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<blockquote data-quote="Wikipedia Current Events" data-source="post: 145659" 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">Acting <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Governor_of_Kursk_Oblast" target="_blank">Governor of Kursk Oblast</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexei_Smirnov_%28politician%29" target="_blank">Alexei Smirnov</a> accuses the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Armed_Forces_of_Ukraine" target="_blank">Ukrainian military</a> of using <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chemical_weapons" target="_blank">chemical weapons</a> that poisoned <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russia" target="_blank">Russian</a> civilians. <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ukraine" target="_blank">Ukraine</a>'s <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Security_Service_of_Ukraine" target="_blank">State Security Service</a> denies these claims and accuses Russia of falsifying <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/War_crimes_in_the_Russian_invasion_of_Ukraine" target="_blank">war crimes</a>. <a href="https://www.newsweek.com/russia-says-ukraine-using-chemical-weapons-kursk-1937987" target="_blank">(Newsweek)</a> <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/ukraine-says-russia-tries-accuse-it-false-war-crimes-kursk-2024-08-12/" 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">Russian forces take the settlement of Lysychne in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donetsk_Oblast" target="_blank">Donetsk Oblast</a>. <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/russia-evacuates-another-border-region-amid-growing-threat-ukrainian-units-2024-08-12/" target="_blank">(Reuters)</a></li>
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_Iran%E2%80%93Israel_conflict" target="_blank">2024 Iran–Israel conflict</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/United_States_Secretary_of_Defense" target="_blank">United States Secretary of Defense</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lloyd_Austin" target="_blank">Lloyd Austin</a> orders the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Abraham_Lincoln_%28CVN-72%29" target="_blank">USS Abraham Lincoln</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aircraft_carrier" target="_blank">aircraft carrier</a> strike group and the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Georgia_%28SSGN-729%29" target="_blank">USS Georgia</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuclear_weapon" target="_blank">nuclear</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cruise-missile_submarine" target="_blank">cruise-missile submarine</a> to the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Middle_East" target="_blank">Middle East</a> to defend <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel" target="_blank">Israel</a> from possible retaliation from <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran" target="_blank">Iran</a> and to strengthen the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/U.S._military" target="_blank">U.S. military</a> position in the region. <a href="https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/8/12/us-orders-submarine-to-middle-east-carrier-strike-group-to-sail-faster" target="_blank">(Al Jazeera)</a></li>
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</ul>Business and economy<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chevron_Corporation" target="_blank">Chevron Corporation</a> delivers the first oil from a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gulf_of_Mexico" target="_blank">Gulf of Mexico</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oil_field" target="_blank">oil field</a> under extreme <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ambient_pressure" target="_blank">subsea pressure</a>. <a href="https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/chevron-delivers-industry-first-ultra-high-pressure-oil-field-2024-08-12/" target="_blank">(Reuters)</a></li>
</ul>Disasters and accidents<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">One person is killed and several others are injured when a helicopter stolen from <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cairns_Airport" target="_blank">Cairns Airport</a> crashes into a hotel in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cairns" target="_blank">Cairns</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Queensland" target="_blank">Queensland</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australia" target="_blank">Australia</a>. <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/article/2024/aug/12/helicopter-crashes-into-roof-of-cairns-hotel-in-early-hours-of-morning" target="_blank">(The Guardian)</a></li>
</ul>Law and crime<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Council_on_American%E2%80%93Islamic_Relations" target="_blank">Council on American–Islamic Relations</a> files a lawsuit against the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_government" target="_blank">United States government</a> and the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FBI" target="_blank">FBI</a> over alleged <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anti-Palestinianism" target="_blank">anti-Palestinian discrimination</a> against two <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palestinian_Americans" target="_blank">Palestinian Americans</a> for placing them on a watch list despite having no violent crime convictions. <a href="https://www.reuters.com/legal/us-government-sued-over-alleged-discrimination-against-palestinian-americans-2024-08-12/" target="_blank">(Reuters)</a></li>
</ul>Politics and elections<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special_Region_of_Jakarta_Act" target="_blank">Special Region of Jakarta Act</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">The first <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cabinet_of_Indonesia" target="_blank">Cabinet of Indonesia</a> meeting session in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nusantara_%28city%29" target="_blank">Nusantara</a> is held, marking the beginning of the transition of the official <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capital_of_Indonesia" target="_blank">capital</a> away from <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jakarta" target="_blank">Jakarta</a>. <a href="https://finance.detik.com/infrastruktur/d-7484900/jokowi-gelar-rapat-kabinet-perdana-di-ikn-hari-ini" target="_blank">(Detik)</a></li>
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</ul>Science and technology<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Water_on_Mars" target="_blank">Water on Mars</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Liquid water is confirmed to be present at depths of 10–20 km below the surface of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mars" target="_blank">Mars</a>, based on a new analysis of data from <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NASA" target="_blank">NASA</a>'s <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/InSight" target="_blank">InSight</a> lander. <a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/czxl849j77ko" target="_blank">(BBC News)</a></li>
