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- At least 37 people are killed and more than 3,400 others injured after electronic devices used by Hezbollah members explode in Lebanon and Syria.
- Severe flooding in central Europe leaves at least 25 people dead and 11 others missing, with several towns submerged.
- Amid widespread protests, Mexico ratifies constitutional changes that will see the federal judiciary chosen by popular vote.
- Former president of Peru Alberto Fujimori (pictured) dies at the age of 86.
September 20, 2024
(Friday)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- Israel–Hezbollah conflict
- September 2024 Haret Hreik airstrike
- Israel launches airstrikes against Beirut, Lebanon, allegedly targeting Hezbollah operatives and hitting a building, killing at least three people and wounding 17 more. (Al Jazeera)
- September 2024 Haret Hreik airstrike
- Mali War
- 2024 Bamako attacks
- The death toll from the JNIM's attacks three days ago against a military camp in Bamako, Mali and the Modibo Keita International Airport is estimated to be between 70 and 100 people. (Al Jazeera)
- 2024 Bamako attacks
- Kata'ib Hezbollah announce that a senior commander in the group named Abu Haidar al-Khafaji is killed in Damascus,Syria and blaming Israel for the attack. (Barrons)
- Militants killed nine Pakistani troops in separate attacks in Pakistan’s northwest. (ABC News)
Law and crime
- Capital punishment in Taiwan
- The Constitutional Court in Taiwan upholds the legality of the death penalty in the country, but limits its use to the "most serious crimes". (Time)
September 19, 2024
(Thursday)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- Israel–Hezbollah conflict
- 2024 Lebanon pager explosions
- The death toll from yesterday's walkie-talkie explosions in Lebanon targeting Hezbollah militants increases to 25, with more than 600 others injured. A total of 37 people have been killed and more than 3,000 others injured in explosions over the last two days. (The Independent)
- United States officials report that U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin was pre-warned by Israel about the military operation in Lebanon occurring later that day, and claim that they received no prior details about the nature of the attack. (AP)
- The Israeli Air Force strikes more than 100 Hezbollah targets in southern Lebanon, destroying multiple rocket launch systems and weapons depots. Lebanese security forces say the raids are the most intense since the conflict began. Israeli fighter jets are also reported over Beirut. One Hezbollah militant is killed. (Reuters) (Al Jazeera)
- Two Israeli soldiers are killed and eight others are injured in Hezbollah drone and anti-tank missile attacks on the Israel–Lebanon border. (The Times of Israel)
- 2024 Lebanon pager explosions
- Israel–Hamas war
- Israeli incursions in the West Bank during the Israel–Hamas war
- Six Palestinians are killed and 18 others are injured in an Israeli military raid in the city of Qabatiya in the West Bank. (Reuters)
- Israeli invasion of the Gaza Strip
- A United Nations human rights committee accuses Israel of severe violations of the international Convention on the Rights of the Child treaty through its military's actions in the Gaza Strip. (Reuters)
- Israeli incursions in the West Bank during the Israel–Hamas war
- Colombian conflict
- Colombian peace process
- Colombia suspends peace negotiations with the National Liberation Army (ELN) insurgent group after the ELN detonated explosives on a military base, killing two soldiers and wounding more than two dozen others. (DW)
- Colombian peace process
- 2024 New Caledonia unrest
- Two New Caledonian independence activists are killed by police during an operation in Saint-Louis over their alleged involvement in the ongoing riots. (AP)
Arts and culture
- A previously unknown piece composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Ganz kleine Nachtmusik, is discovered at a library in Leipzig, Germany. The seven miniature movements for a string trio were probably composed in the 1760s, when Mozart was in his early teens. (The Guardian)
Disasters and accidents
- 2024 South American wildfires
- 2024 Peru wildfires, Landmarks destroyed or damaged by climate change
- Out of control and deadly wildfires in Peru have reached at least seven archaeological sites and have begun to burn near the indigenous Shipibo-Conibo community. (Reuters)
- 2024 Peru wildfires, Landmarks destroyed or damaged by climate change
- 2024 European floods
- Ongoing severe flooding generated by Storm Boris causes more than $2.2 billion worth of damage[failed verification] and at least 26 deaths[failed verification] in Central Europe. (BBC News)
- A military helicopter carrying international peacekeepers crashes near Mogadishu. The helicopter was en route to Ballidogle airfield. No fatalities are reported. (Anadolu Agency) (Garowe Online)
Law and crime
- One person is killed and another is severely injured in a stabbing attack near the Erasmusbrug bridge in Rotterdam, Netherlands. (AP)
Politics and elections
- 2024 Venezuelan political crisis
