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Diana Kipyokei

• At the Boston Marathon, Diana Kipyokei (pictured) and Benson Kipruto win the women's and men's races, respectively.
• Alexander Schallenberg becomes Chancellor of Austria following the resignation of Sebastian Kurz.
• The Nobel Prize in Economics is awarded to David Card for his work in labour economics, and to Joshua Angrist and Guido Imbens for their work in causal relationships.
• Following the Czech legislative election, Spolu agree to a coalition with Pirates and Mayors, with Spolu leader Petr Fiala as the prime minister.

Ongoing:

• COVID-19 pandemic
• Cumbre Vieja eruption

Recent deaths:

• Marie Wilcox
• Stewart Murray Wilson
• Abdul Qadeer Khan
• Mordechai Geldman
• Clement Bowman
• Raymond T. Odierno

Current events of October 13, 2021 (2021-10-13) (Wednesday)

Current events of October 12, 2021 (2021-10-12) (Tuesday)

Armed conflicts and attacks

• Insurgency in Jammu and Kashmir
  • Indian Armed Forces kill three suspected terrorists during a gunfight in Shopian. Another security operation is carried out several hours later at an apple orchard, resulting in the deaths of two more terrorists. The raids came a day after five Indian soldiers were killed by suspected terrorists. (Al Jazeera)

Business and economy

• Economy of France
  • President Emmanuel Macron announces a €30 billion plan to re-industrialize France, in order to address what he called "a kind of growth deficit" and make France reclaim its title as a "global leader in innovation and research". (CNA)
• Economy of Ukraine
  • The European Union vows to help Ukraine with its gas supplies as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky underlines his concerns of potential Russian political leverage in the region in the aftermath of the agreement with Germany regarding the Nord Stream pipeline. (Deutsche Welle)

Disasters and accidents

• 2021 Pacific typhoon season
  • At least 9 people are killed in the Philippines during floods and landslides caused by Tropical Storm Kompasu. (Reuters)
• At least 25 people are killed and several others are injured in a bus crash in Mugu District, Nepal. (BBC)
• A train kills three people and injures a fourth, all of whom were lying on the tracks in Saint-Jean-de-Luz, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France. (Deutsche Welle)

Health and environment

• COVID-19 pandemic
  • COVID-19 pandemic in Romania
    • Romania reports a record 16,443 new cases and 442 deaths from COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, thereby bringing the nationwide total of confirmed cases to 1,382,531 and the nationwide death toll to 40,071. (Romania Insider)

International relations

• Foreign relations of Afghanistan
  • German Chancellor Angela Merkel says that Germany "is not yet prepared to recognize the Taliban government" since they have not met demands of inclusiveness. However, Merkel reassures the promise of Germany's 600 million euro aid to the country. (Reuters)
• The International Court of Justice rules in favor of Somalia in its dispute with Kenya over a maritime border rich in gas and oil. Kenya labels the case as "biased" and says that it does not recognize the ruling. (BBC)

Law and crime

• LGBT rights in Botswana
  • A panel of judges in Botswana postpone a ruling on a case brought by the government to overturn the 2019 decriminalization of homosexuality in the country. Prior to being decriminalized, gay sex was punishable by up to seven years' imprisonment. (Reuters)

Science and technology

• Discoveries of exoplanets
  • NASA astronomers announce the discovery of TIC 257060897b, a Hot Jupiter exoplanet that is 50% larger and 30% less massive than Jupiter. The discovery was made using the Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite. (Science Times)

Current events of October 11, 2021 (2021-10-11) (Monday)

Armed conflicts and attacks

• Insurgency in Jammu and Kashmir
  • Five soldiers are killed by rebels in a mountain pass in Jammu and Kashmir, India. (Al Jazeera)
• Tigray War
  • A spokesperson for the Tigray People's Liberation Front says that the Ethiopian Ground Forces have launched a ground offensive against rebels, with the support of local militias of the Amhara Region. (Reuters)

Arts and culture

• Matt Amodio is defeated on the American quiz show Jeopardy!, concluding a victory streak of 39 games with an earnings total of $1,519,601. (The New York Times)

Business and economy

• Economists David Card, Joshua Angrist and Guido Imbens are awarded the 2021 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences for their natural experiments showing economic impacts. (Deutsche Welle)

Disasters and accidents

• European migrant crisis
  • The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees reports that it has recovered the bodies of 15 people as well as 177 survivors from two Libyan coastguard boats returning to Libya after they attempted to cross the Mediterranean Sea in order to reach Europe. (Reuters)
• 2021 China floods
  • At least 15 people are killed and three are missing as heavy floods is affect Shanxi. (Al Jazeera)
• Two people are killed, and two homes and a UPS delivery van are destroyed after a Cessna 340 crashes in Santee, California, United States. (CNN)

