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<blockquote data-quote="Wikipedia Current Events" data-source="post: 153916" data-attributes="member: 524"><p><strong>Armed conflicts and attacks</strong></p><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/Israeli_invasion_of_the_Gaza_Strip" target="_blank">Israeli invasion of the Gaza Strip</a><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Security_Cabinet_of_Israel" target="_blank">Israeli Security Cabinet</a> approves <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_Israel" target="_blank">Prime Minister</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benjamin_Netanyahu" target="_blank">Benjamin Netanyahu</a>'s plan to capture <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaza_City" target="_blank">Gaza City</a>. <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-08-08/israel-security-cabinet-approves-pm-s-plan-to-seize-gaza-city-me26un7f" target="_blank">(Bloomberg)</a></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Germany" target="_blank">Germany</a> announces it will halt weapon shipments to Israel that could be used in Gaza "until further notice" in light of Israel's plan to fully <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Military_occupation" target="_blank">militarily occupy</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaza_Strip" target="_blank">Gaza</a>. <a href="https://apnews.com/article/germany-mideast-weapons-b957e28b73ee94ed33fbd2d4e4d36246" target="_blank">(AP)</a></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel_Defense_Forces" target="_blank">Israel Defense Forces</a> begins massing <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israeli_Ground_Forces" target="_blank">troops</a> and tanks on the border with Gaza ahead of an expected major ground offensive against <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hamas" target="_blank">Hamas</a>. <a href="https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/middle-east/ground-invasion-in-gaza-israel-military-building-up-troops-equipment-near-border-report/articleshow/123183462.cms" target="_blank">(<em>The Times of India</em>)</a></li> </ul></li> </ul></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Insurgency_in_Balochistan" target="_blank">Insurgency in Balochistan</a><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">33 <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pakistani_Taliban" target="_blank">Pakistani Taliban</a> militants are killed in an overnight operation near the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Afghanistan" target="_blank">Afghanistan</a> border in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zhob" target="_blank">Zhob</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Balochistan%2C_Pakistan" target="_blank">Balochistan</a>, Pakistan. <a href="https://www.ctvnews.ca/world/article/pakistani-forces-kill-33-militants-in-overnight-operation-near-afghan-border/" target="_blank">(CTV News)</a></li> </ul></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kivu_conflict" target="_blank">Kivu conflict</a><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M23_campaign_%282022%E2%80%93present%29" target="_blank">M23 campaign (2022–present)</a><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volker_T%C3%BCrk" target="_blank">Volker Türk</a>, the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Office_of_the_United_Nations_High_Commissioner_for_Human_Rights" target="_blank">UN high commissioner for human rights</a>, reports that <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M23_rebels" target="_blank">M23 rebels</a> have killed over 319 civilians in July. <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bertrand_Bisimwa" target="_blank">Bertrand Bisimwa</a> said M23 would investigate the claim, but that it may be a smear campaign. <a href="https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/8/6/m23-rebels-killed-319-civilians-in-east-dr-congo-in-july-un-says" target="_blank">(Al Jazeera)</a> <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/m23-rebels-killed-319-civilians-east-congo-july-un-rights-chief-says-2025-08-06/" target="_blank">(Reuters)</a></li> </ul></li> </ul></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/War_on_drugs" target="_blank">War on drugs</a><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/U.S._president" target="_blank">U.S. president</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donald_Trump" target="_blank">Donald Trump</a> signs an <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Executive_order" target="_blank">executive order</a> commanding the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Armed_Forces" target="_blank">U.S. military</a> and other sectors of the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federal_government_of_the_United_States" target="_blank">federal government</a> to take action against <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Latin_America" target="_blank">Latin American</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drug_cartels" target="_blank">drug cartels</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Department_of_State_list_of_Foreign_Terrorist_Organizations" target="_blank">designated as terrorist organisations</a>, such as <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tren_de_Aragua" target="_blank">Tren de Aragua</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MS-13" target="_blank">MS-13</a>. <a href="https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/8/8/trump-signs-order-authorising-military-action-against-cartels-reports" target="_blank">(Al Jazeera)</a> <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/08/us/trump-military-drug-cartels.html" target="_blank">(<em>The New York Times</em>)</a></li> </ul></li> </ul><p></p><p><strong>Disasters and accidents</strong></p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">A bus carrying mourners back home from a funeral