Trade negotiation between the UK and the EU British Prime Minister Boris Johnson announces October 15, 2020, as the deadline for a post-Brexit trade agreement with the European Union. (CGTN)
Victorian premier Daniel Andrews extends stage four restrictions in Melbourne, including a nighttime curfew for two weeks until September 28. The curfew, travel limits, and some other elements of stage four will then remain in place until October 26. (The Guardian)
Somali Civil War Three Somali special forces officers are killed and one U.S. officer seriously wounded when a car bomb explodes outside a special force base in an attack in the country's south, in a village some 60 km (around 40 miles) from the port city of Kismayo. Jihadist group al-Shabaab claims responsibility, saying it "killed U.S. personnel". (Reuters)
War in Afghanistan September 2020 Afghanistan attacks An explosion occurs in Zhari District, Kandahar, when a motorcycle hits a mine. One person is killed and another injured. (Tolo News) During clashes between the Taliban and security forces in Faryab, 22 militants are killed and 24 others are injured. (Tolo News)
Aftermath of the 2020 Malian coup d'état At a summit in Niamey, Niger, regional bloc ECOWAS gives the Malian military rulers a deadline of September 15 to appoint a new civilian President and Prime Minister. (Al Jazeera)
At a summit in Niamey, Niger, regional bloc ECOWAS gives the Malian military rulers a deadline of September 15 to appoint a new civilian President and Prime Minister. (Al Jazeera)
One-China policy, Politics of Solomon Islands The government of Solomon Islands says that a proposed independence referendum in Malaita Province is illegal. Daniel Suidani, the provincial premier of Malaita, proposed the referendum in protest to the decision by the central government to switch recognition from Taiwan to China last year. (RNZ)
September 2020 Afghanistan attacks An explosion occurs in Zhari District, Kandahar, when a motorcycle hits a mine. One person is killed and another injured. (Tolo News) During clashes between the Taliban and security forces in Faryab, 22 militants are killed and 24 others are injured. (Tolo News)
The government of Solomon Islands says that a proposed independence referendum in Malaita Province is illegal. Daniel Suidani, the provincial premier of Malaita, proposed the referendum in protest to the decision by the central government to switch recognition from Taiwan to China last year. (RNZ)
2020 Sudan floods Sudan declares a state of emergency after unprecedented flooding kills at least 99 people and leaves over 100,000 people homeless. The floods are the worst on record in Sudan since 1988, while the Nile has risen to its highest levels in a century. (The Guardian)
A shipwreck discovered in the Norwegian trench in April 2017 is confirmed to be that of the German cruiser Karlsruhe, according to Norwegian power grid operator Statnett and a maritime archaeologist. The cruiser was sunk by a British Royal Navy submarine on April 9, 1940, during the opening stages of Operation Weserübung. (Reuters)
A Turkish court sentences ISIL militant Abdulkadir Masharipov to life imprisonment, plus an additional 1,368 years in prison, for killing 39 people and injuring 79 more at an Istanbul nightclub in 2017. (Reuters)
An explosion occurs in Zhari District, Kandahar, when a motorcycle hits a mine. One person is killed and another injured. (Tolo News)
Argentine debt restructuring S&P Global Ratings upgrades Argentina's long term sovereign-credit rating to "CCC+" from "SD" citing the end of prolonged foreign and local law foreign currency debt restructurings, effectively pulling the country out of default territory after the country successfully restructured over $100 billion in sovereign debt. (Reuters)
Assassination of Jamal Khashoggi Saudi Arabia issues final convictions for eight people for the murder of Jamal Khashoggi. (NBC News)
COVID-19 pandemic in Australia Prime Minister Scott Morrison announces a deal with CSL Limited to secure access to the COVID-19 vaccine being developed by AstraZeneca and receive the first batches of the potential vaccine in January. (HuffPost) (The Straits Times)
COVID-19 pandemic in Florida The Florida Department of Health reports 1,838 cases in 24 hours, the state's lowest since June 15. (The Miami Herald)
COVID-19 pandemic in Illinois The number of cases in Illinois exceeds 250,000. (The Chicago Sun-Times)
COVID-19 pandemic in India India surpasses Brazil as the country with the second-most cases in the world, behind the United States. India reported 90,802 cases in the past 24 hours and 1,016 deaths, recording the single largest increase of cases in the world in almost a month. (AP)
COVID-19 pandemic in Spain Spain becomes the first Western European and European Union country to surpass 500,000 cases. (ABC.es) (The Guardian)
COVID-19 pandemic in the United States COVID-19 pandemic in Illinois The number of cases in Illinois exceeds 250,000. (The Chicago Sun-Times) COVID-19 pandemic in Florida The Florida Department of Health reports 1,838 cases in 24 hours, the state's lowest since June 15. (The Miami Herald)
During clashes between the Taliban and security forces in Faryab, 22 militants are killed and 24 others are injured. (Tolo News)
India surpasses Brazil as the country with the second-most cases in the world, behind the United States. India reported 90,802 cases in the past 24 hours and 1,016 deaths, recording the single largest increase of cases in the world in almost a month. (AP)
India–Russia relations, COVID-19 pandemic in Russia Russia says that they will begin phase 3 clinical trials of their Gam-COVID-Vac vaccine in India later this month. (India.com)