Health and environment

• COVID-19 pandemic
  • COVID-19 pandemic in Oceania
    • COVID-19 pandemic in Australia
      • COVID-19 pandemic in New South Wales
        • New South Wales (NSW) lifts lockdown restrictions for fully vaccinated residents after 107 days. Travel restrictions are lifted, businesses reopen in a limited capacity, and private and public gatherings are permitted with some restrictions. NSW residents who are not fully vaccinated, with the exception of residents of some regional towns where infections are low, will be expected to continue to follow lockdown restrictions. (The Guardian)
    • COVID-19 pandemic in New Zealand, COVID-19 vaccination in New Zealand
      • The New Zealand Government announces a new vaccine mandate that would require disability and healthcare workers to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 by December 1 and teachers by January 1, 2022, as the country suspends its "zero-COVID" strategy amid the spread of the Delta variant. (Forbes)
    • COVID-19 pandemic in Papua New Guinea
      • A two-week lockdown begins in Eastern Highlands Province as cases overwhelm hospitals and the number of deaths increases nationwide. (RNZ)
  • COVID-19 pandemic in Europe
    • COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom
      • COVID-19 pandemic in Wales
        • Wales begins to require people over the age of 18 to show their NHS COVID Pass or their proof of vaccination status in order to enter nightclubs, indoor non-seated events for more than 500 people, outdoor non-seated events for more than 4,000 people and any event with more than 10,000 people. (Evening Standard)
    • COVID-19 pandemic in Germany
      • Germany ends free COVID-19 testing for non-medical reasons in order to encourage people to get vaccinated. Children younger than twelve and pregnant women are exempt from this rule. (Anadolu Agency)
  • COVID-19 pandemic in Asia
    • COVID-19 pandemic in Malaysia, Travel restrictions related to the COVID-19 pandemic
      • Malaysia lifts a ban on non-urgent interstate travel and resumes international travel where Malaysians travelling internationally are exempt from MyTravelPass as the country reaches a target to fully vaccinate 90% of its adult population. (Bloomberg News)
    • COVID-19 pandemic in Thailand
      • Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha announces that Thailand plans to end quarantine requirements for fully vaccinated travellers from at least 10 low-risk countries beginning on November 1. Additionally, the government will allow entertainment venues to reopen on December 1 and permit alcohol sales at establishments. (BBC News)
  • COVID-19 pandemic in the United States
    • COVID-19 pandemic in Texas
      • Texas governor Greg Abbott signs an executive order prohibiting all entities in the state, including private companies, from enacting vaccine mandates. (Reuters)
  • COVID-19 vaccine
    • The WHO's Strategic Advisory Group of Experts recommends that immunocompromised people receive a third dose of the vaccine due to the risk of breakthrough infections after standard immunization. The panel also recommends that people over the age of 60 receive an additional dose of the Sinopharm or Sinovac vaccine three months after their second dose, citing the performance of the vaccines in Latin America. (Reuters)

Law and crime

• 1987 Burkinabé coup d'état
  • The trial for the 1987 assassination of former leader of Burkina Faso Thomas Sankara, known as the "African Che Guevara", begins in Ouagadougou against 14 people, including former president Blaise Compaoré, who will be tried in absentia. (Al Jazeera)
• Two teenagers are arrested in Batemans Bay, NSW, Australia, for killing 14 kangaroos two days ago. The animals were found slaughtered on two different roads. (BBC)

Politics and elections

• 2021 Iraqi parliamentary election
  • Preliminary results show that the Sadrist Movement of Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr will retain its plurality in the Council of Representatives. (AFP via The Times of Israel)

Sports

• Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on sports, COVID-19 pandemic in Boston
  • 2021 Boston Marathon
    • The 125th Boston Marathon, which was postponed from May 28, 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, takes place. The men's marathon is won by Benson Kipruto and the women's marathon is won by Diana Kipyogei, both from Kenya. (ESPN)

Current events of October 10, 2021 (2021-10-10) (Sunday)

Armed conflicts and attacks

• Yemeni Civil War
  • Six people are killed and seven others are injured by a car bomb targeting the governor of Aden. Both the governor and a minister survive and are moved to a secure location. (Reuters)

Business and economy

• Southwest Airlines cancels more than 1,000 flights and delays hundreds more over the Columbus Day weekend. The airline cites problems resulting from both air traffic control and the weather. (KGO-TV)

