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 '''Armed conflicts and attacks'''
-*[[Israel–Hamas War]]
+*[[Israel–Hamas war]]
+**[[Middle Eastern crisis (2023–present)]]
-**[[Spillover of the Israel–Hamas war]]
-*** [[Yemen]]i [[Shia Islamism|Shia Islamist]] group [[Houthi]] fires for the first time a [[ballistic missile]] into an open area in [[Tel Aviv]]. [https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/missile-fired-yemen-set-off-sirens-central-israel-military-says-2024-09-15/ (Reuters)]
+***A [[Houthi movement|Houthi]] [[ballistic missile]] launched from [[Yemen]] reaches [[Central District (Israel)|central]] [[Israel]] for the first time. The missile is fragmented by an [[Iron Dome|interceptor]], with no casualties reported. [https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/missile-fired-yemen-set-off-sirens-central-israel-military-says-2024-09-15/ (Reuters)]
+*[[Russian invasion of Ukraine]]
+**[[Kharkiv strikes (2022–present)|Kharkiv strikes]]
+***At least 41 people are injured when a [[Russian Armed Forces|Russian]] [[guided bomb]] hits an apartment building in [[Kharkiv]], [[Ukraine]]. [https://edition.cnn.com/2024/09/15/europe/russian-strike-kharkiv-ukraine-apartment-block-intl/index.html (CNN)]
+'''Disasters and accidents'''
+*[[2024 European floods]]
+**[[2024 Central European floods]]
+***The death toll from the ongoing [[flood]]s in [[Central Europe|Central]] and [[Eastern Europe]] increases to eight, including six people in [[Romania]], one in [[Poland]], and a [[firefighting|firefighter]] in [[Austria]]. [https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/9/15/death-toll-rises-as-storm-boris-lashes-central-eastern-europe (Al Jazeera)] [https://www.reuters.com/business/environment/floods-southwest-poland-kill-one-force-evacuations-2024-09-15/ (Reuters)]
+*[[2024 Pacific typhoon season]]
+**The death toll from [[Typhoon Yagi]] in [[Myanmar]] increases to 74 people, with 89 others still missing and nearly 240,000 people displaced. [https://apnews.com/article/myanmar-typhoon-yagi-floods-dead-missing-f41b7e73b7ed72bd58e1221e7f620456 (AP)]
+*[[English Channel migrant crossings]]
+**At least eight [[illegal immigration to the United Kingdom|illegal migrants]] are killed and ten others are hospitalized after a boat [[capsize]]s off the French coast while attempting to cross the [[English Channel]]. [https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/9/15/eight-people-die-while-attempting-to-cross-english-channel-to-the-uk (Al Jazeera)]
+'''International relations'''
+*[[Georgia–Russia relations]], [[Georgian–Ossetian conflict]]
+**[[Georgia (country)|Georgian]] [[Business oligarch|oligarch]] and [[Georgian Dream]] founder [[Bidzina Ivanishvili]] proposes a national apology to [[South Ossetia]] after blaming former [[President of Georgia|President]] [[Mikheil Saakashvili]] for starting the [[Russo-Georgian War]] at the will of [[Western world|Western powers]]. [https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/georgias-most-powerful-man-suggests-an-apology-2008-war-with-russia-2024-09-15/ (Reuters)]
+'''Law and crime'''
+*[[2024 Nigeria floods]]
+**[[Borno State flooding]]
+***Over 280 [[prison escape|prisoners escape]] from a prison in [[Maiduguri]], [[Borno State]], [[Nigeria]], due to damage to prison walls caused by heavy floods. [https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/nearly-300-prisoners-escape-nigerian-prison-after-floods-2024-09-15/ (Reuters)]
+*[[Mining in Papua New Guinea]]
+**At least 20 people are killed in clashes between [[Illegal mining|illegal miners]] near the [[Porgera Gold Mine]] in [[Porgera]], [[Papua New Guinea]]. [https://apnews.com/article/papua-new-guinea-violence-porgera-e98e911db17f48169abf449083f472d8 (AP)]
+*[[Trump International Golf Club shooting]]
+**Shots are fired near former [[President of the United States|US President]] [[Donald Trump]] at the [[Trump International Golf Club (West Palm Beach)|Trump International Golf Club]] in [[West Palm Beach, Florida|West Palm Beach]], [[Florida]], [[United States]]. [https://apnews.com/article/trump-shooting-gunshots-florida-f62f8378d3a8ce7b2e99d6a8fb40aba9 (AP)]
+'''Politics and elections'''
+*[[2024 Brazilian municipal elections]]
+**[[2024 São Paulo mayoral election]]
+***[[São Paulo]] mayoral candidate [[Pablo Marçal]] is hospitalized after being assaulted by fellow candidate [[Datena]] with a metal chair during a televised debate on [[TV Cultura]]. [https://apnews.com/article/brazil-marcal-chair-datena-attack-debate-c5781f54d5583067b2a57494b9339081 (AP)]
+*[[2024 Mexican judicial reform]]
+**[[President of Mexico]] [[Andrés Manuel López Obrador]] signs a series of [[constitutional amendment]]s that overhaul the [[judiciary of Mexico|federal judiciary]], allowing voters to elect federal judges. [https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/mexicos-sweeping-judicial-overhaul-formally-takes-effect-2024-09-16/ (Reuters)]
+*[[King of Jordan]] [[Abdullah II]] approves the [[resignation]] of [[Prime Minister of Jordan|Prime Minister]] [[Bisher Khasawneh]], and appoints [[chief of staff]] [[Jafar Hassan]] as the new prime minister. [https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/9/15/jordan-king-accepts-pm-al-khasawnehs-resignation-appoints-technocrat (Al Jazeera)]
+'''Science and technology'''
+*[[Polaris program]]
+**The [[spacecraft]] of the ''[[Polaris Dawn]]'' [[private spaceflight]] mission operated by [[SpaceX]] returns to [[Earth]] after five days in orbit. [https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cn5zrv1xrego (BBC News)]
+'''Sports'''
+*[[2024 IndyCar Series]]
+**In [[open-wheel car]] [[auto racing|racing]], [[Chip Ganassi Racing]] driver [[Álex Palou]] wins the [[IndyCar Series]] championship, his third series championship in the last four seasons. [https://www.nbcsports.com/motor-sports/news/alex-palou-wins-third-indycar-championship-will-power-nashville-superspeedway (NBC Sports)]
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