Portal:Current events
Topics in the news
- The National Rally of Independents, led by Aziz Akhannouch (pictured), wins the most seats in the Moroccan general election.
- A prison fire in Tangerang, Indonesia, kills 44 inmates and injures 77 others.
- French actor Jean-Paul Belmondo dies at the age of 88.
- In Guinea, President Alpha Condé is captured by armed forces during a coup d'état.
Armed conflicts and attacks
- 2021 Afghan protests
- The Office of the United Nations for Human Rights says that the Taliban response to the peaceful marches has been increasingly violent, with authorities using live ammunition, batons and whips and causing the deaths of four civilians. A spokesperson for the rights office says that the response from the Taliban has been "unfortunately severe". (Reuters)
Arts and culture
- LGBT rights in Africa
- A forum for the promotion of LGBT rights is hosted in Kigali, Rwanda to address minority rights. At the forum, a Rwandan man describes being assaulted by family members when he came out as gay. The forum also documented and urged the governments of Tanzania, Uganda, Burundi and Kenya to decriminalize homosexuality and protect the minority. (The East African)
Business and economy
- In response to Guinea's expulsion from the Economic Community of West African States the military junta freezes all government assets in the Central Bank of the Republic of Guinea to "preserve the country's interest". (AP via Washington Post)
Health and environment
- COVID-19 pandemic
- COVID-19 pandemic in Australia
- COVID-19 pandemic in New South Wales
- New South Wales reports a record 1,542 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours. (7News)
- COVID-19 pandemic in New South Wales
- COVID-19 pandemic in Denmark
- Denmark becomes the first country in the European Union to lift all of its COVID-19-related restrictions after 548 days with lifting of digital pass requirement to enter nightclubs as the country no longer considers COVID-19 as "socially critical" disease and the vaccination rate surpasses 80%. (The Guardian)(AP)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Vietnam, COVID-19 vaccination in Vietnam
- The Vietnamese Ministry of Health issues a conditional approval of the Hayat-Vax COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use in the country. (Vietnam Plus)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Australia
Politics and elections
- A new government is formed in Lebanon with Najib Mikati becoming Prime Minister of Lebanon for the third time. (CNN)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- Afghanistan conflict
- 2021 evacuation from Afghanistan
- Qatar Airways conducts the first evacuation flight from Kabul's Hamid Karzai International Airport since the August 31 deadline. (RTÉ)
- 2021 Afghan protests
- Former president Hamid Karzai says in a series of tweets that the announcement of a caretaker government by the Taliban was "necessary" and urges the Taliban to include women in the government in order to address "shortcomings of the new caretaker-announced cabinet". (India Today)
- 2021 evacuation from Afghanistan
- Tigray War
- The Tigray Defense Forces confirm their withdrawal from the Afar Region, saying that they are re-deploying soldiers to the neighboring Amhara Region. (Reuters)
Arts and culture
- On the 20th anniversary of his assassination, the Taliban vandalizes the tombstone of Afghan mujahideen leader Ahmad Shah Massoud. The footage has sparked outrage among Afghans. (India Today)
Business and economy
- Shell declares force majeure legal defense in order to forestall liabilities on some oil deliveries due to damage from Hurricane Ida. Damage discovered shortly after the storm to Shell's West Delta-143 shallow water platform, which serves as a hub for numerous offshore production pipelines, is still being assessed. The damage has caused significant issues with deliveries from the Mars, Olympus, and Ursa platforms. (Argus) (Reuters)
- China releases its strategic oil reserves for the first time in an effort "to ease the pressure of rising raw material prices", according to a statement from the National Food and Strategic Reserves Administration. (Al Jazeera)
- American multinational financial services company Wells Fargo is fined $250 million for "unsafe or unsound practices" related to its home-lending practices by the United States Office of the Comptroller of the Currency. (The Charlotte Observer)
Disasters and accidents
- The Italian Coast Guard rescues 125 migrants stranded on an islet near Lampedusa after two of their boats partially sank. (AP via ABC News)
Health and environment
- COVID-19 pandemic
- COVID-19 pandemic in Asia
- COVID-19 pandemic in Cambodia
- Cambodia surpasses 2,000 deaths from COVID-19. (Khmer Times)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Japan
- The Japanese government announces the extension of its state of emergency in 19 prefectures until September 30 with Miyagi and Okayama prefectures being downgraded to a quasi-state of emergency after the expiry of their current orders on September 12. (The Asahi Shimbun)
- COVID-19 pandemic in the Philippines
- The Philippines reports a record 22,820 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, thereby bringing the nationwide total of confirmed cases to 2,161,892. (Rappler)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Singapore
