September 15, 2024 (Sunday)

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Armed conflicts and attacks

A Houthi ballistic missile launched from Yemen reaches central Israel for the first time. The missile is fragmented by an interceptor, with no casualties reported.

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At least 41 people are injured when a Russian guided bomb hits an apartment building in Kharkiv, Ukraine.

(CNN)

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Disasters and accidents

The death toll from Typhoon Yagi in Myanmar increases to 74 people, with 89 others still missing and nearly 240,000 people displaced.

(AP)

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The death toll from the ongoing floods in Central and Eastern Europe increases to eight, including six people in Romania, one in Poland, and a firefighter in Austria.

(Al Jazeera), (Reuters)

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At least eight illegal migrants are killed and ten others are hospitalized after a boat capsizes off the French coast while attempting to cross the English Channel.

(Al Jazeera)

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International relations

Georgian oligarch and Georgian Dream founder Bidzina Ivanishvili proposes a national apology to South Ossetia after blaming former President Mikheil Saakashvili for starting the Russo-Georgian War at the will of Western powers.

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Law and crime

Over 280 prisoners escape from a prison in Maiduguri, Borno State, Nigeria, due to damage to prison walls caused by heavy floods.

(Reuters)

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Shots are fired near former US President Donald Trump at the Trump International Golf Club in West Palm Beach, Florida, United States.

(AP)

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At least 20 people are killed in clashes between illegal miners near the Porgera Gold Mine in Porgera, Papua New Guinea.

(AP)

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Politics and elections

President of Mexico Andrés Manuel López Obrador signs a series of constitutional amendments that overhaul the federal judiciary, allowing voters to elect federal judges.

(Reuters)

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King of Jordan Abdullah II approves the resignation of Prime Minister Bisher Khasawneh, and appoints chief of staff Jafar Hassan as the new prime minister.

(Al Jazeera)

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São Paulo mayoral candidate Pablo Marçal is hospitalized after being assaulted by fellow candidate Datena with a metal chair during a televised debate on TV Cultura.

(AP)

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Science and technology

The spacecraft of the Polaris Dawn private spaceflight mission operated by SpaceX returns to Earth after five days in orbit.

(BBC News)

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Sports

In open-wheel car racing, Chip Ganassi Racing driver Álex Palou wins the IndyCar Series championship, his third series championship in the last four seasons.

(NBC Sports)

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September 15, 2024 (Sunday)

Armed conflicts and attacks

Disasters and accidents

International relations

Law and crime

Politics and elections

Science and technology

Sports