September 4th, 2023 – Labor Day 

India launches Aditya-L1, its first solar observation mission to observe the solar corona, photosphere, and chromosphere and to study solar winds and solar flares, and their effect on Earth and near-space weather. (BBC News) 

Roscosmos head Yury Borisov announces that the RS-28 Sarmat ICBM has been deployed for combat duty. (The Moscow Times) 

The Supreme Court of Japan formally orders Okinawa to allow the United States Armed Forces to expand its runways and military infrastructure on the island despite protests from locals who oppose the American military’s presence. (AP) 

American consumer packaged goods holding company Conagra Brands recalls over 245,000 pounds of Banquet frozen chicken over concerns of plastic contamination. (Fox Business) 

An SDF counterattack recaptures all areas lost to tribal fighters and the SNA with the exception of one town. (SOHR) 

Displacement of civilians is reported in Northeastern Syria amid intense multi-sided clashes that have been ongoing since last week. (SOHR) 

The 13-kilometre-long (8-mile) Lagos Rail Mass Transit Blue Line rapid transit system begins service in Lagos, Nigeria, after being delayed since 1983. (Al Jazeera) 

The parliament of Vanuatu chooses Sato Kilman as the new prime minister, replacing Ishmael Kalsakau. (Reuters) 

Sunday, September 3rd, 2023 

Max Verstappen wins the Italian Grand Prix, winning his 10th straight race, breaking the record for the most consecutive wins by a single driver in Formula One’s history. The win also extends Red Bull’s consecutive win streak to 15 wins in a row, dating back to the 2022 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. 

Heavy flooding at the Burning Man festival in Nevada, United States, kills one person and leaves tens of thousands of people stranded in the Black Rock Desert. (AP) 

Prime Minister Élisabeth Borne says that France will ban disposable electronic cigarettes as part of an effort to combat smoking. (The Guardian) 

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy dismisses Defense Minister Oleksii Reznikov amid graft allegations within the Ministry of Defence. The head of the State Property Fund, Rustem Umerov, is expected to replace Reznikov. (Reuters) 

Eighteen fighters of the Turkish-backed Syrian National Army are killed after attempting to break through the front lines in Northeastern Syria. (SOHR) 

The Syrian Democratic Forces kill and injure eight tribal gunmen who were attempting to cross to Syrian government-held territory. (SOHR) 

The Syrian Democratic Forces recapture two towns after having lost them in an earlier offensive by factions of Deir ez-Zor Military Council and Arab tribes. (SOHR) 

Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian says that Iran has started talks to revive the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action. (Tehran Times) 

Five civilians are killed in airstrikes by the Sudanese Armed Forces in Khartoum, a continuation of bombings that killed twenty civilians yesterday. (The Guardian) 

Guatemala’s Supreme Electoral Tribunal temporarily reinstates President-elect Bernardo Arévalo‘s Semilla party, which had been suspended pending an investigation into alleged registration irregularities. (AFP via France 24) 

Saturday, September 2nd, 2023 

A Ukrainian court places billionaire Ihor Kolomoyskyi under arrest over fraud and money laundering charges as part of corruption related activities. (Al Jazeera) 

The Russian Defense Ministry says that it has destroyed 281 Ukrainian drones in the past week, including 29 over western Russia. (South China Morning Post) 

The Russian Defense Ministry says that it has thwarted attacks on the Crimean Bridge by destroying a Ukrainian boat. (Reuters) 

Belarus says a Polish military Mi-24 military helicopter breached its airspace, flying 1.2 km into its territory. (Reuters) 

More than 2,000 troops from the CSTO security alliance begin military exercises in Belarus. (AP) 

Clashes occur in Tel Aviv, Israel, between Eritrean asylum seekers, including supporters and opponents of the government of Isaias Afwerki, and police, resulting in 114 injuries, including 30 police officers. (BBC News) 

Greek firefighters rescue a group of 25 migrants trapped in a forest in the Evros region as flames from a wildfire approached. (AP) 

The Greek Coast Guard rescue more than 150 people, including several children, who were heading in small boats from Turkey to the nearby eastern Aegean Sea islands. (AP) 

Two people are killed and six others are wounded in a shooting at a wedding reception in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. (Ottawa Citizen) 

Cypriot police arrest 13 people after a mob smashes storefronts and set numerous trash bins on fire during an anti-immigration march in Limassol. (AP) 

Gabon’s military government reopens the country’s borders, three days after they were closed. (AFP via Manila Bulletin) 

Friday,  September 1st, 2023 

Five people are killed when an outdoor lift cable snaps and falls into a ravine at a resort in Ubud, Bali, Indonesia. (DPA via The Star) 

Hong Kong raises its typhoon warning signal to level 10, the highest level, as Super Typhoon Saola approaches. Over 880,000 people in the Chinese provinces of Fujian and Guangdong have been evacuated. (AFP via France 24) 

