Portal:Current events/2017 September 17
September 17, 2017 (Sunday)
Armed conflicts and attacks
Arts and culture
- 69th Primetime Emmy Awards
- The Primetime Emmy Awards is held in Los Angeles at the Microsoft Theater. Political satirist and The Late Show host Stephen Colbert hosts the event. (The New Yorker)
- The Handmaid's Tale wins eight awards including Outstanding Drama Series, while Veep wins for Outstanding Comedy Series. (ABC News Australia)
- Last Week Tonight with John Oliver won Outstanding Variety Talk Series, while Saturday Night Live won for Outstanding Variety Sketch Series. (Vox)
Disasters and accidents
- 2017 disasters in Romania
- At least eight people are killed and 137 injured after a strong storm hits western and central Romania. (Washington Post) (Reuters)
- 2017 Atlantic hurricane season
- Hurricane Maria
- Hurricane Maria has been upgraded from a tropical storm to a Category 1 hurricane. Hurricane watches and warnings have been issued in parts of the Caribbean. It is following a path similar to Category 5 Hurricane Irma which left at least 82 dead. (CNN)
- Hurricane Maria
Law and crime
- Crime in France
- A British Airways airplane is evacuated at Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport after a "direct threat" was made against it. After a search, it is declared safe. (The Guardian)
Politics and elections
- Pakistan by-election, Panama Papers case
- Kulsoom Nawaz Sharif, wife of ousted former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, defeats the opposition party's Yasmin Rashid in the by-election for Nawaz Sharif's National Assembly seat. Kulsoom, represented by her daughter and proxy Maryam, is being treated in London for cancer. (The Nation) (BBC) (Al Jazeera)
- Macanese legislative election
- Voters in Macau vote for a new Legislative Assembly. (South China Morning Post)
- Next Japanese general election
- Japanese Prime Minister Shinzō Abe is expected to dissolve the House of Representatives on September 28, 2017 to make way for fresh elections. (The Japan Times)
- Palestinian politics
- Hamas, through Egyptian-mediated talks, agrees to dissolve its Gaza administration, hold talks with the Fatah West Bank government, and hold elections for a Palestinian unity government. (The Guardian) (Reuters)
Sports
- EuroBasket 2017
- In basketball, Slovenia wins EuroBasket for the first time in history, beating Serbia 93–85 in the final. (EuroNews)
- 2017 Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games
- The fifth Asian Indoor Games open in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan, with around 5,500 athletes from 61 countries participating in the event which will last until September 27. (Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty)