Russian forces shell Torske and Zavitne in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine, killing three people and injuring two others.
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August 22, 2023 (Tuesday)
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Armed conflicts and attacks
Pakistani Taliban insurgents ambush a military convoy in South Waziristan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan, triggering a shootout, with at least six soldiers and four militants killed.
The Mexican Army says that drug cartels have increased usage of improvised explosive devices, with 42 soldiers, police and suspects wounded this year.
Disasters and accidents
Tropical Storm Harold makes landfall in south Texas, United States, the first during the hurricane season. A tropical storm warning is issued for parts of Texas and the Mexican border.
Sixteen people are killed and thirty-six others are injured after a bus carrying Mexican and Venezuelan migrants crashes into a freight truck in Oaxaca, Mexico.
International relations
The African Union's Peace and Security Council votes to suspends Niger's membership with immediate effect.
The BRICS summit begins in Johannesburg, South Africa. The summit will focus on the bloc's expansion and role among the economies of the Global South.
Law and crime
The American Civil Liberties Union and three advocacy groups release a report examining the screening system at the Torrance County Detention Facility where claims to asylum were inappropriately screened out for deportation. Complaints of retaliation against migrants who objected to procedures and living conditions were cataloged.
Politics and elections
Former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra returns to Thailand after 15 years of self-exile. He is arrested and jailed by the Supreme Court of Thailand over his existing convictions.
Sports
Aleksandra Goryachkina wins her first Women's Chess World Cup title after defeating Bulgaria's Nurgyul Salimova in a tiebreak.
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