The plan's original announcement has led to protests and a dip in Putin's approval ratings.
Freedom of the press in the United States
American tariffs of 25% on approximately $16 billion worth of Chinese goods come into effect.
2018 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Final
Former construction executive Bill Lee wins the Republican primary for Tennessee governor.
NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory releases a report officially disclosing a meteor explosion of roughly 2.1 kilotons of force near Thule Air Base in northwest Greenland on July 25. The United States Air Force confirms the explosion, adding that it did not impact operations at Thule Air Base.
Peru declares a 60-day public health crisis in its northern provinces, with concern of the Venezuelan migrants spreading diseases.
Germany hands over to Namibia the human remains—19 skulls, a scalp and bones—of Herero and Nama tribespeople among the tens of thousands killed by the German Empire between 1904 and 1908.
Health officials state that the Iraqi city of Basra has recorded 17,000 infection cases due to water contamination. A cholera outbreak is feared as salinity rates continue to increase in the unprocessed water.
central business district of Jacksonville, Florida, United States
non-alcoholic drink, often carbonated (sparkling)
Ecuador, Peru, Brazil, Colombia, and Chile tighten border controls for Venezuelan migrants. Over 7% of Venezuela’s total population has fled the nation in two years.
overview of notable events of 2018 in spaceflight
After more than 20 years of negotiations, the five countries bordering the Caspian Sea sign an agreement in Aktau, Kazakhstan, on its shared use and the distribution of its resources.
is the gothic brick church building which replaced the original wooden church, built on a former very important place of sacrifice of vikings, and where the missionary Saint Eskil was killed during the mid 11th century
Ecuador leaves the Bolivarian alliance of nations run in Latin America, citing the behaviour of the Venezuelan government in several areas including attempting to impose Chavism in America, creating major crises, and ineffectual control of migration.
The European Union announces an aid package of €35 million ($40.6 million) for Venezuelans, both inside the country and for those displaced in neighbouring countries.
U.S. President Donald Trump authorizes the doubling of Section 232 tariffs on imports of aluminium and steel from Turkey, to 20% and 50% respectively. The Turkish lira further falls to a new record low against the U.S. dollar and Turkish stocks tumble.
The judge in the trial of two Reuters journalists jailed in Myanmar announces that he will deliver his verdict on August 27, in a test of press freedom in the country.
Eighty-nine South Koreans are selected via lottery to be reunited for three days with North Korean relatives they were separated from in the Korean War six decades earlier.
third planet from the Sun in the Solar System
According to the Russian LGBT Network campaign group, a 16-year-old person becomes the first minor to be prosecuted under the Russian gay propaganda law.
Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull survives a challenge by conservative Home Affairs Minister Peter Dutton for leadership of the Liberal Party, with 48 votes to 35.
Police are treating the incident as an attempted terrorist attack.
American former attorney and former Republican official
The Mexican government announces that they are offering up to MXN$30 million (equivalent to US$1.56 million) for anyone who provides information that leads to the arrest of Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes (alias "El Mencho"), the suspected leader of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel and one of Mexico's most-wanted.
Arab ethnic group who mostly adhere to Islam
The lawyer of Michael Cohen, ex-lawyer of U.S. President Donald Trump who pleaded guilty to eight felonies a day prior, says his client would refuse to accept a presidential pardon.
21 people are killed after a boat capsizes in Nigeria's northwestern state of Sokoto.
U.S. President Donald Trump asks his Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to cancel a planned trip to North Korea, citing the country's insufficient progress in denuclearizing the Korean peninsula. "
The Eiffel Tower in Paris shuts down after workers go on a strike over ticketing changes.
The Taliban attacks two units of Afghan security forces in the Baghlan-e-Markazi district of Baghlan Province, killing at least 39 soldiers and police officers.
A Catholic priest held hostage for almost four months by Muslim militants in Marawi city in the southern Philippines says he still believes in inter-religious dialogue despite experiencing horrors that included seeing a fellow captive gunned down in crossfire and another one killed during an airstrike.
2018 Colombian anti-corruption referendum
Ecuador declares a state of emergency over increases in migrant entry from Venezuela.
Singer Madonna's speech invoking Aretha Franklin is criticized by singer Cynthia Erivo and draq queen Tatianna as self-centered.
The Parliament of Iran questions President Hassan Rouhani on weak economic growth, banking restrictions and rising prices. It is not satisfied by four of his five answers and refers the case to the judiciary. He chiefly blames the United States' sanctions, and vows the "plot" will not succeed. (Tehran Times}
California's 50th congressional district
military alliance of opposition groups in Myanmar
A police officer dies and five people are injured in three separate FARC attacks in Colombia.
Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro says that he has "hard evidence" that the Colombian government planned and executed an attempted assassination attack on him on Saturday, and that he will release it later in the day.
A military helicopter crashes in the Oromia Region of Ethiopia, killing 18 people.
After more than 20 years of negotiations, the five countries bordering the Caspian Sea sign an agreement in Aktau, Kazakhstan, on its shared use and the distribution of its resources. The convention legally defines the body of water as a sea rather than a lake, but with special provisions.
diplomatic relations between the United States of America and the European Union
Two men are detained in Ankara, Turkey, after shots are fired at the United States embassy.
2018–2023 Turkish currency and debt crisis
The petro, a Venezuelan government-backed cryptocurrency, has not been trading and is not publicly accessible, despite government claims that it has sold $3.3 billion worth of units and the fact that it is linked to the nation's physical currency and wages.
Michael Cohen, the ex-lawyer of U.S. President Donald Trump, pleads guilty to eight felony financial charges. He admits that a $150,000 hush money payment in August 2016, "at the direction" of an unnamed candidate, was for the "principal purpose of influencing" the 2016 presidential election. He is released on $500,000 bail until his sentencing on December 12. He faces up to 65 years, though prosecutors recommend 46 to 63 months.
A bone fragment found in Denisova Cave, Denisova 11, is identified as that of a girl who died 50,000 years ago aged at least 13.
Convention on the legal status of the Caspian Sea
The South African government begins the process of seizing land from white farm owners. [dubious – discuss]
announcement that it will cut all aid to the UNRWA, which supports more than 5 million registered Palestinian refugees, Germany calls on European Union states to help bridge the expected US$217 million deficit.
Imran Khan, the chairman of the Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party, is elected as the Prime Minister of Pakistan.
At the 6th Ordinary Congress of the Justice and Development Party (AKP), President of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdoğan is re-elected as the party's chairman, receiving 1380 of 1381 votes.
The change will come into force by the end of the year.
Panasonic announces their intent to move their European headquarters from London to Amsterdam, citing concern over Brexit.
Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro blames an alleged assassination attempt on Colombia and Venezuelan exiles in the U.S. state of Florida.
Guatemalan President Jimmy Morales announces that he will not renew the mandate of the International Commission against Impunity in Guatemala (CICIG) and orders the immediate transfer of functions to the Public Ministry and the Ministry of the Interior.
Eight people die in a house fire in Chicago, Illinois.
Date: 16 July 2016 – ongoing (disputed) (6 years, 6 months, 1 week and 4 days)
The fire broke out at the four-story Beilong Hot Spring Hotel in Harbin's Sun Island recreation area.
Hurricane Lane weakens to a Category 3 storm and is expected to pass south of Hawaii throughout the next few days.
terrorism in the region of United Kingdom
An officer fatally shoots a man in Cornellà, Barcelona, Spain, after he storms into a Mossos d'Esquadra police station with a knife. Police are treating the incident as an attempted terrorist attack.
A 6.3-magnitude earthquake strikes the Indonesian island of Lombok, killing 14.
capital and largest city of the province of Ontario, Canada
Violence breaks out in Zimbabwe amid allegations of election-rigging by the ruling Zanu-PF party.
application of the science of anthropology in a legal setting
An airport mechanic steals a Horizon Air Bombardier Q400 from Seattle–Tacoma International Airport in the United States, eventually crashing the plane on Ketron Island.
bilateral relations between Saudi Arabia and Canada
A suicide bomb attack at a Shi'ite mosque in Gardez, Afghanistan, kills at least 29 people and wounds at least 40 others. There is no immediate claim for the attack.
Deportation and removal from the United States
The site states that the perpetrators had access to information on accounts which were subscribed to their newsletter between the 3rd and 17th of June, as well as those created between 2005 and 2007.
official government news agency of Saudi Arabia
British politician, Mayor of London (born 1970)
The Australian Bureau of Statistics says the total population of Australia has hit 25 million.
Sixty-one people are shot over the weekend in Chicago, including twelve in two mass shootings. Eight die, including five teenagers. Police arrest three people in connection with the shootings and 29 on other firearms charges, and seize 83 guns.
national park in California, United States
A 6.2 earthquake, 100 miles from the Oregon coast, rocks the Western States of America.
President Morales deploys the armed forces near the headquarters of the International Commission against Impunity in Guatemala.
In hurling, Limerick defeat Galway in the 2018 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Final at Croke Park to win the Liam MacCarthy Cup for the first time since 1973.
Iran's finance minister Masoud Karbasian is sacked after an impeachment attempt by parliament. This is the second impeachment this month, after Ali Rabiei's on 8 August.
office of the head of government of Belarus
Former Donald Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort is found guilty on eight charges for false tax returns and bank fraud.
International relations of the East Asian nation
Thirteen sick people are taken off the stranded Diciotti vessel in Catania, Italy.
China announces 25% tariffs on an additional US$16 billion worth of imports from the United States, effective August 23, matching yesterday's decision by the United States.
overview of crime in Chicago, Illinois, US
The United States imposes sanctions on two Russian shipping companies and six vessels for involvement in oil transfer to North Korea.
Animal rights groups hold protests against dog meat consumption in Seoul.
Violent protests break out across Germany after a stabbing attack the day before. Several instances of racial violence are reported, and riot police have been attacked.
The death toll from the magnitude 6.9 earthquake in Lombok, Indonesia, rises to 259, and may go higher still.
Around twenty white nationalists hold a protest march in Washington, D.C. on the first anniversary of the Unite the Right rally, with thousands of counter-protesters.
Yomiuri Shimbun reports Tokyo Medical University altered entrance examination scores to decrease the number of women attending the school.
Following accusations by fellow monks of sexual misconduct and embezzling funds—accusations which were subsequently posted on social media—the Buddhist Association of China announces Shi Xuecheng's resignation from the office of president of that organization. Xuecheng had dismissed the records as a fabrication.
At least four people, including two police officers, are killed in a mass shooting in Fredericton, Canada.
Ten people are injured in a mass shooting in Manchester, United Kingdom.
Analysis shows that a rare fire tornado that barreled into the city of Redding on July 26 during the Carr Fire was responsible for the death of a firefighter as he raced towards a neighborhood in flames.
Afghan President Ashraf Ghani calls for a conditional cease-fire with Taliban insurgents for the duration of the Eid al-Adha holiday.
conflict between NATO Western forces and the Taliban
The Republican candidate is Troy Balderson and the Democratic candidate is Danny O'Connor.
Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
Irish paper production and packaging firm Smurfit Kappa release a statement explaining that one of its production facilities was seized a week earlier on August 21 by the Venezuelan government and its managers were arrested, with the company accused of not setting their prices at government-approved levels and smuggling.
The United States Department of State redirects more than $200 million in aid for the Palestinian National Authority to "high priority projects elsewhere". The Palestine Liberation Organization denounces the "use of cheap blackmail as a political tool".
Thousands of people protest in Tunis against a government report on gender equality that proposes, among other things, to legalize homosexuality and to make the sexes equal in inheritance matters.
Brazil re-opens its northern border with Venezuela which was briefly closed in response to refugees from Venezuela.
Nationwide student protests following the deaths of two teenagers killed by a speeding bus enter their fifth day, causing the government to shut down thousands of high schools.
