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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
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)
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
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
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
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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