Istanbul nightclub shooting A Turkish court sentences ISIL militant Abdulkadir Masharipov to life imprisonment, plus an additional 1,368 years in prison, for killing 39 people and injuring 79 more at an Istanbul nightclub in 2017. (Reuters)
Prime Minister Scott Morrison announces a deal with CSL Limited to secure access to the COVID-19 vaccine being developed by AstraZeneca and receive the first batches of the potential vaccine in January. (HuffPost) (The Straits Times)
Russia says that they will begin phase 3 clinical trials of their Gam-COVID-Vac vaccine in India later this month. (India.com)
S&P Global Ratings upgrades Argentina's long term sovereign-credit rating to "CCC+" from "SD" citing the end of prolonged foreign and local law foreign currency debt restructurings, effectively pulling the country out of default territory after the country successfully restructured over $100 billion in sovereign debt. (Reuters)
Saudi Arabia issues final convictions for eight people for the murder of Jamal Khashoggi. (NBC News)
Spain becomes the first Western European and European Union country to surpass 500,000 cases. (ABC.es) (The Guardian)
Sudan declares a state of emergency after unprecedented flooding kills at least 99 people and leaves over 100,000 people homeless. The floods are the worst on record in Sudan since 1988, while the Nile has risen to its highest levels in a century. (The Guardian)
The number of cases in Illinois exceeds 250,000. (The Chicago Sun-Times)
According to a report from Brown University's "Costs of War" project, over 37 million people have been displaced by the wars fought by the United States since the September 11 attacks. (The New York Times)
War on terror According to a report from Brown University's "Costs of War" project, over 37 million people have been displaced by the wars fought by the United States since the September 11 attacks. (The New York Times)
2020 China–India skirmishes China says that Indian troops crossed the Line of Actual Control into the Shenpao mountain region near Pangong Tso Lake and then fired warning shots to intimidate Chinese border troops. A few hours later, India said that Chinese troops had fired into the air to intimidate Indian border troops, and that at no stage had the Indian Army crossed the LAC. (Global Times) (Times of India)
Aftermath of the poisoning of Alexei Navalny, Germany–Russia relations Russia summons the German ambassador to Moscow over statements by the German government concerning Russian opposition politician Alexei Navalny. Foreign ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova accused Germany of "bluffing". (Reuters)
China says that Indian troops crossed the Line of Actual Control into the Shenpao mountain region near Pangong Tso Lake and then fired warning shots to intimidate Chinese border troops. A few hours later, India said that Chinese troops had fired into the air to intimidate Indian border troops, and that at no stage had the Indian Army crossed the LAC. (Global Times) (Times of India)
COVID-19 pandemic in England The British government bans gatherings of more than six people in England starting September 14, with some exceptions, amid a rise in cases, which hit nearly 3,000 on Sunday. (ABC Australia)
COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom COVID-19 pandemic in England The British government bans gatherings of more than six people in England starting September 14, with some exceptions, amid a rise in cases, which hit nearly 3,000 on Sunday. (ABC Australia)
Russia summons the German ambassador to Moscow over statements by the German government concerning Russian opposition politician Alexei Navalny. Foreign ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova accused Germany of "bluffing". (Reuters)
The British government bans gatherings of more than six people in England starting September 14, with some exceptions, amid a rise in cases, which hit nearly 3,000 on Sunday. (ABC Australia)
2020 Atlantic hurricane season The death toll from Hurricane Laura in Louisiana reaches to 26. (U.S. News & World Report)
A court in Lahore, Pakistan, sentences a Christian man to death for sending a "blasphemous" message to his former supervisor at work in 2013. The defendant said that his supervisor had tried to convert him to Islam, which he refused to do. The court rejected his testimony. (Al Jazeera)
Allied Democratic Forces militants stormed a village in Ituri, Democratic Republic of the Congo, killing 23 people. (Al Jazeera)
Arizona reports 81 cases, the lowest in the state since late March. This also marks the first time the state reported fewer than 100 cases since April 10. (The Arizona Republic) (KTAR)
Blasphemy in Pakistan; Capital punishment in Pakistan A court in Lahore, Pakistan, sentences a Christian man to death for sending a "blasphemous" message to his former supervisor at work in 2013. The defendant said that his supervisor had tried to convert him to Islam, which he refused to do. The court rejected his testimony. (Al Jazeera)
Chinese foreign ministry says Australian-Chinese journalist Cheng Lei is detained in China on grounds of breaching the national security law and "suspected of carrying out illegal activities endangering China’s national security". (The Guardian)
COVID-19 pandemic in Arizona Arizona reports 81 cases, the lowest in the state since late March. This also marks the first time the state reported fewer than 100 cases since April 10. (The Arizona Republic) (KTAR)
COVID-19 pandemic in India India reports 1,133 deaths from COVID-19, the highest single-day total. The death toll in the country reaches 72,775. (ABC News)
COVID-19 pandemic in Iowa The number of cases in Iowa exceeds 70,000. (The Hill)
