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**Clashes in [[Deir ez-Zor]] between [[Forces of the Fighters of the Tribes|Arab tribal fighters]] and [[Kurds|Kurdish]]-led fighters leaves several people dead and others wounded. [https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/8/30/several-killed-in-fighting-between-sdf-and-tribesmen-in-eastern-syria (Al Jazeera)] |
**Clashes in [[Deir ez-Zor]] between [[Forces of the Fighters of the Tribes|Arab tribal fighters]] and [[Kurds|Kurdish]]-led fighters leaves several people dead and others wounded. [https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/8/30/several-killed-in-fighting-between-sdf-and-tribesmen-in-eastern-syria (Al Jazeera)] |
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'''Business and economy''' |
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*[[Russian invasion of Ukraine]] |
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**[[International sanctions during the Russo-Ukrainian War|Economic sanctions during the Russo-Ukrainian War]] |
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***[[India]] asks the [[United States]] to release $26m belonging to at least two Indian diamond firms that has been [[Asset freezing|frozen]] due to alleged trade links with [[Office of Foreign Assets Control|sanctioned]] Russian [[List of diamond mines|diamond mining]] company [[Alrosa]]. [https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2023/8/30/russia-ukraine-live-news-two-killed-after-massive-russian-attack-in-kyiv (Al Jazeera)] |
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'''Disasters and accidents''' |
'''Disasters and accidents''' |
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Revision as of 22:02, 30 August 2023
August 30, 2023 (Wednesday)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- 2023 Gabonese coup d'état
- Officers of the Gabonese military depose president Ali Bongo and annul the results of the general election in which he was declared the winner. They also dissolve the government and close all borders. (Reuters)
- Russian invasion of Ukraine
- Bombing of Kyiv
- Russia says its aircraft destroyed four military boats carrying up to 50 members from landing groups of the special forces of Ukraine operating in the Black Sea. (Al Jazeera)
- Russia says its warplanes destroyed two Ukrainian military speedboats carrying military personnel east of Snake Island in the Black Sea. (Reuters)
- Syrian civil war
- Clashes in Deir ez-Zor between Arab tribal fighters and Kurdish-led fighters leaves several people dead and others wounded. (Al Jazeera)
Disasters and accidents
- 2023 Atlantic hurricane season
- Hurricane Idalia makes landfall in the U.S. state of Florida as a category 3 hurricane. Flooding is reported in the Tampa Bay area including Tampa and other parts of Hillsborough County. Two deaths are reported with both being due to vehicle accidents. (The Washington Post) (Spot On Florida)
- The death toll from torrential rains in Tajikistan rises to 21, as flooding, landslides, and mudflows affect towns near Dushanbe. (AFP via Barron's)
Politics and elections
- 2023 Australian Indigenous Voice referendum
- Prime Minister Anthony Albanese announces the Australian Indigenous Voice referendum will be held in October. (ABC News)
- 2023 Guatemalan general election
- President of Congress Shirley Rivera dissolves the parliamentary group of Movimiento Semilla and declares them "independent". President-elect and member of Congress Bernardo Arévalo is also affected by the decision. (La Hora)
Science and technology
- Censorship of TikTok
- The Kyrgyz Ministry of Culture, Information, Sports and Youth Policy announces that Kyrgyzstan will ban the TikTok platform in an effort to protect the health of young children. (RFE/RL)