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Sunday, August 27th, 2023 

Officials in Boston, Massachusetts, announce police will remove tents and other makeshift shelters at the Mass and Cass tent city, an encampment for the homeless, many of whom struggle with mental health issues and substance abuse disorder. (AP) 

U.S. Rep. Cory Mills introduces articles for impeachment against Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, accusing Austin of ignoring key intelligence during the withdrawal of American troops from Afghanistan that caused the deaths of 13 soldiers and the surrender of Kabul to the Taliban. (The Hill) 

Three US Marines are killed and 20 others are injured when their MV-22B Osprey tiltrotor crashes in Melville Island, Northern Territory, Australia. (BBC News) 

Ten Yemeni soldiers from a southern separatist faction are killed and twelve others are injured in an attack by Houthi militants at the border between Al Bayda and Lahij. (AFP via VOA) 

Russia’s Investigative Committee confirms the identities of the bodies recovered at crash site corresponds to the names on the flight list. (The Moscow Times) 

Russia confirms Wagner Group leader Yevgeny Prigozhin has died in a plane crash on an Embraer Legacy 600. (The Moscow Times) 

Libyan Prime Minister Abdul Hamid Dbeibeh suspends Foreign Minister Najla El Mangoush for administrative investigation following reports of an unauthorized meeting with Israeli Foreign Minister Eli Cohen. (AFP via France 24) 

Police arrest two male Polish citizens suspected of hacking into the national railway communication system, disrupting rail traffic in Poland and issuing false signals. (AFP via Al Arabiya) 

Tropical Storm Idalia forms in the Gulf of Mexico as the tenth tropical storm or subtropical storm of the 2023 Atlantic hurricane season. (The New York Times) 

The North Korean government announces the lifting of certain pandemic-era travel restrictions, allowing citizens abroad to return to the country provided that they quarantine for one week. (AFP via WION) 

In golf, Norway’s Viktor Hovland wins the U.S. PGA Tour‘s season-ending Tour Championship and secures the FedEx Cup championship trophy, finishing five strokes ahead of the United States’ Xander Schauffele. (AFP via France 24) 

In artistic gymnastics, Simone Biles sets a new record for the most all-around titles by a gymnast of either gender, surpassing the previous record set by Al Jochim in 1933, after winning her eighth title at the individual all-around event of this year’s USA Gymnastics National Championships. (AFP via Manila Bulletin) 

Saturday, August 26th, 2023 

The Alabama attorney general’s office makes a filing with the Supreme Court of Alabama indicating plans to carry out a death penalty by nitrogen hypoxia, an execution method that is authorized in three US states but has never been used. (AP) 

Three people are killed in a racially motivated mass shooting at a store in Jacksonville, Florida, United States. The perpetrator, who killed himself after the attack, released a manifesto against black people. (AP) 

The ruling Nigerien military government orders the Niger Armed Forces to go on maximum alert, citing an increased threat of attack. (Al Jazeera) 

Seven people are killed after gang members open fire on a protest in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. (BBC News) 

Four people are killed and twenty are injured in a grenade attack by a former TPLF combatant in Mekelle, Tigray, Ethiopia.(Borkena) 

The governor of Belgorod Oblast says that Ukrainian shelling and usage of cluster munitions injured six civilians in Urazovo. (Al Jazeera) 

Russian forces shell the front-line city of Kupiansk, killing two people and injuring another. (AP via MSN) 

Russia’s Northern Fleet conducts navy exercises in the Barents Sea aimed at preventing the passage of unauthorised and foreign ships. (Al Jazeera) 

British Museum chair George Osborne announces that the museum has begun the process of recovering 2,000 stolen artifacts. (The Guardian) 

Director of the British Museum Hartwig Fischer resigns, claiming responsibility for insufficient investigation of the recent series of thefts and disappearances of hundreds of items from its collection, including gold jewelry, semi-precious gems and antiquities. (AFP via RTÉ) 

British Museum director Hartwig Fischer res

Ukraine’s foreign ministry expresses opposition to a continuation of European Union import restrictions on its grain after member states including Poland, Slovakia, Bulgaria, Romania, and Hungary supported an extension. (Al Jazeera) 

