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<blockquote data-quote="Wikipedia Current Events" data-source="post: 102391" data-attributes="member: 524">Armed conflicts and attacks<ul>
<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/Russian_strikes_against_Ukrainian_infrastructure_%282022%E2%80%93present%29" target="_blank">Russian strikes against Ukrainian infrastructure</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">A <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_Armed_Forces" target="_blank">Russian</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drone_strike" target="_blank">drone strike</a> in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Izmail" target="_blank">Izmail</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Odesa_Oblast" target="_blank">Odesa Oblast</a>, has caused damage to administrative buildings and grain storage facilities. <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-08-02/ukraine-s-izmail-port-hit-in-russian-drone-attack-reports-say" target="_blank">(Bloomberg News)</a></li>
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</ul>Disasters and accidents<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Twenty people are killed, five are missing and nine others are rescued after a boat carrying <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charcoal" target="_blank">charcoal</a> and food capsized in the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uganda" target="_blank">Ugandan</a> waters of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lake_Victoria" target="_blank">Lake Victoria</a>. <a href="https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/8/2/lake-victoria-uganda-boat-accident" target="_blank">(Al Jazeera)</a></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">A <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cessna_152" target="_blank">Cessna 152</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aircraft_crash" target="_blank">aircraft crashes</a> in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luna%2C_Apayao" target="_blank">Luna</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apayao" target="_blank">Apayao</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philippines" target="_blank">Philippines</a>, during a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Training_flight" target="_blank">training flight</a> from <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laoag" target="_blank">Laoag</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ilocos_Norte" target="_blank">Ilocos Norte</a>, to <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tuguegarao" target="_blank">Tuguegarao</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cagayan" target="_blank">Cagayan</a>, killing an <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indian_people" target="_blank">Indian</a> student pilot and his <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flight_instructor" target="_blank">flight instructor</a>. <a href="https://gulfnews.com/world/asia/philippines/indian-student-flight-instructor-killed-in-philippine-plane-crash-1.1690977266509" target="_blank">(AFP via Gulf News)</a></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beijing" target="_blank">Beijing</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China" target="_blank">China</a>, records the heaviest rainfall in at least 140 years, causing severe flooding and 21 deaths. <a href="https://www.cp24.com/world/beijing-records-heaviest-rainfall-in-at-least-140-years-causing-severe-flooding-and-21-deaths-1.6503472" target="_blank">(CP24)</a></li>
</ul>Law and crime<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pittsburgh_synagogue_shooting" target="_blank">Pittsburgh synagogue shooting</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">The perpetrator of the 2018 shooting at the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tree_of_Life_%E2%80%93_Or_L%27Simcha_Congregation" target="_blank">Tree of Life</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Synagogue" target="_blank">synagogue</a> in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pittsburgh" target="_blank">Pittsburgh</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pennsylvania" target="_blank">Pennsylvania</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States" target="_blank">United States</a>, is <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sentenced_to_death" target="_blank">sentenced to death</a>. <a href="https://www.post-gazette.com/news/crime-courts/2023/08/02/pittsburgh-synagogue-tree-of-life-trial-updates-robert-bowers-verdict/stories/202308020089" target="_blank">(Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)</a></li>
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul">At least 10 people are killed during a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Police_raid" target="_blank">police raid</a> on a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Favela" target="_blank">favela</a> in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rio_de_Janeiro" target="_blank">Rio de Janeiro</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brazil" target="_blank">Brazil</a>, days after 19 people in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bahia" target="_blank">Bahia</a> and 14 in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S%C3%A3o_Paulo_%28state%29" target="_blank">São Paulo State</a> were also killed during police raids. <a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-66387599" target="_blank">(BBC News)</a></li>
