Seven Kurdistan Workers' Party militants are killed in Kurdistan Region, Iraq, by two Turkish drone strikes.
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August 24, 2023 (Thursday)
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Armed conflicts and attacks
Business and economy
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa invites Argentina, Egypt, Ethiopia, Iran, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates to join the bloc, with membership taking effect next year.
Air traffic controllers at Beirut’s Rafik Hariri International Airport in Lebanon announce they will go on strike next month due to severe staffing shortages, partially closing the airport.
Disasters and accidents
Health and environment
Japan begins the discharge of treated radioactive waste water from the damaged Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant into the Pacific Ocean.
International relations
China suspends the import of Japanese seafood following Japan's discharge of treated radioactive waste water from Fukushima.
Law and crime
The County of Maui in Hawaii, United States, files a lawsuit against Hawaiian Electric, alleging negligence and failing to shut down equipment during the wildfires that ravaged the island including Lahaina.
Colombia introduces passports with a non-binary option, following a 2022 court ruling that permitted such identification on official documents.
The County Court of Victoria in Australia sentences Malka Leifer, the principal of a Jewish religious school in Melbourne, to 15 years in prison for the sexual assault of two sisters.
A German federal court rejects an appeal by a military officer who posed as a asylum-seeker and was convicted of plotting to attack prominent politicians.
The U.S. Department of Justice sues SpaceX for alleged hiring discrimination against refugees and people seeking or granted asylum.
Sports
Norway's Magnus Carlsen wins his first Chess World Cup title after defeating India's R Praggnanandhaa in a tiebreak.
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