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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. (Bloomberg)

Science and technology

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

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 *[[2019 Hong Kong anti-extradition bill protests]]
 **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 |right wing]] 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'')]
+*A rally of [[Far-right politics|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. [https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-08-17/argentina-economy-minister-dujovne-resigns-after-peso-plunge (Bloomberg)]