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August 3

Armed conflicts and attacks

A massive fire is reported at an oil refinery in Sochi, Russia, following a Ukrainian drone attack on the facility. Smoke from the fire prompts Russian authorities to close Sochi International Airport.
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Disasters and accidents

Krasheninnikov, a volcano on Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula, erupts for the first time since the 15th century, and the first to be historically recorded. The eruption takes place four days after a magnitude 8.8 earthquake hit the same region on July 30, which may have contributed to the eruption.
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August 2

Politics and elections

Four-term National Assembly lawmaker Jung Chung-rae is elected as the leader of the Democratic Party in South Korea during the national party convention at KINTEX in Goyang, Gyeonggi Province, defeating his rival Park Chan-dae with 61.74% of the votes.
Source: Yonhap News Agency external link

Armed conflicts and attacks

Israeli forces kill at least 57 people in the Gaza Strip, including 35 aid seekers.
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Seven people die from malnutrition in the last 24 hours due to the Israeli blockade of the Gaza Strip according to the Gaza Health Ministry.
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Hamas releases a sign-of-life propaganda video showing an emaciated Israeli hostage, Evyatar David, in an underground tunnel.
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Ukrainian forces launch drone attacks on Penza Oblast, Samara Oblast and Rostov Oblast in Russia, killing at least three people, according to Russian officials.
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Ukraine's military says it has targeted the Ryazan Refinery in Ryazan Oblast with drones causing a fire at the facility.
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M23 rebels briefly capture Kamakombe, Kabare Territory, Democratic Republic of the Congo from Wazalendo militia Decisive Movement for the Liberation of Congo.
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M23 and Wazalendo militias clash in the Muzinzi subgroup, Walungu Territory.
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Sports

In association football, the Brazil women's team wins a record-extending ninth Copa América title after defeating Colombia 5–4 on penalties following a 4–4 draw after extra time in the final held at the Estadio Rodrigo Paz Delgado in Quito, Ecuador. Brazil's Marta is named the most valuable player of the tournament.
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Disasters and accidents

Mount Lewotobi Laki Laki, one of Indonesia's most active volcanoes, erupts for a second consecutive day, sending a column of volcanic materials and ash up to 18 kilometers (11 miles) into the sky. Today's eruption is one of Indonesia's largest since 2010 when Mount Merapi erupted. No casualties are reported.
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Five children are killed and 12 others are critically injured in a mortar shell explosion in Lakki Marwat District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan.
Source: Kuwait News Agency external link

August 1

Armed conflicts and attacks

U.S. president Donald Trump orders the deployment of two United States Navy nuclear submarines near Russia for potential military action against Russian forces in response to statements made by former Russian president Dmitry Medvedev and current deputy chairman of the Security Council of the Russian Federation regarding Trump's previously-stated deadline for ending the war in Ukraine.
Source: BBC News external link
M23 rebels clash with Wazalendo militia Volunteers for the Defense of the Homeland in Bwito Chiefdom, Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Source: Radio Okapi external link

Law and crime

At least four people are killed in a mass shooting at a bar in Anaconda, Montana, United States. A 45-year-old suspect fled the scene and remains at large.
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One teenager is killed and five other people are wounded, including two seriously, in a mass shooting at a nightclub in Mayagüez, Puerto Rico.
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The Seoul Central District Court issues an arrest warrant to former interior minister Lee Sang-min for charges allegedly conspiring with former president Yoon Suk Yeol in his failed martial law attempt on December 3, 2024, becoming the second Yoon cabinet minister to be arrested after Kim Yong-hyun.
Source: Yonhap News Agency external link
Former Colombian president Álvaro Uribe is sentenced to twelve years of house arrest and fined US$840,000 for witness tampering and bribery.
Source: France 24 external link
Indonesian president Prabowo Subianto pardons former trade minister Thomas Lembong and Secretary-General of the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle Hasto Kristiyanto, two prominent opposition figures sentenced under controversial corruption charges.
Source: Jakarta Globe external link

Business and economy

U.S. tariffs on more than 90 countries enter force following a 90-day pause to allow the countries to prepare, including a 35% tariff on some Canadian goods and a 50% tariff on Brazilian goods.
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International relations

France temporarily suspends its programme for receiving Palestinian refugees fleeing the Gaza Strip following the deportation of a Palestinian student accused of making antisemitic social media posts.
Source: Le Monde external link

July 31

Science and technology

Italy and Vatican City agree to transform a 430-hectare (1,100-acre) field in Rome to a solar farm that will power the Vatican, with the goal of turning it into the first carbon-neutral state.
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Law and crime

A court in Faisalabad, Pakistan, sentences opposition leader Omar Ayub and over 200 supporters of ousted prime minister Imran Khan to over ten years in prison each for their participation in the 2023 protests.
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Conor McGregor loses his appeal against a civil court in the Republic of Ireland, finding that he raped Nikita Hand.
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Islamic State terrorist Osama Krayem is found guilty at Stockholm District Court, Sweden, of involvement in a war crime in which Royal Jordanian Air Force pilot Muath al-Kasasbeh was burned alive inside a cage in Raqqa, Syria by the Islamic State on January 3, 2015.
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Armed conflicts and attacks

Russian forces launch drones and cruise missiles on Kyiv, Ukraine, killing at least 31 people and injuring more than 150 others. At least one tower block completely collapses.
Source: AP external link
M23 rebels clash with various Mai-Mai groups in several villages in the Ufamandu group, Masisi Territory, Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Source: Radio Okapi external link
The military junta of Myanmar formally ends the country's four-year-long state of emergency and declares a December 2025 election for the country's new head of government and legislative members.
Source: AP external link
Eight alleged members of the New People's Army are killed in clashes with the Philippine Army in Las Navas, Northern Samar, Philippines.
Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer external link

Disasters and environment

The death toll from the flooding in Beijing, China, increases to over 70 as the government discovers 31 elderly people who were trapped in a nursing home in Miyun district.
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Six people are killed and nine others are injured after a M 4.2 earthquake causes a collapse at the El Teniente copper mine near Machalí, O'Higgins Region, Chile.
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Heavy rain leads to flash flooding in the Guinean capital Conakry, killing at least seven people and leaving several others missing.
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Health and environment

U.S. president Donald Trump signs an executive order restoring the Presidential Fitness Test in all public schools nationwide.
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Politics and elections

The Legislative Assembly of El Salvador abolishes presidential term limits, increases presidential terms from 5 to 6 years, and moves the date of the next presidential election from 2029 to 2027.
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Arts and culture

Pope Leo XIV declares Saint John Henry Newman, a 19th-century Anglican convert who became a prominent English Catholic theologian, as a Doctor of the Church.
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International relations

South Korea and the United States reach a trade agreement that places a 15% tariff on U.S. imports from South Korea. South Korea also promises to invest US$350 billion into American biotech, semiconductors, and shipbuilding over an unspecified time.
Source: CBS News external link
U.S. president Donald Trump announces revised tariff rates set to start on August 1, including a new 35% tariff on Canada.
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The Slovenian government announces a complete ban on the import, export, and transit of arms and military equipment to and from Israel.
Source: Arab News external link