Reignited clashes in the disputed Nagorno-Karabakh region between Armenia and Azerbaijan kill three soldiers and injure fourteen others.
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August 3, 2022 (Wednesday)
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Armed conflicts and attacks
Two Taliban policemen and three Islamic State gunmen are killed during a gunbattle at a hideout in Kabul. Four other officers are wounded.
Disasters and accidents
Two people are killed after heavy flooding in The Gambia.
Seventeen people are killed and four others are injured after a minibus collides with a truck in Juhaynah, Sohag Governorate, Egypt.
International relations
China warns airlines to avoid areas near Taiwan as it conducts military exercises in response to U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's visit to the island.
Law and crime
Three people are killed and six others are injured in a mass stabbing attack at a kindergarten in Anfu County, Jiangxi, China.
American basketball player Brittney Griner is sentenced to nine years in prison by a Russian court after being found guilty of bringing cannabis-infused vape cartridges into Russia.
Belarusian journalist Iryna Slaunikava is sentenced to five years in prison amidst a government crackdown on the media following protests that occurred after the 2020 Belarusian presidential election.
Politics and elections
The former chairman of the Union of Values and federal presidential candidate for the AfD, Max Otte, is legally expelled from the CDU.
Prime Minister of Peru Aníbal Torres resigns citing "personal reasons", amid multiple criminal investigations focusing on president Pedro Castillo.
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