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August 6

The Houthis announce a military offensive against Saudi-backed government forces in Marib Governorate and Hadhramaut Governorate, with over 30 soldiers being killed in two missile attacks.
Source: Al Jazeera external link
Ukrainian forces launch drone attacks on two oil refineries in Russia, the Yaroslavl refinery and a Bashneft-Novoil refinery in Bashkortostan, causing large fires at the facilities.
Source: BBC News external link
Six people are killed in Russian airstrikes across Ukraine, including three civilians in Kharkiv Oblast, while a total power outage occurs in the city of Kherson after critical infrastructure was targeted overnight by Russian drones.
Source: Antikor external link
It is reported that the situation on the border between Ethiopia and Sudan is calm following recent clashes between the Ethiopian Army and Tigray People's Liberation Front that sparked fears of a new conflict four years after a peace agreement was signed in 2022 to end the war in Tigray.
Source: Sudan Tribune external link

International relations

Ceuta mayor-president Juan Jesús Vivas confirms that at least 100 people died during last week's migrant surge into the Spanish autonomous city of Ceuta, while around 3,500 to 5,000 undocumented migrants remain in the city.
Source: Reuters external link

Health and environment

Congolese health authorities monitor passengers from a boat near Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo, after a traveler died from Ebola complications.
Source: The Washington Post external link
Roche launches two new tests to detect cyclosporiasis, which is caused by , amidst a recent outbreak in the United States.
Source: Reuters external link

Disasters and accidents

Six people are killed and 19 others are injured after a bus crashed in Constantine Province, Algeria.
Source: Xinhua external link

August 5

Politics and elections

Former Bangladesh prime minister Sheikh Hasina announces that she plans to return to the country from exile in New Delhi, India, despite facing a death sentence for her role during a violent crackdown on protesters that led to her resignation two years ago.
Source: Sky News external link

Health and environment

A study published in the JAMA Network Open shows that the fecal immunochemical test has reduced deaths from colorectal cancer.
Source: MedPage Today external link
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approves Moderna's mRNA influenza vaccine for people aged 50 and older.
Source: Reuters external link

Law and crime

Sindh Police detain 19 people for questioning as part of the investigation into the murder of Karachi entrepreneur and Wafflix founder Mir Raza Ali.
Source: ARY News external link
The Hanseatic Higher Regional Court in Hamburg, Germany, convicts seven members and one supporter of a right-wing extremist group called and sentences them to prison for attempted murder, arson, aggravated assault, and being members of a terrorist organisation for planning and carrying out arson and bomb attacks on asylum seeker shelters.
Source: AP external link
The Spanish Civil Guard and the Ecuadorian National Police announce they have arrested 44 people and confiscated 21 tons of cocaine as part of a multiyear investigation on a drug trafficking ring financed by investors in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
Source: AP external link
A drone loaded with explosives is found and defused at Leipzig/Halle Airport in Germany, while a cargo Boeing 757 had a collision with another supposed UAV at the same airport.
Source: DW external link

Disasters and accidents

Five people are killed after two vehicles collided head-on and burst into flames on the Stuart Highway, Australia.
Source: Xinhua external link

Armed conflicts and attacks

Iran and Oman reach an agreement understanding on geographic coordinates for shipping routes through the Strait of Hormuz.
Source: Euronews external link
Talks between Israel and Lebanon are on pause following alleged leaks and will resume tomorrow.
Source: Al-Monitor external link
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) says they have launched strikes in southern Lebanon after alleged ceasefire violations by Hezbollah.
Source: The Times of Israel external link
Two Israeli soldiers are killed in action and four others are wounded in an improvised explosive device bombing in Majdal Zoun, South Governorate, Lebanon.
Source: Anadolu Ajansı external link
IDF chief Eyal Zamir visits the Gaza Strip to conduct an assessment in the enclave. He also states that the military will continue to operate proactively.
Source: The Jerusalem Post external link
Russian forces launch dozens of ballistic missiles and drones at Kyiv, Ukraine, killing at least 17 people, including eight civilians at a railway station in Kyiv Oblast, and wounding dozens more. None of the missiles were intercepted by Ukrainian forces due to a shortage of Patriot missiles, according to president Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
Source: The Guardian external link

International relations

The United States Treasury Department lifts sanctions against Fly Baghdad, which were previously imposed in 2024 over its links to Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Quds Force.
Source: Reuters external link
The Holy See Press Office announces Pope Leo XIV will make an apostolic journey to Argentina, Uruguay, and his home country of Peru, in November, marking his first trip to Latin America in his papacy.
Source: Holy See external link

August 4

Law and crime

The Colombian Special Jurisdiction for Peace charges 27 former FARC members, including ex-commander Timoleón Jiménez, with crimes against humanity and sexual violence committed during the conflict, including killings, disappearances, displacement, and rape.
Source: The Manila Times external link
Kyrgyz president Sadyr Japarov signs a law banning the use of cremation for deceased human bodies in Kyrgyzstan.
Source: Kabar external link
South Sudanese police arrests 60 suspected gang members in a series of operations targeting criminal gangs, drug trafficking, and youth delinquency in Juba.
Source: Sudans Post external link
Four people are killed and four others are injured in a shooting spree by a rogue Russian soldier in Sevastopol, Russian-occupied Crimea.
Source: CBS News external link

International relations

The United States revokes the visa of Brazilian ambassador Maria Luiza Ribeiro Viotti to reciprocate Brazil's denial of visas to two U.S. diplomats. The State Department says the action does not expel Viotti from the country.
Source: New Straits Times external link

