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<blockquote data-quote="Wikipedia Current Events" data-source="post: 104600" 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/Eastern_Ukraine_campaign" target="_blank">Eastern Ukraine campaign</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_Armed_Forces" target="_blank">Russian forces</a> shell <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Torske%2C_Lyman_urban_hromada%2C_Kramatorsk_Raion%2C_Donetsk_Oblast" target="_blank">Torske</a> and Zavitne in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donetsk_Oblast" target="_blank">Donetsk Oblast</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ukraine" target="_blank">Ukraine</a>, killing three people and injuring two others. <a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-66589595" target="_blank">(BBC News)</a></li>
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_military_aid_to_Ukraine_during_the_Russo-Ukrainian_War" target="_blank">Military aid to Ukraine during the Russo-Ukrainian War</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/France" target="_blank">France</a> delivers the first shipment of its <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Storm_Shadow" target="_blank">SCALP-EG</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Air-launched_cruise_missile" target="_blank">air-launched cruise missiles</a> to <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ukraine" target="_blank">Ukraine</a>. <a href="https://english.alarabiya.net/News/world/2023/08/22/France-delivers-first-batch-of-SCALP-long-range-missiles-to-Ukraine-Ambassador" target="_blank">(Al Arabiya)</a></li>
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</ul>Disasters and accidents<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2023_Atlantic_hurricane_season" target="_blank">2023 Atlantic hurricane season</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2023_Atlantic_hurricane_season%23Tropical_Storm_Harold" target="_blank">Tropical Storm Harold</a> makes landfall in south <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Texas" target="_blank">Texas</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States" target="_blank">United States</a>, the first during the hurricane season. A <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tropical_storm" target="_blank">tropical storm</a> warning is issued for parts of Texas and the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mexico" target="_blank">Mexican</a> border. <a href="https://abcnews.go.com/amp/US/tropical-storm-harold-strengthens-gulf-mexico-approaches-texas/story?id=102442797" target="_blank">(ABC News)</a></li>
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2023_Greece_wildfires" target="_blank">2023 Greece wildfires</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Eighteen people are found dead amid <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wildfire" target="_blank">wildfires</a> in the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dadia_Forest" target="_blank">Dadia Forest</a> in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greece" target="_blank">Greece</a>. <a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-66579193" target="_blank">(BBC News)</a></li>
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</ul>International relations<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/15th_BRICS_summit" target="_blank">15th BRICS summit</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">The BRICS summit begins in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johannesburg" target="_blank">Johannesburg</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Africa" target="_blank">South Africa</a>. The summit is expected to focus on the bloc's expansion and its role among the economies of the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Global_South" target="_blank">Global South</a> in the world economy. <a href="https://peoplesdispatch.org/2023/08/22/brics-summit-begins-with-focus-on-expansion-de-dollarization/" target="_blank">(Peoples Dispatch)</a></li>
</ul></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2023_Nigerien_crisis" target="_blank">2023 Nigerien crisis</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/African_Union" target="_blank">African Union</a>'s <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peace_and_Security_Council" target="_blank">Peace and Security Council</a> votes to suspends <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Niger" target="_blank">Niger</a>'s membership with immediate effect. <a href="https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/8/22/african-union-suspends-niger-with-immediate-effect-for-july-26-coup" target="_blank">(Al Jazeera)</a></li>
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russia_and_weapons_of_mass_destruction" target="_blank">Russia and weapons of mass destruction</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belarus%E2%80%93Russia_relations" target="_blank">Belarus–Russia relations</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/President_of_Poland" target="_blank">Polish President</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrzej_Duda" target="_blank">Andrzej Duda</a> confirms that <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russia" target="_blank">Russia</a> has stationed <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tactical_nuclear_weapon" target="_blank">tactical</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuclear_weapon" target="_blank">nuclear weapons</a> in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belarus" target="_blank">Belarus</a>. <a href="https://apnews.com/article/poland-belarus-portugal-nuclear-weapons-russia-ff3ce6cfc7880cf5b6f9b5901b07c2b4" target="_blank">(AP)</a></li>
</ul></li>
</ul>Politics and elections<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2023_Cambodian_general_election" target="_blank">2023 Cambodian general election</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hun_Manet" target="_blank">Hun Manet</a> is approved as the next <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_Cambodia" target="_blank">Prime Minister</a> by the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Assembly_%28Cambodia%29" target="_blank">National Assembly</a>. <a href="https://www.wionews.com/world/cambodian-lawmakers-elect-hun-sens-son-as-new-pm-627773" target="_blank">(AFP via WION)</a></li>
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2023_Thai_general_election" target="_blank">2023 Thai general election</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Srettha_Thavisin" target="_blank">Srettha Thavisin</a> is approved as the next <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prime_minister_of_Thailand" target="_blank">Prime Minister</a> in a joint session of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Assembly_%28Thailand%29" target="_blank">parliament</a>. <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/thailands-srettha-become-pm-after-securing-endorsement-parliament-2023-08-22/" target="_blank">(Reuters)</a></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Former Prime Minister <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thaksin_Shinawatra" target="_blank">Thaksin Shinawatra</a> returns to <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thailand" target="_blank">Thailand</a> after 15 years of self-exile. He is arrested and jailed by the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Supreme_Court_of_Thailand" target="_blank">Supreme Court of Thailand</a> over his existing convictions. <a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-66577725" target="_blank">(BBC News)</a> <a href="https://www.bangkokpost.com/thailand/politics/2633718/thaksin-arrives-at-don-mueang-makes-brief-appearance" target="_blank">(Bangkok Post)</a></li>
