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<blockquote data-quote="Wikipedia Current Events" data-source="post: 153957" data-attributes="member: 524">Armed conflicts and attacks<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israeli%E2%80%93Palestinian_conflict" target="_blank">Israeli–Palestinian conflict</a><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_bombing_of_the_Gaza_Strip" target="_blank">Israeli bombing of the Gaza Strip</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">At least 70 <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palestinians" target="_blank">Palestinians</a> are killed by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel" target="_blank">Israel</a>, including eight people in a house in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sabra%2C_Gaza" target="_blank">Sabra</a> suburb in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaza_City" target="_blank">Gaza City</a>. <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/netanyahu-says-israel-resume-gaza-negotiations-end-war-free-hostages-2025-08-21/" target="_blank">(Reuters)</a></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Israeli Military data indicates 83% of deaths in Gaza are civilian. <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/ng-interactive/2025/aug/21/revealed-israeli-militarys-own-data-indicates-civilian-death-rate-of-83-in-gaza-war" target="_blank">(The Guardian)</a></li>
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</ul></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palestinian_political_violence" target="_blank">Palestinian political violence</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">A <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palestine" target="_blank">Palestinian</a> gunman shoots an <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israelis" target="_blank">Israeli</a> shepherd in the Malachei HaShalom region in the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_Bank" target="_blank">West Bank</a>. <a href="https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/article-864860" target="_blank">(The Jerusalem Post)</a></li>
</ul></li>
</ul></li>
<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_on_civilians_in_the_Russian_invasion_of_Ukraine" target="_blank">Attacks on civilians in the Russian invasion of Ukraine</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_Armed_Forces" target="_blank">Russian Armed Forces</a> conduct a combined attack overnight, launching at least 570 <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drone_warfare" target="_blank">drones</a> and 40 <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hypersonic_missile" target="_blank">hypersonic</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ballistic_missile" target="_blank">ballistic</a>, and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cruise_missile" target="_blank">cruise missiles</a> across <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ukraine" target="_blank">Ukraine</a>, with two cruise missiles striking an American electronics factory in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mukachevo" target="_blank">Mukachevo</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zakarpattia_Oblast" target="_blank">Zakarpattia Oblast</a>, injuring over a dozen people. <a href="https://www.npr.org/2025/08/21/g-s1-84146/russia-ukraine-american-factory" target="_blank">(NPR)</a> <a href="https://www.dw.com/en/ukraine-russia-launches-largest-strikes-in-weeks/live-73712664" target="_blank">(DW)</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>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States%E2%80%93Venezuela_relations" target="_blank">United States–Venezuela relations</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_president" target="_blank">United States president</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donald_Trump" target="_blank">Donald Trump</a> deploys warships to the coast of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Venezuela" target="_blank">Venezuela</a> after the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/US_government" target="_blank">US government</a> authorized military operations against drug cartels, prompting an escalation of tensions between the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States" target="_blank">United States</a> and Venezuela. <a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/news/us-warships-venezuela-trump-nicolas-maduro-tension-drug-cartel-accusations/" target="_blank">(CBS News)</a></li>
