The
Taliban launches multiple attacks on security checkpoints in
Afghanistan, killing at least 27 members of the security forces. Twenty-two Taliban members are also killed and 16 others are injured.
(news.com.au)
The
United States announces a 10%
tariff on $200 billion worth of Chinese goods to start on September 24, increasing to 25% by the end of the year, and threatens tariffs on an additional $267 billion worth of imports if
China retaliates.
(Reuters)
The
Jamaican Cabinet announces a total ban on the importation, manufacture, distribution and use of single-use plastic bags, effective January 1, 2019.
(Jamaica Observer)
Over 100 people are killed in floods after
Nigeria's two major rivers burst their banks.
(BBC)
At least 11 people were killed and several others injured in a road crash involving a bus travelling from
Zambia to
South Africa.
(Daily Nation)
Seven people are killed and many others are in critical condition after suspected drug overdoses at a music festival in
Hanoi,
Vietnam.
(VnExpress International)
Former
Philippine Army general and politician
Jovito Palparan is convicted for the kidnapping and disappearance of students Sherlyn Cadapan and Karen Empeño. He and two other associates are sentenced to
life imprisonment.
(Rappler)