European migrant crisis, Germany–Greece relations Germany agrees to take 1,500 migrants from Greece following a devastating fire at the Moria Refugee Camp on the island of Lesbos. (Euronews)
Germany agrees to take 1,500 migrants from Greece following a devastating fire at the Moria Refugee Camp on the island of Lesbos. (Euronews)
Insurgency in Cabo Delgado A woman is killed in Cabo Delgado, Mozambique, by soldiers accusing her of being an Islamic State-linked group militant. A soldier beat her with a stick several times before the rest of the group was ordered to "kill her on the side of the road" and shoot her. The murder is condemned by human rights groups, while authorities promise an investigation. (BBC News)
Poisoning of Alexei Navalny Russian opposition figure Alexei Navalny issues his first public statement since his poisoning via Instagram, having been taken off the ventilator the previous day. (AFP via RTL Today)
Russian opposition figure Alexei Navalny issues his first public statement since his poisoning via Instagram, having been taken off the ventilator the previous day. (AFP via RTL Today)
A United Nations Human Rights Council fact-finding mission formally accuses the Venezuelan government of crimes against humanity, including cases of killings, torture, violence against political opposition and disappearances since 2014. President Nicolás Maduro and other senior Venezuelan officials are among those implicated in the charges. (BBC News)
Rwandan humanitarian and Presidential Medal of Freedom recipient Paul Rusesabagina, the subject of the film Hotel Rwanda, faces 25 years to life in prison if convicted of the crimes with which he is charged, according to the prosecution. Rusesabagina had called for armed resistance against the government of Paul Kagame on YouTube. Rusesabagina, however, declined to respond to the charges. (Reuters)
Venezuelan protests, Crisis in Venezuela A United Nations Human Rights Council fact-finding mission formally accuses the Venezuelan government of crimes against humanity, including cases of killings, torture, violence against political opposition and disappearances since 2014. President Nicolás Maduro and other senior Venezuelan officials are among those implicated in the charges. (BBC News)
War in Afghanistan September 2020 Afghanistan attacks A bomb kills two people and injures 12 others in Kalafgan District, Takhar Province. (TOLOnews) A member of the Afghan National Directorate of Security is shot dead and his driver injured in Kabul. (TOLOnews)
COVID-19 pandemic in the Czech Republic Czech Republic reports 1,677 new cases, its highest daily count since the beginning of the pandemic, as the government plans to ban indoor events in an attempt to stabilize the situation. (Reuters)
COVID-19 pandemic in the United States The Trump administration and federal officials from Operation Warp Speed unveil plans for distributing doses of a COVID-19 vaccine once the FDA approves their use. (CBS News)
Czech Republic reports 1,677 new cases, its highest daily count since the beginning of the pandemic, as the government plans to ban indoor events in an attempt to stabilize the situation. (Reuters)
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen announces plans to repeal the Dublin Regulation and reform the migration policy of the European Union, which von der Leyen says will be presented on September 23. (AFP via France 24)
Israeli–Palestinian conflict Two men are injured during a rocket attack in Ashdod, Israel. In response, the Israel Defense Forces strike Hamas sites in the Gaza Strip. (BBC News)
Prime Minister of Libya Fayez al-Sarraj announces his wish to step down at the end of October amidst the ongoing civil war and protests over corruption. (DW)
September 2020 Afghanistan attacks A bomb kills two people and injures 12 others in Kalafgan District, Takhar Province. (TOLOnews) A member of the Afghan National Directorate of Security is shot dead and his driver injured in Kabul. (TOLOnews)
The Trump administration and federal officials from Operation Warp Speed unveil plans for distributing doses of a COVID-19 vaccine once the FDA approves their use. (CBS News)
Two men are injured during a rocket attack in Ashdod, Israel. In response, the Israel Defense Forces strike Hamas sites in the Gaza Strip. (BBC News)
2020–21 NCAA Division I FBS football season The Big Ten Conference announces its 2020 football season will begin on October 24 with an eight-game schedule, reversing its previous decision to cancel the season. (AP via WJRT-TV)
