Portal:Current events/2014 September 3
September 3, 2014 (Wednesday)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- 2014 pro-Russian unrest in Ukraine:
- The RIA Novosti news agency reports that Russian photojournalist Andrey Stenin has been found dead in Ukraine. It was discovered that he died 4 weeks ago. (RT)
- Ukraine claims that the President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko and the President of Russia Vladimir Putin have agreed to a "permanent ceasefire". Russia later denies these claims. (AFP via BrisbaneCourier-Mail), (ABC News Australia)
- France halts delivery of the first of two Mistral-class amphibious assault ships to the Russian Navy due to circumstances in Ukraine. (BBC)
- Syrian Civil War:
- A spokesman for the White House confirms that a video showing American journalist Steven Sotloff being beheaded is authentic. (Fox News/AP)
- A spokesman for Israel's Ministry of Foreign Affairs confirms that Sotloff was a dual citizen of Israel and the U.S., a fact that had been concealed during his captivity, including by Sotloff himself. (USA Today)
Business and economy
- Pharmacy chain CVS Pharmacy announces it will change its name to "CVS Health" and cease marketing tobacco products. (KPIX)
International relations
- The President of the United States visits Estonia in a move to reassure the Baltic states ahead of a NATO summit in Wales. (CNN)
- Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas speaks of an offer suggested by an Egyptian official whom he didn't name, that implies Egypt donating 600 square miles of land in Sinai to be used as a solution to the problem of Palestinian refugees. Mahmoud Abbas said that he rejected that offer. (Times of Israel)
Science and technology
- Two species of dendrogramma, found off the coast of Australia in 1986, are discovered to be unclassifiable in any existing phylum. (Guardian)