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<blockquote data-quote="Wikipedia Current Events" data-source="post: 145143" 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/August_2024_Kursk_Oblast_incursion" target="_blank">August 2024 Kursk Oblast incursion</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ukraine" target="_blank">Ukraine</a> reportedly launches an incursion into <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kursk_Oblast" target="_blank">Kursk Oblast</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russia" target="_blank">Russia</a>. <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/russian-forces-thwart-ukrainian-attempt-penetrate-border-regional-governor-says-2024-08-06/" target="_blank">(Reuters)</a></li>
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<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">Russia claims that it captured the village of Tymofiivka in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donetsk_Oblast" target="_blank">Donetsk Oblast</a>. <a href="https://www.aa.com.tr/en/russia-ukraine-war/russia-claims-it-took-control-of-another-settlement-in-ukraine-s-donetsk-region/3296658" target="_blank">(Anadolu Agency)</a></li>
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</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/Battle_of_Khartoum_%282023%E2%80%93present%29" target="_blank">Battle of Khartoum</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">At least 53 people are killed and 60 others are injured in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rapid_Support_Forces" target="_blank">Rapid Support Forces</a> raids on several neighborhoods in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al-Fashir" target="_blank">El Fasher</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gezira_State" target="_blank">Gezira State</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sudan" target="_blank">Sudan</a>. <a href="https://www.dabangasudan.org/en/all-news/article/sudan-war-largest-ground-attack-on-el-fasher-kills-30-more-rsf-violence-reported-from-blue-nile-el-gezira-and-khartoum" target="_blank">(Radio Dabanga)</a></li>
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</ul>Arts and culture<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whaling_in_Japan" target="_blank">Whaling in Japan</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japan" target="_blank">Japanese</a> whaling company <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kyodo_Senpaku" target="_blank">Kyodo Senpaku</a> announces the country's first <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fin_whale" target="_blank">fin whale</a> kill in fifty years off the coast of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iwate_Prefecture" target="_blank">Iwate Prefecture</a>. <a href="https://www.undercurrentnews.com/2024/08/05/japan-hunts-first-fin-whale-in-50-years/" target="_blank">(Undercurrent News)</a> <a href="https://www.theinertia.com/news/japan-fin-whale-hunting-first-kill/" target="_blank">(The Inertia)</a></li>
</ul></li>
</ul>Business and economy<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japan" target="_blank">Japan</a>'s <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nikkei_225" target="_blank">Nikkei 225</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stock_market_index" target="_blank">stock market index</a> rises more than 10%, a day after declining by more than 12%. <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2024/08/05/stocks-markets-nikkei-japan-yen/d535ac6a-538f-11ef-9a60-5b6e8b4da7c0_story.html" target="_blank">(The Washington Post)</a> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/aug/06/japanese-stock-market-nikkei-225-index-rebound-trading" target="_blank">(The Guardian)</a></li>
</ul>Disasters and accidents<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_Japan_heatwaves" target="_blank">2024 Japan heatwaves</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">At least 123 people, many of whom were elderly, are reported to have died from <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heat_illness" target="_blank">heat illnesses</a> in the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greater_Tokyo_Area" target="_blank">Greater Tokyo Area</a> of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japan" target="_blank">Japan</a> in July amid an ongoing <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heatwave" target="_blank">heatwave</a> in the country. <a href="https://apnews.com/article/japan-heatstroke-death-elderly-5027f720692101bef9b787e6ae14312a" target="_blank">(AP)</a></li>
</ul></li>
</ul>International relations<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foreign_relations_of_Niger" target="_blank">Foreign relations of Niger</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foreign_relations_of_Ukraine" target="_blank">Foreign relations of Ukraine</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Niger" target="_blank">Niger</a> suspends diplomatic relations with <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ukraine" target="_blank">Ukraine</a> over Ukraine's alleged support for rebels who ambushed and killed dozens of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malian_Armed_Forces" target="_blank">Malian soldiers</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wagner_Group" target="_blank">Russian mercenaries</a> during the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Tinzaouaten_%282024%29" target="_blank">Battle of Tinzaouaten</a> in July. <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/niger-cuts-ties-with-ukraine-over-comments-mali-wagner-attack-2024-08-06/" target="_blank">(Reuters)</a></li>