in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kisumu" target="_blank">Kisumu</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kenya" target="_blank">Kenya</a>, overturns and plunges into a ditch, killing at least 21 people. <a href="https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/world/a-bus-carrying-mourners-from-a-funeral-overturns-in-kenya-killing-21-people/ar-AA1KaN3Y?ocid=msedgdhp&pc=U531&cvid=46626e408c0048a591c5168ba0abbf06&ei=24" target="_blank">(MSN)</a></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flash_flood" target="_blank">Flash floods</a> kill at least ten people and leave 33 others missing in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gansu_province" target="_blank">Gansu province</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China" target="_blank">China</a>. <a href="https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/world/flash-floods-kill-at-least-10-people-and-leave-33-missing-in-northwestern-china/ar-AA1K9Iwp?ocid=msedgntp&pc=U531&cvid=6895e4ba8d2945f3aa25215a456a47dd&ei=29" target="_blank">(MSN)</a></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">At least 30 people are injured when a passenger train derails on the Kerman–Zarand railway path in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kerman_province" target="_blank">Kerman province</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran" target="_blank">Iran</a>. <a href="https://tribune.com.pk/story/2560356/at-least-30-injured-after-train-derails-in-southern-iran" target="_blank">(<em>The Express Tribune</em>)</a></li> </ul><p></p><p><strong>International relations</strong></p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Armenia%E2%80%93Azerbaijan_relations" target="_blank">Armenia–Azerbaijan relations</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_Washington_D.C._Peace_Summit_on_Armenia%E2%80%93Azerbaijan" target="_blank">2025 Washington D.C. Peace Summit on Armenia–Azerbaijan</a><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">The leaders of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Armenia" target="_blank">Armenia</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Azerbaijan" target="_blank">Azerbaijan</a> plan to sign a joint declaration at the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_House" target="_blank">White House</a> in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Washington%2C_D.C." target="_blank">Washington, D.C.</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States" target="_blank">United States</a>, committing to a peace deal facilitated by the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trump_administration" target="_blank">Trump administration</a> that would end nearly four decades of conflict between the two countries. <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2025/08/08/politics/strategic-armenia-azerbaijan-corridor-named-after-trump" target="_blank">(CNN)</a></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Armenia agrees to award the U.S. exclusive special development rights in the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zangezur_corridor" target="_blank">Zangezur corridor</a> land for 99 years. The U.S. would sublease the land to a consortium that will develop rail, oil, gas and fiber optic lines, and possibly electricity transmission, along the 27 mile (43 km) corridor. The corridor will be called the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trump_Route_for_International_Peace_and_Prosperity" target="_blank">Trump Route for International Peace and Prosperity</a> (TRIPP). <a href="https://www.politico.com/news/2025/08/07/us-deal-armenia-azerbaijan-00499285" target="_blank">(<em>Politico</em>)</a></li> </ul></li> </ul><p></p><p><strong>Law and crime</strong></p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_Anaconda_shooting" target="_blank">2025 Anaconda shooting</a><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">The perpetrator of the Anaconda bar shooting that killed four people last week in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anaconda%2C_Montana" target="_blank">Anaconda</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Montana" target="_blank">Montana</a>, United States, is arrested. <a href="https://www.krtv.com/news/crime-and-courts/anaconda-shootings-suspect-arrested" target="_blank">(KRTV)</a></li> </ul></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_South_Korean_martial_law_crisis" target="_blank">2024 South Korean martial law crisis</a><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Judiciary_of_South_Korea" target="_blank">Seoul Central District Court</a> rejects a petition bought by former <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ministry_of_the_Interior_and_Safety" target="_blank">interior minister</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lee_Sang-min_%28lawyer%29" target="_blank">Lee Sang-min</a> regarding the arrest warrant against him over his alleged involvement in former <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/President_of_South_Korea" target="_blank">president</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yoon_Suk_Yeol" target="_blank">Yoon Suk Yeol</a>'s martial law attempt on December 3, 2024. <a href="https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/southkorea/law-crime/20250808/court-dismisses-ex-interior-ministers-petition-against-arrest" target="_blank">(<em>The Korea Times</em>)</a></li> </ul></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">At least two people are killed, including the perpetrator, in a shooting at <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emory_University" target="_blank">Emory University</a> in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atlanta" target="_blank">Atlanta</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Georgia_%28U.S._state%29" target="_blank">Georgia</a>, United States. <a href="https://www.fox5atlanta.com/news/centers-disease-control-active-shooter-emory-university" target="_blank">(Fox News)</a> <a href="https://www.cnn.com/us/live-news/active-shooter-emory-university?t=1754695635612" target="_blank">(CNN)</a></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uganda_High_Court" target="_blank">Uganda High Court</a> denies bail to opposition figure <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kizza_Besigye" target="_blank">Kizza Besigye</a>, who faces treason charges, ruling that the 180-day period for mandatory release began when his case was transferred to a civilian court in February, leaving him 12 days short of eligibility. <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/ugandan-court-denies-bail-veteran-opposition-leader-treason-case-2025-08-08/" target="_blank">(Reuters)</a></li> </ul><p></p><p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Current_events/2025_August_8" target="_blank">Continue reading...