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Armed conflicts and attacks
Ukrainian colonel general Oleksandr Syrskyi announces that Ukrainian forces now control over 1,000 km2 (386 sq mi) of Russia's Kursk region. (AP)
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Armed conflicts and attacks
Russian forces take the settlement of Lysychne in Donetsk Oblast. (Reuters)
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Armed conflicts and attacks
Hezbollah fires 30 Katyusha rockets targeting the IDF 146th Division headquarters in Ga'aton and an IDF surveillance station in Metula. An Israeli Iron Dome interceptor missile destroys an Avdon residence. (Al Jazeera)
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Arts and culture
The Double Arch, a natural arch made of 190 million-year-old rock in the Glen Canyon National Recreation Area, collapses, possibly due to changing water levels and erosion. (NPR)
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Business and economy
Chevron Corporation delivers the first oil from a Gulf of Mexico oil field, drilled under extreme subsea pressure. (Reuters)
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Disasters and accidents
One person is killed and 132 others are injured after a magnitude 5.0 earthquake strikes Salamiyah, Homs Governorate, Syria. (Maspero) (Enab Baladi)
- https://www.maspero.eg/arab-and-world/2024/08/13/799115/%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B5%D8%AD%D8%A9-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B3%D9%88%D8%B1%D9%8A%D8%A9-65-%D8%A5%D8%B5%D8%A7%D8%A8%D8%A9-%D9%88%D9%84%D8%A7-%D9%88%D9%81%D9%8A%D8%A7%D8%AA-%D8%AC%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%A1-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%87%D8%B2%D8%A9-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A3%D8%B1%D8%B6%D9%8A%D8%A9-%D8%A8%D8%B4%D8%B1%D9%82-%D9%85%D8%AF%D9%8A%D9%86%D8%A9-%D8%AD%D9%85%D8%A7%D8%A9
- https://english.enabbaladi.net/archives/2024/08/1-death-and-25-injuries-due-to-earthquake-in-rural-hama/
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Law and crime
The Council on American–Islamic Relations files a lawsuit against the United States government and the FBI over alleged anti-Palestinian discrimination against two Palestinian Americans for placing them on a watch list despite having no violent crime convictions. (Reuters)
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Law and crime
Pakistan Army officials arrest former Director-General of the Inter-Services Intelligence Faiz Hameed, accusing him of abusing his position of power and raiding a business last year. (DW)
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Law and crime
A teenager stabs five people at a mosque in Eskişehir, Turkey. (CBS News)
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Politics and elections
Former president and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump comes back to X (formerly Twitter) for a two-hour interview with its owner Elon Musk, mainly focusing on Trump's 2024 presidential re-election campaign. (Reuters).
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Politics and elections
The first Cabinet of Indonesia meeting session in Nusantara is held, marking the beginning of the transition of the official capital away from Jakarta. (Detik)
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Politics and elections
Iranian Vice President Mohammad Javad Zarif resigns after 11 days in office, citing disappointment with his progress and the new Cabinet. (DW)
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Science and technology
Liquid water is confirmed to be present at depths of 10–20 km (6.2–12.4 mi) below the surface of Mars, based on a new analysis of data from NASA's InSight lander. (BBC News)