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<blockquote data-quote="Wikipedia Current Events" data-source="post: 146441" 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">The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Armed_Forces_of_Ukraine" target="_blank">Ukrainian military</a> reports that it used <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States" target="_blank">United States</a>-made weapons to destroy several <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pontoon_bridge" target="_blank">pontoon bridges</a> constructed by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russia" target="_blank">Russia</a> following Ukraine's destruction of at least three bridges over the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seym_%28river%29" target="_blank">Seym river</a> in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kursk_Oblast" target="_blank">Kursk Oblast</a>. <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/ukraine-says-it-hits-pontoon-bridges-russia-moscow-reports-gains-2024-08-21/" target="_blank">(Reuters)</a></li>
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mayor_of_Moscow" target="_blank">Mayor of Moscow</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sergey_Sobyanin" target="_blank">Sergey Sobyanin</a> states that Ukraine launched one of its largest <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drone_warfare" target="_blank">drone attacks</a> on the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moscow" target="_blank">Russian capital</a>, and claims that all drones were taken down without casualties or damage based on preliminary information. <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/ukraine-launches-drone-attack-moscow-other-regions-russian-officials-say-2024-08-21/" 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/Pokrovsk_offensive" target="_blank">Pokrovsk offensive</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_Ministry_of_Defense" target="_blank">Russian Ministry of Defense</a> states it has fully occupied the village of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zhelanne" target="_blank">Zhelanne</a> in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donetsk_Oblast" target="_blank">Donetsk Oblast</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ukraine" target="_blank">Ukraine</a>. <a href="https://www.aa.com.tr/en/russia-ukraine-war/russia-claims-it-took-control-of-another-settlement-in-ukraine-s-donetsk-region/3309596" target="_blank">(Anadolu Agency)</a></li>
<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> acknowledges advancements made by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_Armed_Forces" target="_blank">Russian Armed Forces</a> on the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pokrovsk" target="_blank">Pokrovsk</a> front, and announces the strengthening of regional <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ukrainian_Ground_Forces" target="_blank">Ukrainian positions</a> in order to resist further advancements. <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/zelenskiy-says-ukraine-is-boosting-its-forces-east-resist-russian-advance-2024-08-21/" target="_blank">(Reuters)</a></li>
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islamist_insurgency_in_the_Sahel" target="_blank">Islamist insurgency in the Sahel</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burkina_Faso" target="_blank">Burkina Faso</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mali" target="_blank">Mali</a>, and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Niger" target="_blank">Niger</a> write to the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Nations_Security_Council" target="_blank">United Nations Security Council</a> to denounce <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ukraine" target="_blank">Ukrainian</a> support for rebel groups in the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sahel_region" target="_blank">Sahel region</a> of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_Africa" target="_blank">West Africa</a>. <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/west-african-juntas-write-un-over-ukraines-alleged-rebel-support-2024-08-21/" 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%93Hezbollah_conflict_%282023%E2%80%93present%29" target="_blank">Israel–Hezbollah conflict</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Khalil al-Muqdah, a commander in the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al-Aqsa_Martyrs%27_Brigades" target="_blank">Al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades</a>, is killed in an <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel" target="_blank">Israeli</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Airstrike" target="_blank">airstrike</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/liveblog/2024/8/21/israels-war-on-gaza-live-israel-bombards-gaza-lebanon-us-says-deal-near?update=3130720" target="_blank">(Al Jazeera)</a></li>
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Somali_Civil_War_%282009%E2%80%93present%29" target="_blank">Somali Civil War</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al-Shabaab_%28militant_group%29" target="_blank">Al-Shabaab</a> claims responsibility for a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Car_bomb" target="_blank">suicide car bombing</a> that killed at least nine people and injured several others near a security checkpoint on the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mogadishu" target="_blank">Mogadishu</a>–<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Afgoye" target="_blank">Afgoye</a> highway in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Somalia" target="_blank">Somalia</a>. <a href="https://newscentral.africa/multiple-fatalities-in-new-mogadishu-bombing/amp/" target="_blank">(News Central TV)</a> <a href="https://www.nationalaccordnewspaper.com/10-die-in-mogadishu-suicide-car-bombing/" target="_blank">(Daily Post Nigeria)</a></li>
