Armed conflicts and attacks

The death toll from the JNIM's attacks three days ago against a military camp in Bamako, Mali, and Modibo Keita International Airport is confirmed to be at least 77 people killed and around 200 others injured. (Al Jazeera)

• https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/9/20/more-than-70-killed-in-mali-attack-what-happened-why-it-matters

Armed conflicts and attacks

Russian management at the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant accuses the Armed Forces of Ukraine of creating threats to the plant's safety by launching a drone to attack a nearby electrical substation. (Reuters)

• https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/russian-held-zaporizhzhia-plant-says-ukraine-staged-nearby-drone-attack-2024-09-20/

Law and crime

Three people are injured in a stabbing attack at a mosque in Châteauguay, Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The perpetrator is arrested and charged. (CTV News)

• https://montreal.ctvnews.ca/man-charged-after-3-injured-in-knife-attack-at-montreal-area-mosque-1.7046319

Politics and elections

The United States Supreme Court rules in favor of a Democratic Party bid to withhold the Green Party from the Nevada ballot for the 2024 presidential election, which was caused by the Nevada Secretary of State mistakenly directing the Green Party to use an incorrect affidavit form for ballot qualification. (Reuters)

• https://www.reuters.com/legal/us-supreme-court-declines-restore-green-party-nevada-ballot-2024-09-20/