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<blockquote data-quote="Wikipedia Current Events" data-source="post: 146266" 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/Pokrovsk_offensive" target="_blank">Pokrovsk offensive</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russia" target="_blank">Russia</a> captures the city of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zalizne" target="_blank">Zalizne</a> and the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vyimka" target="_blank">Vyimka</a> railway station in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donetsk_Oblast" target="_blank">Donetsk Oblast</a>. <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/russian-forces-capture-town-zalizne-ukraines-east-defence-ministry-says-2024-08-19/" target="_blank">(Reuters)</a></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ukraine" target="_blank">Ukrainian</a> officials order the immediate evacuation of the remaining 53,000 citizens in the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eastern_Ukraine" target="_blank">Eastern Ukraine</a> city of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pokrovsk%2C_Ukraine" target="_blank">Pokrovsk</a> due to the advancement of the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_Armed_Forces" target="_blank">Russian Armed Forces</a>. <a href="https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/8/19/ukraine-orders-families-to-leave-key-city-of-pokrovsk-amid-russian-advances" target="_blank">(Al Jazeera)</a></li>
</ul></li>
</ul></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel%E2%80%93Hezbollah_conflict_%282023%E2%80%93present%29" target="_blank">Israel–Hezbollah conflict</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">An <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel" target="_blank">Israeli</a> soldier is killed and several others are injured in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hezbollah" target="_blank">Hezbollah</a> rocket launches in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ya%27ara" target="_blank">Ya'ara</a> and drone strikes in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Galilee" target="_blank">Western Galilee</a> that were intercepted by the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iron_Dome" target="_blank">Iron Dome</a>. Hezbollah claims that it attacked and repelled Israeli soldiers attempting to infiltrate <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Southern_Lebanon" target="_blank">southern Lebanon</a> through the Hadab Aita forest and had inflicted casualties. <a href="https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2024/8/19/israels-war-on-gaza-live-israeli-forces-invade-khan-younis-deir-el-balah" target="_blank">(Al Jazeera)</a></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israeli_Air_Force" target="_blank">Israeli Air Force</a> destroys a Hezbollah <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Supply_depot" target="_blank">arms depot</a> in the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beqaa_Valley" target="_blank">Beqaa Valley</a> in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lebanon" target="_blank">Lebanon</a>, causing large secondary explosions. <a href="https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-815396" target="_blank">(The Jerusalem Post)</a></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Israeli airstrikes hit Hezbollah infrastructure in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aita_al-Shaab" target="_blank">Aita al-Shaab</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beit_Lif" target="_blank">Beit Lif</a>, and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hula%2C_Lebanon" target="_blank">Hula</a>, Lebanon. <a href="https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2024/8/19/israels-war-on-gaza-live-israeli-forces-invade-khan-younis-deir-el-balah" target="_blank">(Al Jazeera)</a></li>
</ul></li>
</ul>Disasters and accidents<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Two people are killed by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flood" target="_blank">flooding</a> in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oxford%2C_Connecticut" target="_blank">Oxford</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Connecticut" target="_blank">Connecticut</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States" target="_blank">United States</a>. <a href="https://amp.cnn.com/cnn/2024/08/18/us/connecticut-flooding-rescues" target="_blank">(CNN)</a></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">One person is killed and fifteen others are rescued when the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Kingdom" target="_blank">United Kingdom</a>-flagged <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bayesian_%28yacht%29" target="_blank">Bayesian</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Superyacht" target="_blank">superyacht</a> sinks near <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palermo" target="_blank">Palermo</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Italy" target="_blank">Italy</a>, due to a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waterspout" target="_blank">waterspout</a>. Six others remain missing, including British entrepreneur <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mike_Lynch_%28businessman%29" target="_blank">Mike Lynch</a>. <a href="https://apnews.com/article/italy-sicily-storm-tourists-missing-060bf26f426708c8eb59e81d88787d11" target="_blank">(AP)</a></li>
</ul>Health and environment<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2023%E2%80%932024_mpox_epidemic" target="_blank">2023–2024 mpox epidemic</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pakistan" target="_blank">Pakistan</a> reports a case of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mpox" target="_blank">mpox</a> in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kashmir" target="_blank">Kashmir</a>, bringing the total number of cases in the country to four. In response to the rapid increase of cases in the country, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_Pakistan" target="_blank">Prime Minister</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shehbaz_Sharif" target="_blank">Shehbaz Sharif</a> announces that the country will begin <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Screening_%28medicine%29" target="_blank">screening</a> people at entry points. <a href="https://www.hindustantimes.com/world-news/mpox-case-found-in-pakistan-occupied-kashmir-4th-case-in-pakistan-101724083924845.html" target="_blank">(Hindustan Times)</a> <a