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This is anarchived version of Wikipedia'sCurrent events Portal from September 2017.

September 1, 2017 (2017-09-01) (Friday)

Disasters and accidents

2017 Atlantic hurricane season
- Hurricane Irma, now aCategory 2 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 110 miles per hour (175 kilometers per hour), is expected to resume strengthening this weekend increasing the danger when it nears theLeeward Islands in theCaribbean next Thursday.(Weather Channel)(CNN)(National Hurricane Center)

Health and medicine

Great Lakes
- Researchers report, in theEnvironmental Science & Technology journal, the discovery ofantidepressant concentrations in 10 kinds of fish in theNiagara River, which links to theGreat Lakes viaLakes Erie andOntario. Speculated causes include inadequate treatment of water re-introduced into saidbodies of water.(New York Daily News)

International relations

South Korea–United States relations,2017 North Korea crisis
- South Korean PresidentMoon Jae-in and U.S. PresidentDonald Trump agree to revise theSouth Korea Ballistic Missile Range Guidelines which capsSouth Korea's missile development.(Reuters)

Law and crime

United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
- United States federal judge Richard Posner has announced his retirement after three decades of service on the bench of the 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, headquartered inChicago,Illinois. Appointed byPresident Ronald Reagan in 1981, Justice Posner has written more than 3,300 opinions from the bench.(AP)

Politics and elections

2017 New Zealand general election
- TheLabour Party, led byJacinda Ardern, surges in the polls and is neck-and-neck with theNational Party, led byBill English, for the race forPrime Minister ofNew Zealand.(The Guardian)
2017 Kenyan general election
- TheSupreme Court of Kenya annuls the results of the recent presidential election, that indicatedPresident Uhuru Kenyatta was reelected, due to irregularities, and orders a new election.(BBC)
Presidency of Donald Trump
- Paul Ryan (R-WI),U.S. Speaker of the House of Representatives, urges PresidentDonald Trump not to rescind theDeferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program that protects immigrants who illegally entered the U.S. as children from deportation.(Reuters)
- President Trump nominatesOklahoma congressmanJim Bridenstine, member of theHouse Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, to be Administrator of theNational Aeronautics and Space Administration.(Politico)

Science and technology

2017 in astronomy
- Asteroid 3122 Florence, which is roughly 2.7 miles (4.4 kilometers) wide, comes within 4.4 million miles (7 million km) of Earth — approximately 18 times the distance from our planet to theMoon.(Space)

September 2, 2017 (2017-09-02) (Saturday)

Armed attacks and conflicts

Iraqi Civil War
- Seven people are killed and 13 are injured after suicide bombers hit a state-run power station near the northern city ofSamarra,Iraq. TheIslamic State of Iraq and the Levant claims responsibility for the attack.(Reuters)

Business and economy

Trump Tower wiretapping allegations
- Both theFBI andNSD declare that they possess no records indicating thatTrump Tower inNew York City, New York waswiretapped earlier in March.(CNN)

Disasters and accidents

2017 disasters in Kenya
- Seven schoolgirls are killed and ten hospitalised after a fire at the Moi Girls School inNairobi,Kenya.(Reuters)
A boat carrying at least 19 migrants fromCosta Rica toNicaragua capsized leaving one dead and a boy missing, with 17 rescued.(The Indian Express)

International relations

Timor Gap
- Australia andEast Timor settle a dispute between the two countries in theTimor Sea.(ABC.net.au)

Law and crime

Law enforcement in Cambodia
- Cambodian opposition leaderKem Sokha is arrested for allegedtreason.(The Chicago Tribune)

September 3, 2017 (2017-09-03) (Sunday)

Business and economy

Economy of Cambodia
- TheCambodia Dailynewspaper announces it will publish its final edition after being ordered to pay USD$6.3 million in taxes as a result of an investigation, initiated byPrime Minister of Cambodia Hun Sen, into private companies operating inCambodia.(NPR)

Disasters and accidents

Hurricane Harvey
- Hurricane Harvey is projected to possibly become the second costliesthurricane in theUnited States's history, with estimates ranging fromUS$72 billion to over $125 billion. In comparison,Hurricane Katrina's total damage is estimated to be around $118 to $160 billion.(ABC News)
2017 California wildfires
- TheLa Tuna Fire continues to burn inLos Angeles, California, becoming the largest fire in the city's history at around 5,800 acres. MayorEric Garcetti declares astate of emergency.(Los Angeles Times)(NBC News)
Unexploded ordnance inGermany
- Large portions ofFrankfurt,Germany, are evacuated as local authorities work to defuse a bomb left over from aRoyal Air Force raid during World War II. The evacuation is the largest to occur in Europe sinceWorld War II.(CNN)
- Bomb disposal experts successfully defuse the bomb.(AP)

International relations

2017 North Korea crisis
- 2017 North Korean nuclear test
  - A 6.3 magnitudeearthquake is detected near thePunggye-ri Nuclear Test Site inKilju County,North Korea, after North Korea tests its sixth and most powerful nuclear weapon to date. North Korean state media claims the country tested ahydrogen bomb that can be fitted on anICBM.(New York Times)(AFP,Wall Street Journal viaThe Australian)(New York Times)(AP/Reuters via ABC Australia)
  - The independent seismic monitoring agencyNORSAR estimates that the blast had ayield of around 120 kilotons, approximately three times more than the combined explosive yield of the bombs dropped onHiroshima and Nagasaki during World War II.(NOSAR)
  - U.S. Secretary of Defense James Mattis says in a statement “Any threat to the United States or its territories, includingGuam or our allies, will be met with a massive military response, a response both effective and overwhelming".(Reuters)

Science and technology

Free-electron laser
- TheEuropean X-ray free-electron laser is inaugurated inHamburg,Germany.(XFEL)

September 4, 2017 (2017-09-04) (Monday)

Armed attacks and conflicts

Syrian Civil War
- Syrian state television reports theSyrian Army reaches a point 3 kilometers fromDeir ez-Zor, a citybesieged by theIslamic State of Iraq and the Levant since 2014.(Reuters)
- TwoRussian soldiers, escorting the military staff ceasefire monitoring convoy, are killed inDeir ez-Zor Province by ISIL shelling.(Reuters)

Business and economy

Economy of the United States
- United Technologies Corp will buy airplane parts makerRockwell Collins for USD$30 Billion, including seven billion in debt previously incurred by Rockwell Collins.(Reuters)
Media of the United States
- Tronc Inc., theLos Angeles Times and theChicago Tribune publisher, buys theNew York Daily News.(U.S. News & World Report)

Disasters and accidents

2017 Atlantic hurricane season
- Hurricane Irma
  - Hurricane Irma is now aCategory 4 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 130 mph (215 km/h). Hurricane warnings are issued for theLeeward Islands in theCaribbean, which are expected to be affected Tuesday. Rainfalls of up to 10 inches (25 centimeters) are possible. Irma is forecast to strengthen over the next 48 hours. The governors ofPuerto Rico andFlorida issuestates of emergency.(NPR)(AP viaThe Washington Post)(National Hurricane Center)

International relations

2017 North Korea crisis
- South Korean Defense Minister Song Young-moo says it is worth reviewing deployment of U.S. strategic assets (aircraft carriers, nuclear submarines, and B-52 bombers) to South Korea more regularly.(The Washington Post)
Crisis in Venezuela
- The opposition movement in Venezuela seeks help fromFrance.(ABC news)

Law and crime

Crime in Italy
- Italian fugitive and'Ndrangheta memberRocco Morabito is arrested inMontevideo,Uruguay, after 23 years on the run. He is now expected to be extradited toItaly in the coming months.(BBC)

Politics and elections

Politics of Taiwan
- Premier of the Republic of China Lin Chuan offers his resignation as head of theExecutive Branch of Taiwan.(Reuters)

September 5, 2017 (2017-09-05) (Tuesday)

Armed conflicts and attacks

Syrian Civil War
- Siege of Deir ez-Zor (2014–17)
  - TheSyrian Army lifts the 28-month-long siege ofDeir ez-Zor by theIslamic State of Iraq and the Levant.(Reuters)(BBC News)^{[permanent dead link]}
2016–17 Rohingya persecution in Myanmar
- More than 123,000Rohingya refugees have fledMyanmar and crossed intoBangladesh due to escalatingviolence by theMyanmar Army.(BBC News)
- BurmeseState Counselor Aung San Suu Kyi receives international criticism and pressure urging her to help the Rohingya.(Reuters)

Disasters and accidents

2017 Atlantic hurricane season
- Hurricane Irma
  - Hurricane Irma strengthens to a maximumCategory 5 hurricane, becoming the strongest Atlantic hurricane since 2005'sHurricane Wilma in terms of maximum sustained winds, described as "extremely dangerous." TheNational Hurricane Center (NHC) predicts that Irma could strengthen even more due to favorable conditions.(Washington Post)
  - The NHC says Irma is the most powerful Atlantic storm ever recorded outside theCaribbean Sea and theGulf of Mexico. Ahead of Irma's landing,President Donald Trump issues a state of emergency declaration forFlorida,Puerto Rico, and theU.S. Virgin Islands.(Reuters)(The Washington Examiner)

International relations

India–Myanmar relations
- Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi heads to Myanmar for a state visit.(The Hindu)
2017 North Korea crisis
- Japan–United States relations,South Korea–United States relations
  - Amid tensions fromSouth Korea, U.S. PresidentDonald Trump announces that he is "allowing Japan and South Korea to buy a substantially increased amount of highly sophisticated military equipment from the United States."(The Independent)

