Portal:Current events/Inclusion

Armed conflicts and attacks

• Insurgency in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
  • Five Pakistani soldiers are killed in an IED blast in Kurram District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. (Arab News)
• Al-Mawasi refugee camp attacks
  • Twenty-five people are killed and 50 others are injured in Israeli airstrikes against tents housing displaced people in Rafah in the Gaza Strip. (AP)

Business and economy

• France–Niger relations
  • Niger's military government revokes the operating license of French nuclear fuel producer Orano at the Imouraren uranium mine, amid tensions between the two countries. (BBC News)

Disasters and accidents

• 2024 Hajj disaster
  • At least 1,119 pilgrims, more than half of whom are from Egypt, are now confirmed to have died from heat-related causes during the Hajj in Saudi Arabia. (Barron's)
  • President of Tunisia Kais Saied dismisses the Minister of Religious Affairs after 49 Tunisians are reported to have died in this year's Hajj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia. (Al Arabiya)
• 2024 North America heat waves
  • At least six people die due to heat-related illness in the Phoenix metropolitan area in Arizona, United States, as temperatures reach 115 °F (46 °C). (AP)
• 2024 West African floods
  • At least 21 people are killed by floods in Niger's Maradi region and the suburbs of Niamey after unusually heavy rainfall in the region. (AP)
• The death toll from the floods and landslides in Meizhou, Guangdong, China, increases to 47 people. (Al Jazeera)
• At least 11 people are killed in wildfires in southeast Turkey. (ABC News)
• Eight workers are critically injured in an explosion at an aluminium processing plant in Bolzano, Italy. (Corriere del Trentino)
• Most of Montenegro and parts of Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Croatia experience blackouts as a result of a heavy load on the electrical grid caused by an unexpected increase in power consumption due to high temperatures. (DW)
• France reports nearly 200 cases of cholera in Mayotte. (Le Monde)

International relations

• International recognition of the State of Palestine
  • Armenia–Palestine relations
    • Armenia officially recognises the State of Palestine. (Reuters)

Law and crime

• Cross-Strait relations
  • China officially defines Taiwan independence separatist behavior as a criminal act, threatening the death penalty for "diehard" Taiwanese separatists. (Financial Times)
• LGBT rights in Namibia
  • A high court in Namibia rules that two colonial-era laws criminalizing gay sex between men are unconstitutional. (DW)
• A Swiss court sentences billionaire Prakash Hinduja and three of his family members to four years in prison for exploiting domestic workers at their villa in Cologny. (AP)

Armed conflicts and attacks

• Russian invasion of Ukraine
  • United States and the Russian invasion of Ukraine
    • Ukraine is prioritized as first among the list of countries to receive ordered deliveries of MIM-104 Patriot missile systems from the United States. (CNN)
    • United States officials announce that they will allow Ukraine to use US weapons to strike Russian forces within Russia, provided they are located right across the border with Ukraine, removing the prior limit of only allowing strikes across the Kharkiv front. (Politico)
  • Eastern Ukraine campaign
    • Three people are killed and four others are injured in Russian cluster munitions strikes on the village of Rozkishne, Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine. (Al Jazeera)
• Sudanese civil war
  • The Rapid Support Forces captures Al-Fulah, the capital of West Kordofan, Sudan, after the Sudanese Armed Forces withdraw from the city after several hours of fighting. (Al Jazeera)

Arts and culture

• Orca Shipwreck
  • The Israel Antiquities Authority announces the discovery of a 3,300-year-old ship and its cargo, one of the oldest known examples of a ship sailing far from land. The ship was discovered last year by a company drilling for natural gas off the coast of Northern Israel. (NBC News)

