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<blockquote data-quote="Wikipedia Current Events" data-source="post: 146188" 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">Russian Ministry of Defense claims full occupation of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Svyrydonivka" target="_blank">Svyrydonivka</a> village of Donetsk region of Ukraine. <a href="https://www.aa.com.tr/en/russia-ukraine-war/russian-forces-continue-to-advance-in-eastern-ukraines-donetsk-region-claiming-another-settlement/3307131" target="_blank">(Anadolu Agency</a></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belarusian_involvement_in_the_Russian_invasion_of_Ukraine" target="_blank">Belarusian involvement in the Russian invasion of Ukraine</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/August_2024_Kursk_Oblast_incursion%23Belarusian%E2%80%93Ukrainian_border" target="_blank">August 2024 Kursk Oblast incursion</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/President_of_Belarus" target="_blank">Belarusian President</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_Lukashenko" target="_blank">Alexander Lukashenko</a> reports that nearly one third of the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Armed_Forces_of_Belarus" target="_blank">Belarus Army</a> is deployed along the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belarus%E2%80%93Ukraine_border" target="_blank">Belarus–Ukraine border</a>, in response to <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ukraine" target="_blank">Ukraine</a> stationing more than 120,000 troops at the border. <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/belarus-lukashenko-says-nearly-third-army-sent-ukraine-border-belta-reports-2024-08-18/" target="_blank">(Reuters)</a></li>
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Libyan_crisis_%282011%E2%80%93present%29" target="_blank">Libyan crisis</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Central_Bank_of_Libya" target="_blank">Central Bank of Libya</a> in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tripoli" target="_blank">Tripoli</a> suspends all operations following the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kidnapping" target="_blank">kidnapping</a> of the head of its <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Information_technology" target="_blank">information technology</a> department by an unknown party. <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/libyas-central-bank-suspends-operations-after-kidnapping-official-2024-08-18/" target="_blank">(Reuters)</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_Lebanese_blackout" target="_blank">2024 Lebanese blackout</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Ongoing <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Power_outage" target="_blank">nationwide blackouts</a> in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lebanon" target="_blank">Lebanon</a> caused by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Energy_crisis" target="_blank">fuel shortages</a> provoke significant governmental conflict, with the Minister of Energy blaming the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Banque_du_Liban" target="_blank">Central Bank</a> for not paying <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iraq" target="_blank">Iraq</a> for fuel imports while the Central Bank blames <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parliament_of_Lebanon" target="_blank">Parliament</a> for not authorizing <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emergency_fund" target="_blank">emergency fund</a> transfers for fuel payments. <a href="https://english.aawsat.com/arab-world/5051732-lebanon-plunges-complete-darkness-gas-oil-runs-out-fuel-power-plants" target="_blank">(Asharq Al-Awsat)</a></li>
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_Yemen_floods" target="_blank">2024 Yemen floods</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Over 100 people are killed by nearly three weeks of persistent heavy rainfall and flooding across <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yemen" target="_blank">Yemen</a>, with its national weather agency declaring a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Severe_weather" target="_blank">severe weather alert</a> for future &quot;very heavy <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thunderstorm" target="_blank">thunderstorms</a>&quot;. <a href="https://www.arabnews.com/node/2567903/middle-east" target="_blank">(Arab News)</a></li>
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</ul>Health and environment<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">An <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oil_spill" target="_blank">oil spill</a> originating from the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carabobo%23El_Palito_Refinery" target="_blank">El Palito refinery</a> is reported to have contaminated over {{conv|225|km2|mi2|abbr=on}} of the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gulf_of_Paria" target="_blank">Gulf of Paria</a> and completely covered <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morrocoy_National_Park" target="_blank">Morrocoy National Park</a> in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Venezuela" target="_blank">Venezuela</a>. <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/oil-spill-reported-off-venezuelas-caribbean-coast-2024-08-17/" target="_blank">(Reuters)</a></li>
</ul>Law and crime<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Insurgency_in_Southeastern_Nigeria" target="_blank">Insurgency in Southeastern Nigeria</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Twenty medical students, twelve from the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University_of_Jos" target="_blank">University of Jos</a> and eight from the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University_of_Maiduguri" target="_blank">University of Maiduguri</a>, are kidnapped while traveling in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benue_State" target="_blank">Benue State</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nigeria" target="_blank">Nigeria</a>. <a href="https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/8/18/nigeria-police-working-to-secure-release-of-20-kidnapped-medical-students" target="_blank">(Al Jazeera)</a></li>
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</ul>Politics and elections<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/2024_Venezuelan_protests" target="_blank">2024 Venezuelan protests</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Venezuelan_opposition" target="_blank">Venezuelan opposition</a> officials and supporters gather in cities across <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Venezuela" target="_blank">the country</a> to protest against <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/President_of_Venezuela" target="_blank">President</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicol%C3%A1s_Maduro" target="_blank">Nicolás Maduro</a> and the results of the 2024 presidential election. <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/venezuelan-opposition-protests-election-dispute-drags-2024-08-17/" target="_blank">(Reuters)</a></li>
