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<blockquote data-quote="Wikipedia Current Events" data-source="post: 144495" data-attributes="member: 524">Armed conflicts and attacks<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mali_War" target="_blank">Mali War</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Tinzaouaten_%282024%29" target="_blank">Battle of Tinzaouaten</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wagner_Group" target="_blank">Wagner Group</a> states that it and the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malian_Armed_Forces" target="_blank">Malian military</a> sustained losses in clashes with <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tuareg" target="_blank">Tuareg</a> rebels near the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Algeria%E2%80%93Mali_border" target="_blank">Algeria–Mali border</a>. <a href="https://english.alarabiya.net/News/world/2024/07/29/russia-s-wagner-says-it-took-losses-in-heavy-fighting-against-rebels-in-mali-" target="_blank">(Al Arabiya)</a> <a href="https://www.france24.com/en/africa/20240729-russia-s-wagner-group-reports-casualties-in-intense-clash-with-tuareg-rebels-in-mali" target="_blank">(France 24)</a></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Directorate_of_Intelligence_%28Ukraine%29" target="_blank">Main Directorate of Intelligence of Ukraine</a> claims that it provided assistance to the Tuareg rebels in their battle against Wagner Group mercenaries in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mali" target="_blank">Mali</a>. <a href="https://amp.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/jul/29/ukraine-military-intelligence-claims-involvement-in-deadly-wagner-ambush-in-mali" target="_blank">(The Guardian)</a></li>
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</ul></li>
<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/Eastern_Ukraine_campaign" target="_blank">Eastern Ukraine campaign</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ukrainian_Ground_Forces" target="_blank">Ukrainian army</a> sergeant Oleh Chaus reports that the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_Ground_Forces" target="_blank">Russian army</a> captured the eastern <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donetsk" target="_blank">Donetsk</a> villages of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prohres" target="_blank">Prohres</a> and Vovche, citing <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_military_aid_to_Ukraine_during_the_Russo-Ukrainian_War" target="_blank">insufficient weapon supplies</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NATO_Security_Assistance_and_Training_for_Ukraine" target="_blank">deficient training</a>, and decreased motivation as causes of the setback. <a href="https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-war-drone-attack-pokrovsk-94081120780d30f9d2ecbfd32257c42e" target="_blank">(AP)</a></li>
</ul></li>
</ul></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_France_railway_arson_attacks" target="_blank">2024 France railway arson attacks</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">French police arrest a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Far-left_extremist" target="_blank">far-left extremist</a> who may have been behind an attack on the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TGV" target="_blank">TGV</a> long-distance train network ahead of the opening of the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_Summer_Olympics" target="_blank">2024 Summer Olympics</a> in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paris" target="_blank">Paris</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/France" target="_blank">France</a>. <a href="https://www.dw.com/en/french-police-arrest-far-left-suspect-after-rail-sabotage/a-69794459" target="_blank">(DW)</a></li>
</ul></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sudanese_civil_war_%282023%E2%80%93present%29" target="_blank">Sudanese civil war</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_Rights_Watch" target="_blank">Human Rights Watch</a> reports widespread acts of sexual violence in the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sudan" target="_blank">Sudanese</a> capital of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khartoum" target="_blank">Khartoum</a>, including <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gang_rape" target="_blank">gang rape</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forced_marriage" target="_blank">forced marriages</a> committed by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sudanese_Armed_Forces" target="_blank">the army</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rapid_Support_Forces" target="_blank">Rapid Support Forces</a>. <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/sexual-violence-widespread-sudans-capital-report-says-2024-07-29/" target="_blank">(Reuters)</a></li>
