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<blockquote data-quote="Wikipedia Current Events" data-source="post: 105585" data-attributes="member: 524">Armed conflicts and attacks<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2023_Gabonese_coup_d%27%C3%A9tat" target="_blank">2023 Gabonese coup d'état</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Officers of the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gabon" target="_blank">Gabonese</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Armed_Forces_of_Gabon" target="_blank">military</a> depose president <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ali_Bongo_Ondimba" target="_blank">Ali Bongo</a> and annul the results of the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2023_Gabonese_general_election" target="_blank">general election</a> in which he was declared the winner. They also dissolve the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Politics_of_Gabon" target="_blank">government</a> and close all borders. <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/gabonese-military-officers-announce-they-have-seized-power-2023-08-30/" target="_blank">(Reuters)</a></li>
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<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/Kyiv_strikes_%282022%E2%80%93present%29" target="_blank">Bombing of Kyiv</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Two people are killed and three others are injured in a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russia" target="_blank">Russian</a> drone and missile strike on <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kyiv" target="_blank">Kyiv</a>. <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ukraine" target="_blank">Ukraine</a> says that it shot down missiles and drones during the strike. <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/explosions-heard-ukraines-kyiv-mayor-2023-08-30/" target="_blank">(Reuters)</a></li>
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ministry_of_Defense_%28Russia%29" target="_blank">Russia</a> says its aircraft destroyed four military boats carrying up to 50 members from <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beach_groups" target="_blank">landing groups</a> of the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special_forces_of_Ukraine" target="_blank">special forces of Ukraine</a> operating in the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Sea" target="_blank">Black Sea</a>. <a href="https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/8/30/russia-claims-ukrainian-special-forces-boats-destroyed-in-black-sea" target="_blank">(Al Jazeera)</a></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Russia says its warplanes destroyed two <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ukraine" target="_blank">Ukrainian</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Armed_Forces_of_Ukraine" target="_blank">military</a> speedboats carrying military personnel east of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snake_Island_%28Ukraine%29" target="_blank">Snake Island</a> in the Black Sea. <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/russia-says-its-forces-destroyed-us-made-military-vessel-near-snake-island-2023-08-22/" target="_blank">(Reuters)</a></li>
</ul></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syrian_civil_war" target="_blank">Syrian civil war</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rojava_conflict" target="_blank">Rojava conflict</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Clashes in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deir_ez-Zor" target="_blank">Deir ez-Zor</a> between <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forces_of_the_Fighters_of_the_Tribes" target="_blank">Arab tribal fighters</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kurds" target="_blank">Kurdish</a>-led fighters leaves several people dead and others wounded. <a href="https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/8/30/several-killed-in-fighting-between-sdf-and-tribesmen-in-eastern-syria" target="_blank">(Al Jazeera)</a></li>
</ul></li>
</ul></li>
</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/Hurricane_Idalia" target="_blank">Hurricane Idalia</a> makes landfall in the U.S. state of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Florida" target="_blank">Florida</a> as a category 3 hurricane. Flooding is reported in the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tampa_Bay_area" target="_blank">Tampa Bay area</a> including <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tampa%2C_Florida" target="_blank">Tampa</a> and other parts of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hillsborough_County%2C_Florida" target="_blank">Hillsborough County</a>. Two deaths are reported with both being due to <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Traffic_collision" target="_blank">vehicle accidents</a>. <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2023/08/30/hurricane-idalia-landfall-florida-live-updates/" target="_blank">(The Washington Post)</a> <a href="https://spotonflorida.com/west-central-florida/4803288/hurricane-idalia-flooding-in-tampa-and-hillsborough.html" target="_blank">(Spot On Florida)</a></li>
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul">The death toll from torrential rains in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tajikistan" target="_blank">Tajikistan</a> rises to 21, as flooding, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Landslide" target="_blank">landslides</a>, and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mudflow" target="_blank">mudflows</a> affect towns near <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dushanbe" target="_blank">Dushanbe</a>. <a href="https://www.barrons.com/news/toll-from-heavy-rains-in-tajikistan-rises-to-21-d29f1b8a" target="_blank">(AFP via Barron's)</a></li>
