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Armed conflicts and attacks
Massive Russian attacks are launched on cities across Ukraine, killing at least seven people. Ukrainian officials call it the largest Russian attack on Ukraine since the beginning of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. (Kyiv Independent) (Kyiv Independent 2) (Reuters)
- https://kyivindependent.com/explosions-in-kyiv-russia-launches-massive-missile-and-drone-attack-on-cities-across-ukraine/
- https://kyivindependent.com/a-near-death-feeling-largest-yet-russian-attack-on-ukraines-energy-infrastructure-brings-back-widespread-power-outages/
- https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/russia-launches-drone-attack-kyiv-ukraines-military-says-2024-08-26/
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Armed conflicts and attacks
Poland says that a Russian Shahed drone had likely entered its airspace during the attacks on Ukraine and that searches are underway for the object as it may have landed in Polish territory around 30 kilometers (18 miles) from the Poland–Ukraine border. (The Defense Post) (Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty) (Reuters)
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Armed conflicts and attacks
The Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA) launches an offensive against the Pakistani Army in Balochistan, Pakistan, gaining control of several key highways, including the Karachi–Quetta section of National Highway 8, and also damages a train station in Mastung. (Al Jazeera)
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Armed conflicts and attacks
At least 14 soldiers and policemen and 21 BLA gunmen are killed in ambushes and clashes on highways in Balochistan. Five civilians are also killed in Kalat. (Al Jazeera)
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Armed conflicts and attacks
Twenty-three people are killed in a mass shooting targeting Punjabis on a highway in Musakhail District. Between 30 and 40 armed men offloaded passengers from trucks and buses and shot them after checking their identities, subsequently setting fire to their vehicles. The BLA claims responsibility for the attack. (Dawn) (NPR)
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Armed conflicts and attacks
The Rapid Support Forces shell an internally displaced persons camp in North Darfur, Sudan, killing 25 people and wounding at least 40 others. (Sudan Tribune)
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Armed conflicts and attacks
The Benghazi-based Libyan Government of National Stability says that it is suspending production at all oil fields and oil terminals that it controls until further notice amid a dispute with the central bank in Tripoli. (France 24) (S&P Global)
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Business and economy
Canada announces a 100% tariff on imports of Chinese-made electric vehicles and a 25% tariff on Chinese steel and aluminum. (AP)
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Disasters and accidents
At least 49 people are killed and more than 40,000 people are displaced after heavy rains caused floods in Adamawa, Jigawa, and Taraba states, Nigeria. (Al Jazeera)
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Health and environment
Germany announces that it will donate 100,000 doses of mpox vaccines to the Democratic Republic of the Congo and other African nations, as well as provide funding to the GAVI Vaccine Alliance through the World Health Organization. (DW)
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International relations
Russian lawmakers accuse French authorities of arresting Russian-born Telegram CEO Pavel Durov in order to acquire confidential information from Telegram users, and urge Russian users to delete all confidential information on the Telegram app. (Politico)
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International relations
President of France Emmanuel Macron makes the first official French acknowledgement of the arrest of Pavel Durov by stating that Durov's arrest had "no political motive" and also dismissed contrary accusations and claims by free speech protesters and Russia as "false information". (Reuters)
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Law and crime
The Dutch Data Protection Authority fines Uber €290 million (US$324 million) for allegedly breaching the European Union's General Data Protection Regulation in order to collect information on its European drivers. (DW)
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Law and crime
The National Football League Players Association files a lawsuit against DraftKings for allegedly violating an agreement to pay licensing fees on NFL players' likeness rights after DraftKings closed its NFT trading cards business. (Reuters)