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OSIRIS-REx capsule
- Tens of thousands of Armenians flee Nagorno-Karabakh after the region falls to an Azerbaijani offensive.
- The OSIRIS-REx spacecraft mission returns samples of asteroid Bennu to Earth (return capsule pictured).
- Tigst Assefa breaks the women's world record at the Berlin Marathon.
September 28, 2023 (Thursday)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- Bombings in Sweden
- Three people were killed recently this week in separate incidents in the Stockholm region in Sweden as deadly violence linked to a feud between criminal gangs escalated. (Euronews)
- 2023 Rotterdam shooting
- 2023 Manipur violence
- Mexican drug war
- Six teenagers are found dead near Villanueva, Zacatecas, Mexico. The teenagers were kidnapped by a group of armed men a few days ago. (El País)
- 2023 Azerbaijani offensive in Nagorno-Karabakh
- Samvel Shahramanyan, President of breakaway Republic of Artsakh, signs a decree to dissolve all state institutions of Artsakh from the start of next year. (CNN)
Disasters and accidents
- Tashkent Airport Explosion
- One person is killed and 162 others are injured in an explosion at a warehouse near Tashkent Airport in Uzbekistan. (Al Jazeera)
Health and environment
- 2023 Bangladesh dengue outbreak
- Nearly 1,000 people have died of dengue fever in Bangladesh in recent weeks. It is the country's most severe outbreak of the disease so far. (BBC News)
Science and technology
- Gravitational interaction of antimatter
- The ALPHA experiment shows that antimatter falls down in gravity, like normal matter. (BBC News)
September 27, 2023 (Wednesday)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- 2023 Azerbaijani offensive in Nagorno-Karabakh
- Exodus of Armenians
- The number of refugees fleeing from Artsakh to Armenia increases to 50,243, more than a third of the region's population. (France 24)
- Former State Minister of Artsakh Ruben Vardanyan is arrested by Azerbaijan after attempting to cross the border into Armenia. (BBC News)
- Azerbaijan reports that 192 of its troops were killed and more than 500 others were injured during last week's offensive in Nagorno-Karabakh. (ABC News)
- Exodus of Armenians
- Mexican drug war
- Authorities in the Mexican state of Nuevo León find at least twelve bodies dumped on roads near Monterrey, likely related to a drug cartel operating in Tamaulipas. (CBS News)
Arts and culture
- 2023 Hollywood labor disputes
- Waheeda Rehman is awarded the Dadasaheb Phalke Award. (Hindustan Times)
Business and economy
- Documents posted by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration indicate that South Korean automakers Hyundai and Kia have recalled over 3.4 million vehicles in the United States over concerns of fire risks, and urge owners to park these vehicles outdoors. (AP)
Disasters and accidents
- List of earthquakes in 2023
- A magnitude 4.2 earthquake strikes the Phlegraean Fields supervolcano near Naples, Italy, the strongest earthquake to strike Campi Flegrei in 40 years. Despite this, experts say that an eruption of the supervolcano is not imminent although they did call for an inspection of buildings in the immediate area. (Reuters)
International relations
- North Korea–United States relations
- North Korea deports U.S. soldier Travis King, who crossed the DMZ into North Korea in July, back into U.S. custody. (The New York Times)
Law and crime
- Five people, all members of the same Arab family, are shot dead in Basmat Tab'un, Israel. (Reuters)
- Germany bans the neo-Nazi movement Artgemeinschaft for reportedly targeting children and young people with racial propaganda. (BBC News)
Politics and elections
- 2024 Republican Party presidential debates and forums
- The second debate of the Republican Party primaries for the upcoming U.S. presidential election is held at the Reagan Library in Simi Valley, California. Former Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson and former U.S. President Donald Trump are absent from the debate as both appeared in Detroit, Michigan. (Detroit News) (AP)
September 26, 2023 (Tuesday)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- Syrian civil war
- Eastern Syria insurgency
- Deir ez-Zor clashes
- Twenty-one gunmen, four SDF members, and a civilian are killed following the resumption of clashes in Deir ez-Zor, Syria. (SOHR)
- Deir ez-Zor clashes
- Eastern Syria insurgency
Disasters and accidents
- Qaraqosh wedding fire
- More than 100 people are killed and more than 150 others are injured in a fire at a wedding in Qaraqosh, Nineveh Governorate, Iraq. (Al Arabiya)
