Portal:Current events/2024 September 16

Armed conflicts and attacks

• Gaza war
  • Israeli invasion of the Gaza Strip
    • Israeli bombing of the Gaza Strip
      • At least 16 Palestinians are killed and at least thirteen others are wounded in Israeli airstrikes across the Gaza Strip, including several houses in Gaza City and Nuseirat refugee camp. (DW)
• Israel–Hezbollah conflict
  • One person is killed and four others injured in Israeli airstrikes on Hula in southern Lebanon. (Yahoo)

Disasters and accidents

• 2024 European floods
  • 2024 Central European floods
    • Four people in Poland, three in the Czech Republic, and one in Romania, are killed during massive floods, bringing the death toll from the ongoing flood in Central and Eastern Europe to 16. (AP)
• 2024 Portugal wildfires
  • Portugal asks the European Union for help to fight large wildfires in the northern and central regions of the country. (Reuters)

International relations

• Russian invasion of Ukraine
  • 2024 Kursk offensive
    • The Ukrainian ministry of foreign affairs invites the United Nations and the Red Cross to join humanitarian efforts in Kursk Oblast, Russia. (Reuters)
• Ukraine–United States relations, United States and the Russian invasion of Ukraine
  • Ukrainian officials publicly distance themselves from the Donald Trump-involved shooting suspect and warn that Russia will use the situation for anti-Ukraine propaganda, following reports of the suspect protesting for the Azov Brigade and regularly calling for international support and troops for Ukraine. (Reuters) (Reuters 2)

Law and crime

• Immigration to Germany
  • Germany initiates rigorous temporary border checks at all of its borders in order to reduce irregular migration, prompting criticism from some European Union member nations stating that the border checks contradict the EU's foundations of free movement and solidarity. (Reuters)
• Trump International Golf Club shooting
  • Ryan Wesley Routh is charged with two gun-related crimes in federal court after being suspected of attempting to assassinate former United States President Donald Trump. (Reuters)
• Two police officers are fatally shot in Alibori Department, Benin. (Reuters)

Politics and elections

• North Korea announces that it will revise its constitution on October 7, with changes including the designation of South Korea as a separate country and its primary enemy. This comes after North Korea announced that it would no longer pursue peaceful Korean reunification. (NHK World Japan)