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<blockquote data-quote="Wikipedia Current Events" data-source="post: 102702" 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/Crimea_attacks_%282022%E2%80%93present%29" target="_blank">Crimea attacks</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Ukraine says that it damaged the Russian {{ill|Sig (tanker)|ru|Сиг (танкер) |lt=''Sig''}} tanker in a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ukrainian_naval" target="_blank">naval</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drone_attack" target="_blank">drone attack</a> in the Black Sea near the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crimean_Bridge" target="_blank">Crimean Bridge</a>. <a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-66412842.amp" target="_blank">(BBC News)</a> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/aug/05/russian-chemical-tanker-reportedly-hit-by-ukraine-drones-in-kerch-strait" target="_blank">(The Guardian)</a></li>
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peace_negotiations_in_the_Russian_invasion_of_Ukraine" target="_blank">Peace negotiations in the Russian invasion of Ukraine</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Peace talks have begun in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saudi_Arabia" target="_blank">Saudi Arabia</a>. The talks will last for two days and are attended by officials from about 40 countries, including those from the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Global_South" target="_blank">Global South</a> but not Russia. <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/ukraine-expects-difficult-successful-talks-saudi-arabia-2023-08-05/" target="_blank">(Reuters)</a> <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/05/world/europe/ukraine-war-saudi-arabia-russia.html" target="_blank">(The New York Times)</a></li>
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turkmenistan_Airlines" target="_blank">Turkmenistan Airlines</a> announces that they will extend their suspension of flights from <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ashgabat" target="_blank">Ashgabat</a> to <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moscow" target="_blank">Moscow</a> due to safety concerns. <a href="https://telanganatoday.com/turkmenistan-airlines-to-extend-suspension-of-flights-to-moscow-until-october-end-over-safety-concerns" target="_blank">(Telangana Today)</a></li>
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</ul>Disasters and accidents<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">At least three people are killed in floods and landslides in northeastern and central <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slovenia" target="_blank">Slovenia</a> and southern <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Austria" target="_blank">Austria</a>. Concerns are raised over the stability of a dam in {{ill|Viktring|de}}, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Klagenfurt" target="_blank">Klagenfurt</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carinthia" target="_blank">Carinthia</a>, with water being pumped out of the dam. <a href="https://www.dw.com/en/slovenia-austria-floods-leave-3-dead/a-66443381" target="_blank">(DW News)</a> <a href="https://theatlasnews.co/latest/2023/08/04/heavy-rains-raise-concerns-over-dam-stability-in-klagenfurt-austria/" target="_blank">(Atlas News)</a> <a href="https://www.express.co.uk/news/world/1798951/Austria-dam-breach-imminent-alarm-flood/amp" target="_blank">(Daily Express)</a></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_earthquakes_in_2023" target="_blank">List of earthquakes in 2023</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Ten people are injured and 74 houses are destroyed by a magnitude 5.4 <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earthquake" target="_blank">earthquake</a> in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shandong" target="_blank">Shandong</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China" target="_blank">China</a>. <a href="https://news.hsw.cn/system/2023/0806/1656133.shtml" target="_blank">(HSW)</a></li>
</ul></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">At least 15 people are killed and 20 others are missing after a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Landslide" target="_blank">landslide</a> in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shovi" target="_blank">Shovi</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Georgia_%28country%29" target="_blank">Georgia</a>. <a href="https://www.rferl.org/a/georgia-landslide-shovi-racha-dead/32534083.html" target="_blank">(Radio Free Europe)</a></li>
</ul>Law and crime<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">A court in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lahore" target="_blank">Lahore</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pakistan" target="_blank">Pakistan</a>, sentences former <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_Pakistan" target="_blank">prime minister</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Imran_Khan" target="_blank">Imran Khan</a> to three years in prison on corruption-related charges. <a href="https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/8/5/pakistan-court-sentences-ex-pm-imran-khan-to-3-years-in-prison-state-tv" target="_blank">(Al Jazeera)</a></li>