</ul>Politics and elections<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/President_of_Tunisia" target="_blank">Tunisian President</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kais_Saied" target="_blank">Kais Saied</a> appoints <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ahmed_Hachani" target="_blank">Ahmed Hachani</a> as <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_Tunisia" target="_blank">prime minister</a> after <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dismissal_%28employment%29" target="_blank">dismissing</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Najla_Bouden" target="_blank">Najla Bouden</a>, the first female <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prime_minister" target="_blank">prime minister</a> in the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arab_world" target="_blank">Arab world</a>, from the role. <a href="https://www.devdiscourse.com/article/politics/2544283-tunisian-president-names-ahmed-hachani-as-prime-minister-replacing-bouden" target="_blank">(Reuters via Devdiscourse)</a></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Former <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_Thailand" target="_blank">prime minister</a> of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thailand" target="_blank">Thailand</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thaksin_Shinawatra" target="_blank">Thaksin Shinawatra</a> announces a return to Thailand after 15 years of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exile" target="_blank">exile</a> in the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Arab_Emirates" target="_blank">United Arab Emirates</a>. <a href="https://amp.dw.com/en/thaksin-shinawatra-set-to-return-to-thailand-whats-next/a-66409962" target="_blank">(DW)</a></li>
</ul>Sports<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2023_FIFA_Women%27s_World_Cup" target="_blank">2023 FIFA Women's World Cup</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jamaica_women%27s_national_football_team" target="_blank">Jamaica</a> become the first <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caribbean_Football_Union" target="_blank">Caribbean</a> nation to qualify for the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2023_FIFA_Women%27s_World_Cup_knockout_stage" target="_blank">knockout stage</a> of a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_Women%27s_World_Cup" target="_blank">FIFA Women's World Cup</a> after <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tie_%28draw%29" target="_blank">drawing</a> 0–0 with <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brazil_women%27s_national_football_team" target="_blank">Brazil</a> in their final <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2023_FIFA_Women%27s_World_Cup_Group_F" target="_blank">group stage</a> match to finish second in their group. <a href="https://www.knoxnews.com/story/sports/college/university-of-tennessee/other-sports/2023/08/02/jamaica-first-caribbean-nation-fifa-world-cup-knockout-stage-tennessee-soccer-bunny-shaw/70496636007/" target="_blank">(Knox News)</a></li>
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</ul><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Current_events/2023_August_2" target="_blank">Continue reading...</a></blockquote>

[QUOTE="Wikipedia Current Events, post: 102391, member: 524"] [B]Armed conflicts and attacks[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_invasion_of_Ukraine']Russian invasion of Ukraine[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_strikes_against_Ukrainian_infrastructure_%282022%E2%80%93present%29']Russian strikes against Ukrainian infrastructure[/URL] [LIST] [*]A [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_Armed_Forces']Russian[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drone_strike']drone strike[/URL] in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Izmail']Izmail[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Odesa_Oblast']Odesa Oblast[/URL], has caused damage to administrative buildings and grain storage facilities. [URL='https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-08-02/ukraine-s-izmail-port-hit-in-russian-drone-attack-reports-say'](Bloomberg News)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [/LIST] [B]Disasters and accidents[/B] [LIST] [*]Twenty people are killed, five are missing and nine others are rescued after a boat carrying [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charcoal']charcoal[/URL] and food capsized in the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uganda']Ugandan[/URL] waters of [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lake_Victoria']Lake Victoria[/URL]. [URL='https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/8/2/lake-victoria-uganda-boat-accident'](Al Jazeera)[/URL] [*]A [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cessna_152']Cessna 152[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aircraft_crash']aircraft crashes[/URL] in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luna%2C_Apayao']Luna[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apayao']Apayao[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philippines']Philippines[/URL], during a [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Training_flight']training flight[/URL] from [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laoag']Laoag[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ilocos_Norte']Ilocos