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August 26, 2023
Russian, Japanese, Danish, And U.S. Crew Members Blast Off For Space Station

Four crew members from four countries rocketed toward the International Space Station on August 26.
August 22, 2023
Polish President Says Russia's Tactical Nuclear Weapons In Belarus Shift Regional Security

Polish President Andrzej Duda said on August 22 that is Russia already in the process of shifting some short-range nuclear weapons to neighboring Belarus, a move that Duda said will shift the security architecture of the region and the entire NATO military alliance.
August 22, 2023
Putin Stays Away Over Arrest Warrant As Leaders Of Emerging Economies Meet

Russian President Vladimir Putin will be notably absent when Chinese President Xi Jinping and other leaders from the BRICS group of emerging economies start a three-day summit in South Africa on August 22.
August 21, 2023
Greece Hosts Meeting Of Several Balkan Leaders; Ukraine's Zelenskiy Also Attends

The leaders of several Balkan countries gathered on August 21 in Athens along with top European Union officials to discuss the region’s European future, and Ukraine’s president joined them later in the day.
August 21, 2023
Pakistan To Compensate Christians Who Lost Homes In Rioting

Authorities in Pakistan are promising 2 million rupees ($6,800) in compensation for each of nearly 100 impoverished Christians who lost their homes when a Muslim mob burned at least 19 churches and damaged houses.
August 20, 2023
Russian Attack On Ukraine's Chernihiv Leaves Seven Dead, Scores Wounded

Ukrainians rescuers rushed to help the survivors of a Russian missile attack on the northern Ukrainian city of Chernihiv on August 19. According to the Ukrainian Interior Ministry, at least seven people were killed, including a child, and more than 148 were wounded.
August 18, 2023
Biden Administration Sharply Expands Temporary Status For Ukrainians Already In U.S.

The Biden administration on August 18 announced a major expansion of temporary legal status for Ukrainians living in the United States, granting a reprieve for those who fled Russia's invasion.
August 15, 2023
Deadly Explosion Rips Through Gasoline Station In Russia's North Caucasus

At least 33 people have been killed in a powerful explosion that rocked a gasoline station in Makhachkala, the capital of Russia's North Caucasus republic of Daghestan, late on August 14. Daghestan's leader, Sergei Melikov, declared August 15 to be a day of mourning across the republic.
August 14, 2023
Russia's Ruble Hits Lowest Level Since Early In War As Central Bank Plans To Step In

The Russian ruble on August 14 reached its lowest value since the early weeks of the war in Ukraine as Moscow increases military spending and Western sanctions weigh on energy exports.
August 12, 2023
Shippers Warned To Stay Away From Iranian Waters Over Seizure Threat

Western-backed maritime forces in the Middle East on August 12 warned shippers traveling through the strategic Strait of Hormuz to stay as far away from Iranian territorial waters as possible to avoid being seized.
August 10, 2023
Putin Profits Off Global Reliance On Russian Nuclear Fuel

The United States and its European allies are importing vast amounts of nuclear fuel and compounds from Russia, providing Moscow with hundreds of millions of dollars in badly needed revenue as it wages war on Ukraine.
August 07, 2023
Belarus Begins Military Drills Near Border With Poland, Lithuania As Tensions High

Belarus on August 7 began military exercises near its border with Poland and Lithuania, a move that comes with tensions already heightened between Belarus and the two NATO members over Russian-linked Wagner mercenaries moving to Belarus after their short-lived mutiny in Russia.
August 07, 2023
Registration Open For Next Year's Iranian Parliamentary Elections, The First Since Protests

Iran on August 7 began registering candidates for parliamentary elections in March, which will be the first since nationwide protests rocked the country last year.
August 04, 2023
Serbia To Ignore U.S. Sanctions Against Bosnian Serbs Accused Of Undermining Peace Agreement

Serbia will ignore U.S. sanctions recently imposed on top Bosnian Serb officials for undermining a 1995 peace agreement that ended the Bosnian War, the Serbian president said on August 4.
August 04, 2023
Russian Soprano Netrebko Sues Met Opera Over Its Decision To Cut Ties

Russian soprano Anna Netrebko on August 4 sued the Metropolitan Opera in New York and general manager Peter Gelb, alleging defamation, breach of contract, and other violations related to the opera’s decision to drop her following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
August 04, 2023
Lithuania Declares More Than 1,000 Belarusians And Russians To Be National Security Risks

Lithuania declared more than 1,000 citizens of Russia and Belarus living in the country to be threats to national security on August 4 and said it was stripping them of their permanent residency status.
August 02, 2023
Iran's IRGC Runs Drill On Disputed Islands As U.S. Military Presence In Region Grows

Iran's paramilitary Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) launched a surprise military drill on August 2 on disputed islands in the Persian Gulf, just as the U.S. military increases its presence in the region over recent ship seizures by Tehran.
August 01, 2023
Iran Will Close Government Offices, Banks, Schools Over Extreme Heat

Iran announced a nationwide two-day holiday because of increasing temperatures, state media reported.
July 30, 2023
Russians In Belgrade Hold Anti-War Protest After Activists Face Entry, Residence Problems In Serbia

Pro-democracy Russians in Serbia protested on July 30 after two prominent anti-war activists and critics of Russian President Vladimir Putin said they faced problems with entry and residence permits in the Balkan country.
July 29, 2023
Ukraine Moves Official Christmas Day Holiday To December 25

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy signed a law on July 28, moving the official Christmas Day holiday to December 25 from January 7, the day when the Russian Orthodox Church observes it.

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