- International reactions to the 2024 Venezuelan presidential election
- The European Parliament recognizes Venezuelan exiled presidential candidate Edmundo González as the country's president. (Politico.eu)
- International reactions to the 2024 Venezuelan presidential election
- 2000 Fijian coup d'état
- Fijian coup leader George Speight is released from prison after obtaining a pardon from President Wiliame Katonivere. Speight was imprisoned in 2002 for his role in the 2000 coup d'état in which ethnic Fijian nationalists attempted to overthrow Indo-Fijian Prime Minister Mahendra Chaudhry. (RNZ)
- Iranian interference in the 2024 United States elections
- The United States Federal Bureau of Investigation and two other American agencies announce that Iranian hackers sent unsolicited emails to people associated with the Joe Biden presidential campaign that included material that was stolen from Donald Trump's campaign. (NBC News)
Sports
- 2024 Major League Baseball season, 40–40 club
- In baseball, Los Angeles Dodgers designated hitter Shohei Ohtani becomes the first Major League Baseball player to hit 50 home runs and steal 50 bases in a single season. (Reuters)
September 18, 2024
(Wednesday)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- Israel–Hezbollah conflict
- 2024 Lebanon pager explosions
- The death toll from yesterday's pager explosions in Lebanon, targeting Hezbollah's communication network, increases to twelve, including four healthcare workers and two children, with more than 2,800 others injured. (Al Jazeera) (AP)
- Walkie-talkies and other electronic devices continue to explode across Lebanon, including at a funeral in Baalbek for three Hezbollah members and a boy who were killed in yesterday's explosions. At least 20 people are killed and more than 450 others are injured. (Al Jazeera) (AP)
- Several home solar energy systems explode in Beirut, Lebanon. (ABC News)
- 2024 Lebanon pager explosions
- Israeli–Palestinian conflict
- Israeli occupation of the West Bank
- The United Nations General Assembly votes 124–14 with 43 abstentions to demand that Israel end its unlawful presence in the occupied Palestinian territories within the next 12 months. (Reuters)
- Israeli occupation of the West Bank
- Russian invasion of Ukraine
- Attacks in Russia during the Russian invasion of Ukraine
- A Ukrainian drone attack on a Russian weapons depot in Toropets, Tver Oblast, causes an explosion large enough to be detected as an earthquake by monitoring stations. Local residents are told to evacuate and schools in the region are closed. (The Guardian)
- Attacks in Russia during the Russian invasion of Ukraine
- Mexican drug war
- Mexican Secretary of Defense Luis Cresencio Sandoval announces that at least 30 people have been killed since September 9 during shootouts between rival factions of the Sinaloa Cartel in Sinaloa, Mexico. Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador partially blames the United States for the surge in violence. (AP) (AP 2)
Disasters and accidents
- 2024 South American wildfires
- 2024 Peru wildfires
- President of Peru Dina Boluarte issues a state of emergency for the departments of Amazonas, San Martín, and Ucayali, which have been significantly impacted by wildfires that have killed at least sixteen people. (Reuters)
- 2024 Peru wildfires
- 2024 Portugal wildfires
Law and crime
- 2024 Shenzhen stabbing
- 2024 Armenian coup attempt allegations
- The Government of Armenia announced that the National Security Service (NSS) has thwarted a coup attempt by Armenian Russophiles armed, trained, and financed by the Russian Federation. (Politico)
- Alleged Ghost developer and administrator Jay Je Yoon Jung is arrested in Sydney, Australia, on five charges related to the encrypted communication network's development and operation. (The Register)
Science and technology
September 17, 2024
(Tuesday)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- Hezbollah–Israel conflict
- 2024 Lebanon pager explosions
- Nine people are killed and over 2,750 others are injured, including civilians, Hezbollah members, and the Iranian ambassador to Lebanon, when their booby trapped pagers explode in Lebanon and Syria. Hezbollah accuses Israel of perpetrating the attacks. (AP) (The Times of Israel) (Al Jazeera) (The New York Times)
- Three Hezbollah militants are killed and two others are injured in Israeli airstrikes on Blida in southern Lebanon. (Al Jazeera)
- 2024 Lebanon pager explosions
- Russian invasion of Ukraine
- Southern Ukraine campaign
- Russian artillery targets the town of Komyshuvakha in Zaporizhzhia Oblast, Ukraine, killing two people and injuring five others. (Reuters)
- Doctors Without Borders halts its operations in Russia after its government removed the organization from its roster of approved foreign charities. (Al Jazeera)
- Southern Ukraine campaign
- Israel–Hamas war
- A poll by the Palestinian Center for Policy and Survey Research finds that, for the first time during the war, a majority of the residents of Gaza does not support Hamas' invasion of Israel. (Reuters)
- Ituri conflict