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palestine%E2%80%93Russia_relations" target="_blank">Palestine–Russia relations</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palestinian_President" target="_blank">Palestinian President</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mahmoud_Abbas" target="_blank">Mahmoud Abbas</a> announces a visit to <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moscow" target="_blank">Moscow</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russia" target="_blank">Russia</a>, from August 12–14 to meet with <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_President" target="_blank">Russian President</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vladimir_Putin" target="_blank">Vladimir Putin</a> to discuss the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israeli%E2%80%93Palestinian_peace_process" target="_blank">peace process</a> for the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel%E2%80%93Hamas_war" target="_blank">Israel–Hamas war</a> and to &quot;strengthen bilateral relations in all areas&quot; between the two nations. <a href="https://www.lbcgroup.tv/news/middleeastnews/788309/palestinian-president-killing-of-hamas-leader-intended-to-prolong-gaza/en" target="_blank">(LBCI)</a> <a href="https://aje.io/p0wtaz?update=3099121" target="_blank">(Al Jazeera)</a></li>
</ul></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ukraine%E2%80%93European_Union_relations" target="_blank">Ukraine–European Union relations</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_Union" target="_blank">European Union</a> approves a grant of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Euro" target="_blank">€</a>4.2 billion (<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_dollar" target="_blank">US$</a>4.58 billion) in financial aid to <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ukraine" target="_blank">Ukraine</a>. <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/eu-governments-give-green-light-42-bln-euros-payout-ukraine-2024-08-06/" target="_blank">(Reuters)</a></li>
</ul></li>
</ul>Law and crime<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel%E2%80%93Hamas_war_protests" target="_blank">Israel–Hamas war protests</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_pro-Palestinian_protests_on_university_campuses" target="_blank">2024 pro-Palestinian protests on university campuses</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_District_of_Massachusetts" target="_blank">Massachusetts District</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_District_Judge" target="_blank">Judge</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_G._Stearns" target="_blank">Richard Stearns</a> rules that <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harvard_University" target="_blank">Harvard University</a> must face a lawsuit accusing the university of intentionally ignoring requests for safety from <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jews" target="_blank">Jewish</a> students following &quot;<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antisemitism_during_the_Israel%E2%80%93Hamas_war" target="_blank">severe and pervasive harassment</a>&quot; on campus, while also calling the university's claims that <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antisemitism" target="_blank">antisemitic</a> acts are protected under the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Amendment_to_the_United_States_Constitution" target="_blank">First Amendment</a> &quot;dubious&quot;. <a href="https://www.reuters.com/legal/harvard-must-face-lawsuit-over-antisemitism-campus-us-judge-says-2024-08-06/" target="_blank">(Reuters)</a></li>
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_Israeli_protests" target="_blank">2024 Israeli protests</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haredi" target="_blank">Haredi</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel" target="_blank">Israelis</a> storm the army base in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tel_HaShomer" target="_blank">Tel HaShomer</a> in protest of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conscription_of_yeshiva_students" target="_blank">compulsory conscription</a>. <a href="https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-813526" target="_blank">(The Jerusalem Post)</a></li>
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_Tunisian_presidential_election" target="_blank">2024 Tunisian presidential election</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">A court in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tunisia" target="_blank">Tunisia</a> sentences opposition leader <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abir_Moussi" target="_blank">Abir Moussi</a> to two years in prison for insulting the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Independent_High_Authority_for_Elections" target="_blank">election commission</a>. The court also sentences four potential <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/President_of_Tunisia" target="_blank">presidential</a> candidates, including activist <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nizar_Chaari" target="_blank">Nizar Chaari</a>, to eight months in prison and bans them from running for office on charges of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vote_buying" target="_blank">vote buying</a>. <a href="https://www.dw.com/en/tunisia-leading-opposition-figure-moussi-sentenced-to-jail/a-69864395" target="_blank">(DW)</a></li>
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/End_Bad_Governance_protests" target="_blank">End Bad Governance protests</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nigeria" target="_blank">Nigeria</a> detains tailors who made <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_flag" target="_blank">Russian flags</a> that were used in anti-government protests. <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/nigeria-detains-tailors-who-made-russian-flags-anti-government-protests-2024-08-06/" target="_blank">(Reuters)</a></li>
</ul></li>
