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<blockquote data-quote="Wikipedia Current Events" data-source="post: 145401" data-attributes="member: 524">Armed conflicts and attacks<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russo-Ukrainian_War" target="_blank">Russo-Ukrainian War</a><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/Attacks_in_Russia_during_the_Russian_invasion_of_Ukraine" target="_blank">Attacks in Russia during the 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/Russia" target="_blank">Russia</a> declares a &quot;federal-level&quot; emergency in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kursk_Oblast" target="_blank">Kursk Oblast</a> as <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Armed_Forces_of_Ukraine" target="_blank">Ukrainian forces</a> continue to advance. <a href="https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/russia-declares-federal-emergency-border-region-attack-ukrainian-112704921" target="_blank">(AP via ABC News)</a></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kadyrovites" target="_blank">Akhmat special forces</a> commander <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apti_Alaudinov" target="_blank">Apti Alaudinov</a> says Ukrainian troops &quot;simply passed-by&quot; their positions without engaging them, with Akhmat opting to <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Withdrawal_%28military%29" target="_blank">retreat</a> until more Russian reinforcements could arrive. Other reports indicate that Akhmat troops fled from Ukrainian forces. <a href="https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/kadyrov-s-troops-claim-they-missed-ukrainian-forces-in-kursk-oblast/ar-AA1otucS" target="_blank">(The New Voice of Ukraine via MSN)</a></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">A Russian military convoy is destroyed on the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_route_E38" target="_blank">E38 highway</a> in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oktyabrsky_District%2C_Kursk_Oblast" target="_blank">Oktyabrsky District</a>. <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/aug/09/ukraine-ambushes-russian-convoy-in-kursk-as-kremlin-declares-federal-emergency" target="_blank">(The Guardian)</a></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ukrainian_Ground_Forces" target="_blank">Ukrainian troops</a> capture the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gazprom" target="_blank">Gazprom</a> gas facility in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sudzha" target="_blank">Sudzha</a>. A video shows Ukrainian soldiers inside the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Natural_gas" target="_blank">natural gas</a> facility, while much of the town appears to be under Ukrainian control. <a href="https://english.alarabiya.net/News/world/2024/08/09/video-shows-ukrainian-soldiers-in-control-of-gas-facility-in-russia-s-kursk-region" target="_blank">(Reuters via Al Arabiya)</a></li>
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ukraine" target="_blank">Ukraine</a> launches a &quot;massive&quot; <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drone_warfare" target="_blank">drone attack</a> on <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lipetsk_Oblast" target="_blank">Lipetsk Oblast</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russia" target="_blank">Russia</a>, with <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lipetsk_air_base" target="_blank">Lipetsk air base</a> reportedly being on fire. Several villages are evacuated, while six people are reportedly injured. <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/russias-lipetsk-region-comes-under-massive-drone-attack-governor-says-2024-08-09/" 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"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_Kostiantynivka_supermarket_missile_attack" target="_blank">2024 Kostiantynivka supermarket missile attack</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">A <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_Armed_Forces" target="_blank">Russian</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Missile" target="_blank">missile</a> attack on a supermarket in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kostiantynivka" target="_blank">Kostiantynivka</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donetsk_Oblast" target="_blank">Donetsk Oblast</a>, kills 14 people and injures 43 others. <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/two-killed-17-injured-russian-strike-supermarket-ukraines-east-2024-08-09" target="_blank">(Reuters)</a></li>
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<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">Samer al-Hajj, a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hamas" target="_blank">Hamas</a> security official for the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ain_al-Hilweh" target="_blank">Ain al-Hilweh</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palestinian_refugee_camps" target="_blank">Palestinian refugee camp</a>, is <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assassination" target="_blank">assassinated</a> by an <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel" target="_blank">Israeli</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drone_warfare" target="_blank">drone strike</a> in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sidon" target="_blank">Sidon</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lebanon" target="_blank">Lebanon</a>. <a href="https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/8/9/israel-steps-up-attacks-in-lebanon-kills-hamas-official" target="_blank">(Al Jazeera)</a></li>
</ul></li>