</ul></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colombian_conflict" target="_blank">Colombian conflict</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">At least six people are killed and 50 others are injured in a terrorist <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Car_bomb" target="_blank">car bombing</a> targeting the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marco_Fidel_Su%C3%A1rez_Air_Base" target="_blank">Marco Fidel Suárez Air Base</a> on a busy street in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cali" target="_blank">Cali</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valle_del_Cauca_Department" target="_blank">Valle del Cauca Department</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colombia" target="_blank">Colombia</a>. <a href="https://www.ctvnews.ca/world/article/five-dead-36-injured-in-bomb-attack-on-colombia-air-base/" target="_blank">(CTV News)</a> <a href="https://bnonews.com/index.php/2025/08/colombian-police-helicopter-shot-down-during-anti-narcotics-mission-10-killed/" target="_blank">(BNO News)</a></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">At least ten <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colombian_police" target="_blank">Colombian police</a> officers are killed and six others are injured when <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FARC_dissidents" target="_blank">FARC dissidents</a> shoot down a helicopter during an anti-narcotics operation in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amalfi%2C_Antioquia" target="_blank">Amalfi</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antioquia_Department" target="_blank">Antioquia Department</a>, Colombia. <a href="https://bnonews.com/index.php/2025/08/colombian-police-helicopter-shot-down-during-anti-narcotics-mission-10-killed/" target="_blank">(BNO News)</a></li>
</ul></li>
</ul>Disasters and accidents<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_Pakistan_floods" target="_blank">2025 Pakistan floods</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">At least 21 people are killed in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flood" target="_blank">flooding</a> caused by heavy monsoons in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pakistan" target="_blank">Pakistan</a>, including eleven in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gilgit-Baltistan" target="_blank">Gilgit-Baltistan</a> and ten in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karachi" target="_blank">Karachi</a>, as the death toll for the flooding season increases to over 400. <a href="https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/8/20/at-least-21-killed-in-pakistan-torrential-rain-flooding" target="_blank">(Al Jazeera)</a></li>
</ul></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">At least 47 people and 300 cattle are killed, 70 others are injured and over 56,000 are displaced during flooding in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Niger" target="_blank">Niger</a>. <a href="https://www.africanews.com/2025/08/21/flooding-in-niger-displaces-tens-of-thousands-and-leaves-at-least-47-dead/" target="_blank">(Africanews)</a></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">At least fifteen people are killed and ten others are injured in a landslide in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Man%C3%A9ah" target="_blank">Manéah</a> near <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conakry" target="_blank">Conakry</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guinea" target="_blank">Guinea</a>. <a href="https://www.barrons.com/news/at-least-15-killed-in-guinea-landslide-cba39ea7" target="_blank">(Barron's)</a></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Six people are killed in an accident in a confined space at a dairy farm in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Weld_County%2C_Colorado" target="_blank">Weld County</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colorado" target="_blank">Colorado</a>, United States. <a href="https://abcnews.go.com/US/colorado-dairy-farm-fatalities/story?id=124860031" target="_blank">(ABC News)</a></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">At least four people are killed and 34 others are injured, including one critically, in an explosion at a fireworks storage facility in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karachi" target="_blank">Karachi</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sindh" target="_blank">Sindh</a>, Pakistan. <a href="https://www.geo.tv/latest/619774-blast-at-karachis-ma-jinnah-road-firecracker-warehouse-injures-25" target="_blank">(Geo News)</a> <a href="https://www.dawn.com/news/1932442" target="_blank">(Dawn)</a></li>
</ul>Law and crime<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nord_Stream_pipelines_sabotage" target="_blank">Nord Stream pipelines sabotage</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Italian_police" target="_blank">Italian police</a> arrest a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ukrainians" target="_blank">Ukrainian</a> man suspected of coordinating the attacks on the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nord_Stream" target="_blank">Nord Stream</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gas_pipeline" target="_blank">gas pipelines</a> in the months that followed the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_invasion_of_Ukraine" target="_blank">Russian invasion of Ukraine</a>. <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2025/08/21/europe/nordstream-germany-italy-arrest-intl" target="_blank">(CNN)</a> <a href="https://www.dw.com/en/germany-arrest-made-over-nord-stream-pipeline-explosions/a-73716929" target="_blank">(DW)</a></li>
</ul></li>
