Portal:Current events/2017 September 23
Arts and culture
- Beatification
- The Santiago Atitlan, Guatemala, and is the first Catholic martyr born a citizen of the United States. (The New York Times)
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- Apocalypticism
- Conspiracy theorist and book author David Meade predicted that a mythological rogue planet known as Nibiru (sometimes known as Planet X) would collide with Earth and that the world would end on this day. (Fox News)
Disasters and accidents
- Mount Agung seismic activity
- Thousands of people on the Indonesian island of Bali flee from their homes due to concerns over Mount Agung erupting. The alert status for the volcano was increased to the highest level possible the day before. (AP via Fox News)
- Earthquakes in 2017
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International relations
- 2017 North Korea crisis
- textiles from North Korea as part of new sanctions following the latest nuclear test. (BBC)
- An earthquake is detected in North Korea that China's earthquake authority believes is due to a North Korean nuclear test. South Korea states that it could be a natural earthquake. (ABC News)
- North Korea–United States relations
- U.S. Air Force bombers, escorted by fighter jets, fly in peninsula's Demilitarized Zone of any U.S. aircraft in the 21st century. (Reuters via NBC News)
- North Korean Foreign Minister Ri Yong-ho, at the United Nations General Assembly, says his country targeting the U.S. mainland is becoming more likely given the U.S. President's escalating rhetoric over their military programs. After this speech, U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres met with Ri to express his concern with this situation. (Reuters) (CBS News)
- U.S. Air Force bombers, escorted by fighter jets, fly in
- Iran and weapons of mass destruction
- Iran successfully tests the Khorramshahr missile. (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Law and crime
- Crime in London
- Acid attacks around a mall and tube station in Stratford, East London, leave 6 injured. A 15-year-old is arrested. (Telegraph)
Politics and elections
- 2017 New Zealand general election
- Voters in New Zealand go to the polls, electing all members of their House of Representatives and the consequent Prime Minister. (The Guardian)
- Prime Minister Bill English of the National Party wins a plurality of votes, but not enough for a majority, as the Labour Party led by Jacinda Ardern makes significant gains. Winston Peters becomes a kingmaker with his third-placed New Zealand First party, able to form a coalition government with either major party. (RNZ)