Portal:Current events/2017 August 9

August 9, 2017 (Wednesday)

Armed conflicts and attacks

Levallois-Perret attack
- In a suspected terror attack, six French soldiers are injured, three seriously, when a man drives a car into them at a barracks in the Paris suburb of Levallois-Perret. (Independent)

Disasters and accidents

2017 Atlantic hurricane season
- Hurricane Franklin, the Atlantic Ocean's first hurricane of the season, is set to hit Mexico's Gulf state of Veracruz tonight or tomorrow morning. The category 1 storm is expected to lose strength as it moves inland through the oil-producing state. (Reuters) (National Hurricane Center)

International relations

Cuba–United States relations
- Two Cuban diplomats are expelled from the Embassy of Cuba in Washington, D.C., after an incident in Havana forced U.S. officials to return home. (Fox News)
Russia–United States relations
- Unarmed Russian Air Force reconnaissance jets, under the authority provided by international Open Skies Treaty, fly over several Washington, D.C., area government buildings and landmarks as well as the President's residence in Bedminster, New Jersey. (ABC News) (CBS News)
United States–Venezuela relations
- The U.S. imposes new sanctions on eight Venezuelan officials, including Secretary of the 2017 Constituent Assembly Adán Chávez - the late President Hugo Chávez's brother, to "deter further democratic backsliding" in the South American country. (Reuters) (CBS News)

Law and crime

Crime in North Korea
- North Korea releases imprisoned Canadian pastor Hyeon Soo Lim on "sick bail." (CBC News)
Sexual orientation and gender identity in the United States military
- Five transgender United States military personnel sue President Donald Trump and top Pentagon officials over the President's policy change announced late last month banning transgender people from serving in the military. The suit asks the court to prevent the ban from going into effect. (The New York Times) (AP via NBC News)

Politics and elections