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Armed conflicts and attacks

Russian invasion of Ukraine
- August 2024 Kursk Oblast incursion
  - 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)
  - Twelve rockets and 14 drones are launched by Ukraine into Russia, according to both acting Governor of Kursk Oblast Alexei Smirnov and the Russian Ministry of Defence. (Deutsche Welle 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 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)
  - 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 is killed and three Lebanese civilian are injured in IDF strikes on Hezbollah targets in Halta, Kfar Kila, Kunin, Leyda, Soujod, Bint Jbeil, Doueir, Majdal Zoun, Rashaf, Hadada, at-Tiri, and Ayta ash Shab in south Lebanon.
- Hezbollah fire 25 rockets at Golan Heights and 15 rockets at Shlomi and Kabri of Upper Galilee which are intercepted by Israeli Iron Dome. (Al Jazeera)

Arts and culture

The Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine announces it has completed the development of Crimean Tatar language and literature classes for the fifth and sixth grades. (The New Voice of Ukraine)

Disasters and accidents

Politics and elections

2024 Bangladesh quota reform movement
- Non-cooperation movement
  - Muhammad Yunus returns to Bangladesh to lead the country's interim government. (Reuters)
2017–18 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