Wednesday, September 9, 2026

September 2026 Houthi strikes on Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia launches 32 airstrikes in four governorates in Yemen against the Houthis.

2026 Yemen offensive

The death toll from the Saudi airstrike against a prison in Al-Jawf Governorate, two days ago, increases to 23 people.

Aftermath of the Second Intifada

Hamas claims that the Israel Defense Forces has killed Farah Hamed, a senior member who was accused of carrying out the 2003 attack that resulted in the killing of Shalom Har-Melech [he], the late husband of Limor Son Har-Melech, in a airstrike in the Gaza Strip.

2026 Iranian strikes on Jordan

Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps launch missiles at the Muwaffaq Salti Air Base in Azraq, Jordan, reporting damage to maintenance facilities, deployment areas, and hangars. Jordan says its forces have intercepted 18 Iranian missiles, following United States strikes that destroyed five Iranian oil tankers.

United States strikes on alleged drug traffickers during Operation Southern Spear

The United States Southern Command's Joint Task Force Western Hemisphere kills three people in a strike on an alleged narcotrafficking drug boat in the Caribbean Sea.

Russian attacks on civilians in the Russo-Ukrainian war

A Russian drone strike hits a shopping centre in Sumy, Ukraine, killing two people and injuring 20 others.

Israel–Slovenia relations

Israel opens its first embassy in Ljubljana, Slovenia.

Syria and weapons of mass destruction

The International Atomic Energy Agency ends its investigation into Syria's nuclear activities after the new government granted inspectors access to nuclear sites. Its board terminates a 2011 resolution that found Syria in non-compliance with its nuclear safeguards obligations.

2026 Serbian parliamentary election

Serbian president Aleksandar Vučić dissolves the National Assembly and calls a snap parliamentary election for October 25, following a government proposal amid prolonged political tensions. The ruling Serbian Progressive Party nominates Vučić as its lead candidate and candidate for prime minister.

Reform UK financial allegations

The Metropolitan Police launch a criminal investigation into Reform UK over allegations that it broke foreign funding laws in the United Kingdom, following an investigation by Channel 4 News.

Justice

Brazilian Supreme Court president Edson Fachin suspends conflicting rulings by two justices, allowing Federal Police chief Andrei Rodrigues to remain in office while the court reviews allegations that police monitored justice André Mendonça and other government authorities.

MV June Aster ship fire

Five people are killed and 87 others are reported missing when a fire breaks out aboard a passenger ferry off Coron, Palawan, Philippines. The coast guard rescues 42 people from the vessel, which carried 117 passengers and 17 crew members.

Sokolniki Suche train collision

A train collides with a truck at a level crossing in Sokolniki Suche, Poland, killing one person and injuring 20 others.

Disasters

Fourteen people are killed and eleven others are injured in an explosion at a weapons depot in Sarmada, Syria.

Disasters

Two people are killed and extensive damage is caused after an explosion at a hydroelectric power station in Piotta, Ticino, Switzerland.

2026 European heatwaves

Peninsular Spain records its hottest summer since the State Meteorological Agency's measurements began in 1961, with an average temperature of 24.5 °C (76.1 °F) and 61 heatwave days from June through August.

2026 North American heat wave

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration reports that the United States has experienced its hottest summer on record from June to August with a 23.6 °C (74.5 °F), surpassing the Dust Bowl.

2026 heat waves

The Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S) reports that August 2026 is the hottest month globally since measurements began, with an average temperature of 16.96 °C (62.53 °F), exceeding the previous record set in July 2023.

2026 Indonesia wildfires

The C3S reports that wildfires in Kalimantan and Sumatra, Indonesia, produced more than 19.7 million metric tons of carbon dioxide emissions from September 1 to 7, the world's highest total and more than one-third of global fire emissions.

Sudanese cholera epidemic

The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs announces that a 10-day cholera vaccination campaign has been launched in Tawila, North Darfur in a effort to immunize 95,000 people in the area. Additionally, 16 deaths are reported from cholera in Sudan's West Kordofan state.

2026 in archosaur paleontology

Scientists at the Denver Museum of Nature and Science in Colorado, U.S., and Liverpool John Moores University in England discover the first adult Tyrannosaurus trackway at Hell Creek Formation in North Dakota, U.S. The study is published in the Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology.

Death and state funeral of Harald V

The state funeral of King Harald V takes place at the Oslo Cathedral in Oslo, Norway.

Culture

The Tooro Kingdom in western Uganda selects Prince Edward Rukidi Kijanangoma, a television news anchor and editor, as its new monarch following the death of Rukidi IV last month.