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</ul><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Current_events/2023_August_22" target="_blank">Continue reading...</a></blockquote>

[QUOTE="Wikipedia Current Events, post: 104600, 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/Eastern_Ukraine_campaign']Eastern Ukraine campaign[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_Armed_Forces']Russian forces[/URL] shell [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Torske%2C_Lyman_urban_hromada%2C_Kramatorsk_Raion%2C_Donetsk_Oblast']Torske[/URL] and Zavitne in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donetsk_Oblast']Donetsk Oblast[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ukraine']Ukraine[/URL], killing three people and injuring two others. [URL='https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-66589595'](BBC News)[/URL] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_military_aid_to_Ukraine_during_the_Russo-Ukrainian_War']Military aid to Ukraine during the Russo-Ukrainian War[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/France']France[/URL] delivers the first shipment of its [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Storm_Shadow']SCALP-EG[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Air-launched_cruise_missile']air-launched cruise missiles[/URL] to [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ukraine']Ukraine[/URL]. [URL='https://english.alarabiya.net/News/world/2023/08/22/France-delivers-first-batch-of-SCALP-long-range-missiles-to-Ukraine-Ambassador'](Al Arabiya)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [/LIST] [B]Disasters and accidents[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2023_Atlantic_hurricane_season']2023 Atlantic hurricane season[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2023_Atlantic_hurricane_season%23Tropical_Storm_Harold']Tropical Storm Harold[/URL] makes landfall in south [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Texas']Texas[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States']United States[/URL], the first during the hurricane season. A [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tropical_storm']tropical storm[/URL] warning is issued for parts of Texas and the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mexico']Mexican[/URL] border. [URL='https://abcnews.go.com/amp/US/tropical-storm-harold-strengthens-gulf-mexico-approaches-texas/story?id=102442797'](ABC News)[/URL] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2023_Greece_wildfires']2023 Greece wildfires[/URL] [LIST] [*]Eighteen people are found dead amid [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wildfire']wildfires[/URL] in the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dadia_Forest']Dadia Forest[/URL] in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greece']Greece[/URL]. [URL='https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-66579193'](BBC News)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [B]International relations[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/15th_BRICS_summit']15th BRICS summit[/URL] [LIST] [*]The BRICS summit begins in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johannesburg']Johannesburg[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Africa']South Africa[/URL]. The summit is expected to focus on the bloc's expansion and its role among the economies of the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Global_South']Global South[/URL] in the world economy. [URL='https://peoplesdispatch.org/2023/08/22/brics-summit-begins-with-focus-on-expansion-de-dollarization/'](Peoples Dispatch)[/URL] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2023_Nigerien_crisis']2023 Nigerien crisis[/URL] [LIST] [*]The [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/African_Union']African Union[/URL]'s [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peace_and_Security_Council']Peace and Security Council[/URL] votes to suspends [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Niger']Niger[/URL]'s membership with immediate effect. [URL='https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/8/22/african-union-suspends-niger-with-immediate-effect-for-july-26-coup'](Al Jazeera)[/URL] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russia_and_weapons_of_mass_destruction']Russia and weapons of mass destruction[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belarus%E2%80%93Russia_relations']Belarus–Russia relations[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/President_of_Poland']Polish President[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrzej_Duda']Andrzej Duda[/URL] confirms that [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russia']Russia[/URL] has stationed [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tactical_nuclear_weapon']tactical[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuclear_weapon']nuclear weapons[/URL] in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belarus']Belarus[/URL]. [URL='https://apnews.com/article/poland-belarus-portugal-nuclear-weapons-russia-ff3ce6cfc7880cf5b6f9b5901b07c2b4'](AP)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [B]Politics and elections[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2023_Cambodian_general_election']2023 Cambodian general election[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hun_Manet']Hun Manet[/URL] is approved as the next [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_Cambodia']Prime Minister[/URL] by the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Assembly_%28Cambodia%29']National Assembly[/URL]. [URL='https://www.wionews.com/world/cambodian-lawmakers-elect-hun-sens-son-as-new-pm-627773'](AFP via WION)[/URL] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2023_Thai_general_election']2023 Thai general election[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Srettha_Thavisin']Srettha Thavisin[/URL] is approved as the next [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prime_minister_of_Thailand']Prime Minister[/URL] in a joint session of [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Assembly_%28Thailand%29']parliament[/URL]. [URL='https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/thailands-srettha-become-pm-after-securing-endorsement-parliament-2023-08-22/'](Reuters)[/URL] [*]Former Prime Minister [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thaksin_Shinawatra']Thaksin Shinawatra[/URL] returns to [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thailand']Thailand[/URL] after 15 years of self-exile. He is arrested and jailed by the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Supreme_Court_of_Thailand']Supreme Court of Thailand[/URL] over his existing convictions. [URL='https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-66577725'](BBC News)[/URL] [URL='https://www.bangkokpost.com/thailand/politics/2633718/thaksin-arrives-at-don-mueang-makes-brief-appearance']([I]Bangkok Post[/I])[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [url="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Current_events/2023_August_22"]Continue reading...[/url] [/QUOTE]

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