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<blockquote data-quote="Wikipedia Current Events" data-source="post: 149524" data-attributes="member: 524">Armed conflicts and attacks<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel%E2%80%93Hezbollah_conflict_%282023%E2%80%93present%29" target="_blank">Israel–Hezbollah conflict</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/September_2024_Lebanon_strikes" target="_blank">September 2024 Lebanon strikes</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_Hezbollah_headquarters_strike" target="_blank">2024 Hezbollah headquarters strike</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel" target="_blank">Israel</a> carries out at least fifteen <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Airstrike" target="_blank">airstrikes</a> using <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bunker_buster" target="_blank">bunker buster</a> bombs on <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beirut" target="_blank">Beirut</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lebanon" target="_blank">Lebanon</a>, killing six people and injuring 91 others. Israeli officials claim they have targeted <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hezbollah" target="_blank">Hezbollah</a>'s central headquarters, destroying six buildings in an attempt to kill Hezbollah leader <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hassan_Nasrallah" target="_blank">Hassan Nasrallah</a>. <a href="https://today.lorientlejour.com/article/1428766/houthis-launch-nighttime-rocket-atttack-on-tel-aviv-day-357-of-the-gaza-and-lebanon-wars.html" target="_blank">(L'Orient le Jour)</a> <a href="https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2024/9/27/israel-attacks-lebanon-israeli-bombings-kill-more-than-700-in-lebanon?update=3206525" target="_blank">(Al Jazeera)</a></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Israeli officials later claim that Nasrallah was in the headquarters at the time of the strike, along with several other high-ranking officials. <a href="https://www.ynetnews.com/article/rkeh1ynra" target="_blank">(Ynet News)</a></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">A second wave of airstrikes is carried out in Beirut, with three buildings hit. <a href="https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2024/9/27/israel-attacks-lebanon-israeli-bombings-kill-more-than-700-in-lebanon?update=3206964" target="_blank">(Al Jazeera)</a></li>
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_invasion_of_Ukraine" target="_blank">Russian invasion of Ukraine</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eastern_Ukraine_campaign" target="_blank">Eastern Ukraine campaign</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russia" target="_blank">Russian</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ministry_of_Defence_%28Russia%29" target="_blank">Ministry of Defense</a> claims the full capture of Marynivka village in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donetsk_Oblast" target="_blank">Donetsk Oblast</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ukraine" target="_blank">Ukraine</a>. <a href="https://english.alarabiya.net/News/world/2024/09/27/russia-takes-control-of-village-in-eastern-ukraine-defense-ministry" target="_blank">(Al Arabiya)</a></li>
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kryvyi_Rih_strikes_%282022%E2%80%93present%29" target="_blank">Kryvyi Rih strikes</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">At least one person is killed and five others are injured in a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russia" target="_blank">Russian</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Missile" target="_blank">missile</a> strike on a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Police_of_Ukraine" target="_blank">police department</a> in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kryvyi_Rih" target="_blank">Kryvyi Rih</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dnipropetrovsk_Oblast" target="_blank">Dnipropetrovsk Oblast</a>, Ukraine. <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/russian-attack-ukraines-kryvyi-rih-strikes-police-department-2024-09-27/" target="_blank">(Reuters)</a></li>
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuclear_risk_during_the_Russian_invasion_of_Ukraine" target="_blank">Nuclear risk during the Russian invasion of Ukraine</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/President_of_Belarus" target="_blank">Belarusian President</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_Lukashenko" target="_blank">Alexander Lukashenko</a> warns that <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belarus" target="_blank">Belarus</a> will use <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuclear_weapon" target="_blank">nuclear weapons</a> if attacked by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Western_world" target="_blank">the West</a>. <a href="https://www.aa.com.tr/en/asia-pacific/belarus-says-will-use-nuclear-weapons-in-case-of-an-attack/3343608" target="_blank">(Anadolu Agency)</a></li>
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Southern_Ukraine_campaign" target="_blank">Southern Ukraine campaign</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Three people are killed and 14 others are injured when Russian <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loitering_munition" target="_blank">drones</a> hit <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Izmail" target="_blank">Izmail</a> in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Odesa_Oblast" target="_blank">Odesa Oblast</a>, Ukraine. <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/russian-attack-southern-town-izmail-kills-3-injures-14-2024-09-27/" target="_blank">(Reuters)</a></li>
