:[[US]] [[United States Secretary of Defense|Secretary of Defense]] [[Lloyd Austin]] orders the [[USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72)|USS Abraham Lincoln]] [[Aircraft carrier|aircraft carrier]] strike group and the [[USS Georgia (SSGN-729)|USS Georgia]], a nuclear [[Cruise-missile submarine|cruise-missile submarine]], to the [[Middle East]] to defend [[Israel]] from possible retaliation from [[Iran]] and to strengthen [[United States Armed Forces|U.S. military]] posture in the region. [https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/8/12/us-orders-submarine-to-middle-east-carrier-strike-group-to-sail-faster (Al Jazeera)]
:Two people are killed and twelve families are displaced in an explosion possibly attributed to a [[gas leak]] in [[Bel Air, Harford County, Maryland|Bel Air]], [[Maryland]], [[United States]]. [https://apnews.com/article/house-explosion-maryland-blast-firefighters-ad47258b59e465e3f048fc8213a59bd2 (AP)]
The United States finish atop the medal table with 40 gold medals and 126 total medals, ahead of China who finished with 40 gold medals and 91 total medals, with silver medals being the tiebreaker. (BBC News)
:The [[United States at the 2024 Summer Olympics|United States]] finish atop the [[2024 Summer Olympics medal table|medal table]] with 40 gold medals and 126 total medals, ahead of [[China at the 2024 Summer Olympics|China]] who finished with 40 gold medals and 91 total medals, with silver medals being the [[tiebreaker]]. [https://www.bbc.com/sport/olympics/articles/c80evjzy2jlo (BBC News)]
Officials of the Donald Trump campaign report that it was hacked by anonymous sources, with the campaign formally blaming "foreign sources", specifically claiming that Iran was behind the hacking. (WNBC-TV)
:Officials of the [[Donald Trump]] campaign report that it was hacked by anonymous sources, with the campaign formally blaming "foreign sources", specifically claiming that [[Iran]] was behind the hacking. [https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/business/money-report/trump-campaign-says-it-was-hacked-by-foreign-actors/5692955/ (WNBC-TV)]
:In the first-ever men's [[breakdancing]] event at the Olympics, [[Philip Kim (breakdancer)|Philip "Phil Wizard" Kim]] of [[Canada at the 2024 Summer Olympics|Canada]] wins the [[Breaking at the 2024 Summer Olympics – B-Boys|B-Boys]] gold medal, with [[Danis Civil|Danis "Dany Dann" Civil]] of [[France at the 2024 Summer Olympics|France]] winning the silver and [[Victor Montalvo]] of the [[United States at the 2024 Summer Olympics|United States]] winning the bronze. [https://www.cbc.ca/sports/olympics/summer/breaking/breaking-phil-kim-b-boys-olympics-august-10-1.7290940 (CBC News)]
:[[US]] [[United States Secretary of Defense|Secretary of Defense]] [[Lloyd Austin]] orders the [[USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72)|USS Abraham Lincoln]] [[Aircraft carrier|aircraft carrier]] strike group and the [[USS Georgia (SSGN-729)|USS Georgia]], a nuclear [[Cruise-missile submarine|cruise-missile submarine]], to the [[Middle East]] to defend [[Israel]] from possible retaliation from [[Iran]] and to strengthen [[United States Armed Forces|U.S. military]] posture in the region. [https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/8/12/us-orders-submarine-to-middle-east-carrier-strike-group-to-sail-faster (Al Jazeera)]
:Two people are killed and twelve families are displaced in an explosion possibly attributed to a [[gas leak]] in [[Bel Air, Harford County, Maryland|Bel Air]], [[Maryland]], [[United States]]. [https://apnews.com/article/house-explosion-maryland-blast-firefighters-ad47258b59e465e3f048fc8213a59bd2 (AP)]
