Current events: 2023-08-30

Wikipedia Current Events · Aug 30, 2023

Armed conflicts and attacks

2023 Gabonese coup d'état
- Officers of the Gabonese military depose president Ali Bongo and annul the results of the general election in which he was declared the winner. They also dissolve the government and close all borders. (Reuters)
Russian invasion of Ukraine
- Bombing of Kyiv
  - Two people are killed and three others are injured in a Russian drone and missile strike on Kyiv. Ukraine says that it shot down missiles and drones during the strike. (Reuters)
- Russia says its aircraft destroyed four military boats carrying up to 50 members from landing groups of the special forces of Ukraine operating in the Black Sea. (Al Jazeera)
- Russia says its warplanes destroyed two Ukrainian military speedboats carrying military personnel east of Snake Island in the Black Sea. (Reuters)
Syrian civil war
- Rojava conflict
  - Clashes in Deir ez-Zor between Arab tribal fighters and Kurdish-led fighters leaves several people dead and others wounded. (Al Jazeera)

Disasters and accidents

2023 Atlantic hurricane season
- Hurricane Idalia makes landfall in the U.S. state of Florida as a category 3 hurricane. Flooding is reported in the Tampa Bay area including Tampa and other parts of Hillsborough County. Two deaths are reported with both being due to vehicle accidents. (The Washington Post) (Spot On Florida)
The death toll from torrential rains in Tajikistan rises to 21, as flooding, landslides, and mudflows affect towns near Dushanbe. (AFP via Barron's)

Law and crime

Colombian conflict
- Former Colombian National Army General Mario Montoya Uribe is charged for his role in the "False positives" scandal. He is accused of carrying out extrajudicial executions of 130 people. (La Presna Latina)

Politics and elections

2023 Australian Indigenous Voice referendum
- Prime Minister Anthony Albanese announces the Australian Indigenous Voice referendum will be held in October. (ABC News)
2023 Guatemalan general election
- President of Congress Shirley Rivera dissolves the parliamentary group of Movimiento Semilla and declares them "independent". President-elect and member of Congress Bernardo Arévalo is also affected by the decision. (La Hora)

Science and technology