Disasters and accidents

• 2024 Hajj disaster
  • At least 1,081 pilgrims are now confirmed to have died from heat-related causes during the Hajj in Saudi Arabia. (France 24)
• 2024 Tamil Nadu alcohol poisoning
  • At least 36 people are killed and more than 60 others are hospitalized after consuming tainted liquor in Kallakurichi district, Tamil Nadu, India. (Reuters) (New Indian Express)
• A cruise ship rescues 68 migrants and finds five bodies in a wooden dinghy that was drifting off the Canary Islands, Spain. (ABC News)
• At least two people are killed and nine others are injured when a passenger train collides with a train on a test run near Santiago, Chile. (AP)
• Kuwait announces temporary power cuts in parts of the country during peak consumption hours, saying that the country is struggling to meet increased demand caused by extreme summer heat. (Al Arabiya)

International relations

• Russia–United States relations
  • U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal and Lindsey Graham move to designate Russia as a state sponsor of terrorism after their defensive pact with North Korea. (The National)
• Outgoing Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte is announced as the next Secretary General of NATO, beginning his term on October 2. (Politico)

Law and crime

• ChinaAngVirus disinformation campaign
  • Congress of the Philippines lawmakers pursue an investigation into a U.S. military social media disinformation operation to discredit Chinese COVID-19 vaccines to Filipinos to determine the damages caused, international law infringements, and possible legal action. (Reuters)
• Vandalism of Stonehenge
  • The orange powder paint sprayed on Stonehenge by Just Stop Oil activists yesterday is removed with a handheld blower fan, leaving no visible damage. (BBC News)
• Two Just Stop Oil activists film themselves cutting through a metal fence and spraying orange paint on two private jets at Stansted Airport in Essex, England, United Kingdom. Police arrest the activists for criminal damage. (BBC News)
• A tourist accused of desecrating the Quran is removed from a police station in Swat District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan, by a mob who beat him to death before setting his corpse on fire. (Al Arabiya)
• The Supreme Court of the United Kingdom rules that the future impact of proposed fossil fuel projects must be assessed, when considering site proposals for drilling. (The Guardian)

Politics and elections

• The Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs announces sanctions on firms based in China, India, Kazakhstan, and Uzbekistan, for their alleged support to Russia in the Russo–Ukrainian war. (Al Jazeera)

Science and technology

• 2024 in archosaur paleontology
  • Researchers announce the discovery the Lokiceratops rangiformis, a dinosaur species named after the Norse god Loki, in North America. The findings are published in the journal PeerJ. (ABC News)
• The International Union for Conservation of Nature announces that the Iberian lynx has been upgraded from endangered to vulnerable for the first time since 1986, after a 2023 census showed a population of 2,021 animals. (BBC News)

Sports

• UEFA Euro 2024, Anti-Serb sentiment
  • Serbia threatens to withdraw from UEFA Euro 2024 if UEFA does not punish Croatia and Albania after their supporters chant "kill, kill, kill the Serb" during a match in Hamburg, Germany, on Wednesday. (Sky News)

Armed conflicts and attacks

• Syrian civil war
  • Israel's role in the Syrian civil war
    • An Israeli airstrike kills a Syrian army officer in southern Syria. (Arab News)
• Israel–Hezbollah conflict
  • Hezbollah announces that an Israeli strike in southern Lebanon killed three of its fighters. (AP)
  • Hezbollah secretary general Hassan Nasrallah threatens Cyprus if it allows Israel to use its airports and bases for military exercises. (Reuters)

Business and economy

• The European Commission reprimands Belgium, France, Hungary, Italy, Malta, Poland, and Slovakia for breaking budget rules. (Le Monde)

Disasters and accidents

• 2024 Atlantic hurricane season
  • Tropical Storm Alberto forms in the Gulf of Mexico, the first storm of the 2024 Atlantic hurricane season. (USA Today)
• 2024 Hajj disaster
  • At least 922 pilgrims are now confirmed to have died from heat-related causes during the Hajj in Saudi Arabia. (France 24)
• N'Djamena ammunition depot explosions
  • At least nine people are killed and 46 others are injured in a series of explosions at a military ammunition depot in N'Djamena, Chad. (AP)
• Landslides caused by heavy monsoon rains in Bangladesh and India kill at least 15 people, injure several others, and displace millions of people. (Al Jazeera)
• At least four people are killed and more than a dozen others are missing after record rains impact parts of southern China. (Al Jazeera)

