Portal:Current events/2024 August 4

Armed conflicts and attacks

• Russian invasion of Ukraine
  • Eastern Ukraine campaign
    • Russia said its armed forces captured the village of Novoselivka Persha in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine. (Times of India)
  • Military aid to Ukraine during the Russo-Ukrainian War
    • President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy announces that the country has received its first F-16 fighter aircraft from NATO allies. (The New York Times)
• 2024 Bangladesh quota reform movement
  • Non-cooperation movement
    • At least 91 people are killed in violent clashes between anti-government protesters and police units across Bangladesh, as protestors call for Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to resign. (Al Jazeera)
• Israeli–Palestinian conflict
  • Two people are killed and two others are injured in a stabbing spree in Holon, Israel. The Palestinian perpetrator is subsequently shot and killed by Israeli police. (Reuters)
  • Gaza war
    • Israeli invasion of the Gaza Strip
      • At least four people are killed and 18 others are injured in an Israeli strike on the al-Aqsa Hospital in Deir al-Balah in the Gaza Strip. (AP)
  • 2024 Iran–Israel conflict, Israel–Hezbollah conflict
    • An IDF officer and soldier is injured near Ayelet HaShahar in dozens of Hezbollah rocket attacks on IDF targets near Beit Hillel, Birkat Risha, Malkia and Ramya in northern Israel. (Al Jazeera)
    • IDF strikes Hezbollah targets in Marjayoun, Hula and Zibqin, starts a fire in a power station in Taybeh and an IDF drone misses its target of a motorcyclist in Rab El Thalathine in southern Lebanon. (Al Jazeera)

International relations

• Foreign relations of Ukraine, Foreign relations of Mali
  • Mali cuts all diplomatic relations with Ukraine for providing intelligence to Tuareg rebels that enabled them to ambush and kill large numbers of Wagner Group mercenaries and Malian troops. (CNN)
• Malaysia–United Kingdom relations, 2024 United Kingdom riots
  • Malaysia issues a travel warning urging its citizens to not visit the United Kingdom due to ongoing violent riots. (Yahoo! UK)

Law and crime

• 2024 United Kingdom riots, 2024 Southport stabbing
  • More than 150 people are arrested following violent far-right riots targeting mosques and migrant infrastructure throughout the United Kingdom. (BBC)

Sports

• 2024 Summer Olympics
  • Tennis at the 2024 Summer Olympics
    • Novak Djokovic defeats Carlos Alcaraz in the Men's singles final to win the Olympic gold medal, becoming the third male player to achieve a singles Career Golden Slam. (BBC News)
    • Sara Errani and Jasmine Paolini win the gold medal in the Women's doubles tournament, earning Italy its first gold medal in the sport and making Errani the oldest tennis player to achieve a Career Golden Slam. (CNA)
  • Algeria at the 2024 Summer Olympics
    • Kaylia Nemour wins the gold medal in the Women's uneven bars, the first gold medal in gymnastics for Algeria. (NPR)
  • Cape Verde at the 2024 Summer Olympics
    • Daniel Varela de Pina wins a bronze medal in Men's flyweight boxing, earning Cape Verde its first ever Olympic medal. (Olympics)