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| ***The death toll from yesterday's ] |
***The death toll from yesterday's ] ]s in ], targeting ]'s communication network, increases to twelve, including four ] and two children, with more than 2,800 others injured. | ||
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***]s and other electronic devices continue to explode across Lebanon, including at a ] in ] for three Hezbollah members and a boy who were killed in yesterday's explosions. At least 20 people are killed and more than 450 others are injured. | ||
| ***Several home solar energy systems |
***Several home ] systems explode in ], Lebanon. | ||
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| ***The ] votes 124–14 with 43 ]s to demand that ] end its unlawful presence in the ] within the next 12 months. | |||
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****A ] ] on a ] weapons depot in ], ], causes ] large enough to be detected as an earthquake by monitoring stations. Local residents are told to ] and schools in the region are closed. | ||
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**] ] ] announces that at least 30 people have been killed since September 9 during ]s between rival factions of the ] in ], Mexico. ] ] partially blames the ] for the surge in violence. | ||
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| ***] ] issues a ] for the ] of ], ], and ], which have been significantly impacted by ]s that have killed at least sixteen people. | |||
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| **Twelve people are arrested on suspicion of ] resulting in widespread wildfires in ] and ] ] that have killed at least seven people. | |||
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| **The ] announces that the ] (NSS) has thwarted a coup attempt by ] armed, trained, and financed by the ]. | |||
| *Alleged ] developer and administrator Jay Je Yoon Jung is arrested in ], ], on five charges related to the ] network's development and operation. | |||
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Latest revision as of 14:09, 24 September 2024
September 18, 2024 (2024-09-18) (Wednesday)Armed conflicts and attacks
- Israel–Hezbollah conflict
- 2024 Lebanon pager explosions
- The death toll from yesterday's pager explosions in Lebanon, targeting Hezbollah's communication network, increases to twelve, including four healthcare workers and two children, with more than 2,800 others injured. (Al Jazeera) (AP)
- Walkie-talkies and other electronic devices continue to explode across Lebanon, including at a funeral in Baalbek for three Hezbollah members and a boy who were killed in yesterday's explosions. At least 20 people are killed and more than 450 others are injured. (Al Jazeera) (AP)
- Several home solar energy systems explode in Beirut, Lebanon. (ABC News)
- 2024 Lebanon pager explosions
- Israeli–Palestinian conflict
- Israeli occupation of the West Bank
- The United Nations General Assembly votes 124–14 with 43 abstentions to demand that Israel end its unlawful presence in the occupied Palestinian territories within the next 12 months. (Reuters)
- Israeli occupation of the West Bank
- Russian invasion of Ukraine
- Attacks in Russia during the Russian invasion of Ukraine
- Toropets depot explosions
- A Ukrainian drone attack on a Russian weapons depot in Toropets, Tver Oblast, causes an explosion large enough to be detected as an earthquake by monitoring stations. Local residents are told to evacuate and schools in the region are closed. (The Guardian)
- Toropets depot explosions
- Attacks in Russia during the Russian invasion of Ukraine
- Mexican drug war
- Mexican Secretary of Defense Luis Cresencio Sandoval announces that at least 30 people have been killed since September 9 during shootouts between rival factions of the Sinaloa Cartel in Sinaloa, Mexico. Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador partially blames the United States for the surge in violence. (AP) (AP 2)
Disasters and accidents
- 2024 South American wildfires
- 2024 Peru wildfires
- President of Peru Dina Boluarte issues a state of emergency for the departments of Amazonas, San Martín, and Ucayali, which have been significantly impacted by wildfires that have killed at least sixteen people. (Reuters)
- 2024 Peru wildfires
- 2024 Portugal wildfires
Law and crime
- 2024 Shenzhen stabbing
- 2024 Armenian coup attempt allegations
- The Government of Armenia announces that the National Security Service (NSS) has thwarted a coup attempt by Armenian Russophiles armed, trained, and financed by the Russian Federation. (Politico)
- Alleged Ghost developer and administrator Jay Je Yoon Jung is arrested in Sydney, Australia, on five charges related to the encrypted communication network's development and operation. (The Register)
Science and technology
- Instagram introduces teen accounts for users under the age of 18 that will be private by default, limit "sensitive content" and allow parents to view contacts. (DW)