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- Russian invasion of Ukraine
- Crimea attacks
- Russia's defence ministry says it has destroyed a Ukrainian boat in the Black Sea. (Al Jazeera)
- Crimea attacks
Business and economy
- Economy of Argentina
- Consumer prices in Argentina rose 12.4% in August, compared to the previous month, the highest rate since February 1991, while the annual inflation rate rose to 124.4% according to the National Institute of Statistics and Census. (AP)
- Economy of the European Union
- The European Central Bank raises interest rates for the 10th time to mitigate high inflation as worries grow that higher borrowing costs could push the economy into recession. (AP)
- Russian invasion of Ukraine
- Ukraine's foreign ministry says any European Union plans to extend import restrictions on Ukrainian food would be "illegal" and harm common economic interests. (Reuters)
Disasters and accidents
- An explosion at the Union Pacific Railroad Bailey Yard in North Platte, Nebraska, United States, the world’s largest railyard, causes evacuations in the area due to toxic smoke. (AP)
International relations
- Recognition of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, Afghanistan–China relations
- China names Zhao Seng as ambassador to Afghanistan, the first such country to deliver an ambassador to the country since the 2021 Taliban offensive. However, China continues to not recognise the Taliban government. (BBC)
Law and crime
- 2023 Brazilian Congress attack
- The Brazilian Supreme Court announces the first conviction of a participant in the January 8 riots at the Praça dos Três Poderes in Brasília. The member, identified as Aécio Lúcio Costa Pereira, is given a 17-year prison sentence. (Financial Times)
- International Criminal Court investigation in Ukraine
- The International Criminal Court opens a field office in Kyiv as part of its war crimes investigations, becoming the largest ICC office outside of its headquarters in The Hague. (Al Jazeera)
- Mexican drug war
- Emma Coronel, the wife of Mexican drug kingpin Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán, is released from U.S. federal custody after completing a three-year sentence for her involvement in drug trafficking. (AP)
- Weiss special counsel investigation
- Hunter Biden, son of U.S. President Joe Biden, is indicted on gun charges as part of an investigation held by attorney David C. Weiss. (NBC News)
- Argentina's Federal Police shuts down a publisher that sold books supporting Nazi ideology, seizing hundreds of texts and arresting one person as part of what authorities characterized as a historic seizure of propaganda. (AP)
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