Portal:Current events/2019 September 28

September 28, 2019 (Saturday)

Armed conflicts and attacks

A bomb targeting the office of Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam in Chaman, Balochistan, Pakistan, kills three people, including leader Maulana Mohammad Hanif, with nine more people injured. (Arab News)
Saudi Arabian-led intervention in Yemen
- Houthi rebels claim that they have captured "thousands" of enemy troops near the Saudi town of Najran following a major, deadly attack near the two countries' border. Saudi officials have not confirmed the claim. (BBC News) (Al Jazeera)

Disasters and accidents

Flooding in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh kills at least 93 people and displaces thousands of others. Another 29 people were killed in Bihar. (BBC News).
An oil tanker ship explodes in Ulsan, South Korea, with flames subsequently spreading to an adjacent second tanker. At least ten people are injured. (CBC)
A coach with a flat tyre swerves into oncoming traffic and strikes a lorry head-on in Jiangsu, China. The collision kills at least 36 and injures another 36. (The Guardian)

International relations

Syrian Civil War, U.N. General Assembly 74th session, Rojava conflict
- Syrian Foreign Minister Walid al-Moualem demands the immediate withdrawal of all U.S. and Turkish troops from his country and warns that Syrian government forces have the right to take countermeasures if they refuse. (Reuters)

Politics and elections

2019 Afghan presidential election
- Voters in Afghanistan head to the polls to elect a new president. The process is overshadowed by "insurgent" attacks, which led to dozens of civilian casualties. (DW)
- The Independent Election Commission says it has reports that there is no contact with 901 of the 4,942 polling centers. (Reuters)

Sports

The Richmond Football Club defeats the Greater Western Sydney Giants in the 2019 AFL Grand Final by 114 points to 25, marking the club's twelfth premiership and second in three years. The match, attended by 100,014 spectators, is the lowest single-match score by the Giants in their history, and the most lopsided Grand Final result in Richmond's history (89 points). (The Age)
2019 UCI Road World Championships
- Annemiek van Vleuten wins the women's road race after a 105-kilometre (65 mi) solo attack, with a lead of 2 min 15 s over second-placed defending champion Anna van der Breggen. (The Guardian)