The Panama Canal imposes a one-year restriction on ship passage due to severe drought conditions, leading to delays and decreased maritime traffic. (AFP via ABS-CBN News) 

A new brush fire in Maui, United States, burns up to 10 acres in a Kaanapali neighborhood located a few miles from the Lahaina area damaged by wildfires, prompting evacuations. The evacuation order is lifted after the fire was contained. (Honolulu Star-Advertiser) 

Fire department officials in Greece arrest two men on suspicion of setting fires amid ongoing wildfires in the country. (AP) 

Nine people are killed and nine more are injured when a gas canister explodes on a train in Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India. (BBC News) 

Two people were killed and 46 others were injured in series of explosions at a liquefied petroleum gas station in Crevedia, Romania. (Reuters via RTÉ) 

Three Ukrainian Air Force pilots are killed when two L-39 trainer aircraft collide in midair in Zhytomyr, Ukraine. (Al Jazeera) 

American food delivery platform DoorDash announces that it will pay $1.6 million to its workers after a Seattle Office of Labor Standards investigation finds that the company failed to implement the city’s required sick and safe time policy. (AP) 

Gabonese citizens vote for a president and members of the parliament. (AFP via France 24) 

The government imposes a nightly curfew and suspends internet access following the closure of polls, citing the need to prevent violence and misinformation. (AFP via Le Monde) 

President Emmerson Mnangagwa is re-elected to a second term with 52.6% of the vote, defeating main challenger Nelson Chamisa who garners 44%. Mnangagwa’s ZANU–PF also wins a majority in the National Assembly elections. Chamisa’s Citizens Coalition for Change rejects the results, alleging electoral irregularities. (AFP via SCMP) 

FIFA suspends Spanish football federation president Luis Rubiales for 90 days for kissing player Jennifer Hermoso after the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup final. Hermoso says that Rubiales acted without her consent, which Rubiales denies. (AFP via France 24) 

American triathlete Taylor Knibb wins her second consecutive Ironman 70.3 World Championship title with a time of 3:53:02, five seconds ahead of runner-up Kat Matthews. (Tri247) 

Friday,  August 25th, 2023 

Yale University and a student group announce they have reached a settlement in a U.S. federal lawsuit that accused the Ivy League school of discriminating against students with mental health disabilities, including pressuring them to withdraw. (AP) 

George Soros founded Grantmaking network Open Society Foundations plans to significantly reduce their activities in Europe and lay off much of their staff. The change coincides with Alex Soros‘s announcement of a shift to a new operating model. (AP) 

Yan Petrovsky, one of the leaders of the Russian far-right paramilitary Rusich Group, is detained in Finland. Ukraine has sent a request for Petrovsky’s extradition. (Meduza)

Estonia‘s pro-Ukrainian Prime Minister, Kaja Kallas, comes under pressure to resign after it was revealed her husband’s company indirectly undertook business in Russia after the invasion of Ukraine. (AP) 

Norway announces that it will spend 63 million kroner (US$6 million) each year on grain reserves due to environmental and geopolitical concerns. (AP) 

Two telecommunication companies in Haiti, Digicel and Access Haiti, said their fiber optic cables were severed this week, temporarily disrupting service in suspected acts of sabotage by criminal gangs. (AP) 

The United Auto Workers of the United States vote to call a strike if contract negotiations with Ford, General Motors, and Stellantis are not finalized by the stated deadline. (AFP via RFI) 

A U.S. federal control board files a new plan for restructuring $10 billion in debt owned by Puerto Rico’s power company in an attempt to end bankruptcy negotiations. (AP) 

At least 12 people are killed and 80 are injured in a human crush during the opening ceremony of the Indian Ocean Island Games at the Mahamasina Municipal Stadium in Antananarivo, Madagascar. (Reuters) 

The Somali National Army reports the killing of 27 al-Shabaab militants near Awdheegle, Lower Shabelle, along with the destruction of militant hideouts, as part of an ongoing campaign to secure areas previously under al-Shabaab control. (Xinhua) 

