Portal:Current events/September 2018
September 2018 was the ninth month of that common year. The month, which began on a Saturday, ended on a Sunday after 30 days.
This is an archived version of Wikipedia's Current events Portal from September 2018.
September 1, 2018 (Saturday)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- Dahyan air strike, Yemeni Civil War (2015–present)
- Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates say that the bombing of a school bus in Yemen by Saudi Arabian aircraft, which killed 51 people, was "unjustified". (Al Jazeera)
Arts and culture
- Dignitaries gather at the memorial service for U.S. Senator John McCain at the Washington National Cathedral, at which former U.S. Presidents George W. Bush and Barack Obama are among those who eulogize McCain. (CNN)
Disasters and accidents
- Utair Flight 579
- Utair Flight 579 overruns the runway and catches fire while landing at Sochi International Airport, injuring 18 people. (BBC)
International relations
- Bolivarian diaspora, Crisis in Venezuela, Venezuela–Colombia migrant crisis
- Colombia is preparing to declare an economic and social emergency in the region of La Guajira, which borders Venezuela. (La República)
September 2, 2018 (Sunday)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- A suicide bomber attacks a government building in Mogadishu, Somalia, and causes the collapse of an adjacent school. Three deaths and 14 injuries are reported. (BBC)
- Moro conflict; 2018 Isulan bombings
- Another bombing incident occurs in Isulan, Sultan Kudarat, in the Philippines, when an improvised explosive device explodes outside an internet café, killing one person and injuring 15 others. (GMA News)
- Second Libyan Civil War
- Around 400 prisoners, mostly supporters of the late Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi, escape from a detention facility in Ain Zara, near Tripoli, amid fighting between rival militia groups. (BBC)
Disasters and accidents
- 2018 Vietnam floods
- Heavy floods that started again across Vietnam have killed at least 14 people, while four others are declared missing. Also, 375 houses were damaged and 661 cattle killed. (Firstpost)
- A bus crashes in the Andes in Ecuador, leaving 11 people dead and 37 injured. (Channel NewsAsia)
- National Museum of Brazil fire
- A massive fire destroys most of the Paço de São Cristóvão, which houses the National Museum of Brazil, in Rio de Janeiro. The museum holds important archaeοlogical and anthropological objects, including the remains of the Luzia Woman, Marajoara vases and Egyptian mummies. (G1) (Reuters)
International relations
- War in Donbass
- Tens of thousands of people attend the funeral of Alexander Zakharchenko. Yesterday, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said that the murder was a provocation and that it would derail the stalled Normandy format peace process. (Deutsche Welle)
- Crisis in Venezuela, Foreign relations of Ireland to the Americas
- Ireland protests in response to the Venezuelan government seizing a Smurfit Kappa production plant, with Dublin liaising through its Mexican embassy to secure its return and the release of imprisoned managers. (Financial Times)
Politics and elections
- International presidential trips made by Rodrigo Duterte
- Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte visits Israel, making him the first Philippines president to do so. (Tampa Bay)
September 3, 2018 (Monday)
Armed conflicts and attacks
Arts and culture
- Former San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick is expected to become the "new face" of the Nike advertising campaign Just Do It. (BBC)
- President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko states that the Orthodox Church intends to grant the Kiev Patriarchate autocephaly. (BBC)
Disasters and accidents
- Typhoon Jebi (2018)
- The Typhoon Jebi in Taiwan killed six people while another was declared missing. (Taiwan News)
- A bus accident in Avilés, Spain, kills five people and injures 17 others. (La voz de Avilés)
- An explosion at a Rheinmetall munition depot near Cape Town, South Africa, kills at least eight people. (Al Jazeera)
- A plane crashes near Angel Falls, Venezuela, killing all six of the people onboard. (Mundo)
- 2018 Atlantic hurricane season
- Tropical Storm Gordon forms in the Florida Keys and is forecast to strengthen over the next 48 hours as it brings strong winds and heavy rain to the Gulf of Mexico. (KXLY) (NBC News)
Law and crime
- Arrests of Wa Lone and Kyaw Soe Oo
- Two Reuters journalists jailed in Myanmar are sentenced to seven years in prison for violating the Official Secrets Act, prompting international condemnation. The pair was investigating reports of mass graves at the village of Inn Din when they were arrested in Yangon for attempting to obtain classified documents, which they contend were used as bait to entrap them. (The Guardian)
September 4, 2018 (Tuesday)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- 2015–2018 Iraqi protests
- Seven people are killed and more than 30 are injured during a rally in Basra, Iraq after security forces opened fire. (Yeni Şafak English)
- Libyan civil war
- The United Nations reports that a ceasefire has been agreed upon by non-governmental militias fighting in Tripoli. (BBC)
Arts and culture
- The new book of investigative journalist Bob Woodward, Fear, draws the ire of the White House. (Fox News) (Vox)
- A pair of Judy Garland's famous ruby slippers from The Wizard of Oz (1939) are recovered by police. The shoes were stolen from a museum in Grand Rapids, Minnesota in 2005. (BBC)
Business and economy
- International reactions to the Saudi-led intervention in Yemen
- Spain confirms that it has cancelled the sale of 400 laser-guided bombs to Saudi Arabia because of concerns about the weapons' use in the conflict in Yemen. (Reuters)
- Amazon becomes the second trillion-dollar company in the United States. (BBC)
Disasters and accidents
- 2018 Pacific typhoon season
- Typhoon Jebi kills at least 11 people in Japan, while more than 300 are injured. It is considered the strongest typhoon in the country in 25 years. (BBC)
- A bridge collapses in Kolkata, resulting in three deaths and 25 injuries. (Oneindia)
Law and crime
- 70 protesters, including television actress Piper Perabo, are arrested at the Brett Kavanaugh Supreme Court nomination. (People) (The Hill)
- Table Rock Lake duck boat accident
- Tia Coleman, an Indianapolis woman who lost her husband and eight other relatives in the sinking of a duck boat in Branson, Missouri, files a lawsuit against the tour boat operators and manufacturer. (Indy Star)
Politics and elections
- Brett Kavanaugh Supreme Court nomination
- The U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee opens confirmation hearings for U.S. Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh. (NPR)
- The European Ombudsman, Emily O'Reilly, mentions four counts of maladministration by the European Commission in the fast-track nomination of Martin Selmayr as its Secretary-General in February. (BBC)
- Chicago mayoral election, 2019
- Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel announces he will not seek a third term in 2019. (CBS News)
- Government of Jimmy Morales
- President Jimmy Morales and the National Security Council of Guatemala banned the re-entry into the national territory of the head of the CICIG (International Commission against Impunity in Guatemala) Iván Velásquez Gómez. President Morales also criticized the Secretary-General of the United Nations António Guterres and ordered him to immediately replace the CICIG commissioner. (The Washington Post)
- Jon Kyl will replace John McCain as Senator of Arizona. (Huffington Post)
Science and technology
- A Microsoft Azure datacenter in Texas goes down due to a cooling system failure. Outages in cloud services were reported worldwide (Zdnet)
September 5, 2018 (Wednesday)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- War in Afghanistan (2001–2021)
- Israel’s Supreme Court rejects appeals against the demolition of Khan al-Ahmar in the occupied West Bank whose fate has been a subject of international concern. (BBC)
Disasters and accidents
- 2018 Atlantic hurricane season
- Tropical Storm Gordon makes landfall near the Alabama–Mississippi border in the United States. One death is reported. (CNN)
- Hurricane Florence, the sixth named storm of 2018, becomes the first major Atlantic hurricane of the year as it strengthens to a category 3 hurricane. (Fox News) (SFgate.com)
- An Iranian man attempts self-immolation in front of the Tehran city hall. (Trend)
- Emirates Flight 203 from Dubai is quarantined briefly after landing at John F. Kennedy International Airport when 19 passengers were deemed sick and others complained of symptoms. (USA Today)
International relations
- Israel–Paraguay relations
- Paraguay announces that it will move its embassy in Israel from Jerusalem to Tel Aviv, reversing a May decision to move it from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem, citing efforts to achieve peace in the Middle East. In response, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu orders the closure of Israel's embassy in Paraguay. (Reuters), (Reuters2)
