Overview

• Prime Ministers Keir Starmer and Mark Carney announced on Sept. 21 that the UK and Canada have formally recognized a Palestinian state, with Australia confirming recognition the same day.
• Frontline reporting from Dobropillia in Ukraine’s Donetsk region describes intensified Russian attacks, widespread destruction and a steep drop in the local population.
• Japan’s foreign minister, Takeshi Iwaya, said he is arranging a Japan–US–South Korea foreign ministers’ meeting in New York during the UN General Assembly and emphasized maintaining unity.
• Sixteen-year-old Sora Shimizu, who ran 10.00 seconds to break Japan’s high-school 100m record in July, was selected as the youngest member of Japan’s men’s 400-meter relay team for the Tokyo World Athletics Championships.
• In domestic sports results, DeNA secured a series win over Hiroshima for the first time in five years, Rakuten outfielder Goro Okajima plans to retire at season’s end, and wrestler Hajime Sakabe lost his repechage match in Zagreb.