Portal:Current events/2019 August 17
August 17, 2019 (Saturday)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- War in Afghanistan
- 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. (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
- A rally of far-right groups such as the Proud Boys and Patriot Prayer is expected to be met by Antifa protesters in Portland, Oregon. (New York Times)