Portal:Current events/2024 September 2

September 2, 2024 (Monday)

Armed conflicts and attacks

Arts and culture

Wreck of the Titanic
- An expedition to the shipwreck of the RMS Titanic reveals considerable deterioration of the bow, as well as the rediscovery of a bronze Diana of Versailles replica last seen during the initial survey of the wreck in 1986. (AP)

Disasters and accidents

2024 Pacific typhoon season
- At least fourteen people are killed in landslides and floods caused by Tropical Storm Yagi in the Philippines. (AP)
Eleven children are killed and 13 more are injured when a bus crashes into a group of middle school students and their parents in Tai'an City, Shandong, China. (ABC)

International relations

Foreign relations of Ukraine, Mongolia–Russia relations
- President of Russia Vladimir Putin arrives in Mongolia to discuss a China–Russia gas pipeline meant to recoup Russian losses from Western sanctions, despite Ukraine and the European Union urging Mongolia to arrest Putin under his International Criminal Court warrant. (Reuters) (Euronews)
- Ukraine's Foreign Ministry states that Mongolia's refusal to arrest Vladimir Putin while on a state visit means that it shares "responsibility for the war crimes" committed by Russia, and vows to work with allies to enforce punitive measures on Mongolia. (Reuters)
Foreign relations of Turkey
- Turkey formally applies to join the BRICS geopolitical bloc, citing the lack of progress in its accession to the European Union. (Bloomberg) (Daily Sabah)
United States–Venezuela relations
- The United States seizes a Dassault Falcon 900 jet used by Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro on accusations that the purchase of the jet violated U.S. sanctions against Venezuela, and flies the jet from the Dominican Republic to Florida. (Reuters)

Law and crime

2024 Makala prison jailbreak attempt
- At least 129 inmates are killed and 59 more injured in an attempted prison break at Makala Prison [fr] in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo. (AP)
Brazilian investigation into Elon Musk
- The Brazilian Supreme Court unanimously upholds justice Alexandre de Moraes' decision to block social media platform X, in the country. De Moraes also set a daily fine of R$50,000 (US$8,900) for people or companies using VPNs to access the site. (AP)
Nth Room case, Gender inequality in South Korea
- The South Korean National Police Agency announces an investigation into the messaging app Telegram for abetting and hosting chat rooms that distribute deepfake pornography, including of children. (DW)
2024 CTA shooting
- Four people are killed in a mass shooting targeting homeless people on a Chicago Transit Authority train in Forest Park, Illinois, United States. (WBBM-TV)
One person is fatally shot and at least four other people are injured including one person who was critically injured in a mass shooting at the West Indian Day Parade in Brooklyn, New York, United States. (AP)

Politics and elections

Israel–Hamas war protests
- Israel–Hamas war protests in the United States
  - Thousands of people gather in Manhattan, New York City, United States, to protest against the Israeli invasion of the Gaza Strip, rally for support of Palestinians, and call for New York institutions to divest from Israeli businesses. (CBS News)
- September 2024 Israel ceasefire protests
  - Histadrut, Israel's national trade union center, begins a one-day general strike to protest against the Netanyahu government's failure to negotiate a ceasefire and hostage deal. The strike is later ordered to end prematurely by a Tel Aviv labor court, claiming the strike was illegally political in nature rather than economic. (BBC) (The Guardian)
Over ten thousand hotel workers strike in cities across the U.S. to demand higher pay, as part of the Hotel Workers Rising campaign organized by the UNITE HERE labor union. (Reuters)

Sports