- Bolivarian diaspora, Crisis in Venezuela
- China–Togo relations
- Wang Huning, a senior official of the Communist Party of China, meets with Togolese President Faure Gnassingbé in Beijing, China. (Xinhua)
Law and crime
- Poisoning of Sergei and Yulia Skripal
- British authorities charge two men for their alleged involvement in a Novichok poisoning earlier in 2018, claiming the men are agents of the GRU. (NPR)
- Russia says that the United Kingdom declines to provide them with the suspects' fingerprints. (TASS)
- Kidnapping of Joshua Boyle and Caitlan Coleman, Weinstein effect
- Caitlan Coleman, an American woman kidnapped and held hostage for five years in Afghanistan, accused her husband Joshua Boyle physically and emotionally abusing her while the family was being held by Taliban-linked militants. (The Guardian)
Politics and elections
- Presidency of Donald Trump
- The New York Times publishes an editorial written by an anonymous senior administration official in the Trump administration which criticizes U.S. President Donald Trump and claims unnamed administration aides and officials, in efforts to promote national stability, conspired against the president. (AP via CBC)
Science and technology
- International Space Station maintenance
- The Director General of Roscosmos, Dmitry Rogozin, says the 2mm hole detected on the International Space Station (ISS) last week was caused, possibly deliberately, by someone using a drill, and that an investigation is under way to find out who is responsible. (The Guardian)
September 6, 2018 (Thursday)
Business and economy
- Approximately two million Ford F150 trucks are recalled due to a manufacturing error which can cause the seat belt pretensioner to ignite the vehicle. (NPR)
- Trans Mountain Pipeline expansion
- Kinder Morgan hints at a potential offloading of Canada assets following sales of the Trans Mountain Pipeline expansion project to the Canadian government. (Vancouver Sun) (Toronto Star)
Disasters and accidents
- 2018 Hokkaido Eastern Iburi earthquake
- Earthquakes in 2018
- A magnitude 7.8 earthquake occurs off the coast of Fiji. The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center says no tsunami is expected due to its depth. (BNO News)
- European migrant crisis
- Spanish rescuers find five dead migrants and 53 survivors in a boat partially sunk in waters east of the Strait of Gibraltar. (ABC News)
- 2018 North Korean floods
- Heavy floods in North Korea leave at least 76 dead and 75 missing. (Reuters)
International relations
- North Korea–South Korea relations, 2017–18 North Korea crisis
- North Korean leader Kim Jong-un and South Korea president Moon Jae-in agree to hold a third summit between September 18 and September 20 in Pyongyang. (NBC News)
- Kim gives a timeline for denuclearization, aiming for completion by the end of U.S. President Donald Trump's first term. (Reuters)
- Eritrea–Ethiopia relations
- Ethiopia reopens its embassy in the Eritrean capital Asmara. After the 1998-2018 Eritrean–Ethiopian War, both countries signed a peace accord in July 2018. Also in July, Eritrea reopened its embassy in the Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa. (Al Jazeera)
Law and crime
- LGBT rights in India
- The Supreme Court of India strikes down Article 377, a colonial-era law which criminalized homosexuality, declaring it unconstitutional. (BBC)
- Poisoning of Sergei and Yulia Skripal, 2018 Amesbury poisonings
- Ben Wallace, British Security Minister, says in an interview that Russian President Vladimir Putin bears the responsibility for multiple Novichok poisonings in the U.K., in which British citizens were harmed and killed. (BBC)
- 6 September 2018 Cincinnati shooting
- A gunman kills three people and injures two others at the Fifth Third Bank headquarters in Cincinnati, United States, before police fatally shoot him. (Fox News)
- Sony Pictures hack, WannaCry ransomware attack
- The Justice Department unseals charges made in June against an alleged hacker for the North Korean government in connection with a series of cyber attacks, including the 2014 assaults on Sony Pictures. The Federal Bureau of Investigation accuses Park Jin Hyok of conspiring the hack on behalf of Reconnaissance General Bureau, the country's intelligence agency, and conspiring to commit wire fraud. (The Washington Post)
- Nisour Square massacre
- The second trial of U.S. citizen Nicholas Slatten, the former Blackwater (now Academi) employee who was found guilty in 2013 of first-degree murder in connection to the killing in 2007 of fourteen unarmed civilians on Baghdad's Nisour Square and sentenced to life in prison, ends in a mistrial. (NPR)
- Trump administration family separation policy
- The Trump administration proposes regulatory changes which would allow the children of illegal immigrants to be imprisoned for more than 20 days. (NPR)
- Mexican Drug War
Politics and elections
- Ñuble becomes the 16th region of Chile after new administrative divisions in Chile come into effect. (Biobío)
- Jair Bolsonaro presidential campaign, 2018
- Brazilian presidential candidate Jair Bolsonaro is stabbed in the abdomen and seriously injured at a campaign rally. He is expected to be in intensive care for at least seven days. Police arrest a 40-year-old man they say appears mentally disturbed. (AP)
Science and technology
- Discoveries of exoplanets
- Wolf 503b, a super-Earth exoplanet twice the size of Earth, is discovered orbiting Wolf 503 145 light years away by American, German, and Canadian researchers via the NASA Kepler Space Telescope. (Fox News) (Astrobio)
September 7, 2018 (Friday)
Armed conflicts and attacks
Business and economy
- Tesla stock drops 9% the day after CEO Elon Musk was seen drinking whiskey and smoking cannabis in California while discussing space colonization, life after the technological singularity and whether reality is a simulation on The Joe Rogan Experience, and two executives resign. (AP) (Space.com)
- Starbucks opens its first shop in Italy, in the city of Milan. The 25,000 square-foot Reserve Roastery creates 300 jobs. (Fortune via Yahoo!)
Disasters and accidents
- 2018 Hokkaido Eastern Iburi earthquake
- Energy specialists and executives say a power outage from the earthquake could have been lessened if Hokkaido Electric did not rely so exclusively on the Tomato-Atsuma coal plant. The company has restored electricity to just over half of its affected customers. (Reuters)
- Passengers who were planning on visiting Bermuda are forced to change plans and go to Maine and Canada thanks to a threat of safety posed by Hurricane Florence. (CBS)
International relations
- War in Afghanistan (2001–2021)
- U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis makes an unannounced visit to Afghanistan, to attempt to discuss peace with the Taliban, which has declined such talks with the Afghan government. (UPI)
- 2015–2018 Iraqi protests
- Protesters storm the Iranian consulate in Basra, in protest of corruption and misrule by Iraq's political elite, damaging the consulate's offices and shouting anti-Iranian slogans while others briefly take workers hostage at a nearby oilfield. (Reuters) (Ynet News)
Law and crime
- The Ministry of Justice of the United Kingdom announces that divorce laws in England and Wales will be altered to allow for "no fault" divorces. (BBC)
Politics and elections
- 2018 Malagasy presidential election
- Madagascar President Hery Rajaonarimampianina resigns from office in order to contest the November presidential election, as required by the Constitution. Senate president Riko Rakotovao becomes interim President of Madagascar until the January 2019 inauguration of a new president. (News24) (The East African)
- Mueller special counsel investigation
- George Papadopoulos, former 2016 presidential campaign aide to Donald Trump, receives a prison sentence of 14 days for lying to investigators regarding his ties to Russian contacts. He also receives a fine, probation and a community service obligation. (CNN)
September 8, 2018 (Saturday)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- Taliban insurgents attacked a checkpoint in the western province of Afghanistan of Herat killing 9 and injuring 6 the militants suffered 10 losses as well. (VOA)
Business and economy
- The WTC–Cortlandt subway station in lower Manhattan opens for the first time since being destroyed in the September 11 attacks in 2001. (The New York Times)
Disasters and accidents
- 2018 Hokkaido Eastern Iburi earthquake
- The death toll from the earthquake in Hokkaido, Japan, rises to 39. More people remain missing. (The Japan Times)
- A pneumonia outbreak in Brescia and Mantova, Italy, infects at least 150 people. The deaths of two other people are suspected connected to the disease. The cause is a suspected bacterium in the water. (Corriere della Sera)
- 15 people died and 13 were injured when a truck carrying potatoes crashed into five vehicles in Mbeya, Tanzania. (The East African)
