The people of 31 August

The Global Sumud Flotilla, the largest civilian-led maritime convoy, departs from four cities in the Mediterranean and heads towards Gaza to attempt to break the Israeli blockade, carrying humanitarian aid and activist Greta Thunberg and actors Mark Ruffalo and Gustaf Skarsgård, among others.

Politics · 31 Aug · with Mark Ruffalo, Gustaf Skarsgård

Philippine public works secretary Manuel Bonoan resigns over the flood control controversy, while President Bongbong Marcos appoints transportation secretary Vince Dizon as Bonoan's replacement.

Politics · 31 Aug · with Bongbong Marcos, Vince Dizon

Israeli defence minister Israel Katz announces that the Israeli military killed Hamas spokesperson Abu Obaida in an airstrike on Gaza City yesterday.

Conflict · 31 Aug · with Abu Obaida

The original 1920s manuscripts of The Good Soldier Švejk by Jaroslav Hašek, one of the most well-known works of Czech literature, are rediscovered by the Czech Museum of Literature [cs].

Culture · 31 Aug

Mobs loot the houses of Indonesian finance minister Sri Mulyani and parliament member Nafa Urbach.

Crime & Justice · 31 Aug · with Nafa Urbach

United States judge Sparkle L. Sooknanan of the District of Columbia issues an injunction halting the deportation of Guatemalan unaccompanied minors after advocacy groups filed an emergency appeal against the Trump administration's plan to repatriate them.

Crime & Justice · 31 Aug

In a press conference, President Prabowo agrees to revoke the allowance for parliament members and put moratoriums to their foreign trips.

Crime & Justice · 31 Aug