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September 16, 2020 (Wednesday)

Armed conflicts and attacks

Israeli–Palestinian conflict
- Two men are injured during a rocket attack in Ashdod, Israel. In response, the Israel Defense Forces strike Hamas sites in the Gaza Strip. (BBC)
War in Afghanistan
- September 2020 Afghanistan attacks
  - A bomb kills two people and injures 12 others in Kalafgan District, Takhar Province. (TOLOnews)

Disasters and accidents

2020 Atlantic hurricane season
- Hurricane Sally strengthens into a Category 2 hurricane. The storm has forced evacuations and left more than 150,000 people without electricity. It is now expected to make landfall near southeastern Mississippi and the Florida Panhandle. (CNN)

Health and environment

COVID-19 pandemic
- COVID-19 pandemic in Europe
  - COVID-19 pandemic in Slovenia
    - Slovenia reports 123 new cases, an all-time high. (RTVSLO)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Asia
  - COVID-19 pandemic in Georgia
    - Georgia reports 196 new cases, its highest single-day increase. (Xinhua)
  - COVID-19 pandemic in India
    - India's coronavirus cases tops 5 million to become the second country in the world after the United States to record that many cases. (Al Jazeera)
  - COVID-19 pandemic in Indonesia
    - Indonesia reports 3,963 new cases over the past 24 hours which takes the nationwide total at 228,993, an new all-time high since the pandemic began in the country. (detikNews)

International relations

Venezuelan protests, Crisis in Venezuela
- A United Nations Human Rights Council fact-finding mission formally accuses the Venezuelan government of crimes against humanity, including cases of killings, torture, violence against political opposition and disappearances since 2014. President Nicolás Maduro and other senior Venezuelan officials are among those implicated in the charges. (BBC)

Law and crime

Paul Rusesabagina, who inspired the Hollywood movie Hotel Rwanda faces 25 years to life in prison if convicted of the crimes with which he's charged, according to the prosecution. Rusesabagina had called for armed resistance against the government of Paul Kagame on YouTube. The dual Belgian-Rwandan citizen declined Monday to respond to the charges. (Reuters)

Politics and elections

Yoshihide Suga is elected Prime Minister of Japan, following the resignation of his predecessor Shinzo Abe over health concerns. (BBC)
Prime Minister of Barbados Mia Mottley announces that the Caribbean island will become a republic next year before its 55th anniversary of independence from the United Kingdom in November 2021, replacing Elizabeth II as head of state with a Barbadian. Governor-General Sandra Mason says "the time has come to fully leave our colonial past behind." (Sky News)

Science and technology

A United States House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure report blames a "horrific culmination of a series of faulty technical assumptions by Boeing’s engineers, a lack of transparency on the part of Boeing’s management, and grossly insufficient oversight" by the Federal Aviation Administration for two deadly Boeing 737 MAX crashes. (Reuters)

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 *[[Israeli–Palestinian conflict]]
 **Two men are injured during a [[Palestinian rocket attacks on Israel|rocket attack]] in [[Ashdod]], [[Israel]]. In response, the [[Israel Defense Forces]] strike [[Hamas]] sites in the [[Gaza Strip]]. [https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-54164914 (BBC)]
-*[[War in Afghanistan (2001–present)]]
+*[[War in Afghanistan (2001–present)|War in Afghanistan]]
 **[[September 2020 Afghanistan attacks]]
-***A bomb kills two people and injures 12 others in [[Kalafgan District]], [[Takhar Province]], [[Afghanistan]]. [https://tolonews.com/afghanistan-166358 (TOLOnews)]
+***A bomb kills two people and injures 12 others in [[Kalafgan District]], [[Takhar Province]]. [https://tolonews.com/afghanistan-166358 (TOLOnews)]
 ;Disasters and accidents
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 ****[[Georgia (country)|Georgia]] reports 196 new cases, its highest single-day increase. [http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2020-09/16/c_139373021.htm (Xinhua)]
 ***[[COVID-19 pandemic in India]]
-****[[India]]'s coronavirus cases tops 5 million which become the second country in the world after the [[United States]] to record that cumulative cases. [https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/09/india-coronavirus-cases-cross-5-million-mark-200916040317735.html (Al Jazeera)]
+****[[India]]'s coronavirus cases tops 5 million to become the second country in the world after the [[United States]] to record that many cases. [https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/09/india-coronavirus-cases-cross-5-million-mark-200916040317735.html (Al Jazeera)]
 ***[[COVID-19 pandemic in Indonesia]]
 ****[[Indonesia]] reports 3,963 new cases over the past 24 hours which takes the nationwide total at 228,993, an new all-time high since the pandemic began in the country. [https://news.detik.com/berita/d-5175522/pecah-rekor-lagi-kasus-corona-di-ri-pada-16-september-tambah-3963?tag_from=wpm_nhl_10 (detikNews)]
 ;International relations
-*[[Venezuelan protests (2014–present)]], [[Crisis in Venezuela]]
+*[[Venezuelan protests (2014–present)|Venezuelan protests]], [[Crisis in Venezuela]]
 **A [[United Nations Human Rights Council]] fact-finding mission formally accuses the [[Government of Venezuela|Venezuelan government]] of [[crimes against humanity]], including cases of killings, torture, violence against political opposition and disappearances since 2014. President [[Nicolás Maduro]] and other senior Venezuelan officials are among those implicated in the charges. [https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-54176927 (BBC)]