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syrian_civil_war" target="_blank">Syrian civil war</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel%27s_role_in_the_Syrian_civil_war" target="_blank">Israel's role in the Syrian civil war</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Israel launches an <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Airstrike" target="_blank">airstrike</a> against a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syria" target="_blank">Syrian</a> military post in the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Countryside" target="_blank">countryside</a> near <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Damascus" target="_blank">Damascus</a>, killing five <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syrian_Army" target="_blank">soldiers</a> and wounding another. <a href="https://english.alarabiya.net/News/middle-east/2024/09/27/five-syrian-soldiers-killed-in-israeli-strike-on-damascus-countryside-report" target="_blank">(Al Arabiya)</a></li>
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</ul></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haitian_crisis_%282018%E2%80%93present%29" target="_blank">Haitian crisis</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">At least 3,661 people have been killed, including 100 children, in the first six months of 2024 amid ongoing gang violence in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haiti" target="_blank">Haiti</a>. <a href="https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/9/27/at-least-3661-killed-in-senseless-haiti-gang-violence-this-year-un" target="_blank">(Al Jazeera)</a></li>
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sudanese_civil_war_%282023%E2%80%93present%29" target="_blank">Sudanese civil war</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">At least 18 people are killed after the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rapid_Support_Forces" target="_blank">Rapid Support Forces</a> attack a market in the city of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al-Fashir" target="_blank">Al-Fashir</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sudan" target="_blank">Sudan</a>. <a href="https://english.alarabiya.net/News/middle-east/2024/09/27/medic-says-18-dead-in-sudan-s-el-fasher-after-paramilitary-attack-on-market" target="_blank">(Al Arabiya)</a></li>
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</ul>Disasters and accidents<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_Atlantic_hurricane_season" target="_blank">2024 Atlantic hurricane season</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">At least fifteen people are killed and over one million people are reported without power due to high winds and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flooding" target="_blank">flooding</a> caused by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hurricane_Helene_%282024%29" target="_blank">Hurricane Helene</a> in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Georgia%2C_United_States" target="_blank">Georgia</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States" target="_blank">United States</a>. A rare <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flash_flood_warning" target="_blank">flash flood emergency</a> is issued for the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metro_Atlanta" target="_blank">Atlanta metropolitan area</a>. <a href="https://www.wabe.org/breaking-tropical-storm-helene-leaves-over-1-million-without-power-in-georgia-flash-flood-emergency-in-place-in-atlanta/" target="_blank">(WABE-TV)</a></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cocke_County%2C_Tennessee" target="_blank">Cocke County, Tennessee</a> Mayor Rob Mathis reports that the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walters_Dam" target="_blank">Waterville Dam</a> suffered a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catastrophic_failure" target="_blank">catastrophic failure</a> due to ongoing heavy rainfall, and orders the immediate evacuation of downtown <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Newport%2C_Tennessee" target="_blank">Newport</a>. <a href="https://www.wvlt.tv/2024/09/27/please-relocate-now-cocke-co-mayor-urges-people-evacuate/" target="_blank">(WVLT)</a></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rutherford_County%2C_North_Carolina" target="_blank">Rutherford County, North Carolina</a>'s Emergency Management department issues a warning of the &quot;imminent&quot; failure of the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lake_Lure_%28North_Carolina%29" target="_blank">Lake Lure Dam</a> due to significant rainfall, and orders immediate evacuations. <a href="https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2024/09/27/north-carolina-flooding-lake-lure-dam/75409116007/" target="_blank">(USA Today)</a></li>
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_North_America_heat_waves" target="_blank">2024 North America heat waves</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">At least 664 deaths in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phoenix%2C_Arizona" target="_blank">Phoenix, Arizona</a> and 342 in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Las_Vegas" target="_blank">Las Vegas</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nevada" target="_blank">Nevada</a>, are linked to <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heat_illness" target="_blank">heat illnesses</a> caused by prolonged temperatures above 100°F. <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/sep/27/heat-wave-death-record-southwest" target="_blank">(The Guardian))</a></li>
