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<blockquote data-quote="Wikipedia Current Events" data-source="post: 145834" 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/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/President_of_Ukraine" target="_blank">Ukrainian President</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volodymyr_Zelenskyy" target="_blank">Volodymyr Zelenskyy</a> says that <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Armed_Forces_of_Ukraine" target="_blank">Ukrainian forces</a> have captured more than 100 <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russia" target="_blank">Russian</a> soldiers in the last 24 hours during their offensive in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kursk_Oblast" target="_blank">Kursk Oblast</a>. Zelenskyy also says that he is open to <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prisoner_exchange" target="_blank">exchanging</a> the prisoners for <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ukraine" target="_blank">Ukrainian</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prisoners_of_war" target="_blank">prisoners of war</a>. <a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cj627x96gxxo" target="_blank">(BBC News)</a></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Ukraine announces that it will create a strategic <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buffer_zone" target="_blank">buffer zone</a> on the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russia%E2%80%93Ukraine_border" target="_blank">Russia–Ukraine border</a> that is &quot;designed to protect our border communities from daily enemy attacks&quot;. <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/ukraine-keeps-pounding-kursk-incursion-biden-calls-real-dilemma-putin-2024-08-14/" target="_blank">(Reuters)</a></li>
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Ukrainian <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drone_warfare" target="_blank">drones strike</a> the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Borisoglebsk_air_base" target="_blank">Borisoglebsk air base</a> in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voronezh_Oblast" target="_blank">Voronezh Oblast</a>, Russia, destroying several <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hangar" target="_blank">hangars</a>. <a href="https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2024/08/14/7470401/" target="_blank">(Pravda)</a> <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/08/14/ukraine-russia-kursk-incursion-airfields-belgorod/" target="_blank">(The Washington Post)</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"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Three-phase_Israel%E2%80%93Hamas_war_ceasefire_proposal" target="_blank">Three-phase Israel–Hamas war ceasefire proposal</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Top <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hamas" target="_blank">Hamas</a> official <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osama_Hamdan" target="_blank">Osama Hamdan</a> states that the organization is &quot;losing faith&quot; in the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States" target="_blank">United States</a>' role as mediator in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel" target="_blank">Israel</a>–Hamas <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ceasefire" target="_blank">ceasefire</a> proposals due to the U.S. not applying pressure on Israel to act in good faith, and threatens to withdraw from future U.S.-mediated negotiations. <a href="https://apnews.com/article/hamas-israel-gaza-ceasefire-negotiations-us-8509c5e68d57c96af99653c8292180b2" target="_blank">(AP)</a></li>
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</ul>Disasters and accidents<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_Atlantic_hurricane_season" target="_blank">2024 Atlantic hurricane season</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_Atlantic_hurricane_season%23Hurricane_Ernesto" target="_blank">Tropical Storm Ernesto</a> strengthens into a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hurricane" target="_blank">hurricane</a> north of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Puerto_Rico" target="_blank">Puerto Rico</a>. <a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/rcna166511" target="_blank">(NBC News)</a></li>
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/African_mpox_epidemic" target="_blank">African mpox epidemic</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Health_Organization" target="_blank">World Health Organization</a> officially declares a new outbreak of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mpox" target="_blank">mpox</a>. The strain of this outbreak is different from the primary strain of the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2022%E2%80%932023_mpox_outbreak" target="_blank">2022–2023 mpox outbreak</a>, which affected thirteen countries and resulted in at least 524 reported deaths, and is more lethal. <a href="https://apnews.com/article/who-mpox-africa-health-emergency-cc9bdf31b49d06bec5efd44fb55d5e42" target="_blank">(AP)</a></li>
</ul></li>
</ul>Law and crime<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2022_Nord_Stream_pipeline_sabotage" target="_blank">2022 Nord Stream pipeline sabotage</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Germany" target="_blank">Germany</a> issues its first <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arrest_warrant" target="_blank">arrest warrant</a> related to the 2022 Nord Stream pipeline sabotage for a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ukrainians" target="_blank">Ukrainian</a> man who crossed the border from <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poland" target="_blank">Poland</a> into <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ukraine" target="_blank">Ukraine</a> before the arrest could be carried out. <a href="https://apnews.com/article/germany-nord-stream-pipelines-explosions-investigation-d5579ea69995e8f309ac58c588c39004" target="_blank">(AP)</a></li>
