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<blockquote data-quote="Wikipedia Current Events" data-source="post: 147135" data-attributes="member: 524">Armed conflicts and attacks<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israeli%E2%80%93Palestinian_conflict" target="_blank">Israeli–Palestinian conflict</a><ul>
<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"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel" target="_blank">Israel</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hamas" target="_blank">Hamas</a> agree to three separate three-day <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Humanitarian_corridor" target="_blank">humanitarian pauses</a> to allow the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Health_Organization" target="_blank">World Health Organization</a> to vaccinate over 600,000 children against <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polio" target="_blank">polio</a> in the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaza_Strip" target="_blank">Gaza Strip</a>. <a href="https://www.reuters.com/business/healthcare-pharmaceuticals/who-has-preliminary-commitment-some-gaza-pauses-polio-vaccinations-2024-08-29/" target="_blank">(Reuters)</a></li>
</ul></li>
</ul></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_Israeli_military_operation_in_the_northern_West_Bank" target="_blank">2024 Israeli military operation in the northern West Bank</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Mohammed &quot;Abu Shujaa&quot; Jaber, leader of the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tulkarm_Brigade" target="_blank">Tulkarm Brigade</a>, and four other fighters are killed during an <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel_Defense_Forces" target="_blank">Israeli</a> attack at the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nur_Shams" target="_blank">Nur Shams</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Refugee_camp" target="_blank">refugee camp</a> in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tulkarm" target="_blank">Tulkarm</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_Bank" target="_blank">West Bank</a>. <a href="https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/8/29/israel-ramps-up-military-assault-on-occupied-west-bank-for-second-day" target="_blank">(Al Jazeera)</a></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">The number of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palestinians" target="_blank">Palestinians</a> killed since the beginning of the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Military_operation" target="_blank">operation</a> two days ago increases to 18, including eight in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jenin" target="_blank">Jenin</a>, six in Tulkarm and four in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tubas" target="_blank">Tubas</a>. Dozens are wounded and at least 20 more arrested. <a href="https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/8/29/israel-ramps-up-military-assault-on-occupied-west-bank-for-second-day" target="_blank">(Al Jazeera)</a></li>
</ul></li>
</ul></li>
<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/Eastern_Ukraine_campaign" target="_blank">Eastern Ukraine campaign</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Government_of_Russia" target="_blank">Russian</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ministry_of_Defence_%28Russia%29" target="_blank">defence ministry</a> announces <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_Armed_Forces" target="_blank">its forces</a> have captured the settlements of Mykolaivka in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donetsk_Oblast" target="_blank">Donetsk Oblast</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stelmakhivka" target="_blank">Stelmakhivka</a> in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luhansk_Oblast" target="_blank">Luhansk Oblast</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ukraine" target="_blank">Ukraine</a>. <a href="https://english.alarabiya.net/News/world/2024/08/29/russia-claims-two-more-villages-in-eastern-ukraine" target="_blank">(Al Arabiya)</a></li>
</ul></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">An <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/General_Dynamics_F-16_Fighting_Falcon" target="_blank">F-16</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fighter_aircraft" target="_blank">fighter jet</a> crashes in Ukraine after shooting down several <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Missile" target="_blank">missiles</a> fired from Russia, killing the Ukrainian <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ukrainian_Air_Force" target="_blank">pilot</a> on board. <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2024/08/29/europe/ukraine-f16-crashes-intl/index.html" target="_blank">(CNN)</a></li>
</ul></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_Bangladesh_quota_reform_movement" target="_blank">2024 Bangladesh quota reform movement</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bangladesh" target="_blank">Bangladeshi</a> interim <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ministry_of_Health_and_Family_Welfare_%28Bangladesh%29" target="_blank">health ministry</a> chief <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nurjahan_Begum_%28banker%29" target="_blank">Nurjahan Begum</a> says that more than 1,000 people were killed during last month’s anti-<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Government_of_Bangladesh" target="_blank">government</a> protests, making it the bloodiest period in the country’s history since its <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bangladesh_Liberation_War" target="_blank">1971 independence movement</a>. <a href="https://english.alarabiya.net/News/world/2024/08/29/more-than-1-000-killed-in-bangladesh-violence-since-july-health-ministry-chief" target="_blank">(Al Arabiya)</a></li>
</ul></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_Red_Sea_oil_spill" target="_blank">2024 Red Sea oil spill</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Houthi" target="_blank">Houthis</a> release footage showing their fighters boarding and placing explosives on the Greek-flagged MT Sounion <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oil_tanker" target="_blank">oil tanker</a>, setting off explosions that put the tanker at risk of a major <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oil_spill" target="_blank">oil spill</a> in the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_Sea" target="_blank">Red Sea</a>. <a href="https://apnews.com/article/red-sea-attack-sounion-yemen-houthi-rebels-israel-hamas-war-76c68f18a984d18905ce7c84e5cabe0c" target="_blank">(AP)</a> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EaVO361OsaY" target="_blank">(Al Jazeera Arabic on YouTube)</a></li>