The journalists were investigating mass graves at the village of Inn Din and the massacre that took place there when they were arrested for allegedly obtaining "secret documents".
The law goes into effect on March 1, 2019.
NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory releases a report officially disclosing a meteor explosion of roughly 2.1 kilotons of force near Thule Air Base in northwest Greenland on July 25.
Researchers from Australia report the success of a plan to use mosquitoes infected with Wolbachia bacteria to prevent the spread of dengue fever in an Australian town, stating that they intend to bring the program to other locales.
The Spanish government passes a decree which amends the Historical Memory Law to allow the government to exhume Francisco Franco's remains from the Valle de los Caídos.
A school official in Bicol Central Academy, a school in Libmanan, Camarines Sur, Philippines burned students' bags and other personal belongings as a punishment for students who violated the no-bag policy set for the school's event during that time.
The world's first autonomous taxi service begins operating in Tokyo, Japan. The pilot project will run until September 8, with full commercial operations expected to start in 2020, when the city hosts the 2020 Summer Olympics.
capital and largest city of the United Kingdom
Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro skips a rally in Caracas following weekend drone blasts that he called an assassination attempt, surprising and confusing some supporters in attendance.
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau reaffirms his support for the Trans Mountain expansion project after the Federal Court of Appeal rules suspension of the project.
The government of South Africa rejects a tweet by U.S. President Donald Trump as "based on false information", in which he appeared to respond to a Fox News report stating that the South African government is "now seizing land from white farmers." [contradictory]
The third impeachment against President Jimmy Morales for illicit electoral financing during his electoral campaign in 2015, is discussed in the Congress. It is the third impeachment that was requested by the Attorney General and the CICIG.
The Mendocino Complex Fire grows into the largest active wildfire in California history.
For the first time, scientists observe the Higgs Boson decay into bottom quarks. This supports a prediction in the Standard Model of particle physics.
Ten people are killed and another injured in a fire at a care home in Chiguayante, Chile.
organization that intends to supervise and liberalize international trade
The death toll from heavy floods that triggered landislides in Kerala, India, which started on 8 July, rises to 37.
Russian President Vladimir Putin announces a softening of the pension plan presented in June. The plan's original announcement has led to protests and a dip in Putin's approval ratings.
An intense heat wave hits South Korea, which started at the end of July and is forecast to reach its highest temperature in the coming days. The heat wave kills 27 people, while more than 2,200 are taken to the hospital.
Ministry of Ecological Transition (France)
bilateral relations between United States and Turkey
Belarusian president Alexander Lukashenko reshuffles his government in the wake of a corruption scandal.
The Brazilian government sends armed forces to be stationed along its Venezuelan border for two weeks, due to a large increase in migrants from Venezuela.
United States foreign policy in the Middle East
objectives and activities of the United States in the Middle East
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo states in an interview that North Korean leader Kim Jong-un will ultimately set the timeline for denuclearization.
50-metre backstroke swimming world record
seventh month in the Julian and Gregorian calendars
The electoral commission publishes the list of approved candidates.
At least eight people are reported dead and many sent to hospitals after a bus crash on a New Mexico highway.
state of California awards $289 million to a man who claims that his terminal cancer was caused by Monsanto's glyphosate-containing weed killer.
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa meets with President Joseph Kabila of DR Congo in Kinshasa, praising him for his "respect for the constitution" by agreeing to step down and not take part in the upcoming December 2018 Congolese general election.
At least 40 people are killed by paramilitary forces in eastern Ethiopia, in the latest spate of violence driven by ethnic divisions.
Archeologists from the Cairo University and the University of Catania report the discovery of one of the oldest known examples of cheese. Discovered at a tomb in the Saqqara necropolis, it is the first known evidence of ancient Egyptian cheese production.
The U.S. Department of State announces that it will redirect approximately US$230 million in stabilization funds for Syria to "other key foreign policy priorities." Career Ambassador James Jeffrey is appointed as "special representative for Syrian engagement".
group of people who jointly supervise the activities of an organization
The United States imposes new sanctions on Russia after the use of a Novichok nerve agent in the United Kingdom.
Indonesian President Joko Widodo chooses the Islamic cleric Ma'ruf Amin as his running mate in the upcoming presidential election.
sovereign state in Southern Europe situated on an archipelago in the Mediterranean Sea
Austrian diplomat, journalist and politician
Departing Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos grants 2-year citizenship rights to over 440,000 displaced Venezuelans living in Colombia, giving them certainty in access to medical and financial aid. ,
A meeting is held in Lima attended by representatives from Colombia, Peru, Ecuador, and Brazil, to develop requests for aid in regards to Venezuelan immigrants, which will be sent to organisations including the United Nations and International Red Cross.
Hurricane Lane strengthens to a Category 5 hurricane for around three hours as it heads toward Hawaii, before returning to Category 4.
the US pulled out of the international agreement
A bus plunges off a bridge onto a train track due to a malfunction near Kuopio, Finland, killing four people and injuring 20 others.
The European Union announces that its blocking statute against the US sanctions will take effect tomorrow, protecting European companies from US sanctions and encouraging them to keep trading with Iran.
diocese of the Catholic Church in the United States
overview of the foreign relations of Uzbekistan
largest Christian church, led by the pope
legal declaration or de facto acts by a government allowing assumption of extraordinary powers
The United States Department of Defense postpones President Donald Trump's military parade, which was slated to take place on 10 November, until 2019. The estimates for the parade's cost have risen from $12 million to $92 million.
Treasurer Scott Morrison wins the second leadership spill, 45 votes to 40 against Peter Dutton, and becomes Prime Minister.
Yosemite National Park officials say the Ferguson Fire in California is now fully contained.
NASA launches the Parker Solar Probe, an unpiloted spacecraft designed to study the sun.
illegally, appears in a Poweshiek County court for arraignment on first-degree murder.
Five center-left political parties nominate Marjan Šarec to become Prime Minister of Slovenia.
PepsiCo announces its intent to buy SodaStream, a manufacturer of products for in-home soft drink production, for US$3.2 billion.
Three Russian climbers and two Tajik pilots die while 12 other people are injured in a helicopter crash in Tajikistan.
The death toll from the Ponte Morandi collapse in Genoa, Italy, rises to 43.
Hurricane Lane causes flash flooding, and threatens a direct hit towards Hawaii as it passes through Oahu. Over 19 inches (48 cm) of rain has already fallen in some areas.
Irish paper production and packaging firm Smurfit Kappa release a statement explaining that one of its production facilities was seized a week earlier on August 21 by the Venezuelan government and its managers were arrested, with the company accused of not setting their prices at government-approved levels and smuggling. It says that the government have taken over operation of the plant.
Police in Switzerland say that all 20 occupants of a World War II-era Junkers Ju 52 plane that crashed yesterday on the flanks of the Piz Segnas mountain are dead.
Englishwoman Georgia Hall wins the 2018 Women's British Open golf championship.
U.S. President Donald Trump authorizes the doubling of Section 232 tariffs on imports of aluminium and steel from Turkey, to 20% and 50% respectively.
One man is killed, two more are seriously injured and partly violent protests erupt after a stabbing attack in Chemnitz, Germany.
flag-carrier and largest airline of Canada
2018 North Korea–United States Singapore Summit
This first find of a prehistoric first-generation mixed offspring shows that different archaic human subtypes sometimes migrated, and then mixed more frequently than previously thought.
Scientists observe the signal of iron and titanium atoms in the atmosphere of KELT-9b, an exoplanet located 600 light-years from Earth.
More than 100 Afghan soldiers and police, 13 civilians and hundreds of Taliban are killed during the ongoing offensive in Ghazni.
U.S. Senator and 2008 presidential nominee John McCain (R–AZ) dies at the age of 81.
digital medium of exchange using cryptography on a ledger to secure transactions and to verify transfer of ownership
President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
head of state of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
In coordinated editorials defending press freedom, hundreds of U.S. newspapers rebuke President Donald Trump's repeated accusations that the news media reports "fake news" and that journalists are "enemies of the people".
legal principle permitting use of force against aggressors without obligation to retreat
Cristhian Bahena Rivera, a Mexican man accused of killing University of Iowa student Mollie Tibbetts after entering the U.S. illegally, appears in a Poweshiek County court for arraignment on first-degree murder. His bail is set at US$5 million. If released by local police, he may be arrested by ICE.
Vice President Leni Robredo protests President Rodrigo Duterte's remark that her hometown Naga City is a "hotbed of shabu."
are killed and 30 others are injured after the bus they were traveling on overturns in Azuay, Ecuador.
Islamic holiday, also called the "Festival of the Sacrifice"
Colombia holds its first referendum since amending its constitution in 1991 and fails to pass anti-corruption measures due to low voter turnout.
Police in New Mexico rescue 11 malnourished children being kept in squalid conditions in a remote desert compound.
ongoing civil war in the country of Yemen
The sheriff's office reports a mass shooting at a Madden 19 tournament at the Jacksonville Landing shopping mall in Jacksonville, Florida. Two attendees are killed, and nine others are taken to nearby hospitals. The suspected shooter is reported dead at the scene.
22nd Prime Minister of Pakistan from 2018 to 2022
A Japanese man is taken into custody in North Korea with Tokyo trying to gather information about the case.
The European Space Agency's ADM-Aeolus global wind mapping satellite is successfully launched via a Vega rocket from Guiana Space Centre.
murder of a San Franciscan woman in Iowa
Anchorage, Alaska, passes a strict ban on plastic shopping bags, and imposes a fee on the use of store-issued paper bags. The law goes into effect on March 1, 2019.
Tests on the 5,000-year-old burnt human bones of 25 people found at Stonehenge suggest that ten came from more than 100 miles (160 km) away in West Wales.
North Korea warns that the heat wave affecting the Korean peninsula could damage important food crops and lead to shortages.
U.S. Representative Chris Collins (R–NY) is arrested on charges of securities and wire fraud, conspiracy and lying to investigators.
Seven states in Venezuela are affected as the Orinoco River floods.
At least 15 people die after a bus falls into a ravine in the western region of Ancash, in Peru.
designation for political or class opponents of a state; term heavily used during the Great Purge of 1937
The suspected shooter is reported dead at the scene.
sovereign state in Eastern Europe and Central Asia
Venezuelan authorities arrest a military general, a colonel, and a dozen others in connection to a failed assassination attempt on President Nicolás Maduro.
The Venezuelan bolívar fuerte is replaced with the "Sovereign Bolivar" in an attempt to curb inflation. Venezuela announces that the new currency will be linked to the petro, a form of cryptocurrency operated by the country.
Floods in Vietnam trigger landslides that kill six people, and leave two injured and five missing.
Lewis Ludlow pleads guilty to financing and planning a terrorist van attack in London, England.
President of Russia (1999–2008, 2012–present)
Air Canada reports a data breach in which passport information was accessed.
Venezuelan politician Juan Requesens is arrested for alleged crimes related to the supposed Maduro assassination attempt, despite having political immunity.
The Italian church says it will take in the others.
Omar Ameen, an ISIL member who lived in California as a refugee, is arrested in Sacramento for a 2014 murder in Rawa, Iraq.
International agreement on the nuclear program of Iran
southern portion of U.S. state of California
The collapse of three buildings in Mashhad, Iran, kills ten people and injures nine others.
A man is arrested near the Palace of Westminster in London after a Ford Fiesta hit pedestrians, cyclists and a security barrier.
South Korean President Moon Jae-in announces plans to create a Northeast Asian railroad community with North Korea, the United States, China, Japan, Russia, and Mongolia.
Chief Administrative Officer; Head of the UN Secretariat
U.S. President Donald Trump asks his Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to cancel a planned trip to North Korea, citing the country's insufficient progress in denuclearizing the Korean peninsula.
Jean-Pierre Bemba and two former prime ministers are excluded.
The Japanese space agency announces their schedule for the exploration of 162173 Ryugu by their Hayabusa2 probe.
