Armed conflicts and attacks

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy dismisses the commander of the Ukrainian Air Force Mykola Oleshchuk following the crash of an F-16 fighter jet and the death of its pilot while defending against Russian strikes. (Reuters)

• https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/zelenskiy-dismisses-ukraines-air-force-commander-2024-08-30/

Armed conflicts and attacks

Twelve Pakistani Taliban members are killed during a raid by the Pakistani Army in the Tirah Valley of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan, bringing the number of insurgents killed there to 37 since August 20. (AP)

• https://apnews.com/article/pakistan-security-forces-militant-hideouts-killed-c3e7c6e79738e5105ee630b852b90786

Disasters and accidents

Four people are killed and one other is missing when a National Republican Guard helicopter crashes into the Douro river in Lamego, Portugal. (DW)

• https://www.dw.com/en/portugal-4-dead-1-missing-after-firefighter-helicopter-crash/a-70097141

Disasters and accidents

At least two people are killed and 20 others are injured when a roof of a church that was used for food distribution collapses in Recife, Brazil. (Reuters) (Yahoo! News)

• https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/least-2-dead-after-brazil-church-roof-collapses-mayor-says-2024-08-30/
• https://www.yahoo.com/news/church-roof-collapses-brazil-city-082043177.html

International relations

Germany deports 28 convicted Afghan criminals, marking the first such action since the Taliban regained control of Afghanistan in August 2021. (AP)

• https://apnews.com/article/germany-afghanistan-deportations-solingen-710560de4b2855dfaae6275d090111cd

International relations

President of Ukraine Volodomyr Zelenskyy urges Mongolia to arrest Russian President Vladimir Putin as he travels to Ulaanbaatar to make his first meeting to an International Criminal Court member state since the issue of his ICC arrest warrant. (France 24)

• https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20240830-ukraine-urges-mongolia-to-arrest-putin-on-icc-warrant-kremlin-says-it-has-no-worries-about-visit

International relations

East Timor joins the World Trade Organization. (WTO)

• https://www.wto.org/english/news_e/news24_e/acc_30aug24_e.htm

Law and crime

A Brazilian judge orders the social media platform X to be blocked after the platform failed to comply with court orders. (The New York Times)

• https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/30/world/americas/brazil-elon-musk-x-blocked.html

Sports

Defending men's champion Novak Djokovic is defeated in the third round by Alexei Popyrin, 6-4, 6-4, 2-6, 6-4, making 2024 the first tennis season since 2002 in which no Grand Slam tournaments were won by one of Djokovic, Roger Federer, or Rafael Nadal, collectively known as the "big three." (AP News)

• https://apnews.com/article/us-open-2024-novak-djokovic-popyrin-9c45dd85cf725b23c82e2ec825f741b3