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<blockquote data-quote="Wikipedia Current Events" data-source="post: 105320" 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/2023_Ukrainian_counteroffensive" target="_blank">2023 Ukrainian counteroffensive</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zaporizhzhia_Nuclear_Power_Plant_crisis" target="_blank">Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant crisis</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Atomic_Energy_Agency" target="_blank">International Atomic Energy Agency</a> warns that Ukraine's offensive in the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zaporizhzhia" target="_blank">Zaporizhzhia</a> region has increased the risk of damage to the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zaporizhzhia_Nuclear_Power_Plant" target="_blank">Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant</a>. <a href="https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2023/8/28/russia-ukraine-war-live-drone-downed-near-moscow-air-traffic-suspended" target="_blank">(Al Jazeera)</a></li>
</ul></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ukraine" target="_blank">Ukraine</a> claims to have retaken the village of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robotyne" target="_blank">Robotyne</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zaporizhzhia_Oblast" target="_blank">Zaporizhzhia Oblast</a> from <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_Armed_Forces" target="_blank">Russian forces</a>. <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/ukraine-says-it-has-liberated-southeastern-village-robotyne-2023-08-28/" target="_blank">(Reuters)</a></li>
</ul></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2022%E2%80%932023_western_Russia_attacks" target="_blank">2022–2023 western Russia attacks</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Government_of_Russia" target="_blank">Russia</a> says it has shot down two <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unmanned_aerial_vehicle" target="_blank">aerial drones</a> over the north and west of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crimea" target="_blank">Crimea</a>. <a href="https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2023/8/28/russia-ukraine-war-live-drone-downed-near-moscow-air-traffic-suspended" target="_blank">(Al Jazeera)</a></li>
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russia" target="_blank">Russia</a>'s <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federal_Security_Service" target="_blank">Federal Security Service</a> charges Robert Shonov, a former U.S. <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Consulate" target="_blank">consulate</a> employee, with passing information on Russia’s <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conscription" target="_blank">conscription</a> campaign to U.S. embassy staffers in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moscow" target="_blank">Moscow</a>. <a href="https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2023/8/28/russia-ukraine-war-live-drone-downed-near-moscow-air-traffic-suspended" target="_blank">(Al Jazeera)</a></li>
</ul></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2023_Sudan_conflict" target="_blank">2023 Sudan conflict</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Head of the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rapid_Support_Forces" target="_blank">Rapid Support Forces</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hemedti" target="_blank">Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo</a> publishes a 10-point plan that proposes a non-symmetrical federal system and a new apolitical <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sudanese_Army" target="_blank">Sudanese Army</a>. <a href="https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/8/28/sudans-rsf-floats-peace-plan-as-rival-army-chief-eyes-regional-trip" target="_blank">(Al Jazeera)</a></li>
</ul></li>
</ul>Business and economy<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2020%E2%80%932023_Chinese_property_sector_crisis" target="_blank">2020–2023 Chinese property sector crisis</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Trading of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evergrande_Group" target="_blank">Evergrande</a> resumes on the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hong_Kong_Stock_Exchange" target="_blank">Hong Kong Stock Exchange</a> after a 17-month suspension with the company confirming its compliance with financial information disclosure and listing regulations. <a href="https://www.philstar.com/business/2023/08/28/2292014/china-developer-evergrande-resumes-trading-hong-kong" target="_blank">(AFP via The Philippine Star)</a></li>
</ul></li>
</ul>Disasters and accidents<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Three people are killed and two injured in a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Structural_integrity_and_failure" target="_blank">building collapse</a> in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ismailia" target="_blank">Ismailia</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Egypt" target="_blank">Egypt</a>. <a href="https://english.ahram.org.eg/NewsContent/1/1235/507352/Egypt/Urban--Transport/Three-people-killed,-two-injured-in-building-colla.aspx" target="_blank">(Al-Ahram)</a></li>