</ul></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Protesters taking part in a march in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gwadar" target="_blank">Gwadar</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pakistan" target="_blank">Pakistan</a>, attack security forces deployed to guard them, killing a soldier and injuring 16 others, according to the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pakistani_Army" target="_blank">Pakistani Army</a>. <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/pakistan-army-says-protesters-kill-soldier-injure-16-2024-07-29/" target="_blank">(Reuters)</a></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Far-right_politics_in_Israel" target="_blank">Far-right</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israeli" target="_blank">Israeli</a> protestors, including several members of the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Knesset" target="_blank">Knesset</a>, storm the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sde_Teiman_detention_camp" target="_blank">Sde Teiman detention camp</a> after military police from the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel_Defense_Forces" target="_blank">Israel Defense Forces</a> detained nine <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reserve_duty_%28Israel%29" target="_blank">reservists</a> on suspicion of abusing a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palestinian" target="_blank">Palestinian</a> detainee. <a href="https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/2024-07-29/ty-article/.premium/idf-police-raid-sde-teiman-prison-detain-soldiers-suspected-of-abusing-detainee/00000190-fe2c-d22a-abfe-ff2c10c20000" target="_blank">(Haaretz)</a></li>
</ul>Business and economy<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Arab_Emirates" target="_blank">United Arab Emirates</a> grants <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lottery" target="_blank">lottery</a> licenses for the first time in the country's history. <a href="https://english.alarabiya.net/News/gulf/2024/07/29/uae-grants-firm-lottery-license-for-first-time-in-potential-move-towards-casinos-" target="_blank">(Al Arabiya)</a></li>
</ul>Disasters and accidents<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">At least two people are killed and as many as 100 others are injured when a passenger train carrying 800 people collides with a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kamaz" target="_blank">Kamaz</a> truck near <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volgograd" target="_blank">Volgograd</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russia" target="_blank">Russia</a>, and partially derails. <a href="https://english.alarabiya.net/News/world/2024/07/29/two-dead-up-to-100-injured-after-russian-train-and-truck-collide-" target="_blank">(Al Arabiya)</a></li>
</ul>Law and crime<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_Southport_stabbing" target="_blank">2024 Southport stabbing</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">At least two children are killed and eleven others are injured in a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mass_stabbing" target="_blank">mass stabbing</a> in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Southport" target="_blank">Southport</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Merseyside" target="_blank">Merseyside</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/England" target="_blank">England</a>. A man is subsequently arrested. <a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cevwgqz0x41t" target="_blank">(BBC News)</a></li>
</ul></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Sakina Muhammad Jan becomes the first person to be jailed under <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australia" target="_blank">Australia</a>'s <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forced_marriage" target="_blank">forced marriage</a> laws after ordering her 21-year-old daughter to marry a man who later murdered her. <a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cx72ll7460vo" target="_blank">(BBC News)</a></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grand_National_Assembly_of_Turkey" target="_blank">Grand National Assembly of Turkey</a> approves a law ordering the euthanization of stray dogs that are sick or have been deemed aggressive. <a href="https://www.scmp.com/news/world/europe/article/3272347/turkey-approves-controversial-stray-dog-cull" target="_blank">(South China Morning Post)</a></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Law_enforcement_in_France" target="_blank">French police</a> report multiple sabotage acts targeting telecommunications operators in parts of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/France" target="_blank">the country</a>, affecting 11,000 clients, with the incidents being treated as <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vandalism" target="_blank">vandalism</a>. <a href="https://www.dw.com/en/france-telecom-fiber-optic-networks-sabotaged/a-69795351" target="_blank">(DW)</a> <a href="https://www.politico.eu/article/french-fiber-optic-cable-hit-with-alleged-acts-of-sabotage/" target="_blank">(Politico)</a></li>
</ul>Politics and elections<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_Venezuelan_presidential_election" target="_blank">2024 Venezuelan presidential election</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_Venezuelan_protests" target="_blank">2024 Venezuelan protests</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Protests occur throughout <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Venezuela" target="_blank">Venezuela</a> due to the disputed election results. <a href="https://apnews.com/article/venezuela-presidential-election-maduro-machado-edmundo-results-acee6c8cd3a8fc88086c2dd71963b759" target="_blank">(AP)</a></li>
