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September 1, 2022 (Thursday)

Armed conflicts and attacks

Syrian civil war
- Iran–Israel conflict during the Syrian civil war
  - Israeli Air Force jets fire four missiles at Aleppo International Airport, hitting the runway and several warehouses allegedly containing Iranian rockets, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights. No casualties have been reported. (ABC News)
Iraqi political crisis
- 2022 Baghdad clashes
  - Four people are killed during clashes between rival Shia Muslim fighters in Basra, Iraq, three days after 30 supporters of Shia cleric Muqtada al-Sadr were killed during clashes in Baghdad. (Al Jazeera)
Israeli–Palestinian conflict
- Two Palestinian men are killed in clashes with Israeli soldiers in the occupied West Bank. One of the men was killed by Palestinian gunfire, according to the Palestinian Health Ministry. (Haaretz)
Cross-Strait relations
- Taiwanese forces shoot down an unidentified civilian drone which entered its airspace near the Shi Islet in the Taiwan Strait. Taiwan's Ministry of National Defense says that the drone ignored several warning shots before being shot down. (Reuters)
Tigray War
- The Tigray People's Liberation Front claims that Eritrea and Ethiopia have launched a joint offensive in the Tigray Region. (Reuters)

Business and economy

2019–present Sri Lankan economic crisis
- The International Monetary Fund provisionally approves a US$2.9 billion bailout for Sri Lanka. (Reuters)

Health and environment

COVID-19 pandemic
- COVID-19 pandemic in Australia
  - Victoria removes its directive to work remotely where possible. (The Guardian)
A third person dies from an unidentified virus in Tucumán Province, Argentina. Authorities have ruled out COVID-19, influenza, and hantavirus, but continue to investigate the cluster of infections. The European Centre for Disease Control and the World Health Organization have also been notified. (The Daily Telegraph)
A temperature of 127 °F (53 °C) is recorded in Furnace Creek, California, United States, breaking the record for the highest September temperature ever recorded in the world. (CBS News)

Law and crime

Attempted assassination of Cristina Fernández de Kirchner
- A Brazilian man, identified as 35-year-old Fernando Montiel, is arrested by the Argentine Federal Police shortly after attempting to shoot Vice President Cristina Kirchner. Montiel pointed a loaded pistol at Kirchner's head and apparently pulled the trigger, but the weapon did not fire. (Washington Examiner)
Four people are killed and several others are injured after a mass shooting at a soccer field in Yecapixtla, Morelos, Mexico. (AP)
The High Court of Malaysia finds Rosmah Mansor, wife of former Prime Minister Najib Razak, guilty of corruption. (The Straits Times) (CNN)