</ul>Politics and elections<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_Bangladesh_quota_reform_movement" target="_blank">2024 Bangladesh quota reform movement</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Non-cooperation_movement_%282024%29" target="_blank">Non-cooperation movement</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bangladesh" target="_blank">Bangladeshi</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/President_of_Bangladesh" target="_blank">President</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mohammed_Shahabuddin" target="_blank">Mohammed Shahabuddin</a> dissolves the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jatiya_Sangsad" target="_blank">national parliament</a> in preparation for an <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interim_government" target="_blank">interim government</a> following the resignation and departure of former <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_Bangladesh" target="_blank">Prime Minister</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sheikh_Hasina" target="_blank">Sheikh Hasina</a>. <a href="https://www.france24.com/en/asia-pacific/20240806-student-protesters-who-toppled-sheikh-hasina-want-nobel-prize-laureate-muhammad-yunus-to-lead-bangladesh" target="_blank">(France 24)</a></li>
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</ul></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_United_States_presidential_election" target="_blank">2024 United States presidential election</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_Democratic_Party_vice_presidential_candidate_selection" target="_blank">2024 Democratic Party vice presidential candidate selection</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Presumptive <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Democratic_Party_%28United_States%29" target="_blank">Democratic Party</a> nominee <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kamala_Harris" target="_blank">Kamala Harris</a> selects <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Governor_of_Minnesota" target="_blank">Governor of Minnesota</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tim_Walz" target="_blank">Tim Walz</a> as her running mate. <a href="https://www.cnn.com/politics/live-news/kamala-harris-trump-election-08-06-24/index.html" target="_blank">(CNN)</a></li>
</ul></li>
</ul></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel%E2%80%93Hamas_war" target="_blank">Israel–Hamas war</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assassination_of_Ismail_Haniyeh" target="_blank">Assassination of Ismail Haniyeh</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yahya_Sinwar" target="_blank">Yahya Sinwar</a> is named the new <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_leaders_of_Hamas" target="_blank">leader of</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hamas" target="_blank">Hamas</a>, following the assassination of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ismail_Haniyeh" target="_blank">Ismail Haniyeh</a>. <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/hamas-names-gaza-leader-yahya-sinwar-chief-following-haniyeh-killing-statement-2024-08-06/" target="_blank">(Reuters)</a></li>
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</ul>Sports<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_Summer_Olympics" target="_blank">2024 Summer Olympics</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australia_at_the_2024_Summer_Olympics" target="_blank">Australia at the 2024 Summer Olympics</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">14 year old <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arisa_Trew" target="_blank">Arisa Trew</a> wins the gold medal in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skateboarding_at_the_2024_Summer_Olympics_%E2%80%93_Women%27s_park" target="_blank">Women's park skateboarding</a>, becoming the youngest <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australia" target="_blank">Australian</a> to ever win an Olympic gold medal. <a href="https://www.smh.com.au/sport/teen-prodigy-wins-gold-in-skateboarding-and-she-s-australia-s-youngest-medallist-20240807-p5k06w.html" target="_blank">(The Sydney Morning Herald)</a></li>
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</ul><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Current_events/2024_August_6" target="_blank">Continue reading...</a></blockquote>

[QUOTE="Wikipedia Current Events, post: 145143, 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/August_2024_Kursk_Oblast_incursion']August 2024 Kursk Oblast incursion[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ukraine']Ukraine[/URL] reportedly launches an incursion into [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kursk_Oblast']Kursk Oblast[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russia']Russia[/URL]. [URL='https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/russian-forces-thwart-ukrainian-attempt-penetrate-border-regional-governor-says-2024-08-06/'](Reuters)[/URL] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eastern_Ukraine_campaign']Eastern Ukraine campaign[/URL] [LIST] [*]Russia claims that it captured the village of Tymofiivka in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donetsk_Oblast']Donetsk Oblast[/URL]. [URL='https://www.aa.com.tr/en/russia-ukraine-war/russia-claims-it-took-control-of-another-settlement-in-ukraine-s-donetsk-region/3296658'](Anadolu Agency)[/URL] [/LIST] [/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/Battle_of_Khartoum_%282023%E2%80%93present%29']Battle of Khartoum[/URL] [LIST] [*]At least 53 people are killed and 60 others are injured in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rapid_Support_Forces']Rapid Support Forces[/URL] raids on several neighborhoods in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al-Fashir']El Fasher[/URL] and [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gezira_State']Gezira State[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sudan']Sudan[/URL]. [URL='https://www.dabangasudan.org/en/all-news/article/sudan-war-largest-ground-attack-on-el-fasher-kills-30-more-rsf-violence-reported-from-blue-nile-el-gezira-and-khartoum'](Radio Dabanga)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [/LIST] [B]Arts and culture[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whaling_in_Japan']Whaling in Japan[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japan']Japanese[/URL] whaling company [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kyodo_Senpaku']Kyodo Senpaku[/URL] announces the country's first [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fin_whale']fin whale[/URL] kill in fifty years off the coast of [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iwate_Prefecture']Iwate Prefecture[/URL]. [URL='https://www.undercurrentnews.com/2024/08/05/japan-hunts-first-fin-whale-in-50-years/'](Undercurrent News)[/URL] [URL='https://www.theinertia.com/news/japan-fin-whale-hunting-first-kill/']([I]The Inertia[/I])[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [B]Business and economy[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japan']Japan[/URL]'s [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nikkei_225']Nikkei 225[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stock_market_index']stock market index[/URL] rises more than 10%, a day after declining by more than 12%. [URL='https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2024/08/05/stocks-markets-nikkei-japan-yen/d535ac6a-538f-11ef-9a60-5b6e8b4da7c0_story.html']([I]The Washington Post[/I])[/URL] [URL='https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/aug/06/japanese-stock-market-nikkei-225-index-rebound-trading']([I]The Guardian[/I])[/URL] [/LIST] [B]Disasters and accidents[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_Japan_heatwaves']2024 Japan heatwaves[/URL] [LIST] [*]At least 123 people, many of whom were elderly, are reported to have died from [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heat_illness']heat illnesses[/URL] in the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greater_Tokyo_Area']Greater Tokyo Area[/URL] of [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japan']Japan[/URL] in July amid an ongoing [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heatwave']heatwave[/URL] in the country. [URL='https://apnews.com/article/japan-heatstroke-death-elderly-5027f720692101bef9b787e6ae14312a'](AP)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [B]International relations[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foreign_relations_of_Niger']Foreign relations of Niger[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foreign_relations_of_Ukraine']Foreign relations of Ukraine[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Niger']Niger[/URL] suspends diplomatic relations with [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ukraine']Ukraine[/URL] over Ukraine's alleged support for rebels who ambushed and killed dozens of [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malian_Armed_Forces']Malian soldiers[/URL] and [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wagner_Group']Russian mercenaries[/URL] during the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Tinzaouaten_%282024%29']Battle of Tinzaouaten[/URL] in July. [URL='https://www.reuters.com/world/niger-cuts-ties-with-ukraine-over-comments-mali-wagner-attack-2024-08-06/'](Reuters)[/URL] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palestine%E2%80%93Russia_relations']Palestine–Russia relations[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palestinian_President']Palestinian President[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mahmoud_Abbas']Mahmoud Abbas[/URL] announces a visit to [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moscow']Moscow[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russia']Russia[/URL], from August 12–14 to meet with [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_President']Russian President[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vladimir_Putin']Vladimir Putin[/URL] to discuss the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israeli%E2%80%93Palestinian_peace_process']peace process[/URL] for the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel%E2%80%93Hamas_war']Israel–Hamas war[/URL] and to "strengthen bilateral relations in all areas" between the two nations. [URL='https://www.lbcgroup.tv/news/middleeastnews/788309/palestinian-president-killing-of-hamas-leader-intended-to-prolong-gaza/en'](LBCI)[/URL] [URL='https://aje.io/p0wtaz?update=3099121'](Al Jazeera)[/URL] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ukraine%E2%80%93European_Union_relations']Ukraine–European Union relations[/URL] [LIST] [*]The [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_Union']European Union[/URL] approves a grant of [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Euro']€[/URL]4.2 billion ([URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_dollar']US$[/URL]4.58 billion) in financial aid to [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ukraine']Ukraine[/URL]. [URL='https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/eu-governments-give-green-light-42-bln-euros-payout-ukraine-2024-08-06/'](Reuters)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [B]Law and crime[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel%E2%80%93Hamas_war_protests']Israel–Hamas war protests[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_pro-Palestinian_protests_on_university_campuses']2024 pro-Palestinian protests on university campuses[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_District_of_Massachusetts']Massachusetts District[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_District_Judge']Judge[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_G._Stearns']Richard Stearns[/URL] rules that [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harvard_University']Harvard University[/URL] must face a lawsuit accusing the university of intentionally ignoring requests for safety from [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jews']Jewish[/URL] students following "[URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antisemitism_during_the_Israel%E2%80%93Hamas_war']severe and pervasive harassment[/URL]" on campus, while also calling the university's claims that [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antisemitism']antisemitic[/URL] acts are protected under the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Amendment_to_the_United_States_Constitution']First