Thursday, September 5th, 2024 

The European Union, the United States, the United Kingdom and seven other countries sign the first international legally binding treaty on the use of artificial intelligence systems. (DW) (Council of Europe) 

Twenty percent of the Brasília National Forest in Brazil is destroyed by a wildfire that investigators suspect was started deliberately. (Reuters) 

Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro announces that Venezuela will celebrate an early Christmas on 1 October. (NBC News) 

Ugandan marathoner Rebecca Cheptegei dies after sustaining burns from a petrol attack by her partner almost a month after her participation in the women’s marathon at the 2024 Summer Olympics. (BBC) 

Four people are killed and nine others are injured in a mass school shooting at Apalachee High School in Winder, Georgia, United States. (CNN) 

An armed Austrian is killed in a shootout with police in Munich, Germany, near the Munich Documentation Centre for the History of National Socialism and the Israeli Consulate. (TIME) 

Michel Barnier is named the prime minister of France, two months after the July legislative elections. (The Washington Post) 

Six people are killed and another is wounded during an Israeli airstrike against a vehicle in Tubas, in the Palestinian-occupied territories. Separately, a teenager is shot dead in the city by Israeli soldiers. (Al Jazeera) 

The ruling Labour Party in the United Kingdom announces a bill to remove the right of all hereditary peers to sit in the House of Lords. (BBC News) 

Wednesday, September 4th, 2024 

SpaceX removes its employees from Brazil amid ongoing legal issues between CEO Elon Musk and the Brazilian Supreme Court over Musk’s social media company X. (The Wall Street Journal) 

Jonathan Meijer files a lawsuit against Netflix for allegedly portraying him negatively for his serial sperm donation in its documentary series The Man With 1,000 Kids. (DW) 

The New Zealand Māori Council selects Ngā Wai Hono i te Pō as the new Queen following the death of her father King Tūheitia in August. (DW) 

At least seven people are killed and 53 others are injured when Russian drones and missiles hit buildings in Lviv, Ukraine. (Reuters) 

A civilian is killed and seven others are injured in Israeli airstrikes and shelling in southern Lebanon. (Al Jazeera) 

Seven people are rescued and at least 21 others remain missing after a boat carrying Syrian migrants from Libya capsizes off the coast of Lampedusa in the Pelagie Islands of Italy. (Al Jazeera) 

The second phase of the Grenfell Tower Inquiry concludes, with the report noting “systematic dishonesty” of manufacturers and the failures of the government leading up to the fire. (BBC News) 

Ukrainian foreign affairs minister Dmytro Kuleba resigns from office amid a cabinet reshuffle. (Left Bank) 

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Wednesday, September 4th, 2024 

A small 1.5-metre (4.9 ft) asteroid is predicted to fall harmlessly as a fireball over Luzon in the Philippines at approximately 16:40 UTC (00:40 local time), the ninth asteroid to be successfully discovered before impacting Earth. (Newscientist) 

An expedition to the shipwreck of the RMS Titanic reveals considerable deterioration of the bow, as well as the rediscovery of a bronze Diana of Versailles replica last seen during the initial survey of the wreck in 1986. (AP) 

The United States Department of Justice charges Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar and five other militants with conspiracy to provide material support for terrorism, conspiracy to murder Americans, and five other counts each. (DW) 

The World Health Organization announces that its polio vaccination campaign in the Gaza Strip has surpassed its intended target of 156,500 projected vaccinations within two days. (BBC News) 

Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine Dmytro Kuleba resigns from office amidst a cabinet shuffle. (LB.ua) 

United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken is subpoenaed by the House Committee on Foreign Affairs after refusing to testify on the government’s actions regarding the U.S. military withdrawal from Afghanistan in August 2021 and the concurrent deaths of thirteen service members. (Reuters) 

The Islamic State claims responsibility for yesterday’s suicide bombing outside a Taliban building in Kabul, Afghanistan, which killed six people. (Al Arabiya) 

A suicide bombing in Kabul, Afghanistan, kills 6 people and injures 13. (AP) 

Dismissed Bamban mayor Alice Guo is arrested by the Directorate General of Immigration in Tangerang City, Indonesia, after fleeing to the country from the Philippines amidst an ongoing Senate inquiry. (The Guardian) 

Tuesday,  September 3rd, 2024 

Over ten thousand hotel workers strike in cities across the U.S. to demand higher pay, as part of the Hotel Workers Rising campaign organized by the UNITE HERE labor union. (Reuters) 

The South Korean National Police Agency announces an investigation into the messaging app Telegram for abetting and hosting chat rooms that distribute deepfake pornography, including of children. (DW) 

The Brazilian Supreme Court unanimously upholds justice Alexandre de Moraes‘ decision to block social media platform X, in the country. De Moraes also set a daily fine of R$50,000 (US$8,900) for people or companies using VPNs to access the site. (AP) 

Ugandan opposition leader Bobi Wine is “seriously injured” after being shot in the leg in a shootout with the Uganda People’s Defence Force near Kampala. (AP) 

Five Ukrainian ministers resign from their positions, including Deputy Prime Minister Olha Stefanishyna, resulting in vacancy of over one-third of the cabinet. (Reuters) 

Russian missile strikes on Poltava, Ukraine, kill at least 51 people and injure more than 237 others. (AP) 

A clash between the isolated indigenous Mashco-Piro community and Peruvian loggers attempting to clear a forest path near their territory results in the deaths of two loggers, with two more missing. (Reuters) 

During a people smuggling operation, at least 12 migrants drown when their boat breaks apart and capsizes in the English Channel. (Sky News) 

The death toll from yesterday’s attempted jailbreak at the Makala Central Prison in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo, increases to 129. (BBC News) 

Isabel Perelló is elected as President of the Supreme Court and the General Council of the Judiciary in Spain, becoming the first woman to hold the position.  (El Diario) 

Monday,  September 2nd, 2024 

A weather station near Qeshm International Airport in Dayrestan, Iran, records the highest unverified heat index on Earth of 82.2 °C (180.0 °F) and the highest dew point of 36.1 °C (97.0 °F). Climatologists will investigate to confirm the readings’ accuracy. (The Economic Times) 

The number of wildfires in the Amazon rainforest reaches its highest number in fourteen years at 38,266 fire hotspots as a result of an ongoing drought in South America. (Reuters) 

President of Russia Vladimir Putin arrives in Mongolia to discuss a China–Russia gas pipeline meant to recoup Russian losses from Western sanctions, despite Ukraine’s urges for Mongolia to arrest Putin under his International Criminal Court warrant. (Reuters) 

Ukraine’s Foreign Ministry states that Mongolia’s refusal to arrest Vladimir Putin while on a state visit means that it shares “responsibility for the war crimes” committed by Russia, and vows to work with allies to enforce punitive measures on Mongolia. (Reuters) 

Turkey formally applies to join the BRICS geopolitical bloc, citing the lack of progress in its accession to the European Union. (Bloomberg) 

Two people, including an independent contractor working for UNIFIL, are killed in an Israeli airstrikes on the Tyre-Naqoura road in Lebanon with other airstrikes on Bint Jabal, Yaroun, Ayta al-Shab, Hanine, Tayr Harfa and Blida and shelling of Kfarchouba and Shebaa. (Al Jazeera) 

Hezbollah launches Katyusha rockets on Ein Ya’akov, Ga’aton and Yehiam, northern Israel. (Al Jazeera) 

Houthi militants strike two crude oil tankers in the Red Sea with multiple missiles and drones. (Reuters) 

At least fourteen people are killed in landslides and floods caused by Tropical Storm Yagi in the Philippines. (AP) 

Eleven children are killed and 13 more are injured when a bus crashes into a group of middle school students and their parents in Tai’an City, Shandong, China. (ABC) 

At least two inmates are killed in an attempted prison break at Makala Prison [fr] in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo. (Al Jazeera) 

At least five people are shot, with two critically injured, at the West Indian Day Parade in Brooklyn, New York, United States. (AP) 

Thousands of people gather in Manhattan, New York City, United States, to protest against the Israeli invasion of the Gaza Strip, rally for support of Palestinians, and call for New York institutions to divest from Israeli businesses. (CBS News) 

Histadrut, Israel’s national trade union center, begins a one-day general strike to protest against the Netanyahu government’s failure to negotiate a ceasefire and hostage deal. The strike is later ordered to end prematurely by a Tel Aviv labor court, claiming the strike was illegally political in nature rather than economic. (BBC) 

The United States seizes a Dassault Falcon 900 jet used by Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro on accusations that its purchase violated U.S. sanctions against Venezuela, and flies it from the Dominican Republic to Florida. (Reuters) 

Japan defeats the United States in the Wheelchair rugby final, winning the first ever gold medal for the country in the sport. (Olympics) 

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