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August 21, 2024 (Wednesday)

Armed conflicts and attacks

Russian invasion of Ukraine
- Attacks in Russia during the Russian invasion of Ukraine
  - Mayor of Moscow Sergey Sobyanin states that Ukraine launched one of its largest drone attacks on the Russian capital, and claims that all drones were taken down without casualties or damage based on preliminary information. (Reuters)
Islamist insurgency in the Sahel
- Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger write to the United Nations Security Council to complain that Ukraine is supporting rebel groups in West Africa's Sahel region. (Reuters)
Israel–Hezbollah conflict
- Khalil al-Muqdah, a commander in the Al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades, is killed during an Israeli airstrike against his vehicle in Sidon, Lebanon. (Al Jazeera)

Business and economy

An analysis indicates that the rapid recent growth of the market for artificial intelligence has opaque environmental costs. Bloomberg says the giant tech companies are "concealing their actual carbon footprints" by invoking outdated emissions accounting rules. (Bloomberg)

Health and environment

2023–2024 mpox epidemic
- Thailand reports its first case of mpox in a 66-year-old European man who works in one of the African countries with the ongoing epidemic. (NY Times)
- Several suspected cases of clade 1b of mpox are reported in the Somerset region of England. (Devon Live)

Disasters and accidents

Twenty-eight people are killed and 23 others are injured when a bus carrying Shia Pakistani pilgrims to the Arba'in pilgrimage crashes and overturns in Yazd province, Iran. (Reuters)

Law and crime

Israel–Hamas war protests in the United States
- Pro-Palestinian protests on university campuses
  - Several pro-Palestinian demonstrators are arrested after protestors clashed with police near the Israeli consulate in Chicago, Illinois, United States, on the second night of the Democratic National Convention. (AP)
Three staff members are killed during a mass shooting at a school in Sanski Most, Bosnia and Herzegovina. The perpetrator, a fellow co-worker, is critically injured after shooting himself. (AP)

Politics and elections

The Ukrainian parliament approves the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court, paving the way for the country to become a State Party once the government deposits the instrument of ratification. (Ukrinform)

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 *[[Israel–Hamas war protests in the United States]]
 **[[Pro-Palestinian protests on university campuses]]
-*** Several pro-[[Palestinian]] demonstrators are arrested after protestors clashed with police near the [[List of consuls general of Israel to the United States#Consulate (Chicago)|Israeli consulate]] in [[Chicago]], [[Illinois]], [[United States]], on the second night of the [[Democratic National Convention]]. [https://apnews.com/article/democratic-convention-chicago-protests-war-gaza-f064683535bbbe93231d31ecc2dbafc7?utm_source=copy&utm_medium=share (AP)]
+*** Several pro-[[Palestinian]] demonstrators are arrested after protestors clashed with police near the [[List of consuls general of Israel to the United States#Consulate (Chicago)|Israeli consulate]] in [[Chicago]], [[Illinois]], [[United States]], on the second night of the [[2024 Democratic National Convention|Democratic National Convention]]. [https://apnews.com/article/democratic-convention-chicago-protests-war-gaza-f064683535bbbe93231d31ecc2dbafc7?utm_source=copy&utm_medium=share (AP)]
 *Three staff members are killed during a [[mass shooting]] at a school in [[Sanski Most]], [[Bosnia and Herzegovina]]. The perpetrator, a fellow co-worker, is critically injured after shooting himself. [https://apnews.com/article/bosnia-school-shooting-employee-8047c11fda2bb9bcee0a9d25c903072f (AP)]