ClimateDerna, Libya
Floods devastate Libyan city of Derna after dams collapse
Extreme rainfall from Storm Daniel overwhelmed two upstream dams, sending destructive torrents through the city and causing mass loss of life.
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PoliticsNew Delhi, India
African Union becomes permanent member of G20
G20 leaders admitted the continental organization as a permanent member, broadening formal representation beyond its fifty-five states' prior guest status.
ClimateHigh Atlas, Morocco
Magnitude 6.8 earthquake strikes Morocco's High Atlas region
The shallow earthquake devastated mountain villages and damaged historic districts in Marrakesh, killing thousands and complicating rescue access.
SecurityGabon
Gabonese officers seize power after disputed presidential election
Military leaders annulled the election result and detained President Ali Bongo Ondimba, ending more than five decades of Bongo family rule.
TechnologyEuropean Union
EU Digital Services Act duties begin for largest online platforms
Designated very large platforms and search engines became subject to enhanced rules on systemic risks, transparency, researcher access and oversight.
SecurityTver region, Russia
Plane carrying Wagner leader Yevgeny Prigozhin crashes in Russia
All ten people listed aboard the Embraer business jet died two months after Prigozhin led an armed mutiny against Russia's military leadership.
TechnologyMoon
India's Chandrayaan-3 lands near Moon's south polar region
The Vikram lander made India the fourth country to achieve a soft lunar landing and the first to do so at such a southerly latitude.
SecurityNiamey, Niger
Niger's presidential guard detains Mohamed Bazoum in military coup
Soldiers held the elected president and announced the suspension of institutions, beginning another military takeover in the Sahel.
PoliticsBlack Sea
Russia withdraws from Black Sea Grain Initiative
Moscow ended its participation in the agreement that had enabled Ukrainian food exports from three ports, saying its conditions were unmet.
TechnologyGlobal
Meta launches Threads as a new text-based social network
The Instagram-linked app opened in more than one hundred countries and attracted tens of millions of sign-ups during its first days.
PoliticsRussia and Belarus
Wagner forces halt advance after deal ends mutiny
Yevgeny Prigozhin ordered his columns back after Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko mediated an agreement with Russian authorities.
SecurityRostov-on-Don and southern Russia
Wagner Group launches armed mutiny and seizes military sites in Russia
Yevgeny Prigozhin's forces occupied military facilities and began advancing toward Moscow after months of conflict with Russia's defence leadership.
ClimateKherson region, Ukraine
Destruction of Kakhovka dam unleashes flooding across southern Ukraine
A breach emptied the reservoir, inundated communities along the Dnipro and disrupted water, agriculture and ecosystems during Russia's occupation of the facility.
PolicyWashington, D.C.
US debt-limit law averts default and sets temporary spending restraints
President Joe Biden signed a bipartisan agreement suspending the debt ceiling through January 2025 and changing parts of the federal budget.
PoliticsTürkiye
Recep Tayyip Erdogan wins another term as president of Türkiye
Erdogan defeated opposition candidate Kemal Kilicdaroglu in the runoff after neither secured a majority in the first round.
SocietyGlobal
WHO ends COVID-19 global public-health emergency
The director-general ended the highest International Health Regulations alert while emphasizing that COVID-19 remained an established and evolving health threat.
SecuritySudan
War erupts in Sudan between army and Rapid Support Forces
Fighting broke out in Khartoum and other cities after tensions between rival military leaders over security-sector integration and political transition.
PoliticsBrussels, Belgium
Finland becomes NATO's thirty-first member
Finland deposited its accession instrument and entered the alliance, extending NATO's border with Russia after decades of military non-alignment.
EconomySwitzerland
UBS agrees emergency takeover of Credit Suisse
Swiss authorities brokered a share transaction backed by liquidity and guarantees after confidence in Credit Suisse collapsed.
PolicyThe Hague, Netherlands
International Criminal Court issues arrest warrant for Vladimir Putin
Judges alleged responsibility for the war crime of unlawful deportation and transfer of Ukrainian children, also issuing a warrant for Maria Lvova-Belova.