A bomb kills two people and injures 12 others in Kalafgan District, Takhar Province. (TOLOnews)
A member of the Afghan National Directorate of Security is shot dead and his driver injured in Kabul. (TOLOnews)
A United States House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure report blames a "horrific culmination of a series of faulty technical assumptions by Boeing's engineers, a lack of transparency on the part of Boeing's management, and grossly insufficient oversight" by the Federal Aviation Administration for two deadly Boeing 737 MAX crashes, resulting in the airliner being grounded worldwide. (Reuters)
Boeing 737 MAX groundings A United States House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure report blames a "horrific culmination of a series of faulty technical assumptions by Boeing's engineers, a lack of transparency on the part of Boeing's management, and grossly insufficient oversight" by the Federal Aviation Administration for two deadly Boeing 737 MAX crashes, resulting in the airliner being grounded worldwide. (Reuters)
COVID-19 pandemic in Asia COVID-19 pandemic in Georgia Georgia reports 196 new cases, its highest single-day increase. (Xinhua) COVID-19 pandemic in India India's cases top five million to become the second country in the world after the United States to record that many cases. (Al Jazeera) COVID-19 pandemic in Indonesia Indonesia reports 3,963 new cases in the past 24 hours, which takes the nationwide total at 228,993, a new all-time high since the pandemic began in the country. (detikNews)
COVID-19 pandemic in Georgia Georgia reports 196 new cases, its highest single-day increase. (Xinhua)
COVID-19 pandemic in India India's cases top five million to become the second country in the world after the United States to record that many cases. (Al Jazeera)
COVID-19 pandemic in Indonesia Indonesia reports 3,963 new cases in the past 24 hours, which takes the nationwide total at 228,993, a new all-time high since the pandemic began in the country. (detikNews)
COVID-19 pandemic in Slovenia Slovenia reports 123 new cases, an all-time high. (RTVSLO)
COVID-19 pandemic in Spain COVID-19 pandemic in the Community of Madrid Madrid announces plans to introduce targeted lockdowns and other restrictions on movement on September 18, in areas with high cases, local authorities said as the region accounts for around one-third of active cases in Spain. (El Pais in English)
COVID-19 pandemic in the Community of Madrid Madrid announces plans to introduce targeted lockdowns and other restrictions on movement on September 18, in areas with high cases, local authorities said as the region accounts for around one-third of active cases in Spain. (El Pais in English)
Georgia reports 196 new cases, its highest single-day increase. (Xinhua)
Hundreds of inmates escape from a jail in Moroto District, Uganda, after killing a soldier and looting weapons. A Uganda People's Defence Force spokesperson says two inmates have been captured and two others killed by security forces. (BBC News)
Hurricane Sally makes landfall in Gulf Shores, Alabama, at 5:45 a.m. ET as a Category 2 hurricane. (USA Today)
Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on sports 2020–21 NCAA Division I FBS football season The Big Ten Conference announces its 2020 football season will begin on October 24 with an eight-game schedule, reversing its previous decision to cancel the season. (AP via WJRT-TV)
In Popayán, Colombia, members of the Misak indigenous community topple and decapitate a monument dedicated to Spanish conquistador Sebastián de Belalcázar. (BBC News)
India's cases top five million to become the second country in the world after the United States to record that many cases. (Al Jazeera)
Indonesia reports 3,963 new cases in the past 24 hours, which takes the nationwide total at 228,993, a new all-time high since the pandemic began in the country. (detikNews)
List of monuments and memorials removed during the George Floyd protests In Popayán, Colombia, members of the Misak indigenous community topple and decapitate a monument dedicated to Spanish conquistador Sebastián de Belalcázar. (BBC News)
Madrid announces plans to introduce targeted lockdowns and other restrictions on movement on September 18, in areas with high cases, local authorities said as the region accounts for around one-third of active cases in Spain. (El Pais in English)
Nintendo officially ends support for the 3ds family