- Singapore reports 450 new locally transmitted cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, which is the highest single-day total of new cases since August 2020. (The Straits Times)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Cambodia
- COVID-19 pandemic in Europe
- COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom
- COVID-19 pandemic in Scotland
- The Scottish Parliament approves a requirement for people who want to attend nightclubs and large events to show an immunity passport declaring that they have been fully vaccinated against COVID-19, despite opposition from businesses leaders and opposition parties. The requirement will take effect on October 1. (The Guardian)
- COVID-19 vaccination in the United Kingdom
- The Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency approves booster doses of the Pfizer and AstraZeneca vaccines. (BBC)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Scotland
- COVID-19 pandemic in Italy, COVID-19 vaccination in Italy
- The Italian Medicines Agency approves the administration of a third dose of the COVID-19 vaccine to clinically vulnerable people using the MRNA-based Pfizer and Moderna vaccines. (ANSA)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Turkey
- The number of COVID-19 vaccine doses administered in Turkey surpasses 100 million. (Daily Sabah)
- COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom
- COVID-19 pandemic in the United States
- COVID-19 vaccination in the United States
- President Joe Biden announces new wide-ranging requirements for federal employees and employees of companies with more than 100 workers to receive the COVID-19 vaccine or undergo regular testing at least once a week, with no option of testing for unvaccinated federal employees. These mandates apply to over 100 million people, which represents two-thirds of all U.S. employees. (AP)
- COVID-19 pandemic in California
- The Los Angeles Unified School District approves a vaccine mandate for children over the age of 12 in Los Angeles schools. (CBS News)
- COVID-19 vaccination in the United States
- COVID-19 pandemic in Asia
- French health minister Olivier Veran announces that the country will offer free birth control to all women under the age of 25, which will also include free contraception-related medical visits, starting in 2022. This measure will cost the government about 21 million euros (US$24,828,552) per year. (AP via NPR)
International relations
- Belarus–Russia relations
- Russian president Vladimir Putin and Belarusian president Alexander Lukashenko agree to multiple terms that will bring the two nations' economies closer together. (The Guardian)
Politics and elections
- 2021 Moroccan general election
- Preliminary results show the National Rally of Independents party led by Aziz Akhannouch winning a plurality in the House of Representatives, defeating the ruling Justice and Development Party of Prime Minister Saadeddine Othmani. (The Guardian)
- The United States Justice Department sues the state of Texas over its new abortion law, asking a federal judge to declare the law invalid, in order "to enjoin its enforcement, and to protect the rights that Texas has violated." (AP via ABC News)
Sports
- 2021 US Open
- British tennis player Emma Raducanu becomes the first qualifier to reach a Grand Slam final, after defeating Maria Sakkari of Greece in the semifinals of the women's singles. (ABS-CBN News)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- Yemeni Civil War
- Battle of Marib
- Sixty Houthi militants and 18 pro-government soldiers are killed during a 48-hour battle over the control of Marib. (Arab News)
- Battle of Marib
- Aftermath of the Fall of Kabul
- Former president Ashraf Ghani apologizes to the Afghan people and reiterates that he left the country in order to avoid "bloody street fighting" for control of Kabul and also vehemently denies stealing from the country's treasury. (Al Jazeera)
- War crimes in the Tigray War
- Local officials in the Amhara Region report that rebellious forces from the Tigray Region killed 120 civilians in a single village in two days. Tigrayan forces later issue a statement rejecting what they call a "fabricated allegation" and deny any involvement in the killing of civilians. (Reuters)
Disasters and accidents
- Tangerang prison fire
- A fire at a prison in Tangerang, Banten, Indonesia, kills 44 inmates and injures at least 80 others. (AFP via RTL)
- Seven people are killed and at least 15 are injured by a gas explosion in an apartment in Noginsk, Moscow Oblast, Russia. (Ruptly) (TASS)
- A fire at a field hospital catering to COVID-19 patients in Tetovo, North Macedonia, kills at least 14 people. (BBC)
- President of Kenya Uhuru Kenyatta declares the state of disaster due to the strong drought affecting the country. (Anadolu Agency)
Health and environment
- COVID-19 pandemic
- COVID-19 pandemic in the Republic of Ireland, COVID-19 vaccination in the Republic of Ireland
- The Irish Department of Health announces that people aged 80 or older and residents of nursing homes aged 65 and older will receive a booster MRNA COVID-19 vaccine regardless of which vaccine they first received. The booster rollout will begin at the end of September or the start of October. (Independent.ie)
