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August 16

Armed conflicts and attacks

A Spanish F/A-18 Hornet jet shoots down a Russian drone in Romanian airspace. The drone was downed near the city of Galați after entering from Moldova
Source: Politico external link
Ukrainian forces launch 822 drones at Russia, including over 600 towards Moscow, killing at least seven people and injuring 39 others. A Wildberries warehouse is also destroyed. Russian officials say it is the largest Ukrainian drone attack launched this year.
Source: BBC News external link
Seven suspected members of the Pakistani Taliban are killed in a intelligence-based joint operation in Kharan District, Balochistan, Pakistan.
Source: The Express Tribune external link
Two civilians are killed and several homes are damaged by a government airstrike in Thandwe, Rakhine State, Myanmar.
Source: Narinjara News external link

August 15

Armed conflicts and attacks

Iranian foreign ministry spokesperson Esmail Baghaei says that Iran and Oman have reached an agreement on a safe route for vessels transiting through the Strait of Hormuz.
Source: Saudi Gazette external link
The Emirates News Agency reports that a third Abu Dhabi National Oil Company vessel was attacked by Iran while transiting through the Strait of Hormuz a day earlier. No injuries were reported.
Source: Al-Monitor external link
Israeli airstrikes in southern Lebanon kill eleven people, including three children.
Source: Sky News external link
The Israel Defense Forces says that they have killed Ali Samir Al-Haj Hassan, a Hezbollah commander in the Radwan Force, during a airstrike in Ansar.
Source: The Times of Israel external link

Sports

In swimming, Johannes Liebmann sets a men's 1,500-metre freestyle world record of 14:26.79 at the European Championships, improving Bobby Finke's 2024 Olympic record by nearly four seconds.
Source: AFP via RFI external link
In swimming, Kate Douglass sets a women's 50-metre freestyle world record of 23.49 seconds in the Pan Pacific Championships heats, surpassing Gretchen Walsh's 23.55-second mark set in June.
Source: AFP via RFI external link

Politics and elections

Hereditary Prince Alois announces that Liechtenstein will gradually transition its line of succession to absolute primogeniture, stating that any future descendant of him and Hereditary Princess Sophie, regardless of sex, will inherit the throne, allowing future women to inherit the throne.
Source: AP external link

Disasters and accidents

Authorities in Indiana, United States, report that six people have died in recent floods from storms.
Source: Reuters external link
The death toll of the Lake Kariba vessel capsizing in Zimbabwe from last week rises to 72 after 26 more bodies are recovered.
Source: AP via CNN external link
Twelve people are killed and ten others are injured after a Polish bus overturns along a motorway in Mezőkeresztes, Hungary.
Source: Reuters external link
Six people are killed and several others wounded after a container truck crashes into an auto rickshaw in Latehar district, Jharkhand, India.
Source: ETV Bharat external link
A minibus carrying a wedding party overturns in Diyarbakir Province, Türkiye, killing five and injuring eleven others.
Source: Asharq al-Awsat external link

Law and crime

Police in Morocco arrest 111 migrants who attempted to enter Spain's autonomous community Ceuta, amidst tightened security on both sides of the border with Spain.
Source: CBC external link

August 14

Disasters and accidents

At least 47 people are killed and several more are injured when a M7.7 earthquake strikes the coast of the island of Flores in East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia.
Source: AP external link
A M4.8 earthquake strikes the province of Granada in Spain, with damage reported in Granada and the surrounding area, and being felt in Madrid.
Source: The News International external link
Sixteen people are killed and 40 others injured on the Yaounde-Bafoussam highway after a passenger bus crashed into a parked truck carrying planks in Mbam-et-Inoubou, Cameroon.
Source: Xinhua external link
One person dies and at least 40 others are injured after a severe wildfire breaks out on Croatia's coastline.
Source: BBC News external link
Thai rescuers find a French tourist and his two sons alive after they spend more than 16 hours at sea when their rented jet ski capsizes off Ko Samui. The family receives medical checks and is discharged.
Source: CBS News external link

Sports

In American football, the National Football League suspends Atlanta Falcons linebacker James Pearce Jr. for eight games in violation of the league's personal conduct policy after his arrest in February on domestic violence charges.
Source: WAGA-TV external link
In road bicycle racing, the eighth stage at the Volta a Portugal race is neutralised after British cyclist Finlay Tarling is killed in an accident during the race.
Source: The Athletic external link

