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Portal:Current events/2023 September 27
September 27, 2023 (Wednesday)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- 2023 Azerbaijani offensive in Nagorno-Karabakh
- Exodus of Armenians
- The number of refugees fleeing from Artsakh to Armenia increases to 50,243, more than a third of the region's population. (France 24)
- Former State Minister of Artsakh Ruben Vardanyan is arrested by Azerbaijan after attempting to cross the border into Armenia. (BBC News)
- Azerbaijan reports that 192 of its troops were killed and more than 500 others were injured during last week's offensive in Nagorno-Karabakh. (ABC News)
- Exodus of Armenians
- Mexican drug war
- Authorities in the Mexican state of Nuevo León find at least twelve bodies dumped on roads near Monterrey, likely related to a drug cartel operating in Tamaulipas. (CBS News)
Arts and culture
- 2023 Hollywood labor disputes
- 2023 Writers Guild of America strike
- The Writers Guild of America strike ends after nearly 22 weeks, following a agreement reached between union negotiators and Hollywood's studios and streaming services. (CNN)
- 2023 Writers Guild of America strike
- Waheeda Rehman is awarded the Dadasaheb Phalke Award for her work in Hindi cinema. (Hindustan Times)
Business and economy
- Documents posted by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration indicate that South Korean automakers Hyundai and Kia have recalled over 3.4 million vehicles in the United States over concerns of fire risks, and urge owners to park these vehicles outdoors. (AP)
Disasters and accidents
- List of earthquakes in 2023
- A magnitude 4.2 earthquake strikes the Phlegraean Fields supervolcano near Naples, Italy, the strongest earthquake to strike Campi Flegrei in 40 years. Experts say that an eruption of the supervolcano is not imminent, but called for an inspection of buildings in the immediate area. (Reuters)
International relations
- North Korea–United States relations
- North Korea deports U.S. soldier Travis King, who crossed the DMZ into North Korea in July, back into U.S. custody. (The New York Times)
Law and crime
- Five people, all members of the same Arab family, are shot dead in Basmat Tab'un, Israel. (Reuters)
- Germany bans the neo-Nazi movement Artgemeinschaft for reportedly targeting children and young people with racial propaganda. (BBC News)
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