Portal:Current events/2024 September 14

September 14, 2024 (Saturday)

Armed conflicts and attacks

Russian invasion of Ukraine
- Russia–NATO relations
  - Russian officials say that the approval of Ukrainian use of long-range weapons to strike inside Russia will result in an "uncontrolled escalation" with the West and the "destruction" of Kyiv. (Reuters)
  - NATO Chair Rob Bauer backs the use of long-range weapons by Ukrainian forces to strike targets inside Russia. (ABC News)
- Ukrainian conscription crisis
  - Following a meeting in Kyiv, Ukraine, the foreign ministers of Poland and Ukraine call for ending social benefits for Ukrainian men in Poland, and for programs in the European Union to return them to Ukraine in order to stop draft evasion. (Reuters)
Somali Civil War
- At least five people are killed and eight others are injured in a series of roadside explosions in Kahda District, Mogadishu, Somalia. The local government blames jihadist group Al-Shabaab due to its frequent targeting of civilians. (Garowe Online) (AP)

Disasters and accidents

2024 Brazil wildfires
- The estimated area burned by wildfires in Brazil this year reaches 37.6 million hectares (93 million acres), an area larger than the size of Germany and more than double the yearly average from 2012–2023. (Financial Times)
2024 European floods
- At least four people are killed and thousands of homes are damaged in floods in Romania and the Czech Republic. (Reuters)
At least 15 people are killed and around 40 others are injured when a tank truck explodes in Miragoâne, Haiti. (Al Jazeera)
At least three people are killed and 49 others are injured in a train collision in Zagazig, Sharqia Governorate, Egypt. (CNN)
At least forty people drown and 24 more are presumed dead after a wooden boat carrying farmers capsizes near Gummi, Zamfara State, Nigeria. (CNN) (Al Jazeera)

Politics and elections

2024 Tunisian presidential election
- Tunisian police arrest more than 80 members of the opposition Ennahda Movement party amid protests against President Kais Saied in the capital city Tunis. (Al Jazeera)
2024 Venezuelan political crisis
- Venezuelan interior minister Diosdado Cabello announces that three US citizens, two Spanish citizens, and a Czech citizen have been arrested and are accused of planning to "generate violence" and "destabilize" Venezuela, with the Spanish citizens also accused of being Spanish secret service workers. (Reuters)
2026 South Sudanese general election
- The government of South Sudan and President Salva Kiir postpone the general election originally scheduled for December 2024 to December 2026, citing a need for additional time to complete a census, register political parties, and draft a permanent constitution. (Al Jazeera)