The United States finish atop the medal table with 40 gold medals and 126 total medals, ahead of China who finished with 40 gold medals and 91 total medals, with silver medals being the tiebreaker. (BBC News)
:The [[United States at the 2024 Summer Olympics|United States]] finish atop the [[2024 Summer Olympics medal table|medal table]] with 40 gold medals and 126 total medals, ahead of [[China at the 2024 Summer Olympics|China]] who finished with 40 gold medals and 91 total medals, with silver medals being the [[tiebreaker]]. [https://www.bbc.com/sport/olympics/articles/c80evjzy2jlo (BBC News)]
Officials of the Donald Trump campaign report that it was hacked by anonymous sources, with the campaign formally blaming "foreign sources", specifically claiming that Iran was behind the hacking. (WNBC-TV)
:Officials of the [[Donald Trump]] campaign report that it was hacked by anonymous sources, with the campaign formally blaming "foreign sources", specifically claiming that [[Iran]] was behind the hacking. [https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/business/money-report/trump-campaign-says-it-was-hacked-by-foreign-actors/5692955/ (WNBC-TV)]
:In the first-ever men's [[breakdancing]] event at the Olympics, [[Philip Kim (breakdancer)|Philip "Phil Wizard" Kim]] of [[Canada at the 2024 Summer Olympics|Canada]] wins the [[Breaking at the 2024 Summer Olympics – B-Boys|B-Boys]] gold medal, with [[Danis Civil|Danis "Dany Dann" Civil]] of [[France at the 2024 Summer Olympics|France]] winning the silver and [[Victor Montalvo]] of the [[United States at the 2024 Summer Olympics|United States]] winning the bronze. [https://www.cbc.ca/sports/olympics/summer/breaking/breaking-phil-kim-b-boys-olympics-august-10-1.7290940 (CBC News)]
{{Transclude selected current events|Japan|more=y |wikitext=yes}}
:[[Rikuto Tamai]] of [[Japan]] wins a silver medal in [[Diving at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Men's 10 metre platform|Men's 10 metre platform diving]], earning [[Japan at the Summer Olympics|the country]] its first ever Olympic medal in [[Diving at the Summer Olympics|the sport]]. [https://www.reuters.com/sports/olympics/diving-chinas-cao-yuan-wins-mens-10-metre-platform-gold-2024-08-10/ (Reuters)]
:In the first-ever [[breakdancing]] event at the Olympics, [[Ami Yuasa]] of [[Japan at the 2024 Summer Olympics|Japan]] wins the [[Breaking at the 2024 Summer Olympics – B-Girls|B-Girls]] gold medal, with [[Dominika Banevič|Dominika "Nicka" Banevič]] of [[Lithuania at the 2024 Summer Olympics|Lithuania]] winning the silver and [[Liu Qingyi|Liu "671" Qingyi]] of [[China at the 2024 Summer Olympics|China]] winning the bronze. [https://apnews.com/article/2024-olympics-breaking-aea17bcb4ec9ad60ea7222d4b608a05d (AP)]
:A [[Richter Scale|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]]. [https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/08/08/japan/japan-kyushu-quake/ (''The Japan Times'')]
:[[Japan]]ese whaling company [[Kyodo Senpaku]] announces the country's first [[fin whale]] kill in fifty years off the coast of [[Iwate Prefecture]]. [https://www.undercurrentnews.com/2024/08/05/japan-hunts-first-fin-whale-in-50-years/ (Undercurrent News)] [https://www.theinertia.com/news/japan-fin-whale-hunting-first-kill/ (''The Inertia'')]
:[[Japan]]'s [[Nikkei 225]] [[stock market index]] rises more than 10%, a day after declining by more than 12%. [https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2024/08/05/stocks-markets-nikkei-japan-yen/d535ac6a-538f-11ef-9a60-5b6e8b4da7c0_story.html (''The Washington Post'')] [https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/aug/06/japanese-stock-market-nikkei-225-index-rebound-trading (''The Guardian'')]
