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<blockquote data-quote="Wikipedia Current Events" data-source="post: 153904" data-attributes="member: 524">Armed conflicts and attacks<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaza_War" target="_blank">Gaza War</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_Gaza_Strip_aid_distribution_killings" target="_blank">2025 Gaza Strip aid distribution killings</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel" target="_blank">Israeli</a> forces kill at least 57 people in the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaza_Strip" target="_blank">Gaza Strip</a>, including 35 aid seekers. <a href="https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2025/8/2/live-israeli-forces-kill-106-palestinians-in-one-day-of-attacks-on-gaza" target="_blank">(Al Jazeera)</a></li>
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaza_Strip_famine" target="_blank">Gaza Strip famine</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Seven people die from malnutrition in the last 24 hours due to the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israeli_blockade_of_the_Gaza_Strip_%282023%E2%80%93present%29" target="_blank">Israeli blockade of the Gaza Strip (2023–present)</a> according to the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaza_Health_Ministry" target="_blank">Gaza Health Ministry</a>. <a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cx2x813jm0zo" target="_blank">(BBC News)</a></li>
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaza_war_hostage_crisis" target="_blank">Gaza war hostage crisis</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hamas" target="_blank">Hamas</a> releases a sign-of-life <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Propaganda" target="_blank">propaganda</a> video showing an emaciated <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel" target="_blank">Israeli</a> hostage, Evyatar David, in an <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palestinian_tunnel_warfare_in_the_Gaza_Strip" target="_blank">underground tunnel</a>. <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/02/world/europe/new-hostage-videos-sow-fear-and-horror-in-israel.html" target="_blank">(New York Times)</a> <a href="https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/defense-news/article-862975" target="_blank">(Jerusalem Post)</a></li>
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<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/Armed_Forces_of_Ukraine" target="_blank">Ukrainian forces</a> launch <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drone_warfare" target="_blank">drone attacks</a> on <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Penza_Oblast" target="_blank">Penza Oblast</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samara_Oblast" target="_blank">Samara Oblast</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rostov_Oblast" target="_blank">Rostov Oblast</a> in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russia" target="_blank">Russia</a>, killing at least three people, according to Russian officials. <a href="https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-war-drones-trump-witkoff-1626934143a1b25889238a0a62698fe2" target="_blank">(AP)</a></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ukraine" target="_blank">Ukraine</a>'s military says it has targeted the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ryazan_Refinery" target="_blank">Ryazan Refinery</a> in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ryazan_Oblast" target="_blank">Ryazan Oblast</a> with drones causing a fire at the facility. <a href="https://www.reuters.com/business/aerospace-defense/ukraine-says-it-hit-russian-oil-facilities-military-airfield-2025-08-02/" target="_blank">(Reuters)</a></li>
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</ul>Disasters and accidents<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Mount <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lewotobi" target="_blank">Lewotobi Laki Laki</a>, one of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indonesia" target="_blank">Indonesia</a>'s most active volcanoes, erupts for a second consecutive day, sending a column of volcanic materials and ash up to 18 kilometers (11 miles) into the sky. Today's eruption is one of Indonesia's largest since 2010 when <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Merapi" target="_blank">Mount Merapi</a> erupted. No casualties are reported. <a href="https://apnews.com/article/indonesia-mount-lewotobi-laki-laki-volcano-eruption-59657396e52ec5b024ec257c35a79c79" target="_blank">(AP)</a></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Five children are killed and 12 others are critically injured in a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mortar_%28weapon%29" target="_blank">mortar shell</a> explosion in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lakki_Marwat_District" target="_blank">Lakki Marwat District</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khyber_Pakhtunkhwa" target="_blank">Khyber Pakhtunkhwa</a>, Pakistan. <a href="https://www.kuna.net.kw/ArticleDetails.aspx?id=3243148&amp;Language=en" target="_blank">(Kuwait News Agency)</a></li>
</ul>Politics and elections<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Four-term <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Assembly_%28South_Korea%29" target="_blank">National Assembly</a> lawmaker <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jung_Chung-rae" target="_blank">Jung Chung-rae</a> is elected as the leader of the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Democratic_Party_%28South_Korea%2C_2015%29" target="_blank">Democratic Party</a> in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Korea" target="_blank">South Korea</a> during the national party convention at <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korea_International_Exhibition_Center" target="_blank">KINTEX</a> in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goyang" target="_blank">Goyang</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gyeonggi_Province" target="_blank">Gyeonggi Province</a>, defeating his rival <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Park_Chan-dae_%28politician%29" target="_blank">Park Chan-dae</a> with 61.74% of the votes. <a href="https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20250802002300315" target="_blank">(Yonhap News Agency)</a></li>
