European Court of Justice The European Court of Justice rules in favour of United States search engine Google in a landmark right to be forgotten case, rejecting a French privacy regulator's argument that Google should apply the rules to its results and domains globally and not only within the European Union.
Microsoft Microsoft issues an emergency patch for its Internet Explorer browser to close a vulnerability that allowed cybercriminals to install malware via boobytrapped websites.
September 2019 Indonesian protests and riots Tens of thousands of students rally against graft laws and new criminal codes across Indonesia. Some of the protesters violently clash with the riot police, leading to the injury of more than 300 people.
Efforts to impeach Donald Trump Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi announces that a formal impeachment inquiry has been launched into US President Donald Trump.
U.N. General Assembly 74th session General Debate opens at the UN Headquarters in New York City, with US President Donald Trump denouncing globalism and calling Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro "a Cuban puppet".
Brexit The UK Supreme Court rules that Prime Minister Boris Johnson's prorogation of Parliament was an unlawful nullity.
Supreme Court of Spain The Supreme Court of Spain rules that the body of former "Caudillo" Francisco Franco can be exhumed from the country's Valle de los Caídos tomb, where his body has been kept since his death in 1975. The Spanish Socialist Workers' Party-led Sánchez government says it will go ahead with the exhumation following the court ruling.
Daimler Luxury automaker Daimler, owner of the Mercedes-Benz brand, is fined €870 million by prosecutors in Stuttgart, Germany for its role in the diesel emissions scandal.
Sudan Sudanese Finance Minister Ibrahim el-Badawi says Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok is to ask the World Bank for US$2 billion. Sudan has been unable to do business with either the World Bank or the International Monetary Fund because it is featured on the United States' State Sponsors of Terrorism list. The US Congress is unlikely to remove Sudan before next year, el-Badawi further announces, saying he has been told the process is complicated.
Bamako A tanker truck carrying fuel overturns after swerving to avoid a motorcycle in Bamako, Mali. A subsequent explosion kills six and seriously injures 46 more. Dozens of vehicles burn.
Effects of climate change Italian authorities close roads in the Val Ferret valleys on Mont Blanc de Courmayeur and order evacuation of the population in the risk area beneath the Planpincieux Glacier following warnings by experts that the glacier, whose movement has accelerated to 50-60cm (16-23in) a day, could collapse.
Merrimack Valley gas explosions The National Transportation Safety Board of the United States meets to discuss a final report on the accident, including findings of cause. The explosions killed one, injured dozens, and destroyed or damaged around 100 structures.
2019 Kashmir earthquake An earthquake in Azad Kashmir kills at least 37 people and wounds more than 300 others in Pakistan. The tremor hits cities including Mirpur and Islamabad. The military commences search and rescue operations.
WeWork WeWork co-founder Adam Neumann agrees to resign as chief executive officer of the office rental firm amid investors increasing concern about the firm's true market value which has led to the company postponing its initial public offering.
2019 Papua protests Violent protests in Papua, Indonesia, kill at least 30 people. Most casualties are in Wamena, with deaths also reported in Jayapura. Victims reportedly receive stab and arrow wounds, and others die in fires as protestors torch government buildings.