August 14

Disasters and accidents

At least 60 people are killed, while more than 167 others are injured, including 38 critically, and over 220 are reported missing following a massive cloudburst in Kishtwar, Jammu and Kashmir, India.

2025 Kishtwar district flash flood

Source: Hindustan Times

Three people are killed, including a child, and 109 others are injured, including three critically, in aerial firing accidents during Independence Day in Pakistan. 86 suspects are arrested for involvement and 68 illegal weapons are recovered.

Source: Dawn

Law and crime

Pampanga State University officials suspend graduation ceremonies following a reported bomb threat in Bacolor, Pampanga, Philippines.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer

Armed conflicts and attacks

At least three people are killed amid fierce clashes between security forces and local militants in Somalia's capital city Mogadishu due to tensions over residential building evictions and demolitions.

Somali Civil War

Source: Garowe Online

Health and environment

According to the Sudanese government, at least 40 people have died of cholera in the Darfur region over the last week in the country's worst outbreak in years.

2024–2025 Sudanese cholera epidemic

Source: MSN

August 13

Disasters and accidents

Typhoon Podul makes landfall in southern Taiwan, killing one person, injuring 112 people, leaving one missing, causing hundreds of flight cancellations, thousands of evacuations, school closures and blackouts.

2025 Pacific typhoon season

Source: United Daily News

Twenty-six people are killed and several others are missing after a boat carrying migrants capsizes off the coast of Lampedusa, Sicily, Italy.

Source: AP

Thirteen people are killed and 50 others become ill, including 21 cases of blindness or impaired vision and some critically, from methanol poisoning in Kuwait.

Source: Reuters

One person is killed and five others are injured when a hot air balloon carrying 34 people crashes near De Hoeve, Friesland, Netherlands.

Source: NOS

International relations

Australia and Vanuatu agree to implement a A$500 million (US$327 million) deal over the next decade to provide funding for economic development, security cooperation, labour mobility, and climate resilience.

Australia–Vanuatu relations

Source: Reuters

Health and environment

Sudanese health authorities launch a ten-day cholera vaccination campaign in Khartoum targeting over 150,000 people to curb an outbreak that has caused more than 83,000 cases and 2,100 deaths nationwide since July 2024.

Humanitarian impact of the Sudanese civil war (2023–present)2024–2025 Sudanese cholera epidemic

Source: AP

Law and crime

The Uruguayan Chamber of Representatives votes 64–35 to decriminalize euthanasia. The bill moves to the Senate for approval.

Euthanasia in Uruguay

Source: Reuters

Peruvian president Dina Boluarte signs into law a congressional bill granting amnesty to all military, police, and other self-defense personnel accused of human rights violations committed between 1980 and 2000.

Internal conflict in Peru

Source: The Guardian

The Malaysian Federal Court rules that an addendum order allegedly allowing former prime minister Najib Razak to serve the remainder of his 1MDB-related prison sentence under house arrest exists, but refers the matter to the High Court to determine its validity.

Source: Reuters

Armed conflicts and attacks

Israeli forces launch a massive aerial bombardment on Gaza City, killing 123 people across the Gaza Strip, amid reports that the Israeli Army is about to enter the city.

Gaza war Israeli invasion of the Gaza Strip

Source: RTÉ News

Three soldiers are killed and four others are injured in a drone attack by FARC dissidents on members of the Colombian Navy and Armed Forces who were manning a checkpoint on the Naya River in south-west Colombia.

Colombian conflict

Source: BBC News

Two children and a woman are killed by a mortar in Bajaur, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan, amidst fighting between the Pakistani military and Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan fighters.

Insurgency in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

Source: AP

Business and economy

Fashion retailer Claire's collapses into administration in the United Kingdom and Ireland, putting more than 2,150 jobs at risk, amid declining sales and strong competition from online shopping services.

Source: BBC News

Canadian clothing company Gildan finalizes the details for its acquisition of American company Hanesbrands for US$2.2 billion.

Source: AP

August 12

Sports

Red Bull GmbH finalizes the complete acquisition of the Newcastle Falcons rugby club as its newest venture into another sport, following involvement in football, ice hockey, Formula One, and esports.

Source: AP

Business and economy

China and the United States extend their trade truce another 90 days to ease world tension after the international tariffs that went into effect after being signed on April 2.

China–United States trade war

Source: CNN

The Evergrande Group announces it will be delisted from the Hong Kong Stock Exchange on August 22 after trading remained suspended for over 18 months following a court-ordered liquidation in January 2024, with the company owing more than US$300 billion and unable to present a viable debt restructuring plan.

Chinese property sector crisis (2020–present)

Source: Euronews

Disasters and accidents

A wildfire destroys centuries old chestnut trees and tourist buildings at the Las Médulas gold-mining site in Castilla y León, Spain.

2025 European and Mediterranean wildfires

Source: El País

Nine people are killed and seven others are injured in an explosion at a factory in Quatro Barras, Paraná state, Brazil.

Source: BBC News

A van crashes into a metal fence after losing control on the Central Luzon Link Expressway near Tarlac City, Philippines, killing five and injuring nine others.

Source: GMA

Four people, including a child, are killed after flash flooding displaces over 100 people and floods homes and businesses in and around Chattanooga, Tennessee, United States. US Interstate 24 is shut down and dozens of rescues are made to people stranded by flood waters along the I24/HWY153 corridor and around Hamilton Place Mall.

Source: WTVC-TV

Law and crime

A Guatemalan court sentences six former police officers and child protection officials to prison terms of six to 25 years for homicide, mistreatment of minors, abuse of authority, and breach of duty in connection with a 2017 fire at an orphanage in San José Pinula that killed 41 girls and injured 15 others.

Source: Reuters

Indian police arrest dozens of animal rights activists protesting at the India Gate in New Delhi against the Supreme Court's decision to remove over 5,000 stray dogs from the streets as New Delhi sees nearly 2,000 dog bites per day.

Source: DW

The Seoul Central District Court issues an arrest warrant for former South Korean first lady and Yoon Suk Yeol's spouse Kim Keon Hee on three charges related to stock manipulation, allegations of accepting luxury gifts, and illegal political funding during the 2022 by-election. It is the first time in the country's history that a former presidential couple has been taken into custody.

Source: The Guardian

In an effort to save the Maasai Mara reserve in Kenya, an activist files a lawsuit against the Ritz-Carlton, which plans to open a 20-suite safari camp there.

Source: Reuters

Armed conflicts and attacks

The Pakistani Armed Forces launches an operation in Bajaur, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, a former stronghold of the Pakistani Taliban, to find insurgent hideouts. Over 100,000 civilians have been internally displaced.

Insurgency in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

Source: AP