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August 17, 2019 (Saturday)

Armed conflicts and attacks

War in Afghanistan
- 17 August 2019 Kabul bombing
  - 63 people are killed and 182 wounded in a suicide attack at a wedding party in Kabul, Afghanistan. The attacker set off explosives among the invitees. (Al Arabiya)

Politics and elections

Aftermath of the 2018–19 Sudanese protests
- The ruling military and the civilian opposition formally sign a power-sharing deal establishing a three-year transition period towards the election of a civilian government. (Al Jazeera)
2019 Hong Kong anti-extradition bill protests
- Thousands of school teachers join the 11th weekend of anti-government protests in Hong Kong. (Reuters)
A rally of far-right groups such as the Proud Boys and Patriot Prayer is met by left-wing Antifa in Portland, Oregon. (The New York Times)
The Argentinian Treasury Minister, Nicolás Dujovne, resigns after incumbent President Mauricio Macri's loss in a primary vote saw Argentina's peso fall to record lows. (Bloomberg)

Science and technology

China announces the successful first launch of the Smart Dragon-1 [fr; de] carrier rocket. (Reuters)

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 *[[War in Afghanistan (2001–present)|War in Afghanistan]]
+**[[17 August 2019 Kabul bombing]]
-**Dozens are feared dead and hurt in a suicide attack at a wedding party in [[Kabul]], Afghanistan. The attacker set off bombs among the invitees. [https://english.alarabiya.net/en/News/world/2019/08/17/Afghan-official-confirms-explosion-at-wedding-hall-in-Kabul-casualties-feared.html (Al Arabiya)]
+***63 people are killed and 182 wounded in a suicide attack at a wedding party in [[Kabul]], Afghanistan. The attacker set off explosives among the invitees. [https://english.alarabiya.net/en/News/world/2019/08/17/Afghan-official-confirms-explosion-at-wedding-hall-in-Kabul-casualties-feared.html (Al Arabiya)]
 ;Politics and elections
+*Aftermath of the [[2018–19 Sudanese protests]]
-*A rally of far-right groups such as the [[Proud Boys]] and [[Patriot Prayer]] is expected to be met by [[Antifa (United States)|Antifa]] protesters in [[Portland, Oregon]]. [https://www.nytimes.com/2019/08/17/us/portland-oregon-protests.html (New York Times)]
+**The [[Transitional Military Council (2019)|ruling military]] and the [[Forces of Freedom and Change|civilian opposition]] formally sign a power-sharing deal establishing a three-year transition period towards the election of a civilian government. [https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2019/08/sudan-protest-leaders-military-sign-transitional-government-deal-190817122225172.html (Al Jazeera)]
 *[[2019 Hong Kong anti-extradition bill protests]]
-**Thousands of school teachers join an 11th weekend of anti-government protests in [[Hong Kong]]. [https://www.reuters.com/article/us-hongkong-protests-police/hong-kongers-rally-against-government-under-stormy-skies-idUSKCN1V703O (Reuters)]
+**Thousands of school teachers join the 11th weekend of anti-government protests in [[Hong Kong]]. [https://www.reuters.com/article/us-hongkong-protests-police/hong-kongers-rally-against-government-under-stormy-skies-idUSKCN1V703O (Reuters)]
+*A rally of [[Far right in the United States|far-right]] groups such as the [[Proud Boys]] and [[Patriot Prayer]] is met by left-wing [[Antifa (United States)|Antifa]] in [[Portland, Oregon]]. [https://www.nytimes.com/2019/08/17/us/portland-oregon-protests.html (''The New York Times'')]
+*The [[Ministry of the Treasury (Argentina)|Argentinian Treasury Minister]], [[Nicolás Dujovne]], resigns after incumbent [[President of Argentina|President]] [[Mauricio Macri]]'s loss in a [[Primary elections in Argentina|primary vote]] saw Argentina's [[Argentine peso|peso]] fall to record lows. [https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-08-17/argentina-economy-minister-dujovne-resigns-after-peso-plunge (Bloomberg)]
+;Science and technology
+*[[China]] announces the successful first launch of the {{ill|Smart Dragon-1|fr|Jielong-1|de|Jielong-1}} carrier rocket. [https://www.reuters.com/article/us-space-exploration-china/china-state-agency-successfully-launches-rocket-for-commercial-use-cctv-idUSKCN1V703F (Reuters)]
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