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<blockquote data-quote="Wikipedia Current Events" data-source="post: 154575" 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/Gaza_war_hostage_crisis" target="_blank">Gaza war hostage crisis</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> announce that <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al-Qassam_Brigades" target="_blank">Al-Qassam Brigades</a> commander Muhammad Bassam Mushtaha, who was accused of taking <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Gaza_war_hostages" target="_blank">hostages</a> during and after the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hamas" target="_blank">Hamas</a>–led attacks against <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel" target="_blank">Israel</a> on <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/October_7_attacks" target="_blank">October 7</a>, was killed in a recent airstrike last month in northern <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaza_Strip" target="_blank">Gaza</a>. <a href="https://www.timesofisrael.com/idf-confirms-killing-hamas-commander-who-held-multiple-israelis-hostage-in-gaza/amp/" target="_blank">(The Times of Israel)</a></li>
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<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">Heavy fighting erupts in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/El_Obeid" target="_blank">El Obeid</a>, <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>, between the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sudanese_Armed_Forces" target="_blank">Sudanese Armed Forces</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rapid_Support_Forces" target="_blank">Rapid Support Forces</a>. Clashes also break out in Um Arada. <a href="https://sudantribune.com/article/317390" target="_blank">(Sudan Tribune)</a></li>
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/War_in_the_Sahel" target="_blank">War in the Sahel</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">American missionary Kevin Rideout is released from captivity after being kidnapped by an unidentified organisation front in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Niger" target="_blank">Niger</a> nine months prior. <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/14/world/africa/american-missionary-niger-rideout-released.html" target="_blank">(The New York Times)</a></li>
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</ul>Law and crime<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Killing_of_Brian_Thompson" target="_blank">Killing of Brian Thompson</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luigi_Mangione" target="_blank">Luigi Mangione</a> pleads guilty in the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_Southern_District_of_New_York" target="_blank">U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York</a> for the killing of former <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UnitedHealthcare" target="_blank">UnitedHealthcare</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chief_executive_officer" target="_blank">CEO</a> Brian Thompson. <a href="https://www.cnbc.com/2026/08/14/luigi-mangione-pleads-guilty-brian-thompson-killing.html" target="_blank">(CNBC)</a></li>
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</ul>Sports<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Volta_a_Portugal" target="_blank">2026 Volta a Portugal</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">In <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Road_bicycle_racing" target="_blank">road bicycle racing</a>, the eighth stage at the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volta_a_Portugal" target="_blank">Volta a Portugal</a> race is neutralised after British cyclist <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Finlay_Tarling" target="_blank">Finlay Tarling</a> was killed in an accident during the race. <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7513762/2026/08/14/finlay-tarling-dies-volta-a-portugal/" target="_blank">(The Athletic via The New York Times)</a></li>
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</ul><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Current_events/2026_August_14" target="_blank">Continue reading...</a></blockquote>

[QUOTE="Wikipedia Current Events, post: 154575, 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/Gaza_war_hostage_crisis']Gaza war hostage crisis[/URL] [LIST] [*]The [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel_Defense_Forces']Israel Defense Forces[/URL] announce that [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al-Qassam_Brigades']Al-Qassam Brigades[/URL] commander Muhammad Bassam Mushtaha, who was accused of taking [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Gaza_war_hostages']hostages[/URL] during and after the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hamas']Hamas[/URL]–led attacks against [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel']Israel[/URL] on [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/October_7_attacks']October 7[/URL], was killed in a recent airstrike last month in northern [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaza_Strip']Gaza[/URL]. [URL='https://www.timesofisrael.com/idf-confirms-killing-hamas-commander-who-held-multiple-israelis-hostage-in-gaza/amp/']([I]The Times of Israel[/I])[/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] [*]Heavy fighting erupts in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/El_Obeid']El Obeid[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_Kordofan']North Kordofan[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sudan']Sudan[/URL], between the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sudanese_Armed_Forces']Sudanese Armed Forces[/URL] and [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rapid_Support_Forces']Rapid Support Forces[/URL]. Clashes also break out in Um Arada. [URL='https://sudantribune.com/article/317390']([I]Sudan Tribune[/I])[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/War_in_the_Sahel']War in the Sahel[/URL] [LIST] [*]American missionary Kevin Rideout is released from captivity after being kidnapped by an unidentified organisation front in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Niger']Niger[/URL] nine months prior. [URL='https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/14/world/africa/american-missionary-niger-rideout-released.html']([I]The New York Times[/I])[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [B]Law and crime[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Killing_of_Brian_Thompson']Killing of Brian Thompson[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luigi_Mangione']Luigi Mangione[/URL] pleads guilty in the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_Southern_District_of_New_York']U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York[/URL] for the killing of former [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UnitedHealthcare']UnitedHealthcare[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chief_executive_officer']CEO[/URL] Brian Thompson. [URL='https://www.cnbc.com/2026/08/14/luigi-mangione-pleads-guilty-brian-thompson-killing.html'](CNBC)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [B]Sports[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Volta_a_Portugal']2026 Volta a Portugal[/URL] [LIST] [*]In [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Road_bicycle_racing']road bicycle racing[/URL], the eighth stage at the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volta_a_Portugal']Volta a Portugal[/URL] race is neutralised after British cyclist [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Finlay_Tarling']Finlay Tarling[/URL] was killed in an accident during the race. [URL='https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7513762/2026/08/14/finlay-tarling-dies-volta-a-portugal/']([I]The Athletic[/I] via [I]The New York Times[/I])[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [url="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Current_events/2026_August_14"]Continue reading...[/url] [/QUOTE]

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