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;Armed conflicts and attacks
*[[Syria missile strikes (September 2018)]]
**[[Russia]]n officials state that the country will send [[S-300 missile system|S-300]] [[Surface-to-air missile|air-defense missile]] system to [[Syria]] within two weeks following the [[Syria missile strikes (September 2018)#Downing of Russian aircraft by Syria|downing of Russian aircraft in Syria]]. Russia also stated it will commence [[Radar jamming and deception|jamming radar and satellite signals]] of planes that attack Syrian territory from the [[Mediterranean Sea|Mediterranean]]. [https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/europe/russia-says-will-send-newer-s-300-missile-systems-to-syria/2018/09/24/fe22327a-bfdd-11e8-9f4f-a1b7af255aa5_story.html (''The Washington Post'')] [https://www.thenational.ae/world/mena/russia-to-upgrade-syria-s-air-defence-systems-after-fatal-downing-of-military-aircraft-1.773432 (The National)]
*[[War in Afghanistan (2001–present)]]
**A [[Taliban]] [[prisoner]] kills eight policemen after seizing their weapons. The condition of the Taliban gunman is unknown. [https://www.voanews.com/a/taliban-detainee-goes-on-killing-spree-in-afghan-prison/4584461.html (Voice of America)]
;Business and economy
*The developer of the [[Keystone Pipeline#Keystone XL|Keystone XL]] pipeline expects construction to start in 2019. [https://www.cbsnews.com/news/keystone-xl-pipeline-construction-to-start-in-2019/ (CBS News)]
;Disasters and accidents
*[[2018 Naga, Cebu landslide]]
**The death toll of the landslide in [[Cebu]], [[Philippines]] rises to 53. [http://www.journal.com.ph/news/provincial/cebu-landslide-death-toll-climbs-53 (''Journal Online'')]
*[[2018 Atlantic hurricane season]], [[Hurricane Florence#Aftermath|Aftermath of Hurricane Florence]]
**Firefighters remove dead fish from [[Interstate 40 in North Carolina|Interstate 40]] in [[Pender County, North Carolina]] as water from [[Hurricane Florence]] recedes. [https://www.ajc.com/news/dead-fish-pile-along-interstate-florence-floods-recede/gFGbvQtlwS9TSK9v4xcOWM/ (AJC)] [https://www.wptv.com/news/local-news/water-cooler/video-firefighters-remove-dead-fish-from-interstate-40-after-florence-flood-waters-recede (WPTV)]
;International relations
*[[2018 North Korea–United States summit#Request for second North Korea–United States summit|2018 North Korea–United States summit]], [[North Korea–United States relations]]
**[[President of the United States|US President]] [[Donald Trump]] expects a second summit with [[North Korea]] leader [[Kim Jong-un]] "quite soon". [https://www.cnn.com/videos/politics/2018/09/24/trump-second-summit-with-kim-soon-sot-nr-vpx.cnn (CNN)]
*[[Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action]]
**The foreign ministers of [[Germany]], [[Russia]], the [[United Kingdom]], [[France]], [[China]] and [[Iran]] agree to the creation of a [[Special Purpose Vehicle]], a financial facility in the [[European Union]], to facilitate payments and continue trade with Iran after the [[United States withdrawal from the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action|US withdrawal from the Iran deal]]. [https://apnews.com/41afdef699224718bb9642350c285da4 (Associated Press)]
;Law and crime
*[[Dellen Millard and Mark Smich|Dellen Millard]] is convicted of murdering his father Wayne Millard, who owned an aviation company. The death had initially been ruled a suicide. Dellen Millard has already been convicted of two other murders in Canadian court. [https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-45632106 (BBC)] [https://www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/article-dellen-millard-found-guilty-of-first-degree-murder-for-a-third-time/ (The Globe and Mail)]
*[[Crime in California]]
**Police in California arrest Ramon Escobar, 47, on charges of killing and assaulting homeless people, and are investigating whether he may have attacked a fisherman napping beneath a pier, in the cities of [[Los Angeles]] and [[Santa Monica, California]]. Authorities believe Escobar may be a serial killer, who is now a [[person of interest]] in the disappearance of his aunt and uncle in [[Houston, Texas]].[https://www.cbsnews.com/amp/news/socal-murder-suspect-may-be-linked-to-houston-disappearances/ (CBS News)]
;Politics and elections
*[[Maldivian presidential election, 2018]]
**Outgoing president [[Abdulla Yameen]] concedes defeat to opposition candidate [[Ibrahim Mohamed Solih]]. [https://www.dw.com/en/maldives-opposition-candidate-wins-presidential-vote/a-45610870 (Deutsche Welle)]
*[[Politics of Hong Kong]], [[Localism in Hong Kong]]
**The government of [[Hong Kong]] bans the [[Hong Kong independence|pro-independence]] localist party [[Hong Kong National Party]]. [https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-45623556 (BBC)] [https://www.wsj.com/articles/ban-on-political-party-chills-hong-kong-opposition-groups-1537771725 (''The Wall Street Journal'')]
;Science and technology
*[[Timeline of Instagram]]
**[[Instagram]] co-founders [[Kevin Systrom]] and [[Mike Krieger]] are expected to step down from the company. [https://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2018/09/25/Instagram-co-founders-step-down-from-company/1891537849337/ (UPI)]
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;Armed conflicts and attacks