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</ul>Business and economy<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unemployment_in_the_United_States" target="_blank">Unemployment in the United States</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Department_of_Labor" target="_blank">United States Department of Labor</a> issues a significant estimate correction stating that the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Economy_of_the_United_States" target="_blank">U.S. economy</a> added 818,000 fewer jobs between April 2023 and March 2024 than what was initially reported in July, the largest estimate revision since 2009. <a href="https://apnews.com/article/jobs-hiring-employers-workers-government-labor-department-eae6b26b76136cf4936fbc781f79c2f4" target="_blank">(AP)</a> <a href="https://www.cnbc.com/2024/08/21/nonfarm-payroll-growth-revised-down-by-818000-labor-department-says.html" target="_blank">(CNBC)</a></li>
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</ul>Disasters and accidents<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atchutapuram_pharmaceutical_factory_explosion" target="_blank">Atchutapuram pharmaceutical factory explosion</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">At least seventeen workers are killed and 41 others are injured, many from severe <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chemical_burn" target="_blank">chemical burns</a>, in an explosion at a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pharmaceutical_industry_in_India" target="_blank">pharmaceutical facility</a> in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anakapalli" target="_blank">Anakapalli</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andhra_Pradesh" target="_blank">Andhra Pradesh</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/India" target="_blank">India</a>. <a href="https://indianexpress.com/article/india/skin-peeling-off-chemical-burns-andhra-reactor-blast-killed-14-broken-homes-9526074/" target="_blank">(Indian Express)</a> <a href="https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/18-injured-in-explosion-at-andhra-pradesh-pharma-company-6385152" target="_blank">(NDTV)</a></li>
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Twenty-eight people are killed and 23 others are injured when a bus carrying <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shia_Islam" target="_blank">Shia</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pakistanis" target="_blank">Pakistani</a> pilgrims to the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arba%27in_pilgrimage" target="_blank">Arba'in pilgrimage</a> in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iraq" target="_blank">Iraq</a> crashes and overturns in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yazd_province" target="_blank">Yazd province</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran" target="_blank">Iran</a>. <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/28-killed-23-injured-bus-accident-carrying-pakistani-pilgrims-iran-isna-reports-2024-08-21/" target="_blank">(Reuters)</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/Thailand" target="_blank">Thailand</a> reports its first case of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mpox" target="_blank">mpox</a> in a 66-year-old European man who worked in an <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Africa" target="_blank">African</a> country affected by the ongoing epidemic. <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/21/world/asia/thailand-mpox.html" target="_blank">(The New York Times)</a></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Several suspected cases of clade 1b of mpox are reported in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Somerset" target="_blank">Somerset</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/England" target="_blank">England</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Kingdom" target="_blank">United Kingdom</a>. <a href="https://www.devonlive.com/news/health/suspected-monkeypox-case-identified-devon-9499313.amp" target="_blank">(Devon Live)</a></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Honduras" target="_blank">Honduras</a> reports five suspected cases of the new mpox clade. <a href="https://www.prensalibre.com/internacional/honduras-investiga-cinco-supuestos-casos-de-viruela-simica-dentro-de-una-familia/" target="_blank">(Prensa Libre)</a></li>
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</ul>Law and crime<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hungary_and_the_Russian_invasion_of_Ukraine" target="_blank">Hungary and the Russian invasion of Ukraine</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hungary%E2%80%93Ukraine_relations" target="_blank">Hungary–Ukraine relations</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">A <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Law_of_Hungary" target="_blank">Hungarian law</a> restricting or removing state support and accommodations for <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ukraine" target="_blank">Ukrainian</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ukrainian_refugee_crisis" target="_blank">refugees</a> not from regions directly affected by the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_invasion_of_Ukraine" target="_blank">Russian invasion</a> comes into effect. <a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/ckg2jxjd7r7o" target="_blank">(BBC News)</a></li>