Date: November 18, 2016 – current (6 years, 2 months and 9 days)
American singer, songwriter, and pianist (1942-2018)
Advocates of stricter gun control measures protest outside the NRA headquarters in Northern Virginia.
Period of formation of tropical cyclones in the Eastern Pacific Ocean in 2018
Suspected Boko Haram militants raid and burn the village of Mailari in Borno State, Nigeria, killing six people.
The lawyer of Peter Strzok, a former agent of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) who was removed from Robert Mueller's Special Counsel investigation, announces that his client has been fired by the FBI.
The Zimbabwe Electoral Commission declares Emmerson Mnangagwa of the ruling ZANU–PF party the winner of Zimbabwe's 2018 presidential election.
Departing Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos grants 2-year citizenship rights to over 440,000 displaced Venezuelans living in Colombia, giving them certainty in access to medical and financial aid.
Intergovernmental organization based on the idea of the social, political and economic integration of the countries of Latin America and the Caribbean
head of the United States Department of State
Two children and a man drown as new floods overflow one bank of the Bui River, engulf several villages, and threaten to submerge parts of Hanoi.
sand- to boulder-sized particle of debris in the Solar System
deceptive practice in the stock or commodities markets that induces investors to make purchase or sale decisions on the basis of false information
A magnitude 7.3 earthquake strikes off the coast of Venezuela, prompting building evacuations in Caracas.
island country in the southwest Pacific Ocean
Timeline of protests against Rodrigo Duterte
Camila Cabello wins Artist of the Year and "Havana" wins Video of the Year in Radio City Music Hall at the MTV Video Music Awards.
Afghan authorities say that, in a joint ground and air operation on Saturday night, Afghan and foreign forces killed the head of ISIL/K, along with ten other members of the militant group.
2018 Liberal Party of Australia leadership spills
leader selection contests within Australia's then governing party
12th Indonesian Legislative Election and 4th Indonesian Presidential Election
The United States imposes new sanctions on Russia after the use of a Novichok nerve agent in the United Kingdom. Yesterday, the UK said that they would seek extradition of suspects from Russia.
country in north-west Europe, part of the United Kingdom
marriage of persons of the same sex or gender
Reddit reports a data breach consisting of emails and usernames. The site states that the perpetrators had access to information on accounts which were subscribed to their newsletter between the 3rd and 17th of June, as well as those created between 2005 and 2007.
Xuecheng had dismissed the records as a fabrication.
Democratic Republic of the Congo politician
Grenfell Tower, North Kensington, London, United Kingdom
state-sponsored act constituting a serious violation of the laws of war
Overview of the Druze ethnoreligious group in Syria
French and European spaceport near Kourou in French Guiana
2003–2011 war after an American-led invasion
work stoppage caused by the mass refusal of employees to work
El Salvador severs diplomatic relations with Taiwan, opting to instead establish ties with China.
Peru declares a 60-day public health crisis in its northern provinces, with concern of the Venezuelan migrants spreading diseases. ,
System of classifying tropical cyclones into five categories based on measured wind speed and used to estimate potential damage
The government of Ivory Coast grants amnesty to former First Lady Simone Gbagbo a week after the Supreme Court of Ivory Coast [fr] overturned her acquittal for crimes against humanity.
Wonga, the largest payday lender in the United Kingdom, collapses into administration.
Officials lift all mandatory evacuation orders for the deadly Carr Fire in Northern California that destroyed nearly 1,100 homes and killed eight people.
PepsiCo announces its intent to buy SodaStream, a manufacturer of products for in-home soft drink production, for US$3.2 billion. The deal awaits approval by regulators.
2004–2014 Houthi rebellion, escalating into the Yemen Civil War
Archbishop Carlo Maria Viganò accuses Pope Francis of covering up sexual abuse allegations against Theodore McCarrick. Pope Francis declines to comment on Viganò's accusations.
6th Justice and Development Party Ordinary Congress
Toronto sees severe flooding in many parts of the city after some areas receive over 100 millimeters of rain.
President of Chile from 2006 to 2010 and 2014 to 2018
city of the Philippines in the province of Camarines Sur
An officer fatally shoots a man in Cornellà, Barcelona, Spain, after he storms into a Mossos d'Esquadra police station with a knife.
Asian stock prices sink as Turkey’s financial turmoil fuels fears contagion might spread to other emerging markets.
North Korea and South Korea officials begin high-level negotiations, with reports suggesting that Kim Jong-un and Moon Jae-in could be planning for a summit in Pyongyang later this month.
2018 United States gun violence protests
Newly inaugurated Colombian President Iván Duque Márquez announces that he will not have an ambassador in neighboring Venezuela.
The United States Department of State redirects more than $200 million in aid for the Palestinian National Authority to "high priority projects elsewhere".
forgiveness of a crime and the cancellation of the relevant penalty
A 5.8 magnitude earthquake hits close to yesterday's 7.3 earthquake, this one inland near Yaguaraparo, Venezuela.
Swedish streaming service of music and podcasts
A bus falls into the Iskar Gorge near Svoge, Bulgaria, leaving 17 people dead and 17 injured.
Heavy floods in Civita, Italy, kill 10 people and injure 23.
leader of the executive branch of the government of Pakistan
Islamist militant organization in the Philippines
A report by the SOHR says that the explosion of an arms depot in Sarmada, Idlib Governorate, Syria, kills at least 69 people, including 17 children. The cause of the blast is "not yet clear". Most of the victims were reportedly family members of Hayat Tahrir al-Sham militants.
Venezuela President Nicolás Maduro survives what he claims is an assassination attempt involving drones while speaking at a military event in Caracas. Eight people are injured.
Force working racially based crimes in Texas prior to 1873
A study from the Milken Institute School of Public Health finds that a total of 2,975 people died in Puerto Rico due to Hurricane Maria, bringing the official death toll up from 64.
A study is published suggesting that loose plastic objects in the ocean release more methane than previously thought.
mass shooting at Jacksonville Landing in 2018
tower located on the Champ de Mars in Paris, France
geographic region of Virginia, United States
Yesterday, the UK said that they would seek extradition of suspects from Russia.
U.S. Representative Duncan D. Hunter (R–CA) and his wife are charged with wire fraud, falsifying records, campaign finance violations and conspiracy. In the indictment unsealed today, federal prosecutors allege that the Hunters illegally used campaign funds to pay personal bills.
United States Foreign Service Career Ambassador
The leader of the self-proclaimed Donetsk People's Republic, Alexander Zakharchenko, is killed in a blast at a café in Donetsk.
theory of particle physics based on Yang–Mills theory with gauge group SU(3)×SU(2)×U(1) and spontaneous symmetry breaking
Date: 8 April 2017 – 12 June 2018 (1 year, 2 months and 4 days)
The Venezuelan Constituent National Assembly revokes the immunity of opposition politicians Julio Borges and Juan Requesens after claiming that they were involved in an assassination plot on President Nicolás Maduro.
legal process whereby a person is put to death by the state as a punishment for an actual or supposed crime
Collins was arrested by the FBI on August 8 on charges relating to insider trading.
Authorities in India say that 350 people are confirmed dead in the heavy floods in Kerala.
A bus crash in Karoo, South Africa, leaves ten people dead and 30 injured.
The wife of a former US Marine and Iraq War veteran whose family publicly pleaded for President Donald Trump to intervene is deported to Mexico.
Date: March 18, 1968 – present (54 years, 10 months, 1 week and 2 days)
Yesterday, there was a similar meeting in Bogotá.
American soul singer and songwriter Aretha Franklin dies at the age of 76.
The Colombian Civil Aviation Authority announces a ban on drones within a 2 nautical mile radius and altitude of Plaza Bolívar, Bogotá during the Presidential Inauguration of Iván Duque the following afternoon.
Protesters against Mayor of London Sadiq Khan plan to fly a balloon of him in which he is wearing a yellow bikini over Parliament Square, London on 1 September in the same spot where the Donald Trump baby balloon was flown on 13 July.
monument in San Lorenzo de El Escorial, Spain
In the Rugby League, the Catalans Dragons beat the Warrington Wolves in the 2018 Challenge Cup Final. It is the first time a team that is not from Northern England has won the competition.
in corporate finance, the company's shares being on the list of stock that are traded
In retaliation, IDF launches an air assault on 150 targets in Gaza, in which three people are killed, including an 18-month-old child.
global international and intergovernmental organization
federal statistics and census agency of the Australian Government
China immediately responds with equivalent tariffs of its own.
sovereign state in North Africa and Asia
The Coca-Cola Company agrees to buy British multinational coffeehouse Costa Coffee for £3.9 billion.
low-intensity asymmetric war between the Mexican Government and various drug trafficking syndicates
American far-right conspiracy theory and fake news website owned by Alex Jones
Australian MP Peter Dutton claims that Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has lost the support of the majority of the Liberal Party and calls for another leadership vote.
Nebraska executes convicted murderer Carey Dean Moore, becoming the first U.S.
Milken Institute School of Public Health
U.S. Senator John McCain (R–AZ) has announced that he will not continue his cancer treatment.
A large-scale military offensive is launched by the Taliban in a bid to overrun the southeastern city of Ghazni, a provincial capital on the Kabul–Kandahar Highway.
European organisation dedicated to space exploration
socioeconomic and political crisis in Venezuela in the 21st century
If released by local police, he may be arrested by ICE.
Director of the Central Intelligence Agency from 2013 to 2017
Donald J. Trump Foundation § Investigations by New York State
Saudi Arabia reports the execution and crucifixion, in Mecca, of a man from Myanmar.
22 children and a woman drown after their boat sinks in the Nile in Sudan while travelling to school.
private Jesuit university in Scranton, Pennsylvania
Landslides triggered by floods in Nepal kill nine people.
The United States pledges US$9 million in aid to Colombia to help support Venezuelan migrants in the country.
The Superior Electoral Court of Brazil rules that former President and Workers' Party (PT) presidential candidate Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva cannot run in the election because he does not qualify under the Clean Slate law. The Court also ruled that PT cannot run political ads featuring Lula.
A United States court case gains new evidence and a guilty plea in relation to investigations of corruption and money laundering in Venezuela, adding a group who are suspected to be relatives of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro to the list of suspected accomplices.
Canada has yet to sign off on the agreement.
Thirteen sick people are taken off the stranded Diciotti vessel in Catania, Italy. Albania offers to take in 20 migrants.
Hector is forecast to strengthen into a category 3 storm the next few days.
Twelve fans of Ecuadorian football team Barcelona S.C. are killed and 30 others are injured after the bus they were traveling on overturns in Azuay, Ecuador.
conservative-democratic political party in Turkey
No threat of tsunami is immediately detected.
Saudi Arabian state-owned petroleum company
A 7.0 magnitude earthquake strikes Lombok, Indonesia. A tsunami warning is issued. At least 131 people are killed and more than 238 are injured.
A United Nations Human Rights Council report based on 875 interviews recommends Min Aung Hlaing and five other generals in Myanmar be investigated and prosecuted for genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes since the 1960s.
2008 United States presidential election
56th quadrennial U.S. presidential election
Twelve fans of Ecuadorian football team Barcelona S.C.
North American professional baseball league
Cuban-American singer, actress and songwriter
disagreement on Hurricane Maria's death toll in Puerto Rico, US
Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights
UN department that promotes human rights under international law
Several instances of racial violence are reported, and riot police have been attacked.
ISIL military offensive in northern Iraq against Iraqi government (2014)
extinct species or subspecies of archaic humans who lived in Eurasia until about 40,000 years ago
The Texas Rangers pull off a triple play against the Los Angeles Angels without retiring the batter, the first such triple play in MLB since 1912.