*[[Syria missile strikes (September 2018)]]
**[[Russia]]n officials state that the country will send [[S-300 missile system|S-300]] [[Surface-to-air missile|air-defense missile]] system to [[Syria]] within two weeks following the [[Syria missile strikes (September 2018)#Downing of Russian aircraft by Syria|downing of Russian aircraft in Syria]]. Russia also stated it will commence [[Radar jamming and deception|jamming radar and satellite signals]] of planes that attack Syrian territory from the [[Mediterranean Sea|Mediterranean]]. [https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/europe/russia-says-will-send-newer-s-300-missile-systems-to-syria/2018/09/24/fe22327a-bfdd-11e8-9f4f-a1b7af255aa5_story.html (''The Washington Post'')] [https://www.thenational.ae/world/mena/russia-to-upgrade-syria-s-air-defence-systems-after-fatal-downing-of-military-aircraft-1.773432 (The National)]
*[[War in Afghanistan (2001–present)]]
**A [[Taliban]] [[prisoner]] kills eight policemen after seizing their weapons. The condition of the Taliban gunman is unknown. [https://www.voanews.com/a/taliban-detainee-goes-on-killing-spree-in-afghan-prison/4584461.html (Voice of America)]
;Business and economy
*The developer of the [[Keystone Pipeline#Keystone XL|Keystone XL]] pipeline expects construction to start in 2019. [https://www.cbsnews.com/news/keystone-xl-pipeline-construction-to-start-in-2019/ (CBS News)]
;Disasters and accidents
*[[2018 Naga, Cebu landslide]]
**The death toll of the landslide in [[Cebu]], [[Philippines]] rises to 53. [http://www.journal.com.ph/news/provincial/cebu-landslide-death-toll-climbs-53 (''Journal Online'')]
*[[2018 Atlantic hurricane season]], [[Hurricane Florence#Aftermath|Aftermath of Hurricane Florence]]
**Firefighters remove dead fish from [[Interstate 40 in North Carolina|Interstate 40]] in [[Pender County, North Carolina]] as water from [[Hurricane Florence]] recedes. [https://www.ajc.com/news/dead-fish-pile-along-interstate-florence-floods-recede/gFGbvQtlwS9TSK9v4xcOWM/ (AJC)] [https://www.wptv.com/news/local-news/water-cooler/video-firefighters-remove-dead-fish-from-interstate-40-after-florence-flood-waters-recede (WPTV)]
;International relations
*[[2018 North Korea–United States summit#Request for second North Korea–United States summit|2018 North Korea–United States summit]], [[North Korea–United States relations]]
**[[President of the United States|US President]] [[Donald Trump]] expects a second summit with [[North Korea]] leader [[Kim Jong-un]] "quite soon". [https://www.cnn.com/videos/politics/2018/09/24/trump-second-summit-with-kim-soon-sot-nr-vpx.cnn (CNN)]
*[[Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action]]
**The foreign ministers of [[Germany]], [[Russia]], the [[United Kingdom]], [[France]], [[China]] and [[Iran]] agree to the creation of a [[Special Purpose Vehicle]], a financial facility in the [[European Union]], to facilitate payments and continue trade with Iran after the [[United States withdrawal from the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action|US withdrawal from the Iran deal]]. [https://apnews.com/41afdef699224718bb9642350c285da4 (Associated Press)]
;Law and crime
*[[Dellen Millard and Mark Smich|Dellen Millard]] is convicted of murdering his father Wayne Millard, who owned an aviation company. The death had initially been ruled a suicide. Dellen Millard has already been convicted of two other murders in Canadian court. [https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-45632106 (BBC)] [https://www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/article-dellen-millard-found-guilty-of-first-degree-murder-for-a-third-time/ (The Globe and Mail)]
*[[Crime in California]]
**Police in California arrest Ramon Escobar, 47, on charges of killing and assaulting homeless people, and are investigating whether he may have attacked a fisherman napping beneath a pier, in the cities of [[Los Angeles]] and [[Santa Monica, California]]. Authorities believe Escobar may be a serial killer, who is now a [[person of interest]] in the disappearance of his aunt and uncle in [[Houston, Texas]].[https://www.cbsnews.com/amp/news/socal-murder-suspect-may-be-linked-to-houston-disappearances/ (CBS News)]
;Politics and elections
*[[Maldivian presidential election, 2018]]
**Outgoing president [[Abdulla Yameen]] concedes defeat to opposition candidate [[Ibrahim Mohamed Solih]]. [https://www.dw.com/en/maldives-opposition-candidate-wins-presidential-vote/a-45610870 (Deutsche Welle)]
*[[Politics of Hong Kong]], [[Localism in Hong Kong]]
**The government of [[Hong Kong]] bans the [[Hong Kong independence|pro-independence]] localist party [[Hong Kong National Party]]. [https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-45623556 (BBC)] [https://www.wsj.com/articles/ban-on-political-party-chills-hong-kong-opposition-groups-1537771725 (''The Wall Street Journal'')]
;Science and technology
*[[Timeline of Instagram]]
**[[Instagram]] co-founders [[Kevin Systrom]] and [[Mike Krieger]] are expected to step down from the company. [https://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2018/09/25/Instagram-co-founders-step-down-from-company/1891537849337/ (UPI)]
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