Portal:Current events/2023 July 29: Difference between revisions

Armed conflicts and attacks

• Russian invasion of Ukraine
  • Attacks on civilians in the Russian invasion of Ukraine
    • Russian forces strike Zaporizhzhia, killing two civilians and injuring another, as well as damaging infrastructure. (CNN International)

Disasters and accidents

• Sungai Kolok fireworks disaster
  • At least nine people are killed and more than 115 others are injured after an explosion at a fireworks warehouse in Sungai Kolok, Thailand. (BBC News)

Law and crime

• Mass shootings in the United States
  • Five people are injured, two critically, following a mass shooting in Seattle, Washington, U.S.(CNN)
• Colombian police arrest the son of President Gustavo Petro and his ex-wife on charges of money laundering and illicit enrichment related to the alleged acceptance of funds from drug traffickers during Petro's 2022 presidential campaign. (AFP via France 24)
• Indonesian police announce the arrest of three Bali-based immigration officers linked to an illicit organ trade network accused of trafficking 122 individuals to Cambodia for nephrectomies and selling their kidneys, earning an estimated IDR 24.4 billion (US$1.58 million) since 2019. (AFP via CNA)
• Iran announces that it will try 104 members of the People's Mujahedin of Iran (MEK) organization in absentia, including its leader Maryam Rajavi, who is in exile in Albania. (Xinhua)

Politics and elections

• Former Nigerian president Olusegun Obasanjo facilitates an agreement between opposing Kenyan political alliances Azimio la Umoja and Kenya Kwanza to establish a joint committee aimed at resolving their "differences" following a series of violent protests against President William Ruto's government. (AFP via Barron's)