- At least 15 people are killed and 25 others wounded when a passenger bus collides with a truck in Kandahar, Afghanistan. (TOLONews)
- A bus plunges into a ravine in Sukabumi, West Java, Indonesia, resulting in 21 deaths. (ABC News)
- The Prime Minister of Abkhazia Gennadi Gagulia dies in a car accident in Abkhazia after returning from a trip to Syria. (RFE/RL) (TASS)
Health and environment
- 2018 Middle East respiratory syndrome outbreak
- A South Korean man is diagnosed with the potentially deadly MERS virus and is being treated at a hospital in Seoul, the first such case in three years. (Reuters)
- The Public Health England reports the United Kingdom's first ever case of monkeypox in a Nigerian national staying at a naval base in Cornwall. The patient is being treated at the Royal Free Hospital in London. (The Guardian)
Law and crime
- Human rights in Iran
- Iran's judiciary executes three Iranian Kurdish prisoners, including Ramin Panahi, for terrorism offences. Two United Nations special rapporteurs condemn the executions and Amnesty International alleges their trials were unfair, due to the denial of legal counsel and confessions obtained through torture. (Reuters)
- Human rights in Egypt
- A court in Egypt sentences 75 people to death for participating in a pro-Morsi sit-in protest in a Cairo suburb in 2013. The breakup of that protest at Rabaa Square by Egyptian authorities resulted in over 600 deaths. Of the 739 defendants, Muslim Brotherhood leader Mohamed Badie and 46 others are sentenced to life in prison, 374 receive 15-year jail terms, 22 are sentenced to 10 years and 215 people, including Mahmoud Abu Zeid (Shawkan), to five years in jail. (France 24) (The Evening Standard)
September 9, 2018 (Sunday)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- War in Afghanistan
- Dozens of people are killed in four separate attacks by the Taliban. An army base is destroyed in Baghlan Province. (The New York Times)
Business and economy
- Weinstein effect
- Les Moonves resigns as CEO of CBS Corporation amid reports of sexual misconduct allegations and an ongoing investigation into his behavior. CBS donates $20 million to groups supporting the Me Too movement and states that this money may be deducted from Moonves' severance package depending on the investigation's results. (CNN)
Disasters and accidents
- A small aircraft en route from Juba to Yirol crashes in South Sudan, killing 20 people, including the Episcopal Bishop of Yirol, and injuring three others. (Toronto Star)
- At least one person is killed and nearly 40 others are injured in a stampede at a football stadium in Madagascar. (BBC)
- Earthquakes in 2018
- A magnitude 6.5 earthquake strikes near Kirakira, Solomon Islands. No tsunami warnings have been issued. (USGS)
- Moldovan President Igor Dodon is involved in a highway accident when his official motorcade is struck by a truck coming from the opposite direction. Several passengers, including the president and members of his family, suffer moderate injuries and are hospitalized. Reports indicate that the Moldovan head of state is in good health. (BBC)
International relations
- North Korea and weapons of mass destruction, Public holidays in North Korea
- North Korea celebrates its 70th anniversary with a military parade in Pyongyang with the absence of its international ballistic missiles. (The New York Times)
Law and crime
- About 200 Kosovo Albanian veterans from the Kosovo War block the road to Banje near Drenica and prevent a planned visit by the President of Serbia. (Reuters) (Associated Press)
- The prosecutor in Abkhazia says that the driver of the car that probably initiated the deadly accident of Prime Minister of Abkhazia Gennady Gagulya yesterday was under the influence of drugs and has been detained. (News.am)
- Seven people, including two British tourists, are wounded in a knife attack in the 19th arrondissement of Paris. The attacker, said to be an Afghan national, is arrested by police. (Associated Press) (BBC)
Politics and elections
- Swedish general election, 2018
- Voters in Sweden head to the polls to elect members to the Riksdag. (BBC)
- Swedish media report voter harassment by members of the neo-Nazi Nordic Resistance Movement. The far-right Alternative for Sweden party is reportedly "shouting loud" on social media. (The Washington Post)
Sports
- 2018 NFL season
- The Green Bay Packers won a game down 17 or more in the fourth quarter for the first time in their history with a 24-23 win over the Chicago Bears after Aaron Rodgers returned from an injury that caused him to temporarily leave the game. This win was the “fourth-largest” comeback in their team history. (Sports Yahoo) (Business Insider)
September 10, 2018 (Monday)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- Syrian Civil War
- The Netherlands halts funding of the Syrian opposition and police forces, saying the chances of them winning the war are "extremely limited". Dutch support for the White Helmets will also end in December 2018. (Dutch News)
- Somali Civil War
- A car bomb in Mogadishu kills six people and injures 16 others. (Al Jazeera)
- Second Libyan Civil War, 2018 Tripoli attack
- Gunmen storm the headquarters of the National Oil Corporation (NOC) in Tripoli, Libya. At least four people are killed. (BBC)
Disasters and accidents
- 2018 Hokkaido Eastern Iburi earthquake
- The death toll from the earthquake in Hokkaido, Japan rises to 44. There are now no reports of individuals missing and the search operations have been called off. (Xinhua)
- 2018 Atlantic hurricane season
- Hurricane Florence regains strength to a category 4 major hurricane and is expected to threaten the East Coast of the United States near the Carolinas in the coming days, with the potential for a category 4 or 5 landfall with very large rainfall totals. Preparations are underway for evacuation of around 1 million coastal inhabitants of South Carolina. (Upi) (Post and Courier)
- A gas depot explodes in Lafia, Nigeria, killing at least 35 people and leaving some burned beyond recognition. (CBC)
International relations
- Palestine–United States relations
- The Wall Street Journal reports that National Security Advisor John R. Bolton is expected to announce today the closure of the Palestine Liberation Organization office in Washington. (Bloomberg)
- Palestinian diplomat Saeb Erekat says that the United States "is willing to disband the international system in order to protect Israeli crimes". (Times of Israel)
- North Korea–Russia relations
- Kremlin aide Yuri Ushakov says that Russian President Vladimir Putin has sent a letter to meet North Korea leader Kim Jong-un. (Reuters)
- Nieuwsuur reports the Dutch government has provided funding over the past two years to Syrian rebel group Jabhat al-Shamiya, despite Dutch prosecutors describing the group as a "salafist and jihadistic" terror group and preparing to bring a man to trial next week accused of being a member. (Dutch News)
Law and crime
- California Attorney General Xavier Becerra announces the arrest of 32 East Bay street gangsters linked to a million-dollar fraud conspiracy. (SFGate.com)
- Death of Marrisa Shen
- Ibrahim Ali, a 28-year old Syrian refugee living in Canada, is charged with first-degree murder in the death of Marrisa Shen. (Fox News) (New York Post)
Politics and elections
- Swedish general election
- The center-left parties that form the current government obtain 40.6% of the vote, the center-right alliance winning 40.3%. The far-right Sweden Democrats gain 17.6%. A long process to form a coalition government now seems likely. (CNN)
- Moscow mayoral election, 2018
- The Russian presidential office confirms that mayor of Moscow Sergei Sobyanin is reelected for a second and final term. (Sputnik via Urdupoint)
- Impeachment of Park Geun-hye
- Conservative South Korean protesters at the Seoul station call for the release of imprisoned former President Park Geun-hye. (Upi)
- National Security Advisor John R. Bolton threatens the International Criminal Court with sanctions should the organisation try to prosecute Americans for war crimes committed in Afghanistan. (Reuters)
Science and technology
- SpaceX successfully launches Canadian communication satellite Telstar 18V from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station. It was deployed into geostationary transfer orbit (GTO) approximately 32 minutes after rocket's liftoff. (CBS News)
September 11, 2018 (Tuesday)
Disasters and accidents
- 2018 Atlantic hurricane season, Hurricane Florence
- The Donald Trump campaign cancels a rally for Missouri ahead of Hurricane Florence, which is expected to make landfall on the East Coast. (Politico)
- The North Carolina Tar Heels football game against the UCF Knights and the North Carolina State Wolfpack game against the West Virginia Mountaineers are cancelled due to Hurricane Florence. (Orlando Sentinel) (Sporting News)
- A bus carrying pilgrims from a Hindu temple in the hills of Telangana in India plunges off a road, killing at least 57 people and injuring 25 others.