</ul>Politics and elections<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poland" target="_blank">Polish</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/President_of_Poland" target="_blank">president</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karol_Nawrocki" target="_blank">Karol Nawrocki</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Veto" target="_blank">vetoes</a> a bill to combine an extension of household <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Energy_in_Poland" target="_blank">energy</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Price_controls" target="_blank">price freezes</a> with relaxed regulations on building <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wind_power_in_Poland" target="_blank">onshore wind farms</a>, arguing that linking the two measures in one <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Law_of_Poland" target="_blank">law</a> was unacceptable. <a href="https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/polish-president-vetoes-bill-easing-rules-about-building-wind-farms-2025-08-21/" target="_blank">(Reuters)</a></li>
</ul><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Current_events/2025_August_21" target="_blank">Continue reading...</a></blockquote>

[QUOTE="Wikipedia Current Events, post: 153957, member: 524"] [B]Armed conflicts and attacks[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israeli%E2%80%93Palestinian_conflict']Israeli–Palestinian conflict[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaza_war']Gaza war[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israeli_bombing_of_the_Gaza_Strip']Israeli bombing of the Gaza Strip[/URL] [LIST] [*]At least 70 [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palestinians']Palestinians[/URL] are killed by [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel']Israel[/URL], including eight people in a house in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sabra%2C_Gaza']Sabra[/URL] suburb in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaza_City']Gaza City[/URL]. [URL='https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/netanyahu-says-israel-resume-gaza-negotiations-end-war-free-hostages-2025-08-21/'](Reuters)[/URL] [*]Israeli Military data indicates 83% of deaths in Gaza are civilian. [URL='https://www.theguardian.com/world/ng-interactive/2025/aug/21/revealed-israeli-militarys-own-data-indicates-civilian-death-rate-of-83-in-gaza-war'](The Guardian)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palestinian_political_violence']Palestinian political violence[/URL] [LIST] [*]A [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palestine']Palestinian[/URL] gunman shoots an [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israelis']Israeli[/URL] shepherd in the Malachei HaShalom region in the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_Bank']West Bank[/URL]. [URL='https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/article-864860']([I]The 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_on_civilians_in_the_Russian_invasion_of_Ukraine']Attacks on civilians in the Russian invasion of Ukraine[/URL] [LIST] [*]The [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_Armed_Forces']Russian Armed Forces[/URL] conduct a combined attack overnight, launching at least 570 [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drone_warfare']drones[/URL] and 40 [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hypersonic_missile']hypersonic[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ballistic_missile']ballistic[/URL], and [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cruise_missile']cruise missiles[/URL] across [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ukraine']Ukraine[/URL], with two cruise missiles striking an American electronics factory in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mukachevo']Mukachevo[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zakarpattia_Oblast']Zakarpattia Oblast[/URL], injuring over a dozen people. [URL='https://www.npr.org/2025/08/21/g-s1-84146/russia-ukraine-american-factory'](NPR)[/URL] [URL='https://www.dw.com/en/ukraine-russia-launches-largest-strikes-in-weeks/live-73712664'](DW)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/War_on_drugs']War on drugs[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States%E2%80%93Venezuela_relations']United States–Venezuela relations[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_president']United States president[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donald_Trump']Donald Trump[/URL] deploys warships to the coast of [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Venezuela']Venezuela[/URL] after the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/US_government']US government[/URL] authorized military operations against drug cartels, prompting an escalation of tensions between the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States']United States[/URL] and Venezuela. [URL='https://www.cbsnews.com/news/us-warships-venezuela-trump-nicolas-maduro-tension-drug-cartel-accusations/'](CBS News)[/URL] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colombian_conflict']Colombian conflict[/URL] [LIST] [*]At least six people are killed and 50 others are injured in a terrorist [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Car_bomb']car bombing[/URL] targeting the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marco_Fidel_Su%C3%A1rez_Air_Base']Marco Fidel Suárez Air Base[/URL] on a busy street in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cali']Cali[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valle_del_Cauca_Department']Valle del Cauca