</ul></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Constitutional_Court_of_Thailand" target="_blank">Constitutional Court of Thailand</a> dismisses <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_Thailand" target="_blank">Thai Prime Minister</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Srettha_Thavisin" target="_blank">Srettha Thavisin</a> for illegally appointing a minister to his cabinet. <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/judgment-day-thai-pm-srettha-court-rules-dismissal-case-2024-08-13/" target="_blank">(Reuters)</a></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States" target="_blank">United States</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drug_Enforcement_Administration" target="_blank">Drug Enforcement Administration</a> announces that it seized more than {{conv|2300|lb|kg|abbr=on}} of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Methamphetamine" target="_blank">methamphetamines</a> hidden in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Celery" target="_blank">celery</a> at a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Farmers_market" target="_blank">farmers market</a> in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forest_Park%2C_Georgia" target="_blank">Forest Park</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Georgia_%28state%29" target="_blank">Georgia</a>, United States. A <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mexico" target="_blank">Mexican</a> citizen was arrested in relation to the seizure. <a href="https://apnews.com/article/methamphetamine-hidden-celery-georgia-farmers-market-c95ba4ee54ff4e93f10a720e2069ee21" target="_blank">(AP)</a></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Former <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/President_of_Argentina" target="_blank">President of Argentina</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alberto_Fern%C3%A1ndez" target="_blank">Alberto Fernández</a> is indicted on charges of making threats and causing bodily harm to former first lady <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fabiola_Y%C3%A1%C3%B1ez" target="_blank">Fabiola Yáñez</a>. <a href="https://buenosairesherald.com/politics/alberto-fernandez-formally-indicted-for-making-violent-threats-causing-bodily-harm" target="_blank">(Buenos Aires Herald)</a></li>
</ul>Politics and elections<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_Kiribati_parliamentary_election" target="_blank">2024 Kiribati parliamentary election</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kiribati" target="_blank">Kiribati</a> citizens vote for the 45 members of the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/House_of_Assembly_%28Kiribati%29" target="_blank">parliament</a>. <a href="https://apnews.com/article/kiribati-election-china-australia-pacific-00723cfb7e0b8d5e3f21bfc330f1caaa" target="_blank">(AP)</a></li>
</ul></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">After more than a year of high-level investigation, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Vatican" target="_blank">the Vatican</a> expels <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luis_Fernando_Figari" target="_blank">Luis Fernando Figari</a>, the leader of the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peru" target="_blank">Peruvian</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Society_of_apostolic_life" target="_blank">society of apostolic life</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sodalitium_Christianae_Vitae" target="_blank">Sodalitium Christianae Vitae</a> for financial <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corruption%23Religious_organizations" target="_blank">corruption</a> and for downplaying allegations of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sexual_abuse" target="_blank">sexual</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psychological_abuse" target="_blank">psychological abuse</a>. <a href="https://apnews.com/article/vatican-sodalitium-peru-abuse-figari-04642fa1e9a3c00213430c07a5747cce" target="_blank">(AP)</a></li>
</ul><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Current_events/2024_August_14" target="_blank">Continue reading...</a></blockquote>

[QUOTE="Wikipedia Current Events, post: 145834, 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/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/President_of_Ukraine']Ukrainian President[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volodymyr_Zelenskyy']Volodymyr Zelenskyy[/URL] says that [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Armed_Forces_of_Ukraine']Ukrainian forces[/URL] have captured more than 100 [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russia']Russian[/URL] soldiers in the last 24 hours during their offensive in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kursk_Oblast']Kursk Oblast[/URL]. Zelenskyy also says that he is open to [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prisoner_exchange']exchanging[/URL] the prisoners for [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ukraine']Ukrainian[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prisoners_of_war']prisoners of war[/URL]. [URL='https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cj627x96gxxo'](BBC News)[/URL] [*]Ukraine announces that it will create a strategic [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buffer_zone']buffer zone[/URL] on the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russia%E2%80%93Ukraine_border']Russia–Ukraine border[/URL] that is "designed to protect our border communities from daily enemy attacks". [URL='https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/ukraine-keeps-pounding-kursk-incursion-biden-calls-real-dilemma-putin-2024-08-14/'](Reuters)[/URL] [/LIST] [*]Ukrainian [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drone_warfare']drones strike[/URL] the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Borisoglebsk_air_base']Borisoglebsk air base[/URL] in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voronezh_Oblast']Voronezh Oblast[/URL], Russia, destroying several [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hangar']hangars[/URL]. [URL='https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2024/08/14/7470401/'](Pravda)[/URL] [URL='https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/08/14/ukraine-russia-kursk-incursion-airfields-belgorod/']([I]The Washington Post[/I])[/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/Three-phase_Israel%E2%80%93Hamas_war_ceasefire_proposal']Three-phase Israel–Hamas war ceasefire proposal[/URL] [LIST] [*]Top [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hamas']Hamas[/URL] official [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osama_Hamdan']Osama Hamdan[/URL] states that the organization is "losing faith" in the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States']United States[/URL]' role as mediator in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel']Israel[/URL]–Hamas [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ceasefire']ceasefire[/URL] proposals due to the U.S. not applying pressure on Israel to act in good faith, and threatens to withdraw from future U.S.