</a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Wikipedia Current Events, post: 153916, 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/Israeli_invasion_of_the_Gaza_Strip']Israeli invasion of the Gaza Strip[/URL] [LIST] [*]The [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Security_Cabinet_of_Israel']Israeli Security Cabinet[/URL] approves [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_Israel']Prime Minister[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benjamin_Netanyahu']Benjamin Netanyahu[/URL]'s plan to capture [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaza_City']Gaza City[/URL]. [URL='https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-08-08/israel-security-cabinet-approves-pm-s-plan-to-seize-gaza-city-me26un7f'](Bloomberg)[/URL] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Germany']Germany[/URL] announces it will halt weapon shipments to Israel that could be used in Gaza "until further notice" in light of Israel's plan to fully [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Military_occupation']militarily occupy[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaza_Strip']Gaza[/URL]. [URL='https://apnews.com/article/germany-mideast-weapons-b957e28b73ee94ed33fbd2d4e4d36246'](AP)[/URL] [*]The [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel_Defense_Forces']Israel Defense Forces[/URL] begins massing [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israeli_Ground_Forces']troops[/URL] and tanks on the border with Gaza ahead of an expected major ground offensive against [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hamas']Hamas[/URL]. [URL='https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/middle-east/ground-invasion-in-gaza-israel-military-building-up-troops-equipment-near-border-report/articleshow/123183462.cms']([I]The Times of India[/I])[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Insurgency_in_Balochistan']Insurgency in Balochistan[/URL] [LIST] [*]33 [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pakistani_Taliban']Pakistani Taliban[/URL] militants are killed in an overnight operation near the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Afghanistan']Afghanistan[/URL] border in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zhob']Zhob[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Balochistan%2C_Pakistan']Balochistan[/URL], Pakistan. [URL='https://www.ctvnews.ca/world/article/pakistani-forces-kill-33-militants-in-overnight-operation-near-afghan-border/'](CTV News)[/URL] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kivu_conflict']Kivu conflict[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M23_campaign_%282022%E2%80%93present%29']M23 campaign (2022–present)[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volker_T%C3%BCrk']Volker Türk[/URL], the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Office_of_the_United_Nations_High_Commissioner_for_Human_Rights']UN high commissioner for human rights[/URL], reports that [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M23_rebels']M23 rebels[/URL] have killed over 319 civilians in July. [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bertrand_Bisimwa']Bertrand Bisimwa[/URL] said M23 would investigate the claim, but that it may be a smear campaign. [URL='https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/8/6/m23-rebels-killed-319-civilians-in-east-dr-congo-in-july-un-says'](Al Jazeera)[/URL] [URL='https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/m23-rebels-killed-319-civilians-east-congo-july-un-rights-chief-says-2025-08-06/'](Reuters)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/War_on_drugs']War on drugs[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/U.S._president']U.S. president[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donald_Trump']Donald Trump[/URL] signs an [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Executive_order']executive order[/URL] commanding the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Armed_Forces']U.S. military[/URL] and other sectors of the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federal_government_of_the_United_States']federal government[/URL] to take action against [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Latin_America']Latin American[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drug_cartels']drug cartels[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Department_of_State_list_of_Foreign_Terrorist_Organizations']designated as terrorist organisations[/URL], such as [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tren_de_Aragua']Tren de Aragua[/URL] and [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MS-13']MS-13[/URL]. [URL='https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/8/8/trump-signs-order-authorising-military-action-against-cartels-reports'](Al Jazeera)[/URL] [URL='https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/08/us/trump-military-drug-cartels.html']([I]The New York Times[/I])[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [B]Disasters and accidents[/B] [LIST] [*]A bus carrying mourners back home from a funeral