</ul>Law and crime<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colombian_conflict" target="_blank">Colombian conflict</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Former <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Army_of_Colombia" target="_blank">Colombian National Army General</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mario_Montoya_Uribe" target="_blank">Mario Montoya Uribe</a> is charged for his role in the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%22False_positives%22_scandal" target="_blank">&quot;False positives&quot; scandal</a>. He is accused of carrying out extrajudicial executions of 130 people. <a href="https://www.laprensalatina.com/jep-charges-former-army-commander-with-false-positives-for-first-time/" target="_blank">(La Presna Latina)</a></li>
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</ul>Politics and elections<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2023_Australian_Indigenous_Voice_referendum" target="_blank">2023 Australian Indigenous Voice referendum</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_Australia" target="_blank">Prime Minister</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anthony_Albanese" target="_blank">Anthony Albanese</a> announces the Australian Indigenous Voice referendum will be held in October. <a href="https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-08-30/voice-to-parliament-referendum-date-set-october-14/102757140" target="_blank">(ABC News)</a></li>
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2023_Guatemalan_general_election" target="_blank">2023 Guatemalan general election</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_presidents_of_the_Congress_of_the_Republic_of_Guatemala" target="_blank">President of Congress</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shirley_Rivera" target="_blank">Shirley Rivera</a> dissolves the parliamentary group of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Semilla_%28political_party%29" target="_blank">Movimiento Semilla</a> and declares them &quot;<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Independent_politician" target="_blank">independent</a>&quot;. President-elect and member of Congress <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bernardo_Ar%C3%A9valo" target="_blank">Bernardo Arévalo</a> is also affected by the decision. <a href="https://lahora.gt/nacionales/la-hora/2023/08/30/siguen-las-consecuencias-del-resultado-electoral-congreso-desconoce-a-la-bacada-semilla/" target="_blank">(La Hora)</a></li>
</ul></li>
</ul>Science and technology<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Censorship_of_TikTok" target="_blank">Censorship of TikTok</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ministry_of_Culture%2C_Information%2C_Sports_and_Youth_Policy_%28Kyrgyzstan%29" target="_blank">Kyrgyz Ministry of Culture, Information, Sports and Youth Policy</a> announces that <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kyrgyzstan" target="_blank">Kyrgyzstan</a> will ban the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TikTok" target="_blank">TikTok</a> platform in an effort to protect the health of young children. <a href="https://www.rferl.org/a/kyrgyzstan-tiktok-ban-children/32571122.html" target="_blank">(RFE/RL)</a></li>
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</ul><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Current_events/2023_August_30" target="_blank">Continue reading...</a></blockquote>

[QUOTE="Wikipedia Current Events, post: 105585, member: 524"] [B]Armed conflicts and attacks[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2023_Gabonese_coup_d%27%C3%A9tat']2023 Gabonese coup d'état[/URL] [LIST] [*]Officers of the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gabon']Gabonese[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Armed_Forces_of_Gabon']military[/URL] depose president [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ali_Bongo_Ondimba']Ali Bongo[/URL] and annul the results of the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2023_Gabonese_general_election']general election[/URL] in which he was declared the winner. They also dissolve the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Politics_of_Gabon']government[/URL] and close all borders. [URL='https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/gabonese-military-officers-announce-they-have-seized-power-2023-08-30/'](Reuters)[/URL] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_invasion_of_Ukraine']Russian invasion of Ukraine[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kyiv_strikes_%282022%E2%80%93present%29']Bombing of Kyiv[/URL] [LIST] [*]Two people are killed and three others are injured in a [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russia']Russian[/URL] drone and missile strike on [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kyiv']Kyiv[/URL]. [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ukraine']Ukraine[/URL] says that it shot down missiles and drones during the strike. [URL='https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/explosions-heard-ukraines-kyiv-mayor-2023-08-30/'](Reuters)[/URL] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ministry_of_Defense_%28Russia%29']Russia[/URL] says its aircraft destroyed four military boats carrying up to 50 members from [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beach_groups']landing groups[/URL] of the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special_forces_of_Ukraine']special forces of Ukraine[/URL] operating in the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Sea']Black Sea[/URL]. [URL='https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/8/30/russia-claims-ukrainian-special-forces-boats-destroyed-in-black-sea'](Al Jazeera)[/URL] [*]Russia says its warplanes destroyed two [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ukraine']Ukrainian[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Armed_Forces_of_Ukraine']military[/URL] speedboats carrying military personnel east of [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snake_Island_%28Ukraine%29']Snake Island[/URL] in the Black Sea. [URL='https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/russia-says-its-forces-destroyed-us-made-military-vessel-near-snake-island-2023-08-22/'](Reuters)[/URL] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syrian_civil_war']Syrian civil war[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rojava_conflict']Rojava conflict[/URL] [LIST] [*]Clashes in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deir_ez-Zor']Deir ez-Zor[/URL] between [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forces_of_the_Fighters_of_the_Tribes']Arab tribal fighters[/URL] and [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kurds']Kurdish[/URL]-led fighters leaves several people dead and others wounded. [URL='https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/8/30/several-killed-in-fighting-between-sdf-and-tribesmen-in-eastern-syria'](Al Jazeera)[/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/Hurricane_Idalia']Hurricane Idalia[/URL] makes landfall in the U.S. state of [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Florida']Florida[/URL] as a category 3 hurricane. Flooding is reported in the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tampa_Bay_area']Tampa Bay area[/URL] including [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tampa%2C_Florida']Tampa[/URL] and other parts of [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hillsborough_County%2C_Florida']Hillsborough County[/URL]. Two deaths are reported with both being due to [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Traffic_collision']vehicle accidents[/URL]. [URL='https://www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2023/08/30/hurricane-idalia-landfall-florida-live-updates/']([I]The Washington Post[/I])[/URL] [URL='https://spotonflorida.com/west-central-florida/4803288/hurricane-idalia-flooding-in-tampa-and-hillsborough.html'](Spot On Florida)[/URL] [/LIST] [*]The death toll from torrential rains in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tajikistan']Tajikistan[/URL] rises to 21, as flooding, [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Landslide']landslides[/URL], and [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mudflow']mudflows[/URL] affect towns near [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dushanbe']Dushanbe[/URL]. [URL='https://www.barrons.com/news/toll-from-heavy-rains-in-tajikistan-rises-to-21-d29f1b8a'](AFP via [I]Barron's[/I])[/URL] [/LIST] [B]Law and crime[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colombian_conflict']Colombian conflict[/URL] [LIST] [*]Former [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Army_of_Colombia']Colombian National Army General[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mario_Montoya_Uribe']Mario Montoya Uribe[/URL] is charged for his role in the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%22False_positives%22_scandal']"False positives" scandal[/URL]. He is accused of carrying out extrajudicial executions of 130 people. [URL='https://www.laprensalatina.com/jep-charges-former-army-commander-with-false-positives-for-first-time/'](La Presna Latina)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [B]Politics and elections[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2023_Australian_Indigenous_Voice_referendum']2023 Australian Indigenous Voice referendum[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_Australia']Prime Minister[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anthony_Albanese']Anthony Albanese[/URL] announces the Australian Indigenous Voice referendum will be held in October. [URL='https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-08-30/voice-to-parliament-referendum-date-set-october-14/102757140'](ABC News)[/URL] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2023_Guatemalan_general_election']2023 Guatemalan general election[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_presidents_of_the_Congress_of_the_Republic_of_Guatemala']President of Congress[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shirley_Rivera']Shirley Rivera[/URL] dissolves the parliamentary group of [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Semilla_%28political_party%29']Movimiento Semilla[/URL] and declares them "[URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Independent_politician']independent[/URL]". President-elect and member of Congress [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bernardo_Ar%C3%A9valo']Bernardo Arévalo[/URL] is also affected by the decision. [URL='https://lahora.gt/nacionales/la-hora/2023/08/30/siguen-las-consecuencias-del-resultado-electoral-congreso-desconoce-a-la-bacada-semilla/']([I]La Hora[/I])[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [B]Science and technology[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Censorship_of_TikTok']Censorship of TikTok[/URL] [LIST] [*]The [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ministry_of_Culture%2C_Information%2C_Sports_and_Youth_Policy_%28Kyrgyzstan%29']Kyrgyz Ministry of Culture, Information, Sports and Youth Policy[/URL] announces that [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kyrgyzstan']Kyrgyzstan[/URL] will ban the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TikTok']TikTok[/URL] platform in an effort to protect the health of young children. [URL='https://www.rferl.org/a/kyrgyzstan-tiktok-ban-children/32571122.html'](RFE/RL)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [url="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Current_events/2023_August_30"]Continue reading...[/url] [/QUOTE]

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