Law and crime

Journalists killed in India
- ProminentIndian journalist andLankesh Patrike editorGauri Lankesh is shot dead by unidentified men outside her house in the city ofBengaluru.(Reuters)
Australian Marriage Law Postal Survey (Same-sex marriage)
- TheHigh Court of Australia receives a complaint against theAustralian Marriage Law Postal Survey citing the postal survey as "unique and offensive."(The Guardian)

Politics and elections

Politics of Taiwan
- Tainan Mayor William Lai Ching-te is appointed as the newPremier by thePresident ofthe Republic of China Tsai Ing-wen.(AP)
Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals
- The Trump Administration announces that, during the next six months, it will be ending theDACA program that has halted the deportation of about 800,000 people who were brought to the U.S. illegally as children. Congress is called upon to pass legislation to correct the situation.(The New York Times)

Sports

2017–18 NBA season
- Billionaire investorTilman Fertitta buys theHouston Rockets NBA basketball team for US$2.2 billion.(Houston Chronicle)(ESPN)

September 6, 2017 (2017-09-06) (Wednesday)

Arts and culture

Pastoral visits of Pope Francis
- Pope Francis arrives inColombia for a five-day visit. In early 2016, Francis promised he would visit theSouth American country once a civil warpeace agreement was in place.(CNN)(Independent Catholic News)

Business and economy

Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals
- Business leaders from variousU.S. companies, includingFacebook,Marriott International,JPMorgan Chase, andMicrosoft, lobby to members ofCongress to work on a permanent solution forDREAMers to stay legally in the country, many of whom are their employees.(Politico)
Economy of the United States
- U.S. Federal Reserve Vice ChairStanley Fischer announces he will resign in mid-October, eight months before his term expires.(Reuters)

Disasters and accidents

2017 disasters in the United States
- AnArizona Air National Guard F-16 crashes nearSafford, Arizona, killing the pilot.(CBS News)
2017 Atlantic hurricane season
- Hurricane Irma
  - Hurricane Irma makes first landfall onBarbuda,Saint Martin, andAnguilla in the northeasternLeeward Islands. Irma has maintained 185 miles per hour (298 km/h) winds for 24 hours, setting another record forAtlantic andeastern Pacific storms.(ABC News)(The Guardian)(CNN)
  - At least seven people are killed on the islands of Barbuda,St. Barts and St. Martin. Heavy rain andCategory 5 winds hit theVirgin Islands andPuerto Rico’s northeast coast.(CNN)(KCRA-TV)(BBC)
  - ThePrime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda Gaston Browne says the island ofBarbuda has been almost entirely wiped out by Hurricane Irma and is "barely habitable", with "90 percent" of all structures destroyed.(ABC News)(Mirror)
- Hurricane Katia
  - Hurricane watches are issued for the state ofVeracruz on Mexico's Gulf coast.Category 1 Katia (75 mph/120 km/h) is about 185 miles (298 km) off the Mexican coast, slowly moving at 3 miles per hour (4.8 km/h).(Weather Channel)(The Times-Picayune)

International relations

Bangladesh–Myanmar relations,2016–17 Northern Rakhine State clashes
- Bangladesh accuses theMyanmar Army of layinglandmines on the border between both countries to prevent the return of fleeingRohingya refugees.Myanmar denies the Bangladeshi claims.(BBC)(Al Jazeera)(Reuters)

Law and crime

European migrant crisis
- TheEuropean Court of Justice dismisses complaints bySlovakia andHungary aboutEU migration policy, upholdingBrussels’ right to force member states to take in asylum seekers.(Reuters)

Politics and elections

Catalan independence referendum, 2017
- A last minute presentation to theParliament of Catalonia results in the formal approval of a referendum concerning independence from Spain after tense discussions. Though the country's president urges the government to ignore the bill, parliament is expected to vote in favor of an independence vote. For the approval of this law, the Speaker,Carme Forcadell breaks the regulations of the Parliament, placing the camera outside the law and violating the rights of the opposition.(BBC)
Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals
- Fifteen states and theDistrict of Columbia file suit challenging President Donald Trump’s decision to end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, arguing, in part, that federal government has reneged on the promise to protect young immigrants who came forward and registered with the government.(Reuters)(Los Angeles Times)
Presidency of Donald Trump
- President Donald Trump, siding withDemocrats, reaches a deal with congressional leaders of both parties to extend theU.S. debt limit and fund the federal government until Dec. 15, as well as provideHarvey disaster relief.(Reuters)(The New York Times)
Social media in the United States presidential election, 2016
- Facebook tells congressional investigators an operation, traced to aRussian company seeking to target voters, spent $100,000 on thousands of U.S. ads promoting divisive social and political messages during the2016 U.S. election.(Time)(The Washington post)

September 7, 2017 (2017-09-07) (Thursday)

Armed conflicts and attacks

Israeli involvement in the Syrian Civil War
- It is suspected thatIsraeli jets bomb a military research facility near the city ofMasyaf,Hama Governorate, killing at least twoSyrian Army soldiers. The facility was rumoured to containchemical weapons.(The Washington Post)(The Guardian)

Arts and culture

Education in the United States
- Saturday'sACT U.S. collegeentrance exam test is cancelled at some of its international test centers because of leaks of test materials.(Reuters)

Business and economy

Identity theft in the United States
- More than 143 million people in the U.S. may have had theirsocial security and driver's license numbers compromised due to a data breach on the credit rating firmEquifax.(The New York Times)(The Washington Post)(AP)
Business in the United States
- Amazon.com announces bidding for a second headquarters campus in North America, to house 50,000 workers and cost $5 billion USD(The New York Times)
Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals
- Fifteen states sue theTrump administration over potential violations of theDue Process Clause as a result of actions concerning the rescindment of theDACA program.(NPR)

Disasters and accidents

2017 Atlantic hurricane season
- Hurricane Irma
  - Irma has killed at least 14 people. The storm, still atCategory 5 strength with maximum sustained winds of 175 mph (280 km/h), is moving west-northwest at 16 mph (26 km/h). It has reached the dual-country island ofHispaniola and is forecast to pass over theTurks and Caicos Islands as it heads towardsThe Bahamas andCuba. The eye did not directly hitPuerto Rico; still casualties are reported and around two-thirds of its 3.4 million population are without electricity.(Reuters)(The Washington Post)(BBC)
  - Florida's electric utility company says it will shut down itsTurkey Point andSt. Lucie nuclear power plants before Irma comes ashore.(Reuters)
  - Georgia Governor Nathan Deal issues a mandatory evacuation order for the state's Atlantic Coast and the I-95 corridor.(eTurboNews)(Georgia's Irma page)
2017 Chiapas earthquake
- Amagnitude 8.1 earthquake is recorded 96 kilometers (60 miles) south ofPijijiapan,Chiapas,Mexico. This is Mexico's strongest quake since the8.0 earthquake that hit theGreater Mexico City area in 1985. At least 26 deaths have been recorded.(USGS)(RT)

International relations

Mexico–North Korea relations
- Mexico expels the ambassador ofNorth Korea in the country over the recentnuclear weapons testing.(The Washington Post)(AP)
Qatar–United States relations
- Qatar announces it will donate USD$ 30 million to help people inTexas recover fromHarvey.(AP)

Law and crime

Australian Marriage Law Postal Survey
- TheHigh Court of Australia rejects the challenge against the postal survey onsame-sex marriage, allowing the survey to begin in mid-September as planned.(SBS World News)
Presidency of Donald Trump
- United States Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos plans to change thesexual assault guidelines oncollege campuses created by theprevious administration.(Politico)(AP)
Executive Order 13780
- TheUnited States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit rejects theTrump administration arguments regarding the travel ban on grandparents, cousins and others with abona fide relationship in the United States.(Politico)(AP)
Catalan independence referendum, 2017,2017–18 Spanish constitutional crisis
- Spain plans tosue leading members of the Catalan Parliament over the proposed independence referendum inCatalonia.(Al Jazeera)(Reuters)
- Spain's Constitutional Court suspends theCatalan Parliament's independence referendum law to give the court time to consider whether the vote would breach the country's constitution.(BBC)(Irish Independent)
- The Catalan parliament approves after tense discussions theLaw of juridical transition and foundation of the Republic.(Catalan News)
2017 Arkema plant explosion,Hurricane Harvey
- Seven first responders file a $1 million lawsuit against theArkema chemical company for failing to warn them in advance about theenvironmental dangers from the plant explosion. The seven people, six police officers and an emergency worker, remain under a doctor's care.(UPI)(Bloomberg)

Politics and elections

Philippine Drug War
- ThePhilippine Senate investigatesPaolo Duterte, the son of current PhilippinePresident Rodrigo Duterte, in an allegedmethamphetamine smuggling scandal.(Bloomberg News)
Anti-government protests in Togo, 2017
- For the second consecutive day, hundreds of thousands ofTogolese protest againstPresident Faure Gnassingbé's 50-year family dynasty.Parliament is set to consider presidential term limits when it reconvenes in October.(Reuters)(X News Press)

September 8, 2017 (2017-09-08) (Friday)

Arts and culture

Pope Francis pastoral visits
- Pope Francis, responding toFARC rebel leaderRodrigo Londoño's open letter asking for forgiveness for the suffering the group had inflicted on the country during his talk inVillavicencio, urges Colombians skeptical of thepeace deal to be open to reconciliation.(Reuters)(Salem Radio Network)

