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August 31, 2024 (Saturday)
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Armed conflicts and attacks
The Houthis claim they have attacked the Liberia-flagged container ship MV Groton for the second time in the Gulf of Aden.
Al-Shabaab bombs several businesses in the Tabelaha Sheikh Ibrahim neighborhood of Mogadishu, Somalia, targeting shops that had complied with the government's directive to install CCTV cameras.
The Israeli military recovers the bodies of six hostages kidnapped by Hamas during the October 7 attack on Israel, including American citizen Hersh Goldberg-Polin, from an underground tunnel near Rafah, Gaza.
Disasters and accidents
Seven people are killed and dozens of others are injured in a bus crash near Vicksburg, Mississippi, United States.
The death toll from the effects of Typhoon Shanshan in Japan increases to six, with over 100 people injured.
Three people are killed and two more injured after a Cessna 421C crashes in a row of townhouses near Troutdale Airport in Troutdale, Oregon, United States.
A Russian Air Force Mil Mi-8T helicopter crashes over the Russian Kamchatka Peninsula with all 22 personnel onboard killed.
International relations
Science and technology
Ford Motor Company announces it is recalling over 90,000 vehicles due to issues with the engine intake valves.
Sports
Polish F32 Paralympian Róża Kozakowska is disqualified one day after winning gold in the Women's club throw F32 event due to an irregularity with her equipment.
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