Pope Francis appoints Bishop Mario Grech, the former Bishop of Gozo, Malta, as secretary-general of the Synod of Bishops. Bishop Grech replaces Cardinal Lorenzo Baldisseri, just prior to his 80th birthday. (Vatican Press Office)
Prime Minister of Barbados Mia Mottley announces that the Caribbean island will become a republic next year before its 55th anniversary of independence from the United Kingdom in November 2021, replacing Elizabeth II as head of state with a Barbadian. Governor-General Sandra Mason says "the time has come to fully leave our colonial past behind." (Sky News)
Republicanism in Barbados Prime Minister of Barbados Mia Mottley announces that the Caribbean island will become a republic next year before its 55th anniversary of independence from the United Kingdom in November 2021, replacing Elizabeth II as head of state with a Barbadian. Governor-General Sandra Mason says "the time has come to fully leave our colonial past behind." (Sky News)
Slovenia reports 123 new cases, an all-time high. (RTVSLO)
The Big Ten Conference announces its 2020 football season will begin on October 24 with an eight-game schedule, reversing its previous decision to cancel the season. (AP via WJRT-TV)
The United Kingdom returns three antique bronze sculptures to India more than 40 years after they were stolen from a Hindu temple in Tamil Nadu. They were found in London after one was offered for sale in 2019. A total of four bronzes from the Vijayanagara period, which lasted from the 14th to the 17th century, were stolen in 1978 from a temple dedicated to the god Vishnu in Nagapattinam. (Reuters)
Yoshihide Suga is elected Prime Minister of Japan, following the resignation of his predecessor Shinzo Abe over health concerns. (BBC News)
2020 Bolivian general election Interim president Jeanine Áñez withdraws from the presidential race, saying the opposition needs to consolidate to beat frontrunner Luis Arce, who is representing deposed President Evo Morales' party Movement for Socialism. (Reuters)
War in Afghanistan September 2020 Afghanistan attacks The Taliban kills 32 members of the security forces and two civilians, and injures another 17 security forces, in four attacks across Afghanistan. At least 84 Taliban militants also died in the attacks. (TOLOnews)
2020 Iraq attacks A bomb hits a convoy, killing four members of the Popular Mobilization Forces in Kirkuk. (National Iraqi News Agency)
Insurgency in the Maghreb Kouré shooting The Islamic State's West Africa Province claims responsibility for last month's attack in Kouré, Niger, which resulted in the death of six French aid workers and two Nigerian citizens. (Reuters)
Interim president Jeanine Áñez withdraws from the presidential race, saying the opposition needs to consolidate to beat frontrunner Luis Arce, who is representing deposed President Evo Morales' party Movement for Socialism. (Reuters)
Iraqi insurgency 2020 Iraq attacks A bomb hits a convoy, killing four members of the Popular Mobilization Forces in Kirkuk. (National Iraqi News Agency)
Kouré shooting The Islamic State's West Africa Province claims responsibility for last month's attack in Kouré, Niger, which resulted in the death of six French aid workers and two Nigerian citizens. (Reuters)
President Ashraf Ghani signs an amendment allowing mother's names to appear on their child's birth certificate, after discussion on the law was delayed by the National Assembly last week. The move is seen as a "significant milestone" for women's rights, following Afghan tradition stating that using a woman's name in public brings shame on their family. (ABC Australia)
September 2020 Afghanistan attacks The Taliban kills 32 members of the security forces and two civilians, and injures another 17 security forces, in four attacks across Afghanistan. At least 84 Taliban militants also died in the attacks. (TOLOnews)
The Islamic State's West Africa Province claims responsibility for last month's attack in Kouré, Niger, which resulted in the death of six French aid workers and two Nigerian citizens. (Reuters)
The Taliban kills 32 members of the security forces and two civilians, and injures another 17 security forces, in four attacks across Afghanistan. At least 84 Taliban militants also died in the attacks. (TOLOnews)
Women in Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani signs an amendment allowing mother's names to appear on their child's birth certificate, after discussion on the law was delayed by the National Assembly last week. The move is seen as a "significant milestone" for women's rights, following Afghan tradition stating that using a woman's name in public brings shame on their family. (ABC Australia)
