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<blockquote data-quote="Wikipedia Current Events" data-source="post: 146768" 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">At least five people, including three minors, are killed and 13 others are wounded in an overnight <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ukraine" target="_blank">Ukrainian</a> strike on <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belgorod" target="_blank">Belgorod</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russia" target="_blank">Russia</a>. <a href="https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/8/25/five-die-in-ukrainian-strike-on-belgorod-as-russian-raid-harms-journalists" target="_blank">(Al Jazeera)</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 <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_people" target="_blank">British</a> safety adviser working for <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reuters" target="_blank">Reuters</a> is killed and two other journalists are injured in a Russian <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ballistic_missile" target="_blank">ballistic missile</a> strike on their hotel in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kramatorsk" target="_blank">Kramatorsk</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donetsk_Oblast" target="_blank">Donetsk Oblast</a>. <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/reuters-staff-hit-strike-hotel-ukraines-kramatorsk-2024-08-25/" target="_blank">(Reuters)</a></li>
</ul></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northern_Ukraine_skirmishes_%282022%E2%80%93present%29" target="_blank">Northern Ukraine skirmishes</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chernihiv_strikes_%282022%E2%80%93present%29" target="_blank">Chernihiv strikes</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">At least four people are killed and 37 others are injured in overnight <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russia" target="_blank">Russian</a> attacks in northern and eastern <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ukraine" target="_blank">Ukraine</a>. <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/russia-attacks-ukraine-with-missiles-drones-ukraine-military-says-2024-08-25/" target="_blank">(Reuters)</a></li>
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/President_of_Ukraine" target="_blank">President of Ukraine</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volodymyr_Zelenskyy" target="_blank">Volodymyr Zelenskyy</a> publicly presents the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Armed_Forces_of_Ukraine" target="_blank">Ukrainian</a>-produced <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palianytsia_%28missile%29" target="_blank">Palianytsia</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rocket_drone" target="_blank">rocket drone</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loitering_munition" target="_blank">loitering munition</a>, intended to serve as the Ukrainian counterpart to the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_Armed_Forces" target="_blank">Russian</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ZALA_Kub-BLA" target="_blank">ZALA Kub-BLA</a> after a year and a half of development. <a href="https://www.pravda.com.ua/news/2024/08/25/7471770/" target="_blank">(Ukrainska Pravda)</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"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/August_2024_Lebanon_strikes" target="_blank">August 2024 Lebanon strikes</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel_Defense_Forces" target="_blank">Israel Defense Forces</a> says it has launched <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Preemptive_war" target="_blank">preemptive strikes</a> on <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hezbollah" target="_blank">Hezbollah</a> in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lebanon" target="_blank">Lebanon</a> ahead of an expected major missile and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drone_warfare" target="_blank">drone attack</a> on <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel" target="_blank">Israel</a>. <a href="https://www.axios.com/2024/08/25/israel-hezbollah-lebanon-attack" target="_blank">(Axios)</a></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ministry_of_Defense_%28Israel%29" target="_blank">Israeli Defence Minister</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yoav_Gallant" target="_blank">Yoav Gallant</a> declares an &quot;emergency situation&quot; in Israel for the next 48 hours due to the &quot;special situation in the home front&quot;. <a href="https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/emergency-situation-declared-in-israel-for-next-48-hours/" target="_blank">(Times of Israel)</a></li>
</ul></li>
</ul></li>
<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/Israeli_invasion_of_the_Gaza_Strip" target="_blank">Israeli invasion of the Gaza Strip</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">At least 71 people are killed and 112 people are injured in Israeli attacks in the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaza_Strip" target="_blank">Gaza Strip</a>. <a href="https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/8/25/at-least-eight-people-killed-in-israeli-air-attack-in-gazas-deir-el-balah" target="_blank">(Al Jazeera)</a></li>
</ul></li>
</ul></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jihadist_insurgency_in_Burkina_Faso" target="_blank">Jihadist insurgency in Burkina Faso</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_Barsalogho_massacre" target="_blank">2024 Barsalogho massacre</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Nearly 200 people are killed and at least 140 people are injured in an attack by the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al-Qaeda" target="_blank">al-Qaeda</a>-linked <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jama%27at_Nasr_al-Islam_wal-Muslimin" target="_blank">Jama'at Nasr al-Islam wal-Muslimin</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jihadism" target="_blank">jihadist organization</a> in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barsalogho_Department" target="_blank">Barsalogho Department</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burkina_Faso" target="_blank">Burkina Faso</a>. <a href="https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/8/25/up-to-200-people-killed-in-attack-in-central-burkina-faso" target="_blank">(Al Jazeera)</a></li>