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Fifteen people are killed after an illegal <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gold_mine" target="_blank">gold mine</a> collapses in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solok_Regency" target="_blank">Solok Regency</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_Sumatra" target="_blank">West Sumatra</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indonesia" target="_blank">Indonesia</a>. <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/indonesia-gold-mine-collapses-after-landslide-killing-15-2024-09-27/" target="_blank">(Reuters)</a></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Five people, including a child, are killed in an explosion at a fuel station in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dagestan" target="_blank">Dagestan</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russia" target="_blank">Russia</a>. <a href="https://english.alarabiya.net/News/world/2024/09/27/explosion-at-russia-s-dagestan-fuel-station-kills-five-injures-10" target="_blank">(Al Arabiya)</a></li>
</ul>International relations<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iraq%E2%80%93United_States_relations" target="_blank">Iraq–United States relations</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iraq" target="_blank">Iraq</a> and the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States" target="_blank">United States</a> agree to end the U.S.-led coalition mission in Iraq by September 2025, with all remaining <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Armed_Forces" target="_blank">American troops</a> withdrawing by the end of 2026. <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/coalition-military-mission-iraq-end-by-sept-2025-us-iraq-say-2024-09-27/" target="_blank">(Reuters)</a></li>
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</ul>Law and crime<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel%E2%80%93Hamas_war" target="_blank">Israel–Hamas war</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Humanitarian_aid_during_the_Israel%E2%80%93Hamas_war" target="_blank">Humanitarian aid during the Israel–Hamas war</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">An aid worker of a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States" target="_blank">United States</a>-based charity is shot and killed in her car by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palestinian" target="_blank">Palestinian</a> gunmen near <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khan_Yunis" target="_blank">Khan Yunis</a> in the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaza_Strip" target="_blank">Gaza Strip</a>. <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hamas_government_in_the_Gaza_Strip" target="_blank">Gazan government officials</a> claim that the gunmen had mistakenly identified the vehicle. <a href="https://english.alarabiya.net/News/middle-east/2024/09/27/gunmen-shoot-and-kill-aid-worker-in-gaza-charity-and-family-say" target="_blank">(Al Arabiya)</a></li>
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</ul>Politics and elections<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_Liberal_Democratic_Party_%28Japan%29_presidential_election" target="_blank">2024 Liberal Democratic Party (Japan) presidential election</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shigeru_Ishiba" target="_blank">Shigeru Ishiba</a> defeats <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sanae_Takaichi" target="_blank">Sanae Takaichi</a> in a runoff election to become the next <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/President_of_the_Liberal_Democratic_Party_%28Japan%29" target="_blank">president of the Liberal Democratic Party</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_Japan" target="_blank">prime minister</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Designation_%28law%29" target="_blank">designate</a>. <a href="https://english.kyodonews.net/news/2024/09/9f8db8a51e53-japan-to-elect-successor-to-pm-kishida-in-ruling-party-vote.html" target="_blank">(Kyodo News)</a></li>
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</ul><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Current_events/2024_September_27" target="_blank">Continue reading...</a></blockquote>

[QUOTE="Wikipedia Current Events, post: 149524, member: 524"] [B]Armed conflicts and attacks[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel%E2%80%93Hezbollah_conflict_%282023%E2%80%93present%29']Israel–Hezbollah conflict[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/September_2024_Lebanon_strikes']September 2024 Lebanon strikes[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_Hezbollah_headquarters_strike']2024 Hezbollah headquarters strike[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel']Israel[/URL] carries out at least fifteen [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Airstrike']airstrikes[/URL] using [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bunker_buster']bunker buster[/URL] bombs on [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beirut']Beirut[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lebanon']Lebanon[/URL], killing six people and injuring 91 others. Israeli officials claim they have targeted [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hezbollah']Hezbollah[/URL]'s central headquarters, destroying six buildings in an attempt to kill Hezbollah leader [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hassan_Nasrallah']Hassan Nasrallah[/URL]. [URL='https://today.lorientlejour.com/article/1428766/houthis-launch-nighttime-rocket-atttack-on-tel-aviv-day-357-of-the-gaza-and-lebanon-wars.html']([I]L'Orient le Jour[/I])[/URL] [URL='https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2024/9/27/israel-attacks-lebanon-israeli-bombings-kill-more-than-700-in-lebanon?update=3206525'](Al Jazeera)[/URL] [*]Israeli officials later claim that Nasrallah was in the headquarters at the time of the strike, along with several other high-ranking officials. [URL='https://www.ynetnews.com/article/rkeh1ynra'](Ynet News)[/URL] [*]A