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<blockquote data-quote="Wikipedia Current Events" data-source="post: 102273" data-attributes="member: 524">Armed conflicts and attacks<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2023_Sudan_conflict" target="_blank">2023 Sudan conflict</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Protest" target="_blank">Protests</a> begin in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kadugli" target="_blank">Kadugli</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Kordofan" target="_blank">South Kordofan</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sudan" target="_blank">Sudan</a>, against the clashes which are ongoing within the city, also <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anti-war_movement" target="_blank">denouncing the war</a> and the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gender_inequality_in_Sudan" target="_blank">violations against women</a>. <a href="https://www.dabangasudan.org/en/all-news/article/marches-as-splm-n-el-hilu-and-army-clash-in-south-kordofan" target="_blank">(Dabanga Sudan)</a></li>
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_invasion_of_Ukraine" target="_blank">Russian invasion of Ukraine</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2022%E2%80%932023_western_Russia_attacks" target="_blank">2022–2023 western Russia attacks</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Russia says it destroyed three <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unmanned_combat_aerial_vehicle" target="_blank">drones</a> near <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moscow" target="_blank">Moscow</a>. One damaged the 21st floor of the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IQ-quarter" target="_blank">IQ-quarter</a> mixed-use complex, which hosts offices for the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ministry_of_Economic_Development_%28Russia%29" target="_blank">Ministry of Economic Development</a>. The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vnukovo_International_Airport" target="_blank">Vnukovo International Airport</a> was also temporarily closed. <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/aug/01/moscow-hit-by-fresh-drone-strike-says-mayor" target="_blank">(The Guardian)</a> <a href="https://meduza.io/feature/2023/08/01/novaya-ataka-dronov-na-moskvu-bespilotnik-vnov-vrezalsya-v-bashnyu-moskva-siti" target="_blank">(Meduza)</a></li>
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Attacks_on_civilians_in_the_Russian_invasion_of_Ukraine" target="_blank">Attacks on civilians in the Russian invasion of Ukraine</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bombing_of_Kherson_%282022%E2%80%93present%29" target="_blank">Bombing of Kherson</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">One <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Civilian" target="_blank">civilian</a> is killed and five are injured in a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_Armed_Forces" target="_blank">Russian</a> attack on a medical facility in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kherson" target="_blank">Kherson</a>. <a href="https://news.yahoo.com/1-killed-5-injured-russian-133335203.html" target="_blank">(The Kyiv Independent via Yahoo! News)</a></li>
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</ul></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israeli%E2%80%93Palestinian_conflict" target="_blank">Israeli–Palestinian conflict</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">A <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palestinian" target="_blank">Palestinian</a> man is shot and killed by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israeli_security_forces" target="_blank">Israeli security forces</a> after opening fire on <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israelis" target="_blank">Israelis</a> in the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israeli_settlement" target="_blank">settlement</a> of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ma%27ale_Adumim" target="_blank">Ma'ale Adumim</a> in the occupied <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_Bank" target="_blank">West Bank</a>. <a href="https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/8/1/palestinian-opens-fire-in-west-bank-settlement-wounding-israelis" target="_blank">(Al Jazeera)</a></li>
</ul></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Religious_violence_in_India" target="_blank">Religious violence in India</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hindus" target="_blank">Hindus</a> kill a deputy <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Imam" target="_blank">imam</a> and wound another when storming a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mosque" target="_blank">mosque</a> in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gurgaon" target="_blank">Gurgaon</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haryana" target="_blank">Haryana</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_India" target="_blank">North India</a>, as a spillover of intercommunal violence that occurred in neighboring <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuh_district" target="_blank">Nuh district</a> yesterday. <a href="https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/8/1/imam-killed-after-hindu-mob-attacks-mosque-in-indias-gurugram" target="_blank">(Al Jazeera)</a></li>
</ul></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Two people are killed and five others are injured when an assailant robs passengers and throws a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Molotov_cocktail" target="_blank">Molotov cocktail</a> on a bus in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dakar" target="_blank">Dakar</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Senegal" target="_blank">Senegal</a>. <a href="https://www.urdupoint.com/en/miscellaneous/two-dead-in-senegal-bus-petrol-bomb-attack-1732664.html" target="_blank">(AFP via UrduPoint)</a></li>
