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<blockquote data-quote="Wikipedia Current Events" data-source="post: 154574" data-attributes="member: 524">Armed conflicts and attacks<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russo-Ukrainian_war_%282022%E2%80%93present%29" target="_blank">Russo-Ukrainian war</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crimea_attacks_%282022%E2%80%93present%29" target="_blank">Crimea attacks</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_Armed_Forces" target="_blank">Russian military</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Officer_%28armed_forces%29" target="_blank">officer</a> Robert Shagaev, who commanded a submarine in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zaporizhzhia" target="_blank">Zaporizhzhia</a> before defecting to <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russia" target="_blank">Russia</a> after <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2014_Russian_annexation_of_Crimea" target="_blank">its annexation</a> of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crimea" target="_blank">Crimea</a>, is reported to have been killed by an explosive planted in a trash can in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sevastopol" target="_blank">Sevastopol</a>. <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2026/08/13/europe/crimea-bomb-kills-ukrainian-submarine-commander-intl" target="_blank">(CNN)</a> <a href="https://www.ynetnews.com/article/syhtjpouzl" target="_blank">(Ynet)</a></li>
</ul></li>
</ul></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sudanese_civil_war_%282023%E2%80%93present%29" target="_blank">Sudanese civil war</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kordofan_campaign_%282023%E2%80%93present%29" target="_blank">Kordofan campaign</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sudanese_Armed_Forces" target="_blank">Sudanese Armed Forces</a> (SAF) and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Darfur_Joint_Protection_Force" target="_blank">Joint Forces</a> repels a major assault by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rapid_Support_Forces" target="_blank">Rapid Support Forces</a> (RSF) on the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jebrat_al_Sheikh_District" target="_blank">Jebrat al Sheikh</a> district in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_Kordofan" target="_blank">North Kordofan</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sudan" target="_blank">Sudan</a>. <a href="https://sudantribune.com/article/317338" target="_blank">(Sudan Tribune)</a> <a href="https://www.aa.com.tr/en/middle-east/sudanese-army-says-it-repelled-rsf-attack-in-north-kordofan-state/4026673" target="_blank">(AA)</a></li>
</ul></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Renewed drone attacks by the RSF are reported in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khartoum" target="_blank">Khartoum</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sudan" target="_blank">Sudan</a>, for a second consecutive day, with the SAF intercepting several drones targeting the area. <a href="https://www.lapresse.ca/international/afrique/2026-08-13/soudan/les-paramilitaires-attaquent-khartoum-pour-une-deuxieme-journee-consecutive.php?utm_source=dlvr.it&amp;utm_medium=twitter&amp;utm_campaign=international" target="_blank">(La Presse)</a> <a href="https://sudantribune.com/article/317334" target="_blank">(Sudan Tribune)</a></li>
</ul></li>
<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">The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel_Defense_Forces" target="_blank">Israel Defense Forces</a> (IDF) and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shin_Bet" target="_blank">Shin Bet</a> says that they have killed <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hamas" target="_blank">Hamas</a> commander and Gaza District Police chief Jamal Mahmoud Abu Kamil in a airstrike in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaza_City" target="_blank">Gaza City</a>. Additionally, the IDF also kills a Hamas company commander in a separate strike in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khan_Yunis" target="_blank">Khan Yunis</a>. <a href="https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/defense-news/article-905483" target="_blank">(The Jerusalem Post)</a> <a href="https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/431670" target="_blank">(Israel National News)</a></li>
</ul></li>
</ul>Disasters and accidents<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_United_Kingdom_wildfires" target="_blank">2026 United Kingdom wildfires</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">On the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_United_Kingdom_heatwaves" target="_blank">hottest day of the year so far</a>, multiple wildfires break out across <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/England" target="_blank">England</a>, particularly in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stourbridge" target="_blank">Stourbridge</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_Midlands_%28region%29" target="_blank">West Midlands</a>, where there is widespread damage. <a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c04k20w7lr6o" target="_blank">(BBC News)</a></li>
</ul></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lewes_derailment" target="_blank">Lewes derailment</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">A commuter train operated by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Southern_%28Greater_Thameslink_Railway%29" target="_blank">GTR Southern</a> derails near <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lewes" target="_blank">Lewes</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/East_Sussex" target="_blank">East Sussex</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Kingdom" target="_blank">United Kingdom</a>, with at least three carriages overturning. <a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cly5252xqdvt" target="_blank">(BBC News)</a> <a href="https://edition.cnn.com/2026/08/13/world/uk-train-derailment-intl" target="_blank">(CNN)</a></li>
</ul></li>