(NDTV) Braview Academy Highschool in Whitefield, Dundee (Scotland) burns down after a major fire occurred as dozens of fire fighters finally put it out fortunately no one was injured
Health and environment
- 2018 Middle East respiratory syndrome outbreak
- South Korean health authorities announce that they are searching for around 50 foreign nationals who may have been in contact with the recently confirmed MERS patient, including those who arrived in Incheon Airport from Dubai on the same flight last Friday. (The Straits Times)
International relations
- Eritrean–Ethiopian border conflict, Eritrea–Ethiopia relations
- The Eritrean–Ethiopian border reopens for the first time since 1998. (The New York Times)
Law and crime
- Capital punishment in Iraq
- Iraq announces the executions of seven terror convicts in Dhi Qar, saying the men, all citizens of Iraq, were hanged yesterday. (Gulf News)
Politics and elections
- 2017–18 Spanish constitutional crisis
- A million Catalonia residents launch an "autumn of protests" on National Day of Catalonia to demand independence from Spain and release "high-profile" secessionists from jail. (The Evening Standard) (ABC News)
- The Spanish Health Minister Carmen Montón resigns after the irregularities in her master's degree and the plagiarism of part of her final project were made public on 10 September. She is the second minister to resign since Pedro Sánchez formed the government on 7 June. (Reuters)
Science and technology
- RiskIQ, a cybersecurity firm, reports that it has discovered the software that was used to gather credit card information from the British Airways website. The firm further states that the "supply chain attack" was very similar to an earlier attempt to skim data from the Ticketmaster website. (BBC)
September 12, 2018 (Wednesday)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- War in Afghanistan
- The death toll from yesterday's suicide attack on protesters in eastern Afghanistan rises to 68. (Al Jazeera)
Business and economy
- The French railway company SNCF announces prototypes for driverless passenger and freight trains by 2023. (Phys.org)
Disasters and accidents
- 14 people died and 24 others were injured when the brakes of an overloaded passenger van failed while the van was traveling on a winding road in northern Philippines. (The Boston Globe)
- At least 20 people are killed in central Mali when a truck plunges into a river after a suspected brake failure. (Reuters)
- 2018 Atlantic hurricane season, Hurricane Florence
- Amtrak modifies services and cancels train services south of Washington, D.C. ahead of Hurricane Florence. FlightAware reported that 180 flights have been cancelled. Charleston International Airport in South Carolina is expected to close by midnight. (The Washington Post)
Law and crime
- A man plows his car into a crowd of people at a busy square in Hengyang, Hunan, China, before exiting his vehicle and stabbing bystanders. Eleven people are killed and 44 others are injured. The attacker was detained and identified by police as a convicted drug dealer and thief, who said that "he wanted to take revenge on society". (South China Morning Post)
- Five people are killed in a string of shootings in Bakersfield, California, before the gunman fatally shoots himself. (Reuters)
Politics and elections
- Treaty on European Union
- The European Parliament votes 448–197 to trigger article 7 against Hungary for flouting the rule of law in the country. (Al Jazeera)
- 2017–18 Iranian protests
- Iranian Kurdish shopkeepers begin a region-wide strike against the executions of Kurdish activists and the bombing of opposition parties in Koya in the neighboring Iraqi Kurdistan Region. (Kurdistan24)
- 2018 G20 Buenos Aires summit
- Deputy US Trade Representative Dennis Shea will represent the United States at the Group of 20 trade ministerial meeting in Argentina. (Reuters)
Sports
- 2018 WNBA season
- In the WNBA Finals, the Seattle Storm win the WNBA championship with a 98-92 win over the Washington Mystics. (Huffington Post)
September 13, 2018 (Thursday)
Business and economy
- September 2018 inter-Korean summit, North Korea–South Korea relations
- The heads of Samsung, Hyundai, SK and LG will attend the third Inter-Korean summit between South Korean President Moon Jae-in and North Korea leader Kim Jong-un in Pyongyang next week. (UPI)
- The European Central Bank maintains its policy to halve monetary stimulus after September and end it in December 2018. However, the ECB perceives "uncertainties related to rising protectionism" as the main concern for the global economy. (The Daily Journal)
Disasters and accidents
- 2018 Atlantic hurricane season
- Hurricane Florence weakens to a category 1 storm, but "life-threatening storm surge and rainfall" to the Carolinas remain likely with tropical-storm-force winds on Thursday. (WBIR), (Business Insider)
- Aftermath of Hurricane Maria, Hurricane Maria death toll controversy
- U.S. President Donald Trump denies that 3,000 people died in the 2017 hurricane, advancing a number of "6 to 18 deaths", and further makes the false assertion that the Democrats inflated the former number. (NBC News) (NPR)
- Massachusetts gas explosions
- At least 40 homes are damaged and 1 person killed in Lawrence, Andover, and North Andover, as at least 39 gas explosions level houses. Residents are being evacuated to neighboring towns. (Fox News), (CNN), (ABC)
- Heavy floods, following recent heavy rainfall in Adamawa, Nigeria, kill at least 10 people and displace several hundreds more. (Premium Times)
- Seven tourists are injured after a section of cliff breaks away above Shipwreck Beach at Navagio, on the Greek island of Zakynthos, creating a minor tsunami that capsized several small boats in the cove. (BBC) (The Washington Post)
Law and crime
- Organized crime in Nigeria
- Bandits open fire at a village hall, where residents gather at night to watch films, in Zamfara State, Nigeria. Eleven people are killed and many more are injured. (BBC)
- Torture during the Algerian War of Independence
- French President Emmanuel Macron announces the recognition that the French state systematically tortured during the 1950s–60s Algerian War of Independence and calls to open archives concerning those who disappeared, such as activist Maurice Audin. (The Washington Post)
- Mass surveillance in the United Kingdom
- The European Court of Human Rights rules that the United Kingdom breached provisions in the European Convention on Human Rights in relation to mass surveillance practices exposed by American whistleblower Edward Snowden. (AP News)
Politics and elections
- The Spanish Congress of Deputies approves the decree to allow the government to exhume the dictator Francisco Franco's remains from the Valle de los Caídos. (Reuters) (The New York Times)
- South Sudan civil war
- President of South Sudan Salva Kiir and leader of SPLM-IO Riek Machar reach a peace agreement. Other rebel factions are also expected to join a reformed government. (BBC)
September 14, 2018 (Friday)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- Syrian Civil War
- Residents in Idlib, the last Syrian opposition-held territory, demonstrate against President Bashar Assad's government. (ABC News)
Arts and culture
- The Russian Orthodox Church freezes its relations with the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople over its influence in Ukraine. (Reuters)
Disasters and accidents
- 2018 Atlantic hurricane season, Hurricane Florence
- Hurricane Florence makes landfall in Wrightsville Beach, North Carolina, as a Category 1 hurricane. and leaves over 895,000 residences and businesses without electrical power. A 105 mph (169 km/h) gust hits Wilmington, the strongest wind recorded there since Hurricane Helene in 1958. Florence is later downgraded to a Tropical Storm as it moves inland with sustained winds of 70 mph (110 km/h). (ABC News) (The Morning Call) (AP) (NHC) (Reuters)
- More than 150 residents in New Bern, North Carolina, are left stranded after 10-foot (3 m)–high storm surges flood the city. (CBS News)
- At least four people are reported killed in Florence-related incidents. (AP)
- 2018 Pacific typhoon season, Super Typhoon Mangkhut/Ompong
- Super Typhoon Mangkhut (Ompong) approaches the Philippines as one of the strongest in its history, with sustained winds of 205 kilometres per hour (127 mph) and gusts of up to 285 km/h (177 mph). (The Guardian)
- The death toll from a cholera outbreak in Zimbabwe rises to 25. In response, the government launches a crowdfunding campaign, which has been criticized due to it being started amid allegations of misused state funds. (BBC)
International relations
- North Korea–South Korea relations, Inter-Korean Liaison Office
- North Korea and South Korea open their first liaison office near Kaesong ahead of the third summit meeting between Moon Jae-in and Kim Jong-un in 2018. (SCMP) (USA Today)
- Brexit
- European Union diplomats reject Dominic Raab's claim that negotiations are "closing in". (The Guardian)
- Organization of American States
- Secretary general Luis Almagro of the OAS says that he does not exclude "a military intervention to overthrow" President of Venezuela Nicolás Maduro, arguing that the Maduro government perpetrates "crimes against humanity, the violation of the human rights and the suffering of people that is inducing an exodus". (AP via Houston Chronicle)
Law and crime
- Trials of Paul Manafort, Mueller special counsel investigation
- Former Donald Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort agrees to plead guilty in a foreign-lobbying and money-laundering case brought by special counsel Robert Mueller. Manafort has agreed to cooperate with the investigation. (Politico) (BBC)
- Corruption in Venezuela
- 28 former Venezuelan officials are charged with corruption by a judge in Andorra. (BBC)
September 15, 2018 (Saturday)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- Nine civilians are killed in twin attacks carried out by Islamist militants in eastern Burkina Faso. (The Sydney Morning Herald)
Business and economy
- The government of the United Kingdom announces that a review will be introduced Thursday of the rail franchise system amid criticism of its efficacy. (BBC)
Disasters and accidents
- 2018 Pacific typhoon season, Typhoon Mangkhut
- Super Typhoon Mangkhut (Ompong), one of the strongest in the history of the Philippines, kills at least 59 people. The typhoon struck also Hong Kong, injuring more than 200 people while four persons died in China. A woman died in Taiwan after being swept out to sea. (BBC) (Taiwan News)
- 2018 Atlantic hurricane season, Hurricane Florence
- 17 people are confirmed dead after Hurricane Florence-related incidents. Florence is expected to dump an additional 10 to 15 inches of rain in parts of the Carolinas. (BBC)
- A record 30.5 inches (77 cm) of rain falls at Swansboro, North Carolina, breaking the state record of 24 inches (61 cm). (The Washington Post)
- At least five Afghan National Army soldiers are killed in a helicopter crash in Farah Province, Afghanistan. (Tolo News)
