September 16, 2024

ISRAEL-HAMAS WAR | Update from day 346 of the conflict:

• Palestinian health officials say at least 16 people were killed – 10 in the Nuseirat refugee camp in central Gaza and six in Gaza City – in Israeli airstrikes early this morning. [more]

UKRAINE | Today is day 935 of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Here are your updates:

• In a deal moderated by the United Arab Emirates, Ukraine and Russia completed a prisoner exchange Saturday, with 206 personnel – 103 from each side – being returned to their home countries. [more]
• Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha says his country will invite the U.N. and the International Committee of the Red Cross to join humanitarian aid efforts in Russia’s Kursk region, portions of which remain under Ukrainian control more than a month after Kyiv launched a cross-border assault on the region. [more]
• Reports say at least one person was killed, and 42 others were injured, yesterday when a Russian guided bomb hit an apartment building in the north-eastern Ukrainian city of Kharkiv. [more]

TRUMP ASSASSINATION ATTEMPT | Police in West Palm Beach, Florida, say former President Donald Trump was the apparent target of a planned assassination attempt yesterday at one of his area golf courses. Secret Service agents fired at the suspect, Ryan Wesley Routh, 58, who pointed a rifle at Trump and was arrested after fleeing in a vehicle. [more]

U.S. SOCIAL MEDIA | Oral arguments are scheduled to begin today in an appeal hearing in which the social media platform TikTok is challenging a federal law that would require the platform to break ties with its Chinese parent company, ByteDance, or cease operations in the U.S. by mid-January. [more]

NEW YORK | Police say four people were wounded yesterday at a Brooklyn subway station when police officers shot a man who was threatening them with a knife. Reports say two bystanders, one police officer, and the knife-wielding suspect were among those wounded. [more]

WASHINGTON | The International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers union says talks with Boeing and federal mediators are scheduled to resume tomorrow amidst the ongoing strike by some 30,000 Boeing workers in the Seattle, Washington, region. [more]

CHINA | Officials in China’s Shanghai municipality say more than 400,000 people were evacuated ahead of today’s arrival of Typhoon Bebinca, which meteorologists say is the strongest typhoon to hit the region since at least 1949. Reports say the storm made landfall around 7:30am local time today, bringing strong winds and heavy rains, and causing extensive flooding. [more]

EUROPEAN FLOODING | Evacuations and rescue efforts continue today in multiple Central European countries following a weekend of flooding brought on by Storm Boris. Reports say deaths in Poland, the Czech Republic, Austria, and Romania have been linked to the storm. [more]

GERMANY | In a move criticized as being contrary to the European Union’s internal free travel policy, Germany began random security checks at its borders with France, the Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg, and Denmark today as part of efforts to reduce irregular migration and crime. Reports note that Germany implemented similar random checks at its borders with Poland, the Czech Republic, Austria, and Switzerland last year. [more]

ITALY | Following a series of violent attacks on doctors and nurses by frustrated patients and families, authorities in Italy's southern Calabria region say Italian army soldiers will be deployed to protect staff members at the hospital in the town of Vibo Valentia. Reports note that violence against medical staff members at hospitals across Italy have increased amidst the country's shortage of doctors, nurses, and medical facilities. [more]

PAPUA NEW GUINEA | U.N. officials say between 20 and 50 people were killed over the weekend in escalating violence between groups of illegal miners in Papua New Guinea’s Porgera Valley. Reports say national police officials have declared an emergency for the region amidst the violence. [more]

BRAZIL | Hundreds of men, women, and children from various religious faiths took part in the annual March for the Defense of Religious Freedom along Rio de Janeiro’s iconic Copacabana Beach yesterday. Reports note that the 17th annual march was held amidst an increase in documented cases of religious intolerance in Brazil over the past several years. [more]

BASKETBALL | Las Vegas Aces’ center A’ja Wilson scored 29 points in last night’s win over the Connecticut Sun, becoming the first-ever WNBA player to score 1,000 points in a single season. [more]

COLLEGE FOOTBALL | Following weekend games, the Texas Longhorns are the No. 1-ranked team in college football, followed by Georgia, Ohio State, Alabama, and Ole Miss. [full rankings] [more]

GOLF | Jon Rahm won the final individual event of the LIV Golf League season yesterday, clinching the season points title and earning an $18 million bonus. [more]

EMMY AWARDS | “Shogun” won the awards for best drama series, best actor in a drama, and best actress in a drama at last night’s Emmy Awards. Other major winners included “Hacks” for best comedy series, “Baby Reindeer” for best limited series, and Jeremy Allen White for best actor in a comedy for “The Bear.” [full list of winners] [more]

WEEKEND MOVIES | "Beetlejuice Beetlejuice" topped the North American box office over the weekend with an estimated $51.6 million in receipts, followed by "Speak No Evil" and "Deadpool & Wolverine." [more]

R.I.P. | Tito Jackson, Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductee and one of the family members who made up the pop group the Jackson 5, died yesterday at the age of 70. [more]

TODAY IN HISTORY | On this date in 1620, English colonists aboard the Mayflower set sail for America, where they founded Plymouth Colony in Massachusetts after 41 men, including William Bradford and Myles Standish, signed the Mayflower Compact. [more history]