Portal:Current events/2019 September 21

September 21, 2019 (Saturday)

Armed conflicts and attacks

Iran–Saudi Arabia proxy conflict
- 2019 Abqaiq–Khurais attack
  - Saudi Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir says the international community must take a firm stand on Tehran and that if confirmed Iran is behind the attacks against the oil facilities, Saudi Arabia will "take the necessary steps" to "respond appropriately". (Reuters)
2019 Karbala bombing
- ISIL claims responsibility for yesterday's bombing in Iraq, in which 12 were killed. (The New York Times)

Disasters and accidents

Search and rescue operations begin for a baby who is missing after a migrant boat carrying fourteen people sinks near Turkey. (The Daily Sabah)
Authorities in Texas report a fifth death from Tropical Storm Imelda. (Los Angeles Times)
Venezuelan migrant crisis
- As the number of refugees from the crisis in Venezuela is projected to surpass the 6 million figure in 2020, matching that of the Syrian Civil War now, Brookings Institution calculates that aid for Venezuelan emigration is yet only 1.5% that for Syrian emigrants after five years of crisis. (Bloomberg)

Health and environment

Individual and political action on climate change
- Global warming protesters glue themselves to a road near the Port of Dover in England, blocking it. Police arrest ten people, believed to be members of Extinction Rebellion. Further scheduled protests take place in a dedicated area set up by police. (BBC News)

International relations

Iran's Revolutionary Guards leader, Hossein Salami, warns that "any country that attacks the Islamic Republic will have their mainland turned into the main battlefield". He further added that "any attack will not stop until the full destruction of the aggressor". (Al Arabiya English)

Law and crime

Terrorism in Turkey
- Turkish authorities declare a forest wildfire near Istanbul to be the result of terrorism. They say a suspect is in custody. (The Daily Sabah)
A mass shooting in Lancaster, South Carolina, leaves 2 men dead and 9 other people injured. (USA Today)

Politics and elections

Brexit
- Thousands of protestors march in Edinburgh, Scotland, against the upcoming departure of the United Kingdom from the European Union. The crowd is addressed by Members of the UK Parliament, and Members of the Scottish Parliament. Amongst the attendees is MSP Joanna Cherry QC, who is taking legal action against UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson's recent prorogation of the UK Parliament. Cherry's action succeeded at Scotland's Court of Session, and is currently being reviewed by the UK Supreme Court. (BBC News)