The ruling Nigerien military junta orders the ambassadors of France, Germany, Nigeria, and the United States to leave the country. France rejects the ultimatum, claiming they do not recognize its authority, while the US claims it has received no request to withdraw its personnel from Niger. (Reuters) (AFP via SCMP) 

Monaco’s judicial authorities announce they have closed a probe against Lebanon’s caretaker prime minister Najib Mikati and his family over corruption allegations due to lack of evidence. (AP) 

A Pakistani doctor and former Mayo Clinic research coordinator who sought to join the Islamic State terrorist group to fight in Syria and expressed interest in carrying out attacks in the U.S. is sentenced to 18 years in prison. (AP) 

Sandra Torres, who lost Guatemala’s presidential election, files a complaint alleging fraud in the way the votes were counted. (AP) 

The 19th edition of the FIBA Basketball World Cup opens, with the Philippine Arena setting a World Cup attendance record of 38,115 during the co-hosts‘ opening game against the Dominican Republic. (AP) 

Norway announces it will spend 63 million kroner ($6 million) per year until the end of the decade stocking up on grain due to environmental and geopolitical reasons. (AP) 

The 19th edition of the FIBA Basketball World Cup opens, with the Philippine Arena setting a World Cup attendance record of 38,115 during the co-hosts‘ opening game against the Dominican Republic. (AP) 

Colombia introduces passports with a non-binary option, following a 2022 court ruling that permitted such identification on official documents. (AFP via Philippine Daily Inquirer) 

The End

Friday,  August 25th, 2023 

Director of the British Museum Hartwig Fischer resigns, claiming responsibility for insufficient investigation of the recent series of thefts and disappearances of hundreds of items from its collection, including gold jewelry, semi-precious gems and antiquities. (AFP via RTÉ) 

Norway announces it will spend 63 million kroner ($6 million) per year until the end of the decade stocking up on grain due to environmental and geopolitical reasons. (AP) 

George Soros founded Grantmaking network Open Society Foundations plans to significantly reduce their activities in Europe and lay off much of their staff. The change coincides with Alex Soros‘s announcement of a shift to a new operating model. (AP) 

Estonia‘s pro-Ukrainian Prime Minister, Kaja Kallas, comes under pressure to resign after it was revealed her husband’s company indirectly undertook business in Russia after the invasion of Ukraine. (AP) 

The 19th edition of the FIBA Basketball World Cup opens, with the Philippine Arena setting a World Cup attendance record of 38,115 during the co-hosts‘ opening game against the Dominican Republic. (AP) 

Thursday, August 24th, 2023 

Seven members of the militant Kurdistan Workers’ Party are killed in Kurdistan Region, Iraq, by two Turkish drone strikes. (AFP via France 24) 

Japan begins the discharge of treated radioactive waste water from the damaged Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant into the Pacific Ocean. (The Independent) 

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa invites Argentina, Egypt, Ethiopia, Iran, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates to join the bloc, with membership taking effect next year. (Bloomberg) 

China suspends the import of Japanese seafood following Japan’s discharge of treated radioactive waste water from Fukushima. (AFP via The Times of Malta) 

The County Court of Victoria in Australia sentences Malka Leifer, the principal of a Jewish religious school in Melbourne, to 15 years in prison for the sexual assault of two sisters. (AFP via Bangkok Post) 

Colombia introduces passports with a non-binary option, following a 2022 court ruling that permitted such identification on official documents. (AFP via Philippine Daily Inquirer) 

The End Friday 

Seven members of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party are killed in Iraq by two Turkish drone strikes. (France 24) 

One person is killed and eight others are injured by rockfalls in the Ein Gedi nature reserve in Israel. (Times of Israel) 

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa invites Argentina, Egypt, Ethiopia, Iran, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates to join the bloc, with membership taking effect next year. (Bloomberg) 

The County of Maui in Hawaii, United States, files a lawsuit against Hawaiian Electric, accusing it of negligence and failing to shut down their equipment during the wildfires that ravaged the island including Lahaina. (Reuters) 