List of foreign nationals detained in North Korea
Footage from the United States Geological Survey shows lava activity at Kīlauea slowing down.
country in southwestern Europe with territories in Africa
American social news aggregation website and discussion portal
United States military prison at the Guantanamo Bay Naval Base, Cuba
Following a period of quiet, Israel reopens the Kerem Shalom crossing into Gaza.
The case stems from a controversial video that shows Drejka shooting another man over a handicapped parking space and claiming self defense.
It is the third impeachment that was requested by the Attorney General and the CICIG.
A 7.0 magnitude earthquake strikes Lombok, Indonesia.
Saudi Press Agency reports that all Saudi patients are being transferred from Canadian hospitals to other medical facilities outside Canada.
The Mission of Palestine in Colombia announces recognition of the State of Palestine as a free and sovereign state.
A delegation of the Taliban political office in Doha, Qatar, has visited Uzbekistan from 7 to 10 August and met with officials at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Both parties "exchanged views of prospects of the peace process in Afghanistan".
Genome-wide signatures tell that she had a Neanderthal mother and a mostly-Denisovan father.
A German couple is jailed for twelve years each for selling the woman's son to a Spanish pedophile on the dark web, who repeatedly abused him. The couple themselves previously abused the boy and a three-year-old girl, whom they are ordered to pay €42,500 in compensation. The Spaniard is sentenced to ten years.
capital and most populous city of France
The White House imposes sanctions on two Turkish officials over the detention of Andrew Brunson, an American pastor who is being tried on espionage and terror-related charges.
American multinational technology company
de facto unrecognized state in Eastern Europe that has declared independence from Moldova
press freedom protected by the First Amendment
One person is missing and the country's main highway is flooded.
bilateral diplomatic relations between Japan and North Korea
Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull loses spill motion and resigns.
informal diplomatic relationship between the United States and Iran
American multinational agricultural biotechnology, seed, and agrochemical company
At least 48 people, mostly students, are killed and a further 67 are injured in a suicide bomb attack at an education centre in Kabul. The Taliban denies any involvement.
Sixty-one people are shot over the weekend in Chicago, including twelve in two mass shootings.
international airport serving Bologna, Italy
The opening ceremony of the Asian Games takes place.
Five people are killed after a small plane crashes in a Southern California parking lot.
After several hours of fighting, including a helicopter attack on a building behind the Id Gah Mosque, police say the attackers are dead and four people are wounded.
form of execution involving injection of chemicals into the bloodstream
The Cleveland Browns release linebacker Mychal Kendricks following charges of insider trading.
Incumbent Governor of Kansas Jeff Colyer concedes defeat to Republican challenger Kris Kobach in the primary election.
trade restrictions levied by the United States government
making three outs during the same play in baseball
most populous city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
chief executive of Chicago, Illinois, third-largest city in the United States
Reddit reports a data breach consisting of emails and usernames.
Parliament House, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory
The Philippine Navy's Gregorio del Pilar-class frigate BRP Gregorio del Pilar (FF-15) runs aground on the disputed Half Moon Shoal in the South China Sea.
The Afghan government says that it will hold presidential elections on April 20, 2019.
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2017 Constituent National Assembly of Venezuela
Ecuador leaves the Bolivarian alliance of nations run in Latin America, citing the behaviour of the Venezuelan government in several areas including attempting to impose Chavism in America, creating major crises, and ineffectual control of migration. ,
office of the head of state of Afghanistan
New York state investigators subpoena Michael Cohen as part of their investigation into the Trump Foundation.
overview of gun violence in the United States
British multinational coffeehouse company
2018 wildfire in Shasta and Trinity Counties, California, United States
An MI-8 helicopter belonging to Russian company Utair crashes in Siberia, killing 18 people.
island of Puget Sound in Pierce County, Washington state, United States of America
maritime land force service branch of the United States Armed Forces
The University of Scranton removes the names of three former Catholic bishops (James Timlin, J. Carroll McCormick and Jerome Hannan) implicated in a grand jury report on abuse in Pennsylvania from its campus buildings.
Facebook removes several InfoWars-related pages from its platform, for what it describes as glorification of violence and dehumanizing language.
executive body of the German Government (part of the Federal Government of Germany)
A deep-focus earthquake of magnitude 8.2 (the strongest recorded in 2018) strikes the South Pacific Ocean near Fiji.
The Space Needle in Seattle unveils the world's first revolving glass floor.
Ri Yong-ho, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of North Korea, says that his country will not start denuclearizing unless the United States takes reciprocal actions.
Authorities arrest 32-year old John Colin Eagle Skoda after investigators concluded that a debris fire he started turned into a 60-square-mile blaze that killed one person and destroyed 35 homes.
Novak Djokovic beats Roger Federer in Cincinnati, becoming the first player to win singles titles in all nine ATP World Tour Masters 1000 tournaments in his career.
Leader of the Opposition (United Kingdom)
parliamentary position of the House of Commons of the United Kingdom
Andrei Kobyakov is replaced by Sergei Rumas as Prime Minister of Belarus.
The BNPB spokesperson Sutopo Purwo Nugroho confirmed that the death toll from the earthquake in Lombok rises to 436.
non-governmental organization which advocates for human rights
Two weeks after Elon Musk expressed his intentions of making Tesla, Inc. private, he and the company's board announce that the company will remain publicly listed.
The convention legally defines the body of water as a sea rather than a lake, but with special provisions.
A 1962 Ferrari 250 GTO is sold for $48.4 million at an auction in California, making it the most expensive car ever sold through auction.
Russian president Vladimir Putin attends the wedding of Austrian foreign minister Karin Kneissl (FPÖ) and businessman Wolfgang Malinger.
Vice President of the Philippines from 2016 to 2022
However, he also remarks that "many things can be done by psychiatry".
Amnesty International releases a report accusing Indonesian police of fatally shooting at least 77 suspected petty criminals since January 2018, in the lead-up to the 2018 Asian Games. Authorities insist that lethal force is used when the suspects resist the police.
Senior industry sources say that the previously announced initial public offering of Saudi Aramco has been halted.
president of the United States from 2017 to 2021
Colombia denounces the "violation of sovereignty" but takes no further action against the country.
kibbutz in the Southern District of Israel
The judge in the trial of two Reuters journalists jailed in Myanmar announces that he will deliver his verdict on August 27, in a test of press freedom in the country. The journalists were investigating mass graves at the village of Inn Din and the massacre that took place there when they were arrested for allegedly obtaining "secret documents".
The Cabinet of Germany approves a third gender option for official identification records.
research and development center and NASA field center in California, United States
41 people are injured when a coach overturns in Kent, England, United Kingdom.
Saudi Arabia withdraws its Ambassador from Canada, and orders the Canadian counterpart to leave the country in 24 hours, after Canada calls for the release of activists who are in detention in the Middle East nation.
A court in Cambodia sentences Australian film director James Ricketson to six years in prison after he was found guilty of espionage for flying a drone at a Cambodia National Rescue Party rally.
The Swar Chaung dam bursts in Yedashe Township, Bago Region, Myanmar, flooding around a hundred villages and forcing roughly 50,000 people to flee their homes. One person is missing and the country's main highway is flooded.
Brazil closes its international border with Venezuela, following a similar move enacted but then rescinded by Colombia earlier in 2018, as a response to an increase in Venezuelans fleeing their country to neighbouring states.
Colombia announces its withdrawal from the Union of South American Nations after having suspended its membership in the organization since April 2018.
seasonal changes in atmospheric circulation and precipitation associated with the asymmetric heating of land and sea
American actor Jimmy Bennett accuses Italian actress Asia Argento of having sexual relations with him when he was 17 years old and then paying him $380,000 to keep silent.
part of the World Wide Web that is only reachable over darknets
The estimates for the parade's cost have risen from $12 million to $92 million.
Games of the XXXII Olympiad, in Tokyo, Japan, held in 2021
2017 white supremacist rally in Charlottesville, Virginia
republic with separation of powers into executive, judicial and legislative branches
unincorporated territory of the United States of America
American online social media and social networking service
The world's first autonomous taxi service begins operating in Tokyo, Japan.
At least 40 bodies of Afghan National Army soldiers are found in a military base in Urozgan that Taliban forces stormed last week.
The President of the unrecognized Republic of Transnistria, Vadim Krasnoselsky, announces a visit to Moldovan President Igor Dodon for talks on 6 September.
overview of law enforcement in Australia
head of state and of government of Turkey
attorney general for the U.S. state of Pennsylvania
entirety of an organism's hereditary information; genome of organism (encoded by the genomic DNA) is the (biological) information of heredity which is passed from one generation of organism to the next; is transcribed to produce various RNAs
The electoral commission publishes the list of approved candidates. Jean-Pierre Bemba and two former prime ministers are excluded.
Authorities in India confirm that 774 people have been killed so far during monsoon rains.
ocean between Asia, Australia and the Americas
Syrian media reports that ISIL has executed one of a number of Druze hostages taken from Syria's government-held city of As-Suwayda in an attack last week.
geographical boundary separating Brazil and Venezuela
United Nations Sustainable Development Group
consortium of the Secretary-General of the United Nations
meetings between the leaders of North Korea and South Korea in the 21st century
Hurricane Lane enters the central Pacific as a category 4 hurricane.
head of state and of government of the Republic of Korea
The National Hurricane Center issues advisories for what forecasters call a Potential Tropical Cyclone Six.
Japanese private medical university in Tokyo
Islamist organization in Afghanistan (founded 1994)
Argentina hikes interest rate to 60%, the highest in the world, as its currency plunges.
Fighting continues around the city of Ghazni.
Democratic Republic of the Congo general election, 2018
Emmerson Mnangagwa is sworn in as the President of Zimbabwe, after an assassination attempt two months earlier.
Brazilians attack Venezuelan migrants at a border camp, the Brazilian military is deployed to stem the conflict.
American multinational beverage corporation
hashtag used in October 2017 to denounce sexual assault and harassment
Mortars are fired at the diplomatic quarter of Kabul during a speech by President Ashraf Ghani. After several hours of fighting, including a helicopter attack on a building behind the Id Gah Mosque, police say the attackers are dead and four people are wounded.
Downtown Jacksonville, Florida United States
air service branch of the United States Armed Forces
A Boeing 737 skids off a runway at Ninoy Aquino International Airport, Philippines, while landing in a downpour. All aboard are unharmed but the aircraft is severely damaged with one engine and some of the landing gear being ripped away.
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A Boeing 737 skids off a runway at Ninoy Aquino International Airport, Philippines, while landing in a downpour.
human settlement in Baymaksky District, Republic of Bashkortostan, Russia
Catholic bishops in Australia reject a recommendation from the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse that would force priests by law to report abuse to the police when they hear about it in confession.
Salafi jihadist militant faction during the Syrian Civil War
meeting place of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, located in London, England
electronic game with user interface and visual feedback
Constellation Brands, the owner of Corona Beer, announces plans to invest in Canadian marijuana producer Canopy Growth.
United States investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 elections
The mandate of the UN anti-corruption commission ends on September 3, 2019.
meeting between Donald Trump and Kim Jong-un
A report commissioned by the United Nations Security Council concludes that North Korea has not stopped its nuclear program and that it attempted to sell military supplies to Libya, Sudan and Yemen.
shopping and event center in Jacksonville
Guatemalan President Jimmy Morales announces that he will not renew the mandate of the International Commission against Impunity in Guatemala (CICIG) and orders the immediate transfer of functions to the Public Ministry and the Ministry of the Interior. The mandate of the UN anti-corruption commission ends on September 3, 2019.
school of public health of the George Washington University, in Washington, DC
The United States imposes sanctions on a Russian bank that facilitated a transaction for a North Korean on an American blacklist.
political elections for public offices in Canada
In response to the Venezuelan Bolivarian National Guard's armed infiltration of Norte de Santander, Colombia four days ago, Venezuela releases a statement calling it "supposed" and "fake news", despite clear video of Venezuelan helicopters in Colombian territory.
heat wave leading to record-breaking temperatures in Europe during the spring and summer of 2018
A person dies and 145 others are injured, at least 14 seriously.
diplomatic relations between the Federal Republic of Germany and the Republic of Namibia
U.S. Representative Duncan D. Hunter (R–CA) and his wife are charged with wire fraud, falsifying records, campaign finance violations and conspiracy.
former Leader of the British Labour Party, MP for Islington North
England announces that the Ministry of Housing will manage Grenfell Tower in London once the investigation into the fire that gutted the building and killed 72 people is complete.