- COVID-19 pandemic in New Zealand
- New Zealand moves to Alert Level 2 outside Auckland with mandatory scanning in bars, restaurants, churches, and close-contact businesses, social distancing increasing to 2 metres (6 ft 7 in) in public places, and masks being mandatory in indoor public places. (TVNZ)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Singapore, Travel restrictions related to the COVID-19 pandemic
- Singapore begins to implement Vaccinated Travel Lane first flight from Germany containing 100 passengers arrived at Changi Airport. The travellers are required to take PCR test and self-isolate until they have received a negative result for their on-arrival test. (Today)
- COVID-19 pandemic in the United States
- COVID-19 pandemic in Hawaii
- The Alohilani Resort in Honolulu will require vaccinations for workers, becoming the first resort hotel in Hawaii to do so. The mandate will take effect on October 15. (KITV)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Nevada
- Nevada Governor Steve Sisolak announces that all 17 counties in the state will be subjected to a mask mandate. (Las Vegas Sun)
- The United States has had over 40 million diagnosed cases of COVID-19 with four million of those cases occurring in the last four weeks. (CNN)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Hawaii
- COVID-19 pandemic in the Republic of Ireland, COVID-19 vaccination in the Republic of Ireland
International relations
- 2021 Guinean coup d'état
- The Economic Community of West African States suspends Guinea's membership in the bloc until further notice, in response to the coup d'état in the country. (AFP via The Guardian)
Law and crime
- Hong Kong national security law
- Police in Hong Kong arrest four members of the Hong Kong Alliance in Support of Patriotic Democratic Movements of China, the pro-democracy organization in charge of the Tiananmen Square protests anniversary vigils as police say that the group refused to submit information on national security grounds. Chief Executive Carrie Lam condemns the group and welcomes the arrests. (CNN)
- November 2015 Paris attacks
- The trial against those accused of the Paris attacks in November 2015 begins, being described as the biggest trial in the history of modern France. (BBC)
- A court in Milan, Italy, orders a medical examination of former prime minister Silvio Berlusconi as his trial on alleged bribery continues to be delayed due to his hospital visits since it began in 2017. Berlusconi's lawyers welcome the decision of the court. (Reuters)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- Aftermath of the 2021 Myanmar coup d'état
- Duwa Lashi La, leader of the anti-junta National Unity Government, calls for a national revolt and uprising against the military government led by Min Aung Hlaing and for a "defensive war" in "every corner of the country; every village, town and city". (Deutsche Welle)
- Aftermath of the 2021 Guinean coup d'état
- As the military consolidates power in the country, Colonel Mamady Doumbouya vows to free all "political prisoners" without mentioning any specific people or referring to deposed president Alpha Condé. Condé opposition groups welcome the news but say that no prisoners have been released. (Deutsche Welle)
- 2021 Afghan protests
- Kidnapping in Nigeria
- Gunmen kidnap 18 villagers in Kaduna State, Nigeria, including seven children, according to a community leader. (Reuters)
Businesses and economy
- El Salvador becomes the first country in the world to adopt the cryptocurrency Bitcoin as legal tender as well as the national currency as the Bitcoin Law comes into effect. However, a small but growing number of people opposed to the new law protested against it in the capital, San Salvador. (Al Jazeera English) (The Wall Street Journal)
Disasters and accidents
- 2021 Guerrero earthquake
- A 7.0 magnitude earthquake struck just outside the tourist city of Acapulco, Guerrero, Mexico, killing at least one person and leaving more than 1.6 million without electricity. (Reuters) (The Guardian)
Health and environment
- COVID-19 pandemic
- COVID-19 pandemic in Asia
- COVID-19 pandemic in Indonesia, COVID-19 vaccination in Indonesia
- The Indonesian Drug and Food Control Authority issues emergency use authorizations for the single-dose Janssen vaccine and the CanSino Convidecia vaccine. (detikHealth)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Japan, COVID-19 vaccination in Japan
- The Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare signs a agreement with the Takeda Pharmaceutical Company to purchase 150 million doses of the Novavax COVID-19 vaccine that will be manufactured and distributed domestically by Takeda beginning next year. (The Japan Times)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Mongolia
- Mongolia reports a record 3,963 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, bringing the nationwide total of confirmed cases to 240,042. (Montsame)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Singapore
- Singapore reports 328 new locally transmitted cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, which is the highest single-day total in more than a year. (The Straits Times)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Indonesia, COVID-19 vaccination in Indonesia