</ul></li>
</ul></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_Solingen_stabbing" target="_blank">2024 Solingen stabbing</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_Rhine-Westphalia_Police" target="_blank">German Police</a> detain a 26-year-old <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syrians_in_Germany" target="_blank">Syrian</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asylum_seeker" target="_blank">asylum seeker</a>, who has ties to the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islamic_State" target="_blank">Islamic State</a>, as the suspect of the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stabbing_attack" target="_blank">stabbing attack</a> in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solingen" target="_blank">Solingen</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NRW" target="_blank">NRW</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Germany" target="_blank">Germany</a>. He is <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Criminal_charge" target="_blank">charged</a> with three counts of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_in_German_law" target="_blank">murder</a>, as well as <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Attempted_murder" target="_blank">attempted murder</a>, dangerous bodily harm and membership of a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terrorist_organisation" target="_blank">terrorist organisation</a> abroad. <a href="https://apnews.com/article/germany-knife-attack-solingen-islamic-state-1095235a9dadf6e1005e8adff52d05b4" target="_blank">(AP)</a></li>
</ul></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Two <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nigeria_Police_Force" target="_blank">police officers</a> are killed and three others are injured in an attack in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abuja" target="_blank">Abuja</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nigeria" target="_blank">Nigeria</a>. A police spokesperson says that the proscribed <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islamic_Movement_%28Nigeria%29" target="_blank">Islamic Movement of Nigeria</a> was responsible for the attack. <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/two-nigerian-police-officers-killed-attack-by-islamist-group-say-police-2024-08-25/" target="_blank">(Reuters)</a></li>
</ul>Arts and culture<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Law_of_Ukraine_%22On_the_Protection_of_the_Constitutional_Order_in_the_Field_of_Activities_of_Religious_Organizations%22" target="_blank">Ukrainian ban on the Ukrainian Orthodox Church (MP)</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pope_Francis" target="_blank">Pope Francis</a> condemns the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Government_of_Ukraine" target="_blank">Government of Ukraine</a>'s banning of the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moscow" target="_blank">Moscow</a>-linked <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ukrainian_Orthodox_Church_%28Moscow_Patriarchate%29" target="_blank">Ukrainian Orthodox Church</a> and other <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russia" target="_blank">Russia</a>-linked religious groups as infringing on <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ukrainians" target="_blank">Ukrainian civilians</a>' <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Civil_and_political_rights" target="_blank">civil right</a> to <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freedom_of_religion" target="_blank">religious freedom</a>. <a href="https://kyivindependent.com/pope-francis-criticizes-push-to-ban-activities-of-russian-affiliated-religious-organizations/" target="_blank">(Kyiv Independent)</a></li>
</ul></li>
</ul>Disasters and accidents<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_Brazil_wildfires" target="_blank">2024 Brazil wildfires</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">At least two people are killed in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wildfire" target="_blank">wildfires</a> in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S%C3%A3o_Paulo_%28state%29" target="_blank">São Paulo state</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brazil" target="_blank">Brazil</a>. <a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cze56wn278zo.amp" target="_blank">(BBC)</a></li>
</ul></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Thirteen people are killed and 20 others are injured in a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mudslide" target="_blank">mudslide</a> near the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phuket_Big_Buddha" target="_blank">Big Buddha</a> in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phuket" target="_blank">Phuket</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thailand" target="_blank">Thailand</a>. <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/mudslide-thailands-phuket-kills-13-including-2-russians-official-says-2024-08-25/" target="_blank">(Reuters)</a></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Twenty-two people are killed when a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bus_plunge_story" target="_blank">bus plunges</a> into a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ravine" target="_blank">ravine</a> in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pakistan" target="_blank">Pakistan</a>-administered <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kashmir" target="_blank">Kashmir</a>. Twelve others are killed in a separated bus crash on the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Makran_Coastal_Highway" target="_blank">Makran Coastal Highway</a> in the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Balochistan%2C_Pakistan" target="_blank">Balochistan Province</a>. <a href="https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/8/25/bus-accidents-in-pakistan-leave-dozens-dead-including-pilgrims" target="_blank">(Al Jazeera)</a></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">At least thirteen people die and 14 others remain missing after a boat carrying <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethiopia" target="_blank">Ethiopian</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yemen" target="_blank">Yemeni</a> migrants from <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Djibouti" target="_blank">Djibouti</a> sinks off the coast of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taiz_Governorate" target="_blank">Taiz Governorate</a>, Yemen. <a href="https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/8/25/at-least-13-killed-14-missing-after-boat-sinks-off-yemen-un-agency" target="_blank">(Al Jazeera)</a></li>
