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**The [[Tigray People's Liberation Front]] claims that [[Eritrea]] and [[Ethiopia]] have launched a joint offensive in the [[Tigray Region]]. [https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/tplf-says-ethiopian-eritrean-forces-attack-northwest-tigray-2022-09-01/ (Reuters)] |
**The [[Tigray People's Liberation Front]] claims that [[Eritrea]] and [[Ethiopia]] have launched a joint offensive in the [[Tigray Region]]. [https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/tplf-says-ethiopian-eritrean-forces-attack-northwest-tigray-2022-09-01/ (Reuters)] |
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*Four people are killed and several others are injured after a mass shooting in [[Yecapixtla]] [[Morelos]], [[Mexico]]. [https://apnews.com/article/mexico-shootings-caribbean-5e1d1a61f4a200e8b15f387e3d7f6230 (AP)] |
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*[[2019–present Sri Lankan economic crisis]] |
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Revision as of 22:38, 2 September 2022
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)
- Iran–Israel conflict during the Syrian civil war
- 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)
- Four people are killed and several others are injured after a mass shooting in Yecapixtla Morelos, Mexico. (AP)
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)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Australia
- 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 Telegraph)
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)
- The High Court of Malaysia finds Rosmah Mansor, wife of former Prime Minister Najib Razak, guilty of corruption. (The Straits Times) (CNN)