- COVID-19 pandemic in Europe
- COVID-19 pandemic in Spain, COVID-19 vaccination in Spain
- The Spanish Public Health Commission approves the administration of a third "booster" dose of the COVID-19 vaccine for severely immunosuppressed people. (Euro Weekly News)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Turkey
- Turkey reports its first two cases of the SARS-CoV-2 Mu variant, which was originally detected in Colombia. (Anadolu Agency)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Spain, COVID-19 vaccination in Spain
- COVID-19 pandemic in Africa
- The number of deaths due to COVID-19 in Africa surpasses 200,000. (Radio France Internationale)
- COVID-19 pandemic in New Caledonia
- The French overseas department of New Caledonia enters a two-week lockdown after three community transmitted COVID-19 cases were reported yesterday. (RNZ)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Venezuela
- Venezuela receives their first shipment of 693,600 doses of the Sinovac Coronavac vaccine supplied through the COVAX initiative. (Bloomberg)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Asia
Law and crime
- Abortion in Mexico
- In a unanimous vote, the Mexican Supreme Court of Justice of the Nation rules that criminalizing abortion is unconstitutional, setting a precedent for the legalization of abortion. (The New York Times)
- Human Rights Watch accuses security forces in Egypt of killing 755 people, mainly members of the Muslim Brotherhood, during extrajudicial executions, between 2015 and 2020. Security forces claimed that the deaths only occurred during "shootouts". (BBC)
- The Supreme Court of Cape Verde approves the extradition of Alex Saab to the United States for alleged money laundering on behalf of the Venezuelan government. Saab was arrested in Cape Verde in June 2020, when his plane stopped there for refuelling while flying to Iran. (Reuters)
Politics and elections
- Presidency of Jair Bolsonaro
- On Independence Day, Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro and his main opponent, former president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, hold rallies in different cities to mark the anniversary. (MercoPress)
- During the rallies, Bolsonaro alleges that next year's presidential election would be a "farce" and criticizes the Supreme Federal Court for investigating him and his allies. (Reuters) (CNN Brazil)
- Gettr CEO and former Donald Trump 2020 campaign adviser Jason Miller is detained following a CPAC event in Brazil. (The Washington Post) (The Independent)
- Politics of Afghanistan
- The Taliban names Mohammad Hassan Akhund as the leader of Afghanistan and Abdul Ghani Baradar as the deputy leader of the country. Akhund was an associate of the late Mullah Omar. (Reuters) (Al Jazeera)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- Afghanistan conflict
- Panjshir conflict
- The Taliban repeats its claim of having captured all of Panjshir Province, releasing footage of Taliban militants in front of the gubernatorial palace in Bazarak, the capital of the province. The National Resistance Front of Afghanistan continues to deny the Taliban's claims. (Reuters)
- Anti-Taliban forces in Panjshir claim to have been bombed by Pakistan Air Force drones, accusing Pakistan of directly supporting the Taliban offensive. (The Hindustan Times)
- Panjshir conflict
- Tigray War
- War crimes in the Tigray War
- In a single day, 11 more dead bodies of Tigrayans wash up along the Setit River, most likely coming from Humera. According to refugees from Humera, Amhara militants have rounded up thousands of Tigrayans and forced them into makeshift mass detention camps while those of other ethnicities were safe, particularly those of the Amhara ethnicity. Inside these detention camps, people were crammed together on the floor without rooms or partitions to create privacy. These people were also not given food and sometimes did not even have access to a toilet. (CNN)
- War crimes in the Tigray War
- 2021 Guinean coup d'état
- The military junta led by Colonel Mamady Doumbouya announces an indefinite nightly curfew in the country, and says that Guinea's governors will be replaced by regional commanders of the military. The junta also refuses to issue a timeline for the release of deposed President Alpha Condé, saying that the former leader still has "access to medical care and his doctors". (AP)
- Doumbouya announces the formation of a new government soon and says that there will be no "witch-hunting" of ministers or former ministers of the Condé government. (BBC)
- Police in Algeria arrest 27 members of the separatist group MAK, which has been blamed for two recent attacks in northern towns. The group is known for seeking independence for the Berber-speaking region of Kabylie. Algeria cited Morocco's support for the group as a reason for suspending diplomatic relations last week. (Reuters)
Arts and culture
- Mexico City Mayor Claudia Sheinbaum announces that the historic Monument to Christopher Columbus in Paseo de la Reforma will be permanently replaced by a statue of a woman from the indigenous Olmec civilization. Sheinbaum says that the move is not an attempt to "erase history" but to instead deliver "social justice". The Columbus statue is reportedly being moved to a small park in the Polanco neighborhood. (BBC) (USA Today)
