Current events: 2023-08-26

[Wikipedia Current Events]

Armed conflicts and attacks

• 2023 Nigerien crisis
  • The ruling Nigerien military junta orders its armed forces to go on maximum alert citing an increased threat of attack. (Al Jazeera)
• Russian invasion of Ukraine
  • Attacks on civilians in the Russian invasion of Ukraine
    • 2022–2023 western Russia attacks
      • The governor of Belgorod Oblast says Ukrainian shelling and usage of cluster munitions wounded six civilians in Urazovo. (Al Jazeera)
    • Russian forces shell the front-line city of Kupiansk, killing two and wounding one.(AP via MSN)
• Three Ukrainian air force pilots are killed after two L-39 trainer aircraft collide in midair in Zhytomyr, Ukraine. (Al Jazeera)
• Russia’s Northern Fleet conducts navy exercises in the Barents Sea aimed at preventing the passage of unauthorised and foreign ships. (Al Jazeera)

Arts and culture

• British Museum chair George Osborne announces that the museum has begun the process of recovering 2,000 stolen artifacts. (The Guardian)

Disasters and accidents

• Nine people are killed and nine more injured in a gas canister explosion on a train in Madurai, India. (BBC News)
• One person is killed and 46 more injured in a petrol station explosion in Crevedia, Romania. (RTE via Reuters)

Law and crime

• DoorDash will pay US$1.6 million to its workers after a Seattle Office of Labor Standards investigation finds the company failed to implement the city’s required sick and safe time policy. (AP)
• Fire department officials in Greece arrest two men on suspicion of setting fires amidst the recent wildfires. (AP)

Politics and elections

• 2023 Gabonese general election
  • Gabon votes to elect a president and a parliament. (AFP via France 24)
• 2023 Syrian protests
  • Anti-government protests break out across Syria amid a severe economic crisis. (The Guardian)

Sports

• Disputes involving the Spain women's national football team
  • FIFA suspends Spanish football federation president Luis Rubiales for 90 days for kissing player Jennifer Hermoso after the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup final. Hermoso claims that Rubiales acted without her consent, which he denies. (AFP via France 24)

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