Portal:Current events/2018 September 1
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September 1, 2018 (Saturday)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- Dahyan air strike, Yemeni Civil War (2015–present)
- Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates say that the bombing of a school bus in Yemen by Saudi Arabian aircraft, which killed 51 people, was "unjustified". (Al Jazeera)
Arts and culture
- Dignitaries gather at the memorial service for U.S. Senator John McCain at the Washington National Cathedral, at which former U.S. Presidents George W. Bush and Barack Obama are among those who eulogize McCain. (CNN)
Disasters and accidents
- Utair Flight 579
- Utair Flight 579 overruns the runway and catches fire while landing at Sochi International Airport, injuring 18 people. (BBC)
International relations
- Bolivarian diaspora, Crisis in Venezuela, Venezuela–Colombia migrant crisis
- Colombia is preparing to declare an economic and social emergency in the region of La Guajira, which borders Venezuela. (La República)