Armed conflicts and attacks

The Israel Defense Forces announce that Al-Qassam Brigades commander Muhammad Bassam Mushtaha, who was accused of taking hostages during and after the Hamas–led attacks against Israel on October 7, was killed in a recent airstrike last month in northern Gaza.
Source: The Times of Israel external link
Heavy fighting erupts in El Obeid, North Kordofan, Sudan, between the Sudanese Armed Forces and Rapid Support Forces (RSF). Clashes also break out in Umm Arda.
Source: Sudan Tribune external link
Around 14 people are reported to be killed following an attack by RSF militants on the North Kordofan town of Umm Arda.
Source: Xinhua external link
A Colombian soldier is killed and four more wounded following a drone strike in the rural area of El Carmen, Norte de Santander.
Source: El Colombiano external link
A constable policeman is killed and another is injured after a group of suspected insurgents attacked a police post in Bajaur district, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan.
Source: Dawn external link
Three gunmen are killed and a child is wounded in an attempted ambush on a highway in La Piedad, Michoacán, Mexico. Authorities seize four long guns, magazines, ammunition, and improvised explosives.
Source: El Heraldo de México external link
American missionary Kevin Rideout is released from captivity after being kidnapped by an unidentified organisation front in Niger nine months prior.
Source: The New York Times external link

Politics and elections

Venezuela releases 131 detainees under alternative custody measures as part of a national reconciliation program following Nicolás Maduro's removal. Rights group Foro Penal confirms that at least 45 of those freed are political prisoners.
Source: AFP via RFI external link

August 13

Health and environment

Romania begins shutting down the second reactor at the Cernavodă Nuclear Power Plant, the country's only nuclear power plant, after a drought lowered the Danube river below the level required for cooling, leaving both reactors offline. The government says alternative sources and imports will cover electricity demand.
Source: AP external link
Greece's public health agency reports 110 West Nile virus infections and nine deaths in 2026, including 45 new cases in one week, as authorities increase mosquito control measures in the Athens metropolitan area.
Source: Daily Sabah external link

Politics and elections

Kyrgyz president Sadyr Japarov announces that he will run for a second term in the upcoming presidential election in January 2027.
Source: Reuters external link
Zambians vote to elect a president and 280 seats of the National Assembly. Incumbent president Hakainde Hichilema is running for re-election to a second term in office.
Source: AP external link

Armed conflicts and attacks

The United Arab Emirates says that two vessels linked to the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company were attacked in the Strait of Hormuz, accusing Iran of being behind the attacks.
Source: The New Region external link
reports that the USS will deploy to the Middle East to replace the USS following a nine-month deployment and amidst reports of conditions on the aircraft carrier.
Source: The Wall Street Journal external link
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) and Shin Bet says that they have killed Hamas commander and Gaza District Police chief Jamal Mahmoud Abu Kamil in a airstrike in Gaza City. Additionally, the IDF also kills a Hamas company commander in a separate strike in Khan Yunis.
Source: Israel National News external link
Russian military officer Robert Shagaev, who commanded the submarine before defecting to Russia after its annexation of Crimea, is reported to have been killed by an explosive planted in a trash can in Sevastopol.
Source: Ynet external link
The Rapid Support Forces (RSF) says that they have retaken control of the Blue Nile town of Kurmuk, a month after being recaptured by the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF).
Source: Sudans Post external link
The SAF and Joint Forces repels a major assault by RSF on the Jebrat al Sheikh district in North Kordofan, Sudan.
Source: AA external link
Renewed drone attacks by the RSF are reported in Khartoum, Sudan, for a second consecutive day, with the SAF intercepting several drones targeting the area.
Source: Sudan Tribune external link

Disasters and accidents

In the United States, Hawaii governor Josh Green declares a state of emergency ahead of Tropical Storm Lala's expected landfall on the state over the weekend.
Source: AFP via CNA external link
Multiple wildfires break out across England on the hottest day of the year in the United Kingdom so far, with widespread damage in Stourbridge, West Midlands.
Source: BBC News external link
At least 20 people are injured when a GTR Southern commuter train derails near Lewes, East Sussex, United Kingdom.
Source: CNN external link
At least eleven people are killed and 13 others are injured after two trucks, two minibuses, two cars and a tricycle collided on the Accra–Kumasi Expressway, Ghana.
Source: Xinhua external link
Seven people are killed after an under-construction tunnel collapsed in Chamoli District, India.
Source: Xinhua external link
Unprecedented torrential rainfall due to severe thunderstorms causes widespread flooding in Chiba Prefecture, Japan, leaving at least eight people dead.
Source: Reuters external link

Law and crime

Polish prime minister Donald Tusk says authorities, working with U.S. services, foiled an alleged Russian plot to kill a Ukrainian-American citizen in Warsaw and arrest a suspect accused of acting for Russian intelligence. Tusk says it is the first such Russian-directed plot in another NATO country.
Source: CBS News external link