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September 16, 2016
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2016-09-16
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Armed conflicts and attacks
War in North-West Pakistan
A suicide bombing
at a mosque in
Mohmand Agency
kills at least 28 people and injures 31 others.
Jamaat-ul-Ahrar
claims the responsibility.
(
The Independent
)
(
The Express Tribune
)
Art and culture
The
iPhone 7
was released by Apple, along with the Plus version.
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Disasters and accidents
2016 Pacific typhoon season
Typhoon Meranti
hits
mainland China
and
Taiwan
killing at least eight people and destroying 1,600 houses.
(
The Wall Street Journal
)
(AP via ABC News)
The storm cuts power and communications in the Philippine province of
Batanes
as it undergoes a "
state of calamity
."
(Rappler)
International relations
South China Sea disputes
,
Japan–United States relations
The
Obama administration
agrees to have the
United States Armed Forces
assist
Japan
on conducting joint patrols in the
South China Sea
.
(CNN)
Law and crime
The
United Kingdom
agrees to allow alleged hacker
Lauri Love
to be extradited to the
United States
.
(BBC)
Politics and elections
Philippine Drug War
,
Philippines–United States relations
In response to American criticism of the Duterte regime, Filipino foreign secretary
Perfecto Yasay
says the Philippines cannot remain as the "
little brown brother
" of the
United States
.
(
The Guardian
)
The
European Parliament
condemns the killings in the
Philippines
.
(
The Philippine Star
)
Former
Prime Minister
and
President of Italy
Carlo Azeglio Ciampi
dies at the age of 95.
(Reuters)
UK Independence Party leadership election, 2016
Members of the
UK Independence Party
(UKIP) elect
Diane James
as their new leader.
(BBC)
2016 United States presidential election
The
Commission on Presidential Debates
officially announces the invitation of
Democratic Party
nominee
Hillary Clinton
, and
GOP
nominee
Donald Trump
, to the first
presidential debate
at
Hofstra University
in
Hempstead, New York
, on September 26. However,
third-party
candidates,
Gary Johnson
and
Jill Stein
, have not met the criteria, and will not be participants in the debate.
(Reuters)
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