Planned 2018 Washington Veterans Day Parade
A road accident in Quito, Ecuador involving a bus and a truck leaves 24 people dead and 18 others injured.
Apple Inc. becomes the first public company to be worth US$1 trillion.
Puerto Rico raises its official death toll from Hurricane Maria from 64 to 1,427.
A fuel tanker explodes on the A14 motorway after colliding with a lorry near Bologna Airport in Italy, causing a section of the motorway to collapse. A person dies and 145 others are injured, at least 14 seriously.
In Berlin, police raid an apartment and arrest a suspected Russian Islamic extremist who had allegedly stored a large amount of TATP in October 2016 and plotted with a Frenchman to bomb an unspecified public place in Germany.
capital and most populous city of the Netherlands
38 people are confirmed dead, 16 others are seriously injured, 5 are missing and 632 displaced.
Pope Francis changes Catholic Church teaching to fully reject the death penalty, saying that it would work to abolish the death penalty worldwide.
branch of the National Armed Forces of Venezuela
Greek Civil Protection Minister Nikos Toskas resigns after a wildfire that killed 88 people and led to wide criticism of the government for its handling of the disaster.
Home Secretary Sajid Javid comes under criticism for describing Leader of the Opposition Jeremy Corbyn on Twitter as "one of the biggest threat's [sic] to our national security".
The United States and Mexico reach common ground on key trade terms in the North American Free Trade Agreement.
President Donald Trump revokes the security clearance of former Central Intelligence Agency director John Brennan, and the White House announces clearance reviews for other current and former national security officials.
A heat wave in Genoa, Italy, kills seven people.
formally combined military forces of Taliban-ruled Afghanistan from 1997–2001
process of transforming profits of crime and corruption into ostensibly legitimate assets
principal law enforcement agency of Chicago, Illinois, in the United States
He is released on $500,000 bail until his sentencing on December 12.
Italy Interior Minister Matteo Salvini threatens to return 177 migrants who have been aboard an Italian coast guard ship for days to Libya.
Tropical Storm Rumbia kills nine people in Anhui and Henan provinces, China.
whirlwind induced by a fire and often partially composed of flame or ash
Oakland Raiders cornerback Daryl Worley is sentenced to three days in jail and two years of probation in June after pleading guilty to firearms and resisting arrest charges stemming from an incident in April.
Around 20,000 Palestinians protest near the Israel–Gaza barrier. Medical sources say that Israel Defense Forces killed two people and wounded at least 270 others, 50 of them with live bullets.
At least 43 people, mostly children, are killed in an airstrike on a bus at a market in Dahyan, Sa'da, by the Saudi-led coalition, while more than 60 are injured. The coalition calls the strike a "legitimate military action" against the Houthis, accusing them of using children as human shields.
99th season of the National Football League (NFL)
A magnitude 6.0 earthquake strikes the western Iranian province of Kermanshah, killing at least two people and injuring more than 200 others.
Saudi Arabia reports the execution and crucifixion, in Mecca, of a man from Myanmar. The man was sentenced for breaking into the home of a woman and stabbing her, which led to her death, as well as for other crimes.
national intelligence agency of the United States
The Turkish lira further falls to a new record low against the U.S. dollar and Turkish stocks tumble.
variation of standard clock time that is applied in most European countries in the period between spring and autumn when to set your clocks back an hour
The Taliban captures Camp Chenaya, an Afghan Army base in Ghormach District, Faryab Province.
The European Commission is proposing to end the practice of adjusting clocks by an hour in spring and autumn after a survey found most Europeans opposed it. The Commission proposal requires support from the 28 national governments and MEPs to become law.
The United States Air Force confirms the explosion, adding that it did not impact operations at Thule Air Base.
escalating tensions between North Korea and the United States, due to the rapidly improved nuclear weapons capability of North Korea
Kepler-452b emerges as an exoplanet that might support alien life.
New Zealand's parliament votes to ban the sale of homes to non-resident foreign nationals amid a housing affordability crisis. Australians and Singaporeans are exempt due to free-trade deals.
municipality of the Philippines in the province of Camarines Sur
13th and current Vice President of Indonesia, Islamic cleric
A high court in İzmir, Turkey, rejects an appeal to release U.S. pastor Andrew Brunson.
head of state and of government of the U.S. state of Tennessee
Editor Paul Joseph Watson calls Facebook's move "political censorship" on Twitter.
December 2018 Congolese general election
It was met with huge outrage from the netizens.
Pope Francis holds Sunday Mass at Phoenix Park in Dublin, Ireland, for the World Meeting of Families.
Date: First phase: 13–22 June 2018 (1 week and 2 days)
The mass grave is situated in an area that saw heavy fighting during the country's civil war.
Yazidi demonstrators at Calgary City Hall in Calgary, Alberta call for the Canadian government to help with efforts to reunite family members in Canada who fled the genocide perpetrated by ISIL in 2014 with those still living in Iraq.
Facebook removes several InfoWars-related pages from its platform, for what it describes as glorification of violence and dehumanizing language. YouTube deletes Alex Jones's main account for repeated Terms of Service violations. Apple and Spotify pull Jones's podcasts. Editor Paul Joseph Watson calls Facebook's move "political censorship" on Twitter.
Attorneys for Harvey Weinstein seek to throw out sexual assault charges against him.
At least 48 people, mostly students, are killed and a further 67 are injured in a suicide bomb attack at an education centre in Kabul.
2018 Democratic Republic of the Congo general election
The government of the United Kingdom publishes the first 25 of 80 planned "technical notices" providing practical guidance to businesses in case of a no-deal Brexit.
Liberal Party of Australia leadership spill, 2018
Liberal Party of Australia leadership spills, 2018
Italian police seize 20 tonnes of hashish in a Panama-flagged, Montenegrin-crewed "research and survey" vessel's fuel tanks.
material of a wide range of synthetic or semi-synthetic organic solids
A suspected improvised explosive device planted by the Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters explodes at a town festival in Isulan, Sultan Kudarat, Philippines, killing two people and injuring 35 others.
In the United States, inmates in 17 states go on strike to protest prison labor conditions.
President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo from 2001 up to 2018
laws concerning ending a pregnancy in Argentina
It says that the government have taken over operation of the plant.
England's Local Government Association reports that approximately two-thirds of plastic objects which reach recycling facilities cannot be recycled, due to the mix of polymers used by producers.
Anti-violence protesters take to the streets of Chicago to draw attention to the problem of gun violence in Chicago, which briefly shuts down Lake Shore Drive. Protesters also call for Chicago Police Superintendent Eddie T. Johnson and Mayor Rahm Emanuel to step down for their handling of racial incidents in communities of color.
Commercial flights have resumed between the Tajikistan capital, Dushanbe, and the Uzbekistan city of Bukhara amid improving ties.
city in Taiwan, and most populous municipality of Taiwan
second-most populous Islamic denomination
Terrorist and Chairman of the Donetsk People's Republic
The death toll from the magnitude 6.9 earthquake in Lombok, Indonesia, rises to 131 and nearly 2,500 people are now confirmed seriously injured.
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announces new changes to the Oscars, including possibly a shorter ceremony, and a new category called "Most Popular Film".
The Venezuelan National Assembly supports and enforces a ruling made by exiled members of the Venezuelan Supreme Court, sentencing Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro to 18 years and 3 months in prison for a litany of charges largely related to corruption. The Maduro government calls the court "illegitimate".
There is no immediate claim for the attack.
Tennessee affiliate of the Republican Party
special collectivity of France in the southwest Pacific Ocean
series of water waves caused by the displacement of a large volume of a body of water
List of public corporations by market capitalization
According to human rights campaigners, Saudi Arabian prosecutors seek the death penalty for six activists for inciting anti-government protests and morally supporting rioters.
1931 transport aircraft family by Junkers
A hotel fire in Harbin, China, kills 19 people and injures 23 others.
diplomatic relations between the Republic of Colombia and the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela
Period of formation of tropical cyclones in the Western Pacific Ocean in 2018
Taliban fighters launched an assault in the city of Ghazni, Afghanistan.
2018–2021 Turkish currency and debt crisis
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau shuts down a woman who heckled him about illegal immigration, telling her that “racism has no place” in Canada.
Nicolas Hulot resigns as Minister of Ecology during a live interview on France Inter radio, citing French President Emmanuel Macron's record on environmental issues and his own frustration over feeling alone in prioritizing reform.
process by which a material's structure and properties are probed and measured
French environmentalist, TV producer and presenter, politician
Nazi forced labor and SS training camp near Lublin in Poland
An orb and two crowns, part of the Regalia of Sweden, are stolen from Strängnäs Cathedral.
head of state and head of government of Guatemala
armed conflict in Sri Lanka (1983–2009) between the government and the separatist organization Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam
Following accusations by fellow monks of sexual misconduct and embezzling funds—accusations which were subsequently posted on social media—the Buddhist Association of China announces Shi Xuecheng's resignation from the office of president of that organization.
series of ongoing insurgencies within Myanmar
false or misleading information presented as news
U.S. Representative Chris Collins (R–NY) is arrested on charges of securities and wire fraud, conspiracy and lying to investigators. He is accused of passing nonpublic information about Innate Immunotherapeutics, a biotech company, to his son, who traded on the information and passed it along to others. Collins was a director of the company and also a major investor.
Health officials state that the Iraqi city of Basra has recorded 17,000 infection cases due to water contamination.
International Commission against Impunity in Guatemala
Protesters also call for Chicago Police Superintendent Eddie T. Johnson and Mayor Rahm Emanuel to step down for their handling of racial incidents in communities of color.
Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz, whose country holds the rotating European Union presidency, expresses interest in avoiding a hard Brexit.
The mass of exoplanet Beta Pictoris b is measured directly for the first time through astrometry, giving it a mass of 11±2 Jupiter masses, and marking one of the first times an exoplanet was detectable through measuring its effect on the host star's location.
General Secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea and 3rd Supreme leader of North Korea
municipal district in Altai Krai, Russia
Former Texas police officer Roy Oliver is found guilty in the murder of 15-year old Mesquite High School freshman Jordan Edwards.
The Supreme Court of Costa Rica rules that a ban on same-sex marriage is illegal, and states that legislators must change the law accordingly within eighteen months.
The death toll from the Kerala floods rise to 445, while 15 remain missing.
yellow or white, creamy or solid food made from the pressed curds of milk
A court in Vietnam’s Ho Chi Minh City begins the trial of twelve people, including two Vietnam-born Americans, on charges of attempting to overthrow the government.
Twelve migrant workers die and three others are injured when a truck collides with a van in Foggia, Italy.
The Argentine Senate rejects a bill that would have legalized abortion in Argentina.
on the first anniversary of the Unite the Right rally, with thousands of counter-protesters.
Dating from the 2nd century CE, it is the oldest library yet discovered in Germany.
demolished highway bridge in Genoa, Italy
Discovered at a tomb in the Saqqara necropolis, it is the first known evidence of ancient Egyptian cheese production.
geopolitical region encompassing Egypt and most of Western Asia, including Iran
452 people are injured in clashes between protesters and police during an anti-government meeting in Bucharest, Romania.
The coalition calls the strike a "legitimate military action" against the Houthis, accusing them of using children as human shields.
After returning from his visit, the Pope says that, when parents discover their child is homosexual, they should not judge or condemn them. However, he also remarks that "many things can be done by psychiatry".
