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August 20

Politics and elections

The Jatiya Sangsad elects Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir as the President of Bangladesh in the first contested presidential election in 35 years.
Source: Dhaka Tribune external link

Disasters and accidents

Four railway workers at Tōbu Nikkō Line are killed after being struck by a limited express train in Kanuma, Tochigi Prefecture, Japan.
Source: The Japan Times external link

Law and crime

A Chinese court sentences Evergrande founder Hui Ka Yan to life imprisonment for financial fraud, bribery, and embezzlement, and fines Evergrande and its real estate arm a combined ¥15.8 billion (US$2.35 billion).
Source: AFP via CNA external link

August 19

Business and economy

The United States Department of the Treasury reports that the national debt of the United States surpassed $40 trillion for the first time the previous day, and is currently at $40.047 trillion.
Source: CNBC external link

Disasters and accidents

Twenty-three people are killed and five others are injured in a head-on collision between a bus and a truck on the BR-373 near Ipiranga, Paraná, Brazil.
Source: UOL external link
Six passengers, including Ecuadorian intelligence head Michele Sensi-Contugi and his wife, and the pilot are killed in a helicopter crash in Samburu County, Kenya.
Source: NBC News external link
Nine people, including eight Bangladeshi nationals, are killed and six others are injured in a hotel fire in Kolkata, West Bengal, India.
Source: The Independent external link
Three people, including a child, are killed and another person is injured when an immigration department truck ran a red light during an immigration raid, colliding with two cars and crashing into pedestrians in Chow Kit, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Source: New Straits Times external link
Two people are killed and seven are injured when a vehicle drives into a group of Milligan University cyclists in Hampton, Tennessee, United States.
Source: CBS News external link

Armed conflicts and attacks

Qatari prime minister and foreign minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani meets with Hamas leader Khalil al-Hayya and other senior leaders in Doha, Qatar, to discuss the situation in the Gaza Strip and other occupied Palestinian territories.
Source: Doha News external link
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) launches an investigation into troop conduct for their roles in the 2024 killing of five-year-old Palestinian girl Hind Rajab, her family, and 15 paramedics.
Source: AP external link
Around ten people are reported killed in an Israeli airstrike on a police station in Gaza City.
Source: Middle East Eye external link
The IDF says that the Air Force have targeted two Hamas commanders, including one who participated in the October 7 attacks, along with Hamas tunnels in the Gaza Strip.
Source: The Jerusalem Post external link
The IDF also confirms that they have killed four Nukhba force commanders from the Al-Qassam Brigades wing of Hamas in an airstrike on a cafe yesterday in Gaza City.
Source: The Times of Israel external link
Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy says that a Russian missile and drone attack on Kyiv killed at least 12 people and injured 40 others, damaging residential buildings, a children's hospital, and a school.
Source: ABC News external link
Nine CJNG members, including four ringleaders, are arrested during a military operation in Tinaja de Vargas y Colesio, municipality of Tanhuato and Ecuandureo. Among the detained is Heraclio Guerrero aka "TIo Lako", leader identified as behind the operation of cartel training camps and the offensive during the 2026 Jalisco operation.
Source: Democrata external link
The United Nations reports that 36 humanitarian workers and contractors in South Sudan have been killed since the start of the year, surpassing the 31 killed last year.
Source: AP external link

Health and environment

Amidst the ongoing measles outbreak in Bangladesh, health minister M. A. Muhit says that the outbreak will need 2-3 months for it to be under control.
Source: Jagonews24 external link
In a study from the Bangladesh Shishu Hospital & Institute, around 82% of children who died from measles during the outbreak in Bangladesh did not receive adequate or exclusive breastfeeding during their first 6 months of their life.
Source: The Business Standard external link
Four more children are reported to have died from measles in 24 hours, bringing the death toll in the country from the outbreak past 922.
Source: The Business Standard external link
Merck and Moderna report that their cancer vaccine candidate showed positive results in their late-stage trial in preventing a recurrence of melanoma, including in high-risk patients.
Source: CNBC external link

August 18

Business and economy

The United Arab Emirates suspends commercial exchanges, and financial transactions with Iran after Iran launched two ballistic missiles at the country.
Source: Time external link

Health and environment

The UK Health Security Agency confirms that an outbreak of salmonella in the UK has left one person dead and hundreds more ill. The outbreak is believed to be linked to imported eggs.
Source: BBC News external link