A bomb hits a convoy, killing four members of the Popular Mobilization Forces in Kirkuk. (National Iraqi News Agency)
A court in Hong Kong convicts an 81-year-old man for stabbing pro-democracy activist Leung Kwok-hung, also known as "Long Hair". Magistrate Cheang Kei-hong adjourned sentencing to October 13 and praised the perpetrator for "loving society", while also commenting that Leung was not hurt seriously. (The Standard)
A firefighter dies in the El Dorado Fire while battling blazes in the San Bernardino National Forest. (The Guardian)
A two-month-old baby dies of COVID-19 in Michigan, the youngest known fatality in the state thus far. (MLive.com)
An additional 150 million children live in multidimensional poverty since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic earlier this year. The analysis by UNICEF and Save the Children is based on shortcomings in education, health, housing, nutrition, sanitation, and water. (PTI via The Week)
Armand Duplantis sets the outdoor pole vault world record at 6.15 metres at the Stadio Olimpico in Rome, eclipsing the previous record held for 26 years by Sergey Bubka. (ABC)
COVID-19 pandemic in England Health Secretary Matt Hancock announces that temporary restrictions will be in place in Newcastle, Gateshead, Sunderland, Northumberland, South Tyneside, North Tyneside, and the Durham County Council area effective at midnight tonight due to "concerning rates of infection." Almost two million people in North-east England will be banned from meeting with other households. (BBC News)
COVID-19 pandemic in India India reports another record jump in daily infections, with 97,894 cases reported in the last 24 hours, as shown by data from the health ministry. (CNA)
COVID-19 pandemic in Michigan A two-month-old baby dies of COVID-19 in Michigan, the youngest known fatality in the state thus far. (MLive.com)
COVID-19 pandemic in New Zealand The economy enters recession for the first time since 1987 after the country's GDP declined by 12.2% between April and June, amid a nationwide lockdown and travel bans due to COVID-19. (BBC News)
COVID-19 pandemic in Portugal Portugal reports a record increase of 770 new cases and ten deaths since the end of national lockdown in May, thus bringing the cumulative totals to 66,396 confirmed cases and 1,888 deaths. Today also marks the official start of the 2020/2021 public school year, which began with in-person classes nationwide. (DGS)
COVID-19 pandemic in Texas Texas Governor Greg Abbott eases restrictions on retail stores, gyms, and restaurants. Bars, however, remain closed. (CNBC)
COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom COVID-19 pandemic in England Health Secretary Matt Hancock announces that temporary restrictions will be in place in Newcastle, Gateshead, Sunderland, Northumberland, South Tyneside, North Tyneside, and the Durham County Council area effective at midnight tonight due to "concerning rates of infection." Almost two million people in North-east England will be banned from meeting with other households. (BBC News)
COVID-19 pandemic in the United States COVID-19 pandemic in Michigan A two-month-old baby dies of COVID-19 in Michigan, the youngest known fatality in the state thus far. (MLive.com) COVID-19 pandemic in Texas Texas Governor Greg Abbott eases restrictions on retail stores, gyms, and restaurants. Bars, however, remain closed. (CNBC)
Economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic COVID-19 pandemic in New Zealand The economy enters recession for the first time since 1987 after the country's GDP declined by 12.2% between April and June, amid a nationwide lockdown and travel bans due to COVID-19. (BBC News) Shortages related to the COVID-19 pandemic An additional 150 million children live in multidimensional poverty since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic earlier this year. The analysis by UNICEF and Save the Children is based on shortcomings in education, health, housing, nutrition, sanitation, and water. (PTI via The Week)
France, Germany, and the United Kingdom issue a joint note verbale to the United Nations rejecting China's claims to the South China Sea, and supporting the ruling in Philippines v. China that said the historic rights per the nine-dash line ran counter to the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea. However the statement says that on "territorial sovereignty" they "take no position". (CNN Philippines)