Law and crime
- 2020–2021 Thai protests
- Thai pro-democracy activist Arnon Nampa, who led protests in 2020 and 2021, is sentenced to four years in prison on a charge of royal insult. (Time)
- Criticism of Amazon
- The Federal Trade Commission and 17 U.S. states file a lawsuit against Amazon over accusations of monopoly. (NP)
Politics and elections
- 2023 United Auto Workers strike
- President of the United States Joe Biden visits striking UAW workers near Detroit, Michigan, becoming the first sitting American president to join a union picket line. (USA Today)
- Civilians protest in Ouagadougou, the capital of Burkina Faso, in support of junta leader Ibrahim Traoré amid rumors of a coup plot. (Atlas News)
- Daniel Andrews announces his resignation as Premier of Victoria, Australia, after nine years in office. (The Guardian)
- Anthony Rota resigns as speaker of the House of Commons of Canada amid controversy over his decision to invite Yaroslav Hunka, a Ukrainian–Canadian veteran of the Waffen-SS, to attend a speech by President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy and to introduce Hunka as a "hero" to the House of Commons. (CBC News)
September 25, 2023 (Monday)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- 2022–present North Kosovo crisis
- Banjska attack
- Kosovo Police enter the village of Banjska, North Kosovo, with armored vehicles, a day after the village was attacked by gunmen. (Reuters)
- Banjska attack
- Aftermath of the 2023 Azerbaijani offensive in Nagorno-Karabakh
- Russian invasion of Ukraine
- Military aid to Ukraine during the Russo-Ukrainian War
- Ukraine receives its first shipment of M1 Abrams tanks from the United States. (RFE/RL)
- Military aid to Ukraine during the Russo-Ukrainian War
- Yemeni civil war
- Houthi–Saudi Arabian conflict
- An ambush by Houthi insurgents kills two Bahraini soldiers, including an officer, and injures several others. (AP)
- Houthi–Saudi Arabian conflict
Disasters and accidents
- Nagorno-Karabakh fuel depot explosion
- Sixty-eight people are killed and 290 others are injured by an explosion at a fuel warehouse near Stepanakert, Artsakh. (Al Jazeera)
- Six people are killed and 13 others are missing following heavy rains and a landslide in Guatemala City, Guatemala. (AFP via GMA News)
- Flooding in Autlán de Navarro, Jalisco, Mexico, kills seven people and leaves nine others missing. (AP)
- Five people are killed when two private planes collide in La Galancita, Durango, Mexico. (AP)
International relations
- Territorial disputes in the South China Sea
- The Philippine Coast Guard removes a series of buoys installed by China in the contested Scarborough Shoal in the South China Sea under orders of President Bongbong Marcos. (BBC News)
Law and crime
- Aftermath of the Derna dam collapses
- The mayor of Derna, Abdelmounem al-Ghaithi, and several other officials are detained over mismanagement and negligence accusations following the Derna dam collapse which killed over 5,000 people. (Reuters)
- Burkina Faso suspends Jeune Afrique from reporting in the country after the release of a report claiming tension and discontent within the Burkinabe Armed Forces. (Reuters)
September 24, 2023 (Sunday)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- 2022–present North Kosovo crisis
- Banjska attack
- One Kosovo Police officer is killed and another is injured during an ambush on their patrol in North Kosovo, near the border with Serbia, after around 30 gunmen storm a village. Three of the attackers are later killed in a shootout. (Al Jazeera)
- Banjska attack
- 2023 Nigerien crisis
- French President Emmanuel Macron announces that France will end its military presence in Niger and will remove its ambassador from the country following a deterioration in relations. (AP)
- Aftermath of the 2023 Azerbaijani offensive in Nagorno-Karabakh
- The government of Artsakh says that most of its population will leave following Azerbaijan's takeover of the territory with Armenia confirming that 1,050 refugees from Artsakh have arrived in the country. (Reuters)
- Assassination and terrorism in Iran, War against the Islamic State
- Authorities in Iran disarm 30 explosive devices that were set to detonate simultaneously in Tehran and arrest 28 people linked to the Islamic State. (Al Arabiya)
- Israeli–Palestinian conflict
- Two Palestinians are killed when Israeli soldiers storm a refugee camp in Tulkarem, in the occupied West Bank. (Al Jazeera)
Arts and culture