</ul>Disasters and accidents<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voepass_Linhas_A%C3%A9reas_Flight_2283" target="_blank">Voepass Linhas Aéreas Flight 2283</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">An <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ATR_72" target="_blank">ATR 72</a> aircraft operated by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brazil" target="_blank">Brazilian</a> airline <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voepass_Linhas_A%C3%A9reas" target="_blank">Voepass Linhas Aéreas</a> crashes in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S%C3%A3o_Paulo_%28state%29" target="_blank">São Paulo state</a>, Brazil, killing all 61 people on board. <a href="https://apnews.com/article/brazil-plane-crash-sao-paulo-394427322513643f4eaf517e4ac4c85e" target="_blank">(AP)</a> <a href="https://g1.globo.com/sp/campinas-regiao/noticia/2024/08/09/acidente-aviao-vinhedo.ghtml" target="_blank">(G1 Globo)</a></li>
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</ul>Law and crime<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Prosecutors in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China" target="_blank">China</a> charges multiple funeral directors with selling over four thousand corpses over decades to two major medical companies. The corpses are reportedly primarily from <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sichuan" target="_blank">Sichuan</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guangxi" target="_blank">Guangxi</a>, and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shandong" target="_blank">Shandong</a> provinces. Police seized 18 tonnes of bones and 34,000 semi-finished products, while the thieves earned 380 million <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_yuan" target="_blank">yuan</a> ($53 million) before they were caught. <a href="https://www.scmp.com/news/china/politics/article/3273761/chinese-crime-ring-accused-stealing-thousands-corpses-use-bones-dental-grafts?module=top_story&amp;pgtype=homepage" target="_blank">(SCMP)</a> <a href="https://nos.nl/artikel/2532521-lijkenschandaal-in-china-duizenden-lichamen-verkocht-aan-medische-sector" target="_blank">(NOS)</a> <a href="https://www.newsweek.com/china-thousands-corpses-smuggled-bone-graft-medical-health-scandal-1936276" target="_blank">(Newsweek)</a></li>
</ul>International relations<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foreign_relations_of_Mali" target="_blank">Foreign relations of Mali</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foreign_relations_of_Sweden" target="_blank">Foreign relations of Sweden</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mali%E2%80%93Russia_relations" target="_blank">Mali–Russia relations</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mali" target="_blank">Mali</a> orders the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_ambassadors_of_Sweden_to_Mali" target="_blank">Swedish ambassador</a> to leave within 72 hours, days after <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sweden" target="_blank">Sweden</a> announced that development aid to Mali would be suspended over Mali's support to <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russia" target="_blank">Russia</a>. <a href="https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/8/9/mali-orders-swedish-ambassador-to-leave-within-72-hours" target="_blank">(Al Jazeera)</a></li>
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</ul>Law and crime<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/President_of_Venezuela" target="_blank"> Venezuelan President</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicol%C3%A1s_Maduro" target="_blank">Nicolás Maduro</a> suspends the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twitter" target="_blank">X</a> social network in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Venezuela" target="_blank">Venezuela</a> for 10 days, accusing X's owner <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elon_Musk" target="_blank">Elon Musk</a> of promoting hatred.<a href="https://apnews.com/article/venezuela-elections-suspension-x-elon-musk-59bb734bdd0c8cc4082d6a0cb0f5af25" target="_blank">(AP)</a></li>
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_Vienna_terrorism_plot" target="_blank">2024 Vienna terrorism plot</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Austria" target="_blank">Austrian</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ministry_of_the_Interior_%28Austria%29" target="_blank">interior minister</a> announce the arrest of an <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iraq" target="_blank">Iraqi</a> suspect in connection with a foiled terror attack at a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taylor_Swift" target="_blank">Taylor Swift</a> concert. <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/aug/09/teenager-arrested-foiled-taylor-swift-concert-attack-vienna" target="_blank">(The Guardian)</a></li>
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</ul>Politics and elections<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Hundreds of people protest in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dhaka" target="_blank">Dhaka</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bangladesh" target="_blank">Bangladesh</a>, against violence targeting the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hinduism_in_Bangladesh" target="_blank">Hindu minority</a>. <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/hundreds-protest-dhaka-over-violence-against-hindus-bangladesh-2024-08-09/" target="_blank">(Reuters)</a></li>
</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/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/French_police" target="_blank">French police</a> arrest <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Egypt" target="_blank">Egyptian</a> wrestler <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mohamed_Ibrahim_El-Sayed" target="_blank">Mohamed Ibrahim El-Sayed</a> in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paris" target="_blank">Paris</a> for alleged <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sexual_assault" target="_blank">sexual assault</a>. <a href="https://www.bbc.com/sport/olympics/articles/c8dpmrrj6ggo" target="_blank">(BBC)</a></li>