Disasters and accidents

2017 Chiapas earthquake
- Tsunami waves are reported inMexico from the earthquake late yesterday with the biggest wave measuring 2.3 feet (0.70 m).(Fox News)
- The death toll from yesterday's earthquake rises to over 50 people.(AP)(AFP via Focus News Agency)(Sky News)
2017 Atlantic hurricane season
- Hurricane Jose
  - Hurricane Jose intensifies into an "extremely dangerous"Category 4 hurricane as it nears the northernLeeward Islands, according to theNational Hurricane Center.(CBS News)
- Hurricane Irma
  - Hurricane Irma's death toll this week is at least 21 people after recently hittingCuba andThe Bahamas as aCategory 4 storm with maximum sustained winds of 155 mph (250 km/h).(Reuters)(National Hurricane Center)
  - Approximately 5.6 million people in the U.S. states ofFlorida andSouth Carolina have been asked to evacuate.(Fox News)(AP)
  - Hurricane Irma regains category 5 strength just before it makes landfall onCuba'sCamaguey Archipelago.(Washington Post)
Accidents involving helicopters
- ADuke University medical helicopter crashes nearBelvidere, North Carolina, killing four people.(Daily Mail)
- A helicopter crashes inMedford, New Jersey, leaving two people dead, including singerTroy Gentry ofMontgomery Gentry.(Sky News)

International relations

Bahrain–United States relations
- TheU.S. State Department has approved apackage of potential arms sales worth more than USD$ 3.8 billion to theKingdom of Bahrain includingF-16 jets, upgrades, missiles and patrol boats.(Reuters)
North Korea–Philippines relations
- ThePhilippines suspends trade relations withNorth Korea to comply with a recentUnited Nations Security Council resolution over its repeatedmissile tests.(Reuters)
2017 Qatar diplomatic crisis
- Qatar Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Than telephonesSaudi Arabia Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman to discuss the three-month old crisis.(Al Jazeera)
- U.S. President Donald Trump speaks withSaudi Arabian,Emirati, andQatari leaders emphasizing that unity amongArab partners is essential for regional stability and for counteringIran's threat.(The Hill)(Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty)

Law and crime

Identity theft in the United States
- TheU.S. Justice Department announcesRoman Seleznev, the son ofRussian parliament member Valery Seleznev, pleaded guilty in a $50 millionidentity theft probe. This past April, Roman Seleznev was sentenced to 27 years in prison on 38 counts ofhacking crimes.(Reuters)(Sputnik)
Law of Brazil
- Brazilian prosecutorRodrigo Janot files charges in theSupreme Court against officials in PresidentMichel Temer'sBrazilian Democratic Movement Party accusing them of forming a criminal organization. Earlier the Court said, next week, it will consider Temer's request to block Janot from issuing further charges.(Reuters)
Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals
- TheUniversity of California files a lawsuit against the potential termination of theDeferred Action for Childhood Arrivals programme which may affect more than 4,000 students.(Los Angeles Times)(Politico)
Crime in Massachusetts
- InGroton, Massachusetts, Orion Krause is arrested for killing his mother, grandparents, and a caretaker in their home. Authorities believe the killings were an act of domestic violence.(Boston CBS)

September 9, 2017 (2017-09-09) (Saturday)

Armed conflicts and attacks

Syrian Civil War
- Siege of Deir ez-Zor (2014–17)
  - TheSyrian Army breaks the nine month long siege of theDeir ez-Zor Airport byISIL militants.(Reuters)
- Deir ez-Zor offensive (September 2017–present)
  - SDF announces an offensive against ISIL militants in northernDeir ez-Zor Governorate.(Reuters)
2016–17 Northern Rakhine State clashes
- TheArakan Rohingya Salvation Army declares a unilateral ceasefire to allow humanitarian groups to facilitate aid forRohingya refugees.(BBC)

Arts and culture

Egyptology
- Egypt announces the discovery of a tomb inLuxor belonging to a royalgoldsmith who lived more than 3,500 years ago in the18th Dynasty.(AP)
Roman Britain
- Archaeologists discover a cache ofRoman Britain-era artefacts, including weapons, at an ancientRoman cavalry barracks nearHadrian's Wall innorthern England. Archaeologists liken the discovery to winning the lottery.(The Guardian)
2017 Venice Film Festival
- Film directorGuillermo del Toro wins forThe Shape of Water.(Vulture)

Disasters and accidents

2017 Atlantic hurricane season
- Hurricane Irma
  - Hurricane Irma makes landfall inCuba. The death toll across the Caribbean is at least 25 people,(CNN)(The New York Times)
- Hurricane Katia
  - Hurricane Katia makes landfall inMexico as aCategory 1 hurricane, causing heavy damage and at least two deaths.(UPI)
2017 Chiapas earthquake
- The death toll in the earthquake that struck theChiapas region ofMexico rises to 90.(CNN)

International relations

2017 Qatar diplomatic crisis
- Saudi Arabia suspends any dialogue withQatar, accusing it of “distorting facts” in its reporting of yesterday's phone call between the leaders of both countries which suggested a breakthrough in the Gulf dispute was possible.(Reuters)(RT via Newsline)

Politics and elections

Politics of Uruguay
- Vice President Raúl Sendic ofUruguay resigns amid a graft investigation.(Bloomberg)

Sports

2017 US Open (tennis)
- Intennis,Sloane Stephens of the United States wins thewomen's singles final defeating fellow AmericanMadison Keys 6–3, 6–0.(Reuters via Yahoo!)
West Indian cricket team in England in 2017
- Incricket,England defeat theWest Indies by nine wickets to win the three-match series. England bowlerJimmy Anderson takes 7–42 and becomes only the third fast bowler in history to take 500 Test wickets.(BBC)

September 10, 2017 (2017-09-10) (Sunday)

Armed conflicts and attacks

Russian military intervention in the Syrian Civil War
- Russian airstrikes on several ferries attempting to cross theEuphrates nearDeir ez-Zor kill at least 34 civilians, including 9 children, according to theSyrian Observatory for Human Rights.(AFP viaDaily Mail)

Disasters and accidents

2017 Atlantic hurricane season
- Hurricane Irma
  - Hurricane Irma makes landfall inFlorida as a category 4 hurricane, killing at least three people and knocking out power to over one million households.(ABC News)(CNN)(The Guardian)
2017 Livorno floods
- Floods, following torrential rain, kill at least six people in the port city ofLivorno, Italy.(Deutsche Welle)

Law and crime

2017 Plano shooting
- A gunman shoots seven people dead at a house party inPlano, Texas, amid a domestic dispute. The gunman was then killed after exchanging fire with a Plano Police Department officer.(The Independent)

Sports

2017 US Open (tennis)
- Spain'sRafael Nadal defeatsSouth African Kevin Anderson, 6–3, 6–3, 6–4, in theUS Open men's singles final for histhird championship atFlushing Meadows Park in the New York City borough ofQueens. This is Nadal's secondGrand Slam title this year, and his16th overall.(ESPN)
2017 Vuelta a España
- Thegeneral classification of the 72nd edition of theVuelta a España is won for the first time by British cyclistChris Froome fromTeam Sky, ahead ofVincenzo Nibali ofBahrain-Merida Pro Cycling Team.(BBC)

September 11, 2017 (2017-09-11) (Monday)

Armed conflicts and attacks

Sinai insurgency
- Militants ambush a police convoy inEgypt's Sinai Peninsula killing 18 police and wounding seven others.(AP)
Syrian Civil War
- Siege of Deir ez-Zor (2014–17)
  - Russia sends 175demining combat engineers to defuse mines inDeir ez-Zor Governorate.(Reuters)

Arts and culture

Monkey selfie copyright dispute
- PETA and David Slater settle themonkey selfie copyright dispute.(CNN)

Disasters and accidents

Rail accidents in 2017
- Two trains collide inAndermatt railway station in theCanton of Uri,Switzerland, injuring around 30 people.(Reuters)

International relations

Aurora 17
- Sweden starts its largest military exercise in over 20 years. Nearly 20,000 troops are set to participate, including a contingent of over 1,000U.S. soldiers. The drills will take place on and around the island ofGotland, including soldiers fromNATO countries.(AP)
2017 North Korea crisis,United Nations Security Council Resolution 2375
- TheUnited Nations Security Council approves new sanctions onNorth Korea, limiting refined petroleum imports and banning textile exports, in response to itsrecent nuclear test.(Bloomberg)

Law and crime

Crime in Belgium
- Mouscron mayorAlfred Gadenne is found dead with his throat slashed inside the Belgian city's cemetery. A suspect has reportedly turned himself in to police.(Reuters)
Crime in Brazil
- Brazil is to investigate the supposedmurder of ten members of anAmazonian tribe in theJavari Valley.(The Guardian)
Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals
- California,Maine,Maryland andMinnesota sue theTrump administraion over the termination of DACA.(The Los Angeles Times)

Politics and elections

Politics of the Philippines
- Philippine Justice secretaryVitaliano Aguirre is caught allegedly conspiring alawsuit against oppositionSenator Risa Hontiveros.(Rappler)
Catalan independence
- Around a million people rally inBarcelona to mark theNational Day of Catalonia and to support the upcomingindependence referendum on 1 October.(Reuters)

September 12, 2017 (2017-09-12) (Tuesday)

Arts and culture

2016 United States presidential election
- Hillary Clinton releases the bookWhat Happened, amemoir about her most recentpresidential campaign. Clinton has implied that she may not run again in2020.(CNN)

International relations

Russian interference in the 2016 United States elections
- TheUnited States Department of Justice has requestedMoscow-basedRussian media channelRT America to register as aforeign lobbying firm in theUnited States.(The Hill)
Russia–Turkey relations
- President of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdoğan affirmsTurkey has paid a deposit on the purchase ofRussian S-400 missile systems.(Hürriyet)