:[[Rikuto Tamai]] of [[Japan]] wins a silver medal in [[Diving at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Men's 10 metre platform|Men's 10 metre platform diving]], earning [[Japan at the Summer Olympics|the country]] its first ever Olympic medal in [[Diving at the Summer Olympics|the sport]]. [https://www.reuters.com/sports/olympics/diving-chinas-cao-yuan-wins-mens-10-metre-platform-gold-2024-08-10/ (Reuters)]
:In the first-ever [[breakdancing]] event at the Olympics, [[Ami Yuasa]] of [[Japan at the 2024 Summer Olympics|Japan]] wins the [[Breaking at the 2024 Summer Olympics – B-Girls|B-Girls]] gold medal, with [[Dominika Banevič|Dominika "Nicka" Banevič]] of [[Lithuania at the 2024 Summer Olympics|Lithuania]] winning the silver and [[Liu Qingyi|Liu "671" Qingyi]] of [[China at the 2024 Summer Olympics|China]] winning the bronze. [https://apnews.com/article/2024-olympics-breaking-aea17bcb4ec9ad60ea7222d4b608a05d (AP)]
:A [[Richter Scale|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]]. [https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/08/08/japan/japan-kyushu-quake/ (''The Japan Times'')]
:[[Japan]]ese whaling company [[Kyodo Senpaku]] announces the country's first [[fin whale]] kill in fifty years off the coast of [[Iwate Prefecture]]. [https://www.undercurrentnews.com/2024/08/05/japan-hunts-first-fin-whale-in-50-years/ (Undercurrent News)] [https://www.theinertia.com/news/japan-fin-whale-hunting-first-kill/ (''The Inertia'')]
:[[Japan]]'s [[Nikkei 225]] [[stock market index]] rises more than 10%, a day after declining by more than 12%. [https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2024/08/05/stocks-markets-nikkei-japan-yen/d535ac6a-538f-11ef-9a60-5b6e8b4da7c0_story.html (''The Washington Post'')] [https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/aug/06/japanese-stock-market-nikkei-225-index-rebound-trading (''The Guardian'')]
:[[Rikuto Tamai]] of [[Japan]] wins a silver medal in [[Diving at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Men's 10 metre platform|Men's 10 metre platform diving]], earning [[Japan at the Summer Olympics|the country]] its first ever Olympic medal in [[Diving at the Summer Olympics|the sport]]. [https://www.reuters.com/sports/olympics/diving-chinas-cao-yuan-wins-mens-10-metre-platform-gold-2024-08-10/ (Reuters)]
:In the first-ever [[breakdancing]] event at the Olympics, [[Ami Yuasa]] of [[Japan at the 2024 Summer Olympics|Japan]] wins the [[Breaking at the 2024 Summer Olympics – B-Girls|B-Girls]] gold medal, with [[Dominika Banevič|Dominika "Nicka" Banevič]] of [[Lithuania at the 2024 Summer Olympics|Lithuania]] winning the silver and [[Liu Qingyi|Liu "671" Qingyi]] of [[China at the 2024 Summer Olympics|China]] winning the bronze. [https://apnews.com/article/2024-olympics-breaking-aea17bcb4ec9ad60ea7222d4b608a05d (AP)]
:A [[Richter Scale|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]]. [https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/08/08/japan/japan-kyushu-quake/ (''The Japan Times'')]
:[[Japan]]ese whaling company [[Kyodo Senpaku]] announces the country's first [[fin whale]] kill in fifty years off the coast of [[Iwate Prefecture]]. [https://www.undercurrentnews.com/2024/08/05/japan-hunts-first-fin-whale-in-50-years/ (Undercurrent News)] [https://www.theinertia.com/news/japan-fin-whale-hunting-first-kill/ (''The Inertia'')]
:[[Japan]]'s [[Nikkei 225]] [[stock market index]] rises more than 10%, a day after declining by more than 12%. [https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2024/08/05/stocks-markets-nikkei-japan-yen/d535ac6a-538f-11ef-9a60-5b6e8b4da7c0_story.html (''The Washington Post'')] [https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/aug/06/japanese-stock-market-nikkei-225-index-rebound-trading (''The Guardian'')]