Department[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colombia']Colombia[/URL]. [URL='https://www.ctvnews.ca/world/article/five-dead-36-injured-in-bomb-attack-on-colombia-air-base/'](CTV News)[/URL] [URL='https://bnonews.com/index.php/2025/08/colombian-police-helicopter-shot-down-during-anti-narcotics-mission-10-killed/'](BNO News)[/URL] [*]At least ten [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colombian_police']Colombian police[/URL] officers are killed and six others are injured when [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FARC_dissidents']FARC dissidents[/URL] shoot down a helicopter during an anti-narcotics operation in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amalfi%2C_Antioquia']Amalfi[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antioquia_Department']Antioquia Department[/URL], Colombia. [URL='https://bnonews.com/index.php/2025/08/colombian-police-helicopter-shot-down-during-anti-narcotics-mission-10-killed/'](BNO News)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [B]Disasters and accidents[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_Pakistan_floods']2025 Pakistan floods[/URL] [LIST] [*]At least 21 people are killed in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flood']flooding[/URL] caused by heavy monsoons in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pakistan']Pakistan[/URL], including eleven in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gilgit-Baltistan']Gilgit-Baltistan[/URL] and ten in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karachi']Karachi[/URL], as the death toll for the flooding season increases to over 400. [URL='https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/8/20/at-least-21-killed-in-pakistan-torrential-rain-flooding'](Al Jazeera)[/URL] [/LIST] [*]At least 47 people and 300 cattle are killed, 70 others are injured and over 56,000 are displaced during flooding in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Niger']Niger[/URL]. [URL='https://www.africanews.com/2025/08/21/flooding-in-niger-displaces-tens-of-thousands-and-leaves-at-least-47-dead/'](Africanews)[/URL] [*]At least fifteen people are killed and ten others are injured in a landslide in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Man%C3%A9ah']Manéah[/URL] near [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conakry']Conakry[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guinea']Guinea[/URL]. [URL='https://www.barrons.com/news/at-least-15-killed-in-guinea-landslide-cba39ea7']([I]Barron's[/I])[/URL] [*]Six people are killed in an accident in a confined space at a dairy farm in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Weld_County%2C_Colorado']Weld County[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colorado']Colorado[/URL], United States. [URL='https://abcnews.go.com/US/colorado-dairy-farm-fatalities/story?id=124860031'](ABC News)[/URL] [*]At least four people are killed and 34 others are injured, including one critically, in an explosion at a fireworks storage facility in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karachi']Karachi[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sindh']Sindh[/URL], Pakistan. [URL='https://www.geo.tv/latest/619774-blast-at-karachis-ma-jinnah-road-firecracker-warehouse-injures-25'](Geo News)[/URL] [URL='https://www.dawn.com/news/1932442']([I]Dawn[/I])[/URL] [/LIST] [B]Law and crime[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nord_Stream_pipelines_sabotage']Nord Stream pipelines sabotage[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Italian_police']Italian police[/URL] arrest a [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ukrainians']Ukrainian[/URL] man suspected of coordinating the attacks on the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nord_Stream']Nord Stream[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gas_pipeline']gas pipelines[/URL] in the months that followed the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_invasion_of_Ukraine']Russian invasion of Ukraine[/URL]. [URL='https://www.cnn.com/2025/08/21/europe/nordstream-germany-italy-arrest-intl'](CNN)[/URL] [URL='https://www.dw.com/en/germany-arrest-made-over-nord-stream-pipeline-explosions/a-73716929'](DW)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [B]Politics and elections[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poland']Polish[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/President_of_Poland']president[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karol_Nawrocki']Karol Nawrocki[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Veto']vetoes[/URL] a bill to combine an extension of household [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Energy_in_Poland']energy[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Price_controls']price freezes[/URL] with relaxed regulations on building [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wind_power_in_Poland']onshore wind farms[/URL], arguing that linking the two measures in one [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Law_of_Poland']law[/URL] was unacceptable. [URL='https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/polish-president-vetoes-bill-easing-rules-about-building-wind-farms-2025-08-21/'](Reuters)[/URL] [/LIST] [url="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Current_events/2025_August_21"]Continue reading...[/url] [/QUOTE]

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