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'''Armed conflicts and attacks'''
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****] ] appears to confirm ordering a major cross-border operation inside Russia, saying that "Russia brought war to our land, and it should feel what it has done".
****Large explosions are reported near the town of ] in ], ], with videos on ] appearing to show a destroyed column of military vehicles.
****] launches twelve rockets and 14 drones into Russia, according to both acting ] ] and the ].
****] capture dozens of ] in their offensive in Kursk Oblast. Russian authorities say that fighting is still ongoing for control of several settlements near ].
****Ukrainian troops and tanks enter the town of ], forcing the local residents to flee.
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**One ] civilian and a ] militant are killed and three Lebanese civilians are injured in ] strikes in ].
**Hezbollah fires 25 rockets at the Israeli-occupied ]n ] and fifteen rockets at ] and ] in ], ]. All rockets are intercepted by the ].

'''Disasters and accidents''' '''Disasters and accidents'''
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***Tropical Storm Debby makes its second ] near ], ], ]. ***Tropical Storm Debby makes its second ] near ], ], ].
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**A ] ] strikes off the coast of ], ]. A ] advisory is issued for parts of Kyushu and ] islands. **A ] ] strikes off the coast of ], ]. A ] advisory is issued for parts of the islands of Kyushu and ].


'''Politics and elections''' '''Politics and elections'''
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***] returns to ] to lead the ]. ***] returns to ] to lead the country's ].
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**Former ] ] returns to ] after seven years of "self-exile", defying the arrest warrant issued by the ]. ] ] activates the operation "Gàbia" to arrest him with controls in the main roads. **Former ] ] returns to ], ], after seven years of "self-exile", defying an arrest warrant issued by the ]. ] ] subsequently institute tight controls on traffic in and out of the city, as part of an attempt to arrest Puigdemont.
**A ] agent is arrested for collaborating in the escape of Puigdemont after reappearing in Barcelona. **Two ] officers are arrested for allegedly collaborating on Puigdemont's escape, following his public appearance in Barcelona.
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**] candidate ] is elected as the new ] by the ], becoming the first non-] president in more than 10 years.

'''Science and technology'''
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**] is reportedly blocked and slowed down across ] following the website's blocking of several channels that expressed support for the ].


'''Sports''' '''Sports'''
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***] wins the gold medal in ], earning ] its ] gold medal.
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***] wins the silver medal in the ] event, the first medal in the ] for ].
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***] wins the gold medal in ], breaking the ] and earning the first gold medal in ] and the first individual gold medal overall for ]. ***] wins the gold medal in ], breaking the ] and earning ] its ] medal in ] and its first ever individual gold medal.
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***] wins a bronze medal in ], the first-ever medal won for the ].
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Latest revision as of 14:30, 24 November 2024

August 8, 2024 (2024-08-08) (Thursday)

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