Norte[/URL], to [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tuguegarao']Tuguegarao[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cagayan']Cagayan[/URL], killing an [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indian_people']Indian[/URL] student pilot and his [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flight_instructor']flight instructor[/URL]. [URL='https://gulfnews.com/world/asia/philippines/indian-student-flight-instructor-killed-in-philippine-plane-crash-1.1690977266509'](AFP via [I]Gulf News[/I])[/URL] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beijing']Beijing[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China']China[/URL], records the heaviest rainfall in at least 140 years, causing severe flooding and 21 deaths. [URL='https://www.cp24.com/world/beijing-records-heaviest-rainfall-in-at-least-140-years-causing-severe-flooding-and-21-deaths-1.6503472'](CP24)[/URL] [/LIST] [B]Law and crime[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pittsburgh_synagogue_shooting']Pittsburgh synagogue shooting[/URL] [LIST] [*]The perpetrator of the 2018 shooting at the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tree_of_Life_%E2%80%93_Or_L%27Simcha_Congregation']Tree of Life[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Synagogue']synagogue[/URL] in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pittsburgh']Pittsburgh[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pennsylvania']Pennsylvania[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States']United States[/URL], is [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sentenced_to_death']sentenced to death[/URL]. [URL='https://www.post-gazette.com/news/crime-courts/2023/08/02/pittsburgh-synagogue-tree-of-life-trial-updates-robert-bowers-verdict/stories/202308020089']([I]Pittsburgh Post-Gazette[/I])[/URL] [/LIST] [*]At least 10 people are killed during a [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Police_raid']police raid[/URL] on a [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Favela']favela[/URL] in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rio_de_Janeiro']Rio de Janeiro[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brazil']Brazil[/URL], days after 19 people in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bahia']Bahia[/URL] and 14 in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S%C3%A3o_Paulo_%28state%29']São Paulo State[/URL] were also killed during police raids. [URL='https://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-66387599'](BBC News)[/URL] [/LIST] [B]Politics and elections[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/President_of_Tunisia']Tunisian President[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kais_Saied']Kais Saied[/URL] appoints [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ahmed_Hachani']Ahmed Hachani[/URL] as [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_Tunisia']prime minister[/URL] after [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dismissal_%28employment%29']dismissing[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Najla_Bouden']Najla Bouden[/URL], the first female [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prime_minister']prime minister[/URL] in the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arab_world']Arab world[/URL], from the role. [URL='https://www.devdiscourse.com/article/politics/2544283-tunisian-president-names-ahmed-hachani-as-prime-minister-replacing-bouden'](Reuters via Devdiscourse)[/URL] [*]Former [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_Thailand']prime minister[/URL] of [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thailand']Thailand[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thaksin_Shinawatra']Thaksin Shinawatra[/URL] announces a return to Thailand after 15 years of [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exile']exile[/URL] in the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Arab_Emirates']United Arab Emirates[/URL]. [URL='https://amp.dw.com/en/thaksin-shinawatra-set-to-return-to-thailand-whats-next/a-66409962'](DW)[/URL] [/LIST] [B]Sports[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2023_FIFA_Women%27s_World_Cup']2023 FIFA Women's World Cup[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jamaica_women%27s_national_football_team']Jamaica[/URL] become the first [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caribbean_Football_Union']Caribbean[/URL] nation to qualify for the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2023_FIFA_Women%27s_World_Cup_knockout_stage']knockout stage[/URL] of a [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_Women%27s_World_Cup']FIFA Women's World Cup[/URL] after [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tie_%28draw%29']drawing[/URL] 0–0 with [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brazil_women%27s_national_football_team']Brazil[/URL] in their final [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2023_FIFA_Women%27s_World_Cup_Group_F']group stage[/URL] match to finish second in their group. [URL='https://www.knoxnews.com/story/sports/college/university-of-tennessee/other-sports/2023/08/02/jamaica-first-caribbean-nation-fifa-world-cup-knockout-stage-tennessee-soccer-bunny-shaw/70496636007/']([I]Knox News[/I])[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [url="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Current_events/2023_August_2"]Continue reading...[/url] [/QUOTE]

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