Current events: 2024-09-07

[Wikipedia Current Events]

Armed conflicts and attacks

• Russian invasion of Ukraine
  • Eastern Ukraine campaign
    • Russian artillery targets the city of Kostiantynivka in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine, killing three civilians and injuring three others. (Reuters)
• Israel–Hezbollah conflict
  • Three Lebanese paramedics are killed and two others are wounded in an Israeli airstrike while they were firefighting in Faroun in southern Lebanon. Hezbollah launches a barrage of missiles at an Israeli military headquarters in retaliation. (VOA) (Middle East Eye)
• Manipur violence
  • Ethnic violence between the Meitei and Kuki tribes kills five people in Manipur, India. The Government of Manipur orders all schools in the state to remain closed in response to the violence. (Al Jazeera)

Disasters and accidents

• One person is injured and several cars are destroyed when a fuel tank truck catches fire at a petrol station in Garoowe, Somalia, with the fire spreading to nearby buildings. (Idilnews)

International relations

• 2024 Venezuelan political crisis, Argentina–Venezuela relations
  • Venezuelan security forces surround the Argentine embassy in Caracas after several opposition members take refuge inside the embassy. Electricity is reportedly cut to the embassy, with Vente Venezuela describing the situation as a siege. (CNN)

Law and crime

• Five inmates escape from a high-security prison near Lisbon, Portugal. (Reuters)
• Interstate 75 Kentucky shooting
  • Several people are injured in a mass shooting on Interstate 75 in Laurel County, Kentucky, United States. (CNN)

Politics and elections

• French anti-Barnier government protests
  • Nationwide protests against Emmanuel Macron's appointment of Michel Barnier as the new French Prime Minister break out in 130 cities and towns across France, with left-wing coalition New Popular Front claiming that Macron stole the election. (Reuters)

Science and technology

• The Boeing Crew Flight Test capsule returns to Earth uncrewed, landing at the White Sands Space Harbor in New Mexico, United States, after being docked for three months at the International Space Station. (CNN)

Sports

• Uruguayan footballer Luis Suárez makes his final match appearance for the national team, playing against Paraguay in a Conmebol World Cup qualifier at the Estadio Centenario in Montevideo, Uruguay. (ESPN)

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