SEPTEMBER 18TH
SIMCHAT TORAH WAR
>Israeli troops and tanks advance into the Sheikh Radwan district of Gaza City as the ground offensive continues
>A Houthi drone attack damages a hotel in Eilat, Israel
>A Jordanian truck driver bringing aid to the Gaza Strip kills two Israeli military personnel before being fatally shot by security personnel at the Allenby Bridge
RUSSO-UKRAINE WAR
>Ukraine announces it will train Polish troops and engineers in counter-drone operations following recent Russian drone incursions into Polish airspace
KHMER-THAI CONFLICT
>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
BALOCHISTAN INSURGENCY
>Two security personnel are killed and twenty-three others are injured when a suicide car bomb targets a security convoy in Turbat, Balochistan, Pakistan. Meanwhile, six people are killed in a separate car bombing in Chaman
MISC
>At least ten people are killed and 25 others are injured when a fire breaks out in a high-rise office building in Lagos, Nigeria
>Three people, including musician Brett James, are killed when James's Cirrus SR22T aircraft crashes near Macon County Airport in North Carolina, United States
>Syrian foreign minister Asaad al-Shaibani visits Washington, D.C. to attend meetings with the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund, and to meet with Israeli delegations and US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, marking the first time a Syrian official has visited the United States in 25 years
>Egypt's Interior Ministry reports that a 3,000-year-old gold bracelet belonging to the pharaoh Amenemope, missing from the Egyptian Museum in Cairo, was stolen, extracted, and sold, with several suspects arrested
>Iraq receives 47 French nationals previously detained in northeast Syria on suspicion of Islamic State membership for prosecution on terrorism charges
>Albanian prime minister Edi Rama begins an unprecedented fourth term following the Socialist Party's victory in the last election
>Maldivian president Mohamed Muizzu ratifies the Media and Broadcasting Regulation Law, which allows fines, license suspensions, and closures of media outlets found in violation of its provisions
>Bulgarian prime minister Rosen Zhelyazkov's government survives their fifth vote of no-confidence this year over alleged failures to reform the justice and security sectors, with 133 lawmakers opposing and 101 supporting the motion
>Greece suspends the extradition of Moldovan businessman and politician Vladimir Plahotniuc, who is wanted in Moldova over a 2014 bank fraud case
>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
>In the United States, automaker Toyota recalls over 590,000 vehicles due to a software failure for its dashboard that hides vehicle speed, braking status, and tire pressure warnings. Meanwhile, Hyundai recalls over 568,000 Palisades due to seatbelt buckle failures
>The Copernicus Climate Change Service reports that at least 53% of Europe experienced droughts in August, the highest level recorded since records began in 2012 |