Disasters and accidents

• 2021 Menzelinsk parachute Let L-410UVP-E crash
  • A Let L-410 aircraft carrying a group of parachute jumpers, with 22 people on board, crashes after take-off from Menzelinsk Airport, Tatarstan, Russia. Sixteen people are killed and six others are injured. (Al Jazeera English)

Health and environment

• COVID-19 pandemic
  • COVID-19 pandemic in Brunei
    • Brunei reports a record 381 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, thereby bringing the nationwide total of confirmed cases to 8,980. (The Star)
  • COVID-19 pandemic in Italy, COVID-19 vaccination in Italy
    • Italy surpasses its target to fully vaccinate 80% of its adult population. (RTÉ News and Current Affairs)
  • COVID-19 pandemic in Venezuela
    • Venezuela receives a shipment of 2.5 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines via the COVAX initiative. (Reuters)

International relations

• Cross-Strait relations
  • In a National Day speech, President Tsai Ing-wen states that Taiwan will not bow to pressure from China, vowing to uphold the island's sovereignty and democratic norms. (The Guardian)
  • China denounces Tsai Ing-wen's speech, saying that it incited confrontation and distorted facts. China also says that seeking Taiwanese independence closes the door to dialogue. (The Jerusalem Post)

Law and crime

• Thirty people storm a hospital in Rome, Italy, trying to free a wounded man under arrest due to his involvement in violent acts yesterday during an anti-Green Pass protest. Four people are injured during the incident. (The State)
• The personal doctor of Georgian politician Mikheil Saakashvili says that he needs hospital treatment as he continues his hunger strike after returning from exile and being arrested on October 1. Saakashvili's condition has been described as "worsening". (Reuters)

Politics and elections

• 2021 Iraqi parliamentary election
  • Iraqis head to the polls to elect the members of the Council of Representatives. (AFP via UrduPoint)

Sports

• 2020–21 UEFA Nations League
  • In association football, France defeat Spain, 2–1, in the final held at the San Siro in Milan, Italy, to win their first UEFA Nations League title in only the second edition of the tournament. (AFP via ABS-CBN News)

Current events of October 9, 2021 (2021-10-09) (Saturday)

Armed conflicts and attacks

• Afghanistan conflict
  • Islamic State–Taliban conflict
    • Taliban spokesperson Suhail Shaheen rules out cooperation with the United States to fight the insurgency of IS–K in Afghanistan, saying that the Taliban "will be able to tackle Daesh independently". (Taiwan News)
• Nigerian bandit conflict
  • At least 20 people are killed as gunmen open fire at a market and torch cars in Sokoto, Nigeria. (Al Jazeera)
• Mali War
  • A Colombian Roman Catholic nun who had been kidnapped in Mali near the border with Burkina Faso in 2017 by the Macina Liberation Front is freed. The nun is photographed with Malian President Assimi Goïta as the government refuses to state if any ransom was paid for her release. (Reuters)

Disasters and accidents

• 2021 Cumbre Vieja eruption
  • The north face of the volcano collapses, generating three new lava flows. No new evacuations have been ordered as authorities call for calm. (El País)
• Russian authorities say that 29 people have died in Orenburg Oblast during the past week due to alcohol poisoning, after drinking a beverage mixed with methanol. (Reuters)
• The Deir Ammar and Zahrani power stations shut down in Lebanon after running out of diesel fuel, leaving the entire country without electricity. According to a government official, power is not expected to be restored for several days. (BBC) (Al Jazeera)

Health and environment

• COVID-19 pandemic
  • COVID-19 pandemic in Australia
    • COVID-19 pandemic in Victoria
      • Victoria reports a record for the second consecutive day of 1,965 new cases and five deaths from COVID-19, which is the highest daily total of new COVID-19 cases in any Australian state or territory. (ABC News Australia)
  • COVID-19 pandemic in Russia
    • Russia reports a record 968 deaths from COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, thereby bringing the nationwide death toll to 215,453. (AP)
  • COVID-19 pandemic in Singapore
    • Singapore reports a record 3,703 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, thereby bringing the nationwide total of confirmed cases to 124,157. (The Straits Times)
  • Mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic
    • A study conducted by researchers from the University of Queensland concludes that the COVID-19 pandemic led to a significant increase in diagnoses of generalized anxiety disorder and major depressive disorder worldwide in 2020. (The Guardian)

International relations

• Afghanistan–United States relations
  • The U.S. State Department confirms that the first face-to-face meetings with high representatives of the Taliban since the departure of U.S. troops from Afghanistan, will begin today in Doha, Qatar. A spokesperson for the State Department says that the U.S. will pressure the Taliban to "respect the rights of all Afghans, including women and girls" and form an inclusive government. The spokesperson also clarifies that this is not a recognition of the Taliban government by the U.S., saying that the Taliban will have to earn recognition by its actions. (France24)

