Incidents

The number of deaths of tropical cyclone Florence in the United States increased by at least 10 people, amounting to 31 victims. This was reported by the Associated Press on September, 17. Earlier it was reported about 20 dead.

Hurricane "Florence" came to the East coast of the United States. Several States have declared a state of emergency. Airports are closed until Saturday.

Vladimir Putin said that the Russian authorities know the identity of the suspects in the case Skripal.

Four People Were Injured and One Was Killed in the Shooting at McDonald's in the US.

Today Belarus’ flags are lowered to half mast and all the entertainment TV shows are canceled in the country in a sign of grief and solidarity will Russia that declared 28 March the day of nationwide mourning due to the recent tragedy in Kemerovo.

ADB expresses its condolences to the families of those who were killed in the recent tropical storms in the Philippines that impacted the Visayas and Mindanao regions.

Children in Yemen could not have a worse year than 2017, according to a senior official from the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF).

Mitsubishi Motor Sales of Caribbean, Inc. (MMSC) and Mitsubishi Motors Corporation (MMC) has kept the people of Puerto Rico closely in our thoughts following the impact of Hurricane Maria, and aims to continue helping the island community recovery as quickly as possible.

Today, President Donald J. Trump granted a Presidential pardon to Joe Arpaio, former Sheriff of Maricopa County, Arizona.

Today, President Donald J. Trump declared that a major disaster exists in the State of Alabama and ordered Federal assistance to supplement State and local recovery efforts in the areas affected by Hurricane Nate from October 6 to October 10, 2017.

Later, Dmitry Medvedev held a telephone conversation with Norway’s Prime Minister Erna Solberg at the initiative of the Norwegian side.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade was shocked to hear about the latest wave of forest fires affecting Portugal

Smuggling does not break for the summer season and neither does the work of OLAF investigators. Indeed, in August and September, OLAF helped Member States halt several contraband operations, leading to the overall seizure of more than 11 million cigarettes and the arrest of four persons.

UK continues to urgently deliver vital aid to the victims of Hurricane Irma.