</ul></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kurdistan_Workers%27_Party_insurgency" target="_blank">Kurdistan Workers' Party insurgency</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iraq" target="_blank">Iraq</a> shoots down a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turkey" target="_blank">Turkish</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TAI_Aksungur" target="_blank">TAI Aksungur</a> drone over <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kirkuk_Governorate" target="_blank">Kirkuk Governorate</a>. <a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/iraq-shoots-down-turkish-drone-over-kirkuk" target="_blank">(Middle East Eye)</a></li>
</ul></li>
</ul>Disasters and accidents<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_Pacific_typhoon_season" target="_blank">2024 Pacific typhoon season</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">More than 250,000 households are hit by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Power_outage" target="_blank">power outages</a> and dozens of people are reportedly injured as <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Typhoon_Shanshan_%282024%29" target="_blank">Typhoon Shanshan</a> makes landfall over <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kagoshima_Prefecture" target="_blank">Kagoshima Prefecture</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japan" target="_blank">Japan</a>. <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/japan-hit-by-heavy-rain-power-outage-typhoon-shanshan-makes-landfall-2024-08-29/" target="_blank">(Reuters)</a></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Three people are killed, one person is missing, and seven others are injured in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kyushu" target="_blank">Kyushu</a> due to Typhoon Shanshan. Major <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Automaker" target="_blank">automakers</a> including <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toyota" target="_blank">Toyota</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nissan" target="_blank">Nissan</a> suspend their domestic factories. <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/japan-hit-by-heavy-rain-power-outage-typhoon-shanshan-makes-landfall-2024-08-29/" target="_blank">(Reuters)</a></li>
</ul></li>
<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">The death toll from the floods in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al_Mahwit_Governorate" target="_blank">Al Mahwit Governorate</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yemen" target="_blank">Yemen</a>, increases to 33. <a href="https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/floods-yemen-kill-33-people-damage-200-homes-113247919" target="_blank">(ABC News)</a></li>
</ul></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Two people are killed and ten others are injured by a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gas_leak" target="_blank">gas leak</a> at an <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iranian_Revolutionary_Guard_Corps" target="_blank">Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps</a> training center in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isfahan_province" target="_blank">Isfahan province</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran" target="_blank">Iran</a>. <a href="https://apnews.com/article/iran-gas-leak-revolutionary-guard-718940b0adfc13d7360b62c14ac41b51#" target="_blank">(AP)</a></li>
</ul>Health and environment<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">100 tons of dead <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freshwater_fish" target="_blank">freshwater fish</a> wash up in and around the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greece" target="_blank">Greek</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volos" target="_blank">port of Volos</a> as a result of severe <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flood" target="_blank">flooding</a> followed by prolonged <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drought" target="_blank">drought</a> in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lake_Karla" target="_blank">Lake Karla</a> caused by &quot;extreme climate fluctuations&quot;. <a href="https://apnews.com/article/greece-volos-climate-drought-floods-fish-e924a1f9345f26644d17a62b6fe93dcc" target="_blank">(AP)</a></li>
</ul>International relations<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/France%E2%80%93Serbia_relations" target="_blank">France–Serbia relations</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Serbia" target="_blank">Serbia</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/France" target="_blank">French</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aerospace_manufacturer" target="_blank">aerospace manufacturer</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dassault_Aviation" target="_blank">Dassault Aviation</a> sign a landmark agreement during a state visit by French <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/President_of_France" target="_blank">President</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emmanuel_Macron" target="_blank">Emmanuel Macron</a>, for the purchase of 12 <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dassault_Rafale" target="_blank">Rafale</a> warplanes. <a href="https://www.lemonde.fr/en/international/article/2024/08/29/france-serbia-sign-rafale-fighter-jet-deal-during-macron-visit_6723515_4.html" target="_blank">(Le Monde)</a></li>
</ul></li>
</ul>Law and crime<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Germany%E2%80%93Iran_relations" target="_blank">Germany–Iran relations</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Government_of_Hamburg" target="_blank">government of Hamburg</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Germany" target="_blank">Germany</a>, expels the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iranians_in_Germany" target="_blank">Iranian</a> leader of the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islamic_Centre_Hamburg" target="_blank">Islamic Centre Hamburg</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mohammad_Hadi_Mofatteh" target="_blank">Mohammad Hadi Mofatteh</a>, giving him a September 11 deadline to leave the country or face <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deportation" target="_blank">deportation</a>. <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/germany-expels-head-banned-muslim-association-2024-08-29/" target="_blank">(Reuters)</a></li>