Law and crime

• Memorandum of understanding between Argentina and Iran
  • Families of the victims of the 1994 AMIA bombing in Buenos Aires announce that they will appeal the ruling which acquitted former president Cristina Fernández de Kirchner of any wrongdoing. The memorandum aimed to make Iran cooperate in the investigation at the time that Argentina issued red notices against Iranian officials through Interpol. Relations between Argentina and Iran have been strained, with a recent condemnation by Argentina of the new cabinet of Ebrahim Raisi. (MercoPress)
• Central American migrant caravans
  • Guatemalan police recover 126 United States-bound Haitian, Nepali, and Indian migrants trapped inside an abandoned shipping container near Nueva Concepción, Escuintla, Guatemala. (AFP via The Straits Times)
• In Rome, Italy, demonstrators protesting against the country's COVID-19 restrictions, notably the extension of the Green Pass, clash with police, and the demonstrations turn into riots. (Al Jazeera English)

Politics and elections

• 2021 Czech legislative election
  • The opposition SPOLU party calls for the formation of a new government in view of the poor electoral result of prime minister Andrej Babiš' ANO 2011 party. (Reuters)
• Kurz corruption probe
  • Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz resigns amid a corruption inquiry against him, although he continues to deny any wrongdoing. (BBC)

Current events of October 8, 2021 (2021-10-08) (Friday)

Armed conflicts and attacks

• Afghanistan conflict
  • 2021 Kunduz mosque bombing
    • At least 50 people are killed and more than 100 wounded when a suicide bomber targets a Shiite mosque in Kunduz Province, Afghanistan. IS–K claims responsibility for the attack. (BBC)
• Six migrants are shot dead by guards at a detention center in Tripoli, Libya. (Al Jazeera)

Business and economy

• Public sector undertakings in India
  • Tata Sons is announced as the winning bidder for Air India, ending years of attempts by the government to privatise the loss-making airline. Tata Sons was the initial owner of the airline before it was nationalised. (NDTV) (Times of India)
• ITA - Italia Trasporto Aereo is announced as the new state-owned airline for Italy, following the closure of Alitalia due to bankruptcy. ITA is a reorganization of Alitalia under a new name signed by decree in October 2020. (CNN)
• The severity of the energy crisis in Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Guangdong provinces of China is reported as worsening, with power outages occuring every week and "notices ... telling us which days the following week that they will cut the power". Some factories report receiving power for only two or three days per week and are operating primarily on generators. China has also placed large bids for coal that are causing supply issues in locations as far away as Ukraine. (Nikkei Asia) (Interfax)

Disasters and accidents

• Mining industry of Zimbabwe
  • Gas cylinders explode at a gold mine in Mazowe, Zimbabwe, killing seven people and injuring another. (Reuters)
• At least 51 people are dead after their makeshift vessel sinks in the Congo River, Democratic Republic of the Congo. Several more are missing. (Al Jazeera)
• Five people are killed by flash flooding occurs in parts of the U.S. states of Alabama and Tennessee, with as much as 13 inches of rain falling in some areas. (ABC News) (CNN)
• The U.S. Navy reports that the USS Connecticut, a nuclear-powered fast-attack submarine, struck an unidentified object while submerged in the South China Sea, causing 11 crew members to be injured. The extent of the damage to the Seawolf-class submarine is still being assessed although the submarine is noted as being "safe and stable". (Bloomberg)

Health and environment

• COVID-19 pandemic
  • COVID-19 pandemic in Europe
    • COVID-19 pandemic in Cyprus
      • President Nicos Anastasiades receives a booster dose of the COVID-19 vaccine. (Financial Mirror)
    • COVID-19 pandemic in Iceland, COVID-19 vaccination in Iceland
      • Iceland suspends the use of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine due to concerns of side effects, becoming the fourth European country to do so. (Bloomberg)
    • COVID-19 pandemic in Russia
      • Russia reports a record 936 deaths from COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, bringing the nationwide death toll to 214,485. (The Washington Post)
  • COVID-19 pandemic in Asia
    • COVID-19 pandemic in Malaysia, COVID-19 vaccination in Malaysia
      • Malaysia grants conditional approval for the Pfizer–BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine to be used as a booster dose for people over the age of 18 years old who received their second dose at least six months ago. (The Independent)
    • COVID-19 pandemic in Singapore
      • Singapore reports a record 3,590 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, thereby bringing the nationwide total of confirmed cases to 120,454. (The Straits Times)
  • COVID-19 pandemic in Australia
    • COVID-19 pandemic in Victoria
      • Victoria reports a record 1,838 new cases and five deaths from COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, which is the highest daily total of new COVID-19 cases of any Australian state or territory since the beginning of the pandemic. (ABC News Australia)
  • COVID-19 pandemic in Brazil
    • Brazil surpasses 600,000 deaths from COVID-19. (VOA)
• Authorities in the Democratic Republic of the Congo announce that a 3-year-old boy who died last Wednesday in Beni tested positive for Ebola. The health minister could not confirm if this was related to the Kivu Ebola outbreak which ended in 2020 and killed more than 2,200 people, but said that they were closely monitoring 100 people who may have been exposed to the virus and that three boys, all of whom were neighbors of the toddler, were already showing symptoms of the disease. (Reuters)

