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The people of 20 September

5 people in 5 stories, 18 deaths recorded, 2026

Volodymyr Zelenskyy

President of Ukraine since 2019

  1. Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy confirms he ordered the attack on Moscow in response to Russian forces targeting civilians in Ukrainian cities, saying that FP-5 Flamingo cruise missiles and ballistic missiles were also used in the attack.

    Conflict · 20 Sep

Remco Evenepoel

Belgian cyclist (born 2000)

  1. In cycling, Belgian rider Remco Evenepoel becomes the first man to win four consecutive Road World Championship titles in the individual time trial event and equals Fabian Cancellara and Tony Martin's joint record for the most titles. Swiss rider Marlen Reusser wins the women's time trial event.

    Sport · 20 Sep · with Fabian Cancellara, Tony Martin, Marlen Reusser

Friedrich Merz

Chancellor of Germany since 2025

  1. State elections are held in Germany for the Landtag of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern and the Berlin House of Representatives, with an expected decline for the Chancellor Friedrich Merz's party, the CDU.

    Politics · 20 Sep

Jovenel Moïse

President of Haiti from 2017 to 2021

  1. Haiti sends 18 suspects in the July 2021 assassination of President Jovenel Moïse to the United States to face federal charges related to the killing.

    Crime & Justice · 20 Sep

Imran Khan

Prime Minister of Pakistan from 2018 to 2022

  1. Pakistani police arrest businesswoman Aleema Khan, sister of jailed former prime minister Imran Khan, at her home in Lahore, Punjab, one week before his Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party's planned protest march. Police and the government do not state a reason for the arrest.

    Crime & Justice · 20 Sep

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