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- Israeli–Palestinian conflict
- A Palestinian man opens fire on a car carrying Israeli settlers in Hebron, in the occupied West Bank, killing a woman and injuring a man. (Al Jazeera)
- Russian invasion of Ukraine
- 2022–2023 western Russia attacks
- A Ukrainian drone strike destroys a Tupolev Tu-22M heavy bomber at the Soltsy-2 airbase in Novgorod Oblast, Russia. (BBC News)
- 2022–2023 western Russia attacks
Business and economy
- 2021–2023 inflation surge
- Germany's central bank announces that the country's economy will be stagnant in the current quarter, due to high energy prices and rising borrowing costs. (AP)
- Boycott of Russia and Belarus
- Somalia orders its telecommunication companies to block TikTok, Telegram, and online gambling site 1xBet by August 24, stating that groups like al-Shabaab use these apps and websites to "spread constant horrific images and misinformation to the public". (Al Jazeera)
Disasters and accidents
- 2023 Atlantic hurricane season
- A tropical storm warning is issued for the southern coasts of the Dominican Republic and Haiti due to Tropical Storm Franklin. (ABC News)
- 2023 Hawaii wildfires
- Maui County Mayor Richard Bissen says that 850 people are still missing since the wildfires which damaged Lahaina and other areas of Maui, Hawaii. (NBC News)
- Greek patrol boats rescue nearly 80 migrants in the eastern Aegean Sea who were trying to cross from Turkey in inflatable dinghies in two separate incidents. (AP)
- 12 people are killed and 19 others are injured when a bus crashes into a roadside ditch in Yozgat, Turkey. (AP)
- One person is killed in a high-rise building explosion in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan. (AKIPress)
Law and crime
- Corruption in the United Kingdom
- London police say they will take no further action in an investigation into allegations that associates of King Charles III's charity offered to help a Saudi Arabian billionaire secure a knighthood and British citizenship in return for donations of up to £1.5 million. (AP)
- Countess of Chester Hospital baby murders
- Lucy Letby is sentenced to a whole-life order following her conviction on seven counts of murder and seven counts of attempted murder. (BBC News)
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