Law and crime

• George Floyd protests
  • Boston Police Department sergeant Clifton McHale faces a 10-day suspension for boasting about "driving into protestors" during the George Floyd protests in Boston in May 2020. (WBUR)

Politics and elections

• 2021 Nobel Peace Prize
  • Journalists Maria Ressa of the Philippines and Dmitry Muratov of Russia are awarded the Nobel Peace Prize "for their efforts to safeguard the freedom of expression". (AFP via India Today)
• Politics of Austria
  • The Green Party, a left-wing member of the coalition, says that Chancellor Sebastian Kurz is "unfit" for the position as he is investigated for corruption. The party demands that Kurz step down, although Kurz has denied any wrongdoing. (Reuters)
• In his first speech, Japanese prime minister Fumio Kishida vows to fight and end the COVID-19 pandemic and counter the Chinese and North Korean threats by strengthening Japan coast guard and missile defenses while maintaining the country's peace. Kishida also vows to strengthen the country's alliance with the United States. (Al Jazeera)
• The United States House Oversight Committee releases documents showing that the Trump International Hotel in Washington, D.C. accumulated $70 million in losses while public financial disclosures claimed that the hotel was producing an income of $156 million for former president Donald Trump. General Services Administration documents also showed that Trump received "undisclosed preferential treatment" from Deutsche Bank on a $170 million construction loan during his presidency. (CNN) (Reuters)

Current events of October 7, 2021 (2021-10-07) (Thursday)

Armed conflicts and attacks

• Insurgency in Jammu and Kashmir
  • Two teachers are killed by suspected Islamist terrorists inside a school in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir. The victims, who were members of the Hindu and Sikh minorities, are the 24th and 25th civilian victims killed by suspected terrorist groups in Kashmir this year. (Al Jazeera)
• Boko Haram insurgency
  • ISAWP militants kills 87 Boko Haram fighters after raiding their camp in Borno State, Nigeria. The attack is said to be a reprisal over the killing of 24 ISWAP fighters, five days ago, by Boko Haram. (Daily Post)
• Afghanistan conflict
  • A bomb explodes at a religious school in Khost, killing one student and wounding 17 other people. (Xinhua)

Arts and culture

• Tanzanian novelist Abdulrazak Gurnah wins the 2021 Nobel Prize in Literature, "for his uncompromising and compassionate penetration of the effects of colonialism and the fate of the refugee". Gurnah's most renowned novel is Paradise, set in colonial East Africa during World War I. (The Economist)

Business and economy

• Economy of Venezuela
  • The U.S. State Department confirms accusations made yesterday by Venezuelan vice president Delcy Rodríguez, who blamed an alleged U.S. veto for not allowing Venezuela to receive IMF COVID-19 relief funds. The State Department says that only recognized governments can access these funds. (Reuters)

Disasters and accidents

• 2021 Balochistan earthquake
  • At least 24 people are killed and around 200 others injured as a 5.9 magnitude earthquake strikes Harnai, Balochistan, Pakistan. (Al Jazeera)
• An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.1 hits Tokyo, Japan, and surrounding areas, wounding 41 people and stopping train lines but without any immediate reports of severe damage. According to Japan's system, this was labeled as a "strong-5 earthquake". (Reuters)

