Current events: 2023-08-08

[Wikipedia Current Events]

Armed conflicts and attacks

• 2023 Sudan conflict
  • Battle of Omdurman (2023)
    • Clashes break out in the Abrof neighborhood of Omdurman, Khartoum, Sudan, between the Rapid Support Forces and the Sudanese Armed Forces. (Dabanga Sudan)

Disasters and accidents

• 2023 Pacific typhoon season
  • Typhoon Khanun (2023)
    • The South Korean government evacuates over 36,000 participants of the 25th World Scout Jamboree from their campsite at Saemangeum, North Jeolla, ahead of Khanun's expected landfall. (AFP via The Australian)
• 2023 Iberian wildfires
  • In Portugal, 7000 hectares of forest are burned down and 1400 people are evacuated. (NOS)

Politics and elections

• The prime minister of Vanuatu Ishmael Kalsakau reshuffles the cabinet and appoints two new ministers ahead of a no-confidence vote. (RNZ)

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