The US commemorated the 22nd anniversary of 9/11,China began large-scale drills in the Pacific,the US decided to withhold $85M in military aid to Egypt,the UN claimed that it found at least 13 mass graves in Sudan's Darfur,and Israel alleged that Iran is constructing an airport in Lebanon.Meanwhile, Yemen's Houthis reportedly visited Saudi Arabia for ceasefire talks,dozens were killed in clashes between Mali's military and Tuareg rebels,Israeli strikes hit multiple targets in Syria,and an explosion killed at least five Palestinians during protests along the Israel-Gaza demarcation line.

On Monday, Ukraine claimed to have recaptured four oil and gas drilling platforms between Crimea and Odesa in the northwestern Black Sea.This effort continued on Wednesday, as Kyiv launched an attack on a naval shipyard in Crimea,and on Thursday, with a second strike on Crimea that Ukraine claimed destroyed a Russian air defense system.On Friday, Ukraine claimed further advances, saying it had retaken the Donetsk village of Andriivka.Meanwhile, on Tuesday, North Korea's Kim Jong Un traveled to Russia,where he met with Vladimir Putin and pledged support for what he called Moscow's "sacred fight."Elsewhere, the European Commission lifted a ban on Ukrainian grain exports to Poland, Hungary, Slovakia, Romania, and Bulgaria - sparking backlash from some of the nations involved.

French Pres. Emmanuel Macron visited Bangladesh,Canada’s Justin Trudeau faced slumping polls,Russian Pres. Vladimir Putin's party dominated the nation's regional elections,and Russia expelled two US diplomats.Meanwhile, a report claimed that the US believes Chinese Defense Minister Li Shanfu is under investigation for corruption,the US and Iran reportedly agreed to a prisoner swap,Taiwan responded to Elon Musk's recent comments about its relations with China,the Dominican Republic closed its borders with Haiti,and Tunisia denied entry to an EU delegation on an official visit to the nation.In other news, Israel's top court heard a petition against its judicial overhaul,the UK Parliament adopted the Northern Ireland Troubles bill,polls showed a decline in support for Australia's Indigenous Voice referendum,and speculation mounted about India's potential name change to "Bharat..

After House Speaker Kevin McCarthy announced an impeachment inquiry against Pres. Joe Biden,the White House asked the media to "scrutinize" the decision,Hunter Biden was indicted on federal gun charges,Biden gave a speech ahead of a potential government shutdown,and SCOTUS paused an order limiting the government's contact with social media firms.In other news, Rep. Matt Gaetz threatened McCarthy’s speakership,a judge separated Donald Trump's Georgia election trial from two co-defendants,and Trump asked the judge presiding over the Jan. 6 case to recuse herself -a request special counsel Jack Smith opposed.Meanwhile, InfoWars host Owen Shroyer was sentenced for his involvement in the Jan. 6 riots,Sen. Mitt Romney said he wouldn't run for a second term,a federal judge ruled against the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program,and a whistleblower claimed the CIA bribed analysts to reject the theory that COVID originated in a Chinese lab.

Escaped murderer Danelo Cavalcante was captured by Pennsylvanian police,five former US officers were indicted for the death of Tyre Nichols,and the trial of a Canadian who killed a Muslim family in 2021 began.Meanwhile, a jury acquitted three suspects accused of attempting to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer,Dubai police seized $1B worth of the amphetamine "Captagon,"the UN reported that Colombia set a cocaine production record in 2022,and a Dutch art detective recovered a stolen Van Gogh.

Amnesty International warned that mining in the Democratic Republic of Congo is leading to human rights abuses,Denmark apologized for abuses carried out in state-run care homes between 1933 and 1980,and London police paid damages to two women arrested during a vigil in honor of Sarah Everard, who was murdered by a police officer.

TikTok Shop was launched in the US,as the EU's privacy regulator fined the social media platform,and the EU opened a probe into China's electric vehicle subsidies.Meanwhile, Google's antitrust trial began,the United Auto Workers union held strikes at three factories,and Disney and Charter Communication reached an agreement to end a dispute.

At least 11.3K people were killed following a storm in Libya,France offered aid to Morocco after its recent earthquake,over 1M global climate protesters hit the streets over the weekend,and the US set record disasters this year.

The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention warned of a "tripledemic" this winter,and India's Kerala faced a deadly Nipah virus outbreak.

US inflation accelerated for the second straight month in August,the European Central Bank raised interest rates to an all-time high,and Nigeria suffered a nationwide power outage.

US Congress held three hearings on the regulation of artificial intelligence (AI),with eight tech firms deciding to join the White House's AI pledges,and a NASA report found no evidence of "extraterrestrial" UFOs.

Pro-Serbia chants halted the Romania-Kosovo European Championship soccer qualifying match.

A cruise ship stranded northeast of Greenland was freed..