</ul>Health and environment<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greece" target="_blank">Greece</a>'s <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Public_Health_Organization_%28Greece%29" target="_blank">public health agency</a> reports 110 <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_Nile_virus" target="_blank">West Nile virus</a> infections and nine deaths in 2026, including 45 new cases in one week, as authorities increase <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mosquito_control" target="_blank">mosquito-control</a> measures in the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Athens_metropolitan_area" target="_blank">Athens metropolitan area</a>. <a href="https://www.dailysabah.com/world/europe/greece-reports-significant-rise-in-west-nile-virus-cases-with-9-dead" target="_blank">(AFP via Daily Sabah)</a></li>
</ul>Law and crime<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_spies_in_the_Russo-Ukrainian_war" target="_blank">Russian spies in the Russo-Ukrainian war</a><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/Prime_Minister_of_Poland" target="_blank">prime minister</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donald_Tusk" target="_blank">Donald Tusk</a> says authorities, working with <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States" target="_blank">U.S.</a> services, foiled an alleged Russian plot to kill a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ukrainian-American" target="_blank">Ukrainian-American</a> citizen in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warsaw" target="_blank">Warsaw</a> and arrest a suspect accused of acting for <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_intelligence" target="_blank">Russian intelligence</a>. Tusk says it is the first such Russian-directed plot in another <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NATO" target="_blank">NATO</a> country. <a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/news/russian-plot-kill-american-thwarted-poland/" target="_blank">(CBS News)</a></li>
</ul></li>
</ul>Politics and elections<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2027_Kyrgyz_presidential_election" target="_blank">2027 Kyrgyz presidential election</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/President_of_Kyrgyzstan" target="_blank">Kyrgyzstan president</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sadyr_Japarov" target="_blank">Sadyr Japarov</a> announces that he will run for a second term in the upcoming <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elections_in_Kyrgyzstan%23Presidential_elections" target="_blank">presidential election</a> in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kyrgyzstan" target="_blank">Kyrgyzstan</a> in January 2027. <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/kyrgyz-president-says-he-will-run-second-term-2026-08-13/" target="_blank">(Reuters)</a></li>
</ul></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Zambian_general_election" target="_blank">2026 Zambian general election</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zambia" target="_blank">Zambians</a> vote to elect a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/President_of_Zambia" target="_blank">president</a> and 280 seats of the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Assembly_of_Zambia" target="_blank">National Assembly</a>. Incumbent president <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hakainde_Hichilema" target="_blank">Hakainde Hichilema</a> is running for re-election to a second term in office. <a href="https://apnews.com/article/zambia-election-hichilema-mundubile-c2e3a627284296099089e03d2454e3b7" target="_blank">(AP)</a></li>
</ul></li>
</ul><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Current_events/2026_August_13" target="_blank">Continue reading...</a></blockquote>

[QUOTE="Wikipedia Current Events, post: 154574, member: 524"] [B]Armed conflicts and attacks[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russo-Ukrainian_war_%282022%E2%80%93present%29']Russo-Ukrainian war[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crimea_attacks_%282022%E2%80%93present%29']Crimea attacks[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_Armed_Forces']Russian military[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Officer_%28armed_forces%29']officer[/URL] Robert Shagaev, who commanded a submarine in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zaporizhzhia']Zaporizhzhia[/URL] before defecting to [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russia']Russia[/URL] after [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2014_Russian_annexation_of_Crimea']its annexation[/URL] of [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crimea']Crimea[/URL], is reported to have been killed by an explosive planted in a trash can in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sevastopol']Sevastopol[/URL]. [URL='https://www.cnn.com/2026/08/13/europe/crimea-bomb-kills-ukrainian-submarine-commander-intl'](CNN)[/URL] [URL='https://www.ynetnews.com/article/syhtjpouzl'](Ynet)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sudanese_civil_war_%282023%E2%80%93present%29']Sudanese civil war[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kordofan_campaign_%282023%E2%80%93present%29']Kordofan campaign[/URL] [LIST] [*]The [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sudanese_Armed_Forces']Sudanese Armed Forces[/URL] (SAF) and [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Darfur_Joint_Protection_Force']Joint Forces[/URL] repels a major assault by [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rapid_Support_Forces']Rapid Support Forces[/URL] (RSF) on the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jebrat_al_Sheikh_District']Jebrat al Sheikh[/URL] district in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_Kordofan']North Kordofan[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sudan']Sudan[/URL]. [URL='https://sudantribune.com/article/317338']([I]Sudan Tribune[/I])[/URL] [URL='https://www.aa.com.tr/en/middle-east/sudanese-army-says-it-repelled-rsf-attack-in-north-kordofan-state/4026673'](AA)[/URL] [/LIST] [*]Renewed drone attacks by the RSF are reported in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khartoum']Khartoum[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sudan']Sudan[/URL], for a second consecutive day, with the SAF intercepting several drones targeting the area. [URL='https://www.lapresse.ca/international/afrique/2026-08-13/soudan/les-paramilitaires-attaquent-khartoum-pour-une-deuxieme-journee-consecutive.php?