Wikipedia Current Events Real Joined Dec 7, 2022 Messages 942 Reaction score 0 BC ฿2 Dividends 0 Aug 7, 2024 #1 Armed conflicts and attacks Israel–Hamas war 2023 Hamas-led attack on Israel The Israel Defense Forces confirms the death of Bilha Yinon, the last person missing in Israel following the October 7 attack by Hamas. (Newsweek) Israeli invasion of the Gaza Strip Six Palestinians are killed in an Israeli raid on the Maghazi refugee camp and in Khan Younis in Gaza. (Saba News Agency) (Al Jazeera) Russian invasion of Ukraine August 2024 Kursk Oblast incursion Russian Chief of General Staff Valery Gerasimov says that the Ukrainian advance into the Kursk Oblast has been stopped. (BBC) Acting Governor of Kursk Oblast Alexei Smirnov declares a state of emergency in the region. (DW) 2024 Iran–Israel conflict, Israel–Hezbollah conflict Egypt and the United Kingdom issue NOTAM alerts and orders their airlines to avoid Iranian and Lebanese airspaces. (Reuters) Disasters and accidents At least two people are killed when a hotel collapses in Kröv, Germany. (DW) (Reuters) Five people are killed in a helicopter crash in the mountains northwest of Kathmandu, Nepal. (AP) Health and environment Deforestation of the Amazon Rainforest The Government of Brazil reports that deforestation in the Amazon Rainforest has dropped to its lowest levels since 2016. (AP) Environmental threats to the Great Barrier Reef The water temperature around the Great Barrier Reef reaches a 400-year record high, leading to more mass bleaching events. (DW) Law and crime 2023 Thai general election The Constitutional Court of Thailand orders the dissolution of the Move Forward Party, which won the most seats and votes in last year’s election, but was blocked from forming a government. (BBC) (Al Jazeera) End Bad Governance protests Nigeria arrests seven Polish nationals for raising Russian flags during anti-government protests this week. (Reuters) South Africa's genocide case against Israel Turkey submits a bid to South Africa's side in the International Court of Justice case against Israel's conduct in the Gaza Strip. (Al Jazeera) German police arrest a doctor for allegedly killing four elderly patients. (DW) Ksenia Karelina pleads guilty in a Russian court to a charge of treason. (CNN) Norwegian police arrest the son of Crown Princess Mette-Marit on suspicion of assaulting a woman. (Al Arabiya) Two Islamic State affiliated men are arrested in Ternitz, Austria for allegedly planning to commit terrorism in Vienna, including at a Taylor Swift concert. (BBC) Politics and elections 2024 United States House of Representatives elections Missouri Democratic congresswoman Cori Bush loses her primary election to St. Louis County prosecutor Wesley Bell, becoming the second member of The Squad to lose a primary. (BBC) Comorian president Azali Assoumani grants extensive powers to his son and alleged successor Nour El Fath, allowing him to intervene throughout multiple stages of government decision-making. (Reuters) Sports 2024 Summer Olympics Concerns and controversies at the 2024 Summer Olympics French police detain Australian field hockey player Tom Craig for allegedly purchasing cocaine. (DW) Continue reading...
Armed conflicts and attacks Israel–Hamas war 2023 Hamas-led attack on Israel The Israel Defense Forces confirms the death of Bilha Yinon, the last person missing in Israel following the October 7 attack by Hamas. (Newsweek) Israeli invasion of the Gaza Strip Six Palestinians are killed in an Israeli raid on the Maghazi refugee camp and in Khan Younis in Gaza. (Saba News Agency) (Al Jazeera) Russian invasion of Ukraine August 2024 Kursk Oblast incursion Russian Chief of General Staff Valery Gerasimov says that the Ukrainian advance into the Kursk Oblast has been stopped. (BBC) Acting Governor of Kursk Oblast Alexei Smirnov declares a state of emergency in the region. (DW) 2024 Iran–Israel conflict, Israel–Hezbollah conflict Egypt and the United Kingdom issue NOTAM alerts and orders their airlines to avoid Iranian and Lebanese airspaces. (Reuters) Disasters and accidents At least two people are killed when a hotel collapses in Kröv, Germany. (DW) (Reuters) Five people are killed in a helicopter crash in the mountains northwest of Kathmandu, Nepal. (AP) Health and environment Deforestation of the Amazon Rainforest The Government of Brazil reports that deforestation in the Amazon Rainforest has dropped to its lowest levels since 2016. (AP) Environmental threats to the Great Barrier Reef The water temperature around the Great Barrier Reef reaches a 400-year record high, leading to more mass bleaching events. (DW) Law and crime 2023 Thai general election The Constitutional Court of Thailand orders the dissolution of the Move Forward Party, which won the most seats and votes in last year’s election, but was blocked from forming a government. (BBC) (Al Jazeera) End Bad Governance protests Nigeria arrests seven Polish nationals for raising Russian flags during anti-government protests this week. (Reuters) South Africa's genocide case against Israel Turkey submits a bid to South Africa's side in the International Court of Justice case against Israel's conduct in the Gaza Strip. (Al Jazeera) German police arrest a doctor for allegedly killing four elderly patients. (DW) Ksenia Karelina pleads guilty in a Russian court to a charge of treason. (CNN) Norwegian police arrest the son of Crown Princess Mette-Marit on suspicion of assaulting a woman. (Al Arabiya) Two Islamic State affiliated men are arrested in Ternitz, Austria for allegedly planning to commit terrorism in Vienna, including at a Taylor Swift concert. (BBC) Politics and elections 2024 United States House of Representatives elections Missouri Democratic congresswoman Cori Bush loses her primary election to St. Louis County prosecutor Wesley Bell, becoming the second member of The Squad to lose a primary. (BBC) Comorian president Azali Assoumani grants extensive powers to his son and alleged successor Nour El Fath, allowing him to intervene throughout multiple stages of government decision-making. (Reuters) Sports 2024 Summer Olympics Concerns and controversies at the 2024 Summer Olympics French police detain Australian field hockey player Tom Craig for allegedly purchasing cocaine. (DW) Continue reading...