Former U.S. President Donald Trump is booked at the Fulton County jail. (NBC) 

Trump releases his mugshot on Twitter, now known as X, his first post since being suspended from the platform in January 2021. He also releases the mugshot on his Truth Social platform. (Reuters) (The Hill) 

Norway’s Magnus Carlsen wins his first Chess World Cup title after defeating India’s R Praggnanandhaa in a tiebreak. (CNN) 

Wednesday, August 23rd, 2023 

An Embraer Legacy 600 aircraft crashes in Tver Region, Russia, killing all ten people on board. The leader of the Wagner Group Yevgeny Prigozhin and mercenary Dmitry Utkin were listed as passengers. (BBC News) 

Three people are killed and six others are injured in a mass shooting at a biker bar in Trabuco Canyon, Orange County, California, United States. The perpetrator is killed in a shootout. (AP) 

A Russian drone strike on agricultural facilities in Izmail, Odesa Oblast, destroys 13,000 tons of grain and damages infrastructure. (CNN International) 

The Federal Bureau of Investigation reports that around 1,110 people have been missing since the wildfires that affected Maui, Hawaii, United States. (BBC News) 

Twenty-six people are killed when a railway bridge being built across a ravine collapses in Mizoram, India. (Al Jazeera) 

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At least two people are killed and 37 more are rescued during a buildin

Two people killed and another is injured after an aircraft operated by the Lebanese Air Force crashes near Ham

Tropical Storm Franklin makes landfall on the island of Hispaniola, with heavy rain reported in the Dominican R

The U.S. Justice Department announces that they have brought 718 law enforcement actions costing $836 million in COVID-19 fraud during the pandemic. (The Washington Post) 

Chandrayaan-3 makes a soft landing near the Moon’s South Pole, marking India’s first landing on the Moon and the first soft landing of a spacecraft near the

North Korea launches a military satellite from the Sohae Satellite Launching Station. The launch fails due “to an error in the emergency blasting system during the third-stage flight”, according to state media, with the satellite likely crashing into the Pacific Ocean after passing over Okinawa Prefecture, Japan. (Kyodo News) (BBC News) 

The End Thursday 

Wednesday, August 23rd, 2023 

A plane crashes in Tver, Russia, killing all the ten people on board. Wagner Group’s leader Yevgeny Prigozhin and mercenary Dmitry Utkin were among the listed passengers. (BBC) 

Chandrayaan-3 makes a soft landing near the Moon’s South Pole, marking India’s first landing on the Moon and the first soft landing near the lunar South Pole. (CNN) 

The Federal Bureau of Investigation reports that around 1,110 people have been missing since wildfires have hit Maui, Hawaii, including the historic town Lahaina. (BBC) 

Germany passes legislation to ease citizenship rules, aiming to reduce a shortage of skilled workers and to bolster the integration of immigrants. (AP) 

France delivers the first shipment of its SCALP-EG air-launched cruise missiles to Ukraine. (Al Arabiya) 

Ukrainian forces reportedly strike a Russian SAM site at Cape Tarkhankut, Crimea, destroying the S-400 missile system and killing service personnel. (Interfax-Ukraine) 

A Russian drone strike on agricultural facilities in Izmail, Odesa Oblast, destroys 13,000 tons of grain and damages infrastructure. (CNN International) 

The governor of Belgorod Oblast, Russia, says that a Ukrainian attack killed three civilians in the region. (AFP via Al Arabiya) 

Four people are killed and four others are injured in a Russian drone strike on a school in Romny, Sumy Oblast. (Reuters) 

Southwark Crown Court in London, United Kingdom, rules that two teenagers were part of the hacking group Lapsus$ and participated in a blackmail campaign against technology companies, including Rockstar Games, the maker of the Grand Theft Auto video game series. (AP) 

Twenty-six people are killed after a railway bridge being built across a ravine collapses in Mizoram, India. (Al Jazeera) 

Eight people are killed and other are injured, after a passenger bus veeres off the Prithvi Highway and crashes into the Trishuli River in Nepal. (AP) 

