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August 4, 2023 (Friday)

Armed conflicts and attacks

War in Amhara
- 2023 Fano–ENDF clashes
  - The Ethiopian government declares a state of emergency in response to heavy clashes between the ENDF and Fano militia in Amhara Region. (Al Jazeera)
  - The Sudanese state of El Gedaref closes its border with Ethiopia in response to the clashes. (Sudan Tribune)
Russian invasion of Ukraine
- 2022–2023 western Russia attacks
  - The Russian Olenegorsky Gornyak landing ship is damaged by a Ukrainian naval drone attack at the naval base at the Port of Novorossiysk, Krasnodar Krai. (BBC News)
2023 Sudan conflict
- Authorities in the Sudanese state of North Kordofan announce a state-wide curfew. (Dabanga Sudan)
Israeli–Palestinian conflict
- Israeli settlers storm the Palestinian village of Burqa, Ramallah, killing a 19-year-old man, hours after Israeli soldiers killed another teenager in Tulkarm. (Al Jazeera)

Disasters and accidents

2023 Carinthia and Slovenia floods
- Three people are killed in flash floods in Slovenia. (RTV Slovenija)
Eight people are killed and four others are injured when a freight train collides with a pickup truck at a level crossing in Mueang Chachoengsao district, Thailand. (Al Jazeera)

Health and environment

Cyprus approves the use of human COVID-19 medication molnupiravir to combat a local feline virus mutation causing feline infectious peritonitis resulting in numerous cat deaths locally. The government assures that there is no risk of depleting medication stocks for potential COVID-19 surges in the human population. (AP)

Law and crime

Disqualification of Rahul Gandhi
- The Supreme Court of India suspends Indian National Congress leader Rahul Gandhi's defamation conviction, potentially allowing his return to parliament after disqualification. (AFP via Le Monde)
Kai Cenat Union Square giveaway
- Civil unrest and rioting occur in Manhattan, New York City, United States, after Twitch streamer and YouTuber Kai Cenat announces a gift card and PlayStation 5 video game console giveaway in Union Square. (CBS News)
A court in Melekhovo, Vladimir Oblast, Russia, sentences opposition politician Alexei Navalny to nineteen years in prison for six crimes, including inciting and financing extremist activity and creating an extremist organization. (Reuters)
Nicolás Petro is released from detention while under investigation for allegations of illicit enrichment and money laundering connected to his father's 2022 presidential campaign. He is barred from engaging in political activities and from leaving Colombia. (AP)

