Stories from today
2026-08-28
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Armed conflicts and attacks
Sudan's Rapid Support Forces (RSF) says that they have seized the Bakori and Surkum army bases in the southeastern Blue Nile region alongside Sudan People's Liberation Movement–North (SPLM–N). (Sudan Tribune)
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sudan
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rapid_Support_Forces
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sudanese_Army
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue_Nile_State
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/States_of_Sudan
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sudan_People's_Liberation_Movement–North
- https://sudantribune.com/article/318007
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Law and crime
Demonstrators gather in Washington, D.C., United States, to protest against the Trump administration's alleged efforts to rollback voting and civil rights, 63 years after the March on Washington rally by civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. (Reuters)
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Washington,_D.C.
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Protests_against_the_second_Trump_administration
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_presidency_of_Donald_Trump
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Election_law_and_voting_rights_under_the_second_Trump_administration
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Civil_rights
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/March_on_Washington
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Civil_rights_movement
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_Luther_King_Jr.
- https://www.reuters.com/world/us/thousands-march-washington-leaders-warn-voting-civil-rights-rollbacks-2026-08-28/
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Politics and elections
Greenland establishes a truth and reconciliation commission after experts conclude that a decades-long Danish contraceptive program violated Inuit women's rights but disagree on whether it constituted genocide. (Al Jazeera)
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greenland
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Truth_and_reconciliation_commission
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Denmark
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Contraceptive
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inuit_women
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genocide
- https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/8/28/forced-birth-control-in-greenland-violated-womens-rights-experts-find
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Sports
In ice hockey, the Colorado Avalanche sign defenceman and alternate captain Cale Makar to a eight-year extension worth US$163.2 million, the largest contract in National Hockey League history. He is the first player to exceed past $20 million in average annual value. (The Athletic via The New York Times) (CBS Sports) (ESPN)
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ice_hockey
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colorado_Avalanche
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026–27_NHL_transactions
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Defenceman
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Captain_(ice_hockey)#Alternate_captains
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cale_Makar
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_dollar
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Hockey_League
- https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7546811/2026/08/28/cale-makar-contract-nhl-record/
- https://www.cbssports.com/nhl/news/cale-makar-colorado-avalanche-contract-record/
- https://www.espn.com/nhl/story/_/id/49756170/avalanc-makar-agrees-record-deal-worth-204-annually
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Armed conflicts and attacks
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) says that they have killed three Palestinian militants, including Islamic Jihad (PIJ) senior member Qais Bitawi, in a drone strike in the Israel-occupied West Bank city of Jenin. The PIJ also confirms Bitawi's death. (Reuters) (The Times of Israel)
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel_Defense_Forces
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palestinians
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palestinian_Islamic_Jihad
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drone_strike
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israeli_occupation_of_the_West_Bank
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_Bank
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jenin
- https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/israeli-strike-kills-three-west-bank-israel-says-it-targeted-hamas-operative-2026-08-28/
- https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/idf-says-it-killed-3-palestinian-terror-operatives-in-rare-west-bank-airstrike/
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Armed conflicts and attacks
Emergency Lawyers, an independent group documenting atrocities in Sudan, reports that eight civilians have been killed in drone strikes in the Sowdari District of North Kordofan. (AP) (Asharq Al Awsat)
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drone_warfare
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sowdari_District
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_Kordofan
- https://apnews.com/article/sudan-north-korodfan-drone-strikes-civilians-killed-51bbdafbbc96601c085aec8c7b951870
- https://english.aawsat.com/arab-world/5312104-drone-strikes-kill-8-civilians-sudan%E2%80%99s-north-kordofan
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Business and economy
The Japanese finance ministry says it spent a record ¥15.4 trillion (US$96 billion) between July 30 and August 26 to support the yen, marking the country's largest monthly currency intervention on record. (AFP via France 24)
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ministry_of_Finance_(Japan)
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/US$
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_yen
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japan
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Currency_intervention
- https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20260828-japan-spent-record-96-bn-in-yen-interventions-ministry
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Law and crime
Two teenagers are arrested in Israel for allegedly pledging allegiance to ISIS and plotting an attack on security forces at the Temple Mount and an IDF base in northern Israel. (Ynetnews) (The Times of Israel)
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islamic_State
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Temple_Mount
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IDF
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northern_District_(Israel)
- https://www.ynetnews.com/article/r1cnn3avfx
- https://www.timesofisrael.com/two-northern-israel-teens-indicted-for-planning-isis-inspired-attacks-on-security-forces/
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Politics and elections
King Harald V of Norway dies at the age of 89 after a 35 year reign and is succeeded by his son Haakon VIII. (AP) (BBC News) (CNN)
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monarchy_of_Norway
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harald_V
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norway
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haakon_VIII
- https://apnews.com/article/king-harald-norway-228366941b7c48c59ececf004cc3c467
- https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/clykn5p5172o
- https://edition.cnn.com/2026/08/28/europe/king-of-norway-harald-v-oldest-monarch-dead-intl
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