Business and economy
- Venezuelan presidential crisis
- The government of Colombia, through the Superintendency of Corporations, ceases its control of the petrochemical firm Monómeros S.A. that had been under the management of the Venezuelan transitional government. This intervention takes place one week after Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro called for the opposition to return control of the enterprise to Venezuela. (Semana)
Disasters and accidents
- At least 17 people are killed at a hospital during heavy floods in Tula, Hidalgo, Mexico. (BBC) (Milenio)
Health and environment
- COVID-19 pandemic
- COVID-19 pandemic in Asia
- COVID-19 pandemic in India
- COVID-19 vaccination in India
- India administers 10,576,296 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine in the past 24 hours, setting a new record for the third time in the past 11 days. (Hindustan Times)
- An industry executive says that India will increase its medical oxygen capacity to 15,000 tonnes in preparation for a third wave of COVID-19. (Reuters)
- COVID-19 vaccination in India
- COVID-19 pandemic in the Philippines
- The Philippines reports a record 22,415 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, thereby bringing the nationwide total of confirmed cases to 2,103,331. (GMA News)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Vietnam
- Vietnamese authorities launch a plan to conduct COVID-19 testing of up to 1.5 million people in higher-risk areas of Hanoi in order to contain an outbreak of COVID-19 infections as the capital extends its COVID-19-related restrictions for two more weeks. (CNA)
- COVID-19 pandemic in India
- COVID-19 pandemic in Europe
- COVID-19 pandemic in Denmark, COVID-19 vaccination in Denmark
- The Danish governmment cancels its plans for a national vaccine production tender after they agreed to support Bavarian Nordic's vaccine development with financial aid of DKK 800 million (US$128 million). (Medwatch)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Kosovo
- Kosovo receives a shipment of 503,100 doses of the Pfizer–BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine donated from the United States through the COVAX initiative. (Gazeta Express)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Turkey
- Turkey begins to require a negative PCR test result from the previous 48 hours for those who have not been fully vaccinated or who have not recovered from COVID-19 in order to enter theatres, cinemas, or other crowded events as well as to travel by plane, train or bus. (Daily Sabah)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Denmark, COVID-19 vaccination in Denmark
- COVID-19 pandemic in South America
- COVID-19 pandemic in Peru
- COVID-19 vaccination in Peru
- Peruvian President Pedro Castillo announces that the Peruvian government has reached a agreement with Russia to create a plant that would produce a Sputnik V vaccine in the country. (Reuters)
- COVID-19 vaccination in Peru
- COVID-19 pandemic in Chile
- The Public Health Institute of Chile approves the usage of the Sinovac CoronaVac vaccine for children over the age of six. (Bloomberg)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Peru
- COVID-19 pandemic in the United States
- COVID-19 pandemic in New York (state)
- New York Governor Kathy Hochul signs the HERO Act, a legislation that would provide protection to state workers in their workplaces. (New York Daily News)
- COVID-19 pandemic in New York (state)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Asia
International relations
Law and crime
- 2020–2021 Belarusian protests
- A court in Minsk, Belarus, finds opposition activist Maria Kalesnikava guilty of "trying to seize power and extremism" and sentences her to 11 years in prison. Kalesnikava had destroyed her passport to avoid being expelled from the country. Opposition leader Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya promises to release Kalesnikava "much earlier than these 11 years" and condemns the verdict. (Reuters)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- Afghanistan conflict
- 2021 evacuation from Afghanistan
- Operation Allies Refuge
- White House Chief of Staff Ron Klain says that around 100 Americans remain in Afghanistan following the August 31 withdrawal deadline. He also says that the Biden administration will still try to rescue them. (Politico)
- Operation Allies Refuge
- Panjshir conflict
- Taliban spokesperson Bilal Karimi says that Taliban forces have entered Bazarak, the capital of Panjshir Province, after gaining more territory in the surrounding areas. (Reuters)
- Mohammad Fahim Dashty, a chief and spokesperson of the National Resistance Front of Afghanistan, is killed by the Taliban during a fight. (The Week)
- 2021 evacuation from Afghanistan
- 2021 Guinean coup d'état
- Heavy gunfire is heard in Conakry, Guinea, as soldiers seal off and block the main bridge connecting to the Kaloum neighborhood, which houses the Presidential Palace. President Alpha Condé is arrested and taken away by special forces soldiers but appears to be unharmed. Three soldiers are reportedly killed. (BBC) (Reuters) (Europa Press)(The Economist)