</ul>Business and economy<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_Three_%28credit_rating_agencies%29" target="_blank">Major</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Credit_rating_agency" target="_blank">credit rating agency</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fitch_Ratings" target="_blank">Fitch</a> downgrades the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States" target="_blank">United States</a>' <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bond_credit_rating" target="_blank">bond credit rating</a> from AAA to AA+, citing an &quot;erosion of governance&quot; manifested in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_debt_ceiling" target="_blank">debt ceiling</a> impasses. <a href="https://www.ft.com/content/63e410d0-9e4e-4b28-b0dd-f4d1f093dc6a" target="_blank">(Financial Times)</a></li>
</ul>Disasters and accidents<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Typhoon_Doksuri_%282023%29" target="_blank">Typhoon Doksuri (2023)</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Eleven people are killed and 13 more missing during <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flood" target="_blank">floods</a> in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beizhen" target="_blank">Beizhen</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liaoning" target="_blank">Liaoning</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China" target="_blank">China</a>. About 31 thousand people have been <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internally_displaced_person" target="_blank">displaced</a>. <a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-66369137" target="_blank">(BBC News)</a> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/jul/31/china-typhoon-doksuri-beijing-evacuations-weather-rain" target="_blank">(The Guardian)</a></li>
</ul></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Twenty workers are killed and three more injured during the collapse of a giant <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crane_%28machine%29" target="_blank">crane</a> at a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Highway" target="_blank">highway</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Construction" target="_blank">construction site</a> in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thane" target="_blank">Thane</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maharashtra" target="_blank">Maharashtra</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/India" target="_blank">India</a>. <a href="https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/8/1/workers-crushed-to-death-as-crane-collapses-at-india-road-construction-site" target="_blank">(Al Jazeera)</a></li>
</ul>Health and environment<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2023_Asia_heat_wave" target="_blank">2023 Asia heat wave</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iranian_government" target="_blank">Iranian government</a> institutes a two-day nationwide shutdown due to extreme heat, closing all schools, banks, and government offices. <a href="https://news.sky.com/story/iran-announces-nationwide-shutdown-due-to-soaring-heat-12931849" target="_blank">(Sky News)</a></li>
</ul></li>
</ul>International relations<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2023_Nigerien_coup_d%27%C3%A9tat" target="_blank">2023 Nigerien coup d'état</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/France" target="_blank">France</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Italy" target="_blank">Italy</a> begin the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emergency_evacuation" target="_blank">evacuation</a> of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/French_people" target="_blank">French</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Italian_people" target="_blank">Italian</a> and other <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Europe" target="_blank">European</a> nationals from <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Niger" target="_blank">Niger</a>. <a href="https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/8/1/france-to-begin-evacuation-for-its-citizens-eu-nationals-in-niger" target="_blank">(Al Jazeera)</a></li>
</ul></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Territorial_disputes_in_the_South_China_Sea" target="_blank">Territorial disputes in the South China Sea</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Senate_of_the_Philippines" target="_blank">Senate of the Philippines</a> adopts a resolution condemning China's incursions in the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_Philippine_Sea" target="_blank">West Philippine Sea</a> and urging the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Department_of_Foreign_Affairs_%28Philippines%29" target="_blank">Department of Foreign Affairs</a> to file a resolution regarding China's harassment of Philippine vessels before the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Nations_General_Assembly" target="_blank">United Nations General Assembly</a>. <a href="https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/topstories/nation/877567/senate-adopts-resolution-strongly-condemning-chinese-incursions/story/" target="_blank">(GMA News)</a></li>
</ul></li>