Armed conflicts and attacks

The United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations reports that a cargo vessel has come under attack off the Omani coast in the Strait of Hormuz, leaving one dead.
Source: Al Jazeera external link
The United Arab Emirates's defence ministry detects two missiles fired from Iran towards the country, including one that fell outside territorial waters and another that fell within it.
Source: Emirates 24/7 external link
British prime minister Andy Burnham confirms that the United Kingdom will continue to militarily support Ukraine after Russia warned the UK will face "consequences" for allowing Ukraine to use British-made drones to strike targets deep inside Russian territory.
Source: BBC News external link
A Russian ballistic missile strike kills ten civilians and injures eight others in Pechenihy, Kharkiv Oblast. Several homes are completely destroyed.
Source: AP external link
A drone strike hits a bus stop near the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant in Enerhodar, killing one plant worker and injuring several others.
Source: Reuters external link
The Sudan Doctors Network reports that recent attacks in Geissan of Sudan's Blue Nile region has displaced over 5,000 people to Damazin.
Source: Sudan Horizon external link
The Rapid Support Forces launches a major crackdown in Nyala, South Darfur, its largest security and military mobilization since seizing the city in 2023.
Source: Sudan Tribune external link
At least 24 bandits are killed by a force of Nigerian Army, State Security Service, and vigilante groups during a foiled kidnapping attempt in Bakori, Katsina State, Nigeria.
Source: Daily Post external link
Fourteen kidnapping victims are rescued by the Nigerian Army in Sabuwa, Katsina State.
Source: The Punch external link
Five gunmen are killed by members of the Mexican Army after an encounter in Los Reyes, Michoacán, Mexico.
Source: in Spanish external link

Politics and elections

Zambian president Hakainde Hichilema is declared the winner by the electoral commission, re-electing him to a second term.
Source: AP external link

International relations

The United States imposes sanctions on International Criminal Court (ICC) president Tomoko Akane and senior trial lawyer Abdoulaye Seye over their alleged involvement in proceedings against officials from countries that do not recognize ICC jurisdiction.
Source: AFP via France 24 external link

Law and crime

A student is killed while nine other people are injured in a mass shooting at a junior secondary school building of the Ateneo de Zamboanga University in Zamboanga City, Philippines. The perpetrator, also a student, later kills himself.
Source: The Philippine Star external link
Pakistan's Supreme Court orders imprisoned former prime minister Imran Khan transferred from the central jail in Rawalpindi, Punjab, to Shifa International Hospital in Islamabad for medical examinations following a petition by his lawyers concerning his health.
Source: AFP via RFI external link
Singapore begins requiring major Internet messaging platforms to restrict unsolicited contacts and social media services to verify advertisers and block suspected scam advertisements under new anti-scam rules, with penalties of up to S$1 million (US$780,000) for non-compliance.
Source: The Manila Times external link

Disasters and accidents

At least 100 people are killed when a gold mine collapses in Baboua, Central African Republic, at the border with Cameroon.
Source: RTÉ external link
At least eight people are killed and more than 20 others are injured after a vehicle rams into a truck in Madhya Pradesh, India.
Source: Xinhua external link
Three people are killed after an explosion at a thermal power plant in Baniyas, Syria.
Source: Xinhua external link
A second M4.7 earthquake strikes the province of Granada, in Spain. Damage and injures are reported in Granada and the surrounding area, while the Alhambra is evacuated.
Source: BBC News external link
Four people are killed and sixteen others are injured when a passenger bus crashes due to a brake failure in Kirehe District, Eastern Province, Rwanda.
Source: IGIHE external link

August 17

Law and crime

Elements of the Mexican Navy seized 3.2 million doses of cocaine floating off the coasts of the state of Michoacán. This action represent a financial blow of 340.2 million pesos to organized crime.
Source: López Doriga external link
A Russian court sentences Yabloko deputy chairperson Lev Shlosberg to 11 years and one month in prison for discrediting the armed forces and spreading disinformation after he publicly condemned the Russo-Ukrainian war.
Source: Reuters external link
Discord suspends live streaming, screen sharing, and video calls in Brazil to comply with an order from the national data protection authority following the death of a 13-year-old girl allegedly encouraged to kill herself during an online broadcast.
Source: AFP via RFI external link
The trial of Duane "Keffe D" Davis for his alleged role in the murder of Tupac Shakur begins in Las Vegas, Nevada, United States.
Source: CNN external link