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Three staff members are killed in a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mass_shooting" target="_blank">mass shooting</a> at a school in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sanski_Most" target="_blank">Sanski Most</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bosnia_and_Herzegovina" target="_blank">Bosnia and Herzegovina</a>. The perpetrator, who also worked at the school, is critically injured after shooting himself. <a href="https://apnews.com/article/bosnia-school-shooting-employee-8047c11fda2bb9bcee0a9d25c903072f" target="_blank">(AP)</a></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Four people, including three children, are killed in a house fire in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bradford" target="_blank">Bradford</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/England" target="_blank">England</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Kingdom" target="_blank">United Kingdom</a>. Police say that the fire was <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arson" target="_blank">started deliberately</a> and that a suspect has been arrested under suspicion of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder" target="_blank">murder</a>. <a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cp9r48nzx33o" target="_blank">(BBC News)</a></li>
</ul>Politics and elections<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_reactions_to_the_2024_Venezuelan_presidential_election" target="_blank">International reactions to the 2024 Venezuelan presidential election</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States" target="_blank">United States</a> drafts a punitive <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sanctions_%28law%29" target="_blank">sanctions</a> list of sixty <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Government_of_Venezuela" target="_blank">Venezuelan government officials</a> from the country's <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Electoral_Council_%28Venezuela%29" target="_blank">National Electoral Council</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Supreme_Court_of_Justice_of_Venezuela" target="_blank">Supreme Court</a>, and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/General_Directorate_of_Military_Counterintelligence" target="_blank">counterintelligence police agency</a> for alleged <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electoral_fraud" target="_blank">electoral fraud</a>. <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/us-drafts-list-60-venezuelans-possible-sanctions-over-election-sources-say-2024-08-21/" target="_blank">(Reuters)</a></li>
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul">The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Verkhovna_Rada" target="_blank">Ukrainian parliament</a> approves the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rome_Statute" target="_blank">Rome Statute</a> treaty established by the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Criminal_Court" target="_blank">International Criminal Court</a>, thereby allowing the country to become a state party once the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Government_of_Ukraine" target="_blank">government</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ratification" target="_blank">ratifies</a> with the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Secretary-General_of_the_United_Nations" target="_blank">Secretary-General of the United Nations</a>. <a href="https://www.ukrinform.ua/rubric-polytics/3897252-rada-ratifikuvala-rimskij-statut.html" target="_blank">(Ukrinform)</a></li>
</ul><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Current_events/2024_August_21" target="_blank">Continue reading...</a></blockquote>

[QUOTE="Wikipedia Current Events, post: 146441, 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] [*]The [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Armed_Forces_of_Ukraine']Ukrainian military[/URL] reports that it used [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States']United States[/URL]-made weapons to destroy several [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pontoon_bridge']pontoon bridges[/URL] constructed by [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russia']Russia[/URL] following Ukraine's destruction of at least three bridges over the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seym_%28river%29']Seym river[/URL] in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kursk_Oblast']Kursk Oblast[/URL]. [URL='https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/ukraine-says-it-hits-pontoon-bridges-russia-moscow-reports-gains-2024-08-21/'](Reuters)[/URL] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mayor_of_Moscow']Mayor of Moscow[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sergey_Sobyanin']Sergey Sobyanin[/URL] states that Ukraine launched one of its largest [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drone_warfare']drone attacks[/URL] on the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moscow']Russian capital[/URL], and claims that all drones were taken down without casualties or damage based on preliminary information. [URL='https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/ukraine-launches-drone-attack-moscow-other-regions-russian-officials-say-2024-08-21/'](Reuters)[/URL] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eastern_Ukraine_campaign']Eastern Ukraine campaign[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pokrovsk_offensive']Pokrovsk offensive[/URL] [LIST] [*]The [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_Ministry_of_Defense']Russian Ministry of Defense[/URL] states it has fully occupied the village of [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zhelanne']Zhelanne[/URL] in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donetsk_Oblast']Donetsk