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An attack at a military parade in Ahvaz, Iran leaves at least 29 people dead, including the attackers.
A Tanzanian ferry capsizes on Lake Victoria, killing at least 227 people.
A landslide, triggered by several days of heavy rainfall, kills at least 53 people in Naga, Philippines.
Kenyan Eliud Kipchoge (pictured) runs the Berlin Marathon in world record time.
NASA's ICESat-2 satellite is launched, the last mission to use the Delta II rocket.

September 25, 2018 (Tuesday)

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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 request "case by case, in accordance with the principle of sovereignty". (Reuters)

Law and crime

A court in Vietnam sentences 42-year old activist Doan Khanh Vinh Quang to 27 months in prison for posting anti-government Facebook posts criticizing the Vietnam Communist Party. (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)

Politics and elections

Politics of Sweden
- Swedish Prime Minister Stefan Löfven loses a vote of confidence in parliament. (BBC)

September 24, 2018 (Monday)

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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 says it will start jamming radar and satellite signals of planes that attack Syrian territory from the Mediterranean. (The Washington Post) (The National)
War in Afghanistan (2001–present)
- A Taliban prisoner kills eight policemen after seizing their weapons. The condition of the Taliban gunman is unknown. (Voice of America)

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)

Law and crime

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)
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)

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)

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 23, 2018 (Sunday)

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Armed conflicts and attacks

Rebels kill 14 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)

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 witnessing the act 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 22, 2018 (Saturday)

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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
- Eight children playing near a police station in the northern Faryab province are killed by a landmine explosion. Six other children are also wounded. (BBC)
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)

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)

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

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- 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 21, 2018 (Friday)

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Armed conflicts and attacks

Libyan Civil War (2014–present), 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)

September 20, 2018 (Thursday)

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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)
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)
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)

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 19, 2018 (Wednesday)

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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
- Two people are killed by Storm Ali as it brings winds of up to 160 kilometres per hour (99 mph) in Ireland. (BBC)

Law and crime

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 before being fatally wounded by police. (CNN)
- Four people are wounded in a shooting at a Pennsylvania courthouse before police fatally shoot the gunman. (CNN)
- Gunman upset from divorce shoots his parents dead in a retirement home after shooting and wounding his ex-wife. The suspect later was found dead in his van after a brief shootout with police. This shooting was also in Pennsylvania. (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)