</ul></li>
</ul>Sports<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taliban" target="_blank">Taliban</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Government_of_Afghanistan" target="_blank">government</a> bans <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mixed_martial_arts" target="_blank">mixed martial arts</a>, saying it is too violent and has a risk of death and that it is incompatible with <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islamic_law" target="_blank">Islamic law</a>. <a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c0qe4jk32xeo" target="_blank">(BBC News)</a></li>
</ul><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Current_events/2024_August_29" target="_blank">Continue reading...</a></blockquote>

[QUOTE="Wikipedia Current Events, post: 147135, member: 524"] [B]Armed conflicts and attacks[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israeli%E2%80%93Palestinian_conflict']Israeli–Palestinian conflict[/URL] [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] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel']Israel[/URL] and [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hamas']Hamas[/URL] agree to three separate three-day [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Humanitarian_corridor']humanitarian pauses[/URL] to allow the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Health_Organization']World Health Organization[/URL] to vaccinate over 600,000 children against [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polio']polio[/URL] in the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaza_Strip']Gaza Strip[/URL]. [URL='https://www.reuters.com/business/healthcare-pharmaceuticals/who-has-preliminary-commitment-some-gaza-pauses-polio-vaccinations-2024-08-29/'](Reuters)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_Israeli_military_operation_in_the_northern_West_Bank']2024 Israeli military operation in the northern West Bank[/URL] [LIST] [*]Mohammed "Abu Shujaa" Jaber, leader of the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tulkarm_Brigade']Tulkarm Brigade[/URL], and four other fighters are killed during an [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel_Defense_Forces']Israeli[/URL] attack at the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nur_Shams']Nur Shams[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Refugee_camp']refugee camp[/URL] in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tulkarm']Tulkarm[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_Bank']West Bank[/URL]. [URL='https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/8/29/israel-ramps-up-military-assault-on-occupied-west-bank-for-second-day'](Al Jazeera)[/URL] [*]The number of [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palestinians']Palestinians[/URL] killed since the beginning of the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Military_operation']operation[/URL] two days ago increases to 18, including eight in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jenin']Jenin[/URL], six in Tulkarm and four in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tubas']Tubas[/URL]. Dozens are wounded and at least 20 more arrested. [URL='https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/8/29/israel-ramps-up-military-assault-on-occupied-west-bank-for-second-day'](Al Jazeera)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_invasion_of_Ukraine']Russian invasion of Ukraine[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eastern_Ukraine_campaign']Eastern Ukraine campaign[/URL] [LIST] [*]The [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Government_of_Russia']Russian[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ministry_of_Defence_%28Russia%29']defence ministry[/URL] announces [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_Armed_Forces']its forces[/URL] have captured the settlements of Mykolaivka in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donetsk_Oblast']Donetsk Oblast[/URL] and [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stelmakhivka']Stelmakhivka[/URL] in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luhansk_Oblast']Luhansk Oblast[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ukraine']Ukraine[/URL]. [URL='https://english.alarabiya.net/News/world/2024/08/29/russia-claims-two-more-villages-in-eastern-ukraine'](Al Arabiya)[/URL] [/LIST] [*]An [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/General_Dynamics_F-16_Fighting_Falcon']F-16[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fighter_aircraft']fighter jet[/URL] crashes in Ukraine after shooting down several [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Missile']missiles[/URL] fired from Russia, killing the Ukrainian [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ukrainian_Air_Force']pilot[/URL] on board. [URL='https://www.cnn.com/2024/08/29/europe/ukraine-f16-crashes-intl/index.html'](CNN)[/URL] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_Bangladesh_quota_reform_movement']2024 Bangladesh quota reform movement[/URL] [LIST] [*]The [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bangladesh']Bangladeshi[/URL] interim [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ministry_of_Health_and_Family_Welfare_%28Bangladesh%29']health ministry[/URL] chief [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nurjahan_Begum_%28banker%29']Nurjahan Begum[/URL] says that more than 1,000 people were killed during last month’s anti-[URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Government_of_Bangladesh']government[/URL] protests, making it the bloodiest period in the country’s history since its [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bangladesh_Liberation_War']1971 independence movement[/URL]. [URL='https://english.alarabiya.net/News/world/2024/08/29/more-than-1-000-killed-in-bangladesh-violence-since-july-health-ministry-chief'](Al Arabiya)[/URL] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_Red_Sea_oil_spill']2024 Red Sea oil spill[/URL] [LIST] [*]The [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Houthi']Houthis[/URL] release footage showing their fighters boarding and placing explosives on the Greek-flagged MT [I]Sounion[/I] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oil_tanker']oil tanker[/URL], setting off explosions that put the tanker at risk of a major [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oil_spill']oil spill[/URL] in the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_Sea']Red Sea[/URL]. [URL='https://apnews.com/article/red-sea-attack-sounion-yemen-houthi-rebels-israel-hamas-war-76c68f18a984d18905ce7c84e5cabe0c'](AP)[/URL] [URL='https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EaVO361OsaY'](Al