</ul>Law and crime<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Four people are injured in a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mass_stabbing" target="_blank">mass stabbing</a> in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sydney" target="_blank">Sydney</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australia" target="_blank">Australia</a>, with the suspect being taken into custody. <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/australia-police-say-4-people-injured-sydney-stabbing-attack-2024-08-25/" target="_blank">(Reuters)</a></li>
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[QUOTE="Wikipedia Current Events, post: 146768, 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] [*]At least five people, including three minors, are killed and 13 others are wounded in an overnight [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ukraine']Ukrainian[/URL] strike on [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belgorod']Belgorod[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russia']Russia[/URL]. [URL='https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/8/25/five-die-in-ukrainian-strike-on-belgorod-as-russian-raid-harms-journalists'](Al Jazeera)[/URL] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eastern_Ukraine_campaign']Eastern Ukraine campaign[/URL] [LIST] [*]A [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_people']British[/URL] safety adviser working for [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reuters']Reuters[/URL] is killed and two other journalists are injured in a Russian [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ballistic_missile']ballistic missile[/URL] strike on their hotel in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kramatorsk']Kramatorsk[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donetsk_Oblast']Donetsk Oblast[/URL]. [URL='https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/reuters-staff-hit-strike-hotel-ukraines-kramatorsk-2024-08-25/'](Reuters)[/URL] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northern_Ukraine_skirmishes_%282022%E2%80%93present%29']Northern Ukraine skirmishes[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chernihiv_strikes_%282022%E2%80%93present%29']Chernihiv strikes[/URL] [LIST] [*]At least four people are killed and 37 others are injured in overnight [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russia']Russian[/URL] attacks in northern and eastern [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ukraine']Ukraine[/URL]. [URL='https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/russia-attacks-ukraine-with-missiles-drones-ukraine-military-says-2024-08-25/'](Reuters)[/URL] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/President_of_Ukraine']President of Ukraine[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volodymyr_Zelenskyy']Volodymyr Zelenskyy[/URL] publicly presents the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Armed_Forces_of_Ukraine']Ukrainian[/URL]-produced [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palianytsia_%28missile%29']Palianytsia[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rocket_drone']rocket drone[/URL] and [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loitering_munition']loitering munition[/URL], intended to serve as the Ukrainian counterpart to the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_Armed_Forces']Russian[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ZALA_Kub-BLA']ZALA Kub-BLA[/URL] after a year and a half of development. [URL='https://www.pravda.com.ua/news/2024/08/25/7471770/']([I]Ukrainska Pravda[/I])[/URL] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel%E2%80%93Hezbollah_conflict_%282023%E2%80%93present%29']Israel–Hezbollah conflict[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/August_2024_Lebanon_strikes']August 2024 Lebanon strikes[/URL] [LIST] [*]The [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel_Defense_Forces']Israel Defense Forces[/URL] says it has launched [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Preemptive_war']preemptive strikes[/URL] on [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hezbollah']Hezbollah[/URL] in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lebanon']Lebanon[/URL] ahead of an expected major missile and [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drone_warfare']drone attack[/URL] on [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel']Israel[/URL]. [URL='https://www.axios.com/2024/08/25/israel-hezbollah-lebanon-attack'](Axios)[/URL] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ministry_of_Defense_%28Israel%29']Israeli Defence Minister[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yoav_Gallant']Yoav Gallant[/URL] declares an "emergency situation" in Israel for the next 48 hours due to the "special situation in the home front". [URL='https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/emergency-situation-declared-in-israel-for-next-48-hours/']([I]Times of Israel[/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/Israeli_invasion_of_the_Gaza_Strip']Israeli invasion of the Gaza Strip[/URL] [LIST] [*]At least 71 people are killed and 112 people are injured in Israeli attacks in the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaza_Strip']Gaza Strip[/URL]. [URL='https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/8/25/at-least-eight-people-killed-in-israeli-air-attack-in-gazas-deir-el-balah'](Al Jazeera)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jihadist_insurgency_in_Burkina_Faso']Jihadist insurgency in Burkina Faso[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_Barsalogho_massacre']2024 Barsalogho massacre[/URL] [LIST] [*]Nearly 200 people are killed and at least 140 people are injured in an attack by the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al-Qaeda']al-Qaeda[/URL]-linked [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jama%27at_Nasr_al-Islam_wal-Muslimin']Jama'at Nasr al-Islam wal-Muslimin[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jihadism']jihadist organization[/URL] in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barsalogho_Department']Barsalogho Department[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burkina_Faso']Burkina Faso[/URL]. [URL='https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/8/25/up-to-200-people-killed-in-attack-in-central-burkina-faso'](Al