</ul></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States%E2%80%93Venezuela_relations" target="_blank">United States–Venezuela relations</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States" target="_blank">United States</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Secretary_of_State" target="_blank">Secretary of State</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antony_Blinken" target="_blank">Antony Blinken</a> states that the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federal_government_of_the_United_States" target="_blank">U.S. government</a> has &quot;serious concerns&quot; that the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Venezuela" target="_blank">Venezuelan</a> election results do not reflect &quot;the will nor the votes of the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Venezuelans" target="_blank">Venezuelan people</a>&quot; and demands that Venezuelan electoral authorities publish fair and transparent election results, adding that the United States and the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_community" target="_blank">international community</a> will &quot;respond accordingly&quot;. <a href="https://apnews.com/article/us-venezuela-blinken-dd01f952543c1b6ba9d243393202682f" target="_blank">(AP)</a></li>
</ul></li>
</ul></li>
</ul>Sports<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Concerns_and_controversies_at_the_2024_Summer_Olympics" target="_blank">Concerns and controversies at the 2024 Summer Olympics</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slovakia" target="_blank">Slovak</a> deputy prime minister <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom%C3%A1%C5%A1_Taraba" target="_blank">Tomáš Taraba</a> announces that he will <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boycott" target="_blank">boycott</a> the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_Summer_Olympics_closing_ceremony" target="_blank">2024 Summer Olympics closing ceremony</a> in response to being offended by what he called &quot;<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Progressivism" target="_blank">progressive</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Publicity_stunt" target="_blank">political theater</a>&quot; hosted by &quot;<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drag_queen" target="_blank">drag queens</a>&quot; during the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_Summer_Olympics_opening_ceremony" target="_blank">opening ceremony</a>. <a href="https://www.aa.com.tr/en/europe/disgraceful-slovakias-deputy-premier-to-boycott-olympics-closing-ceremony-over-last-supper-parody/3288648" target="_blank">(Anadolu Agency)</a></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Olympic organisers cancel the second session of triathlon training due to water quality concerns in the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seine" target="_blank">Seine</a> river. <a href="https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20240729-olympic-organisers-cancel-second-day-of-triathlon-training-in-seine-over-pollution" target="_blank">(France 24)</a></li>
</ul></li>
</ul><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Current_events/2024_July_29" target="_blank">Continue reading...</a></blockquote>

[QUOTE="Wikipedia Current Events, post: 144495, member: 524"] [B]Armed conflicts and attacks[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mali_War']Mali War[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Tinzaouaten_%282024%29']Battle of Tinzaouaten[/URL] [LIST] [*]The [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wagner_Group']Wagner Group[/URL] states that it and the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malian_Armed_Forces']Malian military[/URL] sustained losses in clashes with [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tuareg']Tuareg[/URL] rebels near the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Algeria%E2%80%93Mali_border']Algeria–Mali border[/URL]. [URL='https://english.alarabiya.net/News/world/2024/07/29/russia-s-wagner-says-it-took-losses-in-heavy-fighting-against-rebels-in-mali-'](Al Arabiya)[/URL] [URL='https://www.france24.com/en/africa/20240729-russia-s-wagner-group-reports-casualties-in-intense-clash-with-tuareg-rebels-in-mali'](France 24)[/URL] [*]The [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Directorate_of_Intelligence_%28Ukraine%29']Main Directorate of Intelligence of Ukraine[/URL] claims that it provided assistance to the Tuareg rebels in their battle against Wagner Group mercenaries in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mali']Mali[/URL]. [URL='https://amp.