International relations

• Canada–Iran relations
  • Canada adds Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps to its list of terrorist entities. (Bloomberg)
• North Korea–Russia relations
  • Russian President Vladimir Putin and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un sign an agreement to grant mutual aid and support in case either nation faces aggression. (AP)
• Sudanese civil war
  • Sudan accuses the United Arab Emirates of arming the Rapid Support Forces. (Al Jazeera)

Law and crime

• 2024 New Caledonia unrest
  • New Caledonia police arrest independence leader Christian Tein and seven others on suspicion of being involved in the deadly violence in the territory. (DW)
• Antisemitism during the Israel–Hamas war, Antisemitism in 21st-century France
  • Two teenagers are charged with the gang rape of a 12-year-old Jewish girl in Courbevoie, France, in an attack suspected to have been motivated by antisemitism. (Al Arabiya)
• Vandalism of Stonehenge
  • Two Just Stop Oil environmental protesters are arrested after damaging three standing stones of the Stonehenge prehistoric megalithic structure with orange powder paint, potentially destroying prehistoric surface markings. (BBC News)
• The National Assembly of Tajikistan approves a bill banning "alien garments" and children's celebrations for Eid al-Fitr and Eid Al-Adha. (RFE/RL)

Politics and elections

• Aging of South Korea
  • South Korean president Yoon Suk Yeol declares a 'demographic national emergency', citing an ultralow birth rate and a declining population. (Yonhap)
• Human Rights Watch reports that China has changed the names of hundreds of villages inhabited by Uyghurs in order to reflect the ruling Communist Party's ideology. (DW)
• The Italian Parliament passes a law granting more autonomy to the country's regions following a night of debate. The opposition Democratic Party and former Prime Minister Matteo Renzi express opposition to the bill, with the latter launching a campaign to force a referendum. (Reuters)

Sports

• 2024–25 UEFA Nations League A
  • The city of Brussels, Belgium, announces that it will not host a UEFA Nations League match between Belgium and Israel on September 6 due to security concerns. (Euronews)

Armed conflicts and attacks

• Red Sea crisis
  • Attacks on the MV Tutor
    • The Liberia-flagged MV Tutor sinks in the Red Sea six days after being attacked by a Houthi unmanned surface vessel and missile. (AP)
• Russian invasion of Ukraine
  • Russian strikes against Ukrainian infrastructure
    • Ukraine experiences rolling blackouts due to Russian attacks on power plants across the country. (Al Jazeera)
• Korean conflict
  • South Korean soldiers fire warning shots at North Korean soldiers who crossed the Demarcation Line, apparently in error. It is the second such incident at the demarcation line in the past month. (AP)
  • North Korean troop casualties are reported following landmine explosions in the Korean Demilitarized Zone. (The Guardian)

Business and economy

• Nvidia surpasses Microsoft as the world's most valuable publicly-traded company after its market cap exceeds US$3.34 trillion. (NBC News)
• The United States Department of Agriculture announces a temporary suspension on imports of mangoes and avocados from Michoacán, Mexico, after an incident that reportedly caused security concerns for safety inspectors. (ABC News)

Disasters and accidents

• 2024 Hajj disaster
  • More than 577 pilgrims from Jordan, Egypt, Tunisia, and Indonesia are confirmed to have died of heat-related illnesses during the Hajj in Saudi Arabia. (The Jordan Times) (CBS News) (Sharjah 24) (Bernama)
• 2024 New Mexico wildfires
  • At least one person dies, over 500 structures are damaged or destroyed, and several thousand people are forced to evacuate from Ruidoso, New Mexico, United States, after the South Fork Fire burns over 15,276 acres of land. (AP)
• At least nine people are killed and 15 others are missing during landslides caused by floods in Guangdong and Fujian provinces, China. (AP)
• Nine people are killed in a fire caused by an electric short circuit at a hospital in Rasht, Iran. (AP)
• At least four people are killed and more than 120 others are injured by a magnitude 5.0 earthquake in Kashmar, Iran. (Iran International)