Tropical Storm Franklin makes landfall on the island of Hispaniola, with heavy rain in the Dominican Republic and Haiti. (AP) 

Tuesday,  August 22nd, 2023 

Mexican Drug War  The Mexican army says that drug cartels have increased usage of improvised explosive devices, with 42 soldiers, police and suspects wounded this year. (AP) 

Sixteen people are killed and thirty-six others are injured after a bus carrying Mexicans and Venezuelan migrants crashes into a freight truck Tuesday in Oaxaca, Mexico. (AP) 

Ukraine claims that saboteurs coordinated by military intelligence destroyed a Tupolev Tu-22M heavy bomber at the Soltsy-2 airbase in Novgorod Oblast, Russia. (AP) 

Russian forces shell Torske and Zavitne in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine, killing three people and injuring two others. (BBC News) 

The United Nations Middle East envoy says the conflict has killed over 200 Palestinians and nearly 30 Israelis this year, surpassing the previous year. (AP) 

More than 200 fishermen stage a protest on the docks of Gaza’s seaport after the arrest of at least six fishermen and the seizure of multiple boats by Israeli forces, requesting immediate international intervention. (Al Jazeera) 

Pakistani Taliban fighters ambush a military convoy in South Waziristan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, triggering a shootout, with at least six soldiers and four militants killed. (AP via Yahoo! News) 

Tropical Storm Harold makes landfall in south Texas, United States, the first during the hurricane season. A tropical storm warning is issued for parts of Texas and the Mexican border. (ABC News) 

The BRICS summit begins in Johannesburg, South Africa. The summit will focus on the bloc’s expansion and role among the economies of the Global South. (Peoples Dispatch) 

The African Union’s Peace and Security Council votes to suspends Niger’s membership with immediate effect. (Al Jazeera) 

The American Civil Liberties Union and three advocacy groups release a report examining the screening system at the Torrance County Detention Facility where claims to asylum were inappropriately screened out for deportation. Complaints of retaliation against migrants who objected to procedures and living conditions were cataloged. (AP) 

Hun Manet is approved as the next Prime Minister by the National Assembly. (AFP via WION) 

Two people are injured by falling debris from a Ukrainian drone strike on Moscow and flights are disrupted at the city’s airports. Russia says they shot down one drone and jammed another. (Reuters) 

Eighteen people are found dead amid wildfires in Dadia Forest, Greece. (BBC News) 

Srettha Thavisin is approved as the next Prime Minister in a joint session of parliament. (Reuters) 

Former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra returns to Thailand after 15 years of self-exile. He is arrested and jailed by the Supreme Court of Thailand over his existing convictions. (BBC News) 

Two people are injured by falling debris from a Ukrainian drone strike on Moscow and flights are disrupted at the city’s airports. Russia says they shot down one drone and jammed another. (Reuters) 

Somalia orders its telecommunication companies to block 1xBet, Telegram and TikTok, saying that militant groups like al-Shabaab use these apps to spread inappropriate content and misinformation to the public. (Al Jazeera) 

Monday,  August 21st, 2023 

Cyprus police rescue 18 Syrian migrants after their boat started taking on water off the island’s southeastern coast. (AP) 

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Twelve people are kill

One person is killed and two others are injured in a high-rise building explosion in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan. (AKIPress) 

Sha’Carri Richardson wins gold in the 100 m at the 2023 World Championships in Budapest, beating Shericka Jackson and Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce in a new championships record time of 10.65 seconds. (BBC Sport) 

The End Tuesday 

Maui County Mayor Richard Bissen says that 850 people are still missing since the wildfires have ravaged across Lahaina and other areas of Maui, Hawaii. (NBC News) 

Domino’s announces it will withdraw from Russia. Its parent company, DP Eurasia, says it will file for bankruptcy for its Russian unit. (CNN) 

Germany’s central bank announces the country’s economy will be stagnant in the current quarter, due to high energy prices and rising borrowing costs. (AP) 

A Palestinian man opens fire on a car carrying Israeli settlers in Hebron, in the occupied West Bank, killing a woman and injuring a man. (Al Jazeera) 