- A shark kills a man in Cape Cod, Massachusetts, the state's first such fatality since 1936. (AP)
Law and crime
- A U.S. Border Patrol agent has been arrested in the state of Texas on suspicion of killing four women. (BBC)
- The Russian FSB says that Belgium has extradited Ali Gekhaev, a suspect wanted for financing ISIL militants in Syria. (Xinhua) (TASS)
- Victoire Ingabire, Kizito Mihigo, and 2,138 other prisoners are released in an unexpected move by the Rwandan government. (Deutsche Welle)
- Five people are killed and another eight are injured in a shooting at Plaza Garibaldi in Mexico City. The gunmen were dressed as mariachi musicians. (National Post)
Science and technology
- The United Launch Alliance successfully launches NASA's ICESat-2 satellite from Vandenberg Air Force Base. The satellite will provide more precise information on Earth's polar ice caps. It is the final mission for the Delta II rocket. (BBC)
- Researchers with Stanford University report the discovery of the oldest known evidence of beer. Dating to approximately 11,000 BCE, the primitive brewery was located near modern Haifa, Israel. (BBC)
September 16, 2018 (Sunday)
Health and environment
- The Sunspot Solar Observatory in New Mexico is set to reopen on Monday after being closed due to "an on-going law enforcement investigation of criminal activity that occurred at Sacramento Peak" in which "a suspect in the investigation potentially posed a threat to the safety of local staff and residents". (CNET)
- A man and a woman are taken ill after a medical incident in Salisbury, United Kingdom. Police seal off a restaurant as a precautionary measure. According to The Guardian, tensions are high due to recent Novichok poisonings. According to the BBC, "there's no suggestion that this is connected". According to Sky News, at least one of the individuals who fell ill is a Russian. (The Guardian) (BBC) (Sky News)
- Two people die and 700 others seek medical attention, including three people in critical condition at the Defqon.1 Festival in Sydney, Australia, for drug-related issues. Premier of New South Wales Gladys Berejiklian says that the event is dangerous and will never take place again, effectively banning the music festival. (BBC)
Law and crime
- Forty-one inmates escape from Hpa-an Township's main prison in Kayin State, Myanmar, after hijacking a garbage truck and driving it through the prison gates. Eleven of the escapees are apprehended by police, but 30 remain at large. (The Myanmar Times)
Politics and elections
- Politics of Syria
- Local elections are held in government-held areas of Syria for the first time since 2011. (TASS)
- Government of Jimmy Morales
- The Constitutional Court of Guatemala annuls the decision of President Jimmy Morales to prevent the entrance to Guatemala to the head of the International Commission against Impunity in Guatemala Iván Velásquez Gómez. In the resolution, President Morales is forced to exhaust the dialogue with the United Nations. (ABC News)
Science and technology
- British space programme
- The first of a series of British satellites, known as NovaSAR, is launched from Satish Dhawan Space Centre in India. The Surrey Satellite Technology satellite is designed to monitor suspicious shipping activity. (BBC)
Sports
- 2018 Berlin Marathon
- Eliud Kipchoge of Kenya sets a new world record for the fastest marathon time, at 2:01:39. (BBC)
- Décastar
- At the season's last IAAF Combined Events Challenge in Talence, French athlete Kevin Mayer breaks the decathlon world record with a score of 9,126 points. (IAAF)
September 17, 2018 (Monday)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- Syrian Civil War, Syria missile strikes (September 2018)
- Russia and Turkey announce a demilitarized zone in Syria's Idlib Governorate and rule out any military operations. (The Independent)
- Several missiles are launched from the sea at the coastal city of Latakia, some of which are destroyed by air defence systems. It is not immediately clear who was behind the attack. (Reuters)
- A Russian Air Force Ilyushin Il-20 reconnaissance plane with 14 servicemen on board disappears from radar over the Mediterranean Sea during the missile attack on Syria's Latakia Governorate. A U.S. official claims the Syrian Army inadvertently shot it down while attempting to intercept missiles, while Russia detected a missile launch from a French FREMM multipurpose frigate. (CNN) (Reuters) (BBC)
- War in Afghanistan
- The Taliban launches multiple attacks on security checkpoints in Afghanistan, killing at least 27 members of the security forces. Twenty-two Taliban members are also killed and 16 others are injured. (news.com.au)
- Ethnic violence in Ethiopia over the weekend results in 23 deaths. Thousands protest against the killings in the capital Addis Ababa. (Reuters) (The Punch)
Arts and culture
Business and economy
- 2018 China–United States trade war
- The United States announces a 10% tariff on $200 billion worth of Chinese goods to start on September 24, increasing to 25% by the end of the year, and threatens tariffs on an additional $267 billion worth of imports if China retaliates. (Reuters)
- Phase-out of lightweight plastic bags
- The Jamaican Cabinet announces a total ban on the importation, manufacture, distribution and use of single-use plastic bags, effective January 1, 2019. (Jamaica Observer)
Disasters and accidents
- Hurricane Florence
- The death toll rises to at least 32, as flooding continues to inundate North Carolina. (BBC)
- 2018 Pacific typhoon season, Typhoon Mangkhut
- In the Philippines, Typhoon Mangkhut triggers a landslide in Itogon, Benguet, with more than 40 bodies found. (NBC News) (The New York Times)
- Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte repeats his call to shut all mines in the country following deadly landslides, hours after Environment and Natural Resources Secretary Roy Cimatu orders all mining to be stopped in the Cordillera region. (Reuters)
- Over 100 people are killed in floods after Nigeria's two major rivers burst their banks. (BBC)
- At least 11 people were killed and several others injured in a road crash involving a bus travelling from Zambia to South Africa. (Daily Nation)
- Seven people are killed and many others are in critical condition after suspected drug overdoses at a music festival in Hanoi, Vietnam. (VnExpress International)
- Five people are killed in a stampede at a football match in Luanda, Angola. (Bleacher Report)
Law and crime
- Disappearance of Sherlyn Cadapan and Karen Empeño
- Former Philippine Army general and politician Jovito Palparan is convicted for the kidnapping and disappearance of students Sherlyn Cadapan and Karen Empeño. He and two other associates are sentenced to life imprisonment. (Rappler)
Politics and elections
- Guatemalan President Jimmy Morales, along with Interior Minister Enrique Degenhart, Foreign Minister Sandra Jovel, and State Attorney Luis Donado say that they will not abide by the Constitutional Court's resolution in which ordered President Morales and his cabinet to allow Iván Velásquez Gómez, the head of the International Commission against Impunity in Guatemala, to enter Guatemala. (The New York Times)
Science and technology
- Exploration of Jupiter
- JunoCam captures an image of Jupiter's "brown barge", a cyclone-like shape that has weather patterns in Jupiter's atmosphere. (UPI)
- SpaceX lunar tourism mission
- SpaceX announces that Japanese billionaire and art collector Yusaku Maezawa will be the first commercial passenger to orbit the Moon on their BFR rocket in 2023. (Sky News)
- The world's first commercial hydrogen-powered passenger train enters service in Lower Saxony, Germany. The Alstom developed train uses a hydrogen fuel cell which emits no carbon dioxide. (NHK)
September 18, 2018 (Tuesday)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- Syria missile strikes (September 2018)
- News emerges that the Russian Ilyushin Il-20 aircraft with fourteen people on board, missing since Monday over the Mediterranean Sea, was shot down. Russia accuses Israel of not giving enough warning before launching its attacks, causing Syria to shoot the plane down. (BBC) (ABC News)
Business and economy
- 2018 China–United States trade war
- China adds US$60 billion of US products to its import tariff list in retaliation to the United States' recent tariffs on US$200 billion of Chinese imported goods. (Reuters)
Disasters and accidents
- 2018 Pacific typhoon season
- The death toll of the Typhoon Mangkhut in the Philippines rises to 81. 59 others are still missing. (Philippine Star)
- 2018 Atlantic hurricane season, Hurricane Florence
- The death toll rises to 35. Also, about 3.4 million chickens and turkeys and 5,500 hogs were killed in flooding from Hurricane Florence as rising North Carolina rivers swamped dozens of farm buildings where the animals were being raised for market. (CBS News) (Washington Examiner)
- 2016–18 Yemen cholera outbreak
- Nine people, including seven children, die from cholera in Yemen, amid an outbreak of the disease in the country. (Sputnik News)
- A total of 37 people, mostly foreign workers, are confirmed dead due to the drinking of tainted alcohol in Malaysia. (Yahoo News)
- 21 people are killed and 25 others are injured in a collision between a passenger bus and a trailer carrying flammable materials in Isfahan, Iran (Xinhua)
- A bus crash in southern Ecuador, leave 12 dead and 27 injured. (El Universal)
- The sixth floor of the Hotel Ritz in Madrid, Spain, collapses resulting in the death of one person while 12 others are injured. (BBC)
International relations
- September 2018 inter-Korean summit, North Korea–South Korea relations
- North Korean leader Kim Jong-un greets South Korean President Moon Jae-in in Pyongyang for their third summit meeting in 2018, as both countries look to establish peace on the Korean Peninsula. (CNN)
- North Korea says it will dismantle its Yongbyon Nuclear Scientific Research Center if the U.S. takes reciprocal measures. North and South Korea say they will seek a joint bid to host the 2032 Summer Olympics. (NBC News)
Law and crime
- Cannabis in South Africa
- South Africa legalizes the recreational use of cannabis. (BBC)
Politics and elections
- 2018 Chemnitz protests
- German Chancellor Angela Merkel removes Hans-Georg Maaßen from the position of President of the Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution after his remarks downplaying anti-migrant violence. (AP)
September 19, 2018 (Wednesday)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- Oromo–Somali clashes
- The death toll from the recent spike in ethnic violence in Ethiopia rises to 58. Thousands are still protesting against the killings in the capital Addis Ababa. (Yahoo News)
Disasters and accidents
- Hurricane Florence
- The death toll rises to 37 after two mental health patients died when the police van in which they were being transported got caught in floodwaters. (BBC)
- Storm Ali
Law and crime
- Kidnapping of Elizabeth Smart