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</ul><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Current_events/2024_August_9" target="_blank">Continue reading...</a></blockquote>

[QUOTE="Wikipedia Current Events, post: 145401, member: 524"] [B]Armed conflicts and attacks[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russo-Ukrainian_War']Russo-Ukrainian War[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_invasion_of_Ukraine']Russian invasion of Ukraine[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Attacks_in_Russia_during_the_Russian_invasion_of_Ukraine']Attacks in Russia during the 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/Russia']Russia[/URL] declares a "federal-level" emergency in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kursk_Oblast']Kursk Oblast[/URL] as [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Armed_Forces_of_Ukraine']Ukrainian forces[/URL] continue to advance. [URL='https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/russia-declares-federal-emergency-border-region-attack-ukrainian-112704921']([I]AP[/I] via [I]ABC News[/I])[/URL] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kadyrovites']Akhmat special forces[/URL] commander [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apti_Alaudinov']Apti Alaudinov[/URL] says Ukrainian troops "simply passed-by" their positions without engaging them, with Akhmat opting to [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Withdrawal_%28military%29']retreat[/URL] until more Russian reinforcements could arrive. Other reports indicate that Akhmat troops fled from Ukrainian forces. [URL='https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/kadyrov-s-troops-claim-they-missed-ukrainian-forces-in-kursk-oblast/ar-AA1otucS']([I]The New Voice of Ukraine[/I] via MSN)[/URL] [*]A Russian military convoy is destroyed on the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_route_E38']E38 highway[/URL] in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oktyabrsky_District%2C_Kursk_Oblast']Oktyabrsky District[/URL]. [URL='https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/aug/09/ukraine-ambushes-russian-convoy-in-kursk-as-kremlin-declares-federal-emergency']([I]The Guardian[/I])[/URL] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ukrainian_Ground_Forces']Ukrainian troops[/URL] capture the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gazprom']Gazprom[/URL] gas facility in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sudzha']Sudzha[/URL]. A video shows Ukrainian soldiers inside the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Natural_gas']natural gas[/URL] facility, while much of the town appears to be under Ukrainian control. [URL='https://english.alarabiya.net/News/world/2024/08/09/video-shows-ukrainian-soldiers-in-control-of-gas-facility-in-russia-s-kursk-region']([I]Reuters[/I] via [I]Al Arabiya[/I])[/URL] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ukraine']Ukraine[/URL] launches a "massive" [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drone_warfare']drone attack[/URL] on [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lipetsk_Oblast']Lipetsk Oblast[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russia']Russia[/URL], with [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lipetsk_air_base']Lipetsk air base[/URL] reportedly being on fire. Several villages are evacuated, while six people are reportedly injured. [URL='https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/russias-lipetsk-region-comes-under-massive-drone-attack-governor-says-2024-08-09/'](Reuters)[/URL] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eastern_Ukraine_campaign']Eastern Ukraine campaign[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_Kostiantynivka_supermarket_missile_attack']2024 Kostiantynivka supermarket missile attack[/URL] [LIST] [*]A [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_Armed_Forces']Russian[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Missile']missile[/URL] attack on a supermarket in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kostiantynivka']Kostiantynivka[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donetsk_Oblast']Donetsk Oblast[/URL], kills 14 people and injures 43 others. [URL='https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/two-killed-17-injured-russian-strike-supermarket-ukraines-east-2024-08-09'](Reuters)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [/LIST] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel%E2%80%93Hamas_war']Israel–Hamas war[/URL] [LIST] [*]Samer al-Hajj, a [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hamas']Hamas[/URL] security official for the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ain_al-Hilweh']Ain al-Hilweh[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palestinian_refugee_camps']Palestinian refugee camp[/URL], is [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assassination']assassinated[/URL] by an [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel']Israeli[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drone_warfare']drone strike[/URL] in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sidon']Sidon[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lebanon']Lebanon[/URL]. [URL='https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/8/9/israel-steps-up-attacks-in-lebanon-kills-hamas-official'](Al Jazeera)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [B]Disasters and accidents[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voepass_Linhas_A%C3%A9reas_Flight_2283']Voepass