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<blockquote data-quote="Wikipedia Current Events" data-source="post: 153914" data-attributes="member: 524">Disasters and accidents<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_European_and_Mediterranean_wildfires" target="_blank">2025 European and Mediterranean wildfires</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">One person is killed, thirteen people are injured and one person is missing after a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wildfire" target="_blank">wildfire</a> breaks out in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aude" target="_blank">Aude department</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/France" target="_blank">France</a>, also burning at least 16,000 hectares of land. <a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cj6y803pjkwo" target="_blank">(BBC News)</a> <a href="https://www.dw.com/en/deadly-unprecedented-wildfire-rages-in-southwestern-france/a-73542333" target="_blank">(DW)</a></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Over 1,500 people are evacuated from a resort in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tarifa" target="_blank">Tarifa</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andalusia" target="_blank">Andalusia</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spain" target="_blank">Spain</a>, after a wildfire breaks out in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Campo_de_Gibraltar" target="_blank">Campo de Gibraltar</a>. <a href="https://www.lemonde.fr/en/europe/article/2025/08/06/wildfire-in-southern-france-kills-one-resort-in-spain-evacuated_6744128_143.html" target="_blank">(Le Monde)</a> <a href="https://www.europasur.es/tarifa/video-incendio-forestal-caravana-llamas-viento-levante-fuego_8_2004530680.html" target="_blank">(Europa Sur)</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">A truck carrying <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Humanitarian_aid" target="_blank">humanitarian aid</a> overturns near the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuseirat_refugee_camp" target="_blank">Nuseirat refugee camp</a> in the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaza_Strip" target="_blank">Gaza Strip</a>, killing at least 20 people. <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2025/aug/06/middle-east-crisis-live-aid-truck-gaza-israel-netanyahu-latest-news-updates" target="_blank">(The Guardian)</a></li>
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul">A <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghanaian_Air_Force" target="_blank">Ghanaian Air Force</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harbin_Z-9" target="_blank">Z-9</a> helicopter crashes near <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Obuasi" target="_blank">Obuasi</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ashanti_Region" target="_blank">Ashanti Region</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghana" target="_blank">Ghana</a>, killing eight people, including <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minister_for_Defence_%28Ghana%29" target="_blank">defence minister</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_Omane_Boamah" target="_blank">Edward Omane Boamah</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ministry_of_Environment%2C_Science%2C_Technology_and_Innovation" target="_blank">environment and science Minister</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ibrahim_Murtala_Muhammed" target="_blank">Ibrahim Murtala Muhammed</a> and regional minister <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samuel_Sarpong" target="_blank">Samuel Sarpong</a>. <a href="https://www.bbc.com/pidgin/articles/cqle6xr4qzzo.amp" target="_blank">(BBC News Pidgin)</a></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Five people are killed and 24 others are injured when a suspension bridge deck tilts at a scenic spot in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zhaosu_County" target="_blank">Zhaosu County</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ili_Kazakh_Autonomous_Prefecture" target="_blank">Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xinjiang" target="_blank">Xinjiang</a>, China. <a href="https://global.chinadaily.com.cn/a/202508/07/WS68939a07a3108a99c1905842.html" target="_blank">(China Daily)</a></li>
</ul>International relations<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tariffs_in_the_second_Trump_administration" target="_blank">Tariffs in the second Trump administration</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/President_of_the_United_States" target="_blank">U.S. president</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donald_Trump" target="_blank">Donald Trump</a> issues an <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_executive_orders_in_the_second_presidency_of_Donald_Trump" target="_blank">executive order</a> raising the total tariff on <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/India" target="_blank">Indian</a> imports to the United States to 50%, with additional 25% that will take effect 21 days after August 7 due to its purchases of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russia" target="_blank">Russian</a> oil. <a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c1dxr1g4y7yo" target="_blank">(BBC News)</a></li>
</ul></li>
</ul>Law and crime<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_Fort_Stewart_shooting" target="_blank">2025 Fort Stewart shooting</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Five people are injured in a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mass_shooting" target="_blank">mass shooting</a> at the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fort_Stewart" target="_blank">Fort Stewart</a> army post southwest of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Savannah%2C_Georgia" target="_blank">Savannah</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Georgia_%28U.S._state%29" target="_blank">Georgia</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States" target="_blank">United States</a>. <a href="https://apnews.com/article/georgia-army-post-lockdown-shooter-0b3b2cda384d1f33d107d988e6088d92" target="_blank">(AP)</a></li>