:[[Rikuto Tamai]] of [[Japan]] wins a silver medal in [[Diving at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Men's 10 metre platform|Men's 10 metre platform diving]], earning [[Japan at the Summer Olympics|the country]] its first ever Olympic medal in [[Diving at the Summer Olympics|the sport]]. [https://www.reuters.com/sports/olympics/diving-chinas-cao-yuan-wins-mens-10-metre-platform-gold-2024-08-10/ (Reuters)]
:In the first-ever [[breakdancing]] event at the Olympics, [[Ami Yuasa]] of [[Japan at the 2024 Summer Olympics|Japan]] wins the [[Breaking at the 2024 Summer Olympics – B-Girls|B-Girls]] gold medal, with [[Dominika Banevič|Dominika "Nicka" Banevič]] of [[Lithuania at the 2024 Summer Olympics|Lithuania]] winning the silver and [[Liu Qingyi|Liu "671" Qingyi]] of [[China at the 2024 Summer Olympics|China]] winning the bronze. [https://apnews.com/article/2024-olympics-breaking-aea17bcb4ec9ad60ea7222d4b608a05d (AP)]
:A [[Richter Scale|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]]. [https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/08/08/japan/japan-kyushu-quake/ (''The Japan Times'')]
:[[Japan]]ese whaling company [[Kyodo Senpaku]] announces the country's first [[fin whale]] kill in fifty years off the coast of [[Iwate Prefecture]]. [https://www.undercurrentnews.com/2024/08/05/japan-hunts-first-fin-whale-in-50-years/ (Undercurrent News)] [https://www.theinertia.com/news/japan-fin-whale-hunting-first-kill/ (''The Inertia'')]
:[[Japan]]'s [[Nikkei 225]] [[stock market index]] rises more than 10%, a day after declining by more than 12%. [https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2024/08/05/stocks-markets-nikkei-japan-yen/d535ac6a-538f-11ef-9a60-5b6e8b4da7c0_story.html (''The Washington Post'')] [https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/aug/06/japanese-stock-market-nikkei-225-index-rebound-trading (''The Guardian'')]
:[[US]] [[United States Secretary of Defense|Secretary of Defense]] [[Lloyd Austin]] orders the [[USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72)|USS Abraham Lincoln]] [[Aircraft carrier|aircraft carrier]] strike group and the [[USS Georgia (SSGN-729)|USS Georgia]], a nuclear [[Cruise-missile submarine|cruise-missile submarine]], to the [[Middle East]] to defend [[Israel]] from possible retaliation from [[Iran]] and to strengthen [[United States Armed Forces|U.S. military]] posture in the region. [https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/8/12/us-orders-submarine-to-middle-east-carrier-strike-group-to-sail-faster (Al Jazeera)]
:One person is killed and several are injured when a helicopter stolen from [[Cairns Airport]] crashes into a hotel in [[Cairns]], [[Australia]]. [https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/article/2024/aug/12/helicopter-crashes-into-roof-of-cairns-hotel-in-early-hours-of-morning (''The Guardian'')]
:The first [[Cabinet of Indonesia]] meeting session in [[Nusantara (city)|Nusantara]] is held, marking the beginning of transition of the official [[Capital of Indonesia|capital]] away from [[Jakarta]]. [https://finance.detik.com/infrastruktur/d-7484900/jokowi-gelar-rapat-kabinet-perdana-di-ikn-hari-ini (Detik)]
:Two people are killed and twelve families are displaced in an explosion possibly attributed to a [[gas leak]] in [[Bel Air, Harford County, Maryland|Bel Air]], [[Maryland]], [[United States]]. [https://apnews.com/article/house-explosion-maryland-blast-firefighters-ad47258b59e465e3f048fc8213a59bd2 (AP)]