Health and environment

• COVID-19 pandemic
  • COVID-19 pandemic in Asia
    • COVID-19 pandemic in India, COVID-19 vaccination in India
      • India begins the use of commercial drones to deliver COVID-19 vaccines to remote areas of the country in order to increase the country's vaccination rate. (BBC News)
    • COVID-19 pandemic in Indonesia, COVID-19 vaccination in Indonesia
      • The Indonesian Drug and Food Control Agency issues an emergency use authorization for the three dose Zifivax ZF2001 vaccine. (Antara)
    • COVID-19 pandemic in Malaysia, COVID-19 drug development
      • Malaysia signs an agreement with Merck & Co. to obtain 150,000 courses of the experimental drug Molnupiravir as part of a transition towards the endemic phase and "living with the COVID-19". (The Straits Times)
    • COVID-19 pandemic in North Korea, International aid related to the COVID-19 pandemic
      • The World Health Organization begins shipping essential COVID-19 medical supplies into North Korea via the Chinese port of Dalian and quarantine facilities in the seaport of Nampo, a possible sign of easing one of the world's strictest pandemic border closures. (NPR)
  • COVID-19 pandemic in Europe
    • COVID-19 pandemic in Finland
      • Finland suspends the usage of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine for people born since 1991 due to unpublished reports of rare cardiovascular side effects such as myocarditis. (The Hill)
    • COVID-19 pandemic in Germany, COVID-19 vaccination in Germany
      • The Standing Committee on Vaccination recommends COVID-19 vaccine booster doses for people over the age of 70 and care home workers. The committee also recommends mRNA-based booster doses for people who previously received the Janssen COVID-19 vaccine. (Deutsche Welle)
    • COVID-19 pandemic in Russia
      • Russia reports 27,550 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, which is the highest single-day total of new cases this year. (AP)
  • COVID-19 pandemic in the United States
    • The U.S. surpasses 44 million cases of COVID-19. (KRIS-TV)

International relations

• Taiwan–United States relations
  • The Wall Street Journal reports a contingent of U.S. special forces soldiers have been deployed in Taiwan to train Taiwanese forces amid tensions with China. The military trainers were first deployed under the Trump administration. (The Guardian)
• Estonia and the Republic of Ireland announce their intentions to sign an OECD-led multilateral agreement that would set a global minimum corporate tax rate of 15 per cent, making them the last OECD member countries to join the deal. (AFP via Radio France Internationale)

Law and crime

• The trial against a 100-year-old former SS concentration camp guard begins in Germany. The man is accused of collaborating in the murders of 3,518 people at the Sachsenhausen concentration camp between 1942 and 1945, when he was employed as a standing guard in the watchtower. (The Guardian)

Politics and elections

• Politics of Ukraine, 9th Ukrainian Verkhovna Rada
  • Dmytro Razumkov, the speaker of the Verkhovna Rada, the Ukrainian parliament, is dismissed following his disagreements with President Volodymyr Zelensky and his ruling Servant of the People party's stances on legislation which aimed to reduce the influence of Ukrainian oligarchs. (Kyiv Post)
• Politics of Norfolk Island
  • A political party named the Norfolk Island Party is formed to advocate for the islanders' self-determination from Australia. The party's goal is to achieve sovereignty for Norfolk Island. (RNZ)
• Poland and the European Union
  • The Polish Constitutional Tribunal rules that the Constitution of Poland takes precedence over EU laws, directly challenging the primacy of European Union law principle, escalating tensions around the Polish rule-of-law crisis and in particular around the country's controversial judicial reforms. (The New York Times) (Politico)

Sports

• A Saudi-backed consortium, funded through its sovereign wealth fund Public Investment Fund, officially purchases Newcastle United F.C. for £300 million. An agreement on its purchase was finalized upon last April, but impasses on the issue of ownership among the specific entities in the consortium prevented the deal from moving forward until recently. (ESPN)

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Ongoing events

Business

• COVID-19 recession
• Lebanese liquidity crisis
• Pandora Papers leak
• United Kingdom natural gas supplier crisis
• United Kingdom motor fuel panic buying

Disasters

• Climate crisis
• COVID-19 pandemic
• 2020–21 H5N8 outbreak
• 2021 Atlantic hurricane season
• 2021 Pacific typhoon season
• Madagascar food crisis
• Water crisis in Iran
• Yemeni famine
• 2021 La Palma eruption

Politics

• Belarusian protests
• Belarus−European Union border crisis
• Brazilian protests
• Colombian tax reform protests
• Eswatini protests
• Haitian protests
• Indian farmers' protests
• Insulate Britain protests
• Jersey dispute
• Libyan peace process
• Myanmar protests
• Nicaraguan protests
• Nigerian protests
• Persian Gulf crisis
• Peruvian crisis
• Romanian political crisis
• Russian election protests
• Tigrayan peace process
• Thai protests
• Tunisian political crisis
• United States racial unrest (Stop Asian Hate)
• Venezuelan presidential crisis

Elections and referendums

Recent

• September
  • 26: Germany, Bundestag
  • 30: Ethiopia, House of Representatives (2nd)
• October
  • 2: Qatar, Consultative Assembly
  • 8–9: Czech Republic, Chamber of Deputies
  • 10: Iraq, Council of Representatives