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Korea" target="_blank">South Korean</a> former <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Lady_of_South_Korea" target="_blank">first lady</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kim_Keon_Hee" target="_blank">Kim Keon Hee</a> appeared for questioning by a special prosecutor in central <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seoul" target="_blank">Seoul</a> for investigating the allegations surrounding stock manipulation, bribery and interference in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/People_Power_Party" target="_blank">People Power Party</a> nominations. <a href="https://apnews.com/article/south-korea-yoon-kim-keon-hee-corruption-south-korea-43901f4511112c9ca0a158afb832be4f" target="_blank">(AP)</a></li>
</ul>Politics and elections<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_Polish_presidential_election" target="_blank">2025 Polish presidential election</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Former <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Institute_of_National_Remembrance" target="_blank">Institute of National Remembrance</a> chairman <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karol_Nawrocki" target="_blank">Karol Nawrocki</a> is sworn in as the new <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/President_of_Poland" target="_blank">president of Poland</a>, succeeding <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrzej_Duda" target="_blank">Andrzej Duda</a>. <a href="https://edition.cnn.com/2025/08/06/europe/poland-president-nawrocki-sworn-in-intl" target="_blank">(CNN)</a></li>
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Impeachment_of_Sara_Duterte" target="_blank">Impeachment of Sara Duterte</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philippine_Senate" target="_blank">Philippine Senate</a> votes 19–4–1 to dismiss the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Impeachment_in_the_Philippines" target="_blank">impeachment complaint</a> against <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vice_President_of_the_Philippines" target="_blank">Vice President</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sara_Duterte" target="_blank">Sara Duterte</a>, following a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Supreme_Court_of_the_Philippines" target="_blank">Supreme Court</a> ruling that declared the complaint <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Constitution_of_the_Philippines" target="_blank">unconstitutional</a>. <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-08-06/majority-of-philippine-senators-shelve-duterte-impeachment-case" target="_blank">(Bloomberg)</a></li>
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</ul>Science and technology<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strait_of_Messina_Bridge" target="_blank">Strait of Messina Bridge</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Government_of_Italy" target="_blank">Italian government</a> authorizes a construction project for a bridge over the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strait_of_Messina" target="_blank">Strait of Messina</a> to connect <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sicily" target="_blank">Sicily</a> with mainland <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Italy" target="_blank">Italy</a>. The project will be the longest <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suspension_bridge" target="_blank">suspension bridge</a> in the world by the time of its completion in 2032 or 2033. <a href="https://apnews.com/article/italy-messina-bridge-sicily-calabria-meloni-nato-1a19e957e303c46ff51214d54a2dc6d7" target="_blank">(AP)</a> <a href="https://www.politico.eu/article/italy-gets-final-approval-for-e13-5b-sicily-bridge-project/" target="_blank">(Politico EU)</a></li>
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</ul><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Current_events/2025_August_6" target="_blank">Continue reading...</a></blockquote>

[QUOTE="Wikipedia Current Events, post: 153914, member: 524"] [B]Disasters and accidents[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_European_and_Mediterranean_wildfires']2025 European and Mediterranean wildfires[/URL] [LIST] [*]One person is killed, thirteen people are injured and one person is missing after a [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wildfire']wildfire[/URL] breaks out in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aude']Aude department[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/France']France[/URL], also burning at least 16,000 hectares of land. [URL='https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cj6y803pjkwo'](BBC News)[/URL] [URL='https://www.dw.com/en/deadly-unprecedented-wildfire-rages-in-southwestern-france/a-73542333'](DW)[/URL] [*]Over 1,500 people are evacuated from a resort in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tarifa']Tarifa[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andalusia']Andalusia[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spain']Spain[/URL], after a wildfire breaks out in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Campo_de_Gibraltar']Campo de Gibraltar[/URL]. [URL='https://www.lemonde.fr/en/europe/article/2025/08/06/wildfire-in-southern-france-kills-one-resort-in-spain-evacuated_6744128_143.html']([I]Le Monde[/I])[/URL] [URL='https://www.europasur.es/tarifa/video-incendio-forestal-caravana-llamas-viento-levante-fuego_8_2004530680.html']([I]Europa Sur[/I])[/URL] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaza_Strip_famine']Gaza Strip famine[/URL] [LIST] [*]A truck carrying [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Humanitarian_aid']humanitarian aid[/URL] overturns near the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuseirat_refugee_camp']Nuseirat refugee camp[/URL] in the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaza_Strip']Gaza Strip[/URL], killing at least 20 people. [URL='https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2025/aug/06/middle-east-crisis-live-aid-truck-gaza-israel-netanyahu-latest-news-updates']([I]The Guardian[/I])[/URL] [/LIST] [*]A [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghanaian_Air_Force']Ghanaian Air Force[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harbin_Z-9']Z-9[/URL] helicopter crashes near [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Obuasi']Obuasi[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ashanti_Region']Ashanti Region[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghana']Ghana[/URL], killing eight people, including [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minister_for_Defence_%28Ghana%29']defence minister[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_Omane_Boamah']Edward Omane Boamah[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ministry_of_Environment%2C_Science%2C_Technology_and_Innovation']environment and science Minister[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ibrahim_Murtala_Muhammed']Ibrahim Murtala Muhammed[/URL] and regional minister [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samuel_Sarpong']Samuel Sarpong[/URL]. [URL='https://www.bbc.com/pidgin/articles/cqle6xr4qzzo.amp'](BBC News Pidgin)[/URL] [*]Five people are killed and 24 others are injured when a suspension bridge deck tilts at a scenic spot in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zhaosu_County']Zhaosu County[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ili_Kazakh_Autonomous_Prefecture']Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xinjiang']Xinjiang[/URL], China. [URL='https://global.chinadaily.com.cn/a/202508/07/WS68939a07a3108a99c1905842.html']([I]China Daily[/I])[/URL] [/LIST] [B]International relations[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tariffs_in_the_second_Trump_administration']Tariffs in the second Trump administration[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/President_of_the_United_States']U.S. president[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donald_Trump']Donald Trump[/URL] issues an [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_executive_orders_in_the_second_presidency_of_Donald_Trump']executive order[/URL] raising the total tariff on [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/India']Indian[/URL] imports to the United States to 50%, with additional 25% that will take effect 21 days after August 7 due to its purchases of [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russia']Russian[/URL] oil. [URL='https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c1dxr1g4y7yo'](BBC News)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [B]Law and crime[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_Fort_Stewart_shooting']2025 Fort Stewart shooting[/URL] [LIST] [*]Five people are injured in a [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mass_shooting']mass shooting[/URL] at the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fort_Stewart']Fort Stewart[/URL] army post southwest of [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Savannah%2C_Georgia']Savannah[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Georgia_%28U.S._state%29']Georgia[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States']United States[/URL]. [URL='https://apnews.com/article/georgia-army-post-lockdown-shooter-0b3b2cda384d1f33d107d988e6088d92'](AP)[/URL] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Korea']South Korean[/URL] former [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Lady_of_South_Korea']first lady[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kim_Keon_Hee']Kim Keon Hee[/URL] appeared for questioning by a special prosecutor in central [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seoul']Seoul[/URL] for investigating the allegations surrounding stock manipulation, bribery and interference in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/People_Power_Party']People Power Party[/URL] nominations. [URL='https://apnews.com/article/south-korea-yoon-kim-keon-hee-corruption-south-korea-43901f4511112c9ca0a158afb832be4f'](AP)[/URL] [/LIST] [B]Politics and elections[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_Polish_presidential_election']2025 Polish presidential election[/URL] [LIST] [*]Former [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Institute_of_National_Remembrance']Institute of National Remembrance[/URL] chairman [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karol_Nawrocki']Karol Nawrocki[/URL] is sworn in as the new [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/President_of_Poland']president of Poland[/URL], succeeding [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrzej_Duda']Andrzej Duda[/URL]. [URL='https://edition.cnn.com/2025/08/06/europe/poland-president-nawrocki-sworn-in-intl'](CNN)[/URL] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Impeachment_of_Sara_Duterte']Impeachment of Sara Duterte[/URL] [LIST] [*]The [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philippine_Senate']Philippine Senate[/URL] votes 19–4–1 to dismiss the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Impeachment_in_the_Philippines']impeachment complaint[/URL] against [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vice_President_of_the_Philippines']Vice President[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sara_Duterte']Sara Duterte[/URL], following a [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Supreme_Court_of_the_Philippines']Supreme Court[/URL] ruling that declared the complaint [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Constitution_of_the_Philippines']unconstitutional[/URL]. [URL='https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-08-06/majority-of-philippine-senators-shelve-duterte-impeachment-case'](Bloomberg)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [B]Science and technology[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strait_of_Messina_Bridge']Strait of Messina Bridge[/URL] [LIST] [*]The [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Government_of_Italy']Italian government[/URL] authorizes a construction project for a bridge over the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strait_of_Messina']Strait of Messina[/URL] to connect [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sicily']Sicily[/URL] with mainland [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Italy']Italy[/URL]. The project will be the longest [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suspension_bridge']suspension bridge[/URL] in the world by the time of its completion in 2032 or 2033. [URL='https://apnews.com/article/italy-messina-bridge-sicily-calabria-meloni-nato-1a19e957e303c46ff51214d54a2dc6d7'](AP)[/URL] [URL='https://www.politico.eu/article/italy-gets-final-approval-for-e13-5b-sicily-bridge-project/'](Politico EU)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [url="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Current_events/2025_August_6"]Continue reading...[/url] [/QUOTE]

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