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;Armed conflicts and attacks
*[[Battle of Tripoli (2018)]]
**A ceasefire has ended heavy fighting in [[Tripoli]] that has killed over 100 people in a month from different militias. [http://www.foxnews.com/world/2018/09/26/cease-fire-holds-in-libya-after-clashes-that-killed-117.html (Fox News)]
*[[Northern Mali conflict]]
**At least 15 [[Tuareg people|Tuaregs]] are killed when armed men from a rival ethnic group ([[Fula people|Fulani]]) attack their village in northern [[Mali]], according to local authorities. [https://www.reuters.com/article/us-mali-security/at-least-15-tuaregs-killed-in-fulani-attack-on-mali-village-idUSKCN1M61KM (Reuters)]
*[[Ahvaz military parade attack]]
**[[Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant|ISIL]] claims more attacks will follow Saturday's attack. [http://www.rudaw.net/english/middleeast/iran/26092018 (Rudaw)]
*Gunmen storm a prison in [[Cameroon]], releasing up to 80 prisoners. [https://www.iol.co.za/news/africa/at-least-80-inmates-escape-after-gunmen-storm-cameroon-prison-17235287 (IOL)]
;Disasters and accidents
*[[2018 Pacific hurricane season]]
**[[2018 Pacific hurricane season#Tropical Storm Rosa|Tropical Storm Rosa]] forms off the [[Pacific Coast of Mexico]]. Although Rosa is expected to strengthen, forecasters say that it will remain offshore. [https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/tropical-storm-rosa-forms-off-mexicos-pacific-coast-58069501 (ABC News)] [https://www.cbsnews.com/news/tropical-storm-rosa-pacific-coast-strengthening-possible-hurricane-latest-forecast-path-track-today-2018-09-26/ (CBS News)]
;Law and crime
*[[Turkey–United States relations]], [[2016–present purges in Turkey]]
**[[Turkey (country)|Turkish]] [[President of Turkey|President]] [[Recep Tayyip Erdoğan]] says that a Turkish court will decide the fate of American pastor [[Andrew Brunson]]. [https://www.reuters.com/article/us-turkey-usa-erdogan-exclusive/exclusive-turkeys-erdogan-says-court-will-decide-fate-of-detained-us-pastor-idUSKCN1M60EP (Reuters)]
*[[Brett Kavanaugh Supreme Court nomination]]
**A third woman accuses [[Supreme Court of the United States|US Supreme Court]] nominee [[Brett Kavanaugh]] of sexual misconduct. Her lawyer submitted her sworn statement to the [[United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary|Senate Judiciary Committee]]. [https://www.wsj.com/articles/attorney-avenatti-releases-affidavit-from-woman-describing-kavanaugh-at-parties-in-1980s-1537974634 (''The Wall Street Journal'')]
*[[Poisoning of Sergei and Yulia Skripal]]
**Investigative website [[Bellingcat]] releases information identifying one of the suspects involved in the poisoning of Sergei and Yulia Skripal as [[Anatoliy Chepiga]], a decorated [[Polkovnik|Colonel]] of the [[Main Intelligence Directorate]]. [https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/sep/26/salisbury-poisoning-suspect-is-russian-colonel-reports (''The Guardian'')]
*American boxer [[Victor Ortiz]] is arrested for allegedly raping a woman in March, and is expected to be charged with three felonies. [https://www.eonline.com/uk/news/971588/boxer-victor-ortiz-arrested-for-rape-and-charged-with-3-felonies (EOnline)]
;Science and technology
*[[Exploration of Mars]]
**[[NASA]]'s [[Opportunity (rover)|Opportunity rover]] is spotted on satellite imagery three months after it went silent during a [[Martian soil#Atmospheric dust|Martian dust storm]]. [https://www.cbsnews.com/news/nasa-mars-orbiter-spots-opportunity-rover/ (CBS News)]
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;Armed conflicts and attacks
*[[Battle of Tripoli (2018)]]
**A ceasefire has ended heavy fighting in [[Tripoli]] that has killed over 100 people in a month from different militias. [http://www.foxnews.com/world/2018/09/26/cease-fire-holds-in-libya-after-clashes-that-killed-117.html (Fox News)]
*[[Northern Mali conflict]]
**At least 15 [[Tuareg people|Tuaregs]] are killed when armed men from a rival ethnic group ([[Fula people|Fulani]]) attack their village in northern [[Mali]], according to local authorities. [https://www.reuters.com/article/us-mali-security/at-least-15-tuaregs-killed-in-fulani-attack-on-mali-village-idUSKCN1M61KM (Reuters)]
*[[Ahvaz military parade attack]]
**[[Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant|ISIL]] claims more attacks will follow Saturday's attack. [http://www.rudaw.net/english/middleeast/iran/26092018 (Rudaw)]
*Gunmen storm a prison in [[Cameroon]], releasing up to 80 prisoners. [https://www.iol.co.za/news/africa/at-least-80-inmates-escape-after-gunmen-storm-cameroon-prison-17235287 (IOL)]
;Disasters and accidents
*[[2018 Pacific hurricane season]]
**[[2018 Pacific hurricane season#Tropical Storm Rosa|Tropical Storm Rosa]] forms off the [[Pacific Coast of Mexico]]. Although Rosa is expected to strengthen, forecasters say that it will remain offshore. [https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/tropical-storm-rosa-forms-off-mexicos-pacific-coast-58069501 (ABC News)] [https://www.cbsnews.com/news/tropical-storm-rosa-pacific-coast-strengthening-possible-hurricane-latest-forecast-path-track-today-2018-09-26/ (CBS News)]
;Law and crime
*[[Turkey–United States relations]], [[2016–present purges in Turkey]]
**[[Turkey (country)|Turkish]] [[President of Turkey|President]] [[Recep Tayyip Erdoğan]] says that a Turkish court will decide the fate of American pastor [[Andrew Brunson]]. [https://www.reuters.com/article/us-turkey-usa-erdogan-exclusive/exclusive-turkeys-erdogan-says-court-will-decide-fate-of-detained-us-pastor-idUSKCN1M60EP (Reuters)]
*[[Brett Kavanaugh Supreme Court nomination]]
**A third woman accuses [[Supreme Court of the United States|US Supreme Court]] nominee [[Brett Kavanaugh]] of sexual misconduct. Her lawyer submitted her sworn statement to the [[United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary|Senate Judiciary Committee]]. [https://www.wsj.com/articles/attorney-avenatti-releases-affidavit-from-woman-describing-kavanaugh-at-parties-in-1980s-1537974634 (''The Wall Street Journal'')]
*[[Poisoning of Sergei and Yulia Skripal]]
**Investigative website [[Bellingcat]] releases information identifying one of the suspects involved in the poisoning of Sergei and Yulia Skripal as [[Anatoliy Chepiga]], a decorated [[Polkovnik|Colonel]] of the [[Main Intelligence Directorate]]. [https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/sep/26/salisbury-poisoning-suspect-is-russian-colonel-reports (''The Guardian'')]
*American boxer [[Victor Ortiz]] is arrested for allegedly raping a woman in March, and is expected to be charged with three felonies. [https://www.eonline.com/uk/news/971588/boxer-victor-ortiz-arrested-for-rape-and-charged-with-3-felonies (EOnline)]
;Science and technology
*[[Exploration of Mars]]
**[[NASA]]'s [[Opportunity (rover)|Opportunity rover]] is spotted on satellite imagery three months after it went silent during a [[Martian soil#Atmospheric dust|Martian dust storm]]. [https://www.cbsnews.com/news/nasa-mars-orbiter-spots-opportunity-rover/ (CBS News)]
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