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Armed conflicts and attacks
Saudi Arabia launches 32 airstrikes in four governorates in Yemen against the Houthis. (UA News)
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Armed conflicts and attacks
The death toll from the Saudi airstrike against a prison in Al-Jawf Governorate, two days ago, increases to 23 people. (AP)
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Armed conflicts and attacks
Hamas claims that the Israel Defense Forces has killed Farah Hamed, a senior member who was accused of carrying out the 2003 attack that resulted in the killing of Shalom Har-Melech [he], the late husband of Limor Son Har-Melech, in a airstrike in the Gaza Strip. (The Jerusalem Post) (Israel National News) (VINnews)
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hamas
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel_Defense_Forces
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shalom_Har-Melech?action=edit&redlink=1
- https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/רצח%20שלום%20הר%20מלך
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Limor_Son_Har-Melech
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaza_Strip
- https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/defense-news/article-908211
- https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/432992
- https://vinnews.com/2026/09/09/hamas-announces-death-of-senior-commander-farah-hamed-in-gaza-city-strike/
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Armed conflicts and attacks
Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps launch missiles at the Muwaffaq Salti Air Base in Azraq, Jordan, reporting damage to maintenance facilities, deployment areas, and hangars. Jordan says its forces have intercepted 18 Iranian missiles, following United States strikes that destroyed five Iranian oil tankers. (AFP via France 24)
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islamic_Revolutionary_Guard_Corps
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ballistic_missile_program_of_Iran
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muwaffaq_Salti_Air_Base
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Azraq,_Jordan
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jordan
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hangar
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jordanian_Armed_Forces
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/September_2026_United_States_strikes_on_Iran
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Petroleum_industry_in_Iran
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oil_tanker
- https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20260909-iran-attacks-us-base-in-jordan-as-hormuz-impasse-deepens
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Arts and culture
The state funeral of King Harald V takes place at the Oslo Cathedral in Oslo, Norway. (CNN) (The New York Times)
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/State_funeral
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/King_of_Norway
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harald_V
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oslo_Cathedral
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oslo
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norway
- https://www.cnn.com/2026/09/09/europe/norway-king-harald-funeral-intl
- https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/09/world/europe/norway-king-harald-funeral.html
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Health and environment
Peninsular Spain records its hottest summer since the State Meteorological Agency's measurements began in 1961, with an average temperature of 24.5 °C (76.1 °F) and 61 heatwave days from June through August. (Arab News Pakistan)
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Health and environment
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration reports that the United States has experienced its hottest summer on record from June to August with a 23.6 °C (74.5 °F), surpassing the Dust Bowl. (Al Jazeera) (CBS News)
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Oceanic_and_Atmospheric_Administration
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dust_Bowl
- https://www.aljazeera.com/amp/news/2026/9/9/us-records-hottest-summer-in-132-years
- https://www.cbsnews.com/news/us-hottest-summer-on-record-2026-noaa/
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Health and environment
The Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S) reports that August 2026 is the hottest month globally since measurements began, with an average temperature of 16.96 °C (62.53 °F), exceeding the previous record set in July 2023. (AP)
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Health and environment
The C3S reports that wildfires in Kalimantan and Sumatra, Indonesia, produced more than 19.7 million metric tons of carbon dioxide emissions from September 1 to 7, the world's highest total and more than one-third of global fire emissions. (Reuters)
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wildfire
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kalimantan
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sumatra
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indonesia
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carbon_dioxide_emission
- https://www.reuters.com/business/environment/indonesian-wildfire-emissions-surge-worlds-highest-data-shows-2026-09-09/
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Health and environment
The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs announces that a 10-day cholera vaccination campaign has been launched in Tawila, North Darfur in a effort to immunize 95,000 people in the area. Additionally, 16 deaths are reported from cholera in Sudan's West Kordofan state. (Sudan Tribune) (Radio Dabanga) (AllAfrica)
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Nations_Office_for_the_Coordination_of_Humanitarian_Affairs
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cholera_vaccine
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vaccine
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tawila
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_Darfur
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cholera
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sudan
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_Kordofan
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/States_of_Sudan
- https://sudantribune.com/article/318583
- https://www.dabangasudan.org/en/all-news/article/16-cholera-deaths-reported-in-west-kordofan-darfur-vaccination-drive-begins
- https://allafrica.com/stories/202609110005.html
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International relations
Israel opens its first embassy in Ljubljana, Slovenia. (AP)
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International relations
The International Atomic Energy Agency ends its investigation into Syria's nuclear activities after the new government granted inspectors access to nuclear sites. Its board terminates a 2011 resolution that found Syria in non-compliance with its nuclear safeguards obligations. (AFP via France 24)
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Law and crime
The Metropolitan Police launch a criminal investigation into Reform UK over allegations that it broke foreign funding laws in the United Kingdom, following an investigation by Channel 4 News. (AP) (BBC News)
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metropolitan_Police
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crime_in_the_United_Kingdom
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reform_UK
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Political_Parties,_Elections_and_Referendums_Act_2000
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Kingdom
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Channel_4_News
- https://apnews.com/article/britain-reform-uk-8dc9d6790e3e06b2bb898f803231bec1
- https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cp3k72k1y3vo