-mediated negotiations. [URL='https://apnews.com/article/hamas-israel-gaza-ceasefire-negotiations-us-8509c5e68d57c96af99653c8292180b2'](AP)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [/LIST] [B]Disasters and accidents[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_Atlantic_hurricane_season']2024 Atlantic hurricane season[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_Atlantic_hurricane_season%23Hurricane_Ernesto']Tropical Storm Ernesto[/URL] strengthens into a [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hurricane']hurricane[/URL] north of [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Puerto_Rico']Puerto Rico[/URL]. [URL='https://www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/rcna166511'](NBC News)[/URL] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/African_mpox_epidemic']African mpox epidemic[/URL] [LIST] [*]The [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Health_Organization']World Health Organization[/URL] officially declares a new outbreak of [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mpox']mpox[/URL]. The strain of this outbreak is different from the primary strain of the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2022%E2%80%932023_mpox_outbreak']2022–2023 mpox outbreak[/URL], which affected thirteen countries and resulted in at least 524 reported deaths, and is more lethal. [URL='https://apnews.com/article/who-mpox-africa-health-emergency-cc9bdf31b49d06bec5efd44fb55d5e42'](AP)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [B]Law and crime[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2022_Nord_Stream_pipeline_sabotage']2022 Nord Stream pipeline sabotage[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Germany']Germany[/URL] issues its first [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arrest_warrant']arrest warrant[/URL] related to the 2022 Nord Stream pipeline sabotage for a [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ukrainians']Ukrainian[/URL] man who crossed the border from [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poland']Poland[/URL] into [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ukraine']Ukraine[/URL] before the arrest could be carried out. [URL='https://apnews.com/article/germany-nord-stream-pipelines-explosions-investigation-d5579ea69995e8f309ac58c588c39004'](AP)[/URL] [/LIST] [*]The [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Constitutional_Court_of_Thailand']Constitutional Court of Thailand[/URL] dismisses [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_Thailand']Thai Prime Minister[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Srettha_Thavisin']Srettha Thavisin[/URL] for illegally appointing a minister to his cabinet. [URL='https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/judgment-day-thai-pm-srettha-court-rules-dismissal-case-2024-08-13/'](Reuters)[/URL] [*]The [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States']United States[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drug_Enforcement_Administration']Drug Enforcement Administration[/URL] announces that it seized more than {{conv|2300|lb|kg|abbr=on}} of [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Methamphetamine']methamphetamines[/URL] hidden in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Celery']celery[/URL] at a [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Farmers_market']farmers market[/URL] in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forest_Park%2C_Georgia']Forest Park[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Georgia_%28state%29']Georgia[/URL], United States. A [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mexico']Mexican[/URL] citizen was arrested in relation to the seizure. [URL='https://apnews.com/article/methamphetamine-hidden-celery-georgia-farmers-market-c95ba4ee54ff4e93f10a720e2069ee21'](AP)[/URL] [*]Former [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/President_of_Argentina']President of Argentina[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alberto_Fern%C3%A1ndez']Alberto Fernández[/URL] is indicted on charges of making threats and causing bodily harm to former first lady [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fabiola_Y%C3%A1%C3%B1ez']Fabiola Yáñez[/URL]. [URL='https://buenosairesherald.com/politics/alberto-fernandez-formally-indicted-for-making-violent-threats-causing-bodily-harm']([I]Buenos Aires Herald[/I])[/URL] [/LIST] [B]Politics and elections[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_Kiribati_parliamentary_election']2024 Kiribati parliamentary election[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kiribati']Kiribati[/URL] citizens vote for the 45 members of the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/House_of_Assembly_%28Kiribati%29']parliament[/URL]. [URL='https://apnews.com/article/kiribati-election-china-australia-pacific-00723cfb7e0b8d5e3f21bfc330f1caaa'](AP)[/URL] [/LIST] [*]After more than a year of high-level investigation, [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Vatican']the Vatican[/URL] expels [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luis_Fernando_Figari']Luis Fernando Figari[/URL], the leader of the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peru']Peruvian[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Society_of_apostolic_life']society of apostolic life[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sodalitium_Christianae_Vitae']Sodalitium Christianae Vitae[/URL] for financial [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corruption%23Religious_organizations']corruption[/URL] and for downplaying allegations of [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sexual_abuse']sexual[/URL] and [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psychological_abuse']psychological abuse[/URL]. [URL='https://apnews.com/article/vatican-sodalitium-peru-abuse-figari-04642fa1e9a3c00213430c07a5747cce'](AP)[/URL] [/LIST] [url="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Current_events/2024_August_14"]Continue reading...[/url] [/QUOTE]

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