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**[[France|French]] [[Minister of the Armed Forces (France)|Minister of the Armed Forces]] [[Florence Parly]] reveals that a [[Ranks in the French Army#Lieutenant-colonel|lieutenant-colonel]] of the [[French Army]] stationed at a [[NATO]] base in [[Italy]] has been arrested and indicted on charges of suspected [[espionage]], after he was reported to have supplied "sensitive" documents to an officer of the [[GRU (G.U.)|GRU]], a [[Russia]]n [[military intelligence]] agency. [https://www.ndtv.com/world-news/france-jails-senior-military-officer-over-charges-of-spying-for-russia-report-2287667 (AFP via NDTV)]

*[[George Floyd protests in Canada]]

**[[Black Lives Matter]] protesters topple the historic 125-year-old [[Macdonald Monument]] of [[Sir John A. Macdonald]], the first [[Prime Minister of Canada]], in downtown [[Montreal]]. The incident draws condemnation from political leaders, including [[Quebec]] Premier [[~~Francois~~François Legault]]. [https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/08/statue-canada-prime-minister-toppled-protesters-200830175937226.html (Al Jazeera)]

;Politics and elections

*[[2020 Montenegrin parliamentary election]]

**[[Montenegro|Montenegrin]]s head to the polls to elect a new session to [[Parliament of Montenegro|parliament]]. Neither the ruling pro-[[Western world|Western]] coalition, dominated by the [[Democratic Party of Socialists of Montenegro|Democratic Party of Socialists]], nor the pro-[[Russia]]n and [[Serbia]] opposition are projected to have a majority. [https://www.reuters.com/article/us-montenegro-election/divided-montenegro-on-course-for-knife-edge-election-idUSKBN25P0UM?il=0 (Reuters)]

**Following [[exit poll]]s, the Motenegrin opposition led by [[Zdravko Krivokapić]] claims victory in the election with Krivokapić saying "the regime has fallen". [https://apnews.com/baa6a80ae33af5b9d9e660891bc54b52 (AP)]

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