- 2023 Hollywood labor disputes
- 2023 Writers Guild of America strike
- The Writers Guild of America and Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers reach a tentative agreement to end the strike that began on May 2. (CNN)
- 2023 Writers Guild of America strike
Business and economy
- Economy of Saudi Arabia
- Saudi Arabia announces that its gross domestic product has surpassed $1 trillion. (Al Arabiya)
Disasters and accidents
- Sixteen people are killed by a fire at a coal mine in Panzhou, Guizhou, China. (AFP via CNA)
- Six people are killed when a train collides with a car in Hillsborough County, Florida, United States. (NBC News)
- One person is killed and ten others are injured after a tourist van fell into a gorge in Balik Pulau, Penang, Malaysia. (CNA)
International relations
- President of France Emmanuel Macron announces a $150 million commitment to the International Fund for Agricultural Development during the Global Citizen Festival in New York City's Central Park. (The Local)
- Canadian Speaker of the House Anthony Rota apologizes for inviting Yaroslav Hunka to Parliament during a visit by Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy after it was revealed that he had fought for the Galicia Division under Nazi command. (BBC)
Law and crime
- The Cuban Embassy in Washington, D.C. is attacked with a Molotov cocktail. (Reuters)
Science and technology
- New Frontiers program
- NASA's OSIRIS-REx capsule containing samples from the asteroid 101955 Bennu successfully lands back on Earth. (NYTimes)
Sports
- 2023 Berlin Marathon
- Tigist Assefa breaks the women's marathon world record. (The Guardian)
- 2023 Formula One World Championship
- In auto racing, Red Bull wins their sixth World Constructors' Championship after Max Verstappen wins the Japanese Grand Prix. (Reuters)
September 23, 2023 (Saturday)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- Somali Civil War
- 2023 Beledweyne bombing
- At least 20 people are killed in a suicide car bombing at a checkpoint in Beledweyne, Hiran, Somalia. (Xinhua)
- 2023 Beledweyne bombing
- Israeli–Lebanese conflict
- UNIFIL intervenes to prevent a confrontation between the Lebanese Army and the Israeli Army near the Shebaa Farms. (The Jerusalem Post)
Disasters and accidents
- 2023 Atlantic hurricane season
- Tropical Storm Ophelia makes landfall near Emerald Isle, North Carolina, United States. (CNN)
- At least 35 people are killed and 12 are seriously injured by an explosion at an illegal fuel depot in Sèmè-Kpodji, Ouémé Department, Benin. (Al Jazeera)
September 22, 2023 (Friday)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- Russian invasion of Ukraine
- Crimea attacks
- 2023 missile strike on the Sevastopol Naval Base
- The headquarters of the Black Sea Fleet in Sevastopol, Crimea, is hit in a Ukrainian missile attack, killing at least one person and causing a fire in the building. (Al Jazeera)
- 2023 missile strike on the Sevastopol Naval Base
- Crimea attacks
- Mali War
Business and economy
- 2023 United Auto Workers strike
- In the United States, United Auto Workers president Shawn Fain announces that the union will expand their strikes to 38 locations. (CNBC)
Disasters and accidents
- Six people are killed, more than 100 others are injured, and three are missing after a fire and subsequent explosions at a golf ball factory in Pingtung County, Taiwan. (ABC News Australia)
- One person is killed and four others are injured after an incident at an oil refinery in Bandar Abbas, Hormozgan province, Iran. (Reuters via The New Arab)
- The Taal Volcano in Batangas, Philippines, releases elevated levels of sulfur dioxide and vog, resulting in school closures, including in Metro Manila. Residents in affected areas are asked to avoid outdoor activities. (Reuters)
International relations
- China–Syria relations
- Syrian President Bashar al-Assad meets with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Hangzhou, China, and signs a strategic partnership on infrastructure as part of China's Belt and Road Initiative. (Xinhua) (AP)
Law and crime
- Turkey–Islamic State conflict
- Turkish police announce that they have detained 10 people with links to the Islamic State in Izmir after intelligence revealed hidden explosives manufacturing supplies. (Asharq Al-Awsat)
- U.S. Senator Bob Menendez and his wife Nadina are indicted on federal corruption charges for allegedly accepting bribes to provide sensitive information to the government of Egypt. (NPR)
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