Portal:Current events/2024 September 15
September 15, 2024 (Sunday)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- Israel–Hamas war
- Middle Eastern crisis (2023–present)
- A Houthi ballistic missile launched from Yemen reaches central Israel for the first time. The missile is fragmented by an interceptor, with no casualties reported. (Reuters)
- Middle Eastern crisis (2023–present)
- Russian invasion of Ukraine
- Kharkiv strikes
- At least 41 people are injured when a Russian guided bomb hits an apartment building in Kharkiv, Ukraine. (CNN)
- Kharkiv strikes
Disasters and accidents
- 2024 European floods
- 2024 Central European floods
- The death toll from the ongoing floods in Central and Eastern Europe increases to eight, including six people in Romania, one in Poland, and a firefighter in Austria. (Al Jazeera) (Reuters)
- 2024 Central European floods
- 2024 Pacific typhoon season
- The death toll from Typhoon Yagi in Myanmar increases to 74 people, with 89 others still missing and nearly 240,000 people displaced. (AP)
- English Channel migrant crossings
- At least eight illegal migrants are killed and ten others are hospitalized after a boat capsizes off the French coast while attempting to cross the English Channel. (Al Jazeera)
International relations
- Georgia–Russia relations, Georgian–Ossetian conflict
- Georgian oligarch and Georgian Dream founder Bidzina Ivanishvili proposes a national apology to South Ossetia after blaming former President Mikheil Saakashvili for starting the Russo-Georgian War at the will of Western powers. (Reuters)
Law and crime
- 2024 Nigeria floods
- Borno State flooding
- Over 280 prisoners escape from a prison in Maiduguri, Borno State, Nigeria, due to damage to prison walls caused by heavy floods. (Reuters)
- Borno State flooding
- Mining in Papua New Guinea
- At least 20 people are killed in clashes between illegal miners near the Porgera Gold Mine in Porgera, Papua New Guinea. (AP)
- Trump International Golf Club shooting
- Shots are fired near former US President Donald Trump at the Trump International Golf Club in West Palm Beach, Florida, United States. (AP)
Politics and elections
- 2024 Brazilian municipal elections
- 2024 São Paulo mayoral election
- São Paulo mayoral candidate Pablo Marçal is hospitalized after being assaulted by fellow candidate Datena with a metal chair during a televised debate on TV Cultura. (AP)
- 2024 São Paulo mayoral election
- 2024 Mexican judicial reform
- President of Mexico Andrés Manuel López Obrador signs a series of constitutional amendments that overhaul the federal judiciary, allowing voters to elect federal judges. (Reuters)
- King of Jordan Abdullah II approves the resignation of Prime Minister Bisher Khasawneh, and appoints chief of staff Jafar Hassan as the new prime minister. (Al Jazeera)
Science and technology
- Polaris program
- The spacecraft of the Polaris Dawn private spaceflight mission operated by SpaceX returns to Earth after five days in orbit. (BBC News)
Sports
- 2024 IndyCar Series
- In open-wheel car racing, Chip Ganassi Racing driver Álex Palou wins the IndyCar Series championship, his third series championship in the last four seasons. (NBC Sports)