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  • A bill amending a 2021 law that targeted the LGBTQ+ community and was passed by nationalist former leader Viktor Orban was approved by Hungary's parliament on Tuesday.
  • The latest attack on Saudi Arabia's King Khalid International Airport resulted in one fatality and eleven injuries.
  • Residents of Riyadh have been given the all-clear by Saudi Arabia's civil defense agency after the military's announcement that incoming missiles fired toward the capital by the Houthis in Yemen had been shot down.
  • Iran's alleged involvement in a security alert outside a UK/US airbase in southern England last month led the British government to summon the ambassador and announce sanctions against two people.
  • In a sophisticated overnight cyberattack, hackers commandeered refrigeration systems throughout France, spoiling stock at major chains and forcing hundreds of supermarkets to discard perishable goods on Monday.
  • According to a transcript and audio recording of the calls made on the nite of Christa Pike's botched execution, 911 callers reported that she was unconscious and had difficulty breathing an hour after receiving two fatal injections of the sedative pentobarbital.
  • An "incident involving a roller coaster" at a Six Flags theme park in Georgia resulted in one fatality and multiple injuries, according to the authorities.

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September 9, 2022

9/11 Museum in New York City...

Many businesses in New York City had to close due to the coronavirus pandemic’s economic impacts. A special part of American history was preserved in one of those businesses

September 12, 2021

20 Years Later, The Story of...

The crash site is a memorial, with official 20th anniversary ceremonies attended by dignitaries such as former President George W. Bush

September 11, 2021

9/11:Timeline of Events

In just under 102 minutes, the horrors of September 11th unfolded. The worst terrorist strike in modern history killed 2,996 people on that day. The following is a timeline of the events of the day

September 10, 2021

9/11 Survivor Recalls His Life’s ‘Scariest...

On September 11, 2001, almost 3,000 people were killed in the deadliest act of terrorism in history, which occurred in Manhattan, the Pentagon, and a Pennsylvania field. To commemorate the 20th anniversary of that infamous day, a survivor recalls  what he saw and felt at the time, as well as what it means to him now

UN Security Council Members Visit 9/11...

On September 9, members of the United Nations Security Council paid a visit to the National September 11th Memorial and Museum in New York, Virginia, and Pennsylvania to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the terrorist attacks in New York, Virginia, and Pennsylvania on September 11, 2001

September 9, 2021

To Thwart Potential Terrorist Attacks, the...

As the 20th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks approaches, VOA’s Julie Taboh looks back at the special canine teams that have helped keep U.S. airports safe over the years

More Lives Can Be Saved With...

Terrorists rammed passenger jets into New York’s World Trade Center and Washington’s Pentagon 20 years ago. Medical innovations saved more lives in the conflicts that followed in Afghanistan and Iraq than in any previous conflict

September 8, 2021

From a Mine to a 9/11...

The largest tribute to the 9/11 terrorist attacks is located in an abandoned strip mine near Shanksville, Pennsylvania. Kane Farabaugh of the VOA reports on how the crash site of Flight 93 has changed in the last few years

September 5, 2021

What Do Young New Yorkers Think...

They were either too young to remember or were born in the aftermath of the 9/11 attacks, but they all grew up in a city feeling the impact. What does 9/11 represent to young people and teenagers in New York City?

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