Friday,  September 9th, 2022 

A new lunar mineral is discovered by the Beijing Research Institute of Uranium Geology, which is named Changesite–(Y). (Interesting Engineering) 

Ukraine claims to have retaken more than 1,000 square kilometers of territory previously occupied by Russia, within the last week. (BBC News) 

Governor of Sumy Oblast Dmytro Zhyvytskyi says that Russian forces have shelled a hospital in Velyka Pysarivka, causing an unspecified number of casualties. (Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty) 

The United States Department of the Treasury sanctions the Iranian Ministry of Intelligence and Intelligence Minister Esmaeil Khatib in response to a cyberattack against Albania. (Al Jazeera) 

North Korea passes a new law formally declaring itself a “nuclear state“. The law includes the right of North Korea to use “preemptive” nuclear strikes as Kim Jong-un promises to “never give up” the country’s nuclear weapons. (CNN) 

Mexico transfers control over its National Guard to the Mexican Army. (Reuters) 

Thursday, September 8th, 2022 

Former White House Chief Strategist and Senior Counselor to the President of the United States Steve Bannon pleads not guilty to state charges in New York for allegedly defrauding donors to build a wall on the U.S. southern border. (AP) 

Seven people are killed and 12 others are injured by airstrikes in Idlib Governorate, Syria. (AP) 

Poland and the Baltic states announce a ban on Russian tourists entering their countries beginning on September 19. (EER) 

Buckingham Palace announces that Queen Elizabeth II has died at the age of 96 at Balmoral Castle in Scotland. She is succeeded as monarch by her son Charles III. (BBC News) 

The parliament of Solomon Islands votes to delay the next general election amid objections by opposition parties, who accuse Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare of a “power grab”. (Reuters) 

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