Italian Minister of the Interior Matteo Salvini is placed under investigation for possible illegal detention and kidnapping. He subsequently gives permission for the remaining 134 migrants to disembark. Ireland will take 25 migrants, Albania 20. The Italian church says it will take in the others.
type of jury empowered by law to conduct legal proceedings, investigate potential criminal conduct, and determine whether criminal charges should be brought
Forensic anthropologists from the University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, report that more than 90 sets of human remains have been discovered near the town of Mannar.
law regulating the name change rights of transgender people in Germany. Several parts of it have been found unconstitutional and it is set to be replaced by the Selbstbestimmungsgesetz
Venezuelan authorities detain six people involved in what they call an assassination attempt on Venezuela President Nicolás Maduro.
Lower house of the Parliament of Australia
In the Rugby League, the Catalans Dragons beat the Warrington Wolves in the 2018 Challenge Cup Final.
Violent attacks targeting farmers and farm workers in South Africa
European Commissioner for Trade Cecilia Malmström proposes to reduce all European Union import tariffs, also on automobiles, to zero if the United States reciprocates.
Pope Francis declines to comment on Viganò's accusations.
capital city of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
The death toll from a dam collapse in Laos on 23 July rises to 36, while 98 people are still missing.
August 2018 extreme right-wing riots in Chemnitz, East Germany
Allegations of sexual abuse by American film producer Harvey Weinstein
The Swar Chaung dam bursts in Yedashe Township, Bago Region, Myanmar, flooding around a hundred villages and forcing roughly 50,000 people to flee their homes.
The United States and Mexico reach common ground on key trade terms in the North American Free Trade Agreement. Canada has yet to sign off on the agreement.
A German couple is jailed for twelve years each for selling the woman's son to a Spanish pedophile on the dark web, who repeatedly abused him.
The couple themselves previously abused the boy and a three-year-old girl, whom they are ordered to pay €42,500 in compensation.
Two U.S. citizens are seriously wounded after a knife attack in Amsterdam Centraal station. The attacker was shot and wounded by the police.
extensive semi-desert region in South Africa
series of purges by the Government of Turkey in reaction to the July 15th, 2016 failed coup d'état
municipal arrondissement in Île-de-France, France
Ahead of an expected U.S. announcement that it will cut all aid to the UNRWA, which supports more than 5 million registered Palestinian refugees, Germany calls on European Union states to help bridge the expected US$217 million deficit. Yesterday, Jordan made a similar appeal to the Arab League.
official residence and workplace of the President of the United States
events in a specific year or time period
Capital and the second biggest city in Turkey
Yesterday, Jordan made a similar appeal to the Arab League.
Medical sources say that Israel Defense Forces killed two people and wounded at least 270 others, 50 of them with live bullets.
emigration of millions of Venezuelans under Chávez and Maduro regime
In northern Myanmar, around 300 villagers flee from their homes in Namtu Township, Shan State, after Northern Alliance insurgents take positions in the area, renewing fears of clashes between insurgents and government soldiers.
The Venezuelan armed forces send two attack helicopters and a brigade of 30 soldiers across the Colombia-Venezuela border. Colombia denounces the "violation of sovereignty" but takes no further action against the country.
lower house of the United States Congress
Michael Drejka is charged with manslaughter by a state attorney after a reversal of an earlier decision made by police.
insurgency in the Mindanao region of the Philippines
oil pipeline between the provinces of Alberta and British Columbia, Canada
armed conflict in the Donbas region of Ukraine
volcanic event on the island of Hawaiʻi, on Kīlauea volcano's East Rift Zone
The third impeachment against President Jimmy Morales for illicit electoral financing during his electoral campaign in 2015, is discussed in the Congress.
head of the government of Greater London
branch of medicine devoted to mental disorders
A Canadian court overturns Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s decision to expand the Trans Mountain Pipeline.
Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro blames an alleged assassination attempt on Colombia and Venezuelan exiles in the U.S.
The United States reimposes sanctions on Iran after the US pulled out of the international agreement three months prior.
YouTube deletes Alex Jones's main account for repeated Terms of Service violations.
Collective decision-making processes in which participants develop and decide on proposals with the aim, or requirement, of acceptance by all.
bilateral relations between the United States and South Africa
Nine people are killed and 16 others injured after a fire breaks out in a ward on the seventh floor of a hospital in New Taipei City, Taiwan.
The Office of the United States Trade Representative publishes its finalized list of 279 Chinese goods, worth $16 billion, to be subject to a 25% tariff from August 23.
substance composed of macromolecules with repeating structural units
U.S. Representative Chris Collins (R–NY) announces that he is suspending his campaign for re-election in the 2018 midterms, intending to serve out the remainder of his term. Collins was arrested by the FBI on August 8 on charges relating to insider trading.
Democratic Republic of the Congo general election
A high court in İzmir, Turkey, rejects an appeal to release U.S.
A Taliban suicide bomber kills three Czech soldiers on a routine patrol in Charikar, Afghanistan. A U.S. soldier and two Afghan troops are also injured in the bombing.
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau dismisses speculation that he would call an early election this fall and states that his government remains focused on renegotiating NAFTA and strengthening the economy.
Jacksonville Landing, Jacksonville, Florida, U.S.
5th President of Moldova from 2016 until 2020
Spain, Portugal, France, Germany and Luxembourg agree to take in 141 migrants, 67 of them unaccompanied children, who were rescued on Friday by the MV Aquarius; Malta allows the ship to dock.
Colombia announces that it will host a summit in Bogotá with migration officials from Peru and Ecuador in an attempt to seek a solution for the growing illegal immigration of Venezuelans through their nations.
sovereign state in northern South America
The government of South Korea announces that it will ban 20,000 BMW vehicles following engine fires.
tropical disease caused by the dengue virus, transmitted by mosquito
Palestinians who were expelled from their country
American automotive, energy storage and solar power company
crime of killing of a human being by another human being, less serious than murder
More than 300 people are injured, five seriously, after a section of wooden jetty collapsed at an urban sports and music festival in Vigo, Spain.
escalation on the Israel–Gaza border starting in 2018
Romanian protests against political corruption
Salafi jihadist militant Sunni Islamist group
Swimming at the 2018 Asian Games – Women's 50 metre backstroke
Hamas's Al-Aqsa TV reports that a cease-fire is reached to end the latest round of fighting with Israel.
head of state and head of government of Brazil
The Cabinet of Germany approves a third gender option for official identification records. The change will come into force by the end of the year.
de facto state, considered internationally to be part of Ukraine, 2014–2022
He is accused of passing nonpublic information about Innate Immunotherapeutics, a biotech company, to his son, who traded on the information and passed it along to others.
Venezuelan Constituent National Assembly
municipality in Baix Llobregat, Catalonia, Spain
overview about the Pension Fund of the Russian Federation
sports venue in Dublin (Republic of Ireland)
political and economic union of 27 European states
systematized form of oppression by one race against another in Canada
Archeologists of the Romano-Germanic Museum report the discovery of the foundations of a Roman library building in Cologne. Dating from the 2nd century CE, it is the oldest library yet discovered in Germany.
237 Brookside Drive, Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada
transcontinental country straddling Western Asia and Southeastern Europe
Cristhian Bahena Rivera, a Mexican man accused of killing University of Iowa student Mollie Tibbetts after entering the U.S.
Foreign relations of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
At least 43 people, mostly children, are killed in an airstrike on a bus at a market in Dahyan, Sa'da, by the Saudi-led coalition, while more than 60 are injured.
The Maduro government calls the court "illegitimate".
A meeting is held in Lima attended by representatives from Colombia, Peru, Ecuador, and Brazil, to develop requests for aid in regards to Venezuelan immigrants, which will be sent to organisations including the United Nations and International Red Cross. Yesterday, there was a similar meeting in Bogotá. A larger meeting has been set-up to be held in Quito in early September, to be attended by representatives from 14 countries and 10 international organisations.
Omar Ameen, a man arrested in Sacramento on suspicion of a 2014 Iraqi murder linked to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, faces a judge at an extradition hearing. He is denied bail.
Around twenty white nationalists hold a protest march in Washington, D.C.
Colombian government agency also known as Aeronáutica Civil
Belarusian president Alexander Lukashenko reshuffles his government in the wake of a corruption scandal. Andrei Kobyakov is replaced by Sergei Rumas as Prime Minister of Belarus.
Incidents involving multiple victims of firearms, not including robbery or familicide
Russian President Vladimir Putin announces a softening of the pension plan presented in June.
The attacker was shot and wounded by the police.
spacecraft without people on board, used for robotic spaceflight
Office of the United States Trade Representative
Michael Cohen, the ex-lawyer of U.S. President Donald Trump, pleads guilty to eight felony financial charges.
scientific agency of the United States government
Date: 18 January – 5 March 2017 (first phase)23 August 2017 – 10 August 2019 (second phase)
the third largest city by population in Turkey
atmosphere of an object other than the Earth
simplest organic molecule with one carbon atom and four hydrogen
overview of the automotive industry in South Korea
The United States Department of Defense postpones President Donald Trump's military parade, which was slated to take place on 10 November, until 2019.
Branch of the Islamic State operating in Afghanistan and Pakistan
World record progression 50 metres backstroke
The Venezuelan National Assembly supports and enforces a ruling made by exiled members of the Venezuelan Supreme Court, sentencing Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro to 18 years and 3 months in prison for a litany of charges largely related to corruption.
The Trump administration is considering sending captured ISIL fighters to a prison in Iraq, as well as sending "high-valued fighters", who participated in the murder of Americans and other Western hostages, to the Guantanamo Bay detention camp.
person who has been elected to serve as a popular representative in the European Parliament
He subsequently gives permission for the remaining 134 migrants to disembark.
The European Space Agency (ESA) unveils two titanium plaques etched with artwork, which will be part of the outside of the CHEOPS exoplanet-characterization satellite during its orbit around Earth.
major city in Greater Manchester, England, UK
The man was sentenced for breaking into the home of a woman and stabbing her, which led to her death, as well as for other crimes.
Date: 23 July 1983 – 19 May 2009 (25 years, 9 months, 3 weeks and 4 days)
UK association of local authorities (1997-)
Both parties "exchanged views of prospects of the peace process in Afghanistan".
private, he and the company's board announce that the company will remain publicly listed.
In the indictment unsealed today, federal prosecutors allege that the Hunters illegally used campaign funds to pay personal bills.
2016 United States presidential election
58th quadrennial U.S. presidential election
Legal protection from prosecution for legislators
far-right YouTuber, radio host, writer and editor
Mexican drug lord and leader of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel
Near Old Palace Yard, Westminster, London, United Kingdom
German automotive manufacturer, and conglomerate
deliberate placement of non-combatants in or around combat targets to deter an enemy from attacking those targets
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi says India will launch its first manned space mission by 2022, which would make it the fourth nation to do so after Russia, the United States, and China.
political system of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
diplomatic relations between the Republic of Ecuador and the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela
Ohio's 12th congressional district special election, 2018
The decision to appoint her for a four-year term, starting September 1, was made by consensus after her nomination by UN Secretary-General António Guterres.
International recognition of the State of Palestine
Apple and Spotify pull Jones's podcasts.
Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse
independent public inquiry concerning child sexual abuse and Australian institutions
runway overrun incident on Ninoy Aquino International Airport
A special election for Ohio's 12th congressional district is held following the resignation of Republican Representative Pat Tiberi. The Republican candidate is Troy Balderson and the Democratic candidate is Danny O'Connor.
federal crimes in the United States that involve mailing or electronically transmitting something associated with fraud
A school official in Bicol Central Academy, a school in Libmanan, Camarines Sur, Philippines burned students' bags and other personal belongings as a punishment for students who violated the no-bag policy set for the school's event during that time. It was met with huge outrage from the netizens.