- After serving fifteen years behind bars for her role in the kidnapping, Wanda Barzee, is released on probation from Utah State Prison. She will be on probation for five years. (Us Weekly)
- Killing of Mollie Tibbetts
- Cristhian Bahena Rivera, a 24-year-old man charged in the killing of University of Iowa student Mollie Tibbetts, is expected to be arraigned in a Poweshiek County court. (KCRG-TV)
- Panama Papers case
- Islamabad High Court suspends the NAB accountability court sentences and orders the release of former Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, his daughter Maryam Nawaz, and son-in-law Muhammad Safdar Awan. However, the convictions remain standing. (Al Jazeera)
- 1Malaysia Development Berhad scandal
- Former Prime Minister of Malaysia, Najib Razak, is arrested in connection with the allegation that RM2.6 billion (US$681 million when first reported three years ago) went into his personal bank accounts. New charges are, once approved, due to be filed tomorrow. (The Wall Street Journal)
- An arrest warrant is issued in Texas for 3D-printed gun rights activist and Defense Distributed owner Cody Wilson in connection with the sexual assault of a child. Wilson was last known to be in Taiwan. (ABC News) (Gizmodo)
- Gun violence in the United States
- An employee at a software firm in Middleton, Wisconsin, opens fire on his coworkers, injuring three, before being fatally wounded by police. (CNN)
- Four people are wounded in a shooting at a courthouse in Masontown, Pennsylvania, before police fatally shoot the gunman. (CNN)
- A gunman upset from his divorce shoots and wounds his ex-wife, then fatally shoots his parents in a retirement home in Chester County, Pennsylvania. The suspect later is found dead in his van after a brief shootout with police. (USA Today)
- Three people are injured after a car rammed into pedestrians near a mosque in northwest London. The Metropolitan Police are treating the incident as a hate crime. (Al Jazeera)
Science and technology
- Discoveries of exoplanets, 2018 in spaceflight
- NASA discovers its first exoplanet via the Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite space telescope. Pi Mensae c, a small Earth-like exoplanet, is located nearly 60 light-years away from Earth. (Gizmodo)
- Discoveries of exoplanets, Stars and planetary systems in fiction
- Astronomers discover an exoplanet located in the 40 Eridani star system mentioned in the Star Trek series where the planet Vulcan is located. (Forbes) (Syfy)
September 20, 2018 (Thursday)
Arts and culture
- Mercury Prize
- The band Wolf Alice wins the 2018 Hyundai Mercury Prize for its album Visions of a Life. (The Guardian)
Disasters and accidents
- Storm Bronagh
- Bronagh, the second named storm of the 2018–19 European windstorm season, begins moving across Ireland and the United Kingdom. (ITV)
- Heavy rainfall from Bronagh results in severe flash floods across northern England. Sheffield is the worst affected city, with dozens of vehicles becoming stranded in rising floodwaters during the evening rush hour. (BBC)
- High winds from Bronagh arrive later in the day, gusting up to 97 kilometres per hour (60 mph) in parts of Wales. (BBC)
- MV Nyerere sinking
- At least 136 people are dead and more than 100 others are missing after a ferry capsizes in Lake Victoria, Tanzania. (BBC)
- 2018 Naga, Cebu landslide
- At least 25 people are killed and dozens are missing after a landslide unleashed by monsoon rains strikes Cebu, Philippines. (Philippine Star)
- 2018 California wildfires
- The United States Forest Service says that the Mendocino Complex Fire, largest wildfire on record in California, has been contained. (Mercury News)
- Eight people are killed in a head-on crash near Florence, Arizona, United States, after a car strikes an SUV. (ABC15)
- Four children from a day-care centre are killed in a collision involving a train and an electric cargo bike in Oss, Netherlands. Another child and a woman are injured. (BBC)
- A gas leak at the state archive in the city of Arezzo, Italy, kills two employees and injures one other. (Ansa)
- More than 30 passengers receive treatment after pilots forget to turn on a switch regulating cabin pressure on Jet Airways flight 9W 697 from Mumbai to Jaipur. (BBC)
International relations
- Brexit negotiations
- At a European Union leaders' meeting in Salzburg, European Council President Donald Tusk says that he will push for an additional gathering in mid-November, allowing the United Kingdom's proposals to be "reworked and further negotiated". (AFP via Dawn)
- September 2018 inter-Korean summit, North Korea–South Korea relations
- South Korean President Moon Jae-in states that North Korean leader Kim Jong-un wants to meet with U.S. President Donald Trump for a second time. (NPR)
- Doping in Russia
- The World Anti-Doping Agency votes to reinstate its affiliation with the Russian Anti-Doping Agency, which had previously been suspended in November 2015. (USA Today)
- Countering America's Adversaries Through Sanctions Act
- The United States State Department imposes sanctions on the Equipment Development Department, an agency within the military of China, for purchasing Sukhoi Su-35 fighters and S-400 missile system equipment through Rosoboronexport, Russia's main arms export agency. (Reuters)
Law and crime
- Aberdeen, Maryland shooting
- Three people are killed and three others are injured in a shooting at a Rite Aid distribution center in Aberdeen, Maryland, USA. The suspected shooter then shoots and kills herself. (CNN)
Politics and elections
- Politics of Japan, Liberal Democratic Party (Japan) leadership election, 2018
- Japanese Prime Minister Shinzō Abe is elected for a third term as President of the Liberal Democratic Party. (The Asahi Shimbun)
Science and technology
- Climate of Mars, Atmosphere of Mars
- The ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter reveals dust devils in the Mars region Ariadnes Colles. New measurements indicate astronauts traveling to Mars would experience 60% of their recommended career exposure to radioactivity in a single roundtrip journey. (Cosmos Magazine) (IFLScience)
Sports
- 2018 NFL season
- The Cleveland Browns win their first game in nearly two years after 635 days without a win. (The Guardian), (The New York Times)
September 21, 2018 (Friday)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- Second Libyan Civil War, Battle of Tripoli (2018)
- The death toll from recent clashes in Tripoli rises to 96. The clashes, which began on August 26, 2018, have also left 444 wounded and 16 missing. (The Washington Post)
- Islamist insurgency in Mozambique
- Twelve villagers are killed and 14 are wounded in an attack by Ansar al-Sunna on a village in northern Mozambique. (News24)
Disasters and accidents
- Dunrobin tornado
- A tornado hits near Dunrobin, Ontario then goes through Ottawa, Canada. 25 people are injured and many houses are destroyed. (The Canadian Press via Toronto Star)
Health and environment
- The government of Nigeria announces that 61 people have died and 50 others have been hospitalized from a cholera outbreak in Yobe. (Xinhua)
Law and crime
- A woman goes on a stabbing rampage in Queens, New York City, injuring five, including three infants. All are in stable condition. (CNN)
Politics and elections
- Politics of Vietnam
- Vietnamese President Trần Đại Quang dies at the age of 61 following an extended illness. Vice President Đặng Thị Ngọc Thịnh succeeds as the acting President. (BBC)
- Anti-corruption campaign under Xi Jinping
- The director of the National Energy Administration of China, Nur Bekri, is placed under investigation for graft. (Reuters)
Science and technology
- Trans Mountain Pipeline
- Canada Natural Resources Minister Amarjeet Sohi orders the National Energy Board to conduct a new review of the Trans Mountain Pipeline expansion project. (The Canadian Press via Edmonton Sun) (Reuters Canada)
Video games
- Telltale Games
- Video game developer Telltale Games announces the closure of most of its studio via public statement. 225 employees are laid off, leaving only 25 left in order to fulfill obligations. (Game Informer)
September 22, 2018 (Saturday)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- 2018 Ahvaz military parade attack
- Four unknown gunmen, wearing military uniforms, open fire during a military parade to commemorate the Iran–Iraq War in Ahvaz, Khuzestan, Iran, killing 25 people and wounding up to 60. Both the Islamic State and Ahvaz National Resistance claim responsibility. (Reuters)
- War in Afghanistan
- Somali Civil War
- A U.S. airstrike kills 18 Al Shabaab militants north of Kismayo, Somalia. The militants were engaged in an attack on U.S. and local forces. (CBC News)
- Pakistan’s military says security forces have raided militant hideouts, setting off a shootout that leaves seven soldiers and nine militants dead. (The Washington Post)
Arts and culture
- Pope Francis's visit to the Baltic States
- Pope Francis arrives in Vilnius, Lithuania, on his visit to the Baltic States. (Catholic News Agency)
- Portuguese discoveries, History of Portugal
Disasters and accidents
- MV Nyerere sinking
- The death toll of the MV Nyerere sinking in Lake Victoria, Tanzania, rises to 207. Several people are still missing. (BBC)
- The death toll of a cholera outbreak in Yobe and Borno, Nigeria, rises to 97. (Rappler)
- 2018 lower Puna eruption
- Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park reopens after 134 days of closure due to volcanic activity at Kilauea that damaged park infrastructure. (Maui Now) (NBC News)
International relations
- China–Holy See relations
- The Vatican signs a provisional agreement with China on the process used to appoint bishops, a breakthrough after years of contentious negotiations on the management of Catholic leadership in the communist country. (The Washington Post)
Science and technology
- Hayabusa2
- The Japanese space agency JAXA announces that a pair of 18-centimetre (7.1 in) tall robots successfully landed on asteroid Ryugu. (Space.com)
September 23, 2018 (Sunday)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- Rebels kill 23 civilians and four soldiers in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The attack was near an Ebola epidemic in the town of Beni in eastern Congo. (Reuters)
Business and economy
- Transport in China, Transport in Hong Kong
- The 26-kilometer-long (16 mi) Guangzhou–Shenzhen–Hong Kong Express Rail Link Hong Kong section opens for commercial operation. (CNN)
Disasters and accidents
- MV Nyerere sinking
- The death toll of the MV Nyerere sinking in Lake Victoria, Tanzania, rises to 224. Several are still missing. (BBC)
- Flash floods in Cap Bon, Tunisia have killed at least five people. The heavy rains also carried away homes, cars and chunks of road. (France24)
Law and crime
- Brett Kavanaugh Supreme Court nomination
- A second woman accuses US Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh of sexual misconduct. However, others she identified as witnesses have denied any such act occurred. (HuffPost)
- Defense Distributed founder and 3D-printed gun activist Cody Wilson, who was arrested in Taiwan for allegedly having sex with a minor, is released from Harris County Jail. (CBS News)
