Current events: 2026-09-23

[Wikipedia Current Events]

Armed conflicts and attacks

• 2026 Ethiopian offensive
  • Ethiopian civil conflict
    • The Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF) seizes several airports in Tigray, while clashes are ongoing in the nearby regions of Afar and Amhara. The TPLF says that it has started a "defensive war" against the federal government of Ethiopia. (Reuters)
• Russo-Ukrainian war
  • Violations of non-combatant airspace during the Russo-Ukrainian war
    • Poland deploys fighter jets into its airspace after a Russian helicopter intruded near Braniewo, Warmian–Masurian Voivodeship. (Chronicle Live)
• Communal conflicts in Nigeria
  • Fifteen people, including a village head, are killed in an armed ethnic clash in Bagudo, Kebbi State, Nigeria. Six suspects are arrested following the attack. (Daily Post)

Law and crime

• Harvey Weinstein sexual abuse cases
  • Former American film producer Harvey Weinstein is sentenced to 15 years in prison for a 2006 sexual assault case against Miriam Haley. (BBC)
• War crimes in the Myanmar civil war
  • Human Rights Watch reports that women held as political prisoners in Myanmar face torture, sexual violence, and inadequate medical care. The group says more than 6,600 women and 640 children are among over 30,000 political prisoners detained since 2021. (Reuters)

Politics and elections

• 2026 Moroccan general election
  • Moroccans vote to elect all 395 members of the House of Representatives. (AP)
• Second impeachment of Sara Duterte
  • The Philippine Senate, sitting as an impeachment court, rules that only senator-judges able to participate count toward the conviction threshold in vice president Sara Duterte's trial, reducing the required votes from 16 to 14. (Reuters)
• The United Kingdom establishes a National Centre for Information Defence to detect and counter foreign disinformation, including AI-generated content. Prime Minister Andy Burnham says the centre will address disinformation attacks to states such as Russia. (AFP via France 24)

Sports

• 2026 Asian Games
  • North Korea at the 2026 Asian Games, Weightlifting at the 2026 Asian Games
    • North Korean weightlifter Ri Song-gum wins gold in the women's 49kg category at the 2026 Asian Games while setting three world records: 94kg in the snatch, 121kg in the clean and jerk, and 215kg overall. (AFP via France 24)

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