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The people of 19 August
5 people in 5 stories, 30 deaths recorded, 2025
Israel Katz
Israeli politician (born 1955)
Hamas positively receives an Egyptian–Qatari-mediated 60-day ceasefire proposal, which is rejected by Israeli defense minister Israel Katz with national security minister Itamar Ben-Gvir warning of a "tragedy" if Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu gives in.
Conflict · 19 Aug · with Itamar Ben-Gvir, Benjamin Netanyahu
Abdiqasim Salad Hassan
President of Somalia from 2000 to 2004
Former Somali presidents Abdiqasim Salad Hassan, Sharif Sheikh Ahmed and Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed denounce the administration of Hassan Sheikh Mohamud for its management of public land in Somalia's capital Mogadishu, accusing it of violating constitutional safeguards and forcibly displacing impoverished families.
Politics · 19 Aug · with Sharif Sheikh Ahmed, Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed, Hassan Sheikh Mohamud
Álvaro Uribe
President of Colombia from 2002 to 2010
The Colombian Supreme Court of Justice overturns a lower court order placing former president Álvaro Uribe under house arrest while he appeals convictions for bribery and abuse of process, ruling that the measure will not apply until the appeal is resolved.
Crime & Justice · 19 Aug
Dina Boluarte
President of Peru from 2022 to 2025
The Peruvian Constitutional Court orders the suspension of all investigations into President Dina Boluarte, including probes into protest-related deaths, alleged illicit enrichment, and temporary absence from office, until her term ends in July 2026.
Crime & Justice · 19 Aug
Eemeli Peltonen
Finnish politician (1994–2025)
Eemeli Peltonen, a 30-year-old Finnish member of parliament, dies by suicide inside the Parliament House in Helsinki.
Politics · 19 Aug
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