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Revision as of 20:01, 5 August 2024

August 5, 2024 (2024-08-05) (Monday)

Armed conflicts and attacks

Israel–Hamas war
- Attacks on U.S. bases in Iraq, Jordan, and Syria during the Israel–Hamas war
  - Two missiles are fired at the joint U.S.—Iraqi Al-Asad Airbase. (Reuters)
M23 offensive
- Nearly 100 Congolese National Police officers flee to Uganda as fighting between M23 rebels and the FARDC intensifies. (Reuters)
Red Sea crisis
- The Houthis claim an attack on a Liberia-flagged container ship MV Groton in the Gulf of Aden. (Al Jazeera)
Iran issues a flight warning notice to pilots, advising aircrafts to change their routes over the country due to dangers en route. (The Jerusalem Post)

Arts and culture

The metropolitan Archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston, His Eminence, Cardinal Sean Patrick O'Malley, O.F.M.Cap., retires after 20 years of service to the Church in Boston and more than 15 years as a Cardinal. Pope Francis, in response, names the Bishop of Providence, Rhode Island, Richard Henning, to succeed him. (AP News) (Holy See)

Business and economy

2024 stock market decline
- Japan's Nikkei 225 stock market index falls by over 12%, suffering its worst two-day decline in history and its largest daily percent drop since Black Monday in October 1987. (AP) (Reuters)

International relations

Law and crime

Uganda Police arrests and charges fourteen Ugandan opposition officials and lawmakers with terrorism charges for their participation in anti-government and anti-corruption protests last month. (Reuters)
The United States District Court for the District of Columbia finds Google guilty of violating the Sherman Antitrust Act. (CNN) (Washington Post)

Politics and elections

Sports