Upcoming

• October
  • 17: Cape Verde, President (1st)
  • 24: Uzbekistan, President

Trials

Recently concluded

• Belarus: Maria Kalesnikava
• China: Sun Dawu
• France: Nicolas Sarkozy
• India: Shashi Tharoor
• Indonesia: Juliari Batubara, Edhy Prabowo
• Russia: Lyubov Sobol
• Rwanda: Paul Rusesabagina
• United Kingdom: Apsana Begum
• United States: R. Kelly, Robert Durst, Ed Buck

Ongoing

• Armenia: Serzh Sargsyan
• Belarus: Sergei Tikhanovsky
• France: Brussels ISIL
• Indonesia: Nurdin Abdullah
• Israel: Benjamin Netanyahu
• Kyrgyzstan: Almazbek Atambayev
• Malta: Yorgen Fenech
• Philippines: Leila de Lima
• Sudan: Omar al-Bashir
• United States: Elizabeth Holmes

Upcoming

• Canada: Raj Grewal
• Indonesia: Azis Syamsuddin, Alex Noerdin
• Kosovo: Hashim Thaçi, Kadri Veseli
• Lesotho: Maesiah Thabane
• United States: Allen Weisselberg, Ghislaine Maxwell, Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, Lev Parnas
• Vatican City: Giovanni Angelo Becciu
• Zimbabwe: Ignatius Chombo
• ICC: Ali Kushayb

Sport

• Association football
  • 2021–22 UEFA Europa League
  • 2021–22 UEFA Champions league
  • 2021–22 Premier League
  • 2021–22 Bundesliga
  • 2021–22 Serie A
  • 2021–22 La Liga
  • 2021 Copa Libertadores final stages
  • 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
  • 2020–21 UEFA Nations League
  • 2021 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A
  • 2021 Major League Soccer season
• Women's association football
  • 2021 NWSL season
• American football
  • 2021 NCAA Division I FBS football season
  • 2021 NCAA Division I FCS football season
  • 2021 NFL season
• Baseball
  • 2021 MLB season
• Basketball
  • 2021–22 NBA season
  • 2021 WNBA Playoffs
• Cricket
  • 2021–23 ICC World Test Championship
  • 2020–23 ICC Cricket World Cup Super League
  • 2019–23 ICC Cricket World Cup League 2
  • 2019–22 ICC Cricket World Cup Challenge League 
• Golf
  • 2021 European Tour
  • 2021 LPGA Tour
  • 2020 PGA Tour Champions
  • 2021 Ladies European Tour
  • 2021–22 PGA Tour
• Ice hockey
  • 2021–22 NHL season
  • 2021–22 IIHF Continental Cup
• Motorsport
  • 2021 Formula One Championship
  • 2021 Rally Championship
  • 2021 MotoGP
  • 2021 Supercars Championship
• Rugby union
  • 2021–22 Premiership Rugby
  • 2021–22 United Rugby Championship
  • 2021–22 Top 14
  • 2021 Bunnings NPC
  • 2021 Super Rugby season
• Tennis
  • 2021 ATP Tour
  • 2021 WTA Tour
  • 2020–21 Davis Cup (Finals)
• Other sports seasons
  • 2021–22 International cricket season
  • 2021–22 snooker season
  • 2021–22 curling season

More details – current sports events

Recent deaths

October

• 11: Stewart Murray Wilson
• 10: Abdul Qadeer Khan
• 10: Megan Rice
• 10: Ruthie Tompson
• 9: Abolhassan Banisadr
• 9: Farooq Feroze Khan
• 8: Raymond T. Odierno
• 7: James Brokenshire
• 4: Alan Kalter
• 4: Eddie Robinson
• 3: Todd Akin
• 3: Jorge Medina
• 3: Bernard Tapie
• 3: Lars Vilks
• 2: Matt Holmes
• 2: John Wes Townley
• 1: Frank LoCascio
• 1: Oğuzhan Asiltürk

