Sunday, October 1st, 2023 

Duane “Keefe D” Davis is arrested by police for the 1996 murder of American rapper Tupac Shakur. (CNN) 

Gavin Newson announced that he chose Laphonza Butler to succeed Diane Feinstein‘s seat making her the first African-American lesbian to do so.(Politico) 

In rallying, Toyota Gazoo win their third consecutive World Rally Championship for Manufacturers title after Kalle Rovanperä and Jonne Halttunen win the Power Stage of 2023 Rally Chile. (JCN via AsiaOne) 

Bartosz Zmarzlik defends his motorcycle speedway world championship title. (Eurosport) 

A suicide bomber causes an explosion outside the Interior Ministry in Ankara, Turkey, injuring two police officers. A second attacker is shot dead by police. (Al Jazeera) 

Tuareg rebels take control of the town of Bamba, Gao Region, Mali, claiming over 80 soldiers have been killed. (BBC News) 

At least 13 people are killed and four others are injured in a fire at a nightclub in Murcia, Spain. (BBC News) 

Ten people are killed and 60 more are injured after a church’s roof collapses during a baptism ceremony in Ciudad Madero, Mexico. (Al Jazeera) 

Ten people are killed and 25 more are injured after a truck carrying mostly Cuban migrants overturned between Pijijiapan and Tonalá in Chiapas, Mexico. (AFP via CNA) 

In rugby league, the Penrith Panthers defeat the Brisbane Broncos 26–24 in the 2023 NRL Grand Final, their third consecutive win. (The Guardian Australia) 

Saturday, September 30th, 2023 

Five Free Papua Movement militants are killed during a shootout with Indonesian soldiers and police officers in the Papua province. (AP) 

Azerbaijan accuses Armenia of using a sniper to kill one of its soldiers in the city of Kalbajar. Armenia denies involvement in the incident. (The Star) 

Maldivians vote in a run-off election between candidates Mohamed Muizzu and Ibrahim Mohamed Solih. (Reuters) 

Slovaks elect the 150 members of the National Council. (Reuters) 

The U.S. House of Representatives passes a 45-day stopgap measure bill backed by House Speaker Kevin McCarthy in an effort to avoid a government shutdown. (ABC News) 

The office of the Attorney General of Guatemala seizes the tally sheets of votes from the general election and the runoff. The judges of the Supreme Electoral Tribunal opposed the seizure but were attacked by police and prosecutors. Electoral tribunal officials were also intimidated. (AP) (Prensa Libre) 

Collingwood defeats the Brisbane Lions by four points to win the 2023 AFL Grand Final. (The Guardian) 

Friday,  September 29th, 2023 

Dianne Feinstein, the longest serving female U.S. Senator, dies at the age of 90. California Governor Gavin Newsom is expected to appoint her replacement. (NBC News)

New York City declares a state of emergency due to widespread flooding caused by heavy rain. (CNN) 

Toys “R” Us announces plans to open 24 new flagship stores across the United States, along with new shops in airports and on cruise ships, after the company filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy six years ago. (The New York Times) 

A second suspect, a man in his sixties, is arrested in connection with the felling of the Sycamore Gap Tree in Northumberland, United Kingdom. (Sky News) 

Four soldiers and three Pakistani Taliban militants are killed during a shootout in Zhob, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. (Aaj English Tv) 

Two people are killed and 17 injured after a school bus crashes into a central reservation and overturns in The Wirral, England. (BBC News) 

Nine people are killed, four others are trapped, and 21 are rescued after a mine collapses in Chegutu, Mashonaland West, Zimbabwe. (New Zimbabwe) 

Five people are killed and five more are hospitalized as a semi truck carrying a toxic substance turns over near Teutopolis, Illinois, United States, causing evacuations. (The Guardian) 

Rafael Curruchiche, a prosecutor in the Guatemalan attorney general’s office, accuses the Organization of American States and the European Union of interference in the election and says that around a thousand people denounced irregularities in electoral process. (Prensa Libre)(Prensa Libre) 

The Supreme Court of Belarus bans the activities of the Belarusian Left Party after a complaint filed by the Ministry of Justice. Only four political parties remain permitted to operate. (Nasha Niva) 

At least 50 people are killed and more than 50 others are injured by a suicide bombing at a religious gathering in Mastung, Balochistan, Pakistan. (BBC News) 

Five people are killed and ten others injured by two suicide bombers at a mosque in Hangu, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. (Al Jazeera) 

Between 5 to 11 people are killed and 18 others are injured after an Al-Shabaab suicide bomber explodes in a tea shop in Mogadishu, Somalia. (Reuters) 

The death toll from an explosion at a fuel warehouse in Berkadzor, Artsakh, increases to 170 people. (Reuters) 

The End