Oblast[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ukraine']Ukraine[/URL]. [URL='https://www.aa.com.tr/en/russia-ukraine-war/russia-claims-it-took-control-of-another-settlement-in-ukraine-s-donetsk-region/3309596'](Anadolu Agency)[/URL] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/President_of_Ukraine']Ukrainian President[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volodymyr_Zelenskyy']Volodymyr Zelenskyy[/URL] acknowledges advancements made by [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_Armed_Forces']Russian Armed Forces[/URL] on the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pokrovsk']Pokrovsk[/URL] front, and announces the strengthening of regional [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ukrainian_Ground_Forces']Ukrainian positions[/URL] in order to resist further advancements. [URL='https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/zelenskiy-says-ukraine-is-boosting-its-forces-east-resist-russian-advance-2024-08-21/'](Reuters)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islamist_insurgency_in_the_Sahel']Islamist insurgency in the Sahel[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burkina_Faso']Burkina Faso[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mali']Mali[/URL], and [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Niger']Niger[/URL] write to the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Nations_Security_Council']United Nations Security Council[/URL] to denounce [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ukraine']Ukrainian[/URL] support for rebel groups in the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sahel_region']Sahel region[/URL] of [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_Africa']West Africa[/URL]. [URL='https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/west-african-juntas-write-un-over-ukraines-alleged-rebel-support-2024-08-21/'](Reuters)[/URL] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel%E2%80%93Hezbollah_conflict_%282023%E2%80%93present%29']Israel–Hezbollah conflict[/URL] [LIST] [*]Khalil al-Muqdah, a commander in the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al-Aqsa_Martyrs%27_Brigades']Al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades[/URL], is killed in an [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel']Israeli[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Airstrike']airstrike[/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/liveblog/2024/8/21/israels-war-on-gaza-live-israel-bombards-gaza-lebanon-us-says-deal-near?update=3130720'](Al Jazeera)[/URL] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Somali_Civil_War_%282009%E2%80%93present%29']Somali Civil War[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al-Shabaab_%28militant_group%29']Al-Shabaab[/URL] claims responsibility for a [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Car_bomb']suicide car bombing[/URL] that killed at least nine people and injured several others near a security checkpoint on the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mogadishu']Mogadishu[/URL]–[URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Afgoye']Afgoye[/URL] highway in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Somalia']Somalia[/URL]. [URL='https://newscentral.africa/multiple-fatalities-in-new-mogadishu-bombing/amp/'](News Central TV)[/URL] [URL='https://www.nationalaccordnewspaper.com/10-die-in-mogadishu-suicide-car-bombing/'](Daily Post Nigeria)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [B]Business and economy[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unemployment_in_the_United_States']Unemployment in the United States[/URL] [LIST] [*]The [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Department_of_Labor']United States Department of Labor[/URL] issues a significant estimate correction stating that the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Economy_of_the_United_States']U.S. economy[/URL] added 818,000 fewer jobs between April 2023 and March 2024 than what was initially reported in July, the largest estimate revision since 2009. [URL='https://apnews.com/article/jobs-hiring-employers-workers-government-labor-department-eae6b26b76136cf4936fbc781f79c2f4'](AP)[/URL] [URL='https://www.cnbc.com/2024/08/21/nonfarm-payroll-growth-revised-down-by-818000-labor-department-says.html'](CNBC)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [B]Disasters and accidents[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atchutapuram_pharmaceutical_factory_explosion']Atchutapuram pharmaceutical factory explosion[/URL] [LIST] [*]At least seventeen workers are killed and 41 others are injured, many from severe [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chemical_burn']chemical burns[/URL], in an explosion at a [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pharmaceutical_industry_in_India']pharmaceutical facility[/URL] in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anakapalli']Anakapalli[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andhra_Pradesh']Andhra Pradesh[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/India']India[/URL]. [URL='https://indianexpress.com/article/india/skin-peeling-off-chemical-burns-andhra-reactor-blast-killed-14-broken-homes-9526074/']([I]Indian Express[/I])[/URL] [URL='https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/18-injured-in-explosion-at-andhra-pradesh-pharma-company-6385152'](NDTV)[/URL] [/LIST] [*]Twenty-eight people are killed and 23 others are injured when a bus carrying [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shia_Islam']Shia[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pakistanis']Pakistani[/URL] pilgrims to the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arba%27in_pilgrimage']Arba'in pilgrimage[/URL] in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iraq']Iraq[/URL] crashes