September 26, 2024 (Thursday)

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Armed conflicts and attacks

Over 22,000 Lebanese residents have crossed into Syria in order to escape ongoing Israeli bombardment and a potential escalation of the conflict.

(Barron's)

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Two people, including Mohammad Hussein Srour, a senior commander in Hezbollah, are killed and 15 others are injured in an Israeli airstrike in Beirut, Lebanon.

(Al Jazeera)

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At least 92 people are killed and 153 others are injured in airstrikes across Lebanon, bringing the total death toll from the airstrikes to more than 700 people.

(Al Jazeera)

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The United States grants Israel a $8.7 billion military aid package, with U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin stating that the U.S. will not change its commitment to providing military aid to Israel.

(Reuters)

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Israel rejects proposals from the United States, Australia, and the European Union to initiate a temporary 21-day ceasefire with Hezbollah.

(Reuters), (Reuters 2)

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Eight Pakistani Taliban militants are killed in a shootout with soldiers in North Waziristan District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan.

(AP)

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Prior to a meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, U.S. President Joe Biden announces a military aid package of more than $8 billion for Ukraine and directs The Pentagon to allocate all remaining security funds to Ukraine by the end of his presidential term in January 2025.

(Reuters)

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The Russian Defense Ministry claims that Russian forces have taken the city of Ukrainsk in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine.

(The Moscow Times)

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Disasters and accidents

Up to 275 mm (10.8 in) of rain falls across Mumbai, India, causing at least four deaths.

(Al Arabiya)

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Tropical storm conditions occur across western Florida, with an automated weather station recording sustained winds of 54 mph (87 km/h) with gusts up to 68 mph (109 km/h) near Tampa Bay.

(National Hurricane Center)

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A United States defence official claims that a Chinese nuclear attack submarine, the first of the new Zhou-class, likely sank during construction earlier this year.

(ABC News)

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At least 46 people, including 37 children, who were taking part in Jivitputrika festivities in Bihar, India, drown in rivers and bodies of water swollen by ongoing flooding across India.

(Reuters)

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Hurricane Helene makes landfall in Florida, United States, as a Category 4 hurricane, with sustained winds of 140 mph (230 km/h) and a minimum central pressure of 938 millibars.

(National Hurricane Center)

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A bus crashes into a river in Wolaita, Ethiopia, killing 28 people and wounding 19 more.

(Barron's)

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International relations

Algeria imposes visa requirements on Moroccans, accusing them of criminal activity in Algeria, including "espionage" and "drug and human trafficking".

(Al Arabiya)

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Law and crime

Norwegian police issue an international search request for a Norwegian-Indian man linked to the sale of pagers to Hezbollah that exploded last week.

(Times of Israel)

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Iwao Hakamada, the world's longest-serving death row inmate, is acquitted in Japan following a retrial.

(BBC News)

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The U.S. state of Alabama executes a man via inert gas asphyxiation using nitrogen in the country's second ever execution by this method.

(AP)

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A Mallorcan football fan is sentenced to one year in prison for yelling racist insults at football players Vinícius Júnior and Samuel Chukwueze.

(Al Jazeera)

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September 26, 2024 (Thursday)

Armed conflicts and attacks

Disasters and accidents

International relations

Law and crime