September

• 30: Carlisle Floyd
• 30: John Rigas
• 28: Tommy Kirk
• 28: Princess Lalla Malika of Morocco
• 28: Dr. Lonnie Smith
• 28: Michael Tylo
• 27: Andrea Martin
• 27: Roger Hunt
• 26: George Frayne
• 26: Alan Lancaster
• 26: Bobby Zarem
• 25: Théoneste Bagosora
• 25: Patricio Manns
• 24: Robert Altman
• 24: Pee Wee Ellis
• 24: Jitender Mann Gogi
• 23: Jorge Urosa Savino
• 22: Abdelkader Bensalah
• 22: Roger Michell
• 22: Jay Sandrich
• 21: Willie Garson
• 21: Mohamed Hussein Tantawi
• 21: Melvin Van Peebles
• 20: Sarah Dash
• 19: James Bilbray
• 19: Sylvano Bussotti
• 19: John Challis
• 19: Jimmy Greaves
• 19: Allan Slaight
• 19: Dinky Soliman
• 18: Mario Camus
• 17: Abdelaziz Bouteflika
• 16: Jane Powell
• 16: Dušan Ivković
• 16: Casimir Oyé-Mba
• 16: Adnan Abu Walid al-Sahrawi
• 16: Clive Sinclair
• 16: Silas Atopare
• 14: Norm Macdonald
• 14: Ida Nudel
• 14: David Yonggi Cho
• 13: Don Collier
• 13: Charlotte Johnson Wahl
• 13: Borisav Jović

Ongoing conflicts

Africa

• Angola
  • Cabinda War
• Cameroon
  • Anglophone Crisis
• Central African Republic
  • Civil War
• Chad
  • Insurgency in Northern Chad
• Democratic Republic of the Congo
  • Kivu conflict
  • Allied Democratic Forces insurgency
  • Ituri conflict
  • Lord's Resistance Army insurgency
  • Kamwina Nsapu rebellion
• Ethiopia
  • Tigray War (spillover)
  • Oromo conflict
• Ethiopia and Sudan
  • Sudanese–Ethiopian clashes
• Ghana
  • Western Togoland Rebellion
• Maghreb and Sahel regions
  • Maghreb insurgency
• Mali
  • Mali War
• Mozambique
  • Cabo Delgado insurgency
• Nigeria
  • Boko Haram insurgency (incl. Lake Chad region)
  • Communal conflicts in Nigeria
• Senegal
  • Casamance conflict
• Somalia
  • Civil war
• South Sudan
  • Ethnic violence in South Sudan
• Sudan
  • War in Darfur
  • South Kordofan conflict
  • Sudanese nomadic conflicts (incl. South Sudan)
• Tunisia
  • ISIL insurgency in Tunisia
• Western Sahara
  • Western Sahara conflict
    • 2020–2021 Western Saharan clashes

Americas

• Colombia
  • Colombian conflict
• Mexico
  • Mexican drug war
• Peru
  • Internal conflict in Peru
• Paraguay
  • Insurgency in Paraguay

Asia-Pacific

• Afghanistan
  • Panjshir conflict
  • Islamic State–Taliban conflict
• India
  • Insurgency in Northeast India
    • Assam separatist movements
    • Insurgency in Manipur
    • Ethnic conflict in Nagaland
  • Khalistan movement
  • Naxalite–Maoist insurgency
• India and Pakistan
  • Kashmir conflict
• Indonesia, Malaysia and the Philippines
  • Moro conflict
    • Cross border attacks in Sabah
• Indonesia
  • Papua conflict
• Myanmar
  • Internal conflict in Myanmar
    • Kachin conflict
    • Karen conflict
    • Rohingya conflict
• Pakistan
  • Insurgency in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
  • Insurgency in Balochistan
• Philippines
  • Communist rebellion
  • Philippine drug war
• Thailand
  • South Thailand insurgency

Europe

• Armenia and Azerbaijan
  • Nagorno-Karabakh conflict
• Ukraine
  • War in Donbas
    • Russo-Ukrainian War
• Ireland and the UK
  • Dissident Irish republican campaign
• Turkey
  • Kurdish–Turkish conflict

Global

• War on terror

Middle East

• Egypt
  • Sinai insurgency
• Iran and the Persian Gulf
  • Iran–Israel proxy conflict
  • Iran–Saudi Arabia proxy conflict
  • Sistan and Baluchestan insurgency
  • Arab separatism in Khuzestan
  • Kurdish separatism in Iran
• Iraq
  • American-led intervention in Iraq
  • Iranian intervention in Iraq
• Iraq and Syria (map)
  • International military intervention against ISIL
• Israel and Gaza
• Israel and Syria
  • Israeli-Syrian border conflict
• Syria
  • American-led intervention in Syria
  • Russian military intervention in the Syrian civil war
  • Turkish occupation of northern Syria
• Yemen and Saudi Arabia
  • Yemeni Civil War
  • Saudi Arabian-led intervention in Yemen
  • Houthi–Saudi Arabian conflict

Further information: List of ongoing armed conflicts

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

Aviation – Rail transport

Establishments and disestablishments categories

Establishments – Disestablishments

Works and introductions categories

Works – Introductions – Works entering the public domain