second wave of airstrikes is carried out in Beirut, with three buildings hit. [URL='https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2024/9/27/israel-attacks-lebanon-israeli-bombings-kill-more-than-700-in-lebanon?update=3206964'](Al Jazeera)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_invasion_of_Ukraine']Russian invasion of Ukraine[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eastern_Ukraine_campaign']Eastern Ukraine campaign[/URL] [LIST] [*]The [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russia']Russian[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ministry_of_Defence_%28Russia%29']Ministry of Defense[/URL] claims the full capture of Marynivka village in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donetsk_Oblast']Donetsk Oblast[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ukraine']Ukraine[/URL]. [URL='https://english.alarabiya.net/News/world/2024/09/27/russia-takes-control-of-village-in-eastern-ukraine-defense-ministry'](Al Arabiya)[/URL] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kryvyi_Rih_strikes_%282022%E2%80%93present%29']Kryvyi Rih strikes[/URL] [LIST] [*]At least one person is killed and five others are injured in a [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russia']Russian[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Missile']missile[/URL] strike on a [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Police_of_Ukraine']police department[/URL] in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kryvyi_Rih']Kryvyi Rih[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dnipropetrovsk_Oblast']Dnipropetrovsk Oblast[/URL], Ukraine. [URL='https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/russian-attack-ukraines-kryvyi-rih-strikes-police-department-2024-09-27/'](Reuters)[/URL] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuclear_risk_during_the_Russian_invasion_of_Ukraine']Nuclear risk during the Russian invasion of Ukraine[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/President_of_Belarus']Belarusian President[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_Lukashenko']Alexander Lukashenko[/URL] warns that [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belarus']Belarus[/URL] will use [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuclear_weapon']nuclear weapons[/URL] if attacked by [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Western_world']the West[/URL]. [URL='https://www.aa.com.tr/en/asia-pacific/belarus-says-will-use-nuclear-weapons-in-case-of-an-attack/3343608'](Anadolu Agency)[/URL] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Southern_Ukraine_campaign']Southern Ukraine campaign[/URL] [LIST] [*]Three people are killed and 14 others are injured when Russian [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loitering_munition']drones[/URL] hit [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Izmail']Izmail[/URL] in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Odesa_Oblast']Odesa Oblast[/URL], Ukraine. [URL='https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/russian-attack-southern-town-izmail-kills-3-injures-14-2024-09-27/'](Reuters)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syrian_civil_war']Syrian civil war[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel%27s_role_in_the_Syrian_civil_war']Israel's role in the Syrian civil war[/URL] [LIST] [*]Israel launches an [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Airstrike']airstrike[/URL] against a [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syria']Syrian[/URL] military post in the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Countryside']countryside[/URL] near [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Damascus']Damascus[/URL], killing five [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syrian_Army']soldiers[/URL] and wounding another. [URL='https://english.alarabiya.net/News/middle-east/2024/09/27/five-syrian-soldiers-killed-in-israeli-strike-on-damascus-countryside-report'](Al Arabiya)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haitian_crisis_%282018%E2%80%93present%29']Haitian crisis[/URL] [LIST] [*]At least 3,661 people have been killed, including 100 children, in the first six months of 2024 amid ongoing gang violence in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haiti']Haiti[/URL]. [URL='https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/9/27/at-least-3661-killed-in-senseless-haiti-gang-violence-this-year-un'](Al Jazeera)[/URL] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sudanese_civil_war_%282023%E2%80%93present%29']Sudanese civil war[/URL] [LIST] [*]At least 18 people are killed after the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rapid_Support_Forces']Rapid Support Forces[/URL] attack a market in the city of [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al-Fashir']Al-Fashir[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sudan']Sudan[/URL]. [URL='https://english.alarabiya.net/News/middle-east/2024/09/27/medic-says-18-dead-in-sudan-s-el-fasher-after-paramilitary-attack-on-market'](Al Arabiya)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [B]Disasters and accidents[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_Atlantic_hurricane_season']2024 Atlantic hurricane season[/URL] [LIST] [*]At least fifteen people are killed and over one million people are reported without power due to high winds and [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flooding']flooding[/URL] caused by [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hurricane_Helene_%282024%29']Hurricane Helene[/URL] in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Georgia%2C_United_States']Georgia[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States']United States[/URL]. A rare [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flash_flood_warning']flash flood emergency[/URL] is