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Tuesday, 24 February 2026
Aug 23 Wagner Group leader Yevgeny Prigozhin, founder Dmitry Utkin and eight others are killed when their plane crashes in Russia. 
Aug 23 Yevgeny Prigozhin , head of the Wagner mercenary group, reported killed along with 9 others in a plane crash northwest of Moscow, according to Russian Federal Air Transport Agency
Aug 24 Norwegian Magnus Carlsen defeats Indian teenager Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa in a tiebreak to win his inaugural Chess World Cup championship [1]
Aug 26 In this year, Zimbabwe's President Emmerson Mnangagwa "The Crocodile" elected to a second term amid claims of vote-rigging [1]
Aug 27 In this year, Gymnast Simone Biles (26) claims her record 8th US Championship in San Jose, California
Aug 28 " Barbie " is recorded as becoming Warner Bros' highest-grossing global release, overtaking "Harry Potter and the Deadly Hallows Part 2" taking $1.34 billion [1]
Aug 30 Following the announcement of incumbent president Ali Bongo Ondimba's reelection as President of Gabon after the presidential election, the military launches a successful coup d'état and creates the Committee for the Transition and Restoration of Institutions to govern the country, ending the rule of the Bongo family after 56 years in power.
Aug 31 Johannesburg building fire: 77 people are killed and more than 85 are injured in a fire in a building that had been taken over by gangs who rented it out to squatters.September 1 - Singaporean presidential election: Economist and former deputy prime minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam is elected president with a vote share of over 70%.
Sep 02 The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) successfully launches Aditya-L1, India's inaugural solar observation mission
Sep 03 Dutch world champion Max Verstappen scores his record 10th straight F1 victory of the season in the Italian Grand Prix at Monza; beats Red Bull teammate Sergio Pérez by 6.064s
Sep 06 American rocker Bruce Springsteen (73) postpones remaining 8 shows of his summer tour under doctor's advice to treat peptic ulcer disease.
Sep 08 MarrakeshâSafi earthquake: A magnitude 6.9 earthquake strikes MarrakeshâSafi province in western Morocco, killing at least 2960 people and damaging historic buildings.
Sep 09 At the 18th G20 summit in New Delhi, the African Union is announced as the 21st permanent member of the G20
Sep 09 In this year, 80th Venice Film Festival: "Poor Things" directed by Yorgos Lanthimos and starring Emma Stone claims the Golden Lion [1].
Sep 10 Storm Daniel, a Mediterranean tropical-like cyclone results in the deaths of at least 5000 people, with a further 10000 to 100000 reported missing. In the city of Derna in Libya, two dams collapse, resulting in a quarter of the city being destroyed
Sep 11 American rock band Aerosmith postpones their "Peace Out: The Farewell Tour" after three shows due to vocal chord injury of singer Steven Tyler (75).
Sep 11 Stolen Vincent van Gogh painting âThe Parsonage Garden at Nuenen in Spring,â (1884) is returned in an Ikea bag to an art detective [1]
Sep 12 In this year, 42nd MTV Video Music Awards: Taylor Swift claims 9, passing Madonna and second only to Beyoncé for career; SZA , and Måneskin also win.
Sep 12 North Korean leader Kim Jong-un arrives in Russia on board his armoured train to meet with President Vladimir Putin [1].
Sep 12 US House Speaker Kevin McCarthy opens an impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden , without a formal House vote, amid some Republican calls to remove McCarthy from leadership [1].
Sep 13 North Korea's Kim Jong Un meets with Vladimir Putin at the Vostochny space centre, eastern Russia in suspected arms deal [1]
Sep 14 The European Central Bank (ECB) raises eurozone interest rates to an all-time high of 4%, amid ongoing inflationary pressures across the continent
Sep 15 The United Auto Workers (UAW) begin a strike against the three largest American automakers, namely Ford, General Motors, and Stellantis
Sep 17 British comedian Russell Brand accused of rape, sexual assaults and emotional abuse by four women in investigation by "The Sunday Times" and Channel 4 [1].
Sep 18 Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says âagents of the Indian governmentâ carried out killing of a Sikh community leader, who advocated for Sikh separatism, in British Columbia in June [1].
Sep 19 Nagorno-Karabakh conflict: Azerbaijan launches a military offensive against the Armenia-backed Republic of Artsakh, which ends with a swift Azerbaijani victory. Protests erupt in Armenia, Artsakh announces the dissolution of government institutions, and over 100000 ethnic Armenians flee Nagorno-Karabakh
Sep 20 Archaeologists in Zambia find the world's oldest wooden structure, dating back 476000 years, consisting of two interlocking wooden logs connected by a notch securing one perpendicular to the other
Sep 21 Australian media mogul Rupert Murdoch at 92 announces he is retiring from the boards of Fox and News Corporation, leaving his son Lachlan in charge [1]
Sep 21 King Charles III is recorded as becoming the inaugural British monarch to make a speech from Franceâs senate chamber on a three day trip to the country [1]
Sep 21 Rupert Murdoch announces his retirement and passes his businesses on to his son Lachlan. Murdoch led News Corp and Fox, and formerly Sky Group.
Sep 22 US President Joe Biden announces a military aid package for Ukraine while meeting with the country's president Volodymyr Zelenskyy at the White House [1]
Sep 23 Farm Aid held in Noblesville, Indiana; performers include Willie Nelson , John Mellencamp , Dave Matthews . Margo Price, Bobby Weir and Wolf Bros, Bob Dylan , The String Cheese Incident, and Nathaniel Rateliff and The Night Sweats
Sep 24 French President Emmanuel Macron says his country will withdraw its ambassador and 1500 troops from Niger, in the wake of a coup [1]
Sep 24 Nigerien crisis: French President Emmanuel Macron announces that France will end its military presence in Niger and will recall its ambassador from the country
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