## [2024-08-10](/feed/2024/08/10/index.md)

##### 2024 Summer Olympics
### [Svetlana Osipova of Uzbekistan wins a silver medal in taekwondo the first ever Olympic medal obtained by a Uzbek female athlete in the sport. ](/feed/2024/08/10/svetlana-osipova-of-uzbekistan-wins-a-silver-medal-in-taekwondo-the-first-ever-olympic-medal-obtained-by-a-uzbek-female.md)
### [Rikuto Tamai of Japan wins a silver medal in Men's 10 metre platform diving, earning the country its first ever Olympic medal in the sport. ](/feed/2024/08/10/rikuto-tamai-of-japan-wins-a-silver-medal-in-men-s-10-metre-platform-diving-earning-the-country-its-first-ever-olympic.md)
### [Three swimmers for Germany fall ill with vomiting and diarrhea and require outpatient treatment after swimming in the Seine as part of Olympic competitions. ](/feed/2024/08/10/three-swimmers-for-germany-fall-ill-with-vomiting-and-diarrhea-and-require-outpatient-treatment-after-swimming-in-the-se.md)
### [In the first-ever men's breakdancing event at the Olympics, Philip "Phil Wizard" Kim of Canada wins the B-Boys gold medal, with Danis "Dany Dann" Civil of France winning the silver and Victor Montalvo of the United States winning the bronze. ](/feed/2024/08/10/in-the-first-ever-men-s-breakdancing-event-at-the-olympics-philip-phil-wizard-kim-of-canada-wins-the-b-boys-gold-meda.md)
### [Chermen Valiev wins a bronze medal in Men's freestyle 74 kg wrestling, earning Albania its first ever Olympic medal. ](/feed/2024/08/10/chermen-valiev-wins-a-bronze-medal-in-men-s-freestyle-74-kg-wrestling-earning-albania-its-first-ever-olympic-medal.md)
##### 2024 Serbian environmental protests
### [Tens of thousands of environmentalist and anti-Aleksandar Vučić protesters demonstrate in Belgrade, Serbia, to protest a European Union–backed plan to develop Europe's largest lithium mine in the Jadar valley. ](/feed/2024/08/10/tens-of-thousands-of-environmentalist-and-anti-aleksandar-vucic-protesters-demonstrate-in-belgrade-serbia-to-protest-a.md)
##### 2024 United Kingdom riots
### [A petrol bomb is thrown towards an Islamic centre in Newtownards, County Down, Northern Ireland. ](/feed/2024/08/10/a-petrol-bomb-is-thrown-towards-an-islamic-centre-in-newtownards-county-down-northern-ireland.md)
### [Thousands of anti-racism protesters march in cities across the United Kingdom to protest against far-right riots, political figures, and the Reform UK party. ](/feed/2024/08/10/thousands-of-anti-racism-protesters-march-in-cities-across-the-united-kingdom-to-protest-against-far-right-riots-politi.md)
##### 2024 United States presidential election
### [Officials of the Donald Trump campaign report that it was hacked by anonymous sources, with the campaign formally blaming "foreign sources", specifically claiming that Iran was behind the hacking. ](/feed/2024/08/10/officials-of-the-donald-trump-campaign-report-that-it-was-hacked-by-anonymous-sources-with-the-campaign-formally-blamin.md)
##### 2024 Bangladesh quota reform movement
### [Chief Justice of Bangladesh Obaidul Hassan resigns following an ultimatum from protesters and is briefly succeeded by Md. Ashfaqul Islam on an acting basis. Syed Refat Ahmed is later appointed Chief Justice by President Mohammed Shahabuddin. ](/feed/2024/08/10/chief-justice-of-bangladesh-obaidul-hassan-resigns-following-an-ultimatum-from-protesters-and-is-briefly-succeeded-by-md.md)
##### 2024 Kiteezi landslide
### [Eighteen people are killed and fourteen others are rescued after a landslide at Kiteezi Landfill, a rubbish dump in Kampala, Uganda. ](/feed/2024/08/10/eighteen-people-are-killed-and-fourteen-others-are-rescued-after-a-landslide-at-kiteezi-landfill-a-rubbish-dump-in-kamp.md)
##### Russian invasion of Ukraine
### [President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy announces governmental deliberations toward banning a traditionally Russia-linked branch of the Orthodox Church in Ukraine in order to strengthen the country's "spiritual independence". ](/feed/2024/08/10/president-of-ukraine-volodymyr-zelenskyy-announces-governmental-deliberations-toward-banning-a-traditionally-russia-link.md)
##### Rohingya conflict
### [Over seventy people are killed in an Arakan Army drone attack on Rohingya people fleeing Myanmar. ](/feed/2024/08/10/over-seventy-people-are-killed-in-an-arakan-army-drone-attack-on-rohingya-people-fleeing-myanmar.md)
##### Israel–Hamas war
### [Israeli rockets strike Al-Tabaeen school in Gaza City during Fajr morning prayers, killing more than 93 Palestinians and injuring 47 others, several of whom were trapped in the building as it was damaged by a fire. ](/feed/2024/08/10/israeli-rockets-strike-al-tabaeen-school-in-gaza-city-during-fajr-morning-prayers-killing-more-than-93-palestinians-and.md)
##### Russian invasion of Ukraine
### [One worker is killed and several others are injured in a Russian missile strike on a "critical infrastructure facility" in Kramatorsk. ](/feed/2024/08/10/one-worker-is-killed-and-several-others-are-injured-in-a-russian-missile-strike-on-a-critical-infrastructure-facility.md)
### [President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko increases Belarus's defensive presence on the Belarus–Ukraine border after accusing Ukraine of illegally sending about a dozen intercepted drones across the border into Belarusian airspace. ](/feed/2024/08/10/president-of-belarus-alexander-lukashenko-increases-belarus-s-defensive-presence-on-the-belarus-ukraine-border-after-acc.md)
### [The Ukrainian Navy strikes and heavily damages a Russian offshore natural gas platform in the Black Sea being used by the Russian Armed Forces. ](/feed/2024/08/10/the-ukrainian-navy-strikes-and-heavily-damages-a-russian-offshore-natural-gas-platform-in-the-black-sea-being-used-by-th.md)
### [Ukrainian forces enter Belgorod Oblast for the first time during the ongoing incursion, reportedly capturing the village of Poroz. ](/feed/2024/08/10/ukrainian-forces-enter-belgorod-oblast-for-the-first-time-during-the-ongoing-incursion-reportedly-capturing-the-village.md)
### [The state-run Russian news agency TASS reports that over 76,000 residents have evacuated from Kursk Oblast this week. ](/feed/2024/08/10/the-state-run-russian-news-agency-tass-reports-that-over-76000-residents-have-evacuated-from-kursk-oblast-this-week.md)
### [Russia introduces a "counter-terrorist regime" in Belgorod, Bryansk, and Kursk Oblasts in response to the ongoing incursion, resulting in travel restrictions and an increased security presence. ](/feed/2024/08/10/russia-introduces-a-counter-terrorist-regime-in-belgorod-bryansk-and-kursk-oblasts-in-response-to-the-ongoing-incurs.md)
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