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The Parliament of Kyrgyzstan votes 59–5 in favor of passing a bill to modify the national flag. Politics and elections. 2023 Democratic Republic of the Congo general election. Voters in the Democratic Republic of the Congo elect their president, members of the National Assembly, provincial assemblies, and commune councils. Voting is extended ...
The Iranian Ministry of Foreign Affairs swaps Asadollah Asadi for Belgian prisoner Olivier Vandecasteele. Politics and elections. 2023 Guatemalan general election. The Constitutional Court of Guatemala blocks the candidacy of frontrunner Carlos Pineda in the 2023 Guatemalan general election due to alleged violations of electoral law.
August 5 – A large brawl occurs on Montgomery's Riverfront dock. [271] August 6 – At the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup, the United States loses in the Round of 16 to Sweden 5–4 in penalties after tying 0–0, making it the first time in the Women's World Cup that the United States failed to reach either the quarterfinals or the semifinals ...
Joe Biden is known to express frustration over constant questions about his age, but he recently turned 80. The oldest sitting president, he is supposed to be a transition figure, ushering in a ...
Disasters and accidents. Eight construction workers are killed near Sevastopol, Crimea, in an overnight fire at a barracks.; Health and environment. 2020–2023 H5N8 outbreak. The UK Health Security Agency confirms that avian influenza has crossed over to several wild mammals, including foxes, otters and seals.
In tennis, defending champion Iga Świątek defeats Karolína Muchová 6–2, 5–7, 6–4 in the final to win the women's singles title at the 2023 French Open. Świątek is the first player to defend the title since Justine Henin in 2007 and the first woman to defend a major title since Serena Williams at Wimbledon in 2016 .
Armed conflicts and attacks. Somali Civil War. The army reports the killing of 27 al-Shabaab jihadists near Awdheegle, Lower Shabelle, along with the destruction of militant hideouts, as part of an ongoing campaign to secure areas previously under al-Shabaab control.
2024 Iran–Israel conflict, Israel–Hezbollah conflict (2023–present) Three children and a woman are killed, and several others are injured, when two ambulances carrying civilians are hit by an Israeli airstrike near the towns of Ainata and Aitaroun , Lebanon , and four paramedics are injured when two ambulances are bombed in Tayr Harfa .