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Armed conflicts and attacks

• Russian invasion of Ukraine
  • Attacks in Russia during the Russian invasion of Ukraine
    • August 2024 Kursk Oblast incursion
      • Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy 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". (BBC News)
      • Large explosions are reported near the town of Rylsk in Kursk Oblast, Russia, with videos on social media appearing to show a destroyed column of military vehicles. (The Kyiv Independent)
      • Ukraine launches twelve rockets and 14 drones into Russia, according to both acting Governor of Kursk Oblast Alexei Smirnov and the Russian Ministry of Defence. (DW Russian)
      • Ukrainian forces capture dozens of Russian soldiers in their offensive in Kursk Oblast. Russian authorities say that fighting is still ongoing for control of several settlements near the border. (Al Jazeera)
      • Ukrainian troops and tanks enter the town of Sudzha, forcing the local residents to flee. (Sky News) (BBC Russian Service)
• 2024 Iran–Israel conflict, Israel–Hezbollah conflict
  • One Lebanese civilian and a Hezbollah militant are killed and three Lebanese civilians are injured in Israeli strikes in southern Lebanon.
  • Hezbollah fires 25 rockets at the Israeli-occupied Syrian Golan Heights and fifteen rockets at Shlomi and Kabri in Upper Galilee, Israel. All rockets are intercepted by the Iron Dome. (Al Jazeera)

Disasters and accidents

• 2024 Atlantic hurricane season
  • Hurricane Debby
    • Tropical Storm Debby makes its second landfall near Bulls Bay, South Carolina, United States. (AP)
• 2024 Hyūga-nada earthquake
  • A 7.1-magnitude earthquake strikes off the coast of Kyushu, Japan. A tsunami advisory is issued for parts of the islands of Kyushu and Shikoku. (The Japan Times)

Politics and elections

• 2024 Bangladesh quota reform movement
  • Non-cooperation movement
    • Muhammad Yunus returns to Bangladesh to lead the country's interim government. (Reuters)
• 2017–2018 Spanish constitutional crisis
  • Former Catalan government president Carles Puigdemont returns to Barcelona, Spain, after seven years of "self-exile", defying an arrest warrant issued by the Supreme Court. Catalan regional police subsequently institute tight controls on traffic in and out of the city, as part of an attempt to arrest Puigdemont. (The New York Times) (Cadena SER)
  • Two Mossos d'Esquadra officers are arrested for allegedly collaborating on Puigdemont's escape, following his public appearance in Barcelona. (Antena 3)
• 2024 Catalan regional election
  • Socialists' Party candidate Salvador Illa is elected as the new Catalan government president by the Parliament of Catalonia, becoming the first non-separatist president in more than 10 years. (Al Jazeera)

Science and technology

• Internet censorship in Russia
  • YouTube is reportedly blocked and slowed down across Russia following the website's blocking of several channels that expressed support for the Russian invasion of Ukraine. (Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty)

Sports

• 2024 Summer Olympics
  • Botswana at the 2024 Summer Olympics
    • Letsile Tebogo wins the gold medal in Men's 200 metres, earning Botswana its first ever gold medal. (Olympics)
  • Ecuador at the 2024 Summer Olympics
    • Lucía Yépez wins the silver medal in the Women's freestyle 53 kg wrestling event, the first medal in the sport for Ecuador. (Olympics)
  • Pakistan at the 2024 Summer Olympics
    • Arshad Nadeem wins the gold medal in Men's javelin throw, breaking the Olympic record and earning Pakistan its first ever medal in Athletics and its first ever individual gold medal. (DW)
  • Refugee Olympic Team at the 2024 Summer Olympics
    • Cindy Ngamba wins a bronze medal in Women's middleweight boxing, the first-ever medal won for the Refugee Olympic Team. (Olympics)

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