Jazeera)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_Solingen_stabbing']2024 Solingen stabbing[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_Rhine-Westphalia_Police']German Police[/URL] detain a 26-year-old [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syrians_in_Germany']Syrian[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asylum_seeker']asylum seeker[/URL], who has ties to the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islamic_State']Islamic State[/URL], as the suspect of the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stabbing_attack']stabbing attack[/URL] in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solingen']Solingen[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NRW']NRW[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Germany']Germany[/URL]. He is [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Criminal_charge']charged[/URL] with three counts of [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_in_German_law']murder[/URL], as well as [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Attempted_murder']attempted murder[/URL], dangerous bodily harm and membership of a [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terrorist_organisation']terrorist organisation[/URL] abroad. [URL='https://apnews.com/article/germany-knife-attack-solingen-islamic-state-1095235a9dadf6e1005e8adff52d05b4'](AP)[/URL] [/LIST] [*]Two [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nigeria_Police_Force']police officers[/URL] are killed and three others are injured in an attack in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abuja']Abuja[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nigeria']Nigeria[/URL]. A police spokesperson says that the proscribed [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islamic_Movement_%28Nigeria%29']Islamic Movement of Nigeria[/URL] was responsible for the attack. [URL='https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/two-nigerian-police-officers-killed-attack-by-islamist-group-say-police-2024-08-25/'](Reuters)[/URL] [/LIST] [B]Arts and culture[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Law_of_Ukraine_%22On_the_Protection_of_the_Constitutional_Order_in_the_Field_of_Activities_of_Religious_Organizations%22']Ukrainian ban on the Ukrainian Orthodox Church (MP)[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pope_Francis']Pope Francis[/URL] condemns the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Government_of_Ukraine']Government of Ukraine[/URL]'s banning of the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moscow']Moscow[/URL]-linked [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ukrainian_Orthodox_Church_%28Moscow_Patriarchate%29']Ukrainian Orthodox Church[/URL] and other [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russia']Russia[/URL]-linked religious groups as infringing on [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ukrainians']Ukrainian civilians[/URL]' [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Civil_and_political_rights']civil right[/URL] to [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freedom_of_religion']religious freedom[/URL]. [URL='https://kyivindependent.com/pope-francis-criticizes-push-to-ban-activities-of-russian-affiliated-religious-organizations/']([I]Kyiv Independent[/I])[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [B]Disasters and accidents[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_Brazil_wildfires']2024 Brazil wildfires[/URL] [LIST] [*]At least two people are killed in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wildfire']wildfires[/URL] in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S%C3%A3o_Paulo_%28state%29']São Paulo state[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brazil']Brazil[/URL]. [URL='https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cze56wn278zo.amp'](BBC)[/URL] [/LIST] [*]Thirteen people are killed and 20 others are injured in a [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mudslide']mudslide[/URL] near the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phuket_Big_Buddha']Big Buddha[/URL] in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phuket']Phuket[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thailand']Thailand[/URL]. [URL='https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/mudslide-thailands-phuket-kills-13-including-2-russians-official-says-2024-08-25/'](Reuters)[/URL] [*]Twenty-two people are killed when a [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bus_plunge_story']bus plunges[/URL] into a [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ravine']ravine[/URL] in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pakistan']Pakistan[/URL]-administered [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kashmir']Kashmir[/URL]. Twelve others are killed in a separated bus crash on the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Makran_Coastal_Highway']Makran Coastal Highway[/URL] in the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Balochistan%2C_Pakistan']Balochistan Province[/URL]. [URL='https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/8/25/bus-accidents-in-pakistan-leave-dozens-dead-including-pilgrims'](Al Jazeera)[/URL] [*]At least thirteen people die and 14 others remain missing after a boat carrying [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethiopia']Ethiopian[/URL] and [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yemen']Yemeni[/URL] migrants from [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Djibouti']Djibouti[/URL] sinks off the coast of [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taiz_Governorate']Taiz Governorate[/URL], Yemen. [URL='https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/8/25/at-least-13-killed-14-missing-after-boat-sinks-off-yemen-un-agency'](Al Jazeera)[/URL] [/LIST] [B]Law and crime[/B] [LIST] [*]Four people are injured in a [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mass_stabbing']mass stabbing[/URL] in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sydney']Sydney[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australia']Australia[/URL], with the suspect being taken into custody. [URL='https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/australia-police-say-4-people-injured-sydney-stabbing-attack-2024-08-25/'](Reuters)[/URL] [/LIST] [url="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Current_events/2024_August_25"]Continue reading...[/url] [/QUOTE]

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