</ul>Law and crime<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Attempts_to_overturn_the_2020_United_States_presidential_election" target="_blank">Attempts to overturn the 2020 United States presidential election</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aftermath_of_the_January_6_United_States_Capitol_attack" target="_blank">Aftermath of the January 6 United States Capitol attack</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Justice_Department_investigation_into_attempts_to_overturn_the_2020_presidential_election" target="_blank">United States Justice Department investigation into attempts to overturn the 2020 presidential election</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Former <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/President_of_the_United_States" target="_blank">U.S. President</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donald_Trump" target="_blank">Donald Trump</a> is indicted by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Department_of_Justice" target="_blank">DOJ</a> Counsel <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_Smith_%28lawyer%29" target="_blank">Jack Smith</a> on four criminal accounts for his role in attempting to overturn the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2020_United_States_presidential_election" target="_blank">2020 United States presidential election</a> including a rally that led to <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/January_6_United_States_Capitol_attack" target="_blank">a riot</a> at the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Capitol" target="_blank">United States Capitol</a>. <a href="https://www.politico.com/news/2023/08/01/trump-indicted-again-00109286" target="_blank">(Politico)</a> <a href="https://fortune.com/2023/08/01/trump-charged-doj-overturn-2020-presidential-election-loss/?ref=biztoc.com" target="_blank">(Fortune)</a></li>
</ul></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Two members of the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michigan_Republican_Party" target="_blank">Michigan Republican Party</a> are also charged by prosecutors for attempting to tamper with voting machines in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michigan" target="_blank">Michigan</a> during <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2020_United_States_presidential_election_in_Michigan" target="_blank">their election</a>. <a href="https://apnews.com/article/matthew-deperno-michigan-trump-voting-machines-a58c4a58de84d432815ec1be39c19b90" target="_blank">(AP)</a></li>
</ul></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fugitive" target="_blank">Fugitive</a> Filipino <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/House_of_Representatives_of_the_Philippines" target="_blank">Congressman</a> and alleged mastermind of the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pamplona_massacre" target="_blank">Pamplona massacre</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arnolfo_Teves_Jr." target="_blank">Arnolfo Teves Jr.</a> and twelve others are designated as <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terrorist" target="_blank">terrorists</a> by the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anti-Terrorism_Act_of_2020" target="_blank">Anti-Terrorism Council</a>. <a href="https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/topstories/nation/877515/anti-terrorism-council-designates-arnie-teves-12-others-as-terrorists/story/" target="_blank">(GMA News)</a></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Myanmar" target="_blank">Myanmar</a>'s former leader <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aung_San_Suu_Kyi" target="_blank">Aung San Suu Kyi</a> is pardoned on five of her convictions, reducing her sentence from 33 to 27 years in prison. <a href="https://www.france24.com/en/asia-pacific/20230801-myanmar-s-ousted-leader-suu-kyiv-has-some-of-her-prison-sentences-reduced" target="_blank">(AFP via France 24)</a></li>
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[QUOTE="Wikipedia Current Events, post: 102273, member: 524"] [B]Armed conflicts and attacks[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2023_Sudan_conflict']2023 Sudan conflict[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Protest']Protests[/URL] begin in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kadugli']Kadugli[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Kordofan']South Kordofan[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sudan']Sudan[/URL], against the clashes which are ongoing within the city, also [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anti-war_movement']denouncing the war[/URL] and the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gender_inequality_in_Sudan']violations against women[/URL]. [URL='https://www.dabangasudan.org/en/all-news/article/marches-as-splm-n-el-hilu-and-army-clash-in-south-kordofan'](Dabanga Sudan)[/URL] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_invasion_of_Ukraine']Russian invasion of Ukraine[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2022%E2%80%932023_western_Russia_attacks']2022–2023 western Russia attacks[/URL] [LIST] [*]Russia says it destroyed three [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unmanned_combat_aerial_vehicle']drones[/URL] near [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moscow']Moscow[/URL]. One damaged the 21st floor of the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IQ-quarter']IQ-quarter[/URL] mixed-use complex, which hosts offices for the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ministry_of_Economic_Development_%28Russia%29']Ministry of Economic Development[/URL]. The [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vnukovo_International_Airport']Vnukovo International Airport[/URL] was also temporarily closed. [URL='https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/aug/01/moscow-hit-by-fresh-drone-strike-says-mayor']([I]The