Disasters and accidents

A 90-year-old woman is confirmed dead in Nāʻālehu, Hawaii, United States, and over 100,000 people remain without power after Hurricane Lala struck the state.
Source: The Guardian external link
Floods and landslides caused by the southwest monsoon and Tropical Storm Kujira kill at least 23 people and displace thousands across the Philippines.
Source: AA external link
A crowd crush at the Ashokdham Temple in Bihar, India, kills at least seven people and injures 19 others.
Source: AFP via ABS-CBN News external link
Seven people are killed and several others are injured after a fire breaks out in a hotel in Birbhum District, West Bengal, India.
Source: Xinhua external link
Humanitarian NGO Emergency rescues 50 migrants from a wooden boat in international waters off Libya and recovers seven bodies. Two survivors require urgent medical evacuation, and 29 of those rescued are unaccompanied minors.
Source: Reuters external link
Three people are killed when a private helicopter crashes on Sifnos, South Aegean, Greece.
Source: AP external link
Torrential rainfall causes widespread flooding in Geoje-si, South Gyeongsang, South Korea, killing at least one.
Source: The Guardian external link

International relations

Iran says it barred two French embassy employees from returning for allegedly violating the Vienna Convention through activities supporting Iranian civil society. France says their work involved programs for civil society, students, and artists.
Source: Reuters external link
United States president Donald Trump orders the Department of Defense to substantially reduce the Ulchi-Freedom Guardian military exercises with South Korea, citing their cost and his relationship with North Korean supreme leader Kim Jong Un. The drills begin as scheduled.
Source: The Straits Times external link

Armed conflicts and attacks

Kurdistan Region prime minister Masrour Barzani reports that Iran has launched a drone attack on the Kurdistan Regional Government’s (KRG) prime minister’s office. No casualties are reported.
Source: Al Jazeera external link
A Russian Banderol cruise missile explodes in Ștefan Vodă District, Moldova, after entering from Ukrainian airspace, triggering a wildfire in a corn field. Moldovan authorities condemn the strike as "a serious violation of Moldova’s sovereignty".
Source: The New Voice of Ukraine external link
The Sudanese Armed Forces says that it has shot down a long-range drone used by the Rapid Support Forces in Sudan's North Kordofan state, the second drone shot down this month in the region.
Source: Sudan Tribune external link
South Sudanese president Salva Kiir meets with Darfur governor Minni Minnawi in Juba, South Sudan, to discuss efforts to end the conflict in Sudan.
Source: Eye Radio external link
Several fighters from both sides are killed after Somali federal forces and opposition groups clash in the South West State. Two civilians are also killed. Militias loyal to former state president Abdiaziz Laftagareen enter the regional capital Baidoa, challenging two battalions of the Somali National Army loyal to Somali president Hassan Sheikh Mohamud.
Source: i24 news external link
At least 22 people are killed in a mass shooting in Kebbe, Sokoto State, Nigeria.
Source: Tribune external link
A explosion is reported at a school in the Dashte Barchi neighborhood of Kabul, Afghanistan, injuring several people. The perpetrator is unknown.
Source: Al Jazeera external link

Health and environment

The United Nations reports that at least 2,325 people have died from the current Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo, making it the deadliest in the country's history.
Source: DW external link
A city official reports that at least 500 people have been hospitalized for severe diarrhea, with nearly 150 testing positive for cholera, in Yangon, Myanmar.
Source: AFP via CNA external link
California's energy commission approves the United States's first energy-efficiency standards for replacement tires, aiming to reduce rolling resistance and lower driver fuel costs by 2029. However, manufacturers warn the strict limits could eliminate up to 70% of current replacement tire options by 2033.
Source: Fox Businesss external link

Politics and elections

United States Customs and Border Protection (CBP) commissioner Rodney S. Scott pauses construction of a $1.7 billion border-security project in Big Bend National Park, Texas, while the CBP reviews the plan amid bipartisan local opposition and environmental concerns.
Source: AFP via RFI external link
Former South Korean prime minister Kim Min-seok is elected as the new leader of the Democratic Party with 54.08% of the vote against its former leader Jung Chung-rae.
Source: The Korea Herald external link