Law and crime

Law of California
- California GovernorJerry Brown signs a bill that will protect allCalifornia residents, regardless of their immigration status, from unnecessary detention and questioning; similar to those ordinances insanctuary cities.(Los Angeles Times)
Executive Order 13780,Asylum in the United States
- TheU.S. Supreme Court rules that theTrump administration can block internationalrefugees from entering the United States.(Reuters)
Terrorism in Spain
- TheSagrada Família basilica inBarcelona is evacuated due to an anti-terrorism operation.(AP)
Terrorism in the Philippines
- In an unconfirmed video, theIslamic State of Iraq and the Levant instructs its followers to go and fight in thePhilippines instead of theMiddle East.(NBC)

Politics and elections

2017 Singaporean presidential election
- Halimah Yacob is elected as the firstfemale president ofSingapore as the sole candidate in the upcoming elections.(The New York Times)
Politics of the Philippines
- Philippinesenators call forJustice secretaryVitaliano Aguirre to resign.(Philippine Canadian Inquirer)
- TheHouse of Representatives of the Philippines approves a bill that limits the budget of theCommission on Human Rights to only₱1,000 (US$20).(Rappler)(BBC)
Politics of Washington (state)
- Seattle mayorEd Murray announces his resignation after allegations surface that he sexually abused five teenagers in the 1970s and 80s.(The Seattle Times)
2017 Norwegian parliamentary election
- The right-wing coalition led byErna Solberg wins its second term in office in the Norwegian parliamentary election held late yesterday.(BBC News)
Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh
- Bangladeshi Prime MinisterSheikh Hasina accuses theBurmese government of "atrocities" against theRohingya people and calls for these alleged atrocities to stop.(The Indian Express)

Science and technology

Apple media events
- Apple Inc. announces three newiPhone models: theiPhone 8,iPhone 8 Plus, and theiPhone X. TheApple Watch Series 3 and a newApple TV are also announced.(The New York Times)

September 13, 2017 (2017-09-13) (Wednesday)

Armed conflicts and attacks

War in Afghanistan
- A suicide bombing occurs at a checkpoint near the Kabul International Cricket Stadium inKabul,Afghanistan, killing at least three people and injuring five.(Reuters)
- TheUnited States Senate blocks an amendment to the 2018National Defense Authorization Act that would have repealed the war authorizations for the use of force inIraq andAfghanistan.(CNBC)

Business and economy

Antivirus software
- United States Homeland Security bansKaspersky Lab products from government computers due to fears they could be coerced into sharing information with theRussian government.(Gizmodo)

International relations

Immigration to the United States
- TheUnited States stops giving outvisas to high ranking officials ofCambodia,Eritrea,Guinea andSierra Leone for failing to accept deportations.(Radio Free Asia)

Law and crime

Politics of Texas
- TheUnited States Supreme Court confirms (5–4) a temporary stay of a lower court ruling which would have required Texas to undergo newredistricting ofcongressional districts with largeHispanic andAfrican American populations. The ruling was made in advance of a formal hearing on thegerrymandering case,Abbott v. Perez, which has no scheduled hearing date yet.(Politico),(The Houston Chronicle)
Law of Israel
- TheSupreme Court ofIsrael strikes down the exemption on theconscription ofultra-Orthodox Jews.(The Los Angeles Times)
Crime in New York
- Former businessmanMartin Shkreli has his bail revoked for threatening former politicianHillary Clinton, after Shkreli posted onTwitter that he would offer $5,000 to anyone who could directly obtain a lock of Clinton's hair. Shkreli was convicted of fraud in August and is awaiting sentencing.(CNN)

Politics and elections

State of the Union (European Union)
- President of theEuropean Commission,Jean-Claude Juncker, holds his annualState of the European Union speech inStrasbourg.(Reuters)
Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA)
- In an official dinner hosted by theUnited States President,Donald Trump and leaders of theDemocratic partyChuck Schumer andNancy Pelosi agree to fix DACA but disagree with the details, with Trump denying on Twitter the following day that a deal had been made which excluded funding for his proposed wall on the Mexico–United States border.(CNN)
Catalan independence referendum, 2017
- Spanish Attorney General,José Manuel Maza, imputes 700Catalan mayors for their role in the banned independence referendum.(BBC)

Science and technology

Galápagos tortoise
- Scientists hope to revive the extinctFloreana island tortoise using a 'genetically-informed'captive breeding program with the tortoises closest ancestors.(Phys.org)

Sports

131st IOC Session
- TheInternational Olympic Committee awards the2024 Summer Olympics toParis and the2028 Summer Olympics toLos Angeles.(Los Angeles Times)
2017 Major League Baseball season
- TheCleveland Indians defeat theDetroit Tigers 5–3 for their 21st consecutive win, surpassing the previousAmerican League record of 20 set by the2002 Oakland Athletics. The streak is the longest inMajor League Baseball since the1935 Chicago Cubs won 21 straight.(AP via ESPN)

September 14, 2017 (2017-09-14) (Thursday)

Armed conflicts and attacks

Iraqi Civil War
- 2017 Nasiriyah attacks
  - Several members ofISIL stage multiple attacks on the outskirts ofNasiriyah in the southernDhi Qar Governorate, killing at least 50 people and injuring 87 others.(BBC)(RT)

Arts and culture

History of mathematics
- The origin of thezero may have been inSouth Asia according to aSanskrit script housed in theUnited Kingdom since 1902 and discovered inBakhshali nearPeshawar,Pakistan.(The Guardian)

Business and economy

Feminism in the United States
- Google is being sued over allegedinequality in the pay of male andfemale employees.(BBC)

Disasters and accidents

2017 disasters in Malaysia
- A fire at anIslamic boarding school for boys kills 24 people, most of them students, inKuala Lumpur,Malaysia.(Reuters)
2017 Pacific typhoon season
- Flights are cancelled and evacuations are ordered for over 100,000 people in theNorth Central Coast ofVietnam, in preparation forTyphoon Doksuri. The system has already claimed four lives passing over thePhilippines.(The Washington Post)

International relations

Zapad 2017 exercise,Belarus–Russia relations
- Russia andBelarus begin a six-day joint strategicmilitary exercise inside Belarus and Russia'sKaliningrad Oblast. The military exercise simulates war against the fictional state ofVeyshnoria. According to theDefence Ministry of Belarus, fewer than 13,000 personnel will be taking part in the exercise; however, Western analysts believe the total number will range from 60,000 to 100,000.(Reuters)
India–Japan relations
- Japan agrees to help with the construction of anIndian bullet train.(The Guardian)

Law and crime

Philippine Drug War
- TheCommunist-alignedMakabayan bloc leaves the majority of thePhilippine lower House over disagreements due to the ongoingdrug crackdown.(Rappler)

Politics and elections

2020 United States presidential election
- California wants to schedule itsprimaries earlier than usual, possibly on March orSuper Tuesday, to have much more influence in comparison to its weight and diversity and to help Californian candidates, such asEric Garcetti andKamala Harris.(NPR)(CNN)

Science and technology

Snow leopard
- TheInternational Union for Conservation of Nature upgrades theconservation status of thesnow leopard from endangered to vulnerable.(Sky News)

Sports

2017 Major League Baseball season
- Inbaseball, theCleveland Indians break theMajor League Baseball record for longestwinning streak with 22 wins in a row. The 1935Chicago Cubs previously held the record with 21.(Washington Post)

September 15, 2017 (2017-09-15) (Friday)

Armed conflicts and attacks

2017 Parsons Green bombing
- An explosion on a train at theParsons Green tube station in London injures 29.Scotland Yard is treating the incident as a terrorist attack.(The Guardian)(BBC)

Arts and culture

Oldest living people
- JamaicanViolet Mosse-Brown, theworld's oldest person, dies inMontego Bay at age 117.(UPI)

Business and economy

Economy of California
- Keyhousing bills pass inCalifornia, theU.S. state with the highest number of people suffering fromhomelessness andpoverty.(The Sacramento Bee)(Los Angeles Times)

Disasters and accidents

2017 Atlantic hurricane season
- In the aftermath ofHurricane Irma, the island ofBarbuda is fullydepopulated for the first time in 300 years.(CNN)
2017 Pacific typhoon season
- Typhoon Doksuri (Maring) hitscentral Vietnam killing one person and injuring ten.(AP)
Crocodile attack
- A journalist for the British newspaperFinancial Times is killed by acrocodile inSri Lanka.(The Chicago Tribune)

Health and medicine

Fight against hunger
- TheWorld Health Organization says thathunger around the world has risen as a result ofwar andclimate change.(The World Health Organization)

International relations

2017 North Korea crisis
- September 2017 North Korean missile launch over Japan
  - ANorth Korean missile flies overHokkaido,Japan, triggering theJ-Alert system, followinga similar event on 29 August.(Bloomberg)
  - South Korea responds with itsown missile firing just six minutes after the North's test was detected.(Yonhap)

Law and crime

Shooting of Anthony Lamar Smith
- The ex-police officer involved in a fatal 2011 shooting of a black man inSt. Louis, Missouri is acquitted of all charges related to the case.(DW)
- Hundreds of people protest the decision. After some protests become violent, 10 police officers are injured and 32 protesters are arrested.(ABC News)