Jazeera Arabic on YouTube)[/URL] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kurdistan_Workers%27_Party_insurgency']Kurdistan Workers' Party insurgency[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iraq']Iraq[/URL] shoots down a [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turkey']Turkish[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TAI_Aksungur']TAI Aksungur[/URL] drone over [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kirkuk_Governorate']Kirkuk Governorate[/URL]. [URL='https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/iraq-shoots-down-turkish-drone-over-kirkuk'](Middle East Eye)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [B]Disasters and accidents[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_Pacific_typhoon_season']2024 Pacific typhoon season[/URL] [LIST] [*]More than 250,000 households are hit by [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Power_outage']power outages[/URL] and dozens of people are reportedly injured as [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Typhoon_Shanshan_%282024%29']Typhoon Shanshan[/URL] makes landfall over [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kagoshima_Prefecture']Kagoshima Prefecture[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japan']Japan[/URL]. [URL='https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/japan-hit-by-heavy-rain-power-outage-typhoon-shanshan-makes-landfall-2024-08-29/'](Reuters)[/URL] [*]Three people are killed, one person is missing, and seven others are injured in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kyushu']Kyushu[/URL] due to Typhoon Shanshan. Major [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Automaker']automakers[/URL] including [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toyota']Toyota[/URL] and [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nissan']Nissan[/URL] suspend their domestic factories. [URL='https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/japan-hit-by-heavy-rain-power-outage-typhoon-shanshan-makes-landfall-2024-08-29/'](Reuters)[/URL] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_Yemen_floods']2024 Yemen floods[/URL] [LIST] [*]The death toll from the floods in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al_Mahwit_Governorate']Al Mahwit Governorate[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yemen']Yemen[/URL], increases to 33. [URL='https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/floods-yemen-kill-33-people-damage-200-homes-113247919'](ABC News)[/URL] [/LIST] [*]Two people are killed and ten others are injured by a [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gas_leak']gas leak[/URL] at an [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iranian_Revolutionary_Guard_Corps']Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps[/URL] training center in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isfahan_province']Isfahan province[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran']Iran[/URL]. [URL='https://apnews.com/article/iran-gas-leak-revolutionary-guard-718940b0adfc13d7360b62c14ac41b51#'](AP)[/URL] [/LIST] [B]Health and environment[/B] [LIST] [*]100 tons of dead [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freshwater_fish']freshwater fish[/URL] wash up in and around the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greece']Greek[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volos']port of Volos[/URL] as a result of severe [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flood']flooding[/URL] followed by prolonged [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drought']drought[/URL] in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lake_Karla']Lake Karla[/URL] caused by "extreme climate fluctuations". [URL='https://apnews.com/article/greece-volos-climate-drought-floods-fish-e924a1f9345f26644d17a62b6fe93dcc'](AP)[/URL] [/LIST] [B]International relations[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/France%E2%80%93Serbia_relations']France–Serbia relations[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Serbia']Serbia[/URL] and [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/France']French[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aerospace_manufacturer']aerospace manufacturer[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dassault_Aviation']Dassault Aviation[/URL] sign a landmark agreement during a state visit by French [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/President_of_France']President[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emmanuel_Macron']Emmanuel Macron[/URL], for the purchase of 12 [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dassault_Rafale']Rafale[/URL] warplanes. [URL='https://www.lemonde.fr/en/international/article/2024/08/29/france-serbia-sign-rafale-fighter-jet-deal-during-macron-visit_6723515_4.html'](Le Monde)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [B]Law and crime[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Germany%E2%80%93Iran_relations']Germany–Iran relations[/URL] [LIST] [*]The [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Government_of_Hamburg']government of Hamburg[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Germany']Germany[/URL], expels the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iranians_in_Germany']Iranian[/URL] leader of the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islamic_Centre_Hamburg']Islamic Centre Hamburg[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mohammad_Hadi_Mofatteh']Mohammad Hadi Mofatteh[/URL], giving him a September 11 deadline to leave the country or face [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deportation']deportation[/URL]. [URL='https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/germany-expels-head-banned-muslim-association-2024-08-29/'](Reuters)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [B]Sports[/B] [LIST] [*]The [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taliban']Taliban[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Government_of_Afghanistan']government[/URL] bans [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mixed_martial_arts']mixed martial arts[/URL], saying it is too violent and has a risk of death and that it is incompatible with [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islamic_law']Islamic law[/URL]. [URL='https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c0qe4jk32xeo'](BBC News)[/URL] [/LIST] [url="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Current_events/2024_August_29"]Continue reading...[/url] [/QUOTE]

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