Situation Reports

Two Palestinian gunmen opened fire at a crowded bus stop in Jerusalem's Ramot Junction, killing six people and injuring more than a dozen others before being killed at the scene by an off-duty soldier and a civilian, The Times of Israel reported on Sept. 8.

Thousands of Nepalese protested the government's recent access restrictions on around two dozen social media platforms, as well as public-sector corruption, fueling violence in the capital and elsewhere that has killed at least 19 people and injured hundreds of others, The New York Times reported on Sept. 8.

U.S. federal officials are investigating a purported Chinese-linked social engineering campaign that impersonated a Republican lawmaker and targeted several trade groups, law firms and government agencies in mid-July, apparently in an effort to garner insights about ongoing U.S.-Chinese trade talks, The Wall Street Journal reported on Sept. 7.

China is preparing to allow major Russian energy companies to sell yuan-denominated "panda bonds" in its domestic market, providing a new financing channel for companies largely cut off from international capital since 2022, the Financial Times reported on Sept. 9.

French Prime Minister Francois Bayrou lost a confidence vote in the National Assembly, with 364 lawmakers opposing him and 194 in support after opposition parties from across the political spectrum united to back the motion, Reuters reported on Sept. 8.

An EU delegation is in the United States to coordinate a new sanctions package against Russia, Bloomberg reported on Sept. 8.

Argentina's center-left opposition coalition Union for the Homeland obtained 47.3% of the votes in the Buenos Aires provincial legislative elections, while the ruling Freedom Advances party gained only 33.7% of the votes, La Nacion reported on Sept. 7.

Artificial intelligence company Anthropic agreed to pay $1.5 billion to settle a copyright infringement lawsuit brought by a group of authors, The New York Times reported on Sept. 5.

Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto reshuffled his Cabinet, headlined by the removal of Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati, a well-regarded technocrat who had served in the role for various presidents for nearly two decades, the Jakarta Globe reported on Sept. 8.

Brazilians held peaceful demonstrations in favor and against former president Jair Bolsonaro, a bill to amnesty the far-right leader and rioters that stormed government buildings in Brasilia in 2023 and U.S. pressure on the Brazilian government, g1 reported Sept. 7.