Guardian[/I])[/URL] [URL='https://meduza.io/feature/2023/08/01/novaya-ataka-dronov-na-moskvu-bespilotnik-vnov-vrezalsya-v-bashnyu-moskva-siti']([I]Meduza[/I])[/URL] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Attacks_on_civilians_in_the_Russian_invasion_of_Ukraine']Attacks on civilians in the Russian invasion of Ukraine[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bombing_of_Kherson_%282022%E2%80%93present%29']Bombing of Kherson[/URL] [LIST] [*]One [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Civilian']civilian[/URL] is killed and five are injured in a [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_Armed_Forces']Russian[/URL] attack on a medical facility in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kherson']Kherson[/URL]. [URL='https://news.yahoo.com/1-killed-5-injured-russian-133335203.html']([I]The Kyiv Independent[/I] via Yahoo! News)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israeli%E2%80%93Palestinian_conflict']Israeli–Palestinian conflict[/URL] [LIST] [*]A [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palestinian']Palestinian[/URL] man is shot and killed by [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israeli_security_forces']Israeli security forces[/URL] after opening fire on [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israelis']Israelis[/URL] in the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israeli_settlement']settlement[/URL] of [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ma%27ale_Adumim']Ma'ale Adumim[/URL] in the occupied [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_Bank']West Bank[/URL]. [URL='https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/8/1/palestinian-opens-fire-in-west-bank-settlement-wounding-israelis'](Al Jazeera)[/URL] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Religious_violence_in_India']Religious violence in India[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hindus']Hindus[/URL] kill a deputy [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Imam']imam[/URL] and wound another when storming a [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mosque']mosque[/URL] in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gurgaon']Gurgaon[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haryana']Haryana[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_India']North India[/URL], as a spillover of intercommunal violence that occurred in neighboring [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuh_district']Nuh district[/URL] yesterday. [URL='https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/8/1/imam-killed-after-hindu-mob-attacks-mosque-in-indias-gurugram'](Al Jazeera)[/URL] [/LIST] [*]Two people are killed and five others are injured when an assailant robs passengers and throws a [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Molotov_cocktail']Molotov cocktail[/URL] on a bus in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dakar']Dakar[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Senegal']Senegal[/URL]. [URL='https://www.urdupoint.com/en/miscellaneous/two-dead-in-senegal-bus-petrol-bomb-attack-1732664.html'](AFP via UrduPoint)[/URL] [/LIST] [B]Business and economy[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_Three_%28credit_rating_agencies%29']Major[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Credit_rating_agency']credit rating agency[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fitch_Ratings']Fitch[/URL] downgrades the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States']United States[/URL]' [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bond_credit_rating']bond credit rating[/URL] from AAA to AA+, citing an "erosion of governance" manifested in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_debt_ceiling']debt ceiling[/URL] impasses. [URL='https://www.ft.com/content/63e410d0-9e4e-4b28-b0dd-f4d1f093dc6a']([I]Financial Times[/I])[/URL] [/LIST] [B]Disasters and accidents[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Typhoon_Doksuri_%282023%29']Typhoon Doksuri (2023)[/URL] [LIST] [*]Eleven people are killed and 13 more missing during [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flood']floods[/URL] in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beizhen']Beizhen[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liaoning']Liaoning[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China']China[/URL]. About 31 thousand people have been [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internally_displaced_person']displaced[/URL]. [URL='https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-66369137'](BBC News)[/URL] [URL='https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/jul/31/china-typhoon-doksuri-beijing-evacuations-weather-rain']([I]The Guardian[/I])[/URL] [/LIST] [*]Twenty workers are killed and three more injured during the collapse of a giant [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crane_%28machine%29']crane[/URL] at a [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Highway']highway[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Construction']construction site[/URL] in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thane']Thane[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maharashtra']Maharashtra[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/India']India[/URL]. [URL='https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/8/1/workers-crushed-to-death-as-crane-collapses-at-india-road-construction-site'](Al Jazeera)[/URL] [/LIST] [B]Health and environment[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2023_Asia_heat_wave']2023 Asia heat wave[/URL] [LIST] [*]The [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iranian_government']Iranian government[/URL] institutes a two-day nationwide shutdown