issued for the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metro_Atlanta']Atlanta metropolitan area[/URL]. [URL='https://www.wabe.org/breaking-tropical-storm-helene-leaves-over-1-million-without-power-in-georgia-flash-flood-emergency-in-place-in-atlanta/'](WABE-TV)[/URL] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cocke_County%2C_Tennessee']Cocke County, Tennessee[/URL] Mayor Rob Mathis reports that the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walters_Dam']Waterville Dam[/URL] suffered a [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catastrophic_failure']catastrophic failure[/URL] due to ongoing heavy rainfall, and orders the immediate evacuation of downtown [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Newport%2C_Tennessee']Newport[/URL]. [URL='https://www.wvlt.tv/2024/09/27/please-relocate-now-cocke-co-mayor-urges-people-evacuate/'](WVLT)[/URL] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rutherford_County%2C_North_Carolina']Rutherford County, North Carolina[/URL]'s Emergency Management department issues a warning of the "imminent" failure of the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lake_Lure_%28North_Carolina%29']Lake Lure Dam[/URL] due to significant rainfall, and orders immediate evacuations. [URL='https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2024/09/27/north-carolina-flooding-lake-lure-dam/75409116007/']([I]USA Today[/I])[/URL] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_North_America_heat_waves']2024 North America heat waves[/URL] [LIST] [*]At least 664 deaths in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phoenix%2C_Arizona']Phoenix, Arizona[/URL] and 342 in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Las_Vegas']Las Vegas[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nevada']Nevada[/URL], are linked to [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heat_illness']heat illnesses[/URL] caused by prolonged temperatures above 100°F. [URL='https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/sep/27/heat-wave-death-record-southwest']([I]The Guardian[/I]))[/URL] [/LIST] [*]Fifteen people are killed after an illegal [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gold_mine']gold mine[/URL] collapses in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solok_Regency']Solok Regency[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_Sumatra']West Sumatra[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indonesia']Indonesia[/URL]. [URL='https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/indonesia-gold-mine-collapses-after-landslide-killing-15-2024-09-27/'](Reuters)[/URL] [*]Five people, including a child, are killed in an explosion at a fuel station in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dagestan']Dagestan[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russia']Russia[/URL]. [URL='https://english.alarabiya.net/News/world/2024/09/27/explosion-at-russia-s-dagestan-fuel-station-kills-five-injures-10'](Al Arabiya)[/URL] [/LIST] [B]International relations[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iraq%E2%80%93United_States_relations']Iraq–United States relations[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iraq']Iraq[/URL] and the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States']United States[/URL] agree to end the U.S.-led coalition mission in Iraq by September 2025, with all remaining [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Armed_Forces']American troops[/URL] withdrawing by the end of 2026. [URL='https://www.reuters.com/world/coalition-military-mission-iraq-end-by-sept-2025-us-iraq-say-2024-09-27/'](Reuters)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [B]Law and crime[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel%E2%80%93Hamas_war']Israel–Hamas war[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Humanitarian_aid_during_the_Israel%E2%80%93Hamas_war']Humanitarian aid during the Israel–Hamas war[/URL] [LIST] [*]An aid worker of a [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States']United States[/URL]-based charity is shot and killed in her car by [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palestinian']Palestinian[/URL] gunmen near [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khan_Yunis']Khan Yunis[/URL] in the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaza_Strip']Gaza Strip[/URL]. [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hamas_government_in_the_Gaza_Strip']Gazan government officials[/URL] claim that the gunmen had mistakenly identified the vehicle. [URL='https://english.alarabiya.net/News/middle-east/2024/09/27/gunmen-shoot-and-kill-aid-worker-in-gaza-charity-and-family-say'](Al Arabiya)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [/LIST] [B]Politics and elections[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_Liberal_Democratic_Party_%28Japan%29_presidential_election']2024 Liberal Democratic Party (Japan) presidential election[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shigeru_Ishiba']Shigeru Ishiba[/URL] defeats [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sanae_Takaichi']Sanae Takaichi[/URL] in a runoff election to become the next [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/President_of_the_Liberal_Democratic_Party_%28Japan%29']president of the Liberal Democratic Party[/URL] and [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_Japan']prime minister[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Designation_%28law%29']designate[/URL]. [URL='https://english.kyodonews.net/news/2024/09/9f8db8a51e53-japan-to-elect-successor-to-pm-kishida-in-ruling-party-vote.html'](Kyodo News)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [url="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Current_events/2024_September_27"]Continue reading...[/url] [/QUOTE]

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