The edition of
Sunday 20 September 2026
18 stories, section by section, the most important first.
International
Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy confirms he ordered the attack on Moscow in response to Russian forces targeting civilians in Ukrainian cities, saying that FP-5 Flamingo cruise missiles and ballistic missiles were also used in the attack.
Ukrainian forces launch a massive drone attack on Moscow Oblast, Russia, with more than 1,600 long-range drones launched from Ukraine. At least two people are killed with hundreds more evacuated while Moscow Refinery is on fire following several direct hits.
Seven Ethiopian armed groups, including Tigrayan forces, the Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF), the Fano militia, and the Oromo Liberation Army, form an alliance against the federal government. The TPLF says the coalition seeks to remove the government and establish a transitional administration.
Qatar's foreign ministry says that they are working to resume ceasefire negotiations between Iran and the United States.
Iranian authorities close down a French language centre affiliated with the French embassy in Tehran under a judicial order. Prosecutors say it operated without a licence and conducted activities against Iranian culture and national security.
Politics
State elections are held in Germany for the Landtag of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern and the Berlin House of Representatives, with an expected decline for the Chancellor Friedrich Merz's party, the CDU.
Business
The Statistical Center of Iran reports that the country's gross domestic product contracted 10.1% year-on-year from late March to late June, during the war, amid longstanding sanctions and currency depreciation.
The Law
Haiti sends 18 suspects in the July 2021 assassination of President Jovenel Moïse to the United States to face federal charges related to the killing.
Pakistani police arrest businesswoman Aleema Khan, sister of jailed former prime minister Imran Khan, at her home in Lahore, Punjab, one week before his Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party's planned protest march. Police and the government do not state a reason for the arrest.
Three people are killed and another is injured in a mass shooting at a shack in an informal settlement in Philippi, Cape Flats, South Africa.
Four unauthorized miners are killed in a shooting targeting a vehicle by unidentified gunmen in Barkin Ladi, Plateau State, Nigeria.
Science
The Democratic Republic of the Congo launches vaccinations for frontline workers amdist the Ebola outbreak in the country.
Environment
The National Hurricane Center reports that Tropical Depression Six strengthened into Tropical Storm Fay amidst an unusually quiet Atlantic hurricane season caused by El Niño, becoming the sixth named storm of the season.
Eight people are killed and another is injured in a fire at a textile factory in Guangdong Province, China.
Seven people are killed and 13 others are injured after the explosion of a gas cylinder in Ashulia, Bangladesh.
Sport
In cycling, Belgian rider Remco Evenepoel becomes the first man to win four consecutive Road World Championship titles in the individual time trial event and equals Fabian Cancellara and Tony Martin's joint record for the most titles. Swiss rider Marlen Reusser wins the women's time trial event.
Japanese triathlete Takumi Hojo [ja] wins the first gold medal of the 2026 Asian Games.
Stories adapted from Wikipedia’s Current events portal for 20 September 2026, by Wikipedia contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0.