and overturns in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yazd_province']Yazd province[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran']Iran[/URL]. [URL='https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/28-killed-23-injured-bus-accident-carrying-pakistani-pilgrims-iran-isna-reports-2024-08-21/'](Reuters)[/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/Thailand']Thailand[/URL] reports its first case of [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mpox']mpox[/URL] in a 66-year-old European man who worked in an [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Africa']African[/URL] country affected by the ongoing epidemic. [URL='https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/21/world/asia/thailand-mpox.html']([I]The New York Times[/I])[/URL] [*]Several suspected cases of clade 1b of mpox are reported in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Somerset']Somerset[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/England']England[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Kingdom']United Kingdom[/URL]. [URL='https://www.devonlive.com/news/health/suspected-monkeypox-case-identified-devon-9499313.amp'](Devon Live)[/URL] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Honduras']Honduras[/URL] reports five suspected cases of the new mpox clade. [URL='https://www.prensalibre.com/internacional/honduras-investiga-cinco-supuestos-casos-de-viruela-simica-dentro-de-una-familia/']([I]Prensa Libre[/I])[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [B]Law and crime[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hungary_and_the_Russian_invasion_of_Ukraine']Hungary and the Russian invasion of Ukraine[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hungary%E2%80%93Ukraine_relations']Hungary–Ukraine relations[/URL] [LIST] [*]A [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Law_of_Hungary']Hungarian law[/URL] restricting or removing state support and accommodations for [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ukraine']Ukrainian[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ukrainian_refugee_crisis']refugees[/URL] not from regions directly affected by the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_invasion_of_Ukraine']Russian invasion[/URL] comes into effect. [URL='https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/ckg2jxjd7r7o'](BBC News)[/URL] [/LIST] [*]Three staff members are killed in a [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mass_shooting']mass shooting[/URL] at a school in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sanski_Most']Sanski Most[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bosnia_and_Herzegovina']Bosnia and Herzegovina[/URL]. The perpetrator, who also worked at the school, is critically injured after shooting himself. [URL='https://apnews.com/article/bosnia-school-shooting-employee-8047c11fda2bb9bcee0a9d25c903072f'](AP)[/URL] [*]Four people, including three children, are killed in a house fire in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bradford']Bradford[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/England']England[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Kingdom']United Kingdom[/URL]. Police say that the fire was [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arson']started deliberately[/URL] and that a suspect has been arrested under suspicion of [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder']murder[/URL]. [URL='https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cp9r48nzx33o'](BBC News)[/URL] [/LIST] [B]Politics and elections[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_reactions_to_the_2024_Venezuelan_presidential_election']International reactions to the 2024 Venezuelan presidential election[/URL] [LIST] [*]The [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States']United States[/URL] drafts a punitive [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sanctions_%28law%29']sanctions[/URL] list of sixty [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Government_of_Venezuela']Venezuelan government officials[/URL] from the country's [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Electoral_Council_%28Venezuela%29']National Electoral Council[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Supreme_Court_of_Justice_of_Venezuela']Supreme Court[/URL], and [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/General_Directorate_of_Military_Counterintelligence']counterintelligence police agency[/URL] for alleged [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electoral_fraud']electoral fraud[/URL]. [URL='https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/us-drafts-list-60-venezuelans-possible-sanctions-over-election-sources-say-2024-08-21/'](Reuters)[/URL] [/LIST] [*]The [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Verkhovna_Rada']Ukrainian parliament[/URL] approves the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rome_Statute']Rome Statute[/URL] treaty established by the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Criminal_Court']International Criminal Court[/URL], thereby allowing the country to become a state party once the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Government_of_Ukraine']government[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ratification']ratifies[/URL] with the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Secretary-General_of_the_United_Nations']Secretary-General of the United Nations[/URL]. [URL='https://www.ukrinform.ua/rubric-polytics/3897252-rada-ratifikuvala-rimskij-statut.html'](Ukrinform)[/URL] [/LIST] [url="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Current_events/2024_August_21"]Continue reading...[/url] [/QUOTE]

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