Portal:Current events/2020 September 30
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September 30, 2020
(Wednesday)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- Nagorno-Karabakh conflict
- 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh conflict
- The leaders of Armenia and Azerbaijan reject proposals of peace talks citing each other's attempts at obstructing negotiations. (AP)
- Sali Berisha, former President of Albania, calls for the international community to engage the conflict with greater serosity. (Trend AZ)
- United States presidential candidate Joe Biden demands Turkey to "Stay out of the conflict". (New Europe)
- Moscow International Film Festival cancels the screening of Gate to Heaven about the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict. (Meduza)
- 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh conflict
- War in Afghanistan
- September 2020 Afghanistan attacks
- Taliban insurgents kill a police officer and wound another two in Farang District, Baghlan Province. (TOLOnews)
- At least three police officers are killed and another three injured when the Taliban attacks Kohistan District, Badakhshan Province. Four Taliban militants are also killed and five others injured in the attack. (TOLOnews)
- September 2020 Afghanistan attacks
Health and environment
- COVID-19 pandemic
- COVID-19 pandemic in Romania
- Romania reports 2,158 new cases in the past 24 hours, a daily record since the beginning of the pandemic. (Romanian Journal)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Romania
Law and crime
- An Indian court acquits 32 people, including former Deputy Prime Minister L. K. Advani and former leader of the ruling BJP Uma Bharti, of their role in the demolition of the former Babri Masjid. (BBC)
Politics and elections
- Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah is sworn in as the new Emir of Kuwait. (Reuters)
Science and technology
- A new species of truffle is discovered in Congo. (Sci News)