Linhas Aéreas Flight 2283[/URL] [LIST] [*]An [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ATR_72']ATR 72[/URL] aircraft operated by [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brazil']Brazilian[/URL] airline [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voepass_Linhas_A%C3%A9reas']Voepass Linhas Aéreas[/URL] crashes in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S%C3%A3o_Paulo_%28state%29']São Paulo state[/URL], Brazil, killing all 61 people on board. [URL='https://apnews.com/article/brazil-plane-crash-sao-paulo-394427322513643f4eaf517e4ac4c85e'](AP)[/URL] [URL='https://g1.globo.com/sp/campinas-regiao/noticia/2024/08/09/acidente-aviao-vinhedo.ghtml'](G1 Globo)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [B]Law and crime[/B] [LIST] [*]Prosecutors in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China']China[/URL] charges multiple funeral directors with selling over four thousand corpses over decades to two major medical companies. The corpses are reportedly primarily from [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sichuan']Sichuan[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guangxi']Guangxi[/URL], and [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shandong']Shandong[/URL] provinces. Police seized 18 tonnes of bones and 34,000 semi-finished products, while the thieves earned 380 million [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_yuan']yuan[/URL] ($53 million) before they were caught. [URL='https://www.scmp.com/news/china/politics/article/3273761/chinese-crime-ring-accused-stealing-thousands-corpses-use-bones-dental-grafts?module=top_story&pgtype=homepage'](SCMP)[/URL] [URL='https://nos.nl/artikel/2532521-lijkenschandaal-in-china-duizenden-lichamen-verkocht-aan-medische-sector'](NOS)[/URL] [URL='https://www.newsweek.com/china-thousands-corpses-smuggled-bone-graft-medical-health-scandal-1936276'](Newsweek)[/URL] [/LIST] [B]International relations[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foreign_relations_of_Mali']Foreign relations of Mali[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foreign_relations_of_Sweden']Foreign relations of Sweden[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mali%E2%80%93Russia_relations']Mali–Russia relations[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mali']Mali[/URL] orders the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_ambassadors_of_Sweden_to_Mali']Swedish ambassador[/URL] to leave within 72 hours, days after [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sweden']Sweden[/URL] announced that development aid to Mali would be suspended over Mali's support to [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russia']Russia[/URL]. [URL='https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/8/9/mali-orders-swedish-ambassador-to-leave-within-72-hours'](Al Jazeera)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [B]Law and crime[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_Venezuelan_presidential_election']2024 Venezuelan presidential election[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/President_of_Venezuela'] Venezuelan President[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicol%C3%A1s_Maduro']Nicolás Maduro[/URL] suspends the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twitter']X[/URL] social network in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Venezuela']Venezuela[/URL] for 10 days, accusing X's owner [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elon_Musk']Elon Musk[/URL] of promoting hatred.[URL='https://apnews.com/article/venezuela-elections-suspension-x-elon-musk-59bb734bdd0c8cc4082d6a0cb0f5af25'](AP)[/URL] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_Vienna_terrorism_plot']2024 Vienna terrorism plot[/URL] [LIST] [*]The [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Austria']Austrian[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ministry_of_the_Interior_%28Austria%29']interior minister[/URL] announce the arrest of an [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iraq']Iraqi[/URL] suspect in connection with a foiled terror attack at a [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taylor_Swift']Taylor Swift[/URL] concert. [URL='https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/aug/09/teenager-arrested-foiled-taylor-swift-concert-attack-vienna'](The Guardian)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [B]Politics and elections[/B] [LIST] [*]Hundreds of people protest in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dhaka']Dhaka[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bangladesh']Bangladesh[/URL], against violence targeting the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hinduism_in_Bangladesh']Hindu minority[/URL]. [URL='https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/hundreds-protest-dhaka-over-violence-against-hindus-bangladesh-2024-08-09/'](Reuters)[/URL] [/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/Concerns_and_controversies_at_the_2024_Summer_Olympics']Concerns and controversies at the 2024 Summer Olympics[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/French_police']French police[/URL] arrest [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Egypt']Egyptian[/URL] wrestler [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mohamed_Ibrahim_El-Sayed']Mohamed Ibrahim El-Sayed[/URL] in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paris']Paris[/URL] for alleged [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sexual_assault']sexual assault[/URL]. [URL='https://www.bbc.com/sport/olympics/articles/c8dpmrrj6ggo'](BBC)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [/LIST] [url="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Current_events/2024_August_9"]Continue reading...[/url] [/QUOTE]

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