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/jul/29/ukraine-military-intelligence-claims-involvement-in-deadly-wagner-ambush-in-mali']([I]The Guardian[/I])[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_invasion_of_Ukraine']Russian invasion of Ukraine[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eastern_Ukraine_campaign']Eastern Ukraine campaign[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ukrainian_Ground_Forces']Ukrainian army[/URL] sergeant Oleh Chaus reports that the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_Ground_Forces']Russian army[/URL] captured the eastern [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donetsk']Donetsk[/URL] villages of [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prohres']Prohres[/URL] and Vovche, citing [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_military_aid_to_Ukraine_during_the_Russo-Ukrainian_War']insufficient weapon supplies[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NATO_Security_Assistance_and_Training_for_Ukraine']deficient training[/URL], and decreased motivation as causes of the setback. [URL='https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-war-drone-attack-pokrovsk-94081120780d30f9d2ecbfd32257c42e'](AP)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_France_railway_arson_attacks']2024 France railway arson attacks[/URL] [LIST] [*]French police arrest a [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Far-left_extremist']far-left extremist[/URL] who may have been behind an attack on the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TGV']TGV[/URL] long-distance train network ahead of the opening of the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_Summer_Olympics']2024 Summer Olympics[/URL] in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paris']Paris[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/France']France[/URL]. [URL='https://www.dw.com/en/french-police-arrest-far-left-suspect-after-rail-sabotage/a-69794459'](DW)[/URL] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sudanese_civil_war_%282023%E2%80%93present%29']Sudanese civil war[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_Rights_Watch']Human Rights Watch[/URL] reports widespread acts of sexual violence in the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sudan']Sudanese[/URL] capital of [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khartoum']Khartoum[/URL], including [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gang_rape']gang rape[/URL] and [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forced_marriage']forced marriages[/URL] committed by [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sudanese_Armed_Forces']the army[/URL] and [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rapid_Support_Forces']Rapid Support Forces[/URL]. [URL='https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/sexual-violence-widespread-sudans-capital-report-says-2024-07-29/'](Reuters)[/URL] [/LIST] [*]Protesters taking part in a march in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gwadar']Gwadar[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pakistan']Pakistan[/URL], attack security forces deployed to guard them, killing a soldier and injuring 16 others, according to the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pakistani_Army']Pakistani Army[/URL]. [URL='https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/pakistan-army-says-protesters-kill-soldier-injure-16-2024-07-29/'](Reuters)[/URL] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Far-right_politics_in_Israel']Far-right[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israeli']Israeli[/URL] protestors, including several members of the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Knesset']Knesset[/URL], storm the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sde_Teiman_detention_camp']Sde Teiman detention camp[/URL] after military police from the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel_Defense_Forces']Israel Defense Forces[/URL] detained nine [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reserve_duty_%28Israel%29']reservists[/URL] on suspicion of abusing a [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palestinian']Palestinian[/URL] detainee. [URL='https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/2024-07-29/ty-article/.premium/idf-police-raid-sde-teiman-prison-detain-soldiers-suspected-of-abusing-detainee/00000190-fe2c-d22a-abfe-ff2c10c20000']([I]Haaretz[/I])[/URL] [/LIST] [B]Business and economy[/B] [LIST] [*]The [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Arab_Emirates']United Arab Emirates[/URL] grants [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lottery']lottery[/URL] licenses for the first time in the country's history. [URL='https://english.alarabiya.net/News/gulf/2024/07/29/uae-grants-firm-lottery-license-for-first-time-in-potential-move-towards-casinos-'](Al Arabiya)[/URL] [/LIST] [B]Disasters and accidents[/B] [LIST] [*]At least two people are killed and as many as 100 others are injured when a passenger train carrying 800 people collides with a [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kamaz']Kamaz[/URL] truck near [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volgograd']Volgograd[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russia']Russia[/URL], and partially derails. [URL='https://english.alarabiya.net/News/world/2024/07/29/two-dead-up-to-100-injured-after-russian-train-and-truck-collide-'](Al Arabiya)[/URL] [/LIST] [B]Law and crime[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_Southport_stabbing']2024 Southport stabbing[/URL] [LIST] [*]At least two children are killed and eleven others are injured in a [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mass_stabbing']mass