Portal:Current events/2023 September 10

September 10, 2023 (Sunday)

Armed conflicts and attacks

2023 Ain al-Hilweh clashes
- A ceasefire is signed between Fatah and Islamist groups after three days of clashes in the Ain al-Hilweh Palestinian refugee camp in Sidon District, Lebanon, which killed five people and injured 52 others. (AP)
2023 Sudan conflict
- Battle of Khartoum
  - At least 43 people are killed and dozens more are injured by an airstrike in Khartoum, Sudan. (AP)
Russian invasion of Ukraine
- Crimea attacks
  - Russia says its air defence shot down three Ukrainian drones over Crimea, one in the northwest and two in the west of the peninsula. (Reuters)
- Two foreign aid workers are killed and two others are injured by Russian shelling near Chasiv Yar, Donetsk Oblast. (AP)

Disasters and accidents

At least 28 people are killed during a boat accident in Mokwa, Niger State, Nigeria. The boat carrying more than 100 passengers, mostly women and children, capsized along the Niger River. (Al Jazeera)

Politics and elections

2023 Malagasy presidential election
- Madagascar President Andry Rajoelina resigns in order to run for re-election, in accordance with the country's constitution. Rajoelina sent his resignation letter to the High Constitutional Court following confirmation of his candidature. (Reuters)

Science and technology

Censorship by Facebook
- Meta deletes Al Jazeera Arabic presenter Tamer Almisshal's Facebook profile a day after a programme aired an investigation into Meta’s censorship of Palestinian content. (Al Jazeera)

Sports

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