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 *[[Syrian civil war]]
 **[[Iran–Israel conflict during the Syrian civil war]]
-***[[Israeli Air Force]] jets fire four [[missile]]s at [[Aleppo International Airport]] in [[Syria]], hitting the [[runway]] and several warehouses allegedly containing Iranian rockets, according to the [[Syrian Observatory for Human Rights]]. No casualties have been reported. [https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/syria-israel-strikes-aleppo-airport-89118953 (ABC News)]
+***[[Israeli Air Force]] jets fire four [[missile]]s at [[Aleppo International Airport]], hitting the runway and several warehouses allegedly containing Iranian rockets, according to the [[Syrian Observatory for Human Rights]]. No casualties have been reported. [https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/syria-israel-strikes-aleppo-airport-89118953 (ABC News)]
+*[[2021–2022 Iraqi political crisis|Iraqi political crisis]]
+**[[2022 Baghdad clashes]]
+***Four people are killed during clashes between rival [[Shia Islam|Shia Muslim]] fighters in [[Basra]], [[Iraq]], three days after 30 supporters of Shia cleric [[Muqtada al-Sadr]] were killed during clashes in [[Baghdad]]. [https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/9/1/latest-outbreak-violence-iraqi-city-basra-leaves-dead (Al Jazeera)]
 *[[Israeli–Palestinian conflict]]
 **Two [[Palestinians|Palestinian]] men are killed in clashes with [[Israeli Defense Forces|Israeli soldiers]] in the occupied [[West Bank]]. One of the men was killed by Palestinian gunfire, according to the Palestinian Health Ministry. [https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/2022-09-01/ty-article/.premium/two-palestinians-killed-in-clashes-with-israeli-army-in-west-bank/00000182-f7ee-d8b2-abcb-f7ef379a0000 (''Haaretz'')]
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 '''Business and economy'''
 *[[2019–present Sri Lankan economic crisis]]
-**The [[International Monetary Fund]] provisionally approves a 2.9 billion [[United States dollar|U.S. dollar]] [[bailout]] for [[Sri Lanka]]. [https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/sri-lanka-imf-reach-preliminary-agreement-29-billion-loan-2022-09-01/ (Reuters)]
+**The [[International Monetary Fund]] provisionally approves a [[United States dollar|US$]]2.9 billion [[bailout]] for [[Sri Lanka]]. [https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/sri-lanka-imf-reach-preliminary-agreement-29-billion-loan-2022-09-01/ (Reuters)]
 '''Health and environment'''
 *[[COVID-19 pandemic]]
 **[[COVID-19 pandemic in Australia]]
-***[[Victoria (Australia)|Victoria]] removes its directive to [[Remote work|work remotely]] where possible. [https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2022/sep/01/public-transport-mask-mandate-to-stay-in-victoria-but-not-on-domestic-flights (The Guardian)]
+***[[Victoria (Australia)|Victoria]] removes its directive to [[Remote work|work remotely]] where possible. [https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2022/sep/01/public-transport-mask-mandate-to-stay-in-victoria-but-not-on-domestic-flights (''The Guardian'')]
-*A third person dies from an unidentified virus in [[Tucumán Province]], [[Argentina]]. Authorities have ruled out [[COVID-19]], [[influenza]], and [[Orthohantavirus|hantavirus]], but continue to investigate the cluster of infections. The [[European Centre for Disease Control]] and the [[World Health Organization]] have also been notified. [https://www.telegraph.co.uk/global-health/science-and-disease/mystery-pneumonia-kills-two-infects-six-argentina/ (''The Telegraph'')] [https://www.ambito.com/otra-muerte-tucuman-la-enfermedad-aun-no-identificada-n5523952 (Ámbito)]
+*A third person dies from an unidentified virus in [[Tucumán Province]], [[Argentina]]. Authorities have ruled out [[COVID-19]], [[influenza]], and [[Orthohantavirus|hantavirus]], but continue to investigate the cluster of infections. The [[European Centre for Disease Control]] and the [[World Health Organization]] have also been notified. [https://www.telegraph.co.uk/global-health/science-and-disease/mystery-pneumonia-kills-two-infects-six-argentina/ (''The Daily Telegraph'')]
+* A temperature of {{convert|127|F}} is recorded in [[Furnace Creek, California]], United States, breaking the record for the highest September temperature ever recorded in the world. [https://www.cbsnews.com/losangeles/news/death-valley-127-degrees-record-hottest-september-day-on-the-planet/ (CBS News)]
 '''Law and crime'''
+*[[Attempted assassination of Cristina Fernández de Kirchner]]
-*The [[High court (Malaysia)|High Court of Malaysia]] finds [[Rosmah Mansor]], wife of former Prime Minister [[Najib Razak]], guilty of corruption. [https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/malaysian-court-finds-ex-pms-wife-rosmah-guilty-of-corruption (''Straits Times'')] [https://edition.cnn.com/2022/09/01/asia/malaysia-rosmah-mansor-najib-wife-corruption-bribery-charge-intl-hnk/index.html (CNN)]
-*A [[Brazil|Brazilian]] man, identified as 35-year old Fernando Montiel, is arrested by the [[Argentina|Argentine]] [[Argentine Federal Police|Federal Police]] shortly after attempting to shoot the Argentinian [[Vice-President of Argentina|Vice-President]] [[Cristina Kirchner]]. Montiel pointed a pistol at Kirchner's head and apparently pulled the trigger, but the weapon did not fire. [https://g1.globo.com/mundo/noticia/2022/09/01/homem-e-detido-apos-apontar-arma-para-cristina-kirchner-na-argentina.ghtml (G1)]
+**A [[Brazil]]ian man, identified as 35-year-old Fernando Montiel, is arrested by the [[Argentina|Argentine]] [[Argentine Federal Police|Federal Police]] shortly after attempting to shoot [[List of vice presidents of Argentina|Vice President]] [[Cristina Kirchner]]. Montiel pointed a loaded pistol at Kirchner's head and apparently pulled the trigger, but the weapon did not fire. [https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/argentina-vice-president-threatened-gun (''Washington Examiner'')]
+*Four people are killed and several others are injured after a mass shooting at a soccer field in [[Yecapixtla]], [[Morelos]], [[Mexico]]. [https://apnews.com/article/mexico-shootings-caribbean-5e1d1a61f4a200e8b15f387e3d7f6230 (AP)]
+*The [[High court (Malaysia)|High Court of Malaysia]] finds [[Rosmah Mansor]], wife of former Prime Minister [[Najib Razak]], guilty of corruption. [https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/malaysian-court-finds-ex-pms-wife-rosmah-guilty-of-corruption (''The Straits Times'')] [https://edition.cnn.com/2022/09/01/asia/malaysia-rosmah-mansor-najib-wife-corruption-bribery-charge-intl-hnk/index.html (CNN)]
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