in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kisumu']Kisumu[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kenya']Kenya[/URL], overturns and plunges into a ditch, killing at least 21 people. [URL='https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/world/a-bus-carrying-mourners-from-a-funeral-overturns-in-kenya-killing-21-people/ar-AA1KaN3Y?ocid=msedgdhp&pc=U531&cvid=46626e408c0048a591c5168ba0abbf06&ei=24'](MSN)[/URL] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flash_flood']Flash floods[/URL] kill at least ten people and leave 33 others missing in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gansu_province']Gansu province[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China']China[/URL]. [URL='https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/world/flash-floods-kill-at-least-10-people-and-leave-33-missing-in-northwestern-china/ar-AA1K9Iwp?ocid=msedgntp&pc=U531&cvid=6895e4ba8d2945f3aa25215a456a47dd&ei=29'](MSN)[/URL] [*]At least 30 people are injured when a passenger train derails on the Kerman–Zarand railway path in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kerman_province']Kerman province[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran']Iran[/URL]. [URL='https://tribune.com.pk/story/2560356/at-least-30-injured-after-train-derails-in-southern-iran']([I]The Express Tribune[/I])[/URL] [/LIST] [B]International relations[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Armenia%E2%80%93Azerbaijan_relations']Armenia–Azerbaijan relations[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_Washington_D.C._Peace_Summit_on_Armenia%E2%80%93Azerbaijan']2025 Washington D.C. Peace Summit on Armenia–Azerbaijan[/URL] [LIST] [*]The leaders of [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Armenia']Armenia[/URL] and [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Azerbaijan']Azerbaijan[/URL] plan to sign a joint declaration at the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_House']White House[/URL] in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Washington%2C_D.C.']Washington, D.C.[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States']United States[/URL], committing to a peace deal facilitated by the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trump_administration']Trump administration[/URL] that would end nearly four decades of conflict between the two countries. [URL='https://www.cnn.com/2025/08/08/politics/strategic-armenia-azerbaijan-corridor-named-after-trump'](CNN)[/URL] [*]Armenia agrees to award the U.S. exclusive special development rights in the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zangezur_corridor']Zangezur corridor[/URL] land for 99 years. The U.S. would sublease the land to a consortium that will develop rail, oil, gas and fiber optic lines, and possibly electricity transmission, along the 27 mile (43 km) corridor. The corridor will be called the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trump_Route_for_International_Peace_and_Prosperity']Trump Route for International Peace and Prosperity[/URL] (TRIPP). [URL='https://www.politico.com/news/2025/08/07/us-deal-armenia-azerbaijan-00499285']([I]Politico[/I])[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [B]Law and crime[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_Anaconda_shooting']2025 Anaconda shooting[/URL] [LIST] [*]The perpetrator of the Anaconda bar shooting that killed four people last week in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anaconda%2C_Montana']Anaconda[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Montana']Montana[/URL], United States, is arrested. [URL='https://www.krtv.com/news/crime-and-courts/anaconda-shootings-suspect-arrested'](KRTV)[/URL] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_South_Korean_martial_law_crisis']2024 South Korean martial law crisis[/URL] [LIST] [*]The [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Judiciary_of_South_Korea']Seoul Central District Court[/URL] rejects a petition bought by former [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ministry_of_the_Interior_and_Safety']interior minister[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lee_Sang-min_%28lawyer%29']Lee Sang-min[/URL] regarding the arrest warrant against him over his alleged involvement in former [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/President_of_South_Korea']president[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yoon_Suk_Yeol']Yoon Suk Yeol[/URL]'s martial law attempt on December 3, 2024. [URL='https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/southkorea/law-crime/20250808/court-dismisses-ex-interior-ministers-petition-against-arrest']([I]The Korea Times[/I])[/URL] [/LIST] [*]At least two people are killed, including the perpetrator, in a shooting at [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emory_University']Emory University[/URL] in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atlanta']Atlanta[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Georgia_%28U.S._state%29']Georgia[/URL], United States. [URL='https://www.fox5atlanta.com/news/centers-disease-control-active-shooter-emory-university'](Fox News)[/URL] [URL='https://www.cnn.com/us/live-news/active-shooter-emory-university?t=1754695635612'](CNN)[/URL] [*]The [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uganda_High_Court']Uganda High Court[/URL] denies bail to opposition figure [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kizza_Besigye']Kizza Besigye[/URL], who faces treason charges, ruling that the 180-day period for mandatory release began when his case was transferred to a civilian court in February, leaving him 12 days short of eligibility. [URL='https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/ugandan-court-denies-bail-veteran-opposition-leader-treason-case-2025-08-08/'](Reuters)[/URL] [/LIST] [url="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Current_events/2025_August_8"]Continue reading...[/url] [/QUOTE]
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