Disasters and accidents

The death toll from Typhoon Yagi in Myanmar increases to 74 people, with 89 others still missing and nearly 240,000 people displaced. (AP)

• https://apnews.com/article/myanmar-typhoon-yagi-floods-dead-missing-f41b7e73b7ed72bd58e1221e7f620456

International relations

Georgian oligarch and Georgian Dream founder Bidzina Ivanishvili proposes a national apology to South Ossetia after blaming former President Mikheil Saakashvili for starting the Russo-Georgian War at the will of Western powers. (Reuters)

• https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/georgias-most-powerful-man-suggests-an-apology-2008-war-with-russia-2024-09-15/

Law and crime

At least 20 people are killed in clashes between illegal miners near the Porgera Gold Mine in Porgera, Papua New Guinea. (AP)

• https://apnews.com/article/papua-new-guinea-violence-porgera-e98e911db17f48169abf449083f472d8

Sports

In open-wheel car racing, Chip Ganassi Racing driver Álex Palou wins the IndyCar Series championship, his third series championship in the last four seasons. (NBC Sports)

• https://www.nbcsports.com/motor-sports/news/alex-palou-wins-third-indycar-championship-will-power-nashville-superspeedway