Ten Yemeni soldiers from a southern separatist faction are killed and twelve others are injured in an attack by Houthi militants at the border between Al Bayda and Lahij.
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August 27, 2023 (Sunday)
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Armed conflicts and attacks
Disasters and accidents
Tropical Storm Idalia forms in the Gulf of Mexico as the tenth tropical storm or subtropical storm of the 2023 Atlantic hurricane season.
Three US Marines are killed and 20 others are injured when their MV-22B Osprey tiltrotor crashes on Melville Island, Northern Territory, Australia.
Russia's Investigative Committee confirms the identities of the bodies recovered at crash site corresponds to the names on the flight list.
At least 13 people are killed in Vahdat and Rudaki, Tajikistan, due to heavy rains that triggered landslides and falling rocks.
Health and environment
The North Korean government announces the lifting of certain pandemic-era travel restrictions, allowing citizens abroad to return to the country provided that they quarantine for one week.
International relations
Libyan Prime Minister Abdul Hamid Dbeibeh suspends Foreign Minister Najla El Mangoush for administrative investigation following reports of an unauthorized meeting with Israeli Foreign Minister Eli Cohen.
Law and crime
Police arrest two male Polish citizens suspected of hacking into the national railway communication system, disrupting rail traffic in Poland and issuing false signals.
Sports
In golf, Norway's Viktor Hovland wins the U.S. PGA Tour's season-ending Tour Championship and secures the FedEx Cup championship trophy, finishing five strokes ahead of the United States' Xander Schauffele.
In artistic gymnastics, Simone Biles sets a new record for the most all-around titles by a gymnast of either gender, surpassing the previous record set by Al Jochim in 1933, after winning her eighth title at the individual all-around event of this year's USA Gymnastics National Championships.
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