American politician in Kansas (born 1960)
The government of Ethiopia signs a deal with Oromo Liberation Front rebels in an attempt to end long-running hostilities.
It is not satisfied by four of his five answers and refers the case to the judiciary.
Harvey Weinstein sexual abuse allegations
airport serving Metro Manila, Philippines and main international gateway to the Philippines
Collins was a director of the company and also a major investor.
Date: 14 August 2018 Time: 07:37 (BST, GMT/UTC +1)
agreement between two or more persons to commit a crime at some time in the future
are royal dignity signs, borne by kings, and other members of the royal family at solemn ceremonies
scenario in which financial shocks spread to other financial sectors
work that prisoners are required to perform
city in and county seat of Galveston County, Texas, United States; port and coastal city
soldier and two Afghan troops are also injured in the bombing.
It is revealed that 5 people died from heart attack due to shock in yesterday's earthquake.
individual whose gender identity is not defined as male or female
Interbreeding between archaic and modern humans
Judicial system of the Islamic Republic of Iran
one of the three forces in Islamic republic of Iran
Human rights groups and the Democratic Party are opposed to holding these people indefinitely without charges and say they should be tried in federal courts.
Japanese multinational electronics corporation
bilateral relationship between Russia and the United States
Catholic ecclesiastical territory in the United States
detecting planets located outside the Solar System
executive department of the U.S. federal government
archaeological museum of ancient roman and germanic cultures in Colone, Germany
mass of planet Jupiter, used as unit of weight
politician, investment banker, White House Chief of Staff
Researchers at the University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston report the first successful transplant of a bio-engineered lung. The lung, taken from a donor pig, was reduced to a protein scaffold, and replaced with the subject pig's own cells over the course of a month.
self-governing Palestinian territory next to Egypt and Israel
They manage to take control of a part of the city.
NASA robotic space probe to probe the outer corona of the Sun
capital city of Razavi Khorasan Province, and second largest city in Iran
crime of intentionally lying to a federal investigator in the United States
American radio host and conspiracy theorist (born 1974)
Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Uzbekistan)
Runs the diplomatic relations of the Republic of Uzbekistan with other states
East Slavic ethnic group, regardless of country of citizenship
Territorial disputes in the South China Sea
Archeologists of the Romano-Germanic Museum report the discovery of the foundations of a Roman library building in Cologne.
non-governmental organization based in the United Kingdom
Corps of the Port Captaincies – Coast Guard
Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro says that the wages for workers in Venezuela must be linked to the petro.
The Ponte Morandi viaduct collapses on the A10 motorway in Genoa, Italy.
city in Alaska, United States of America
Palestinian Sunni-Islamist organization that governs the Gaza strip, with an associated military wing. The group is recognized as a terrorist organization.
President of the United States Donald Trump threatens to quit the World Trade Organization.
A 7.1 magnitude earthquake hits the Loyalty Islands, New Caledonia.
body of relatively still water, localized in a basin
upper house of the United States Congress
International Committee of the Red Cross
humanitarian institution based in Geneva, Switzerland, and a three-time Nobel Prize Laureate
armed conflict between the Hamas-controlled Gaza Strip and the Israel Defense Forces
"lesser" criminal act in some common law legal systems
Iran's finance minister Masoud Karbasian is sacked after an impeachment attempt by parliament.
city in and county seat of King County, Washington, United States
mass extrajudicial killing of Rohingya Muslims in northern Rakhine State, Myanmar
American conservative cable television news channel
The United Nations General Assembly confirms Michelle Bachelet, former President of Chile, to succeed Zeid Raad Al Hussein as the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights.
Representatives from 12 European Union countries do not reach an agreement on Italy's request to take in the 150 migrants still remaining on the Diciotti-class vessel in Catania, Sicily, after their rescue by the Italian Coast Guard nine days ago.
federal state, capital and largest city of Germany
French professional rugby league club, based in Perpignan
35 cars and three heavy vehicles are involved in the accident.
After returning from his visit, the Pope says that, when parents discover their child is homosexual, they should not judge or condemn them.
residential tower in London known for the 14 June 2017 fire
An American woman shoots two employees at a food distribution plant in Houston, Texas, killing one person and injuring the other, before killing herself.
A special election for Ohio's 12th congressional district is held following the resignation of Republican Representative Pat Tiberi.
ongoing multi-sided civil war in Syria since 2011
The sheriff's office reports a mass shooting at a Madden 19 tournament at the Jacksonville Landing shopping mall in Jacksonville, Florida.
Spanish general and dictator (1892-1975)
President of Afghanistan from 2014 to 2021 (born 1949)
gas in an atmosphere of a planet (usually Earth) that absorbs and emits radiation within the thermal infrared range and causes the greenhouse effect
overview of the economy of the United Kingdom
Ministry of Foreign Affairs (North Korea)
runs the diplomatic relations of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (a.k.a. North Korea) with other countries
Michael Drejka is charged with manslaughter by a state attorney after a reversal of an earlier decision made by police. The case stems from a controversial video that shows Drejka shooting another man over a handicapped parking space and claiming self defense.
bilateral relations between Uzbekistan and Tajikistan
The United Nations General Assembly confirms Michelle Bachelet, former President of Chile, to succeed Zeid Raad Al Hussein as the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights. The decision to appoint her for a four-year term, starting September 1, was made by consensus after her nomination by UN Secretary-General António Guterres.
extinct relative of modern humans (Homo) from the past half million years (such as Neanderthals)
citizens are seriously wounded after a knife attack in Amsterdam Centraal station.
interim government in Western Asia, governing West Bank Areas A and B since 1994 and, until 2006, the Gaza Strip
Mortars are fired at the diplomatic quarter of Kabul during a speech by President Ashraf Ghani.
precious item of headwear, symbolizing the power of a ruler
regional airline in the western United States
official currency of the United Kingdom and other territories
45th presidential administration and cabinet of the USA (2017-2021)
federal territory of Australia, containing the capital city, Canberra
election of Laura Kelly as Governor of Kansas
legal procedure for non-American citizens to be removed from the United States
Over 19 inches (48 cm) of rain has already fallen in some areas.
naval warfare branch of the Armed Forces of the Philippines
The government of DR Congo issues an international arrest warrant for opposition leader Moïse Katumbi, who was hoping to take part in the upcoming December 2018 Congolese general election.
Alleged Saudi-led coalition airstrikes on a fish market and hospital entrance kill at least 20 people in Al Hudaydah, Yemen. A Saudi spokesman denies that its jets were in the area at the time, and blames rebels instead.
violence between school students as well as physical attacks by students on school staff
chemical element with symbol Ti and atomic number 22
collective decision-making body of the Hellenic Republic
A magnitude 7.3 earthquake strikes off the coast of Venezuela, prompting building evacuations in Caracas. Buildings shake across Caribbean and South America's North coast. Several buildings are destroyed.
Police arrest three people in connection with the shootings and 29 on other firearms charges, and seize 83 guns.
A hotel fire in Harbin, China, kills 19 people and injures 23 others. The fire broke out at the four-story Beilong Hot Spring Hotel in Harbin's Sun Island recreation area.
Liu Xiang breaks the 50-metre backstroke swimming world record, setting it at 26.98 seconds, to win the women’s gold medal at the Asian Games.
2010s migrant crisis in the European Union
The lung, taken from a donor pig, was reduced to a protein scaffold, and replaced with the subject pig's own cells over the course of a month.
public university with its main campus in Giza, Egypt
Civil War in Ivory Coast from November 2010 to April 2011
baseball team and Major League Baseball franchise in Anaheim, California, United States
United Nations body tasked with the promotion of human rights
fascist, antisemitic, nationalist, anti-communist, totalitarian ideology of the regime that ruled Germany from 1933 to 1945
American politician and businessman (born 1963)
Forensic anthropologists from the University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, report that more than 90 sets of human remains have been discovered near the town of Mannar. The mass grave is situated in an area that saw heavy fighting during the country's civil war.
He chiefly blames the United States' sanctions, and vows the "plot" will not succeed.
2018 white supremacist rally in Washington, D.C.
Eastern Europe, Central Asia, and Western Asia
Amnesty International releases a report accusing Indonesian police of fatally shooting at least 77 suspected petty criminals since January 2018, in the lead-up to the 2018 Asian Games.
ceremonial county of England (use Q21694746 for administrative unitary authority)
sport competition at a multi-sport event
A Taliban suicide bomber kills three Czech soldiers on a routine patrol in Charikar, Afghanistan.
New Zealand's parliament votes to ban the sale of homes to non-resident foreign nationals amid a housing affordability crisis.
Norma Azucena Rodríguez Zamora, a recently elected member of the Congress of Mexico, is kidnapped by gunmen in Hidalgo State.
Anti-violence protesters take to the streets of Chicago to draw attention to the problem of gun violence in Chicago, which briefly shuts down Lake Shore Drive.
capital and the largest city of Afghanistan
2018 American football sports video game
Chile becomes the first Latin American country to ban the commercial use of single-use plastic bags.
European Commissioner for Trade Cecilia Malmström proposes to reduce all European Union import tariffs, also on automobiles, to zero if the United States reciprocates. President of the United States Donald Trump threatens to quit the World Trade Organization.
Hurricane Hector becomes the fourth named hurricane of the eastern Pacific's hurricane season.
The pilot project will run until September 8, with full commercial operations expected to start in 2020, when the city hosts the 2020 Summer Olympics.
Amid controversy, the Trump Administration of the United States revokes the security clearance of former CIA chief John Brennan.
Germany lifts a blanket ban on Nazi symbolism in video games, including the swastika.
sixth director of the FBI; American attorney
United States withdrawal from the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action
2018 US withdrawal from the Iran nuclear deal
successful 2016 US presidential campaign
2018 Ohio's 12th congressional district special election
United States House of Representatives special election
The Ponte Morandi viaduct collapses on the A10 motorway in Genoa, Italy. 38 people are confirmed dead, 16 others are seriously injured, 5 are missing and 632 displaced. 35 cars and three heavy vehicles are involved in the accident. Several homes are also damaged and people inside them also injured.
city in Shasta County, California, United States
Several homes are also damaged and people inside them also injured.
Prime Minister of Australia from 2015 to 2018
Nigerian jihadist terrorist organization
city and municipality in north-west Spain in Pontevedra province
A jury in the U.S. state of California awards $289 million to a man who claims that his terminal cancer was caused by Monsanto's glyphosate-containing weed killer.
Nebraska executes convicted murderer Carey Dean Moore, becoming the first U.S. state to execute an inmate with fentanyl, and what is also the state's first execution in 21 years, and its first by lethal injection.
Paleolithic-era species of the genus Homo.
South Africa's head of state and head of government
withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union
Grand jury investigation of Catholic Church sexual abuse in Pennsylvania
full-contact sport played by two teams of thirteen players on a rectangular field
Archeologists from the Cairo University and the University of Catania report the discovery of one of the oldest known examples of cheese.
U.S. House District in Western New York State
A deep-focus earthquake of magnitude 8.2 (the strongest recorded in 2018) strikes the South Pacific Ocean near Fiji. No threat of tsunami is immediately detected.
Observation tower in Seattle, Washington, U.S.
A suicide bomb attack at a Shi'ite mosque in Gardez, Afghanistan, kills at least 29 people and wounds at least 40 others.
Ecuador, Peru, Brazil, Colombia, and Chile tighten border controls for Venezuelan migrants.
Date: 10 August 2018 – 15 August 2018 (5 days)
region of the Americas where Romance languages are primarily spoken
orbital launch vehicle by the European space agency
globular object sometimes topped with a cross; Christian symbol of authority
The Commission proposal requires support from the 28 national governments and MEPs to become law.
Minister of Foreign Affairs of North Korea
county board of the Gaelic Athletic Association in Ireland
The cause of the blast is "not yet clear".
