乌军离莫斯科仅 7 小时车程 Ukraine Troops are Just 7-Hour Drive Away from Moscow

八月八日，乌克兰军队抵达距莫斯科仅七小时车程的俄罗斯城镇 

Ukrainian forces have reached the town of Korenevo in Kursk, just 48 hours after launching an armored assault into the western Russian region. Since the cross-border raid began on Tuesday, Kyiv’s forces have occupied at least 11 settlements, including the Sudzha gas measuring facility, which plays a crucial role in the flow of Russian gas to Europe. By Wednesday evening, Russia had lost control over an area of approximately 350 square kilometers (about 135 square miles) to Ukraine’s forces—roughly equivalent to the size of Atlanta. The situation remains fluid, and there are ongoing reports of clashes and territorial shifts in the region. （Newsweek 8/8/2024）

Ukraine war: Ukrainian troops make unprecedented incursion into Russia's Kursk region Sky News 8/8/2024

12.2 孟加拉国的抗议新闻更新 Protests in Bangladesh - Updates（8/8/2024）

本文更新一下早前关于孟加拉国的学生抗议的文章：学生抗议迫使总理谢赫·哈西娜辞职并逃往印度。诺贝尔奖得主穆罕默德·尤努斯返回孟加拉国领导新临时政府。他强调保护自由并在学生的指导下前进。

Muhammad Yunus Returns to Bangladesh Amid Protests (NBC News, 8/8/2024):

• Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus returned to Bangladesh to lead a new interim government.
• Student protests forced Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to resign and flee to India.
• Yunus, a critic of Hasina, aims to guide the country toward elections for a new leader.
• He emphasizes protecting freedom and moving forward based on students’ guidance.
• Hasina’s party is not part of the interim government.
• Yunus, known as the “banker to the poor,” received the 2006 Nobel Peace Prize for pioneering poverty-fighting microloans.

Earlier Post: 

12. 孟加拉国的抗议 活动- 摘要和新闻（2024 年 8 月 4 日）

Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus arriving in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on Thursday. CREDIT Munir Uz Zaman / AFP - Getty Images

10.1 Venezuela Election Updates 委內瑞拉選舉新聞补充

本文对之前的报道进行了补充，并附带了一些新闻。 马查多上周表示，冈萨雷斯以压倒性优势获胜。尽管马杜罗承诺举行自由公正的选举，但选举过程却因涉嫌不公平而蒙上阴影——反对派人物被捕，其主要领导人马查多被禁止参选，反对派证人据称被拒绝进入集中计票，海外委内瑞拉人大多无法投票。委内瑞拉反对派和其他多个国家拒绝承认马杜罗在 7 月 28 日的选举中获胜，直到公布全部选票结果。投票结束后，委内瑞拉各地爆发了抗议活动，政府拘留了数百名反对派支持者。新闻补充: 反对派领导人和总统候选人因呼吁军队和警察“站在人民一边”。委内瑞拉国防部长向马杜罗宣誓“绝对忠诚”。委内瑞拉对反对派领导人冈萨雷斯和马查多展开调查。

BACKGROUND

Machado said last week that González won by a landslide. Though Maduro had promised free and fair elections, the process was marred with allegations of foul play – with opposition figures arrested, their key leader Machado banned from running, opposition witnesses allegedly denied access to the centralized vote count, and overseas Venezuelans largely unable to cast ballots. Venezuela’s opposition and multiple other nations have refused to recognize Maduro’s victory in the July 28 vote until the release of the full vote tally. Protests broke out across Venezuela following the vote, which saw the government detain hundreds of opposition supporters. (CNN Aug 5, 2024) 

1. Venezuela defence minister pledges ‘absolute loyalty’ to Maduro (USNews. Aug. 7, 2024) Chile's President Gabriel Boric said on Wednesday he does not recognize Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro "self-proclaimed" victory in the country's hotly contested election late last month. 

2. Venezuela defence minister pledges ‘absolute loyalty’ to Maduro. (Aljazeera, Aug 6, 2024) Country’s defence chief pledges to stand by Maduro’s side following calls by opposition to join ‘side of the people’. 

3. Venezuela launches probe against opposition leaders Gonzalez, Machado (Aljazeera, Aug 6, 2024)

Opposition leader and presidential candidate face an investigation over their appeal to the army and the police ‘to take the side of the people’. 

4. Venezuela opposition leader joins protests against election results (Aljazeera, Aug 3, 2024)

Venezuela’s published election result has prompted widespread allegations of fraud and protests.

Earlier Article 早期文章:

10. 委內瑞拉: 摘要, 選舉新聞 Venezuela- Background and Election News

Credit: CNN /  - Federico Parra/AFP/Getty Images