International relations

• China–Ecuador relations
  • Ecuador's foreign ministry announces that it is reinstating a visa requirement for travelers from China, citing an increase in irregular migratory flows from China. (Reuters)
• Israel–Kosovo relations
  • Israel and Kosovo agree to allow their citizens reciprocal visa-free travel. (AP)
• Sweden–United States relations
  • The Swedish Parliament votes 266–37 to adopt a defense agreement with the United States, giving the U.S. military access to 17 military bases and training areas in Sweden, including for weapon and military equipment storage. (Le Monde)

Law and crime

• Lèse-majesté in Thailand
  • Former Prime Minister of Thailand Thaksin Shinawatra is indicted on a charge of royal defamation. (AP)
• A court in Iran sentences Nobel Peace Prize laureate Narges Mohammadi to one year in prison for propaganda against the state. (Al Arabiya)
• Kazakh opposition activist Aydos Sadykov is shot and injured in Kyiv, Ukraine. (Radio Free Europe)

Politics and elections

• LGBT rights in Thailand, Recognition of same-sex unions in Thailand
  • The Senate of Thailand passes a marriage equality bill that will legalize same-sex marriage in the country, with the bill now awaiting royal assent. (CNN)

Sports

• Regan Smith breaks the 100 metres backstroke world record at the US Olympic Swimming Trials in Indianapolis, Indiana, United States. (Olympics)

Armed conflicts and attacks

• Israel–Hamas war
  • United States support for Israel in the Israel–Hamas war
    • Two congressional Democrats agree to sign a $18 billion weapon package for Israel including 50 F-15 Eagle fighter jets after initially delaying proceedings, following heavy pressure from the Biden Administration. (Reuters)
  • Eight Palestinians are killed by Israeli fire while waiting for commercial trucks in Gaza. (Reuters)
• Israel–Hezbollah conflict
  • Hezbollah commander Muhammad Ahmed Ayoub is allegedly killed in an Israeli airstrike in Selaa, Lebanon, with further strikes occurring against Hezbollah targets across southern Lebanon. (Jerusalem Post)

Disasters and accidents

• 2024 Russian botulism outbreak
  • At least 139 people suffer from botulism in Russia believed to be caused by eating ready-made salads, leading to a nationwide recall of the salads. (AP)
• 2024 West Bengal train collision
  • Fifteen people are killed and several others are injured when a cargo train collides with a Kanchanjungha Express passenger train in Darjeeling district, West Bengal, India. (Al Jazeera)
• At least ten people are killed after two boats carrying migrants shipwreck off the southern coast of Italy, with 64 additional people reported missing. (AP)
• Egypt's Tourism Hajj Mission announces that at least eight Egyptian pilgrims have died during the Hajj in Saudi Arabia. (Ahram)
• Seven people are killed amid heavy rains across El Salvador. (AP)
• Six people, including three children, are killed in a house fire in Newnan, Georgia, United States, and five others are hospitalized. (ABC News)
• A person is killed and eight others are injured during an ammunition explosion at a military training area in Libavá, Czech Republic. (AP)

International relations

• Belgium–France relations
  • France and Belgium announce they are strengthening their cooperation in land defence. (Reuters)
• Germany–Poland relations
  • Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk orders Germany to explain a recorded incident where German police appear to desert a migrant family in Osinów Dolny, Poland, just east of the Germany–Poland border. (Barron's)
• North Korea–Russia relations
  • Russian President Vladimir Putin announces that he will visit North Korea this week, the first state visit by a Russian President in 24 years. (Al Jazeera)

