Nearly 1 million people are affected and at least 24 people have died in the flash floods that hit Beledweyne and Jowhar, Somalia
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas announces the termination of all agreements, including security ones, with Israel and the United States in response to Israel’s plans to annex the Jordan Valley.
Cyclone Amphan makes landfall in eastern India and Bangladesh, killing over 100 people and forcing the evacuation of more than 4 million others. It causes over US$13 billion in damage, making it the costliest cyclone ever recorded in the North Indian Ocean
Flight PK8303, a Pakistan International Airlines passenger aircraft, crashes in a residential area near Karachi, in Pakistan, killing 97 of the 99 total people on board and injuring dozens on the ground.
Protests caused by the killing of George Floyd break out across hundreds of cities in the U.S. and around the world.
The World Health Organization reports six new cases of Ebola, and UNICEF reports five deaths
Russian President Vladimir Putin declares a state of emergency after 20,000 tons of oil leaked into the Ambarnaya River near the Siberian city of Norilsk within the Arctic Circle
A 7.5-magnitude earthquake strikes the coast of Oaxaca, Mexico, and kills at least four people. It is felt more than 640 kilometers (400 mi) away in Mexico City.
Russian voters back a constitutional amendment that, among other things, enables Vladimir Putin to seek two further six-year terms when his current term ends in 2024, potentially allowing him to remain in power until 2036.
China reports 141 dead or missing in floods since June; 28,000 homes have been damaged.
The Twitter accounts of prominent political figures, CEOs, and celebrities are hacked to promote a bitcoin scam.
Flooding of the Brahmaputra River kills 189 and leaves 4 million homeless in India and Nepal.
The number of confirmed cases of COVID-19 passes 15 million worldwide.
Multiple explosions caused by unsafely stored ammonium nitrate kill over 135 people, injured thousands, and severely damage the port of Beirut, Lebanon. Damage is estimated at $10–15 billion, and at least 300,000 people are left homeless.
The worldwide death toll from COVID-19 exceeds 700,000.
Harvey Weinstein was convicted of rape and sexual assault in New York.
NBA legend Kobe Bryant was killed in a helicopter crash
The 2020 Summer Olympics, which were supposed to take place in Tokyo, are postponed until 2021.
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