Greek patrol boats rescue nearly 80 migrants in the eastern Aegean Sea trying to cross from Turkey in inflatable dinghies in two separate incidents. (AP) 

A passenger bus crashes into a roadside ditch in Yozgat, Turkey, killing 12 people and injuring 19 others. (AP) 

Lucy Letby is sentenced to a whole-life order following her conviction of seven counts of murder and seven counts of attempted murder. (BBC News) 

London police say they will take no further action in an investigation into allegations that associates of King Charles III’s charity offered to help a Saudi Arabian billionaire secure a knighthood and British citizenship in return for donations of up to £1.5 million. (AP) 

The End

Sunday, August 20th, 2023 

Roscosmos spacecraft Luna 25 crashes into the moon after moving into an unpredictable orbit during the transition to a pre-landing orbit. (Reuters) 

Eleven people are killed after a vehicle carrying workers hits a roadside bomb in North Waziristan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. (Al Jazeera) 

Hurricane Hilary weakens to Category 1, with warnings and evacuation orders issued as the hurricane is expected to make landfall in Baja California and California, US. (ABC News) 

Hilary makes landfall as a tropical storm in San Quintín, Baja California. Flooding is reported in the Mexican city of Tijuana and California area of Palm Springs. (KCBS-TV)

A magnitude 5.1 earthquake strikes Ojai, Ventura County, California, causing minor damage. (LA Times) 

Greek authorities evacuate five villages near the northeastern border with Turkey, where a wildfire that has already destroyed several homes approached. (AP) 

Indian police stop a meeting of activists, academics and politicians discussing global issues ahead of a summit of the G20 that will be hosted in New Delhi. (AP) 

A special election is held to elect the president and the National Assembly to complete the current four-year terms. Presidential candidates Luisa González and Daniel Noboa will face off in a second round vote on 15 October. (CNN) 

Bernardo Arévalo defeats former first lady Sandra Torres by 59% to 36% in the presidential election run-off vote. (CNN) 

Spain defeats England 1–0 in the final match of the 2023 Women’s World Cup, winning their first FIFA Women’s World Cup title. (The Guardian) 

A special election is held to elect the President of Ecuador and the National Assembly to complete the current four-year terms. (CNN) 

Guatemalans head to the polls for a run-off vote between Bernardo Arévalo and former first lady Sandra Torres. (Reuters) 

Saturday, August 19th, 2023 

At least seven people are killed and 129 others are injured in a Russian ballistic missile strike on a theater in Chernihiv hosting a meeting of military and engineers at an exhibition on the use of consumer drones in the conflict. (BBC News) (CNN) 

Two Israelis from Ashdod are killed in an attack while visiting a carwash in Huwara in the occupied West Bank. The Israel Defense Forces launches a manhunt for the assailant and closes off roads in the area. (Times of Israel) 

A man dies after being swept by a current in Baja California Sur while attempting to cross a stream in his vehicle to evacuate the area. (La Prensa Latina Media) 

35,000 people are ordered to evacuate in British Columbia due to wildfires, with another 30,000 people under evacuation alerts. (CBC News) 

Nine members of the Indian Army are killed and another is seriously injured after their vehicle falls into a gorge near Leh, Ladakh, India. (Mirror Now via The Economic Times) 

The Greek Coast Guard rescues 60 migrants in inflatable dinghies who were attempting to cross from Turkey to the eastern Aegean Sea islands in two separate incidents. (AP) 

A Japan government panel investigating harassment cases in the military and the defense ministry finds widespread cover-ups and reluctance among supervisors to address these cases. (AP) 

Oupeye, Belgium, bans gatherings of more than four people following riots. The riots spread to the neighboring commune of Herstal. A school and various homes were damaged and garbage can fires were reported. (7Sur7) (Le Soir) 

Major League Soccer club Inter Miami CF wins the Leagues Cup, 10–9, in a penalty shoot-out, making it their first title since joining the league in 2020. (The Guardian) 

Friday,  August 18th, 2023 

Chinese property developer Evergrande Group files for chapter 15 bankruptcy protection in the United States as it works on a multi-billion dollar deal with creditors to restructure its debts. (BBC News) 

