Wikipedia Current Events Real Joined Dec 7, 2022 Messages 993 Reaction score 0 BC ฿2 Dividends 0 Aug 30, 2024 #1 Armed conflicts and attacks Russian invasion of Ukraine Russian strikes against Ukrainian infrastructure Six people are killed when a Russian guided bomb strikes a residential building and playground in Kharkiv, Ukraine. (Reuters) Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy dismisses the commander of the Ukrainian Air Force Mykola Oleshchuk following the crash of an F-16 jet and the death of its pilot while defending against Russian strikes. (Reuters) Sudanese civil war Battle of Khartoum Seven people are killed and 25 others are injured in shelling near Khartoum, Sudan. (Sudan Tribune) 2024 Israeli military operation in the northern West Bank Hamas leader Wissam Hazem and two militants are killed in a drone strike in the Jenin refugee camp in the West Bank. (Al Jazeera) An Israeli soldier is killed and several others are injured in an IED attack in Jenin. (Palestine Chronicle) Disasters and accidents 2024 Venezuelan blackouts A widespread power outage affects most of Venezuela with the government's communication and information minister blaming sabotage by the opposition without evidence. (DW) International relations Afghanistan–Germany relations Germany deports 28 Afghan convicted criminals, marking the first such action since the Taliban regained control of Afghanistan in August 2021. (AP) Politics and elections Death of Tūheitia Paki Incumbent Māori King Tūheitia dies at the age of 69 while recovering from heart surgery. (New Zealand Herald) Continue reading...
Armed conflicts and attacks Russian invasion of Ukraine Russian strikes against Ukrainian infrastructure Six people are killed when a Russian guided bomb strikes a residential building and playground in Kharkiv, Ukraine. (Reuters) Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy dismisses the commander of the Ukrainian Air Force Mykola Oleshchuk following the crash of an F-16 jet and the death of its pilot while defending against Russian strikes. (Reuters) Sudanese civil war Battle of Khartoum Seven people are killed and 25 others are injured in shelling near Khartoum, Sudan. (Sudan Tribune) 2024 Israeli military operation in the northern West Bank Hamas leader Wissam Hazem and two militants are killed in a drone strike in the Jenin refugee camp in the West Bank. (Al Jazeera) An Israeli soldier is killed and several others are injured in an IED attack in Jenin. (Palestine Chronicle) Disasters and accidents 2024 Venezuelan blackouts A widespread power outage affects most of Venezuela with the government's communication and information minister blaming sabotage by the opposition without evidence. (DW) International relations Afghanistan–Germany relations Germany deports 28 Afghan convicted criminals, marking the first such action since the Taliban regained control of Afghanistan in August 2021. (AP) Politics and elections Death of Tūheitia Paki Incumbent Māori King Tūheitia dies at the age of 69 while recovering from heart surgery. (New Zealand Herald) Continue reading...