Australians and Singaporeans are exempt due to free-trade deals.
political protests against Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte
United Kingdom government cabinet minister
Jakiw Palij, a 95-year-old suspected Nazi Trawniki concentration camp guard in 1943, is deported from the United States to Germany.
At least 131 people are killed and more than 238 are injured.
A cholera outbreak is feared as salinity rates continue to increase in the unprocessed water.
U.S. Representative Chris Collins (R–NY) announces that he is suspending his campaign for re-election in the 2018 midterms, intending to serve out the remainder of his term.
Floods happened in Kerala in August 2019
Violent protests break out across Germany after a stabbing attack the day before.
Date: 7 October 2001 – 30 August 2021 (19 years, 10 months, 3 weeks and 2 days)
head of state and head of government of the Philippines
romantic or sexual attraction or behavior between members of the same sex or gender
westernmost subregion of the continent of Asia
organization established by the United Nations
public research university in Iowa City, Iowa, United States
A bone fragment found in Denisova Cave, Denisova 11, is identified as that of a girl who died 50,000 years ago aged at least 13. Genome-wide signatures tell that she had a Neanderthal mother and a mostly-Denisovan father. This first find of a prehistoric first-generation mixed offspring shows that different archaic human subtypes sometimes migrated, and then mixed more frequently than previously thought.
chemical element with symbol Fe and atomic number 26
It is the first time a team that is not from Northern England has won the competition.
The Superior Electoral Court of Brazil rules that former President and Workers' Party (PT) presidential candidate Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva cannot run in the election because he does not qualify under the Clean Slate law.
legal affairs of Donald Trump in his personal and business life
This supports a prediction in the Standard Model of particle physics.
act of reducing or eliminating nuclear weapons
National Football League franchise in Cleveland, Ohio
American singer, songwriter and actress (born 1958)
He faces up to 65 years, though prosecutors recommend 46 to 63 months.
A larger meeting has been set-up to be held in Quito in early September, to be attended by representatives from 14 countries and 10 international organisations.
Around 20,000 Palestinians protest near the Israel–Gaza barrier.
Hurricane Lane causes flash flooding, and threatens a direct hit towards Hawaii as it passes through Oahu.
Two attendees are killed, and nine others are taken to nearby hospitals.
The heat wave kills 27 people, while more than 2,200 are taken to the hospital.
Date: 30 March 2018 – 27 December 2019 (1 year, 8 months, 3 weeks and 6 days)
Over 7% of Venezuela’s total population has fled the nation in two years.
All aboard are unharmed but the aircraft is severely damaged with one engine and some of the landing gear being ripped away.
capital city of the province of New Brunswick, Canada
central government of England, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
worldwide outbreaks and pandemics of cholera
A regulation protecting against the effects of the extra-territorial application of legislation adopted by a third country
Head of state of The Republic of Colombia
American tariffs of 25% on approximately $16 billion worth of Chinese goods come into effect. China immediately responds with equivalent tariffs of its own.
information office documenting human rights abuses in the Syrian Civil War
Ireland will take 25 migrants, Albania 20.
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement
Alleged Saudi-led coalition airstrikes on a fish market and hospital entrance kill at least 20 people in Al Hudaydah, Yemen.
Archbishop Carlo Maria Viganò accuses Pope Francis of covering up sexual abuse allegations against Theodore McCarrick.
concert hall and music venue in New York City, United States
state to execute an inmate with fentanyl, and what is also the state's first execution in 21 years, and its first by lethal injection.
inflatable caricature mocking the US president
Over 180 rockets and mortars are launched toward Israel by Hamas militants, injuring seven people. In retaliation, IDF launches an air assault on 150 targets in Gaza, in which three people are killed, including an 18-month-old child.
elementary particle transmitting the Higgs field giving particles mass
Date: 4–25 June 2014 (2 weeks and 6 days)
form of dishonesty or criminal offense undertaken by a person or organization entrusted with a position of authority, to acquire illicit benefit or abuse power for one's private gain
Iván Duque Márquez is sworn in as new President of Colombia.
Taliban leaders stationed in Doha, Qatar, since 2013
An intense heat wave hits South Korea, which started at the end of July and is forecast to reach its highest temperature in the coming days.
trading of a public company's securities by individuals based on material, nonpublic information about the company
A large-scale military offensive is launched by the Taliban in a bid to overrun the southeastern city of Ghazni, a provincial capital on the Kabul–Kandahar Highway. They manage to take control of a part of the city.
city and county seat of Cook County, Illinois, United States of America
The Venezuelan bolívar fuerte is replaced with the "Sovereign Bolivar" in an attempt to curb inflation.
part of the Catholic Church sexual abuse scandal
annual awards for cinematic achievements
A grand jury report alleging that more than 300 priests abused over 1,000 children in six Pennsylvania Catholic diocese -- Allentown, Scranton, Harrisburg, Pittsburgh, Greensburg, and Erie -- is released by state Attorney General Josh Shapiro.
head of state and head of government of the United States of America
bilateral relations between United States and Venezuela
border barrier between the Palestinian Gaza Strip and Israel
first act of genocide in the 20th century
city in the region of Northern Savonia in Finland
This is the second impeachment this month, after Ali Rabiei's on 8 August.
status granted to individuals allowing them access to classified information or to restricted areas
(Uzbekistan Ministry of Foreign Affairs)
overview of the observance of human rights in Saudi Arabia
He admits that a $150,000 hush money payment in August 2016, "at the direction" of an unnamed candidate, was for the "principal purpose of influencing" the 2016 presidential election.
becomes the first public company to be worth US$1 trillion.
bilateral relations between the neighboring countries in North America
head of state and government of the Republic of Indonesia
American politician and military officer (1936–2018)
Russian federal law "for the Purpose of Protecting Children from Information Advocating for a Denial of Traditional Family Values"
Italian Minister of the Interior Matteo Salvini is placed under investigation for possible illegal detention and kidnapping.
period of Imperial Rome following the Roman Republic (27 BC–395 AD)
election for the governorship of the U.S. state of Tennessee
Westminster London SW1A 0AA United Kingdom
American alcoholic beverage manufacturer
Saudi war against Houthis in Yemen launched in 2015
The Palestine Liberation Organization denounces the "use of cheap blackmail as a political tool".
A report by the SOHR says that the explosion of an arms depot in Sarmada, Idlib Governorate, Syria, kills at least 69 people, including 17 children.
The European Commission is proposing to end the practice of adjusting clocks by an hour in spring and autumn after a survey found most Europeans opposed it.
series of nerve agents developed by the Soviet Union and Russia
guerrilla movement and political party in Ethiopia
organization with the purpose of creating an independent State of Palestine
city in Ohio, United States; county seat of Hamilton County
country in Northwestern Europe with territories in the Caribbean
Saudi Arabian city and capital of the Makkah province
Killing of an unarmed teenager by a police officer in Texas
Venezuela President Nicolás Maduro survives what he claims is an assassination attempt involving drones while speaking at a military event in Caracas.
American politician and U.S. Marine Corps officer
A process whereby progressively fewer individuals or organizations control increasing shares of the mass media
part of astronomy, covers star positions and their movements
Near Avenida Bolívar, Caracas, Venezuela
the maker of a consumer home carbonation product
municipality of the Philippines and capital of the province of Sultan Kudarat
Researchers at the University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston report the first successful transplant of a bio-engineered lung.
state of equal ease of access to resources and opportuni ties regardless of gender, including economic participation and decision-making
1950–1953 war between North and South Korea
armed conflict between the Oromo Liberation Front and the Government of Ethiopia
division of the United States' National Weather Service
Authorities insist that lethal force is used when the suspects resist the police.
The National Hurricane Center issues advisories for what forecasters call a Potential Tropical Cyclone Six. If it strengthens to a tropical storm, it would be known as Florence.
aircraft crash in United States, August 2018
2018 attempted murder in Salisbury, England, United Kingdom
The South African government begins the process of seizing land from white farm owners.
result of a sudden release of energy in the Earth's crust that creates seismic waves
Over 180 rockets and mortars are launched toward Israel by Hamas militants, injuring seven people.
evidence of human hybridization during the Middle Paleolithic and early Upper Paleolithic
Australian MP Peter Dutton claims that Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has lost the support of the majority of the Liberal Party and calls for another leadership vote. Turnbull states that he will resign if another spill is called.
2011 class of Philippine Navy offshore patrol vessels
Constitution of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
overview of rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people in Russia
If it strengthens to a tropical storm, it would be known as Florence.
Japan's national aero-space agency as JAXA
Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
United Kingdom government ministerial department for housing, communities and local government in England
The Trump administration is considering sending captured ISIL fighters to a prison in Iraq, as well as sending "high-valued fighters", who participated in the murder of Americans and other Western hostages, to the Guantanamo Bay detention camp. Human rights groups and the Democratic Party are opposed to holding these people indefinitely without charges and say they should be tried in federal courts.
Buildings shake across Caribbean and South America's North coast.
Ecuadorian sports club based in Guayaquil
autonomous country within the Kingdom of Denmark on world's largest island by the same name
The Venezuelan armed forces send two attack helicopters and a brigade of 30 soldiers across the Colombia-Venezuela border.
bilateral relations between United states and Palestine
Tuolumne, Mariposa, Mono and Madera Counties, California, United States
United States federal executive department
head of state and head of government of Venezuela
The Court also ruled that PT cannot run political ads featuring Lula.
Deputy head of state and head of government of the Philippines
head of state and of government in Zimbabwe
geometrical figure and ancient religious icon in the cultures of Eurasia (卐 with • on each box) represents peace and harmony.
cathedral city in Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom
Prime Minister of Australia from 2018 to 2022
Two weeks after Elon Musk expressed his intentions of making Tesla, Inc.
A delegation of the Taliban political office in Doha, Qatar, has visited Uzbekistan from 7 to 10 August and met with officials at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
baseball team and Major League Baseball franchise in Arlington, Texas, United States
United States civil space and aeronautics agency
A fuel tanker explodes on the A14 motorway after colliding with a lorry near Bologna Airport in Italy, causing a section of the motorway to collapse.
government campaign to discourage plastic shopping bag use
Most of the victims were reportedly family members of Hayat Tahrir al-Sham militants.
Turkic ethnic group primarily living in Turkey and Northern Cyprus
fire at a hotel in Harbin, Heilongjiang, China on 25 August 2018
President of the Philippines from 2016 to 2022
sovereign state in Eastern Europe and Northern Asia
city in Harris, Fort Bend, and Montgomery counties in Texas, United States, the is the county seat of Harris County
freedom of communication and expression through mediums including various electronic media and published materials
List of people deported or removed from the United States
capital city of California, United States
Venezuela announces that the new currency will be linked to the petro, a form of cryptocurrency operated by the country.
capital of Basra Governorate, in southern Iraq
Legislative body of the Islamic Republic of Iran
Turnbull states that he will resign if another spill is called.
Anchorage, Alaska, passes a strict ban on plastic shopping bags, and imposes a fee on the use of store-issued paper bags.
one of the six principal organs of the UN, charged with the maintenance of international peace and security
psychoactive herb from the Cannabis plant used for medical or recreational purposes
For the first time, scientists observe the Higgs Boson decay into bottom quarks.
A Saudi spokesman denies that its jets were in the area at the time, and blames rebels instead.
head of state of the RSFSR (office established in 1991) and Russia
Date: 16 September 2014 – present (8 years, 2 months, 1 week and 6 days)
Omar Ameen, a man arrested in Sacramento on suspicion of a 2014 Iraqi murder linked to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, faces a judge at an extradition hearing.
Date: 30 December 2013 – 9 December 2017 (3 years, 11 months, 1 week and 2 days)
island in West Nusa Tenggara Province, Indonesia
The Parliament of Iran questions President Hassan Rouhani on weak economic growth, banking restrictions and rising prices.