</ul>Sports<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NASCAR" target="_blank">NASCAR</a> announces it has suspended <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Noah_Gragson" target="_blank">Noah Gragson</a> after liking a meme ridiculing the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_of_George_Floyd" target="_blank">murder</a> of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Floyd" target="_blank">George Floyd</a>. <a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/rcna98355" target="_blank">(NBC News)</a></li>
</ul><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Current_events/2023_August_5" target="_blank">Continue reading...</a></blockquote>

[QUOTE="Wikipedia Current Events, post: 102702, 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/Crimea_attacks_%282022%E2%80%93present%29']Crimea attacks[/URL] [LIST] [*]Ukraine says that it damaged the Russian {{ill|Sig (tanker)|ru|Сиг (танкер) |lt=''Sig''}} tanker in a [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ukrainian_naval']naval[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drone_attack']drone attack[/URL] in the Black Sea near the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crimean_Bridge']Crimean Bridge[/URL]. [URL='https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-66412842.amp'](BBC News)[/URL] [URL='https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/aug/05/russian-chemical-tanker-reportedly-hit-by-ukraine-drones-in-kerch-strait'](The Guardian)[/URL] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peace_negotiations_in_the_Russian_invasion_of_Ukraine']Peace negotiations in the Russian invasion of Ukraine[/URL] [LIST] [*]Peace talks have begun in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saudi_Arabia']Saudi Arabia[/URL]. The talks will last for two days and are attended by officials from about 40 countries, including those from the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Global_South']Global South[/URL] but not Russia. [URL='https://www.reuters.com/world/ukraine-expects-difficult-successful-talks-saudi-arabia-2023-08-05/'](Reuters)[/URL] [URL='https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/05/world/europe/ukraine-war-saudi-arabia-russia.html']([I]The New York Times[/I])[/URL] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turkmenistan_Airlines']Turkmenistan Airlines[/URL] announces that they will extend their suspension of flights from [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ashgabat']Ashgabat[/URL] to [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moscow']Moscow[/URL] due to safety concerns. [URL='https://telanganatoday.com/turkmenistan-airlines-to-extend-suspension-of-flights-to-moscow-until-october-end-over-safety-concerns']([I]Telangana Today[/I])[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [B]Disasters and accidents[/B] [LIST] [*]At least three people are killed in floods and landslides in northeastern and central [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slovenia']Slovenia[/URL] and southern [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Austria']Austria[/URL]. Concerns are raised over the stability of a dam in {{ill|Viktring|de}}, [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Klagenfurt']Klagenfurt[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carinthia']Carinthia[/URL], with water being pumped out of the dam. [URL='https://www.dw.com/en/slovenia-austria-floods-leave-3-dead/a-66443381'](DW News)[/URL] [URL='https://theatlasnews.co/latest/2023/08/04/heavy-rains-raise-concerns-over-dam-stability-in-klagenfurt-austria/'](Atlas News)[/URL] [URL='https://www.express.co.uk/news/world/1798951/Austria-dam-breach-imminent-alarm-flood/amp']([I]Daily Express[/I])[/URL] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_earthquakes_in_2023']List of earthquakes in 2023[/URL] [LIST] [*]Ten people are injured and 74 houses are destroyed by a magnitude 5.4 [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earthquake']earthquake[/URL] in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shandong']Shandong[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China']China[/URL]. [URL='https://news.hsw.cn/system/2023/0806/1656133.shtml'](HSW)[/URL] [/LIST] [*]At least 15 people are killed and 20 others are missing after a [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Landslide']landslide[/URL] in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shovi']Shovi[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Georgia_%28country%29']Georgia[/URL]. [URL='https://www.rferl.org/a/georgia-landslide-shovi-racha-dead/32534083.html'](Radio Free Europe)[/URL] [/LIST] [B]Law and crime[/B] [LIST] [*]A court in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lahore']Lahore[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pakistan']Pakistan[/URL], sentences former [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_Pakistan']prime minister[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Imran_Khan']Imran Khan[/URL] to three years in prison on corruption-related charges. [URL='https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/8/5/pakistan-court-sentences-ex-pm-imran-khan-to-3-years-in-prison-state-tv'](Al Jazeera)[/URL] [/LIST] [B]Sports[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NASCAR']NASCAR[/URL] announces it has suspended [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Noah_Gragson']Noah Gragson[/URL] after liking a meme ridiculing the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_of_George_Floyd']murder[/URL] of [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Floyd']George Floyd[/URL]. [URL='https://www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/rcna98355'](NBC News)[/URL] [/LIST] [url="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Current_events/2023_August_5"]Continue reading...[/url] [/QUOTE]

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