Politics and elections

Politics of Iceland
- Prime Minister Bjarni Benediktsson is criticised after his father wrote a letter recommending that a convicted child molester be pardoned. TheBright Future party withdraws from the governing coalition, triggering its collapse.(BBC)
Philippine Drug War
- Around 1,200 members of thePhilippine National Police in the suburb ofCaloocan are fired over allegations of crimes attributed to the police.(U.S. News and World Report)
Iraqi Kurdistan independence referendum, 2017
- TheIraqi Kurdistan Parliament votes to go ahead with the planned independence referendum, scheduled to take place on 25 September, 2017.(BBC)

Science and technology

Cassini retirement
- After 20 years "floating" theSolar System, theCassinispace probe to theSaturn system ends themission with a controlled fall into theatmosphere of the planet.(BBC)

September 16, 2017 (2017-09-16) (Saturday)

Business and economy

Airlines of the Republic of Ireland
- Irish low-cost airline Ryanair cancels 82 Sunday flights as the first step in a six-week program that will eliminate 40 to 50 flights daily to wipe out its crew vacation backlog in order to meetIrish Aviation Authority requirements by the end of this year.(Bloomberg)

International relations

Catalan independence referendum, 2017
- More than 700 Catalan mayors meet inBarcelona withCatalan President Carles Puigdemont to confirm their support for the October 1 independence referendum. Earlier this week,Spanish prosecutors warned that officials participating in this vote could be criminally charged.(Reuters)
- Spain–United Kingdom relations
  - The government ofScotland releases a statement in support of theCatalan independence referendum but would prefer that bothCatalonia andSpain agree on the terms.(The Scotsman)
Iraqi Kurdistan independence referendum,Germany–Turkey relations
- Turkey summons the ambassador ofGermany after at least 10,000 people rally inCologne in support of the referendum.(Deutsche Welle)

Politics and elections

Icelandic parliamentary election, 2017
- Iceland will vote for a newAlþingi (parliament) on November 4 after the collapse of the previous government.(News.com.au)
2020 United States presidential election
- California passes a bill that will move theprimaries toMarch nearSuper Tuesday.(Politico)
Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh
- Bangladesh announces plans to build a giantrefugee camp the size of a small city to house nearly 400,000Rohingya refugees.(BBC)

September 17, 2017 (2017-09-17) (Sunday)

Armed conflicts and attacks

War in North-West Pakistan
- A roadside bomb kills five people inBajaur,Pakistan.(Geo TV)

Arts and culture

69th Primetime Emmy Awards
- ThePrimetime Emmy Awards is held inLos Angeles at theMicrosoft Theater. Political satirist andThe Late Show hostStephen Colbert hosts the event.(The New Yorker)
- The Handmaid's Tale wins eight awards includingOutstanding Drama Series, whileVeep wins forOutstanding Comedy Series.(ABC News Australia)
- Last Week Tonight with John Oliver wonOutstanding Variety Talk Series, whileSaturday Night Live won forOutstanding Variety Sketch Series.(Vox)

Disasters and accidents

2017 disasters in Romania
- At least eight people are killed and 137 injured after a strong storm hits western and centralRomania.(Washington Post)(Reuters)
2017 Atlantic hurricane season
- Hurricane Maria
  - Hurricane Maria has been upgraded from a tropical storm to a Category 1 hurricane. Hurricane watches and warnings have been issued in parts of the Caribbean. It is following a path similar to Category 5Hurricane Irma which left at least 82 dead.(CNN)

Law and crime

Crime in France
- ABritish Airways airplane is evacuated atParis Charles de Gaulle Airport after a "direct threat" was made against it. After a search, it is declared safe.(The Guardian)

Politics and elections

Pakistan by-election,Panama Papers case
- Kulsoom Nawaz Sharif, wife of ousted formerPrime Minister Nawaz Sharif, defeats the opposition party'sYasmin Rashid in theby-election for Nawaz Sharif'sNational Assembly seat. Kulsoom, represented by her daughter and proxyMaryam, is being treated inLondon forcancer.(The Nation)(BBC)(Al Jazeera)
Macanese legislative election
- Voters inMacau vote for a newLegislative Assembly.(South China Morning Post)
Next Japanese general election
- Japanese Prime MinisterShinzō Abe is expected to dissolve theHouse of Representatives on September 28, 2017 to make way for fresh elections.(The Japan Times)
Palestinian politics
- Hamas, throughEgyptian-mediated talks, agrees to dissolve itsGaza administration, hold talks with theFatah West Bank government, and hold elections for aPalestinian unity government.(The Guardian)(Reuters)

Sports

EuroBasket 2017
- Inbasketball,Slovenia winsEuroBasket for the first time in history, beatingSerbia 93–85 in thefinal.(EuroNews)
2017 Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games
- The fifthAsian Indoor Games open inAshgabat,Turkmenistan, with around 5,500 athletes from 61 countries participating in the event which will last until September 27.(Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty)

September 18, 2017 (2017-09-18) (Monday)

Armed conflicts and attacks

Northern Rakhine State clashes
- A few hundred pro-government protesters gather inMyanmar's commercial capitalYangon, condemningRohingya militants as well as perceived foreign interference in the Rakhine conflict.(MSN)

Business and economy

Bankruptcy in the United States
- Toys "R" Us files forChapter 11 bankruptcy protection in the United States, and also files for bankruptcy in Canada, as it attempts to restructure its debts.(BBC)(CNBC)

Disasters and accidents

2017 Atlantic hurricane season
- Hurricane Maria
  - Hurricane Maria reachesCategory 5 as it threatens theLeeward Islands,Puerto Rico, and theDominican Republic.(NBC News)

Politics and elections

Politics of the Netherlands
- Eberhard van der Laan, themayor of Amsterdam, takes a permanentleave of absence after disclosing that hismetastatic lung cancer has been diagnosed asterminal.(NOS)(RTL Nieuws)

September 19, 2017 (2017-09-19) (Tuesday)

Disasters and accidents

2017 Atlantic hurricane season
- Hurricane Maria
  - Hurricane Maria makeslandfall onDominica as acategory 5 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 160 mph (260 km/h). Maria is the second category 5 hurricane to make landfall at that intensity in the 2017 season, making this and2007 the only seasons on record to feature this occurrence.(National Hurricane Center)
2017 Central Mexico earthquake
- Amagnitude 7.1 earthquake strikes Mexico, killing at least 220 people and collapsing several buildings inMexico City and widespread evacuations, hours after a yearly earthquake drill in commemoration of the1985 Mexico City earthquake.(KTLA)

International relations

72nd session of the United Nations General Assembly
- The 72nd session of theUnited Nations General Assembly commences itsGeneral Debate at theUnited Nations headquarters inManhattan, New York.(amNewYork)

Law and crime

Crime in Louisiana
- TwoAfrican-American men are killed in separate incidents nearBaton Rouge, Louisiana, and a third home is shot at in what local and federal officials callracially-motivated crimes. A local man is arrested on suspicion of the murders.(CBS News)(U.S. News & World Report)
2017 Spanish constitutional crisis
- Spain'sGuardia Civil raid private delivery offices in theCatalan city ofTerrassa, searching for and confiscating envelopes suspected of containing voting cards for the upcomingCatalan independence referendum.(BBC)

Science and technology

Mobile operating system
- Apple Inc. releases theiOS 11 update for most current models of theiPhone andiPad.(CNN)

September 20, 2017 (2017-09-20) (Wednesday)

Business and economy

Economy of the United States
- TheU.S. Federal Reserve announces itsbenchmark interest rate will not change this month, though it expects an increase by the end of the year, along with three increases in 2018 and two in 2019. The Federal Reserve also says itsbalance sheet reduction program will begin in October.(CNBC)

Disasters and accidents

2017 Central Mexico earthquake
- Searches continue for possible survivors of the magnitude 7.1earthquake that hit centralMexico yesterday. By mid-afternoon, 52 people are rescued while at least 226 people have been killed and another 800 injured.(Los Angeles Times)(ABC News)
2017 Atlantic hurricane season
- Hurricane Maria
  - Hurricane Maria makes landfall onPuerto Rico as aCategory 4 hurricane. Effects are disastrous and the entire island loses power. Seven deaths are reported on Puerto Rico, along with two onGuadeloupe.Puerto Rican Governor Ricardo Rosselló declares a 6:00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m. curfew through Saturday.(NHC)(Reuters)(The Telegraph)(The Washington Post)(The New York Times)
  - Now aCategory 2 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 110 mph (180 km/h), Maria is moving toward the northeastern coast of theDominican Republic, and is forecast to affect theTurks and Caicos Islands andthe southeastern Bahamas Thursday night andnorthern Haiti Friday.(National Hurricane Center)
  - TheNational Hurricane Center predicts Puerto Rico's total rainfall through Saturday will be 20–30 inches (51–76 cm) inches with 35 inches (89 cm) in isolated areas. TheVirgin Islands will receive an additional 3 to 5 inches (7.6 to 12.7 cm).(National Hurricane Center²)

International relations

U.N. Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons Treaty
- Fifty countries (50) sign the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons, adopted on 7 July 2017, at the United Nations headquarters in New York City. The world'snuclear-weapon states oppose the measure.(AP via MSN.com)^{[permanent dead link]}(Reuters)(United Nations)