Armed conflicts and attacks

Mediators from Qatar reports that progress has been made in efforts to end the war between the United States and Iran.
Source: Reuters external link
The Liberian-flagged bulk carrier is reported to be missing in the Strait of Hormuz after it was struck by a unknown projectile northeast of Oman.
Source: Haaretz external link
Shipping data from Kpler reports that Iraq has exported over 30 million barrels of crude oil through the strait between July 4 and August 4.
Source: Asharq Al-Awsat external link
It is reported that the United States Army has used most of its ATACMS and Precision Strike missiles during the war in Iran including Operation Epic Fury.
Source: Reuters external link
A mass funeral is held for 112 bodies that were recovered from a Israeli strike in the Sabra neighborhood of Gaza City during the early weeks of the war.
Source: Haaretz external link
Yemen's internationally recognized government says a projectile attack sank the Indian-flagged cargo ship MSV in the Red Sea near the coast of Hodeidah, with all 14 crew members rescued.
Source: Arab News external link
Rapid Support Forces senior commander and brigadier general Mahdi Adam Ismail, also known as , is confirmed to be killed during clashes with the Sudanese Armed Forces and the Joint Forces in West Darfur, Sudan. His death is confirmed by Sudan Liberation Movement leader and Darfur governor Minni Arko Minnawi.
Source: Sudan Nabaa external link

Health and environment

Health Canada announces it has given Moderna the green light for authorization to launch a clinical trail for a mRNA Ebola vaccine aimed at targeting the Bundibugyo strain of the ebolavirus.
Source: CBC external link
Austria records 41°C (106°F) in Vienna, the highest temperature in the country's history, as a heat wave also brings wildfires and historically low Danube water levels.
Source: Xinhua external link

Sports

In basketball, the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) announces that the expansion team in Cleveland, Ohio, U.S., will be called the Sirens. The organization will debut in 2028.
Source: The Athletic external link

August 3

Politics and elections

Russian opposition politician Boris Nadezhdin, who attempted to contest the 2024 presidential election on a platform against the Russo-Ukrainian war, announces that he has fled the country to France following growing pressure on him and his family.
Source: The Moscow Times external link

Armed conflicts and attacks

A Board of Peace envoy meets Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu and urges a halt in strikes across the Gaza Strip. However, they also announce that Israel will not withdraw from the enclave until Hamas completely disarms.
Source: The Washington Post external link
The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs reports that dozens of children and civilians have been killed in Israeli attacks on Gaza over the weekend, violating the ongoing ceasefire.
Source: Xinhua external link
Two Palestinian civilians are killed in an Israeli missile strike near a mosque which targeted a civilian vehicle southwest of Gaza City.
Source: Middle East Eye external link
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) claim that they have killed Palestinian Islamic Jihad commander Mahmoud Fatair, who took part in the abduction of Rom Braslavski, in the Deir al-Balah area of the Gaza Strip during the Nova music festival massacre on October 7, 2023.
Source: The Jerusalem Post external link
The IDF claim that they have killed two Hamas militants in separate airstrikes in central Gaza and the Shati camp in Gaza City respectively, violating the ongoing ceasefire.
Source: The Times of Israel external link
Shipping data shows that two tanker ships carrying oil from Saudi Arabia, the Suezmax Malta-flagged and the VLCC , have exited the Red Sea through the Bab-el-Mandeb strait.
Source: Reuters external link
At least seven people, including three children, are killed and 40 others are injured when drone debris falls on a crowded beach in Gelendzhik, Krasnodar Krai, Russia.
Source: CNN external link

Sports

In tennis, Alexandra Eala becomes the first Filipino player and the first player from Southeast Asia to win a WTA Tour title after defeating Jessica Pegula 4–6, 6–4, 6–0 to win the women's singles title at the 2026 Washington DC Open.
Source: ESPN external link
In horse racing, Churchill Downs Incorporated and the New York Racing Association announce a new championship series for 3-year old Thoroughbreds beginning in 2027, involving the Kentucky Derby and Belmont Stakes, but notably omitting the traditional middle leg of the U.S. Triple Crown, the Preakness Stakes.
Source: The Daily Gazette external link
Major League Soccer, the top flight of men's soccer in the U.S. and Canada, announces that Larry Berg, currently a co-owner of Los Angeles FC (LAFC) in that league, will succeed Don Garber as league commissioner at the start of 2027. Berg will sell his interest in LAFC before assuming his new position.
Source: The Guardian external link

Law and crime

The Polish health ministry appeals a Brussels court ruling that ordered the country to accept and pay approximately €1.3 billion for unwanted COVID-19 vaccine doses produced by Pfizer and BioNTech.
Source: Politico EU external link
South African news outlets report that over 170 people have been murdered in the Western Cape, South Africa in the past 2 weeks.
Source: Independent Online external link

Health and environment

Scotland's NatureScot denies a 2026 licence for hunting northern gannets on Sula Sgeir, citing possible harm to the local gannet population after recent bird-flu deaths.
Source: AFP via RFI external link
Italy experiences its fourth heatwave of the summer with the health ministry issuing red alerts for a record 25 cities.
Source: AA external link
Michigan, U.S., reports the first two deaths of the current cyclosporiasis outbreak, which is caused by .
Source: AP external link

Disasters and accidents

The death toll from the two earthquakes that hit Venezuela in June exceeds 6,000 people according to figures from lawmaker Jorge Rodríguez.
Source: Reuters external link
At least fourteen people are killed in a series of floods in southern India.
Source: Reuters external link
Guatemala's disaster agency declares a nationwide orange alert following a major eruption of Fuego volcano and begins evacuating two nearby villages.
Source: AFP via RNZ external link