- CODECO militants kill ten civilians in an overnight attack on a Hema village in Ituri Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo. Some of the victims were beheaded, according to local authorities. (Reuters)
- Mali War
- 2024 Bamako attacks
- JNIM gunmen open fire on a military camp in Bamako, Mali, killing a number of soldiers. The perpetrators tried to infiltrate the camp, and also opened fire on the Modibo Keita International Airport. At least 15 suspects are arrested. (AP)
- 2024 Bamako attacks
Disasters and accidents
- 2024 European floods
- 2024 Central European floods
- Four people are found dead after floods in Austria, while another is killed in Poland, bringing the death toll from the ongoing floods in Central and Eastern Europe to 21. (Al Jazeera) (Al Jazeera 2)
- 2024 Central European floods
- 2024 Pacific typhoon season
- The death toll from Typhoon Yagi in Myanmar increases to 236 people, with more than 77 people still missing. (Al Jazeera)
- 2024 Portugal wildfires
- Three Portuguese firefighters die while fighting wildfires in the country's central and northern regions, bringing the death toll from the wildfires to seven people. (Reuters)
- At least 25 children are killed in Kaduna State, Nigeria, when a bus carrying Muslims celebrating Mawlid crashes. (Al Arabiya)
- Six people are killed in a landslide caused by heavy rains in Naucalpan, Mexico. (AP)
International relations
- Foreign relations of Afghanistan
- The Taliban government reopens the Afghan embassy in Muscat, Oman. (ABC News)
Law and crime
- 2024 Bangladesh quota reform movement
- Ekattorer Ghatak Dalal Nirmul Committee President Shahriar Kabir is arrested in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on charges of crimes against humanity, mass killing, and murder for his involvement with Sheikh Hasina's government during the quota reform movement. (Dhaka Tribune)
- LGBT rights in Georgia
- The Parliament of Georgia approves a law on "family values and the protection of minors" that would restrict LGBTQ+ rights in the country. (DW)
- Mazan rapes
- Dominique Pélicot, the 71-year-old man accused of drugging his wife to sleep and recruiting dozens of men to rape her for more than ten years, admits to all of the charges against him in his first testimony since the trial opened on September 2. (BBC News)
Science and technology
- Meta Platforms bans Russian state media from Facebook, Instagram and Whatsapp, including RT and Rossiya Segodnya, citing alleged deceptive tactics used by the networks to carry out "influence operations" while evading detection. (CBC News)
Sports
- 2026 Commonwealth Games
- Glasgow, Scotland, is formally selected as the host city of the 2026 Commonwealth Games. (BBC News)
September 16, 2024
(Monday)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- Israel–Hamas war
- Israeli invasion of the Gaza Strip
- Israeli bombing of the Gaza Strip
- At least 16 Palestinians are killed and at least thirteen others are wounded in Israeli airstrikes across the Gaza Strip, including several houses in Gaza City and Nuseirat refugee camp. (DW)
- Israeli bombing of the Gaza Strip
- Israeli invasion of the Gaza Strip
- Israel–Hezbollah conflict
- One person is killed and four others injured in Israeli airstrikes on Hula in southern Lebanon. (Yahoo)
Disasters and accidents
- 2024 European floods
- 2024 Central European floods
- Four people in Poland, three in the Czech Republic, and one in Romania, are killed during massive floods, bringing the death toll from the ongoing flood in Central and Eastern Europe to 16. (AP)
- 2024 Central European floods
- 2024 Portugal wildfires
International relations
- Russian invasion of Ukraine
- August 2024 Kursk Oblast incursion
- The Ukrainian ministry of foreign affairs invites the United Nations and the Red Cross to join humanitarian efforts in Kursk Oblast, Russia. (Reuters)
- August 2024 Kursk Oblast incursion
- Ukraine–United States relations, United States and the Russian invasion of Ukraine
- Ukrainian officials publicly distance themselves from the Donald Trump-involved shooting suspect and warn that Russia will use the situation for anti-Ukraine propaganda, following reports of the suspect protesting for the Azov Brigade and regularly calling for international support and troops for Ukraine. (Reuters) (Reuters 2)
Law and crime
- Immigration to Germany
- Germany initiates rigorous temporary border checks at all of its borders in order to reduce irregular migration, prompting criticism from some European Union member nations stating that the border checks contradict the EU's foundations of free movement and solidarity. (Reuters)
- Trump International Golf Club shooting
- Ryan Wesley Routh is charged with two gun-related crimes in federal court after being suspected of attempting to assassinate former United States President Donald Trump. (Reuters)
- Two police officers are fatally shot in Alibori Department, Benin. (Reuters)
Politics and elections
- North Korea announces that it will revise its constitution on October 7, with changes including the designation of South Korea as a separate country and its primary enemy. This comes after North Korea announced that it would no longer pursue peaceful Korean reunification. (NHK World Japan)
