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Tens of thousands of residents in Reno, Nevada, were under evacuation orders as the Hawk Fire approached the city’s outskirts on Aug. 23, 2026. Local officials reported that about 42,000 people had been displaced or were actively evacuating, with an additional 45,000 told to “be prepared to evacuate.” Footage verified by Reuters showed smoke billowing over residential neighborhoods, while fire-tracking maps indicated evacuation zones stretching from the Sierra Nevada hills to the University of Nevada in northwest Reno .
Israel warned Hamas on Aug. 23 that it would escalate operations in Gaza if launches of kites, drones, and balloons toward Israel continued. Israeli media reported four kites were found near the Gaza border on Aug. 22, with one shot down by the army the following day, bringing the recent total to around 10. Hamas denied responsibility for the incidents .
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky reiterated on Aug. 23 that Ukraine had no involvement in the 2022 Nord Stream pipeline bombings. German prosecutors had alleged in July that the attack was ordered by the Ukrainian state. “Ukraine has never officially taken part in any operation related to the blowing up of Nord Stream,” Zelensky told reporters .
Kuwait’s emir approved a decree on Aug. 23 banning naturalized citizens from voting, two years after dissolving Parliament and initiating a mass nationality stripping campaign. Previously, naturalized Kuwaitis could vote 30 years after acquiring citizenship but were barred from running for office or holding appointments .
In Guinea, at least 30 people died and 22 were injured after a landfill collapsed onto a residential area in the Dar-es-Salam suburb of Conakry. The incident occurred in the night leading to Aug. 23, with rescue and recovery efforts ongoing, according to a government statement .
Norway’s King Harald V, 89, saw his health deteriorate over the weekend due to a bacterial bloodstream infection, requiring antibiotic treatment, a palace statement confirmed. The king had been hospitalized since Aug. 23 .
Ukraine marked its 35th Independence Day on Aug. 24, with celebrations in Kyiv attended by EU Council President António Costa and other foreign dignitaries. The country gained independence from the Soviet Union on Aug. 24, 1991 .
In Lisbon, Rádio Observador reported on Aug. 24 that escalators at the Cais do Sodré metro station had been out of service for over three years, part of a broader maintenance dispute between Metro de Lisboa and Infraestruturas de Portugal. At its peak in February, 40 escalators and 38 elevators were nonfunctional across the network .
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