Armed conflicts and attacks
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Syria missile strikes (September 2018)
- Russian officials state that the country will send S-300 air-defense missile system to Syria within two weeks following the downing of Russian aircraft in Syria. Russia also says it will start jamming radar and satellite signals of planes that attack Syrian territory from the Mediterranean. (The Washington Post) (The National)
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War in Afghanistan (2001–present)
- A Taliban prisoner kills eight policemen after seizing their weapons. The condition on the Taliban gunman is unknown. (Voice Of America)
Disasters and accidents
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2018 Naga, Cebu landslide
- The death toll of the landslide in Cebu, Philippines rises to 53. (Journal Online)
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2018 Atlantic hurricane season, Aftermath of Hurricane Florence
- Firefighters remove dead fish from Interstate 40 in Pender County, North Carolina as water from Hurricane Florence recedes. (AJC) (WPTV)
Law and crime
- Dellen Millard is convicted of murdering his father Wayne Millard, who owned an aviation company. The death had initially been ruled a suicide. Dellen Millard has already been convicted of two other murders in Canadian court. (BBC) (The Globe and Mail)
International relations
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2018 North Korea–United States summit, North Korea–United States relations
- US President Donald Trump expects a second summit with North Korea leader Kim Jong-un "quite soon". (CNN)
Politics and elections
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Maldivian presidential election, 2018
- Outgoing president Abdulla Yameen concedes defeat to opposition candidate Ibrahim Mohamed Solih. (Deutsche Welle)
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Politics of Hong Kong, Localism in Hong Kong
- The government of Hong Kong bans the pro-independence localist party Hong Kong National Party. (BBC) (The Wall Street Journal)
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Politics of the United States, Presidency of Donald Trump
- United States Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein is expected to meet Donald Trump on Thursday amid indications he would lose his job. (Associated Press via Star Tribune)