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 *[[2023 Sudan conflict]]
 **Authorities in the [[Sudanese state]] of [[North Kordofan]] announce a state-wide [[curfew]]. [https://www.dabangasudan.org/en/all-news/article/sudan-war-dusk-to-dawn-curfew-in-north-kordofan (Dabanga Sudan)]
+*[[Israeli–Palestinian conflict]]
+**[[Israeli settlement|Israeli settlers]] storm the [[State of Palestine|Palestinian]] village of [[Burqa, Ramallah]], killing a 19-year-old man, hours after [[Israeli Defense Forces|Israeli soldiers]] killed another teenager in [[Tulkarm]]. [https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/8/4/palestinian-teen-killed-by-israeli-army-in-occupied-west-bank (Al Jazeera)]
 '''Disasters and accidents'''
-*[[August 2023 floods in North and Central Slovenia]]
+*[[2023 Carinthia and Slovenia floods]]
 **Three people are killed in [[flash flood]]s in [[Slovenia]]. [https://www.rtvslo.si/okolje/hude-posledice-besnenja-narave-do-zdaj-potrjene-tri-smrtne-zrtve/677033 (RTV Slovenija)]
-*Eight people are killed and four others are injured when a [[freight train]] collides with a [[pickup truck]] at a [[railway crossing]] in [[Mueang Chachoengsao district]], [[Thailand]]. [https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/8/4/train-collides-with-pick-up-truck-in-thailand-kills-eight (Al Jazeera)]
+*Eight people are killed and four others are injured when a [[freight train]] [[train wreck|collides]] with a [[pickup truck]] at a [[level crossing]] in [[Mueang Chachoengsao district]], [[Thailand]]. [https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/8/4/train-collides-with-pick-up-truck-in-thailand-kills-eight (Al Jazeera)]
 '''Health and environment'''
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 '''Law and crime'''
 *[[Disqualification of Rahul Gandhi]]
-**The [[Supreme Court of India]] suspends [[Indian National Congress]] leader [[Rahul Gandhi]]'s [[defamation]] conviction, potentially allowing his return to [[Parliament of India|parliament]] after disqualification. [https://www.lemonde.fr/en/international/article/2023/08/04/india-s-supreme-court-suspends-rahul-gandhi-s-defamation-conviction_6080161_4.html (AFP via ''Le Monde'')]
+**The [[Supreme Court of India]] suspends [[Indian National Congress]] leader [[Rahul Gandhi]]'s [[defamation]] [[conviction]], potentially allowing his return to [[Parliament of India|parliament]] after disqualification. [https://www.lemonde.fr/en/international/article/2023/08/04/india-s-supreme-court-suspends-rahul-gandhi-s-defamation-conviction_6080161_4.html (AFP via ''Le Monde'')]
-*[[Kai Cenat riot]]
+*[[Kai Cenat Union Square giveaway]]
-**[[Civil disorder|Civil unrest]] and [[rioting]] occur in [[New York City]], [[United States]], after [[Twitch (service)|Twitch]] streamer and [[YouTuber]] [[Kai Cenat]] announces a [[gift card]] and [[PlayStation 5]] video game console giveaway in [[Union Square, Manhattan]]. [https://www.cbsnews.com/newyork/news/large-crowd-gathered-at-union-square-seen-hurling-objects/ (CBS News)]
+**[[Civil disorder|Civil unrest]] and [[riot]]ing occur in [[Manhattan]], [[New York City]], [[United States]], after [[Twitch (service)|Twitch]] streamer and [[YouTuber]] [[Kai Cenat]] announces a [[gift card]] and [[PlayStation 5]] [[video game console]] giveaway in [[Union Square, Manhattan|Union Square]]. [https://www.cbsnews.com/newyork/news/large-crowd-gathered-at-union-square-seen-hurling-objects/ (CBS News)]
-*A court in [[Melekhovo]], [[Vladimir Oblast]], [[Russia]], [[sentence (law)|sentences]] [[Opposition to Vladimir Putin in Russia|opposition]] politician [[Alexei Navalny]] to nineteen years in prison for six crimes, including "inciting and financing extremist activity" and "creating an extremist organization". [https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/putin-foe-navalny-expects-be-jailed-many-more-years-2023-08-04/ (Reuters)]
+*A court in [[Melekhovo]], [[Vladimir Oblast]], [[Russia]], [[sentence (law)|sentences]] [[Opposition to Vladimir Putin in Russia|opposition]] politician [[Alexei Navalny]] to nineteen years in prison for six crimes, including inciting and financing extremist activity and creating an extremist organization. [https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/putin-foe-navalny-expects-be-jailed-many-more-years-2023-08-04/ (Reuters)]
 *[[Nicolás Petro]] is released from detention while under investigation for allegations of [[illicit enrichment]] and [[money laundering]] connected to [[Gustavo Petro 2022 presidential campaign|his father's 2022 presidential campaign]]. He is barred from engaging in [[Politics of Colombia|political activities]] and from leaving [[Colombia]]. [https://apnews.com/article/colombia-president-son-investigation-06b4a79826e6e7c2e968d91aaa77605e (AP)]
-'''Arts and Culture'''
-*[[2023 Hollywood labor disputes]]
-**[[Writer's Guild of America]] meets with [[AMPTP]] higher ups to discuss negotiation plans with regards to the [[Writer's Strike|2023 Writers Guild of America strike]]. No agreement is made as [[AMPTP]] still seeks input from their member studios. ([https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/writers-strike-union-studios-no-agreement-1235550508/ The Hollywood Reporter])
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