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August 18

International relations

Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy travels with several other European leaders to the White House in Washington, D.C. to meet with U.S. president Donald Trump to discuss pathways to make a peace negotiation regarding the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
Source: Al Jazeera external link
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Law and crime

Marius Borg Høiby, the son of Norway's Crown Princess Mette-Marit, is charged with 32 offences including rape and domestic violence. If found guilty, he may be sentenced to up to 10 years in prison.
Source: France 24 external link
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Australian Federal Court judge Michael Lee fines national airline Qantas AU$90 million (US$59 million) for unlawfully outsourcing 1,820 ground staff during the COVID-19 pandemic, in addition to the AU$120 million (US$78 million) compensation the airline has already agreed to pay its former employees.
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Armed conflicts and attacks

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Russian missile strikes kill at least seven people in Kharkiv and three in Zaporizhzhia.
Source: Reuters external link

Disasters and accidents

Spain deploys 500 Army troops to help fight raging wildfires in the country as the death toll rises to four following the death of a firefighter in Castile and León.
Source: BBC News external link
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The death toll from a fire and explosion at a gunpowder plant last week in Shilovsky District, Ryazan Oblast, Russia, rises to 24 with at least another 157 people injured. The government declares a day of mourning.
Source: CBS News external link
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August 17

Disasters and accidents

More than 40 people are reported missing and ten others are rescued when a boat carrying 50 people to a popular market capsizes on the Sokoto River near Goronyo, Sokoto State, Nigeria.
Source: AP external link
At least seven people are killed and five others are injured when a cloudburst causes flash flooding and landslides in Kathua district, Jammu and Kashmir, India.
Source: Daily Excelsior external link
One person is killed and 29 people are injured when a M 5.8 undersea earthquake strikes near Poso, Central Sulawesi, Indonesia.
Source: Jawa Pos external link

Law and crime

Three people are killed and nine others are injured in a mass shooting at a nightclub in the Crown Heights neighborhood of New York City, United States.
Source: Minnesota Star Tribune external link
At least seven people are killed in a mass shooting at a billiard hall in Santo Domingo, Ecuador.
Source: France 24 external link

Arts and culture

Officials announce that the Gathering of Nations event in Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States, will host its final pow-wow in 2026.
Source: AP external link

Sports

The British Horseracing Authority announces it will hold a one-day strike on September 10 to protest against a proposed increase in betting taxes from 15% to 21%. This is the first time the sport has ever voluntarily refused to race in modern history.
Source: BBC Sport external link

Politics and elections

A general strike and mass protests calling for a hostage deal and ceasefire to end the Gaza war occur across Israel, involving approximately 2.5 million protesters across the country and 300,000 at the protest held in Hostages Square, Tel Aviv. At least 32 protesters are arrested.
Source: CBS News external link
Bolivians vote to elect a president, vice president, 130 members of the Chamber of Deputies, and 36 members of the Chamber of Senators. Preliminary results indicate a run-off between Senator Rodrigo Paz Pereira and former president Jorge Quiroga, ending the Movimiento al Socialismo's 20-year political dominance.
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Business and economy

Air Canada suspends its plan to resume flights after cabin crew continued a strike despite a Canada Industrial Relations Board order and government-imposed arbitration, leaving operations halted and affecting more than 700 flights and about 130,000 daily passengers.
Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer external link

August 16

Armed conflicts and attacks

At least 30 people are killed by suspected Islamic State-aligned Allied Democratic Forces rebels in Bapere, North Kivu, Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Source: AP external link

Law and crime

Three people are killed, including the perpetrator, and another is injured in a mass shooting near a bar in Forio, Campania, Italy.
Source: Leggo external link

Disasters and accidents

Hurricane Erin intensifies to Category 5 strength while affecting several Caribbean islands.
Source: NBC News external link
The death toll from yesterday's floods in Pakistan increases to at least 321.
Source: Al Jazeera external link
Seven people are killed when an Air Kasaï Antonov An-2 aircraft crashes while being ferried near Kisangani, Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Source: Aviation24 external link
At least one person is killed and four others are injured, including two seriously, when a Mil Mi-8 military helicopter makes a hard landing during a rescue operation on Jengish Chokusu in Kyrgyzstan.
Source: ASN external link

Business and economy

Canadian jobs minister Patty Hajdu orders binding arbitration between Air Canada and the Canadian Union of Public Employees after the airline's flight attendants launched a strike which led to the suspension of hundreds of flights and disruptions affecting more than 100,000 passengers per day.
Source: BBC News external link