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Revision as of 22:16, 5 September 2018 by PlyrStar93 (talk | contribs) (Reverted edits by 178.163.104.153 (talk) to last version by Junior5a)(diff) ← Previous revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff) September 5, 2018 (2018-09-05) (Wednesday) Armed conflicts and attacks- A suicide attack at a wrestling club in a Hazara Shi’ite neighborhood of the Afghan capital Kabul and a second explosion apparently targeting emergency services and journalists kills at least 20 people and wounds 70. (Reuters)
- Israel’s Supreme Court has rejected appeals against the demolition of Khan al-Ahmar in the occupied West Bank whose fate has been a subject of international concern. (BBC)
Disasters and accidents
- 2018 Atlantic hurricane season
- Tropical Storm Gordon makes landfall near the Alabama–Mississippi border in the United States. One death is reported. (CNN)
- Hurricane Florence, the sixth named storm of 2018, becomes the first major Atlantic hurricane of the year as it strengthens to a category 3 hurricane. (Fox News) (SFgate.com)
- An Iranian man attempts self-immolation in front of Mayor of Tehran Mohammad-Ali Afshani in a suspected protest against the deteriorating economic situation in the country. (Trend)
- Emirates Flight 203 from Dubai is quarantined breifly after landing at John F. Kennedy International Airport when 19 passengers were deemed sick and others complained of symptoms. (USA Today)
International relations
- Israel–Paraguay relations
- Paraguay announces that it will move its embassy in Israel from Jerusalem to Tel Aviv, reversing a May decision to move it to Jerusalem, citing efforts to achieve peace in the Middle East. In response, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu orders the closure of Israel's embassy in Paraguay. (Reuters), (Reuters2)
Law and crime
- Poisoning of Sergei and Yulia Skripal, 2018 Amesbury poisonings
- British authorities charge two men for their alleged involvement in two Novichok poisonings in 2018 as agents of the GRU. (NPR)
Science and technology
- International Space Station maintenance
- The Director General of Roscosmos, Dmitry Rogozin, says the 2mm hole detected on the International Space Station (ISS) last week was caused deliberately by someone using a drill, and that an investigation is under way to find out who is responsible. (The Guardian)