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</ul><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Current_events/2024_August_18" target="_blank">Continue reading...</a></blockquote>

[QUOTE="Wikipedia Current Events, post: 146188, 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] [*]Russian Ministry of Defense claims full occupation of [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Svyrydonivka']Svyrydonivka[/URL] village of Donetsk region of Ukraine. [URL='https://www.aa.com.tr/en/russia-ukraine-war/russian-forces-continue-to-advance-in-eastern-ukraines-donetsk-region-claiming-another-settlement/3307131'](Anadolu Agency[/URL] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belarusian_involvement_in_the_Russian_invasion_of_Ukraine']Belarusian involvement in the Russian invasion of Ukraine[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/August_2024_Kursk_Oblast_incursion%23Belarusian%E2%80%93Ukrainian_border']August 2024 Kursk Oblast incursion[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/President_of_Belarus']Belarusian President[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_Lukashenko']Alexander Lukashenko[/URL] reports that nearly one third of the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Armed_Forces_of_Belarus']Belarus Army[/URL] is deployed along the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belarus%E2%80%93Ukraine_border']Belarus–Ukraine border[/URL], in response to [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ukraine']Ukraine[/URL] stationing more than 120,000 troops at the border. [URL='https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/belarus-lukashenko-says-nearly-third-army-sent-ukraine-border-belta-reports-2024-08-18/'](Reuters)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Libyan_crisis_%282011%E2%80%93present%29']Libyan crisis[/URL] [LIST] [*]The [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Central_Bank_of_Libya']Central Bank of Libya[/URL] in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tripoli']Tripoli[/URL] suspends all operations following the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kidnapping']kidnapping[/URL] of the head of its [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Information_technology']information technology[/URL] department by an unknown party. [URL='https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/libyas-central-bank-suspends-operations-after-kidnapping-official-2024-08-18/'](Reuters)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [B]Disasters and accidents[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_Lebanese_blackout']2024 Lebanese blackout[/URL] [LIST] [*]Ongoing [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Power_outage']nationwide blackouts[/URL] in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lebanon']Lebanon[/URL] caused by [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Energy_crisis']fuel shortages[/URL] provoke significant governmental conflict, with the Minister of Energy blaming the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Banque_du_Liban']Central Bank[/URL] for not paying [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iraq']Iraq[/URL] for fuel imports while the Central Bank blames [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parliament_of_Lebanon']Parliament[/URL] for not authorizing [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emergency_fund']emergency fund[/URL] transfers for fuel payments. [URL='https://english.aawsat.com/arab-world/5051732-lebanon-plunges-complete-darkness-gas-oil-runs-out-fuel-power-plants'](Asharq Al-Awsat)[/URL] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_Yemen_floods']2024 Yemen floods[/URL] [LIST] [*]Over 100 people are killed by nearly three weeks of persistent heavy rainfall and flooding across [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yemen']Yemen[/URL], with its national weather agency declaring a [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Severe_weather']severe weather alert[/URL] for future "very heavy [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thunderstorm']thunderstorms[/URL]". [URL='https://www.arabnews.com/node/2567903/middle-east'](Arab News)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [B]Health and environment[/B] [LIST] [*]An [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oil_spill']oil spill[/URL] originating from the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carabobo%23El_Palito_Refinery']El Palito refinery[/URL] is reported to have contaminated over {{conv|225|km2|mi2|abbr=on}} of the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gulf_of_Paria']Gulf of Paria[/URL] and completely covered [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morrocoy_National_Park']Morrocoy National Park[/URL] in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Venezuela']Venezuela[/URL]. [URL='https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/oil-spill-reported-off-venezuelas-caribbean-coast-2024-08-17/'](Reuters)[/URL] [/LIST] [B]Law and crime[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Insurgency_in_Southeastern_Nigeria']Insurgency in Southeastern Nigeria[/URL] [LIST] [*]Twenty medical students, twelve from the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University_of_Jos']University of Jos[/URL] and eight from the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University_of_Maiduguri']University of Maiduguri[/URL], are kidnapped while traveling in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benue_State']Benue State[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nigeria']Nigeria[/URL]. [URL='https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/8/18/nigeria-police-working-to-secure-release-of-20-kidnapped-medical-students'](Al Jazeera)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [B]Politics and elections[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_Venezuelan_presidential_election']2024 Venezuelan presidential election[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_Venezuelan_protests']2024 Venezuelan protests[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Venezuelan_opposition']Venezuelan opposition[/URL] officials and supporters gather in cities across [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Venezuela']the country[/URL] to protest against [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/President_of_Venezuela']President[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicol%C3%A1s_Maduro']Nicolás Maduro[/URL] and the results of the 2024 presidential election. [URL='https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/venezuelan-opposition-protests-election-dispute-drags-2024-08-17/'](Reuters)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [/LIST] [url="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Current_events/2024_August_18"]Continue reading...[/url] [/QUOTE]

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