</ul>Law and crime<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capital_punishment_in_Iraq" target="_blank">Capital punishment in Iraq</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iraq" target="_blank">Iraq</a> announces the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Execution_by_hanging" target="_blank">execution by hanging</a> of three members of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islamic_State" target="_blank">Islamic State</a> for the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2016_Karrada_bombing" target="_blank">2016 Karrada bombing</a> which killed hundreds of people. <a href="https://www.barrons.com/news/iraq-hangs-3-for-is-claimed-blast-that-killed-hundreds-ceea2243" target="_blank">(AFP via Barron's)</a></li>
</ul></li>
</ul>Politics and elections<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_Taiwanese_presidential_election" target="_blank">2024 Taiwanese presidential election</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foxconn" target="_blank">Foxconn</a> founder <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terry_Gou" target="_blank">Terry Gou</a> announces he will run as an <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Independent_politician" target="_blank">independent</a> in next year's presidential election on a platform of restoration of positive <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cross-Strait_relations" target="_blank">Cross-Strait relations</a> and closer business ties. <a href="https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/8/28/foxconn-billionaire-terry-gou-announces-taiwan-presidential-bid" target="_blank">(Al Jazeera)</a></li>
</ul></li>
</ul>Sports<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2023_FIBA_Basketball_World_Cup" target="_blank">2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">All three teams making their <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIBA_Basketball_World_Cup" target="_blank">World Cup</a> debut – <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Georgia_men%27s_national_basketball_team" target="_blank">Georgia</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cape_Verde_men%27s_national_basketball_team" target="_blank">Cape Verde</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Sudan_men%27s_national_basketball_team" target="_blank">South Sudan </a> – score their first-ever wins at the tournament. After first-round losses to Georgia and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Puerto_Rico_men%27s_national_basketball_team" target="_blank">Puerto Rico</a> respectively, the African squads go on to defeat <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Venezuela_men%27s_national_basketball_team" target="_blank">Venezuela</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_men%27s_national_basketball_team" target="_blank">China</a>. <a href="https://apnews.com/article/fiba-basketball-world-cup-africa-south-sudan-cape-verde-44c0fdbb0dfbc22f074eaffef2a12d26" target="_blank">(AP)</a></li>
</ul></li>
</ul><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Current_events/2023_August_28" target="_blank">Continue reading...</a></blockquote>

[QUOTE="Wikipedia Current Events, post: 105320, 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/2023_Ukrainian_counteroffensive']2023 Ukrainian counteroffensive[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zaporizhzhia_Nuclear_Power_Plant_crisis']Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant crisis[/URL] [LIST] [*]The [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Atomic_Energy_Agency']International Atomic Energy Agency[/URL] warns that Ukraine's offensive in the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zaporizhzhia']Zaporizhzhia[/URL] region has increased the risk of damage to the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zaporizhzhia_Nuclear_Power_Plant']Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant[/URL]. [URL='https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2023/8/28/russia-ukraine-war-live-drone-downed-near-moscow-air-traffic-suspended'](Al Jazeera)[/URL] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ukraine']Ukraine[/URL] claims to have retaken the village of [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robotyne']Robotyne[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zaporizhzhia_Oblast']Zaporizhzhia Oblast[/URL] from [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_Armed_Forces']Russian forces[/URL]. [URL='https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/ukraine-says-it-has-liberated-southeastern-village-robotyne-2023-08-28/'](Reuters)[/URL] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2022%E2%80%932023_western_Russia_attacks']2022–2023 western Russia attacks[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Government_of_Russia']Russia[/URL] says it has shot down two [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unmanned_aerial_vehicle']aerial drones[/URL] over the north and west of [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crimea']Crimea[/URL]. [URL='https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2023/8/28/russia-ukraine-war-live-drone-downed-near-moscow-air-traffic-suspended'](Al Jazeera)[/URL] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russia']Russia[/URL]'s [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federal_Security_Service']Federal Security Service[/URL] charges Robert Shonov, a former