:In a phone call with [[European Council President]] [[Charles Michel]], [[Iranian president]] [[Masoud Pezeshkian]] accuses the [[European Union]] of facilitating [[Israel]]i [[crimes against humanity]] and [[terrorism]] in the [[Gaza Strip]] by implementing [[double standards]] that destabilize the [[Middle East]] and increase the chances of a [[global war]]. [https://aje.io/z92r5z?update=3113566 (Al Jazeera)]
The United States finish atop the medal table with 40 gold medals and 126 total medals, ahead of China who finished with 40 gold medals and 91 total medals, with silver medals being the tiebreaker. (BBC News)
:The [[United States at the 2024 Summer Olympics|United States]] finish atop the [[2024 Summer Olympics medal table|medal table]] with 40 gold medals and 126 total medals, ahead of [[China at the 2024 Summer Olympics|China]] who finished with 40 gold medals and 91 total medals, with silver medals being the [[tiebreaker]]. [https://www.bbc.com/sport/olympics/articles/c80evjzy2jlo (BBC News)]
:[[US]] [[United States Secretary of Defense|Secretary of Defense]] [[Lloyd Austin]] orders the [[USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72)|USS Abraham Lincoln]] [[Aircraft carrier|aircraft carrier]] strike group and the [[USS Georgia (SSGN-729)|USS Georgia]], a nuclear [[Cruise-missile submarine|cruise-missile submarine]], to the [[Middle East]] to defend [[Israel]] from possible retaliation from [[Iran]] and to strengthen [[United States Armed Forces|U.S. military]] posture in the region. [https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/8/12/us-orders-submarine-to-middle-east-carrier-strike-group-to-sail-faster (Al Jazeera)]
:One person is killed and several are injured when a helicopter stolen from [[Cairns Airport]] crashes into a hotel in [[Cairns]], [[Australia]]. [https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/article/2024/aug/12/helicopter-crashes-into-roof-of-cairns-hotel-in-early-hours-of-morning (''The Guardian'')]
:The first [[Cabinet of Indonesia]] meeting session in [[Nusantara (city)|Nusantara]] is held, marking the beginning of transition of the official [[Capital of Indonesia|capital]] away from [[Jakarta]]. [https://finance.detik.com/infrastruktur/d-7484900/jokowi-gelar-rapat-kabinet-perdana-di-ikn-hari-ini (Detik)]
:Two people are killed and twelve families are displaced in an explosion possibly attributed to a [[gas leak]] in [[Bel Air, Harford County, Maryland|Bel Air]], [[Maryland]], [[United States]]. [https://apnews.com/article/house-explosion-maryland-blast-firefighters-ad47258b59e465e3f048fc8213a59bd2 (AP)]
:In a phone call with [[European Council President]] [[Charles Michel]], [[Iranian president]] [[Masoud Pezeshkian]] accuses the [[European Union]] of facilitating [[Israel]]i [[crimes against humanity]] and [[terrorism]] in the [[Gaza Strip]] by implementing [[double standards]] that destabilize the [[Middle East]] and increase the chances of a [[global war]]. [https://aje.io/z92r5z?update=3113566 (Al Jazeera)]
The United States finish atop the medal table with 40 gold medals and 126 total medals, ahead of China who finished with 40 gold medals and 91 total medals, with silver medals being the tiebreaker. (BBC News)
:The [[United States at the 2024 Summer Olympics|United States]] finish atop the [[2024 Summer Olympics medal table|medal table]] with 40 gold medals and 126 total medals, ahead of [[China at the 2024 Summer Olympics|China]] who finished with 40 gold medals and 91 total medals, with silver medals being the [[tiebreaker]]. [https://www.bbc.com/sport/olympics/articles/c80evjzy2jlo (BBC News)]