stabbing[/URL] in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Southport']Southport[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Merseyside']Merseyside[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/England']England[/URL]. A man is subsequently arrested. [URL='https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cevwgqz0x41t'](BBC News)[/URL] [/LIST] [*]Sakina Muhammad Jan becomes the first person to be jailed under [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australia']Australia[/URL]'s [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forced_marriage']forced marriage[/URL] laws after ordering her 21-year-old daughter to marry a man who later murdered her. [URL='https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cx72ll7460vo'](BBC News)[/URL] [*]The [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grand_National_Assembly_of_Turkey']Grand National Assembly of Turkey[/URL] approves a law ordering the euthanization of stray dogs that are sick or have been deemed aggressive. [URL='https://www.scmp.com/news/world/europe/article/3272347/turkey-approves-controversial-stray-dog-cull']([I]South China Morning Post[/I])[/URL] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Law_enforcement_in_France']French police[/URL] report multiple sabotage acts targeting telecommunications operators in parts of [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/France']the country[/URL], affecting 11,000 clients, with the incidents being treated as [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vandalism']vandalism[/URL]. [URL='https://www.dw.com/en/france-telecom-fiber-optic-networks-sabotaged/a-69795351'](DW)[/URL] [URL='https://www.politico.eu/article/french-fiber-optic-cable-hit-with-alleged-acts-of-sabotage/'](Politico)[/URL] [/LIST] [B]Politics and elections[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_Venezuelan_presidential_election']2024 Venezuelan presidential election[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_Venezuelan_protests']2024 Venezuelan protests[/URL] [LIST] [*]Protests occur throughout [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Venezuela']Venezuela[/URL] due to the disputed election results. [URL='https://apnews.com/article/venezuela-presidential-election-maduro-machado-edmundo-results-acee6c8cd3a8fc88086c2dd71963b759'](AP)[/URL] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States%E2%80%93Venezuela_relations']United States–Venezuela relations[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States']United States[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Secretary_of_State']Secretary of State[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antony_Blinken']Antony Blinken[/URL] states that the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federal_government_of_the_United_States']U.S. government[/URL] has "serious concerns" that the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Venezuela']Venezuelan[/URL] election results do not reflect "the will nor the votes of the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Venezuelans']Venezuelan people[/URL]" and demands that Venezuelan electoral authorities publish fair and transparent election results, adding that the United States and the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_community']international community[/URL] will "respond accordingly". [URL='https://apnews.com/article/us-venezuela-blinken-dd01f952543c1b6ba9d243393202682f'](AP)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [/LIST] [B]Sports[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Concerns_and_controversies_at_the_2024_Summer_Olympics']Concerns and controversies at the 2024 Summer Olympics[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slovakia']Slovak[/URL] deputy prime minister [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom%C3%A1%C5%A1_Taraba']Tomáš Taraba[/URL] announces that he will [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boycott']boycott[/URL] the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_Summer_Olympics_closing_ceremony']2024 Summer Olympics closing ceremony[/URL] in response to being offended by what he called "[URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Progressivism']progressive[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Publicity_stunt']political theater[/URL]" hosted by "[URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drag_queen']drag queens[/URL]" during the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_Summer_Olympics_opening_ceremony']opening ceremony[/URL]. [URL='https://www.aa.com.tr/en/europe/disgraceful-slovakias-deputy-premier-to-boycott-olympics-closing-ceremony-over-last-supper-parody/3288648'](Anadolu Agency)[/URL] [*]Olympic organisers cancel the second session of triathlon training due to water quality concerns in the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seine']Seine[/URL] river. [URL='https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20240729-olympic-organisers-cancel-second-day-of-triathlon-training-in-seine-over-pollution'](France 24)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [url="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Current_events/2024_July_29"]Continue reading...[/url] [/QUOTE]

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