Law and crime

Presidency of Donald Trump
- California Attorney General Xavier Becerra files suit in federal court againstU.S. President Donald Trump's proposed plan for awall along the U.S.–Mexico border.(AP)(The Hill)
Catalan independence referendum, 2017
- Spanish police raidCatalan government offices and arrest Catalan officials as part of the effort to halt a banned referendum onindependence.Catalan President Carles Puigdemont says, "The Spanish state has by all rights intervened in Catalonia’s government and has established emergency rule."(Reuters)(The New York Times)
Philippine Drug War,Human rights in the Philippines
- Speaking to government workers at the presidential palace inManila, PresidentRodrigo Duterte orders police to kill his eldest son, Paulo Duterte, if drug trafficking allegations against him are proven true, and adds that those who carried out the execution would be protected from prosecution.(Independent)

Politics and elections

Censorship in Saudi Arabia
- Saudi Arabia lifts its 2013 ban oninternet calls, effective midnight local time (21:00 UTC).(Reuters)

Science and technology

Long-term effects of global warming
- MIT physics professor Daniel Rothman's mathematical formula, published in the peer-review journalScience Advances, predicts a sixthmass extinction may be set to occur within 10,000 years if by the year 2100 currentcarbon dioxide emissions are not reduced, and a critical amount of carbon (310 gigatons) is added to theoceans.(Phys.org)(Science Advances)

September 21, 2017 (2017-09-21) (Thursday)

Armed conflicts and attacks

Syrian Civil War
- Russian andSyrian warplanes carry out airstrikes in southernIdlib, killing three civilians and wounding others.(Iraqi News)

Business and economy

Economy of the United States
- Google strikes a $1.1bn (£822m) deal withTaiwan'sHTC to expand its smartphone business.(BBC)
Economy of China
- China's credit rating has been downgraded byStandard & Poor's (S&P) because of worries over the rapid build up of debt in the country.(BBC)

Disasters and accidents

European migration crisis
- At least five migrants have died and ninety are missing after their boat sinks off the western coast ofLibya.(AP viaU.S. News and World Report)
2017 Atlantic hurricane season
- Hurricane Maria
  - Maria, now aCategory 3 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 125 mph (205 km/h), is passing offshore of the northern coast of theDominican Republic, expected to impact theTurks and Caicos Islands and southeasternBahamas later tonight and Friday.(National Hurricane Center)
  - Casualty reports indicate at least 15 people have been killed onDominica and two onGuadeloupe. The casualty report forPuerto Rico is now two deaths, including a man from a capsized boat nearVieques, Puerto Rico. Power remains out for an estimated 3.4 million Puerto Ricans as the energy grid is all but destroyed.Guajataca Dam in Puerto Rico will experience an "imminent dam break" according to theNational Weather Service which will threaten 70,000 residents. In addition, more than 95 percent of the island’s wireless cell sites are out of service.(The New York Times)
  - Puerto Rico is forecast to get an additional 4 inches (10 cm) to 8 inches (20 cm) of rain through Saturday, on top of the several feet of rain that has fallen on parts of the island.Caguas has received the most, 37.9 inches (96 cm). The NHC expects 8 inches (20 cm) to 16 inches (41 cm) rain for the Dominican Republic, Turks and Caicos, andMayaguana in the southeast Bahamas.(National Hurricane Center)(The New York Times)
2017 Central Mexico earthquake
- Rescuers are focusing on 10 collapsed buildings where people may still be alive.Mexico City Mayor Miguel Ángel Mancera reports the death toll is now at least 273, with 50 people still missing.(Reuters)

International relations

North Korea–United States relations
- U.S. President Donald Trump announces new sanctions onNorth Korea overits nuclear weapons program.(BBC)

Law and crime

Protests against Rodrigo Duterte
- Coinciding with the 45th anniversary of the declaration ofmartial law in1972 by the latePhilippine President Ferdinand Marcos, nationwide protests are conducted by various groups against the government's implementation ofwar on drugs and theongoing martial law in the whole ofMindanao under the administration of PresidentRodrigo Duterte.(Rappler)
Russian interference in the 2016 United States elections
- Facebook agrees to disclose ads that ran in theU.S. in 2016 from accounts associated with aRussian entity known as theInternet Research Agency toUnited States Congressional investigators. Earlier, this information was provided toSpecial Counsel Robert Mueller.(CBS News)(Facebook)

September 22, 2017 (2017-09-22) (Friday)

Business and economy

Transport in London
- Transport for London announces that it will not issueUber a new private hire license.(BBC)

Disasters and accidents

2017 Atlantic hurricane season
- Tens of thousands of people in northernPuerto Rico are ordered to evacuate after floodwaters fromHurricane Maria damage theGuajataca Dam.(The Washington Post)

Politics and elections

Aruban general election, 2017
- Voters inAruba go to the polls to elect a newParliament, with the rulingAruban People's Party losing 4 of its 13 seats.Prime Minister Mike Eman announces his intention to step down as leader of the Aruba People's Party.(NRC)

Science and technology

Human evolution
- A new study shows thatNeanderthal brains developed more slowly than those ofmodern humans, contradicting previous studies.(BBC)

September 23, 2017 (2017-09-23) (Saturday)

Arts and culture

Beatification
- TheVenerable Rev. FatherStanley Rother, a priest of theRoman Catholic Archdiocese of Oklahoma City (born inOkarche, Oklahoma), isbeatified at theCox Convention Center inOklahoma City by CardinalAngelo Amato, head of the sainthood Congregation in the Roman Curia andPope Francis's delegate. Rother, who became a missionary, was assassinated in July 1981 in the poor rural village ofSantiago Atitlan,Guatemala, and is the first Catholicmartyr born a citizen of the United States.(The New York Times)
Apocalypticism
- Conspiracy theorist and book authorDavid Meade predicted that a mythologicalrogue planet known asNibiru (sometimes known as Planet X) would collide withEarth and that the world would end on this day.(Fox News)

Disasters and accidents

Mount Agung seismic activity
- Thousands of people on theIndonesian island ofBali flee from their homes due to concerns overMount Agung erupting. The alert status for thevolcano was increased to the highest level possible the day before.(AP via Fox News)
Earthquakes in 2017
- Amagnitude 6.2 earthquake strikes the central Mexican state ofOaxaca, killing at least five people and damaging housing and infrastructure already damaged by Tuesday's2017 Central Mexico earthquake.(Sky News)(Time and AP)(Reuters)

International relations

2017 North Korea crisis
- China limits petroleum exports and bans imports oftextiles fromNorth Korea as part of new sanctions following the latest nuclear test.(BBC)
- An earthquake is detected in North Korea that China's earthquake authority believes is due to a North Korean nuclear test.South Korea states that it could be a natural earthquake.(ABC News)
- North Korea–United States relations
  - U.S. Air Force bombers, escorted by fighter jets, fly ininternational airspace over waters east of North Korea. APentagon spokesperson says this flight's route was the farthest north of thepeninsula's Demilitarized Zone of any U.S. aircraft in the 21st century.(Reuters via NBC News)
  - North Korean Foreign Minister Ri Yong-ho, at theUnited Nations General Assembly, says his country targeting the U.S. mainland is becoming more likely given the U.S. President's escalating rhetoric over their military programs. After this speech, U.N. Secretary-GeneralAntónio Guterres met with Ri to express his concern with this situation.(Reuters)(CBS News)
Iran and weapons of mass destruction
- Iran successfully tests theKhorramshahr missile.(AFP via Yahoo! News)

Law and crime

Crime in London
- Acid attacks around amall andtube station inStratford,East London, leave 6 injured. A 15-year-old is arrested.(Telegraph)

Politics and elections

2017 New Zealand general election
- Voters inNew Zealand go to the polls, electing all members of theirHouse of Representatives and the consequentPrime Minister.(The Guardian)
- Prime MinisterBill English of theNational Party wins a plurality of votes, but not enough for a majority, as theLabour Party led byJacinda Ardern makes significant gains.Winston Peters becomes a kingmaker with his third-placedNew Zealand First party, able to form a coalition government with either major party.(RNZ)

September 24, 2017 (2017-09-24) (Sunday)

Armed conflicts and attacks

Russian military intervention in the Syrian Civil War
- ARussian lieutenant general,Valery Asapov, is killed by mortar fire fromISIL militants near the city ofDeir ez-Zor, according to theRussian Defence Ministry. Asapov has been described as one of the senior Russian military advisers inSyria.(Al Arabiya)

International relations

Foreign relations of Iraqi Kurdistan
- Iranian forces launch a military exercise near the border ofIraqi Kurdistan, hours before aKurdish vote on independence from Iraq. Turkey is also conducting a military exercise in the region.(CNBC)
- The Iraqi government discourages foreign countries from importingcrude oil directly from itsIraqi Kurdistan region.(Reuters)
Immigration policy of Donald Trump
- The White House announces that citizens ofNorth Korea,Venezuela, andChad will be restricted from travelling to the United States, along with citizens of the six nations previously listed inExecutive Order 13780 with the exception ofSudan.(CNBC)

Law and crime

Burnette Chapel shooting
- A shooting at a church inNashville, Tennessee, leaves one dead and seven injured. The suspected shooter is arrested.(KTLA)
Crime in Indiana
- Indiana gerontophobe and prolificserial killer Orville Lynn Majors, believed to have committed as many as 130nursing home murders between 1993 and 1995, dies in prison at the age of 56.(My Wabash Valley)

Politics and elections

German federal election, 2017
- Voters inGermany go to the polls to elect members of theBundestag.Chancellor Angela Merkel of theChristian Democratic Union is widely expected to win a fourth term in office.(DW)
- Exit polls indicate Merkel has won a fourth term in power, and thatAlternative for Germany will enter theBundestag for the first time as the third largest party.(BBC)
U.S. national anthem protests (2016–present)
- Amid criticism ofU.S. national anthem protests byU.S. President Donald Trump, someNational Football League players and teams react to the controversy by kneeling, linking arms, or skipping game performances of the national anthem.(ESPN)