September 15, 2024
(Sunday)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- Israel–Hamas war
- Spillover of the Israel–Hamas war
- 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. (Reuters)
- Spillover of the Israel–Hamas war
- Russian invasion of Ukraine
- Kharkiv strikes
- At least 41 people are injured when a Russian guided bomb hits an apartment building in Kharkiv, Ukraine. (CNN)
- Kharkiv strikes
Disasters and accidents
- 2024 European floods
- 2024 Central European floods
- 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)
- 2024 Central European floods
- 2024 Pacific typhoon season
- The death toll from Typhoon Yagi in Myanmar increases to 74 people, with 89 others still missing and nearly 240,000 people displaced. (AP)
- English Channel migrant crossings
- 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)
International relations
- Georgia–Russia relations, Georgian–Ossetian conflict
- 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. (Reuters)
Law and crime
- 2024 Nigeria floods
- Borno State flooding
- Over 280 prisoners escape from a prison in Maiduguri, Borno State, Nigeria, due to damage to prison walls caused by heavy floods. (Reuters)
- Borno State flooding
- Mining in Papua New Guinea
- At least 20 people are killed in clashes between illegal miners near the Porgera Gold Mine in Porgera, Papua New Guinea. (AP)
- Trump International Golf Club shooting
- Shots are fired near former US President Donald Trump at the Trump International Golf Club in West Palm Beach, Florida, United States. (AP)
Politics and elections
- 2024 Brazilian municipal elections
- 2024 São Paulo mayoral election
- 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)
- 2024 São Paulo mayoral election
- 2024 Mexican judicial reform
- 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)
- 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)
Science and technology
- Polaris program
- The spacecraft of the Polaris Dawn private spaceflight mission operated by SpaceX returns to Earth after five days in orbit. (BBC News)
Sports
- 2024 IndyCar Series
- 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)
September 14, 2024
(Saturday)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- Russian invasion of Ukraine
- Russia–NATO relations
- Russian officials say that the approval of Ukrainian use of long-range weapons to strike inside Russia will result in an "uncontrolled escalation" with the West and the "destruction" of Kyiv. (Reuters)
- NATO Chair Rob Bauer backs the use of long-range weapons by Ukrainian forces to strike targets inside Russia. (ABC News)
- Ukrainian conscription crisis
- Following a meeting in Kyiv, Ukraine, the foreign ministers of Poland and Ukraine call for ending social benefits for Ukrainian men in Poland, and for programs in the European Union to return them to Ukraine in order to stop draft evasion. (Reuters)
- Russia–NATO relations
- Israel–Hezbollah conflict
- Four injured in an Israeli airstrike on Hermel in northern Lebanon. (Al Jazeera)
- Somali Civil War
- At least five people are killed and eight others are injured in a series of roadside explosions in Kahda District, Mogadishu, Somalia. The local government blames jihadist group Al-Shabaab due to its frequent targeting of civilians. (Garowe Online) (AP)
Disasters and accidents
- 2024 South American wildfires
- 2024 Brazil wildfires
- The estimated area burned by wildfires in Brazil this year reaches 37.6 million hectares (93 million acres), an area larger than the size of Germany and more than double the yearly average from 2012–2023. (Financial Times)
- 2024 Brazil wildfires
- 2024 European floods
- At least four people are killed and thousands of homes are damaged in floods in Romania and the Czech Republic. (Reuters)
- At least 15 people are killed and around 40 others are injured when a tank truck explodes in Miragoâne, Haiti. (Al Jazeera)
- At least three people are killed and 49 others are injured in a train collision in Zagazig, Sharqia Governorate, Egypt. (CNN)
- At least forty people drown and 24 more are presumed dead after a wooden boat carrying farmers capsizes near Gummi, Zamfara State, Nigeria. (CNN) (Al Jazeera)
Politics and elections
- 2024 Tunisian presidential election
- Tunisian police arrest more than 80 members of the opposition Ennahda Movement party amid protests against President Kais Saied in the capital city Tunis. (Al Jazeera)
- 2024 Venezuelan political crisis
- Venezuelan interior minister Diosdado Cabello announces that three US citizens, two Spanish citizens, and a Czech citizen have been arrested and are accused of planning to "generate violence" and "destabilize" Venezuela, with the Spanish citizens also accused of being Spanish secret service workers. (Reuters)
- 2026 South Sudanese general election
- The government of South Sudan and President Salva Kiir postpone the general election originally scheduled for December 2024 to December 2026, citing a need for additional time to complete a census, register political parties, and draft a permanent constitution. (Al Jazeera)
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