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Armed conflicts and attacks
USAFRICOM claims that the airstrike conducted on September 12 in Badhan in the Sanaag region of Puntland, which targeted a traditional elder accused of being an Al-Shabaab member, was executed in coordination with the Somali federal government. (Hiiraan Online) (AFRICOM)
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Armed conflicts and attacks
At least 28 people are injured as Cambodian protesters clash with Thai security forces in a disputed border area between Banteay Meanchey, Cambodia, and Sa Kaeo, Thailand, raising tensions despite a ceasefire agreement. (AP)
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Disasters and accidents
Five UN police officers from the Democratic Republic of the Congo in a MINUSCA convoy are killed when their armored personnel carrier crashes and rolls into a river while crossing a bridge near Bangui, Central African Republic. (AP)
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Disasters and accidents
Four soldiers are killed when a Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk crashes near Summit Lake in Thurston County, Washington, United States. (KIRO-TV)
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Health and environment
The Copernicus Climate Change Service reports that at least 53 percent of Europe experienced droughts in August, the highest level recorded since records began in 2012. (AFP via France 24)
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International relations
Australian prime minister Anthony Albanese and Papua New Guinean prime minister James Marape sign a communiqué in Port Moresby confirming agreement on a mutual defence treaty after earlier plans to sign the treaty failed. (Reuters)
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International relations
The European Union outlines a set of sanctions against Israeli settlers and Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu and far-right national security minister Itamar Ben-Gvir and urges the 27 member states to issue these sanctions to freeze European assets and ban inter-EU travel. (AP)
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International relations
Pakistani prime minister Shehbaz Sharif and Saudi crown prince Mohammed bin Salman sign a Strategic Mutual Defense Agreement in Riyadh. (Al Jazeera)
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Law and crime
Three police officers are killed and two are critically injured in a mass shooting when a gunman opens fire during a search warrant at a farm in North Codorus Township, Pennsylvania, United States. The perpetrator is also killed. (WCAU-TV)
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Law and crime
Indonesia's Constitutional Court rules that parliament followed proper procedure in passing amendments to the military law, rejecting a petition that sought to annul the amendments. (Reuters)
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Politics and elections
Nigerian president Bola Tinubu lifts the state of emergency in Rivers State and reinstates Governor Siminalayi Fubara and state lawmakers after six months of federal control imposed during a political crisis and oil pipeline vandalism. (AP)
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Politics and elections
Philippine house speaker Martin Romualdez resigns over his alleged involvement in the flood control controversy, with former deputy speaker Bojie Dy elected as the next speaker of the House of Representatives. (Bloomberg) (DZRH)