Russian forces strike Odesa with missiles and drones, injuring three people and damaging civilian infrastructure.
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August 14, 2023 (Monday)
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Armed conflicts and attacks
Kenya launches an inquiry into British Army Training Unit Kenya, amid allegations of murder, sexual abuse, and damage to land near the base.
A report to the UN Security Council finds that the Islamic State still commands between 5,000 and 7,000 members across Syria, Iraq and Afghanistan, posing a serious threat to the region despite the imposition of economic sanctions.
At least three people are killed and seven others are injured by an explosion at a hotel in Khost, Afghanistan.
Fighting breaks out in Tripoli between the 444 brigade and the Special Deterrence Force after the head of the 444 brigade was allegedly detained by the Special Deterrence Force at an airport in Tripoli. Twenty-seven people are killed and more than 100 injured.
Business and economy
France announces that supermarket prices increased 13.1% year-on-year in July according to the national statistics bureau.
Disasters and accidents
Shares in Hawaiian Electric Industries drop 30% after the company was sued for refusing to shut down power lines. Lawsuits are also filed against three other power companies that oversee the state.
The wildfires in Maui, Hawaii, United States, are ranked as the fifth deadliest wildfire in American history.
Five people are killed and seven others missing after a boat carrying 35 migrants from Sfax, Tunisia, sinks in the Mediterranean Sea.
A secondary school in Kratié, Cambodia, once a supply depot during the country's civil war, temporarily closes after over 2,000 pieces of unexploded ordnance are found.
At least 35 people are killed and 80 others are injured in an explosion at a gas station in Makhachkala, Dagestan, Russia.
Eleven people are killed, ten missing and 30 others are injured in an explosion at a market in San Cristóbal, Dominican Republic.
Health and environment
Health Minister Ayesha Verrall announces New Zealand will end COVID-19 restrictions including mask mandates and 7-day quarantines.
Law and crime
Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki announces a referendum on the acceptance of "thousands of illegal immigrants from the Middle East and Africa" as part of a European Union relocation plan.
Former U.S. President Donald Trump and eighteen associates – including former White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows and former Justice Department official Jeffrey Clark – are indicted in Georgia by Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis as part of an investigation into their alleged involvement in attempting to overturn the election results in the state.
Prosecutors announce that police are investigating bomb threats at the Eiffel Tower in Paris that resulted in two evacuations on Saturday.
The Philadelphia District Attorney and FBI announce charges against a 17-year-old Philadelphia resident for allegedly plotting terrorism on behalf of an al-Qaeda-linked group.
Politics and elections
Latvian Prime Minister Krišjānis Kariņš announces his resignation and says his government will step down this week citing a breakdown in relations within his multi-party government.
Sports
FIDE requires trans women to provide proof of gender transition to compete in official women's chess events and states that titles held by those who transition to male will be abolished, but may be reinstated if they revert to female.
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