The U.S. approves the transfer of F-16 Fighting Falcons to Ukraine from Denmark and the Netherlands after training for Ukrainian Air Force pilots is completed. (Reuters) 

Israel receives permission from the United States to sell its Arrow 3 missile defense system to Germany, according to the Israeli Defence Ministry. (FAZ) 

The World Health Organization says that 30 million Afghan people require urgent medical aid, emphasising the importance of increased investment in healthcare services in Afghanistan. (Al Arabiya) 

The World Health Organization opens its first summit on traditional medicine in Gandhinagar, Gujarat, India. (AFP via The Japan Times) 

Russia says that Ukraine launched a drone attack on Moscow, striking a building in the International Business Center. Mayor Sergey Sobyanin says that air defences shot down a drone with debris falling over the Expocentre. (BBC News) 

In the United States, Herman Andaya resigns as Maui‘s top emergency official amidst reproval for not activating the emergency sirens during the wildfires. (NBC News) 

The death toll from the wildfires in Maui, Hawaii, United States, rises to 114. (Forbes) 

Premier of British Columbia David Eby declares a province-wide state of emergency in response to the ongoing wildfires. (CBC News) 

The city of Kelowna, British Columbia, declares a state of emergency and evacuations, as wildfires engulf parts of the city and surrounding area. Lake Okanagan Resort and several residential buildings are destroyed. (CTV News Vancouver) 

The city of Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, begins a complete evacuation amid the spread of nearby wildfires. (CBC News) 

The community of Medical Lake, Washington, U.S., is evacuated due to the Gray Fire near Spokane in eastern Washington. (AP) 

The National Hurricane Center issues the first ever tropical storm watch for the West Coast of the United States in Southern California as Hurricane Hilary approaches from Mexico. (AP) 

The UN Human Rights Office reports that at least 2,439 people have been killed by gang violence in Haiti this year. (AFP via France 24) 

Former Chancellor of Austria Sebastian Kurz is charged with making false statements to a parliamentary inquiry into alleged corruption in his first government. (AP) 

The Moscow City Court dissolves the Sakharov Center, a human rights organization, for holding unauthorized conferences and exhibitions. (AFP via Barron’s) 

In Oupeye, Belgium, a man on a quad bike is shot dead by police after running over a policeman and refusing to stop at a police control. Anti-police riots break out in the village and eleven people are arrested. (Le Soir) 

Gabon’s main opposition parties field former education minister Albert Ondo Ossa [fr] as their presidential candidate in the upcoming election, challenging the incumbent president Ali Bongo Ondimba who seeks a third term. (AFP via TRT Afrika) 

Swedish police detain a woman who sprayed an anti-Islam activist with a fire extinguisher as he staged a Quran-burning protest outside the Iranian Embassy in Stockholm. (AP) 

In the Yellow bankruptcy proceeding, the court names financing lenders. Hedge funds Citadel and MFN Partners will together provide $142.5 million in debtor-in-possession (DIP) financing, which will give Yellow’s estate the funds necessary to liquidate assets. (Reuters) 

More than 4,500 people in Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain, evacuate due to a wildfire burning over 2,600 hectares of the Teide National Park. (Reuters via CNA) 

Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian visits Saudi Arabia for the first time since the restoration of diplomatic relations. (AFP via France 24) 

The Swedish Security Service raises the country’s terror alert level from “elevated” to “high”, citing increased threats in response to the series of Quran burnings in the country. (AFP via The Times of India) 

The former and current heads of Slovakia’s spy agency and five other police and intelligence officers are being investigated for abuse of power and criminal conspiracy in two separate cases. (AP) 

Lucy Letby is convicted of seven counts of murder and seven counts of attempted murder following the deaths of multiple babies in the neonatal unit at the Countess of Chester hospital in Chester, England. Letby is acquitted on two other counts of attempted murder. (BBC News) 

A Canadian woman is sentenced to nearly 22 years in prison in Washington for mailing a threatening letter containing ricin to then-President Donald Trump at the White House. (AP) 

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