Pope Francis arrives in Mongolia, marking the first papal visit to the country, which has a small Catholic population. (NCR) 

Twenty-five people are arrested after a riot at a kok-boru event in Osh Region, Kyrgyzstan. (The New York Times) 

Sudanese Armed Forces capture El Obeid, pushing the Rapid Support Forces out of the city, although skirmishes continue on the outskirts of the city. (Dabanga Sudan) 

A Palestinian man is killed and several others are injured, a building is destroyed and ambulances are obstructed and shot at, during a raid by Israeli soldiers in Aqabah, in the occupied West Bank. (Al Jazeera) 

Armenia says that shelling by Azerbaijani forces in the town of Sotk killed four of its soldiers and injured another. (Reuters) 

Arab tribesmen briefly take control of two villages in Aleppo Governorate in order to support fellow tribesmen fighting the Syrian Democratic Forces in northeast Syria, as the battle enters its third day with at least 45 people killed. (Al Jazeera) 

Gunmen kill nine people including seven in a mosque in Ikara Local Government Area in Nigeria‘s Kaduna State. (Reuters) 

The Philippines imposes price ceilings on rice in order to counter increasing costs and alleged market manipulation, setting the maximum prices for regular-milled and well-milled rice, at ₱41 (US$0.72) and ₱45 ($0.80) per kilogram, respectively. (Reuters) 

Eighteen people are killed and 13 are injured after two minibuses carrying mostly Iranian Shia pilgrims collide between Dujail and Samarra in Saladin Governorate, Iraq. (AFP via Barron’s) 

Six people are killed when a train collides with a minibus in San Pedro de la Paz, Bío-Bío Region, Chile. (Xinhua) 

Two people are killed and at least 12 others are injured in an explosion at a metal factory in Cabreúva, São Paulo, Brazil. (ABC News) 

Two Moroccan-French tourists are shot dead and another is injured by the Algerian National Navy after being lost on a jet ski near Saïdia and accidentally crossing the border into Algerian waters. (BBC) 

Eighteen people are killed during a shootout between robbers and police in Limpopo, South Africa. (Al Jazeera) 

Former senior minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam is elected as the 9th president of Singapore with over 70% of the valid votes. (Reuters) 

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Friday,  September 1st, 2023 

Proud Boys leader Joe Biggs is sentenced to 17 years in federal prison after being convicted of seditious conspiracy in connection with the planning of the January 6 riot at the United States Capitol. (NBC News) 

Friday,  September 1st, 2023 

Proud Boys leader Joe Biggs is sentenced to 17 years in federal prison after being convicted of seditious conspiracy in connection with the planning of the January 6 riot at the United States Capitol. (NBC News) 

The Philippines imposes price ceilings on rice to counter increasing costs and alleged market manipulation, setting the maximum prices for regular-milled and well-milled rice, at ₱41 (US$0.72) and ₱45 ($0.80) per kilogram, respectively. (Reuters) 

440 people were killed in Syria during August 2023, making it the highest death toll in 19 months. (SOHR) 

A Palestinian man is killed and others are injured, a building is destroyed and ambulances are prevented to reach the scene and shot at, during a raid by Israeli soldiers in Aqabah, in the occupied West Bank. (Al Jazeera) 

Pope Francis arrives in Mongolia, marking the first papal visit to the country, which has a small Catholic population. (NCR) 

Singaporeans vote for their 9th president. (CNA) 

Armenia says that shelling by Azerbaijani forces kills two of its soldiers and wounds another in the town of Sotk. (Reuters) 

Thursday, August 31st, 2023 

Nine soldiers are killed and five more injured during a suicide bombing against a convoy in Bannu District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. (Ary News) 

Fifty-seven police and prison officers are taken hostage in six different prisons in Quito as explosive attacks occur in Ecuador’s capital targeting the country’s prison authority. (AFP via Malay Mail) 

An Israeli soldier is killed and two more injured during a vehicle-ramming attack at a checkpoint in Beit Sira, in the occupied West Bank. The perpetrator is shot dead. (Al Jazeera) 

At least 73 people are killed in a fire at a block of flats in Johannesburg, South Africa. (CNBC) 

Fifteen people are killed in a fire at a clothing factory in Quezon City, Philippines. (AP) (The New York Times) 

Five people are killed and two others are injured when a passenger train collides with track workers doing maintenance work in Brandizzo, Piedmont, Italy. (BBC News) 

The African Union announces the suspension of Gabon’s membership after the country’s military instigated a coup d’état. (AFP via The Peninsula) 

The Korean Central News Agency reports that North Korean forces has conducted drills simulating a missile strike on South Korea, in protest of ROKAF–USAF military drills. (Reuters) 

The Brazilian Federal Police questions former President Jair Bolsonaro in an investigation in which he is accused of smuggling $3 million in diamond jewelry from Saudi Arabia. (AP) 

2 killed, 1 injured in a shooting at a shopping center in Austin, Texas. (People) 

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