Portal:Current events/2018 September 22

September 22, 2018 (Saturday)

Armed conflicts and attacks

2018 Ahvaz military parade attack
- Four unknown gunmen, wearing military uniforms, open fire during a military parade to commemorate the Iran–Iraq War in Ahvaz, Khuzestan, Iran, killing 25 people and wounding up to 60. Both the Islamic State and Ahvaz National Resistance claim responsibility. (Reuters)
War in Afghanistan
- Eight children playing near a police station in the northern Faryab province are killed by a landmine explosion. Six other children are also wounded. (BBC)
Somali Civil War
- A U.S. airstrike kills 18 Al Shabaab militants north of Kismayo, Somalia. The militants were engaged in an attack on U.S. and local forces. (CBC News)
Pakistan’s military says security forces have raided militant hideouts, setting off a shootout that leaves seven soldiers and nine militants dead. (The Washington Post)

Arts and culture

Disasters and accidents

MV Nyerere sinking
- The death toll of the MV Nyerere sinking in Lake Victoria, Tanzania, rises to 207. Several people are still missing. (BBC)
The death toll of a cholera outbreak in Yobe and Borno, Nigeria, rises to 97. (Rappler)
2018 lower Puna eruption
- Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park reopens after 134 days of closure due to volcanic activity at Kilauea that damaged park infrastructure. (Maui Now) (NBC News)

International relations

China–Holy See relations
- The Vatican signs a provisional agreement with China on the process used to appoint bishops, a breakthrough after years of contentious negotiations on the management of Catholic leadership in the communist country. (The Washington Post)

Science and technology

Hayabusa2
- The Japanese space agency JAXA announces that a pair of 18-centimetre (7.1 in) tall robots successfully landed on asteroid Ryugu. (Space.com)

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