Transport

Transportation in Dubai
- City officials inDubai,United Arab Emirates, announce that residents will receive incentives for swapping theirpetrol engine vehicles forelectric ones, including a freeSalik tag, and an exemption fromRTA registration and renewal vehicle fees.(Khaleej Times)

September 25, 2017 (2017-09-25) (Monday)

Armed conflicts and attacks

Northern Rakhine State clashes
- A mass grave of 28 Hindus, including children, allegedly slain by theArakan Rohingya Salvation Army, is discovered by theMyanmar Army.(The Australian)
2017 North Korea crisis
- North Korea says that the recent flight ofU.S. aircraft off the coast of North Korea amounts to a declaration of war.(BBC)

Arts and culture

Women in the United States Marines
- The first everfemale United States Marine Corps Infantry officer graduates.(NPR)

Business and economy

Media of the United Kingdom
- TheBBC plans to launch a service inKorean.(BBC)

Disasters and accidents

2017 Atlantic hurricane season
- Hurricane Maria
  - Puerto Rican officials request aid from theUnited States federal government for welfare in the aftermath of the hurricane-induced humanitarian crisis on theisland.(CNN)

Law and crime

Crime in Nigeria
- Gunmen attack theOgba Zoo inBenin City,Nigeria, killing three police officers and abduct the zoo's director. There is no information on who the gunmen and abductors are, or whether they have made any demands.(BBC)
Crime in Russia
- Russian police arrest a couple from the southernKrasnodar region that has allegedly murdered as many as 30 people since 1999 andconsumed parts of the human bodies.(CNN)(International Business Times)

Politics and elections

Iraqi Kurdistan independence referendum, 2017
- Voters inIraqi Kurdistan head to the polls for a referendum onindependence fromIraq.(Sky News)
Japanese general election, 2017
- ThePrime Minister of Japan Shinzō Abe calls a snap election with the election to be held on October 22.(Reuters)
German federal election, 2017
- Frauke Petry resigns as leader of the far rightAlternative for Germany (AfD), a day after the party won seats in theBundestag for the first time, saying the party has become too "anarchical" and "could not offer a credible platform".(The Guardian)
Efforts to repeal Obamacare
- United States SenatorSusan Collins says she will vote "no" on theGraham–Cassidy bill joining SenatorsJohn McCain andRand Paul and possibly ending the most recent effort to repealObamacare.(The Hill)

Science and technology

Science in Australia
- At theInternational Astronautical Congress inAdelaide, theGovernment of Australia announces that it will create an Australianspace agency.(The Sydney Morning Herald)

September 26, 2017 (2017-09-26) (Tuesday)

Armed conflicts and attacks

2017 Har Adar shooting
- Three Israelis are killed and one other is wounded after a Palestinian gunman opens fire in an entrance to theIsraeli settlement ofHar Adar in theWest Bank.(Reuters)

Business and economy

Mass surveillance in the United States
- TheUnited States Department of Homeland Security plans to collect thesocial media information of allimmigrants, includinggreen card holders andnaturalized citizens, beginning on October 18, 2017.(CNET)
Social networking services
- Twitter is experimenting with doubling its 140 character limit to 280 characters for all languages exceptJapanese,Chinese andKorean.(USA Today)
Economy of the United States
- TheU.S. Commerce Department imposes preliminary anti-subsidy duties onBombardier Inc.CSeries jets following American rivalBoeing's claims of unfair Canadiansubsidies. The penalty is on hold pending theU.S. International Trade Commission's final decision, expected in 2018.(Reuters)(The Washington Post)

Law and crime

Women's rights in Saudi Arabia
- Theking of Saudi Arabia issues a decree allowing women to be issued driving licenses by June 2018. Saudi Arabia is the world's last sovereign state that does not allowwomen to drive.(The Guardian)(The Telegraph)
2017 NCAA Division I men's basketball corruption scandal
- The office of theUnited States Attorney for the Southern District of New York announces that 10 individuals, including assistant coaches at fourNCAA Division I men'sbasketball programs—Arizona,Auburn,Oklahoma State, andUSC—have been arrested on federal corruption charges. The accused are alleged to be part of a scheme by which coaches accepted bribes to steerNBA-bound college players toward certainagents and financial advisers. Court documents also allege that an apparel company later identified asAdidas paid $100,000 to the family of an unnamed player to ensure his signing with an unnamed Division I school, which was later confirmed as theUniversity of Louisville.(ESPN)

Politics and elections

Iraqi Kurdistan independence referendum, 2017
- The result of a non-bindingindependence referendum byIraqi Kurdistan will to be announced within 72 hours. The vote is widely expected to be in favor of independence.(Al Jazeera)
- Iran andTurkey have vowed that there may be military aggression if the result is independence.(Newsweek)
- Turkey's president has saidIraqi Kurds could go hungry as a result of the punitive measures it is considering after Monday's independence referendum.(BBC)
United States Senate
- Senate special election in Alabama, 2017
  - JusticeRoy Moore and U.S. SenatorLuther Strange face off in Alabama’s special election in what political analysts claim is a deepening rift between the Republican Party's establishment and anti-establishment factions. Moore is projected to win the primary runoff.(BBC),(New York Times)
- United States SenatorBob Corker (R-Tenn), the senate'sForeign Relations Chairman, announces he will not seek reelection in 2018. He is the first senator to announce his retirement this term.(Politico)(The Washington Post)
Politics of Russia
- Russian President Vladimir Putin dismissesNizhny Novgorod Oblast governorValery Shantsev from his post, the second governor to lose his job in a week after Putin dismissedSamara Oblast governorNikolay Merkushkin the day before. The dismissals come amid speculation that governors of severalfederal subjects will resign in anticipation ofpresidential elections in 2018.(Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty)
Presidency of Donald Trump
- Acting U.S.Drug Enforcement Administration chiefChuck Rosenberg announces his resignation, effective Oct. 1, after more than two years in the position.(USA Today)

Science and technology

Green wall
- Africa'sGreat Green Wall is successfully reversingdesertification.(BBC)

September 27, 2017 (2017-09-27) (Wednesday)

Armed conflicts and attacks

Syrian Civil War
- Russian aircraft carry out air strikes on theChristian-majority Qaina and Yaqobia villages, in the western countryside ofIdlib, killing a child and injuring 5 others.(Iraqi News)
- Five Russian warplanes bombard the city of al-Tamane’a with rockets, bombs, and Bunker-Buster missiles, wounding several civilians and causing a significant damage to the area, and causing large number of civilians to flee.(Iraqi News)
Russia and weapons of mass destruction
- Russia announces it has completed the destruction of all of itschemical weapons under the terms of theChemical Weapons Convention.(New York Times)
2017 Kalynivka ammunition depot explosion
- Thirty thousand people are evacuated fromKalynivka,Ukraine, following an explosion in an ammunition dump 180 kilometres (110 mi) southwest ofKiev. TheGovernment of Ukraine blamessabotage.(Irish Independent)

Disasters and accidents

2017 Atlantic hurricane season
- Hurricane Maria
  - Maria strengthens into a hurricane and causes flooding in theOuter Banks ofNorth Carolina.(ABC News)
  - TheUnited States Department of Homeland Security says it will not waive theMerchant Marine Act of 1920 (or "Jones Act") in response to the ongoing disaster inPuerto Rico.(The Hill)(Newsweek)

International relations

Interpol members
- Along with theSolomon Islands, theState of Palestine joinsInterpol despite objections fromIsrael.(Al Jazeera)

Law and crime

Politics of Uzbekistan
- Uzbekistan dissident writer Nurulloh Muhammad Raufkhon is arrested on his return to theCentral Asian country from exile.(Reuters)
Politics of Thailand
- FormerThai Prime MinisterYingluck Shinawatra is sentenced to five years in prisonin absentia.(BBC)

Politics and elections

Japanese general election, 2017
- Tokyo governorYuriko Koike establishes the conservativeKibō no Tō (Party of Hope) to contest the upcoming election although she will neither lead it nor run.(Kyodo)
Abortion in the Republic of Ireland
- TheRepublic of Ireland announces a referendum onabortion will be held between May and June 2018.(The Telegraph)
Iraqi Kurdistan independence referendum, 2017
- The government ofIraqi Kurdistan announces that they won the referendum by over 92% of the vote.(The Independent)
- Iraq's prime minister has demanded theKurdistan Regional Government "cancel" the outcome of thereferendum on independence that it held on Monday.(BBC)
German federal election, 2017
- Former members of theAlternative für Deutschland partyFrauke Petry andMarcus Pretzell may create a new party.(Deutsche Welle)
United States presidential primary
- California moves its 2020 presidential primary to March 3, making it fifth in the nominating process afterIowa,New Hampshire,Nevada, andSouth Carolina. The 2016 primary was held on June 7.(Reuters)(Los Angeles Times)
Russian interference in the 2016 United States elections
- Facebook,Google, andTwitter executives have been asked to testify before theHouse of Representatives Intelligence Committee in October and theSenate Intelligence Committee on November 1, according to committee sources.(Reuters)

Sports

2017 NCAA Division I men's basketball corruption scandal
- TheUniversity of Louisville, whosemen's basketball team was linked to illicit payments byAdidas to the family of freshman playerBrian Bowen, places head coachRick Pitino andathletic director Tom Jurich on administrative leave, pending further university action. Pitino's attorney tells Louisville's newspaper,The Courier-Journal, that Pitino has been "effectively fired", and multiple media reports indicate that Jurich has also been effectively fired. Louisville men's basketball was already onNCAA probation due to violations related to arecent sex scandal.(CBS Sports)

