August 14

Disasters and accidents

At least 46 people are killed, while more than 167 others are injured, including 38 critically, and over 220 are reported missing following a massive cloudburst in the village of Chositi in Kishtwar, Jammu and Kashmir, India.

2025 Kishtwar district flash flood

Source: NDTV

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

Health and environment

Cholera has claimed at least 40 lives in Sudan's Darfur region over the last week as the country weathers its worst outbreak of in years.

2024–2025 Sudanese cholera epidemic

Source: MSN

Armed conflicts and attacks

At least three people have been killed amid fierce clashes between security forces and local militants in Somalia’s capital, Mogadishu, due to tensions over demolishes residential building evictions.

Somali Civil War

Source: Garowe Online

Law and crime

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

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer

August 13

Armed conflicts and attacks

Israeli forces launch a massive aerial bombardment of Gaza City, with 123 people killed in all of Gaza, amid reports that the Israeli Army is about to enter the city.

Gaza war Israeli invasion of the Gaza Strip

Source: RTÉ 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

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

Colombian conflict

Source: BBC News

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

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

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

Disasters and accidents

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

2025 Pacific typhoon season

Source: Focus Taiwan

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

At least one person is killed and six 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

August 12

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

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

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

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

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

August 11

International relations

Australian prime minister Anthony Albanese announces that Australia will recognise Palestine as an independent country in September.

Australia–Palestine relations International recognition of Palestine

Source: The Guardian

The Norwegian Pension Fund divests from 11 Israeli companies and terminates its contracts with asset managers in Israel, following reports last week that it invested in an Israeli jet engine company that sold parts to the IDF.

Israel–Norway relations Disinvestment from Israel

Source: Reuters

Armed conflicts and attacks

Russian forces launch a full-scale ground assault in the direction of Dobropillia, Donetsk Oblast, with heavy clashes reported along multiple points on the front line.

Russian invasion of Ukraine Dobropillia offensive

Source: UNN

At least 40 people are killed and 19 others are injured in attacks by the Rapid Support Forces on a famine-stricken displacement camp in Al-Fashir, North Darfur, Sudan.

Sudanese civil war (2023–present)Darfur campaign (2023–present)

Source: CTV News

Disasters and accidents

Tropical Storm Erin forms in the Atlantic Ocean, killing seven people and leaving others missing in São Vicente, Cape Verde.

2025 Atlantic hurricane season

Source: DTudo1Pouco

Two people are killed and another ten people are injured in an explosion at the Clairton Coke Works U.S. Steel plant in Clairton, Pennsylvania, United States.

2025 Clairton Coke Works explosion

Source: WPXI-TV

Health and environment

A botulism outbreak in southern Italy kills three people and hospitalizes at least 17 others following the consumption of contaminated meat and vegetables in Diamante, Calabria, and Cagliari, Sardinia, a week prior.

Source: Berliner Morgenpost

Law and crime

Colombian senator and presidential pre-candidate Miguel Uribe Turbay dies after he was shot in June.

Assassination of Miguel Uribe Turbay

Source: Barron's

Three people are killed in a shooting at a Target Corporation building in Austin, Texas, United States.

Source: KVUE-TV

U.S. president Donald Trump places the Metropolitan Police Department of the District of Columbia under federal government-control and orders 800 National Guard troops to enter Washington, D.C., allegedly to fight rising crime rates.

Source: Reuters

The United States Department of State formally designates the Balochistan Liberation Army as a Foreign Terrorist Organization (FTO) in response to the killings of civilians in Balochistan, Pakistan.

Source: Reuters