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August 11

Disasters and accidents

Search operations are concluded on the mountainside residential area in Baguio, Philippines, with the final death toll from the Sunday landslide at ten. Meanwhile, the national police places the nationwide toll from the onslaught of the monsoon and tropical cyclones at 26.
Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer external link

International relations

The government of Syria confirms their cooperation with the International Atomic Energy Agency to purge nuclear materials at a hidden facility in Syria, following a report by Axios on such plan after an agreement between Israel, Syria and the United States. Conversely, Israel threatens to bombard the site again if the materials remain, and to prevent access to the site.
Source: Axios external link

Law and crime

The Criminal Court in Damascus sentenced deposed President Bashar al-Assad and his brother Maher to death in absentia, and Atef Najib—former Political Security director in Daraa—in person. The rulings cite premeditated murder and crimes against humanity. Arrest warrants were simultaneously issued for all fugitives.
Source: The National external link

August 10

Armed conflicts and attacks

The United States Central Command says that they have redirected 55 vessels linked to Iran since reinstating the blockade last July.
Source: Middle East Eye external link
Iranian supreme leader Mojtaba Khamenei appoints new leaders for Iran's military to replace their predecessors after they were killed during the initial Israel and U.S. airstrikes, including Ali Abdollahi as chief of staff, Kioumars Heydari as deputy commander, and Hossein Taeb as Basij commander.
Source: Al-Monitor external link
Аt least 13 people were killed, including a child, and 39 others were injured in a Ukrainian drone attack on an oil refinery in Nizhnekamsk, Tatarstan, Russia.
Source: Reuters external link

Politics and elections

Upon petition from Rodina, the liberal Yabloko party is barred from participating in the 2026 Russian legislative election on charges of unregistered funding, a controversial copyright infringement, and extremism by the Supreme Court of Russia.
Source: The Moscow Times external link

Law and crime

In Pakistan, the Sindh government announces that a judicial commission headed by a judge of the Sindh High Court would investigate businessman Mir Raza Ali's death. The decision followed a recommendation by the Sindh Assembly.
Source: Dawn external link
Nonthaburi Provincial Administrative Organization president Thongchai Yenprasert is killed in a shooting at a government building in Nonthaburi province, Thailand. Former parliament member Chalong Riewrang is taken into custody over corruption.
Source: Thairath external link

Disasters and accidents

A M7.4 earthquake strikes Chocó Department, Colombia, causing widespread and heavy damage, and killing at least 164 people.
Source: Reuters external link
The Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of the Rosary in Manizales is confirmed to be among the buildings damaged after one of the towers collapsed following the earthquake.
Source: El Colombiano external link
A recent wildfire at the Bromo Tengger Semeru National Park in East Java, Indonesia, is extinguished after 550ha (1,400 acres) were burnt. However, new hotspots are also reported near the caldera.
Source: Reuters external link
The Philippine civil defense office reports that at least 16 people were killed across Luzon, including seven in Baguio, by floods, landslides and weather-related accidents after nine days of heavy monsoon rain, while three others remain missing.
Source: ABS-CBN News external link

Health and environment

The World Health Organization reports that the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo started in February before its declaration, with some cases attributed to malaria and typhoid.
Source: Al Jazeera external link

International relations

Colombia becomes the second country to recognize the Golan Heights, a region in southwestern Syria that has been under Israeli occupation since 1967, as part of Israel's sovereignty.
Source: The Jerusalem Post external link

August 9

Sports

In association football, Malawi's women's national football team defeats Ghana 2–1 at the Women's Africa Cup of Nations in the quarter-finals at Al Medina Stadium in Morocco, qualifying for the upcoming FIFA Women's World Cup in Brazil and will make their debut at the tournament.
Source: ESPN external link
Mexico defeats the United States 2–0 at the Estadio Azteca to win the CONCACAF Under-20 Championship, its second in a row after winning the previous one.
Source: ESPN external link

Disasters and accidents

Police report that a woman was killed while evacuating the Summerland wildfire in British Columbia, Canada, which has burned more than 13,600 hectares (34,000 acres) and forced over 20,000 people to evacuate.
Source: AFP via RFI external link
Typhoon Dolphin makes landfall in eastern China, evacuating 1 million people and cancelling 1,300 flights from Shanghai. Monsoon rains are also reported in parts of the Philippines, causing flooding.
Source: AP external link
At least 16 migrant workers are killed in a major fire at a sofa manufacturing factory in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Source: Reuters external link
Six people, all members of the same family, are killed after an intoxicated truck driver collides head-on with their vehicle in Dhar district, Madhya Pradesh, India.
Source: The Hindu external link
Five people are killed, at least three others survive, and five are still missing in a landslide that hits a residential area in Baguio, Philippines.
Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer external link

