Portal:Current events/2018 September 5

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;Armed conflicts and attacks

  • War in Afghanistan (2001–2021)
  • 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 others. [https://www.reuters.com/article/us-afghanistan-blast/at-least-20-dead-as-twin-blasts-hit-afghan-capital-idUSKCN1LL1XI (Reuters)]
  • Israel’s Supreme Court rejects appeals against the demolition of Khan al-Ahmar in the occupied West Bank whose fate has been a subject of international concern. [https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/amp/world-middle-east-45420915 (BBC)]

;Disasters and accidents

  • 2018 Atlantic hurricane season
  • Tropical Storm Gordon makes landfall near the AlabamaMississippi border in the United States. One death is reported. [https://edition.cnn.com/2018/09/04/us/tropical-storm-gordon-preparation-wxc/index.html (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. [http://www.foxnews.com/world/2018/09/05/hurricane-florence-becomes-first-major-storm-2018-atlantic-season.html (Fox News)] [https://www.sfgate.com/news/us/article/Florence-becomes-first-major-hurricane-of-13205999.php (SFgate.com)]
  • An Iranian man attempts self-immolation in front of the Tehran city hall. [https://en.trend.az/iran/society/2947222.html (Trend)]
  • Emirates Flight 203 from Dubai is quarantined briefly after landing at John F. Kennedy International Airport when 19 passengers were deemed sick and others complained of symptoms. [https://www.usatoday.com/story/travel/flights/todayinthesky/2018/09/05/quarantined-emirates-380-arrives-new-york-100-ill-passengers/1200607002/ (USA Today)]

;International relations

;Law and crime

;Politics and elections

;Science and technology

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