Hurricane Erin intensifies to Category 5 strength while affecting several Caribbean islands.
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NBC News 
August 16
Disasters and accidents
The death toll from yesterday's floods in Pakistan increases to 321, 307 of whom in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
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Al Jazeera
Seven people are killed when an Air Kasai Antonov An-2 aircraft crashes while being ferried near Kisangani, Democratic Republic of the Congo.
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Aviation24
At least one person is killed and four others are injured, including two seriously, when a Mil Mi-8 military helicopter makes a hard landing during a rescue operation on Jengish Chokusu in Kyrgyzstan.
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ASN
Law and crime
Three people are killed, including the perpetrator, and another is injured in a mass shooting near a bar in Forio, Metropolitan City of Naples, Italy.
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Leggo
August 15
Arts and culture
The Taliban organises multiple parades across Afghanistan, dropping flowers from helicopters in Kabul to celebrate its successful retaking of the city and ending of the war.
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Al Jazeera
Politics and elections
South Korean president Lee Jae Myung holds a "" inauguration ceremony, known as the "People's Mandate Ceremony", coinciding with the 80th anniversary of Korea's liberation from Japan at Gwanghwamun Square in Seoul, where he receives letters of appointment from 80 selected individuals. Lee took office on June 4 after winning the 21st presidential election without an official inauguration ceremony.
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Anadolu Ajansı
International relations
Russian president Vladimir Putin travels to Alaska to meet with United States president Donald Trump to discuss pathways to bring an end to the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy was not invited to the summit.
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CNN
Guinea-Bissau expels representatives of Portuguese news agency Lusa and public broadcaster RTP from the country. Portugal summons the Guinea-Bissauan ambassador over the move.
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TRT World
Armed conflicts and attacks
Puntland Defense Forces have taken full control of the strategic Wangable Well, following a series of operations that forced ISIS fighters had been driven out of the Well, which for years had served as an important base for the group’s senior leaders, militants, and their families. Ceelka Wangable is located in the northern Qandala district of the Bari region of Puntland.
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Hiiraan Online
Law and crime
One person is killed and another is injured in a shooting outside a mosque in Örebro, Närke, Sweden. The suspect fled the scene and is at large.
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Euronews
Liz Murrill, the attorney general of Louisiana, United States, files a child protection lawsuit against Roblox Corporation, alleging the platform to be a "perfect place for pedophiles".
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The Independent
Disasters and accidents
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CBS News
Five people are killed when a Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Government Mil Mi-17 helicopter crashes in bad weather while carrying relief goods to rain-affected areas of Bajaur District in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan.
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The Times of India
At least 189 people are killed, dozens are injured, dozens are reported missing, and structures are damaged and destroyed in flooding across Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan.
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Euronews
Eighteen people are killed and nine others are injured when a bus plunges into a valley in Algiers, Algeria.
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Bahrain News Agency
A bus collides with a stationary truck in Bardhaman, West Bengal, India, killing ten people and injuring 35 others.
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Hindustan Times
Five people are killed, more than 100 others are injured, including at least 10 seriously, and at least 20 others are trapped in an explosion at a gunpowder plant in Shilovsky District, Ryazan Oblast, Russia.
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The Kyiv Independent
Two people are killed and three others are injured when a stage truss collapses at a beer festival in Mianzhu, Sichuan, China.
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China Daily
One person is killed and about 20 others are injured, including two airlifted, in a level crossing accident when a train collides with a slurry tanker and derails between Tinglev and Sønderborg in the Region of Southern Denmark.
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BBC News
August 14
International Relations
Kim Yo Jong, sister of the supreme leader of North Korea, Kim Jong Un, states in a KCNA article that the rumour that North Korea had removed the loudspeakers in the Korean Demilitarized Zone is false.
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The Independent
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.
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Garowe Online
Disasters and accidents
At least 65 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.
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Hindustan Times
Three people are killed, including a child, and 109 others are injured, including three critically, by celebratory gunfire during Independence Day in Pakistan. Police arrest 86 suspects for their involvement and seize 68 illegal weapons.
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Dawn
Law and crime
Pampanga State University officials suspend graduation ceremonies following a reported bomb threat in Bacolor, Pampanga, Philippines.
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Philippine Daily Inquirer
Former president of Peru Martín Vizcarra is arrested after a judge investigating him for corruption orders five months of preventive detention.
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Infobae
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.
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MSN
August 13
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.
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AP
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.
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United Daily News
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.
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Reuters
One person is killed and five others are injured when a hot air balloon carrying 34 people crashes near De Hoeve, Friesland, Netherlands.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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BBC News
Canadian clothing company Gildan finalizes the details for its acquisition of American company Hanesbrands for US$2.2 billion.
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AP
Law and crime
The Uruguayan Chamber of Representatives votes 64–35 to decriminalize euthanasia. The bill moves to the Senate for approval.
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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.
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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.
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Reuters