Sports
- In golf, Tiger Woods wins the PGA Tour's season-ending Tour Championship for his first tour win since 2013. Justin Rose wins the season-long FedEx Cup points race and its associated US$10 million bonus. (ESPN)
September 24, 2018 (Monday)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- Syria missile strikes (September 2018)
- Russian officials state that the country will send S-300 air-defense missile system to Syria within two weeks following the downing of Russian aircraft in Syria. Russia also stated it will commence jamming radar and satellite signals of planes that attack Syrian territory from the Mediterranean. (The Washington Post) (The National)
- War in Afghanistan (2001–2021)
- A Taliban prisoner kills eight policemen after seizing their weapons. The condition of the Taliban gunman is unknown. (Voice of America)
Business and economy
- The developer of the Keystone XL pipeline expects construction to start in 2019. (CBS News)
Disasters and accidents
- 2018 Naga, Cebu landslide
- The death toll of the landslide in Cebu, Philippines rises to 53. (Journal Online)
- 2018 Atlantic hurricane season, Aftermath of Hurricane Florence
- Firefighters remove dead fish from Interstate 40 in Pender County, North Carolina as water from Hurricane Florence recedes. (AJC) (WPTV)
International relations
- 2018 North Korea–United States summit, North Korea–United States relations
- US President Donald Trump expects a second summit with North Korea leader Kim Jong-un "quite soon". (CNN)
- Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action
- The foreign ministers of Germany, Russia, the United Kingdom, France, China and Iran agree to the creation of a Special Purpose Vehicle, a financial facility in the European Union, to facilitate payments and continue trade with Iran after the US withdrawal from the Iran deal. (Associated Press)
Law and crime
- Crime in California
- Police in California arrest Ramon Escobar, 47, on charges of killing and assaulting homeless people, and are investigating whether he may have attacked a fisherman napping beneath a pier, in the cities of Los Angeles and Santa Monica, California. Authorities believe Escobar may be a serial killer, who is now a person of interest in the disappearance of his aunt and uncle in Houston, Texas. (CBS News)
- Dellen Millard is convicted of murdering his father Wayne Millard, who owned an aviation company. The death had initially been ruled a suicide. Dellen Millard has already been convicted of two other murders in Canadian court. (BBC) (The Globe and Mail)
Politics and elections
- Maldivian presidential election, 2018
- Outgoing president Abdulla Yameen concedes defeat to opposition candidate Ibrahim Mohamed Solih. (Deutsche Welle)
- Politics of Hong Kong, Localism in Hong Kong
- The government of Hong Kong bans the pro-independence localist party Hong Kong National Party. (BBC) (The Wall Street Journal)
Science and technology
- Timeline of Instagram
- Instagram co-founders Kevin Systrom and Mike Krieger are expected to step down from the company. (UPI)
September 25, 2018 (Tuesday)
Business and economy
- Inspire Brands announces its purchase of fast food chain Sonic Drive-In for US$2.3 billion. (USA Today)
- Dunkin' Donuts announces it will drop the "Donuts" part of its name and be simply known as "Dunkin' " beginning in January 2019. (USA Today)
Health and environment
- Pussy Riot activist Pyotr Verzilov states on Twitter that he is recovering after spending two weeks at Charité in the intensive care unit from a suspected poisoning. (CBS News)
International relations
- Russia–Ukraine relations
- Russia acknowledges that it was notified of Ukraine's decision not to renew the Russian–Ukrainian Friendship Treaty. (TASS)
- China–United States relations
- The U.S. consulate in Hong Kong says that China denied a request for a port call to Hong Kong by the USS Wasp. China says that it handles approvals "case by case, in accordance with the principle of sovereignty". (Reuters)
- Brexit, Opposition to Brexit in the United Kingdom
- The Labour Party plans to reject UK Prime Minister Theresa May's Chequers Agreement and is open to a new Brexit referendum. (Reuters) (AP News)
Law and crime
- A court in Vietnam sentences 42-year old activist Doan Khanh Vinh Quang to 27 months in prison for writing anti-government Facebook posts criticizing the Communist Party of Vietnam. (Fox News)
- Philippine Senator Antonio Trillanes, a vocal critic of President Rodrigo Duterte, is arrested on charges of rebellion. Trillanes says that Duterte is "silencing his political critics, those who tell the truth." (Al Jazeera)
- Bill Cosby sexual assault cases
- American actor/comedian Bill Cosby is sentenced to three to ten years in a Pennsylvania prison for drugging and sexually assaulting a woman in 2004. (The New York Times)
Politics and elections
- Politics of Sweden
- Swedish Prime Minister Stefan Löfven loses a vote of confidence in parliament. (BBC)
September 26, 2018 (Wednesday)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- Battle of Tripoli (2018)
- A ceasefire has ended heavy fighting in Tripoli that has killed over 100 people in a month from different militias. (Fox News)
- Northern Mali conflict
- Ahvaz military parade attack
- Gunmen storm a prison in Cameroon, releasing up to 80 prisoners. (IOL)
Disasters and accidents
- 2018 Pacific hurricane season
- Tropical Storm Rosa forms off the Pacific Coast of Mexico. Although Rosa is expected to strengthen, forecasters say that it will remain offshore. (ABC News) (CBS News)
Law and crime
- Turkey–United States relations, 2016–present purges in Turkey
- Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan says that a Turkish court will decide the fate of American pastor Andrew Brunson. (Reuters)
- Brett Kavanaugh Supreme Court nomination
- A third woman accuses US Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh of sexual misconduct. Her lawyer submitted her sworn statement to the Senate Judiciary Committee. (The Wall Street Journal)
- Poisoning of Sergei and Yulia Skripal
- Investigative website Bellingcat releases information identifying one of the suspects involved in the poisoning of Sergei and Yulia Skripal as Anatoliy Chepiga, a decorated Colonel of the Main Intelligence Directorate. (The Guardian)
- American boxer Victor Ortiz is arrested for allegedly raping a woman in March, and is expected to be charged with three felonies. (EOnline)
Science and technology
- Exploration of Mars
- NASA's Opportunity rover is spotted on satellite imagery three months after it went silent during a Martian dust storm. (CBS News)
September 27, 2018 (Thursday)
Business and economy
- Justin Milne resigns as chairman of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation following allegations that he interfered in the broadcaster's employment and editorial practices on behalf of former prime minister Malcolm Turnbull. (The Sydney Morning Herald)
Disasters and accidents
- The death toll of the floods that affected Nigeria this month rise to 200. (BBC)
- A Mediterranean hurricane forms, threatening Libya, Italy, Tunisia, and Greece. (CNN)
Law and crime
- Adultery law in India
- The Supreme Court of India strikes down a law criminalizing adultery as unconstitutional, stating it treated women as property of their husbands. (BBC)
- Capital punishment in China
Politics and elections
- 2017 Rohingya persecution in Myanmar
- MPs of the House of Commons of Canada vote to strip State Counsellor of Myanmar Aung San Suu Kyi of her honorary Canadian citizenship, citing her failure to stop the persecution of the Rohingya people by the Myanmar military. (BBC)
- Brett Kavanaugh Supreme Court nomination
- Christine Blasey Ford, who has accused Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh of sexual assault, testifies before the Senate. (New York Post)
- Kavanaugh testifies to the Senate following the testimony of Ford. Kavanaugh denies the sexual assault claim and calls it part of a "calculated and orchestrated political hit" designed to keep him off the Supreme Court. (AOL)
- President Donald Trump says he believes Kavanaugh after seeing him testify on the sexual assault allegation, citing his remarks as "powerful, honest, and riveting." (KDVR)
Sports
- 2018 NFL season, U.S. national anthem protests (2016–present)
- Eric Reid returns to the NFL, signing a one-year contract with the Carolina Panthers. (WRAL) (CBS Sports)
September 28, 2018 (Friday)
Armed conflicts and attacks
Law and crime
- Catholic sexual abuse cases in Chile
- The Roman Catholic Church defrocks Father Fernando Karadima, a priest at the center of a sex abuse scandal in Chile. (Reuters)
Business and economy
- Canada–United States relations, Detroit–Windsor
- It is announced that the Gordie Howe International Bridge, a bridge planned to span the Canada–United States border between Detroit and Windsor, will open in late 2024. The project is expected to cost $5.7 billion and create 2500 jobs. (CTV News Windsor) (Tri-City News)
Disasters and accidents
- 2018 Pacific hurricane season
- Hurricane Rosa strengthens to a category 4 hurricane in the Pacific Ocean and is expected to affect parts of the coastlines of southwestern Mexico, the Baja California Peninsula, and Southern California. (NBC News)
- Air Niugini Flight 73 lands short at Chuuk International Airport and settles in a shallow lagoon. All passengers and crew are successfully evacuated. (ABC)
- 2018 Sulawesi earthquake
- Indonesia is hit by a tsunami after being hit by a 7.7-magnitude earthquake, resulting in at least 50 deaths and entire families being reported missing. (BBC) (CBS News)
- A USMC F-35 jet crashes in coastal South Carolina making this the first crash of the U.S. military's newest and most expensively developed aircraft. (CBS News)
Politics and elections
- Brett Kavanaugh Supreme Court nomination
- U.S. President Donald Trump orders an FBI investigation into the sexual assault allegations against Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh. (The New York Times)
Science and technology
- Facebook uncovers a security flaw, impacting 50 million user accounts which may have been compromised. (The Guardian) (Reuters)
September 29, 2018 (Saturday)
Disasters and accidents
- 2018 Sulawesi earthquake and tsunami
- A Mediterranean tropical-like cyclone (also known as a "Medicane") strikes Greece near Kalamata, causing power outages and gale force winds near the capital Athens. In the storm's formative stages, heavy rains killed four people in Tunisia. (Weather Underground), (The Weather Channel)
- The United States Coast Guard rescues one survivor after a helicopter crashes near Yakutat, Alaska. Three others aboard the helicopter are missing. (KTUU-TV)
Law and crime
- Harvey Weinstein sexual abuse allegations
- The New York Supreme Court allows a $45 million loan lawsuit against Harvey Weinstein to resume after pausing it for bankruptcy proceedings for The Weinstein Company to complete. (The Wrap)
- Tesla lawsuits and controversies, History of Tesla Inc.