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter&utm_campaign=international']([I]La Presse[/I])[/URL] [URL='https://sudantribune.com/article/317334']([I]Sudan Tribune[/I])[/URL] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaza_war']Gaza war[/URL] [LIST] [*]The [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel_Defense_Forces']Israel Defense Forces[/URL] (IDF) and [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shin_Bet']Shin Bet[/URL] says that they have killed [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hamas']Hamas[/URL] commander and Gaza District Police chief Jamal Mahmoud Abu Kamil in a airstrike in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaza_City']Gaza City[/URL]. Additionally, the IDF also kills a Hamas company commander in a separate strike in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khan_Yunis']Khan Yunis[/URL]. [URL='https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/defense-news/article-905483']([I]The Jerusalem Post[/I])[/URL] [URL='https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/431670']([I]Israel National News[/I])[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [B]Disasters and accidents[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_United_Kingdom_wildfires']2026 United Kingdom wildfires[/URL] [LIST] [*]On the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_United_Kingdom_heatwaves']hottest day of the year so far[/URL], multiple wildfires break out across [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/England']England[/URL], particularly in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stourbridge']Stourbridge[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_Midlands_%28region%29']West Midlands[/URL], where there is widespread damage. [URL='https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c04k20w7lr6o'](BBC News)[/URL] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lewes_derailment']Lewes derailment[/URL] [LIST] [*]A commuter train operated by [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Southern_%28Greater_Thameslink_Railway%29']GTR Southern[/URL] derails near [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lewes']Lewes[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/East_Sussex']East Sussex[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Kingdom']United Kingdom[/URL], with at least three carriages overturning. [URL='https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cly5252xqdvt'](BBC News)[/URL] [URL='https://edition.cnn.com/2026/08/13/world/uk-train-derailment-intl'](CNN)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [B]Health and environment[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greece']Greece[/URL]'s [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Public_Health_Organization_%28Greece%29']public health agency[/URL] reports 110 [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_Nile_virus']West Nile virus[/URL] infections and nine deaths in 2026, including 45 new cases in one week, as authorities increase [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mosquito_control']mosquito-control[/URL] measures in the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Athens_metropolitan_area']Athens metropolitan area[/URL]. [URL='https://www.dailysabah.com/world/europe/greece-reports-significant-rise-in-west-nile-virus-cases-with-9-dead'](AFP via [I]Daily Sabah[/I])[/URL] [/LIST] [B]Law and crime[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_spies_in_the_Russo-Ukrainian_war']Russian spies in the Russo-Ukrainian war[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poland']Polish[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_Poland']prime minister[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donald_Tusk']Donald Tusk[/URL] says authorities, working with [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States']U.S.[/URL] services, foiled an alleged Russian plot to kill a [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ukrainian-American']Ukrainian-American[/URL] citizen in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warsaw']Warsaw[/URL] and arrest a suspect accused of acting for [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_intelligence']Russian intelligence[/URL]. Tusk says it is the first such Russian-directed plot in another [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NATO']NATO[/URL] country. [URL='https://www.cbsnews.com/news/russian-plot-kill-american-thwarted-poland/'](CBS News)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [B]Politics and elections[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2027_Kyrgyz_presidential_election']2027 Kyrgyz presidential election[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/President_of_Kyrgyzstan']Kyrgyzstan president[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sadyr_Japarov']Sadyr Japarov[/URL] announces that he will run for a second term in the upcoming [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elections_in_Kyrgyzstan%23Presidential_elections']presidential election[/URL] in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kyrgyzstan']Kyrgyzstan[/URL] in January 2027. [URL='https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/kyrgyz-president-says-he-will-run-second-term-2026-08-13/'](Reuters)[/URL] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Zambian_general_election']2026 Zambian general election[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zambia']Zambians[/URL] vote to elect a [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/President_of_Zambia']president[/URL] and 280 seats of the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Assembly_of_Zambia']National Assembly[/URL]. Incumbent president [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hakainde_Hichilema']Hakainde Hichilema[/URL] is running for re-election to a second term in office. [URL='https://apnews.com/article/zambia-election-hichilema-mundubile-c2e3a627284296099089e03d2454e3b7'](AP)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [url="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Current_events/2026_August_13"]Continue reading...[/url] [/QUOTE]

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