due to extreme heat, closing all schools, banks, and government offices. [URL='https://news.sky.com/story/iran-announces-nationwide-shutdown-due-to-soaring-heat-12931849'](Sky News)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [B]International relations[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2023_Nigerien_coup_d%27%C3%A9tat']2023 Nigerien coup d'état[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/France']France[/URL] and [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Italy']Italy[/URL] begin the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emergency_evacuation']evacuation[/URL] of [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/French_people']French[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Italian_people']Italian[/URL] and other [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Europe']European[/URL] nationals from [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Niger']Niger[/URL]. [URL='https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/8/1/france-to-begin-evacuation-for-its-citizens-eu-nationals-in-niger'](Al Jazeera)[/URL] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Territorial_disputes_in_the_South_China_Sea']Territorial disputes in the South China Sea[/URL] [LIST] [*]The [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Senate_of_the_Philippines']Senate of the Philippines[/URL] adopts a resolution condemning China's incursions in the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_Philippine_Sea']West Philippine Sea[/URL] and urging the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Department_of_Foreign_Affairs_%28Philippines%29']Department of Foreign Affairs[/URL] to file a resolution regarding China's harassment of Philippine vessels before the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Nations_General_Assembly']United Nations General Assembly[/URL]. [URL='https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/topstories/nation/877567/senate-adopts-resolution-strongly-condemning-chinese-incursions/story/'](GMA News)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [B]Law and crime[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Attempts_to_overturn_the_2020_United_States_presidential_election']Attempts to overturn the 2020 United States presidential election[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aftermath_of_the_January_6_United_States_Capitol_attack']Aftermath of the January 6 United States Capitol attack[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Justice_Department_investigation_into_attempts_to_overturn_the_2020_presidential_election']United States Justice Department investigation into attempts to overturn the 2020 presidential election[/URL] [LIST] [*]Former [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/President_of_the_United_States']U.S. President[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donald_Trump']Donald Trump[/URL] is indicted by [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Department_of_Justice']DOJ[/URL] Counsel [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_Smith_%28lawyer%29']Jack Smith[/URL] on four criminal accounts for his role in attempting to overturn the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2020_United_States_presidential_election']2020 United States presidential election[/URL] including a rally that led to [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/January_6_United_States_Capitol_attack']a riot[/URL] at the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Capitol']United States Capitol[/URL]. [URL='https://www.politico.com/news/2023/08/01/trump-indicted-again-00109286'](Politico)[/URL] [URL='https://fortune.com/2023/08/01/trump-charged-doj-overturn-2020-presidential-election-loss/?ref=biztoc.com'](Fortune)[/URL] [/LIST] [*]Two members of the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michigan_Republican_Party']Michigan Republican Party[/URL] are also charged by prosecutors for attempting to tamper with voting machines in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michigan']Michigan[/URL] during [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2020_United_States_presidential_election_in_Michigan']their election[/URL]. [URL='https://apnews.com/article/matthew-deperno-michigan-trump-voting-machines-a58c4a58de84d432815ec1be39c19b90'](AP)[/URL] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fugitive']Fugitive[/URL] Filipino [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/House_of_Representatives_of_the_Philippines']Congressman[/URL] and alleged mastermind of the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pamplona_massacre']Pamplona massacre[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arnolfo_Teves_Jr.']Arnolfo Teves Jr.[/URL] and twelve others are designated as [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terrorist']terrorists[/URL] by the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anti-Terrorism_Act_of_2020']Anti-Terrorism Council[/URL]. [URL='https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/topstories/nation/877515/anti-terrorism-council-designates-arnie-teves-12-others-as-terrorists/story/'](GMA News)[/URL] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Myanmar']Myanmar[/URL]'s former leader [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aung_San_Suu_Kyi']Aung San Suu Kyi[/URL] is pardoned on five of her convictions, reducing her sentence from 33 to 27 years in prison. [URL='https://www.france24.com/en/asia-pacific/20230801-myanmar-s-ousted-leader-suu-kyiv-has-some-of-her-prison-sentences-reduced'](AFP via France 24)[/URL] [/LIST] [url="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Current_events/2023_August_1"]Continue reading...[/url] [/QUOTE]

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