August 11, 2024 (Sunday)

Armed conflicts and attacks

Two people, including a 4-year-old child, are killed and three others are injured in a Russian KN-23 ballistic missile attack in Kyiv, Ukraine.

(Reuters)

Kyiv strikesRussian invasion of Ukraine

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At least one person is killed and eleven others are injured in an Islamic State minibus bombing in Dasht-e-Barchi, Kabul, Afghanistan.

(DW)

2024 Kabul bus bombingIslamic State–Taliban conflict

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Disasters and accidents

Two people are killed and twelve families are displaced in an explosion possibly attributed to a gas leak in Bel Air, Maryland, United States.

(AP)

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The death toll from a landslide at the Kiteezi Rubbish Dump in Kampala, Uganda, increases to 21.

(Reuters)

2024 Kiteezi landslide

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International relations

In a phone call with European Council President Charles Michel, Iranian president Masoud Pezeshkian accuses the European Union of facilitating Israeli crimes against humanity and terrorism in the Gaza Strip by implementing double standards that destabilize the Middle East and increase the chances of a global war.

(Al Jazeera)

Iran–European Union relations

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Politics and elections

Incumbent president Paul Kagame is sworn in for a fourth term in office.

(Reuters)

2024 Rwandan general election

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Sports

The United States finish atop the medal table with 40 gold medals and 126 total medals, ahead of China who finished with 40 gold medals and 91 total medals, with silver medals being the tiebreaker.

(BBC News)

2024 Summer Olympics

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The 2024 Summer Olympics conclude with the closing ceremony taking place at the Stade de France in Paris, France.

(BBC News)

2024 Summer Olympics

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