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</ul><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Current_events/2024_August_12" target="_blank">Continue reading...</a></blockquote>

[QUOTE="Wikipedia Current Events, post: 145659, 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] [*]Acting [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Governor_of_Kursk_Oblast']Governor of Kursk Oblast[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexei_Smirnov_%28politician%29']Alexei Smirnov[/URL] accuses the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Armed_Forces_of_Ukraine']Ukrainian military[/URL] of using [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chemical_weapons']chemical weapons[/URL] that poisoned [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russia']Russian[/URL] civilians. [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ukraine']Ukraine[/URL]'s [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Security_Service_of_Ukraine']State Security Service[/URL] denies these claims and accuses Russia of falsifying [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/War_crimes_in_the_Russian_invasion_of_Ukraine']war crimes[/URL]. [URL='https://www.newsweek.com/russia-says-ukraine-using-chemical-weapons-kursk-1937987']([I]Newsweek[/I])[/URL] [URL='https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/ukraine-says-russia-tries-accuse-it-false-war-crimes-kursk-2024-08-12/'](Reuters)[/URL] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eastern_Ukraine_campaign']Eastern Ukraine campaign[/URL] [LIST] [*]Russian forces take the settlement of Lysychne in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donetsk_Oblast']Donetsk Oblast[/URL]. [URL='https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/russia-evacuates-another-border-region-amid-growing-threat-ukrainian-units-2024-08-12/'](Reuters)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_Iran%E2%80%93Israel_conflict']2024 Iran–Israel conflict[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assassination_of_Ismail_Haniyeh']Assassination of Ismail Haniyeh[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Secretary_of_Defense']United States Secretary of Defense[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lloyd_Austin']Lloyd Austin[/URL] orders the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Abraham_Lincoln_%28CVN-72%29']USS [I]Abraham Lincoln[/I][/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aircraft_carrier']aircraft carrier[/URL] strike group and the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Georgia_%28SSGN-729%29']USS [I]Georgia[/I][/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuclear_weapon']nuclear[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cruise-missile_submarine']cruise-missile submarine[/URL] to the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Middle_East']Middle East[/URL] to defend [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel']Israel[/URL] from possible retaliation from [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran']Iran[/URL] and to strengthen the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/U.S._military']U.S. military[/URL] position in the region. [URL='https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/8/12/us-orders-submarine-to-middle-east-carrier-strike-group-to-sail-faster'](Al Jazeera)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [/LIST] [B]Business and economy[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chevron_Corporation']Chevron Corporation[/URL] delivers the first oil from a [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gulf_of_Mexico']Gulf of Mexico[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oil_field']oil field[/URL] under extreme [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ambient_pressure']subsea pressure[/URL]. [URL='https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/chevron-delivers-industry-first-ultra-high-pressure-oil-field-2024-08-12/'](Reuters)[/URL] [/LIST] [B]Disasters and accidents[/B] [LIST] [*]One person is killed and several others are injured when a helicopter stolen from [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cairns_Airport']Cairns Airport[/URL] crashes into a hotel in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cairns']Cairns[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Queensland']Queensland[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australia']Australia[/URL]. [URL='https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/article/2024/aug/12/helicopter-crashes-into-roof-of-cairns-hotel-in-early-hours-of-morning']([I]The Guardian[/I])[/URL] [/LIST] [B]Law and crime[/B] [LIST] [*]The [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Council_on_American%E2%80%93Islamic_Relations']Council on American–Islamic Relations[/URL] files a lawsuit against the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_government']United States government[/URL] and the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FBI']FBI[/URL] over alleged [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anti-Palestinianism']anti-Palestinian discrimination[/URL] against two [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palestinian_Americans']Palestinian Americans[/URL] for placing them on a watch list despite having no violent crime convictions. [URL='https://www.reuters.com/legal/us-government-sued-over-alleged-discrimination-against-palestinian-americans-2024-08-12/'](Reuters)[/URL] [/LIST] [B]Politics and elections[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special_Region_of_Jakarta_Act']Special Region of Jakarta Act[/URL] [LIST] [*]The first [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cabinet_of_Indonesia']Cabinet of Indonesia[/URL] meeting session in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nusantara_%28city%29']Nusantara[/URL] is held, marking the beginning of the transition of the official [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capital_of_Indonesia']capital[/URL] away from [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jakarta']Jakarta[/URL]. [URL='https://finance.detik.com/infrastruktur/d-7484900/jokowi-gelar-rapat-kabinet-perdana-di-ikn-hari-ini'](Detik)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [B]Science and technology[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Water_on_Mars']Water on Mars[/URL] [LIST] [*]Liquid water is confirmed to be present at depths of 10–20 km below the surface of [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mars']Mars[/URL], based on a new analysis of data from [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NASA']NASA[/URL]'s [I][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/InSight']InSight[/URL][/I] lander. [URL='https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/czxl849j77ko'](BBC News)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [url="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Current_events/2024_August_12"]Continue reading...[/url] [/QUOTE]

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