Sunday

September 15, 2024

Armed conflicts and attacks

Israel–Hamas war

Middle Eastern crisis (2023–present)

A Houthi ballistic missile launched from Yemen reaches central Israel for the first time. The missile is fragmented by an interceptor, with no casualties reported. (Reuters)

Russian invasion of Ukraine

Kharkiv strikes

At least 41 people are injured when a Russian guided bomb hits an apartment building in Kharkiv, Ukraine. (CNN)

Disasters and accidents

2024 European floods

2024 Central European floods

The death toll from the ongoing floods in Central and Eastern Europe increases to eight, including six people in Romania, one in Poland, and a firefighter in Austria. (Al Jazeera) (Reuters)

2024 Pacific typhoon season

The death toll from Typhoon Yagi in Myanmar increases to 74 people, with 89 others still missing and nearly 240,000 people displaced. (AP)

English Channel migrant crossings

At least eight illegal migrants are killed and ten others are hospitalized after a boat capsizes off the French coast while attempting to cross the English Channel. (Al Jazeera)