- The military seizes state television and announces on air that the government has been dissolved and that all land borders are closed. (ABC News)
- Insurgency in Balochistan
- Three soldiers are killed and 15 more are wounded as a suicide bomber blows himself up at a checkpoint in Quetta, Balochistan, Pakistan. The Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan claims responsibility for the attack. (Al Jazeera)
- ISIL insurgency in Iraq
- Twelve police officers are killed and three others are wounded as ISIL militants open fire and bomb a security checkpoint in Kirkuk. (Al Jazeera)
- Mapuche conflict
- Violence intensifies during a four-day clash in the Mapuche Araucanía Region in Chile, between Chilean forces and the Mapuche people. A presidential delegate has called on the Congress to speed the arrest and prosecution of what he called "terrorists". (MercoPress)
- A knifeman stabs and seriously wounds two women in Berlin, Germany. Authorities are investigating if the attacker was motivated by Islamic extremism. He targeted the first victim claiming that "he didn't like that a woman was working". (ABC News)
Disasters and accidents
- 2021 Atlantic hurricane season
- The death toll from Hurricane Ida in the Northeastern United States increases to 50. (CNBC)
Health and environment
- COVID-19 pandemic
- COVID-19 pandemic in Asia
- COVID-19 pandemic in Cambodia
- The number of population who have received their first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine in Cambodia surpasses 70%. (The Star)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Sri Lanka
- Sri Lanka surpasses 10,000 deaths from COVID-19. (Adaderana)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Vietnam, COVID-19 vaccination in Vietnam
- The Vietnamese health ministry announces that Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City, Bình Dương, Dong Nai and Long An provinces must vaccinate all of their adult residents with at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine by September 15. (CNA)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Cambodia
- COVID-19 pandemic in Europe
- COVID-19 pandemic in Germany
- Germany surpasses four million cases of COVID-19. (Daily Sabah)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Russia
- Russia surpasses seven million cases of COVID-19, becoming the fourth country to do so after the United States, India, and Brazil. (Kyiv Post)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Germany
- COVID-19 pandemic in Peru, COVID-19 vaccination in Peru
- Peru begins vaccinations for people aged 30 in Lima, Callao, and the Ica Region. (Andina)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Asia
Law and crime
- 2021 Montenegrin episcopal ordination protests
- Police fire tear gas and remove barricades in Cetinje, Montenegro, as anti-Serb Montenegrin nationalist protesters attempted to impede the enthronement of Joanikije II to the Metropolitanate of Montenegro and the Littoral of the Serbian Orthodox Church. (Deutsche Welle)
Politics and elections
- 2021 São Toméan presidential election
- Carlos Vila Nova, from the Independent Democratic Action, wins the second round of the presidential election. (Reuters)
Sports
- 2020 Summer Paralympics
- Afghanistan at the 2020 Summer Paralympics
- Afghanistan athletes Zakia Khudadadi and Hossain Rasouli carry the Afghan flag during the closing ceremony of the 2020 Summer Paralympics after being unable to attend the opening ceremony due to the withdrawal of American troops from the country. (The Washington Post)
- The closing ceremony for the Summer Paralympics is held. China leads the Olympic medal count with 207 medals, including 96 gold medals. (CNN)
- Afghanistan at the 2020 Summer Paralympics
- 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification, Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on association football, COVID-19 pandemic in Brazil
- The qualification match between Brazil and Argentina at the Arena Corinthians in São Paulo is suspended after officials from the Brazilian Health Regulatory Agency entered the pitch and attempted to deport four Argentine players whom they allege to have violated pandemic-related self-isolation guidelines. (The New York Times)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- Afghanistan conflict
- Panjshir conflict
- The leader of the National Resistance Front of Afghanistan Ahmad Massoud announces that resistance against the Taliban will continue despite reports indicating that the Panjshir Valley fell to Taliban control yesterday. Yesterday, Massoud's ally Amrullah Saleh denied leaving the country and also vowed to continue to resist the Taliban. (Deutsche Welle)
- LGBT rights in Afghanistan; Violence against LGBT people
- Afghan LGBT rights activist Hamid Zaher reports that a young Afghan man seeking support on social media to leave the country was tricked by Taliban members who raped and beat him. Zaher says that this violence was already common under the governments of Hamid Karzai and Ashraf Ghani and that the Taliban will use the same tactics to persecute homosexuals. Zaher also expressed concern that many other gay men in the country could be similarly deceived by the Taliban. (Business Insider)
