Armed conflicts and attacks

Russia captures the city of Zalizne and the Vyimka railway station in Donetsk Oblast. (Reuters)

• https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/russian-forces-capture-town-zalizne-ukraines-east-defence-ministry-says-2024-08-19/

Armed conflicts and attacks

An Israeli soldier is killed and several others are injured in Hezbollah rocket launches at IDF positions in Ya'ara and Biyadh Blida, with Burkan missiles and drone strikes in Western Galilee being intercepted by the Iron Dome. Hezbollah claims that it attacked and repelled Israeli soldiers attempting to infiltrate southern Lebanon through the Hadab Aita forest and had inflicted casualties. (Al Jazeera)

• https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2024/8/19/israels-war-on-gaza-live-israeli-forces-invade-khan-younis-deir-el-balah

Armed conflicts and attacks

Two Hezbollah militants are killed in Israeli airstrikes on Hezbollah infrastructure in southern Lebanon. (Al Jazeera)

• https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2024/8/19/israels-war-on-gaza-live-israeli-forces-invade-khan-younis-deir-el-balah

Armed conflicts and attacks

Eight civilians are injured in an Israeli airstrike on a Hezbollah weapons facility in the eastern Beqaa Valley of Lebanon. (Reuters)

• https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/israeli-strike-targets-hezbollah-arms-depot-lebanons-bekaa-valley-security-2024-08-19/

Arts and culture

Maria Branyas, the former world's oldest known living person, dies at the age of 117 years and 168 days, making Tomiko Itooka the new current oldest living person. (AP)

• https://apnews.com/article/oldest-person-japan-guinness-records-0ee529d0fe6490143cc878a85bdf05cc

Disasters and accidents

Two people are killed by flooding in Oxford, Connecticut, United States. (CNN)

• https://amp.cnn.com/cnn/2024/08/18/us/connecticut-flooding-rescues

Disasters and accidents

One person is killed and fifteen others are rescued when the United Kingdom-flagged superyacht Bayesian sinks near Palermo, Italy, due to a waterspout. Six others remain missing, including British entrepreneur Mike Lynch. (AP)

• https://apnews.com/article/italy-sicily-storm-tourists-missing-060bf26f426708c8eb59e81d88787d11

Health and environment

Pakistan reports a case of mpox in Kashmir, bringing the total number of cases in the country to four. In response to the rapid increase of cases in the country, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif announces that the country will begin screening people at entry points. (Hindustan Times) (Firstpost)

• https://www.hindustantimes.com/world-news/mpox-case-found-in-pakistan-occupied-kashmir-4th-case-in-pakistan-101724083924845.html
• https://www.firstpost.com/world/pakistan-reports-4th-mpox-case-pm-sharif-orders-screening-at-all-entry-points-13806249.html/amp

Law and crime

Russian president Vladimir Putin signs a decree making it easier for foreign nationals who support "traditional values" and "oppose neoliberalism" to seek asylum in Russia. (Anadolu Agency)

• https://www.aa.com.tr/en/europe/russia-to-offer-sanctuary-to-refugees-from-neoliberal-values/3307891

Science and technology

A rocket engine for Rocket Factory Augsburg's launch vehicle RFA One explodes during a test launch at the SaxaVord Spaceport in Scotland, United Kingdom. (BBC News)

• https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cy54wqzz0kvo

Science and technology

A rare blue supermoon appears in the sky. (Axios)

• https://www.axios.com/2024/08/20/blue-moon-photos-full-moon-supermoon-august-2024