Armed conflicts and attacks

Russia declares a "federal-level" emergency in Kursk Oblast as Ukrainian forces continue to advance. (AP via ABC News)

• https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/russia-declares-federal-emergency-border-region-attack-ukrainian-112704921

Armed conflicts and attacks

Akhmat special forces commander Apti Alaudinov says that Ukrainian troops "simply passed-by" their positions without engaging them, with Akhmat troops choosing to retreat until more Russian reinforcements could arrive. Other reports indicate that Akhmat troops fled from Ukrainian forces. (The New Voice of Ukraine via MSN)

• https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/kadyrov-s-troops-claim-they-missed-ukrainian-forces-in-kursk-oblast/ar-AA1otucS

Armed conflicts and attacks

A Russian military convoy is destroyed on the E38 highway in Oktyabrsky District. (The Guardian)

• https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/aug/09/ukraine-ambushes-russian-convoy-in-kursk-as-kremlin-declares-federal-emergency

Armed conflicts and attacks

Ukrainian troops capture the Gazprom gas facility in Sudzha. A video shows Ukrainian soldiers inside the natural gas facility, with much of the town reportedly under Ukrainian control. (Reuters via Al Arabiya)

• https://english.alarabiya.net/News/world/2024/08/09/video-shows-ukrainian-soldiers-in-control-of-gas-facility-in-russia-s-kursk-region

Armed conflicts and attacks

Ukraine launches a "massive" drone attack on Lipetsk Oblast, Russia, with Lipetsk air base reportedly on fire. Several villages are evacuated, with six people reportedly injured. (Reuters)

• https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/russias-lipetsk-region-comes-under-massive-drone-attack-governor-says-2024-08-09/

Armed conflicts and attacks

A Russian missile attack on a supermarket in Kostiantynivka, Donetsk Oblast, kills 14 people and injures 43 others. (Reuters)

• https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/two-killed-17-injured-russian-strike-supermarket-ukraines-east-2024-08-09

Armed conflicts and attacks

Samer al-Hajj, a Hamas security official for the Ain al-Hilweh Palestinian refugee camp, is assassinated by an Israeli drone strike in Sidon, Lebanon. (Al Jazeera)

• https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/8/9/israel-steps-up-attacks-in-lebanon-kills-hamas-official

Disasters and accidents

A Voepass Linhas Aéreas ATR 72-500 aircraft crashes in Vinhedo, São Paulo, Brazil, killing all 62 people on board. (AP) (G1 Globo)

• https://apnews.com/article/brazil-plane-crash-sao-paulo-394427322513643f4eaf517e4ac4c85e
• https://g1.globo.com/sp/campinas-regiao/noticia/2024/08/09/acidente-aviao-vinhedo.ghtml

Law and crime

Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro suspends the X social network in Venezuela for 10 days, accusing X's owner Elon Musk of promoting hatred. (AP)

• https://apnews.com/article/venezuela-elections-suspension-x-elon-musk-59bb734bdd0c8cc4082d6a0cb0f5af25

Law and crime

The Austrian interior minister announces the arrest of an Iraqi man in connection with a foiled terror attack at American singer Taylor Swift's concerts in Vienna, which were cancelled in response to the attack. (The Guardian)

• https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/aug/09/teenager-arrested-foiled-taylor-swift-concert-attack-vienna

Politics and elections

Hundreds of people protest in Dhaka, Bangladesh, against violence targeting the country's Hindu minority. (Reuters)

• https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/hundreds-protest-dhaka-over-violence-against-hindus-bangladesh-2024-08-09/

Sports

In the first-ever breakdancing event at the Olympics, Ami Yuasa of Japan wins the B-Girls gold medal, with Dominika "Nicka" Banevič of Lithuania winning the silver and Liu "671" Qingyi of China winning the bronze. (AP)

• https://apnews.com/article/2024-olympics-breaking-aea17bcb4ec9ad60ea7222d4b608a05d

Sports

French police arrest Egyptian wrestler Mohamed Ibrahim El-Sayed for allegedly groping a woman at a café. (BBC News)

• https://www.bbc.com/sport/olympics/articles/c8dpmrrj6ggo