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ā¢ IsraelāHezbollah conflict
ā” Several Israeli civilians injured in Ya'ara in Hezbollah rocket
launches and drone strikes in Western Galilee that were intercepted by
Israeli Iron Dome. Hezbollah claims that it attacked Israeli soldiers
who attempted to infiltrate to Lebanon through Hadab Aita forest and
forced them back after inflicting casualties.
ā” Israeli airstrikes struck Hezbollah infrastructure in Aita al-Shaab,
Beit Lif and Hula.
ā¢ 2024 Kiribati parliamentary election
ā” Kiribati islanders vote in the second round of elections for 44 members
of the House of Assembly. (Radio New Zealand)
ā¢ African mpox epidemic
ā” The Philippine Department of Health reports its first case of mpox
since 2023 in a patient with no international travel history. (GMA
Network)
ā” Tainan City health officials in Taiwan reports three cases of mpox
since the start of the year. (TVBS Taiwan)
ā¢ Russian invasion of Ukraine
ā” Attacks in Russia during the Russian invasion of Ukraine
ā August 2024 Kursk Oblast incursion
ā The Armed Forces of Ukraine destroy a second bridge over the
Seym river in Zvannoye. (BBC News)
ā” Belarusian involvement in the Russian invasion of Ukraine
ā Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko reports that nearly one
third of the Belarusian Army has been deployed along the
BelarusāUkraine border, in response to Ukraine stationing more than
120,000 troops at the border. (Reuters)
ā” Eastern Ukraine campaign
ā The Russian Ministry of Defence claims that Russian forces have
captured the village of Svyrydonivka in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine.
(Anadolu Agency)
ā¢ Libyan crisis
ā” The Central Bank of Libya suspends all operations following the
kidnapping of the head of its information technology department by an
unknown party. (Reuters)
ā¢ A bomb explodes in Tel Aviv, Israel, killing one person and injuring
another. (Sky News)
ā¢ 2024 European floods
ā” Record rainfall strikes regions of the Austrian capital of Vienna with
most of the city's average total summer rainfall falling in just one
hour, causing significant flooding and damage throughout the city.
(Reuters)
ā¢ 2024 Lebanese blackout
ā” Ongoing nationwide blackouts in Lebanon caused by fuel shortages
provoke significant governmental conflict, with the Minister of Energy
blaming the Central Bank for not paying Iraq for fuel imports and the
Central Bank blaming Parliament for not authorizing emergency fund
transfers for fuel payments. (Asharq Al-Awsat)
ā¢ 2024 Yemen floods
ā” More than 100 people are killed during nearly three weeks of persistent
heavy rainfall and flooding across Yemen, with the country's national
weather agency declaring a severe weather alert for future "very heavy
thunderstorms". (Arab News)
ā¢ At least eight family members are killed when their van collides with a
delivery truck in Sariaya, Quezon, Philippines. (The Philippine Star)
(Xinhua)
ā¢ An oil spill originating from the El Palito refinery in Puerto Cabello,
Venezuela, is reported to have contaminated more than 225 km^2 (87 sq mi)
of the Gulf of Paria as well as most of Morrocoy National Park. (Reuters)
ā¢ Kidnapping in Nigeria
ā” Twenty medical students from the University of Jos and the University
of Maiduguri are kidnapped while traveling in Benue State, Nigeria. (Al
Jazeera)
ā¢ 2024 Venezuelan presidential election
ā” 2024 Venezuelan protests
ā Venezuelan opposition officials and supporters gather in cities
across the country to protest against President NicolƔs Maduro and
the results of the 2024 presidential election. (Reuters)
ā¢ IsraelāHamas war
ā” Israeli invasion of the Gaza Strip
ā August 2024 Deir el-Balah attacks
ā Eighteen people from the same family are killed in an airstrike
in the town of Az-Zawayda in the Gaza Strip. (AP) (Reuters)
ā” Israeli incursions in the West Bank during the IsraelāHamas war
ā Two senior Hamas militants are killed in an Israeli airstrike in
Jenin in the occupied West Bank. (Reuters)
ā” Three-phase IsraelāHamas war ceasefire proposal
ā Israeli officials state that they are attempting to "lower
expectations" of a ceasefire deal due to significant gaps between
Israel and Hamas demands, after United States president Joe Biden
stated that he was "optimistic" about the progress of US-mediated
negotiations in Qatar. (Al Jazeera)
ā¢ Russian invasion of Ukraine
ā” Attacks in Russia during the Russian invasion of Ukraine
ā August 2024 Kursk Oblast incursion
ā Rockets launched by the Armed Forces of Ukraine destroy a
Russian bridge over the Seym river in Glushkovo, Kursk Oblast.
Russia's foreign ministry claims that the missiles were
launched using Western-made rocket launchers and that the
missiles killed volunteers who were evacuating Russian
civilians. (Reuters)
ā” Military aid to Ukraine during the Russo-Ukrainian War, Budget of
Germany, GermanyāUkraine relations
ā Germany issues an indefinite ban on requesting or providing new
military aid to Ukraine that has not already been approved in order
to reduce federal budget spending. The moratorium results in a
"tangible dispute" within the Scholz coalition government.
(Politico) (The Kyiv Independent)
ā” Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant crisis
ā The International Atomic Energy Agency declares that the safety of
the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant is deteriorating, following an
investigation into an explosive drone strike that targeted a
perimeter access road at the power plant. (Reuters)
ā¢ IsraelāHezbollah conflict
ā” Nabatieh attack
ā Ten Syrian citizens, including two children, are killed in an
Israeli airstrike on a residential building in Nabatieh, Lebanon.
(Al Jazeera) (Reuters)
ā Hezbollah reportedly strikes the Ayelet HaShahar kibbutz in Upper
Galilee, Israel, wounding two Israeli soldiers in retaliation.
(Reuters)
ā¢ Somali Civil War
ā” 2024 Mogadishu tea shop bombing
ā At least 20 people are killed and ten others are injured in a
bombing at a tea shop in Daynile District, Mogadishu, Somalia.
(Aussiedlerbote) (IDil News)
ā¢ Sudanese civil war
ā” Galgani massacre
ā At least 85 people are killed in arson and looting attacks amid a
rampage by Rapid Support Forces in the village of Galgani in Sennar
State, Sudan. (AP)
ā¢ 2024 Lebanese blackout
ā” The state electricity company of Lebanon ĆlectricitĆ© du Liban runs out
of fuel reserves and announces that it can no longer supply power to
the country, leading to a complete nationwide blackout. (The National)
(Iraqi News Agency)
ā¢ A 7.2-magnitude earthquake strikes off the eastern coast of Kamchatka Krai,
Russia with a tsunami warning being issued. (Sky News)
ā¢ A Fouga Magister aircraft operated by the French Air Force performing an
air show crashes off the coast of Le Lavandou, France, killing the pilot.
(AFP via Euronews)
ā¢ Six people are arrested in connection to a mass shooting due to feuds that
occurred last week in Clarendon Parish, Jamaica, which killed eight people
and injured nine others. (AP)
ā¢ Four convicts escape in a prison break at a psychiatric hospital in
Straubing, Bavaria, Germany. (DW)
ā¢ For the first time, the Indonesian Independence Day ceremony is held
simultaneously in Jakarta and Nusantara due to the relocation of the
country's capital. (Detik)