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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
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 a 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
A helicopter crashes in Tijuca National Park in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, killing three Colombian tourists and the pilot.
Source: Gulf News 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

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

August 7

Sports

The Ukrainian Premier League's FC Chornomorets Odesa announces on Telegram that its match against FC Kolos Kovalivka is postponed after its home stadium was hit by a Russian strike.
Source: Intent external link

Law and crime

A judge of the Karachi High Court in Pakistan allows the exhumation of Mir Raza Ali's body.
Source: Dawn external link
Nine people are killed, including the shooter, and 15 others are injured in a shooting spree between a home and the Debsirin Nonthaburi School in Bang Kruai district, Nonthaburi province, Thailand.
Source: The Guardian external link

Politics and elections

Source: AP external link

Health and environment

Michigan health officials lift an advisory against the consumption of lettuce in the U.S. state after reporting a decline in cases of cyclosporiasis, which is caused by .
Source: Reuters external link
The United Arab Emirates's (UAE) climate ministry reports that markets in the UAE remain free of lettuce linked to cyclosporiasis amidst a outbreak in countries including the United States.
Source: Gulf News external link
Brazil's National Institute for Space Research reports that deforestation of the Amazon rainforest fell to 2,874 square kilometres (287,400ha) from August 2025 to July 2026, a 37% annual decline and the lowest level since the institute's satellite monitoring began in 2016.
Source: The Straits Times external link

Disasters and accidents

Twenty people are killed and several others are injured after a fuel tanker overturned in Bangui, Central African Republic.
Source: Xinhua external link
Sixteen people are killed and dozens others are injured in two separate road accidents in Sylhet Division and Bogra District, Bangladesh.
Source: Xinhua external link

International relations

The United States Senate votes 86–11 to pass a bill imposing sanctions on Russia's energy revenues, financial institutions, officials, and shadow fleet, while authorizing tariffs of up to 100% on major buyers of Russian oil and gas. The legislation will head to the U.S. House of Representatives for a vote.
Source: Reuters external link
Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, and Turkey mutually sign the Mecca Joint Defence Agreement, declaring that an attack on one will constitute an attack on all three.
Source: Al Arabiya external link
The governments of Mexico and Peru reinstate diplomatic relations after agreeing to allow former Peruvian prime minister Betssy Chávez to seek asylum in Mexico.
Source: Reuters external link

Armed conflicts and attacks

Indian shipping minister Sarbananda Sonowal reports that more than 4,000 seafarers from India have been repatriated and 62 Indian vessels have successfully transited through the Strait of Hormuz during the war.
Source: India New England News external link
The Abu Dhabi National Oil Company reports that 15 of its vessels have been attacked by missiles or drones while transiting through the Strait of Hormuz since the war with Iran started on February 28.
Source: Reuters external link
Israeli forces withdraw from the Qalandiyah refugee camp and Kafr 'Aqab neighborhood in occupied West Bank following a two-day raid, with Palestinian Authority reporting 51 injuries.
Source: Haaretz external link
Houthi attacks in Marib, Yemen, kill at least eight government soldiers and two civilians and injure 26 others, as the group launches missiles, drones and shelling against military positions, residential areas, and refugee camps.
Source: The Manila Times external link
A Russian drone strike hits the Chornomorets Stadium in Odesa, Ukraine, with Odesa Oblast Governor Oleh Kiper reporting that two people have been injured in the strikes.
Source: Kyiv Independent external link
Sudanese armed forces repel a surprise drone attack by the Rapid Support Forces in Dilling, South Kordofan. Additionally, five civilians are reported to be killed in El Obeid, North Kordofan.
Source: Sudan Tribune external link

August 6

Business and economy

Source: AA external link

Armed conflicts and attacks

Ugandan authorities approve a measure to send troops from Uganda to the Gaza Strip as part of the International Stabilization Force proposed by the Board of Peace to secure the enclave following the war.
Source: NBC News external link
The Houthis announce a military offensive against Saudi-backed government forces in Marib Governorate and Hadhramaut Governorate, with over 30 soldiers being killed in two missile attacks.
Source: Al Jazeera external link
Ukrainian forces launch drone attacks on two oil refineries in Russia, the Yaroslavl refinery and a Bashneft-Novoil refinery in Bashkortostan, causing large fires at the facilities.
Source: BBC News external link
Six people are killed in Russian airstrikes across Ukraine, including three civilians in Kharkiv Oblast, while a total power outage occurs in the city of Kherson after critical infrastructure was targeted overnight by Russian drones.
Source: Antikor external link
It is reported that the situation on the border between Ethiopia and Sudan is calm following recent clashes between the Ethiopian Army and Tigray People's Liberation Front that sparked fears of a new conflict four years after a peace agreement was signed in 2022 to end the war in Tigray.
Source: Sudan Tribune external link
The United Nations Integrated Office in Haiti reports that 613 people were killed and 375 others injured between March 6 and July 31 amid intensifying gang violence across the country.
Source: Carribean Broadcasting Corporation external link
Two people are killed and 13 others are injured when an explosive device detonates on a passenger minibus in Jaramana, Syria.
Source: AA external link

Law and crime

Former Guerrero governor Ángel Aguirre Rivero is arrested on charges of forced disappearance and obstruction of justice. He is accused of ordering the concealment of security camera footage that showed police intercepting a bus carrying students in Iguala in 2014, who have never been found.
Source: Reuters external link

Disasters and accidents

Civil officials state that ten children passengers are reported missing after a wooden boat capsized on the Lulua River, Demba Territory, Kasai-Central, Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Source: AA external link
Six people are killed and 19 others are injured after a bus crashed in Constantine Province, Algeria.
Source: Xinhua external link

Health and environment

Congolese health authorities monitor passengers from a boat near Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo, after a traveler died from Ebola complications.
Source: The Washington Post external link

International relations

Ceuta mayor-president Juan Jesús Vivas confirms that at least 100 people died during last week's migrant surge into the Spanish autonomous city of Ceuta, while around 3,500 to 5,000 undocumented migrants remain in the city.
Source: Reuters external link