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Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is acquitted by the Texas Senate in his impeachment trial.

(Texas Tribune)

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Human rights organizations say that Iranian police have arrested the father of Mahsa Amini on the first anniversary of her death.

(Reuters)

Mahsa Amini protests

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