</ul><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Current_events/2025_August_2" target="_blank">Continue reading...</a></blockquote>

[QUOTE="Wikipedia Current Events, post: 153904, member: 524"] [B]Armed conflicts and attacks[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaza_War']Gaza War[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_Gaza_Strip_aid_distribution_killings']2025 Gaza Strip aid distribution killings[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel']Israeli[/URL] forces kill at least 57 people in the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaza_Strip']Gaza Strip[/URL], including 35 aid seekers. [URL='https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2025/8/2/live-israeli-forces-kill-106-palestinians-in-one-day-of-attacks-on-gaza'](Al Jazeera)[/URL] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaza_Strip_famine']Gaza Strip famine[/URL] [LIST] [*]Seven people die from malnutrition in the last 24 hours due to the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israeli_blockade_of_the_Gaza_Strip_%282023%E2%80%93present%29']Israeli blockade of the Gaza Strip (2023–present)[/URL] according to the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaza_Health_Ministry']Gaza Health Ministry[/URL]. [URL='https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cx2x813jm0zo'](BBC News)[/URL] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaza_war_hostage_crisis']Gaza war hostage crisis[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hamas']Hamas[/URL] releases a sign-of-life [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Propaganda']propaganda[/URL] video showing an emaciated [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel']Israeli[/URL] hostage, Evyatar David, in an [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palestinian_tunnel_warfare_in_the_Gaza_Strip']underground tunnel[/URL]. [URL='https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/02/world/europe/new-hostage-videos-sow-fear-and-horror-in-israel.html']([I]New York Times[/I])[/URL] [URL='https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/defense-news/article-862975']([I]Jerusalem Post[/I])[/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/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/Armed_Forces_of_Ukraine']Ukrainian forces[/URL] launch [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drone_warfare']drone attacks[/URL] on [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Penza_Oblast']Penza Oblast[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samara_Oblast']Samara Oblast[/URL] and [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rostov_Oblast']Rostov Oblast[/URL] in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russia']Russia[/URL], killing at least three people, according to Russian officials. [URL='https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-war-drones-trump-witkoff-1626934143a1b25889238a0a62698fe2'](AP)[/URL] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ukraine']Ukraine[/URL]'s military says it has targeted the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ryazan_Refinery']Ryazan Refinery[/URL] in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ryazan_Oblast']Ryazan Oblast[/URL] with drones causing a fire at the facility. [URL='https://www.reuters.com/business/aerospace-defense/ukraine-says-it-hit-russian-oil-facilities-military-airfield-2025-08-02/'](Reuters)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [/LIST] [B]Disasters and accidents[/B] [LIST] [*]Mount [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lewotobi']Lewotobi Laki Laki[/URL], one of [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indonesia']Indonesia[/URL]'s most active volcanoes, erupts for a second consecutive day, sending a column of volcanic materials and ash up to 18 kilometers (11 miles) into the sky. Today's eruption is one of Indonesia's largest since 2010 when [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Merapi']Mount Merapi[/URL] erupted. No casualties are reported. [URL='https://apnews.com/article/indonesia-mount-lewotobi-laki-laki-volcano-eruption-59657396e52ec5b024ec257c35a79c79'](AP)[/URL] [*]Five children are killed and 12 others are critically injured in a [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mortar_%28weapon%29']mortar shell[/URL] explosion in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lakki_Marwat_District']Lakki Marwat District[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khyber_Pakhtunkhwa']Khyber Pakhtunkhwa[/URL], Pakistan. [URL='https://www.kuna.net.kw/ArticleDetails.aspx?id=3243148&Language=en'](Kuwait News Agency)[/URL] [/LIST] [B]Politics and elections[/B] [LIST] [*]Four-term [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Assembly_%28South_Korea%29']National Assembly[/URL] lawmaker [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jung_Chung-rae']Jung Chung-rae[/URL] is elected as the leader of the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Democratic_Party_%28South_Korea%2C_2015%29']Democratic Party[/URL] in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Korea']South Korea[/URL] during the national party convention at [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korea_International_Exhibition_Center']KINTEX[/URL] in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goyang']Goyang[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gyeonggi_Province']Gyeonggi Province[/URL], defeating his rival [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Park_Chan-dae_%28politician%29']Park Chan-dae[/URL] with 61.74% of the votes. [URL='https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20250802002300315'](Yonhap News Agency)[/URL] [/LIST] [url="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Current_events/2025_August_2"]Continue reading...[/url] [/QUOTE]

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