Wikipedia Current Events Real Joined Dec 7, 2022 Messages 993 Reaction score 0 BC ฿2 Dividends 0 Aug 28, 2023 #1 Armed conflicts and attacks Russian Invasion of Ukraine 2023 Ukrainian counteroffensive Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant crisis The International Atomic Energy Agency warns that Ukraine's offensive in the Zaporizhzhia region has increased the risk of damage to the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant. (Al Jazeera) Ukraine claims to have retaken the village of Robotyne, Zaporizhzhia Oblast from Russian forces. (Reuters) 2022–2023 western Russia attacks Russia says it has shot down two aerial drones over the north and west of Crimea. (Al Jazeera) Russia's Federal Security Service charges Robert Shonov, a former U.S. consulate employee, with passing information on Russia’s conscription campaign to U.S. embassy staffers in Moscow. (Al Jazeera) 2023 Sudan conflict Head of the Rapid Support Forces Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo publishes a 10-point plan that proposes a non-symmetrical federal system and a new apolitical Sudanese Army. (Al Jazeera) Business and economy 2020–2023 Chinese property sector crisis Trading of Evergrande resumes on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange after a 17-month suspension with the company confirming its compliance with financial information disclosure and listing regulations. (AFP via The Philippine Star) Disasters and accidents Three people are killed and two injured in a building collapse in Ismailia, Egypt. (Al-Ahram) Law and crime Capital punishment in Iraq Iraq announces the execution by hanging of three members of Islamic State for the 2016 Karrada bombing which killed hundreds of people. (AFP via Barron's) Politics and elections 2024 Taiwanese presidential election Foxconn founder Terry Gou announces he will run as an independent in next year's presidential election on a platform of restoration of positive Cross-Strait relations and closer business ties. (Al Jazeera) Sports 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup All three teams making their World Cup debut – Georgia, Cape Verde and South Sudan – score their first-ever wins at the tournament. After first-round losses to Georgia and Puerto Rico respectively, the African squads go on to defeat Venezuela and China. (AP) Continue reading...
Armed conflicts and attacks Russian Invasion of Ukraine 2023 Ukrainian counteroffensive Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant crisis The International Atomic Energy Agency warns that Ukraine's offensive in the Zaporizhzhia region has increased the risk of damage to the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant. (Al Jazeera) Ukraine claims to have retaken the village of Robotyne, Zaporizhzhia Oblast from Russian forces. (Reuters) 2022–2023 western Russia attacks Russia says it has shot down two aerial drones over the north and west of Crimea. (Al Jazeera) Russia's Federal Security Service charges Robert Shonov, a former U.S. consulate employee, with passing information on Russia’s conscription campaign to U.S. embassy staffers in Moscow. (Al Jazeera) 2023 Sudan conflict Head of the Rapid Support Forces Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo publishes a 10-point plan that proposes a non-symmetrical federal system and a new apolitical Sudanese Army. (Al Jazeera) Business and economy 2020–2023 Chinese property sector crisis Trading of Evergrande resumes on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange after a 17-month suspension with the company confirming its compliance with financial information disclosure and listing regulations. (AFP via The Philippine Star) Disasters and accidents Three people are killed and two injured in a building collapse in Ismailia, Egypt. (Al-Ahram) Law and crime Capital punishment in Iraq Iraq announces the execution by hanging of three members of Islamic State for the 2016 Karrada bombing which killed hundreds of people. (AFP via Barron's) Politics and elections 2024 Taiwanese presidential election Foxconn founder Terry Gou announces he will run as an independent in next year's presidential election on a platform of restoration of positive Cross-Strait relations and closer business ties. (Al Jazeera) Sports 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup All three teams making their World Cup debut – Georgia, Cape Verde and South Sudan – score their first-ever wins at the tournament. After first-round losses to Georgia and Puerto Rico respectively, the African squads go on to defeat Venezuela and China. (AP) Continue reading...