Disasters and accidents

Four people are killed and at least 78 people are injured by Typhoon Yagi in Hải Dương and Quảng Ninh province, Vietnam, as it makes landfall in Hanoi. (BBC News)

• https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/ce380vgeq1po

International relations

Venezuelan security forces surround the Argentine embassy in Caracas after several opposition members take refuge inside the embassy. Electricity is reportedly cut to the embassy, with Vente Venezuela describing the situation as a siege. (CNN)

• https://edition.cnn.com/2024/09/07/americas/venezuelan-security-forces-surround-argentine-embassy-intl/index.html

Law and crime

Five inmates escape from a high-security prison near Lisbon, Portugal. (Reuters)

• https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/portugal-high-security-jailbreak-sees-five-inmates-escaping-by-ladder-2024-09-07

Politics and elections

Algerians vote for the President, with incumbent President Abdelmadjid Tebboune expected to win a second term. (Al Jazeera)

• https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/9/7/algeria-votes-in-presidential-election

Science and technology

The Boeing Crew Flight Test capsule returns to Earth uncrewed, landing at the White Sands Space Harbor in New Mexico, United States, after being docked for three months at the International Space Station. (CNN)

• https://edition.cnn.com/2024/09/06/science/boeing-starliner-return-without-astronauts/index.html