September 28, 2017 (2017-09-28) (Thursday)

Armed conflicts and attacks

Syrian Civil War
- TheIslamic State of Iraq and the Levant releases footage which apparently show its leaderAbu Bakr al-Baghdadi urging his followers to expand their attacks against "crusaders and apostates".(Los Angeles Times)

Business and economy

Credit card fraud
- Whole Foods Market, recently acquired byAmazon, announceshacking of payment card information from some of its stores.(Reuters)

Disasters and accidents

2017 Atlantic hurricane season
- Hurricane Maria
  - U.S. President Donald Trump waives theJones Act forPuerto Rico after he first disallowed additional aid, citing shipping industry business interests. SenatorJohn McCain says the Jones Act makes prices for food, water, and other emergency supplies too high in Puerto Rico.(Newsweek)
Ring of Fire
- More than 134,000 people on the island ofBali,Indonesia, have been taken to shelters as theMount Agung volcano continues to release smoke. The alert level for aneruption has been raised to the second highest level, 4. In addition, the entire population ofVanuatu'sAoba Island, also at alert level 4, is being moved from the path of the increasingly activeLombenben volcano.(news.com.au)(CNN)
Rohingya refugee crisis
- At least 14Rohingya people, including 10 children, fleeing violence inMyanmar are killed when their boat apparently hits a submerged object and capsizes just yards from theBangladesh coast.(AFP via MSN.com)

Politics and elections

Japanese general election, 2017
- Prime MinisterShinzō Abe dissolvesthe lower house of parliament prior to the October 22 election.(Bloomberg)(Japan Times)
Catalan independence referendum, 2017
- ThePresident ofCatalonia vows to continue on with the vote despite objections fromSpain.(USA Today)

Science and technology

Aftermath of the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami
- Aquatic species fromJapan hitched a ride on debris from the2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami and were able to reach theWest Coast of the United States alive.(Phys.org)

September 29, 2017 (2017-09-29) (Friday)

Armed conflicts and attacks

War in Somalia
- Al-Shabaab militants attack a military base outside theSomalian capitalMogadishu, with 15soldiers reported dead.(Reuters)

Disasters and accidents

2017 Mumbai stampede
- At least 22 people are killed and over 30 are seriously injured in a rush hour stampede on a footbridge between theParel andElphinstone Road railway stations in theIndian city ofMumbai.(Reuters)(NDTV)
2017 Central Mexico earthquake
- AMexico City borough president says previous officials ignored warnings that unauthorized construction work had damaged the structural integrity of several buildings in the city. The overall death toll from the magnitude 7.1 quake which hit Sept. 19 now stands at at least 358 people.(AP)

International relations

Aftermath of theIraqi Kurdistan independence referendum, 2017
- Iraq'sfederal government halts all international flights to and fromIraqi Kurdistan until Kurdish security forces hand over control ofErbil International Airport andSulaimaniyah International Airport. TheKurdistan Regional Government (KRG) calls the ban "illegal".(BBC)
Cuba–United States relations
- TheU.S. State Department removes all families of employees and nonessential personnel from Cuba following apparentsonic attacks that injured 21personnel on the island. Cuba denies any involvement and has authorized theFBI to travel to the island to help the ongoing investigation into the causes.(CNN)

Politics and elections

UK Independence Party leadership election, 2017
- Henry Bolton wins UKIP leadership, taking over the position fromPaul Nuttall, who resigned after the party's poor performance in thelast general election.(BBC)
Presidency of Donald Trump
- Tom Price resigns as theSecretary of Health and Human Services in the midst of a scandal over his use of private planes.(CNN)
Anti-corruption campaign under Xi Jinping
- Sun Zhengcai is expelled from theCommunist Party of China after the results into the internal disciplinary investigation are announced by theCentral Commission for Discipline Inspection.(The Washington Post)
- Reverberations from the Sun Zhengcai case are said to have ensnared a number of senior officials from Chongqing, including former Organization Department headZeng Qinghong (female). 14 out of 43 delegates to the19th Party Congress from Chongqing are said to have lost their eligibility.(SCMP)

Science and technology

Gene therapy
- The journalProtein & Cell publishesSun Yat-sen University research describing the use ofgene therapy in the removal of a version of theinherited blood disorder beta-thalassemia from an artificially-creatednuclear transfer-type ofcloning-model system of humanoocytes. Collectively, this study demonstrated the feasibility of curingthis and a range of other inherited diseases using the samegenome editing technology ofCRISPR.(BBC)(Protein & Cell)

September 30, 2017 (2017-09-30) (Saturday)

Armed attacks and conflicts

2017 Edmonton attack
- InEdmonton,Alberta, Canada, nearCommonwealth Stadium, a man drives into a police officer and then stabs the officer. The suspect fled the scene and was later arrested that night following a police pursuit, where four pedestrians were hit by the suspect in a rental truck. Police are investigating the incident as an act of terrorism.(Edmonton Journal)(Reuters)

Disasters and accidents

2017 disasters in Romania
- A fire at a retirement home inBucharest,Romania, leaves one person dead and 19 others injured.(The New York Times)
2017 disasters in DR Congo
- A military transport plane crashes after take-off fromN'djili Airport inKinshasa,Democratic Republic of the Congo, killing all 12Russian crew members.(Deutsche Welle via MSN)^{[permanent dead link]}
Human stampede
- A crowd surge collapses a barrier during asoccer match atStade de la Licorne inAmiens,France, injuring twenty-nine people, five of them seriously.(AFP via Yahoo! Sports)

International relations

Foreign relations of Thailand,Rohingya persecution in Myanmar (2016–present)
- Thailand'sMinistry of Foreign Affairs says it is "closely following the situation" inRakhine State and offers aid for the governments ofMyanmar andBangladesh.(Reuters)

Politics and elections

Abortion in the Republic of Ireland
- Tens of thousands of protesters march throughDublin to demand Ireland to change its abortion laws, and anti-abortion activists stage counter-demonstrations. Apro-choice rally is held outside theIrish embassy in London.(BBC)
Nazism in Sweden
- About 600 members of theSwedish neo-Nazi groupNordic Resistance Movement march throughGothenburg, and 10,000 people hold a counter-demonstration. More than 50 people are arrested and several people are injured during the protests.(The Washington Post)

Sports

2017 AFL Grand Final
- TheAustralian rules football clubRichmond Football Club defeats theAdelaide Football Club in the 2017AFL Grand Final by 108 points to 60.Dustin Martin won theNorm Smith Medal for best on ground after having won the2017 Brownlow Medal for the best and fairest player in the competition.(ABC Australia)(ABC Australia)

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Elections and referendums

Recent

September
- 11:Norway,Storting
- 17:Macau,Legislative Assembly
- 22:Aruba,Estates
- 23:New Zealand,House of Representatives
- 24:Germany,Bundestag
- 24:Switzerland,Referendum
- 25:Iraqi Kurdistan,Independence referendum

Upcoming

October
- 1:Catalonia,Independence referendum
- 10:Liberia,President, House of Representatives
- 15:Austria,National Council
- 15:Kyrgyzstan,President
- 20–21:Czech Republic,Chamber of Deputies
- 22:Argentina,National Congress
- 22:Italy
  - Lombardy,Regional autonomy referendum
  - Veneto,Regional autonomy referendum
- 22:Japan,House of Representatives
- 22:Slovenia,President
- 26:Kenya,President (re-vote)
- 28:Iceland,Althing

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Recent deaths

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Trials

Ongoing conflicts

Africa

Algeria and Tunisia
- Maghreb insurgency
- ISIL insurgency in Tunisia
Cameroon, Chad, Niger, and Nigeria
- Boko Haram insurgency
Central African Republic
- Civil war
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Libya
- Civil war
Mali
- Northern Mali conflict
Somalia
- Civil war
South Sudan
- Ethnic violence(South Sudanese Civil War)
Sudan

Americas

Mexico
- Mexican War on Drugs
Peru
- Internal conflict in Peru

Asia

Afghanistan
- Afghanistan War
China
- Xinjiang conflict
India
- Naxalite–Maoist insurgency
- Insurgency in Northeast India
India and Pakistan
- Kashmir conflict
Indonesia, Malaysia and the Philippines
- Moro conflict
  - Cross border attacks in Sabah
Indonesia and Papua New Guinea
- Papua conflict
Myanmar
- Internal conflict in Myanmar
Pakistan
- War in North-West Pakistan
- Balochistan conflict
Philippines
- CPP-NPA-NDF rebellion
Thailand
- South Thailand insurgency

Europe

Armenia and Azerbaijan
- Nagorno-Karabakh conflict
Georgia
- Abkhaz–Georgian conflict
- Georgian–Ossetian conflict
Russia
- Chechen–Russian conflict
- North Caucasus insurgency
Ukraine
- War in Donbass
  - Russian military intervention in Ukraine

Middle East

Egypt
- Sinai insurgency
Egypt, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Palestine, and Syria
- Arab–Israeli conflict
Iran
- Iran–PJAK conflict
Iraq
- American-led intervention in Iraq
- Iranian intervention in Iraq
Iraq andSyria (map)
- Military intervention against ISIL
Israel and Lebanon
- Israeli–Lebanese conflict
Israel and Palestine
- Gaza–Israel conflict
- Israeli–Palestinian conflict
Syria
Turkey
- Turkey–PKK conflict
Yemen

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