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September 17, 2016
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2016-09-17
)
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Armed conflicts and attacks
Syrian civil war
,
American-led intervention in Syria
The
United States
acknowledges that its warplanes
may have hit
a
Syrian Army
position near
Deir ez-Zor Airport
in eastern
Syria
, while conducting an operation against
ISIL
, killing more than 60 Syrian troops.
(BBC)
The
United Nations Security Council
(UNSC) holds an emergency session to discuss the U.S.
airstrikes
in
Deir ez-Zor
.
(
The Guardian
)
Moro conflict
Abu Sayyaf
frees a
Norwegian
hostage for a ransom of
₱
30 million (
US$
638,000) and releases three kidnapped
Indonesians
from Sabah.
(Interaksyon)
(Rappler)
(Reuters via
The New Straits Times
)
2016 New York and New Jersey bombings
A bombing occurs in the
Chelsea
neighborhood of Manhattan injuring 29 people.
(
The New York Times
)
An explosion occurs in
Seaside Park, New Jersey
, shortly before the
USMC
5K run
in the area. No injuries or fatalities are reported.
(
Asbury Park Press
)
St. Cloud, Minnesota mall stabbing
A mass stabbing at
Crossroads Center
in
St. Cloud, Minnesota
, U.S., leaves nine injured. An off-duty police officer shoots dead the perpetrator, Dahir Adan.
(
The St. Cloud Times
)
ISIL-affiliated media wing
Amaq News Agency
claims responsibility for the act.
(CNN)
International relations
Aftermath of the United Kingdom European Union membership referendum, 2016
President of the European Council
Donald Tusk
states that the UK could begin its formal process of withdrawing from the European Union early next year, after a meeting with
Prime Minister
Theresa May
last week.
(BBC)
Non-aligned Movement
Around ten heads of state attend the 17th Non-aligned Movement summit in
Isla Margarita
,
Venezuela
, including
Evo Morales
of
Bolivia
,
Raúl Castro
of
Cuba
,
Rafael Correa
of
Ecuador
,
Hassan Rouhani
of
Iran
,
Mahmoud Abbas
of the
State of Palestine
,
Robert Mugabe
of
Zimbabwe
, and Venezuela's president
Nicolás Maduro
.
(Al Jazeer)
Law and crime
The
Sandiganbayan
court clears former Philippines president
Gloria Macapagal Arroyo
in the
national broadband corruption scandal
.
(
The Standard
)
2016 Calgary machete attack
An unidentified suspect chases people with a machete outside the
Marlborough CTrain station
in
Calgary, Alberta
and injures 2 inside the nearby
Marlborough Mall
, including a police officer. The injured officer shoots the suspect who remains in critical condition.
(Global News)
,
(
The Calgary Sun
)
Politics and elections
A local doctor in
Belgium
grants
euthanasia
to a terminally-ill minor, marking the first case of such procedure performed since the 2014 removal of age restrictions.
(BBC)
Sports
2016 Summer Paralympics
:
Iranian Para-cyclist
Bahman Golbarnezhad
dies after being involved in a crash during the
men's C4-5 road race
.
(BBC)
(
The Sun
)
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