Law and crime

• Cannabis in Maryland
  • In the United States, Maryland Governor Wes Moore pardons more than 175,000 people with low-level marijuana convictions. (Reuters)

Politics and elections

• Israel–Hamas war
  • Israeli war cabinet
    • Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announces the dissolution of the war cabinet after Minister Benny Gantz of the Resilience Party left the cabinet. (Reuters)

Sports

• 2024 NBA Finals
  • In basketball, the Boston Celtics defeat the Dallas Mavericks in five games in the NBA Finals, winning their 18th overall NBA championship. The Celtics surpass the Los Angeles Lakers to become the team with the most NBA championships. (NBC News)

Armed conflicts and attacks

• Russian invasion of Ukraine
  • Humanitarian aid to Ukraine during the Russo-Ukrainian War
    • Norway announces that it will give Ukraine 1.1 billion kroner (US$103 million) to help repair its energy infrastructure and secure the country's electricity supply before the winter. (Le Monde)
  • Peace negotiations in the Russian invasion of Ukraine
    • The two-day Global Peace Summit, dedicated to the discussion of "Ukraine's Peace Formula", ends at the Bürgenstock Resort in Switzerland. (CNN)
  • Russia claims that it captured the village of Zahirne in Zaporizhzhia Oblast, Ukraine. (Barron's)
• Israel–Hamas war
  • Gaza humanitarian crisis
    • Israel's military announces that it will begin "tactical pauses" in combat along roads in Southern Gaza during the daytime in order to allow humanitarian aid trucks to travel through the Kerem Shalom crossing into Gaza with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu calling the pauses "unacceptable". (AP)
• Rostov-on-Don pre-trial detention center hostage crisis
  • Previously-detained inmates with alleged links to the Islamic State take two employees hostage in a pre-trial detention center in Rostov-on-Don, Russia. Russian national guards storm the center, killing all six hostage takers. (The Washington Post) (AP)

Arts and culture

• 77th Tony Awards
  • At the 2024 Tony Awards, Stereophonic wins Best Play and The Outsiders wins Best Musical. (CBS News)

Disasters and accidents

• 2024 Baños landslide
  • At least six people are killed in a landslide caused by heavy rainfall that struck a highway in Baños in central Ecuador, with 30 other people reported missing. (AP)
• 2024 California wildfires
  • Around 1,200 people are evacuated from the Hungry Valley area near Los Angeles, California, United States, as the Post Fire spreads through the dry mountains near Interstate 5. (AP)
• Extreme heat during Hajj
  • At least 19 Jordanian and Iranian pilgrims are killed during the hajj in Saudi Arabia, with at least 14 dying from heat stroke. (Barron's)

Law and crime

• Seven people are injured and one other person is injured while running away in a shooting at a pop-up party in Methuen, Massachusetts, United States. (AP)

Politics and elections

• 2024 Liechtenstein referendums
  • Liechtensteiners vote 53.7% positively on a referendum to build a new state hospital. (Liechtenstein Institut)
• LGBT rights in Ukraine
  • Hundreds of LGBTQ+ Ukrainian Armed Forces troops and supporters march in central Kyiv to demand legal reforms for more same-sex partnership rights despite opposition from the Ukrainian Orthodox Church as well as from counter-protesters. (AP)

Sports

• 2024 FIA World Endurance Championship
  • 2024 24 Hours of Le Mans
    • In endurance racing, the AF Corse Ferrari team wins the 24 Hours of Le Mans for the second consecutive year with drivers Antonio Fuoco, Miguel Molina, and Nicklas Nielsen. (The Race)
• 2024 UFL season
  • In American football, the Birmingham Stallions defeat the San Antonio Brahmas to win the inaugural UFL championship. Stallions quarterback Adrian Martinez is named the Most Valuable Player. (Fox Sports)