href="https://www.firstpost.com/world/pakistan-reports-4th-mpox-case-pm-sharif-orders-screening-at-all-entry-points-13806249.html/amp" target="_blank">(First Post)</a></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philippine" target="_blank">Philippine</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Department_of_Health_%28Philippines%29" target="_blank">Department of Health</a> reports its first case of mpox this year in a patient with no international travel history. <a href="https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/topstories/nation/917530/doh-mpox-case/story/?amp" target="_blank">(GMA Network)</a></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Health officials in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tainan_City" target="_blank">Tainan City</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taiwan" target="_blank">Taiwan</a>, report that they have confirmed three cases of mpox so far this year. <a href="https://news.tvbs.com.tw/english/2589492?from=english_content_pack" target="_blank">(TVBS Taiwan)</a></li>
</ul></li>
</ul>Law and crime<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/President_of_Russia" target="_blank">Russian president</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vladimir_Putin" target="_blank">Vladimir Putin</a> signs a decree making it easier for foreign nationals who support &quot;traditional values&quot; and &quot;oppose <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neoliberalism" target="_blank">neoliberalism</a>&quot; to <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asylum_seeker" target="_blank">seek asylum</a> in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russia" target="_blank">Russia</a>. <a href="https://www.aa.com.tr/en/europe/russia-to-offer-sanctuary-to-refugees-from-neoliberal-values/3307891" target="_blank">(Anadolu Agency)</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> islanders vote in the second round of elections for the 44 members of the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/House_of_Assembly_%28Kiribati%29" target="_blank">House of Assembly</a>. <a href="https://www.rnz.co.nz/international/pacific-news/525520/kiribati-election-voters-head-to-second-round-of-polling-to-determine-who-forms-government" target="_blank">(Radio New Zealand)</a></li>
</ul></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China%E2%80%93Vietnam_relations" target="_blank">China–Vietnam relations</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/President_of_Vietnam" target="_blank">President of Vietnam</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/General_Secretary_of_the_Communist_Party_of_Vietnam" target="_blank">General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/T%C3%B4_L%C3%A2m" target="_blank">Tô Lâm</a> arrives in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China" target="_blank">China</a> for a three-day state visit, Tô's first overseas visit since becoming president and general secretary. <a href="https://www.channelnewsasia.com/east-asia/china-vietnam-lam-xi-jinping-market-economy-diplomacy-analysis-4554376" target="_blank">(CNA)</a></li>
</ul></li>
</ul>Science and technology<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">A rocket engine for <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rocket_Factory_Augsburg" target="_blank">Rocket Factory Augsburg</a>'s <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Launch_vehicle" target="_blank">launch vehicle</a> RFA One explodes during a launch test at the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SaxaVord_Spaceport" target="_blank">SaxaVord Spaceport</a> in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scotland" target="_blank">Scotland</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Kingdom" target="_blank">United Kingdom</a>. <a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cy54wqzz0kvo" target="_blank">(BBC News)</a></li>
</ul><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Current_events/2024_August_19" target="_blank">Continue reading...</a></blockquote>

[QUOTE="Wikipedia Current Events, post: 146266, 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/Pokrovsk_offensive']Pokrovsk offensive[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russia']Russia[/URL] captures the city of [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zalizne']Zalizne[/URL] and the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vyimka']Vyimka[/URL] railway station in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donetsk_Oblast']Donetsk Oblast[/URL]. [URL='https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/russian-forces-capture-town-zalizne-ukraines-east-defence-ministry-says-2024-08-19/'](Reuters)[/URL] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ukraine']Ukrainian[/URL] officials order the immediate evacuation of the remaining 53,000 citizens in the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eastern_Ukraine']Eastern Ukraine[/URL] city of [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pokrovsk%2C_Ukraine']Pokrovsk[/URL] due to the advancement of the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_Armed_Forces']Russian Armed Forces[/URL]. [URL='https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/8/19/ukraine-orders-families-to-leave-key-city-of-pokrovsk-amid-russian-advances'](Al Jazeera)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel%E2%80%93Hezbollah_conflict_%282023%E2%80%93present%29']Israel–Hezbollah conflict[/URL] [LIST] [*]An [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel']Israeli[/URL] soldier is killed and several others are injured in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hezbollah']Hezbollah[/URL] rocket launches in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ya%27ara']Ya'ara[/URL] and drone strikes in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Galilee']Western Galilee[/URL] that were intercepted by the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iron_Dome']Iron Dome[/URL]. Hezbollah claims that it attacked and repelled Israeli soldiers attempting to infiltrate [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Southern_Lebanon']southern Lebanon[/URL] through the Hadab Aita forest and had inflicted casualties. [URL='https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2024/8/19/israels-war-on-gaza-live-israeli-forces-invade-khan-younis-deir-el-balah'](Al Jazeera)[/URL] [*]The [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israeli_Air_Force']Israeli Air Force[/URL] destroys a Hezbollah [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Supply_depot']arms depot[/URL] in the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beqaa_Valley']Beqaa