September 5, 2019 (2019-09-05) (Thursday)
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- Jo Johnson, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson's younger brother, resigns from his joint position as the minister of state for universities, science, research and innovation with the Department of Education and the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy. He says he has experienced "an unresolvable tension" in recent weeks in being "torn between family loyalty and the national interest". (NBC News)
- Conte II Cabinet, 2019 Italian government crisis
- Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan threatens to "open the gates" and allow over three million Syrian refugees to freely emigrate into Europe, unless the Northern Syria Buffer Zone, agreed between Turkey and the United States, is set up according to Turkey's plans. He further claims that the "international community, namely the European Union" fails to provide support with respect to the refugees. (The Guardian)
- Special Representative for International Negotiations Jason Greenblatt, in charge of crafting the as yet unreleased Trump peace plan intended to resolve the Israeli–Palestinian conflict, announces his resignation. (CNN)