- Panjshir conflict
- Allied Democratic Forces insurgency
- ADF militants, armed with knives and guns, storm a village in Ituri, Democratic Republic of the Congo, killing 30 civilians. (Al Jazeera)
- Houthi–Saudi Arabian conflict
- Two ballistic missiles that targeted the cities of Najran and Jizan are intercepted by Saudi Arabia. A third missile is intercepted over the city of Dammam, with shrapnel from the third missile injuring two children and damaging 14 homes. (Al Jazeera)
Business and economy
- Economy of Lebanon
- Syria welcomes Lebanon's request to import energy through Syrian territory. The energy would be generated in Jordan using Egyptian gas before being transmitted to Lebanon through Syria's power grid. Lebanon has been dealing with shortages of energy due to its ongoing economic crisis. However, the deal is complicated by sanctions against Syrian officials. (Reuters)
- Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul reopens to domestic flights and aid after it was closed due to NATO evacuations from the country. (NBC News)
Health and environment
- COVID-19 pandemic
- COVID-19 pandemic in Asia
- COVID-19 pandemic in India
- COVID-19 pandemic in Maharashtra
- Maharashtra reports a single-day record of 1,191,921 vaccines administered. State officials also announce that 80% of adults in Mumbai have received at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine. (Hindustan Times) (CNN-News18)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Maharashtra
- COVID-19 pandemic in Bahrain
- The Bahraini government approves booster doses of the Sputnik V vaccine, becoming the first country to approve booster doses of this vaccine. (Gulf News)
- COVID-19 pandemic in India
- COVID-19 pandemic in Oceania
- COVID-19 pandemic in Australia, COVID-19 vaccination in Australia
- The Therapeutic Goods Administration grants provisional approval for the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine for use in children between the ages of 12 and 17. (9 News)
- Australia reports a record 1,756 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, including a record 1,533 new cases in New South Wales and a record 32 new cases in the Australian Capital Territory. (The Guardian)
- COVID-19 pandemic in New Zealand
- New Zealand reports its first death from the Lineage B.1.617.2 Delta variant and its first COVID-19-related death since February in a woman in her 90s with underlying health conditions who died in the North Shore Hospital in Takapuna. (New Zealand Herald)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Australia, COVID-19 vaccination in Australia
- COVID-19 pandemic in the United States
- COVID-19 pandemic in New York (state)
- New York Governor Kathy Hochul announces that 80% of adults in the state has received a dose of the COVID-19 vaccine. (WCBS-TV)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Washington (state)
- Washington's vaccine mandate will move forward following an agreement between the Washington Federation of State Employees union agency and Governor Jay Inslee. However, the agreement will need to be ratified and employees will still be required to be vaccinated by October 18. (Seattle Times)
- COVID-19 pandemic in New York (state)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Brazil, COVID-19 vaccination in Brazil
- COVID-19 pandemic in Slovakia
- Slovakia reverses its ban on unvaccinated people attending public events and will instead allow a negative test or proof of recovery from COVID-19 during a visit by Pope Francis on September 12 to 15 due to low vaccination numbers. (Barron's)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Asia
International relations
- Iran–United States relations
- Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi announces that the country is ready to resume nuclear talks and to revive the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action. Raisi also called on the U.S. to lift its sanctions against Iran. (Middle East Eye) (VOA)
Law and crime
- Aftermath of the 2021 Auckland Countdown stabbing
- New Zealand vows to toughen its anti-terror laws after seven people were stabbed and wounded yesterday by an ISIL sympathizer in Auckland. (BBC)
- 2021 Montenegrin episcopal ordination protests
- Thousands of protesters take to the streets of Cetinje, Montenegro, after President Milo Đukanović urged protesters to disrupt the enthronement of Joanikije II to the Metropolitanate of Montenegro and the Littoral. Đukanović alleged that the Serbian Orthodox Church was undermining the nation's independence. (BBC)
Sports
- 2020 Summer Paralympics
- Italy at the 2020 Summer Paralympics, Athletics at the 2020 Summer Paralympics
- Italian athlete Ambra Sabatini sets a new world record for women's 100 metres T63 of 14.11 seconds. (ANSA)
- Italy at the 2020 Summer Paralympics, Athletics at the 2020 Summer Paralympics
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Ongoing events
Business
Disasters
- Climate crisis
- COVID-19 pandemic
- 2020–2021 H5N8 outbreak
- 2021 Atlantic hurricane season
- 2021 Pacific typhoon season
- Madagascar food crisis
- Water crisis in Iran
- Yemeni famine
Politics
- Afghan peace process
- Arab protests