Amendment[/URL] "dubious". [URL='https://www.reuters.com/legal/harvard-must-face-lawsuit-over-antisemitism-campus-us-judge-says-2024-08-06/'](Reuters)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_Israeli_protests']2024 Israeli protests[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haredi']Haredi[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel']Israelis[/URL] storm the army base in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tel_HaShomer']Tel HaShomer[/URL] in protest of [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conscription_of_yeshiva_students']compulsory conscription[/URL]. [URL='https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-813526']([I]The Jerusalem Post[/I])[/URL] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_Tunisian_presidential_election']2024 Tunisian presidential election[/URL] [LIST] [*]A court in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tunisia']Tunisia[/URL] sentences opposition leader [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abir_Moussi']Abir Moussi[/URL] to two years in prison for insulting the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Independent_High_Authority_for_Elections']election commission[/URL]. The court also sentences four potential [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/President_of_Tunisia']presidential[/URL] candidates, including activist [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nizar_Chaari']Nizar Chaari[/URL], to eight months in prison and bans them from running for office on charges of [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vote_buying']vote buying[/URL]. [URL='https://www.dw.com/en/tunisia-leading-opposition-figure-moussi-sentenced-to-jail/a-69864395'](DW)[/URL] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/End_Bad_Governance_protests']End Bad Governance protests[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nigeria']Nigeria[/URL] detains tailors who made [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_flag']Russian flags[/URL] that were used in anti-government protests. [URL='https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/nigeria-detains-tailors-who-made-russian-flags-anti-government-protests-2024-08-06/'](Reuters)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [B]Politics and elections[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_Bangladesh_quota_reform_movement']2024 Bangladesh quota reform movement[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Non-cooperation_movement_%282024%29']Non-cooperation movement[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bangladesh']Bangladeshi[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/President_of_Bangladesh']President[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mohammed_Shahabuddin']Mohammed Shahabuddin[/URL] dissolves the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jatiya_Sangsad']national parliament[/URL] in preparation for an [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interim_government']interim government[/URL] following the resignation and departure of former [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_Bangladesh']Prime Minister[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sheikh_Hasina']Sheikh Hasina[/URL]. [URL='https://www.france24.com/en/asia-pacific/20240806-student-protesters-who-toppled-sheikh-hasina-want-nobel-prize-laureate-muhammad-yunus-to-lead-bangladesh'](France 24)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_United_States_presidential_election']2024 United States presidential election[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_Democratic_Party_vice_presidential_candidate_selection']2024 Democratic Party vice presidential candidate selection[/URL] [LIST] [*]Presumptive [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Democratic_Party_%28United_States%29']Democratic Party[/URL] nominee [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kamala_Harris']Kamala Harris[/URL] selects [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Governor_of_Minnesota']Governor of Minnesota[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tim_Walz']Tim Walz[/URL] as her running mate. [URL='https://www.cnn.com/politics/live-news/kamala-harris-trump-election-08-06-24/index.html'](CNN)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel%E2%80%93Hamas_war']Israel–Hamas war[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assassination_of_Ismail_Haniyeh']Assassination of Ismail Haniyeh[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yahya_Sinwar']Yahya Sinwar[/URL] is named the new [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_leaders_of_Hamas']leader of[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hamas']Hamas[/URL], following the assassination of [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ismail_Haniyeh']Ismail Haniyeh[/URL]. [URL='https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/hamas-names-gaza-leader-yahya-sinwar-chief-following-haniyeh-killing-statement-2024-08-06/'](Reuters)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [/LIST] [B]Sports[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_Summer_Olympics']2024 Summer Olympics[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australia_at_the_2024_Summer_Olympics']Australia at the 2024 Summer Olympics[/URL] [LIST] [*]14 year old [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arisa_Trew']Arisa Trew[/URL] wins the gold medal in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skateboarding_at_the_2024_Summer_Olympics_%E2%80%93_Women%27s_park']Women's park skateboarding[/URL], becoming the youngest [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australia']Australian[/URL] to ever win an Olympic gold medal. [URL='https://www.smh.com.au/sport/teen-prodigy-wins-gold-in-skateboarding-and-she-s-australia-s-youngest-medallist-20240807-p5k06w.html']([I]The Sydney Morning Herald[/I])[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [/LIST] [url="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Current_events/2024_August_6"]Continue reading...[/url] [/QUOTE]

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