COVID-19 pandemic in the United States COVID-19 pandemic in Arizona Arizona reports 81 cases, the lowest in the state since late March. This also marks the first time the state reported fewer than 100 cases since April 10. (The Arizona Republic) (KTAR) COVID-19 pandemic in Iowa The number of cases in Iowa exceeds 70,000. (The Hill) The total number of children infected with COVID-19 in the United States since the pandemic began there in mid-March surpasses 500,000. (MSN) The United States reports less than 30,000 cases for the first time since late June. (The Hill)
Hong Kong national security law Prominent democracy campaigner and DJ Tam Tak-chi is charged with sedition under the colonial-era sedition law and is the first person charged with that crime since the 1997 handover of sovereignty from the United Kingdom to China. (Al Jazeera)
India reports 1,133 deaths from COVID-19, the highest single-day total. The death toll in the country reaches 72,775. (ABC News)
Kivu conflict; 2020 Democratic Republic of the Congo massacres Allied Democratic Forces militants stormed a village in Ituri, Democratic Republic of the Congo, killing 23 people. (Al Jazeera)
Nine vaccine companies sign a pledge that they won't submit vaccine candidates for review by the Food and Drug Administration until their safety and efficacy is shown in large clinical trials. (NPR)
Phase III clinical trials for AstraZeneca and Oxford University's vaccine are paused after a participant suffers an illness requiring investigation in the United Kingdom. (BBC News)
Prominent democracy campaigner and DJ Tam Tak-chi is charged with sedition under the colonial-era sedition law and is the first person charged with that crime since the 1997 handover of sovereignty from the United Kingdom to China. (Al Jazeera)
The death toll from Hurricane Laura in Louisiana reaches to 26. (U.S. News & World Report)
The number of cases in Iowa exceeds 70,000. (The Hill)
The total number of children infected with COVID-19 in the United States since the pandemic began there in mid-March surpasses 500,000. (MSN)
Citizens in Tigray Region, Ethiopia begin casting their votes for a local election, defying the central government and increasing political tensions. Tigray's authorities object the postponement of the August general election and the time of Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed in office, and say that any intervention by the government would amount to a "declaration of war". (AP)
War in Afghanistan September 2020 Afghanistan attacks Ten people are killed and 15 others injured in a roadside bomb attack in Kabul that targeted the first vice president, Amrullah Saleh, who is wounded by the attack. The Taliban denied responsibility for the bombing. (BBC News)
AstraZeneca says that they might resume vaccine trials next week. This comes after the vaccine trial was put on hold due to a suspected adverse reaction the day before. (Financial Times)
COVID-19 pandemic in Indonesia Jakarta tightens its large-scale social restrictions in the province, which will take effect on September 14, due to the rise in new cases. All non-essential activities are ordered to be suspended and most workers, with the exception of 11 essential activities, are ordered to work from home. (Kompas)
COVID-19 pandemic in Portugal Portugal reports 646 new cases and three new deaths. It is the biggest daily increase in new cases since the national lockdown was lifted in May, bringing the cumulative totals to 61,541 confirmed cases and 1,849 deaths in 191 days since the first infections were identified. (RTP)
COVID-19 pandemic in Slovenia Slovenia reports 79 cases, an all-time high. (RTVSLO)
COVID-19 pandemic in the Netherlands The number of new cases registered in the Netherlands surges to 1,140 in the last 24 hours, the highest daily total since April. (Reuters)
COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom The United Kingdom reports 2,659 cases, up from 2,460 a day earlier. (Reuters)
COVID-19 vaccine AstraZeneca says that they might resume vaccine trials next week. This comes after the vaccine trial was put on hold due to a suspected adverse reaction the day before. (Financial Times)
Governor Kate Brown orders mass evacuations across the state after reporting that a series of wildfires have "substantially destroyed" the cities and towns of Blue River, Detroit, Phoenix, Talent, and Vida. Brown also enacts an emergency fire act to grant "immediate powers" to the state's fire officials. (AFP via Deccan Herald)
Jakarta tightens its large-scale social restrictions in the province, which will take effect on September 14, due to the rise in new cases. All non-essential activities are ordered to be suspended and most workers, with the exception of 11 essential activities, are ordered to work from home. (Kompas)
Multiple fires erupt in the Mória Reception & Identification Centre, Greece's largest migrant camp, causing widespread destruction. The fires happen shortly after the entire camp was put under quarantine due to the detection of positive COVID-19 cases. (DW)
Orange Skies Day Wildfire smoke from the 2020 Oregon wildfires creates an orange skyline in the San Francisco Bay Area. (BBC)
Portugal reports 646 new cases and three new deaths. It is the biggest daily increase in new cases since the national lockdown was lifted in May, bringing the cumulative totals to 61,541 confirmed cases and 1,849 deaths in 191 days since the first infections were identified. (RTP)
Sri Lanka announces legal action against the owner and manager of the MT New Diamond ship which caught fire last Thursday off the coast of the country. Sri Lankan authorities say the lawsuit will be issued under the nation's law. Neither the owner nor manager of the ship commented on the statement. (Reuters)