- Belarusian protests
- Belarus−European Union border crisis
- Brazilian protests
- Colombian tax reform protests
- Eswatini protests
- Haitian protests
- Indian farmers' protests
- Iranian protests
- Jersey dispute
- Libyan peace process
- Myanmar protests
- Nicaraguan protests
- Nigerian protests
- Persian Gulf crisis
- Peruvian crisis
- Sudanese protests
- Tigrayan peace process
- Thai protests
- Tunisian political crisis
- United States racial unrest (Stop Asian Hate)
- Venezuelan presidential crisis
Recent
Upcoming
- September
- 12: Macau, Legislative Assembly
- 13: Norway, Storting
- 16: Bahamas, House of Assembly
- 19: Hong Kong, Election Committee
- 19: Russia, State Duma
- 20: Canada, House of Commons
- 23: Isle of Man, House of Keys
Recently concluded
- Belarus: Viktar Babaryka, Maria Kalesnikava
- China: Sun Dawu, Michael Spavor
- India: Shashi Tharoor
- Indonesia: Juliari Batubara, Edhy Prabowo
- Russia: Lyubov Sobol
- South Africa: Jacob Zuma
- Switzerland: Alieu Kosiah
- United Kingdom: Apsana Begum
- United States: Stephen Calk, Ed Buck
Ongoing
- Argentina: Rodolfo Martín Villa
- Armenia: Serzh Sargsyan
- Belarus: Sergei Tikhanovsky
- Colombia: Álvaro Uribe
- France: Nicolas Sarkozy
- India: Disha Ravi
- Indonesia: Nurdin Abdullah
- Israel: Benjamin Netanyahu
- Kyrgyzstan: Almazbek Atambayev
- Malta: Yorgen Fenech
- Spain: Bárcenas affair
- Sudan: Omar al-Bashir
- United States: R. Kelly, Elizabeth Holmes
- International: Ali Kushayb, The Gambia v. Myanmar
Upcoming
- Canada: Raj Grewal
- Kosovo: Hashim Thaçi, Kadri Veseli
- Lesotho: Maesiah Thabane
- Rwanda: Paul Rusesabagina
- United States: Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, Meng Wanzhou, Ghislaine Maxwell, Allen Weisselberg
- Vatican City: Giovanni Angelo Becciu
- Zimbabwe: Ignatius Chombo
- Association football
- Women's association football
- American football
- Baseball
- Cricket
- Golf
- Motorsport
- Rugby league
- Rugby union
- Tennis
- Other sports seasons
September
- 8: Art Metrano
- 8: Yevgeny Zinichev
- 8: Neddy Smith
- 6: Adlai Stevenson III
- 6: Michael K. Williams
- 6: Jean-Pierre Adams
- 6: Jean-Paul Belmondo
- 6: Donald Zec
- 5: Ion Caramitru
- 5: Sarah Harding
- 5: Jan Hecker
- 5: Ivan Patzaichin
- 5: Živko Radišić
- 4: Dell Furano
- 4: Tunch Ilkin
- 4: Willard Scott
- 3: Hassan Firouzabadi
- 2: Steve Lawler
- 2: Keith McCants
- 2: David Patten
- 2: Mikis Theodorakis
- 2: Sidharth Shukla
- 1: Daffney Unger
- 1: Syed Ali Shah Geelani
August
- 31: Michael Constantine
- 31: Geronimo
- 29: Ed Asner
- 29: Ron Bushy
- 29: Lee "Scratch" Perry
- 29: Jacques Rogge
- 28: Jiang Chunyun
- 28: Teresa Żylis-Gara
- 27: Edmond H. Fischer
- 27: Akis Tsochatzopoulos
- 25: Mohsin Ahmad al-Aini
- 25: Gunilla Bergström
- 25: Robin Miller
- 24: Hissène Habré
- 24: Charlie Watts
- 23: Elizabeth Blackadder
- 23: Tom Flynn
- 23: Jean-Luc Nancy
- 23: Rosita Quintana
- 23: Victoria Aguiyi-Ironsi
- 22: Andrzej Schinzel
- 21: Nickolas Davatzes
- 21: Don Everly
- 21: Marie, Princess of Liechtenstein
- 21: Anthony Scotto
- 20: Tom T. Hall
- 19: Bill Freehan
- 19: Chuck Close
- 19: Peter Harding
- 19: Sonny Chiba
- 19: Michael Cullen
- 18: Joseph L. Galloway
- 18: Jill Murphy
- 16: Sean Lock
- 16: Lucille Times
- 15: Paul Mitchell
- 15: Joe Walton
- 15: Abdelhamid Brahimi
- 15: Gerd Müller
- 14: Carlos Correia
- 14: Fez Whatley
- 13: Nanci Griffith
- 13: James Hormel
- 13: Leon Kopelman
- 13: Carolyn S. Shoemaker
- 13: Gino Strada
- 12: Dominic DeNucci
- 12: Una Stubbs
Africa
- Algeria, Burkina Faso, Chad, Libya, Mali, Niger, and Tunisia
- Angola
- Cameroon
- Cameroon, Chad, Niger, and Nigeria
- Central African Republic
- Chad
- Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Ethiopia
- Ethiopia and Sudan
- Ghana
- Mali
- Mozambique
- Nigeria
- Senegal
- Somalia
- South Sudan
- Sudan
- War in Darfur
- South Kordofan conflict
- Sudanese nomadic conflicts (incl. South Sudan)
- Tunisia
- Western Sahara
Americas
- Colombia
- Mexico
- Peru
- Paraguay
Asia-Pacific
- Afghanistan
- India
- India and Pakistan
- Indonesia, Malaysia and the Philippines
- Indonesia
- Myanmar
- Pakistan
- Philippines
- Thailand
Europe
- Armenia and Azerbaijan
- Ukraine
- Ireland and the UK
- Turkey
Global
Middle East
- Egypt
- Iran and the Persian Gulf
- Iraq
- Iraq and Syria (map)
- Israel and Gaza
- Israel and Syria
- Syria
- Yemen and Saudi Arabia
2021 events and developments by topic
Arts
Architecture – Animation – Anime – Comics – Film (Horror, Science fiction) – Home video – Literature – Music (Classical, Country, Rock, Hip hop, Latin, Metal, Rock, UK, US) – Radio – Television (UK, US, Italy, Scotland) – Video games
Politics and government
Elections – International leaders – Sovereign states – Sovereign state leaders – Territorial governors
Science and technology
Archaeology – Biotechnology – Computing – Palaeontology – Quantum computing and communication – Senescence research – Sustainable energy research – Space/Astronomy – Spaceflight
Environment and environmental sciences
Birding/Ornithology – Climate change
Transportation
Establishments and disestablishments categories
Establishments – Disestablishments
Works and introductions categories
Works – Introductions – Works entering the public domain
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