U.S. [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Consulate']consulate[/URL] employee, with passing information on Russia’s [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conscription']conscription[/URL] campaign to U.S. embassy staffers in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moscow']Moscow[/URL]. [URL='https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2023/8/28/russia-ukraine-war-live-drone-downed-near-moscow-air-traffic-suspended'](Al Jazeera)[/URL] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2023_Sudan_conflict']2023 Sudan conflict[/URL] [LIST] [*]Head of the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rapid_Support_Forces']Rapid Support Forces[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hemedti']Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo[/URL] publishes a 10-point plan that proposes a non-symmetrical federal system and a new apolitical [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sudanese_Army']Sudanese Army[/URL]. [URL='https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/8/28/sudans-rsf-floats-peace-plan-as-rival-army-chief-eyes-regional-trip'](Al Jazeera)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [B]Business and economy[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2020%E2%80%932023_Chinese_property_sector_crisis']2020–2023 Chinese property sector crisis[/URL] [LIST] [*]Trading of [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evergrande_Group']Evergrande[/URL] resumes on the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hong_Kong_Stock_Exchange']Hong Kong Stock Exchange[/URL] after a 17-month suspension with the company confirming its compliance with financial information disclosure and listing regulations. [URL='https://www.philstar.com/business/2023/08/28/2292014/china-developer-evergrande-resumes-trading-hong-kong'](AFP via [I]The Philippine Star[/I])[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [B]Disasters and accidents[/B] [LIST] [*]Three people are killed and two injured in a [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Structural_integrity_and_failure']building collapse[/URL] in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ismailia']Ismailia[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Egypt']Egypt[/URL]. [URL='https://english.ahram.org.eg/NewsContent/1/1235/507352/Egypt/Urban--Transport/Three-people-killed,-two-injured-in-building-colla.aspx']([I]Al-Ahram[/I])[/URL] [/LIST] [B]Law and crime[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capital_punishment_in_Iraq']Capital punishment in Iraq[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iraq']Iraq[/URL] announces the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Execution_by_hanging']execution by hanging[/URL] of three members of [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islamic_State']Islamic State[/URL] for the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2016_Karrada_bombing']2016 Karrada bombing[/URL] which killed hundreds of people. [URL='https://www.barrons.com/news/iraq-hangs-3-for-is-claimed-blast-that-killed-hundreds-ceea2243'](AFP via [I]Barron's[/I])[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [B]Politics and elections[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_Taiwanese_presidential_election']2024 Taiwanese presidential election[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foxconn']Foxconn[/URL] founder [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terry_Gou']Terry Gou[/URL] announces he will run as an [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Independent_politician']independent[/URL] in next year's presidential election on a platform of restoration of positive [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cross-Strait_relations']Cross-Strait relations[/URL] and closer business ties. [URL='https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/8/28/foxconn-billionaire-terry-gou-announces-taiwan-presidential-bid'](Al Jazeera)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [B]Sports[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2023_FIBA_Basketball_World_Cup']2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup[/URL] [LIST] [*]All three teams making their [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIBA_Basketball_World_Cup']World Cup[/URL] debut – [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Georgia_men%27s_national_basketball_team']Georgia[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cape_Verde_men%27s_national_basketball_team']Cape Verde[/URL] and [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Sudan_men%27s_national_basketball_team']South Sudan [/URL] – score their first-ever wins at the tournament. After first-round losses to Georgia and [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Puerto_Rico_men%27s_national_basketball_team']Puerto Rico[/URL] respectively, the African squads go on to defeat [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Venezuela_men%27s_national_basketball_team']Venezuela[/URL] and [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_men%27s_national_basketball_team']China[/URL]. [URL='https://apnews.com/article/fiba-basketball-world-cup-africa-south-sudan-cape-verde-44c0fdbb0dfbc22f074eaffef2a12d26'](AP)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [url="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Current_events/2023_August_28"]Continue reading...[/url] [/QUOTE]

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