Valley[/URL] in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lebanon']Lebanon[/URL], causing large secondary explosions. [URL='https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-815396']([I]The Jerusalem Post[/I])[/URL] [*]Israeli airstrikes hit Hezbollah infrastructure in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aita_al-Shaab']Aita al-Shaab[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beit_Lif']Beit Lif[/URL], and [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hula%2C_Lebanon']Hula[/URL], Lebanon. [URL='https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2024/8/19/israels-war-on-gaza-live-israeli-forces-invade-khan-younis-deir-el-balah'](Al Jazeera)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [B]Disasters and accidents[/B] [LIST] [*]Two people are killed by [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flood']flooding[/URL] in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oxford%2C_Connecticut']Oxford[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Connecticut']Connecticut[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States']United States[/URL]. [URL='https://amp.cnn.com/cnn/2024/08/18/us/connecticut-flooding-rescues'](CNN)[/URL] [*]One person is killed and fifteen others are rescued when the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Kingdom']United Kingdom[/URL]-flagged [I][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bayesian_%28yacht%29']Bayesian[/URL][/I] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Superyacht']superyacht[/URL] sinks near [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palermo']Palermo[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Italy']Italy[/URL], due to a [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waterspout']waterspout[/URL]. Six others remain missing, including British entrepreneur [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mike_Lynch_%28businessman%29']Mike Lynch[/URL]. [URL='https://apnews.com/article/italy-sicily-storm-tourists-missing-060bf26f426708c8eb59e81d88787d11'](AP)[/URL] [/LIST] [B]Health and environment[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2023%E2%80%932024_mpox_epidemic']2023–2024 mpox epidemic[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pakistan']Pakistan[/URL] reports a case of [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mpox']mpox[/URL] in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kashmir']Kashmir[/URL], bringing the total number of cases in the country to four. In response to the rapid increase of cases in the country, [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_Pakistan']Prime Minister[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shehbaz_Sharif']Shehbaz Sharif[/URL] announces that the country will begin [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Screening_%28medicine%29']screening[/URL] people at entry points. [URL='https://www.hindustantimes.com/world-news/mpox-case-found-in-pakistan-occupied-kashmir-4th-case-in-pakistan-101724083924845.html'](Hindustan Times)[/URL] [URL='https://www.firstpost.com/world/pakistan-reports-4th-mpox-case-pm-sharif-orders-screening-at-all-entry-points-13806249.html/amp'](First Post)[/URL] [*]The [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philippine']Philippine[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Department_of_Health_%28Philippines%29']Department of Health[/URL] reports its first case of mpox this year in a patient with no international travel history. [URL='https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/topstories/nation/917530/doh-mpox-case/story/?amp'](GMA Network)[/URL] [*]Health officials in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tainan_City']Tainan City[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taiwan']Taiwan[/URL], report that they have confirmed three cases of mpox so far this year. [URL='https://news.tvbs.com.tw/english/2589492?from=english_content_pack'](TVBS Taiwan)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [B]Law and crime[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/President_of_Russia']Russian president[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vladimir_Putin']Vladimir Putin[/URL] signs a decree making it easier for foreign nationals who support "traditional values" and "oppose [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neoliberalism']neoliberalism[/URL]" to [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asylum_seeker']seek asylum[/URL] in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russia']Russia[/URL]. [URL='https://www.aa.com.tr/en/europe/russia-to-offer-sanctuary-to-refugees-from-neoliberal-values/3307891'](Anadolu Agency)[/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] islanders vote in the second round of elections for the 44 members of the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/House_of_Assembly_%28Kiribati%29']House of Assembly[/URL]. [URL='https://www.rnz.co.nz/international/pacific-news/525520/kiribati-election-voters-head-to-second-round-of-polling-to-determine-who-forms-government'](Radio New Zealand)[/URL] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China%E2%80%93Vietnam_relations']China–Vietnam relations[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/President_of_Vietnam']President of Vietnam[/URL] and [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/General_Secretary_of_the_Communist_Party_of_Vietnam']General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/T%C3%B4_L%C3%A2m']Tô Lâm[/URL] arrives in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China']China[/URL] for a three-day state visit, Tô's first overseas visit since becoming president and general secretary. [URL='https://www.channelnewsasia.com/east-asia/china-vietnam-lam-xi-jinping-market-economy-diplomacy-analysis-4554376'](CNA)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [B]Science and technology[/B] [LIST] [*]A rocket engine for [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rocket_Factory_Augsburg']Rocket Factory Augsburg[/URL]'s [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Launch_vehicle']launch vehicle[/URL] [I]RFA One[/I] explodes during a launch test at the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SaxaVord_Spaceport']SaxaVord Spaceport[/URL] in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scotland']Scotland[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Kingdom']United Kingdom[/URL]. [URL='https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cy54wqzz0kvo'](BBC News)[/URL] [/LIST] [url="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Current_events/2024_August_19"]Continue reading...[/url] [/QUOTE]

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