- Under the terms of a settlement with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, Elon Musk and Tesla, Inc. agree to pay $20 million each to financial regulators, and Musk is expected to resign as chairman, but will remain as chief executive. (Market Watch) (HuffPost)
- Catalan independence movement
- Police clash with separatists in Barcelona marking the anniversary of the 2017 independence referendum. (Reuters via U.S. News & World Report)
Politics and elections
- Brett Kavanaugh Supreme Court nomination
- The FBI reaches out to Deborah Ramirez, the second woman to publicly accuse Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh of sexual misconduct, as part of the investigations into allegations against Kavanaugh. (CBS News)
September 30, 2018 (Sunday)
Disasters and accidents
- 2018 Sulawesi earthquake and tsunami
- At least 844 people are now known to have died in the Indonesian earthquake and tsunami. (CNN)
- Four people are dead and at least 120 others are injured when Typhoon Trami makes landfall in the cities of Osaka and Okinawa, Japan. (Channel NewsAsia)
- At least 42 people in Iran die after drinking tainted homemade alcohol. A further 460 are hospitalized, including 16 that had gone blind and 170 that had undergone dialysis. (BBC)
International relations
- China–Pakistan relations
- The government of Pakistan is "rethinking" its dependence on China for the loans it needs to complete its Peshawar to Karachi rail project. This is part of a broader pushback on the ambitions of China's Belt and Road Initiative throughout the region. (Reuters) (South China Morning Post)
- Canada–United States trade relations
- Canada agrees to sign the new United States–Mexico–Canada Agreement deal which replaces the North American Free Trade Agreement that was reached in August by the United States and Mexico. (The Washington Post)
Politics and elections
- Macedonian referendum, 2018, Macedonia naming dispute
- A referendum is held in the Republic of Macedonia on whether to change the country's name in order to join NATO and the EU. (Reuters)
- 91.5% of votes are in favor of the change. The voter turnout is only 36.9%, below the 50% threshold set by the government. Prime Minister Zoran Zaev still vows to propose the change in a parliament vote. (Reuters) (CNN)
Sports
- 2018 Ryder Cup
- In golf, Team Europe retains the Ryder Cup, defeating Team USA 17½–10½ at Le Golf National near Paris. (AP via ESPN)
- 2018 UCI Road World Championships
- Alejandro Valverde wins his first title after a four-man sprint, ahead of Romain Bardet and Michael Woods. (VeloNews)
- 2018 NRL Grand Final
- The Sydney Roosters defeat Melbourne Storm 21-6 in the National Rugby League premiership at ANZ Stadium, Sydney Australia. (BBC)
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Ongoing events
Business
Culture
Disasters
- 2018 Atlantic hurricane season
- 2018 North Indian Ocean cyclone season
- 2018 Pacific hurricane season
- 2018 Pacific typhoon season
- 2018 California wildfires
- 2018–19 European windstorm season
Politics
- Brett Kavanaugh US Supreme Court nomination
- Brexit negotiations
- European migrant crisis (timeline)
- Iranian protests
- Iraqi protests
- Nicaraguan protests
- Romanian protests
- Qatar diplomatic crisis
- Rohingya persecution in Myanmar
- Spanish constitutional crisis
- Trump administration family separation policy
- Turkish purges
- U.S. political sex scandals
- U.S. Special Counsel investigation (timeline)
Sports
More details – ongoing conflicts
Elections and referendums
Recent
- September
- 21: Swaziland, House of Assembly
- 23: Maldives, President
- 23: Switzerland, Referendums
- 30: Macedonia, Name referendum
Upcoming
Trials
Recently concluded
- Argentina: Amado Boudou
- Cambodia: James Ricketson
- Germany: Beate Zschäpe
- Myanmar: Wa Lone and Kyaw Soe Oo
- Pakistan: Nawaz Sharif
- Philippines: Jovito Palparan
- United States: Dean Skelos
Ongoing
- Cambodia: Kem Sokha, Mu Sochua
- Estonia: Edgar Savisaar
- Guatemala: Otto Pérez Molina, Roxana Baldetti, Juan Carlos Monzón and others
- Israel: Faina Kirschenbaum
- Malaysia: Siti Aisyah and Đoàn Thị Hương
- Philippines: Leila de Lima
- Spain: Bárcenas affair
- United States: Fat Leonard scandal, Paul Manafort
- International
Upcoming
- Australia: George Pell
- Canada: Alek Minassian
- Egypt: Mohamed Morsi
- Guatemala: Alvaro Colom, Manuel Baldizón, Juan Alberto Fuentes
- Iran: Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe
- Philippines: Andal Ampatuan Jr.
- South Africa: Jacob Zuma
- Spain: Jordi Pujol
- Ukraine: Roman Nasirov
- United Kingdom: Football sex abuse scandal
- United States: Patrick Ho, Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, Sayfullo Saipov, Turpin case, NXIVM, James Alex Fields Jr., Maria Butina, Chris Collins, Duncan D. Hunter
- Zimbabwe: Ignatius Chombo
Sport
- Association football
- Women's association football
- American football
- Baseball
- Golf
- Motorsport
- Rugby league
- Rugby union
- Tennis
- Other sports seasons
More details – current sports events
Recent deaths
September 2018
- 30: Kim Larsen
- 29: Otis Rush
- 28: Bob Jane
- 28: Joe Masteroff
- 27: Marty Balin
- 23: Charles K. Kao
- 23: Gary Kurtz
- 23: Kalpana Lajmi
- 22: Chas Hodges
- 22: Edna Molewa
- 21: Vitaliy Masol
- 20: John Cunliffe
- 20: Inge Feltrinelli
- 19: Dave Barrett
- 19: Arthur Mitchell
- 19: Denis Norden
- 19: Gamil Ratib
- 17: Captain Raju
- 16: Anneke Grönloh
- 16: James B. Thayer
- 15: Warwick Estevam Kerr
- 15: Kirin Kiki
- 14: Zienia Merton
- 13: Marin Mazzie
- 13: John Wilcock
- 12: Rachid Taha
- 12: Shen Chun-shan
- 12: Frank Serafine
- 11: Fenella Fielding
- 11: Kulsoom Nawaz
Ongoing conflicts
Africa
- Algeria, Libya and Tunisia
- Cameroon, Chad, Niger, and Nigeria
- Central African Republic
- Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Ethiopia
- Libya
- Mali
- Nigeria
- Somalia
- South Sudan
- Sudan
Americas
- Colombia
- Mexico
- Peru
Asia
- Afghanistan
- China
- India
- India and Pakistan
- Indonesia, Malaysia and the Philippines
- Indonesia and Papua New Guinea
- Myanmar
- Pakistan
- Philippines
- Thailand
Europe
- Armenia and Azerbaijan
- Georgia
- Russia
- Ukraine
Middle East
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