International relations

Russia and Syria reach a memorandum of understanding to reorganize Russia's presence on the Syrian coast, including transferring civilian facilities to Syrian state management and converting Russian military bases into joint training centers.
Source: SANA external link

Politics and elections

Iranian state media reports that Iranian supreme leader Mojtaba Khamenei has met president Masoud Pezeshkian last July, his first publicly reported meeting since taking over, amidst ongoing speculation about his health and future. Additionally, a rare video is released of him.
Source: Shafaq external link

Health and environment

Taylor Farms extends its recalls to products containing jalapeños after they were linked to the ongoing salmonellosis outbreak in the United States. Taylor Farms currently has a recall for iceberg lettuce linked to cyclosporiasis.
Source: HuffPost external link
The Hong Kong Observatory records 36.9°C (98.4°F) in the city, the highest temperature since records began in 1884.
Source: Malay Mail external link

Armed conflicts and attacks

Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu rejects a United States-led plan for peace accepted by Hamas, saying Israel will not withdraw forces until Hamas fully disarms.
Source: AFP via RFI external link
At least eleven people are killed and at least 40 others are injured in a Houthi missile and drone attack on Mokha, Taiz Governorate, Yemen.
Source: The New Arab external link
The Governor of Al-Hudaydah Governorate, Yemen, survives an assassination attempt after the Houthis shelled his residence in Al Khawkhah district.
Source: Yemen Online external link
Around ten Malian soldiers are reportedly killed in a Jama'at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin attack in central Mali.
Source: Arab News external link
Authorities say that they have repelled an attack by militants on a military base in San, Mali.
Source: BBC external link
Mass graves of 25 civilians executed by the Rapid Support Forces are discovered in Kurmuk in Sudan's Blue Nile region.
Source: Sudan Tribune external link

Law and crime

At least eleven people are killed and two others are injured in three separate shootings in Cape Town, South Africa.
Source: AA external link
Suspected crime boss Daniel Kinahan is arrested upon arrival at Baldonnel, County Dublin, Ireland, following his extradition from the United Arab Emirates, and is brought to the Special Criminal Court in Dublin. Kinahan is charged with directing the operations of a criminal organisation from 2015 to 2017.
Source: RTÉ external link

August 8

Disasters and accidents

The National Interagency Fire Center reports that two people were killed yesterday in a Sikorsky S-64 Skycrane helicopter crash in Fishlake National Forest, Utah, U.S., while trying to battle the Widemouth 2 fire.
Source: The Hans India external link
In Canada, British Columbia declares a state of emergency after 105 wildfires were reported across the province.
Source: DW external link
Typhoon Dolphin makes landfall in the Ryukyu Islands of Japan, which encompass the entirety of Okinawa Prefecture and parts of Kagoshima Prefecture. Additionally, China shuts down ports and ferry routes in preparation for the typhoon.
Source: The Japan Times external link
A helicopter crashes in Tijuca National Park in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, killing three Colombian tourists and the pilot.
Source: Gulf News external link
Satellite images show that the British-sanctioned oil tanker , believed to be part of the Russian shadow fleet, which was carrying 1 million barrels of oil, is leaking oil and sinking further off the coast of Oman, after an explosion was reported on the vessel on June 8. The oil leaks have reportedly reached the shore of Al-Qibliyah Island.
Source: AP external link

International relations

Spain imposes temporary border checks on travelers from Italy after Italy introduced similar controls on arrivals from Spain amid a dispute over migration policy following the mass arrival of migrants in Ceuta.
Source: AP external link

Armed conflicts and attacks

The Abu Dhabi National Oil Company says that one of their vessels was attacked by a missile while transiting through the Strait of Hormuz during the early hours. No injuries were reported.
Source: Khaleej Times external link
Source: Al Jazeera external link
Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy reports that a 3-year-old boy and his grandparents were killed by a drone strike by Russian forces in Kyiv.
Source: Reuters external link
Darfur governor Minni Minnawi says that the SAF-allied Joint Forces have repelled an attack in Sudan's West Darfur state.
Source: Sudan Tribune external link
A tribe leader in the Nuba Mountains in South Kordofan accuses the Sudan People's Liberation Movement–North of launching attacks on Otoro villages in Kauda. Additionally, four aid workers are reported to be detained.
Source: Sudan Tribune external link