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August 11

Armed conflicts and attacks

Pakistani defence minister Khawaja Asif says that a deal between Iran and the United States is "close", including an arrangement over the Strait of Hormuz.
Source: CNBC external link
reports that a U.S. military helicopter has fired at the rudder of the Panama-flagged container ship after crews ignored the naval blockade re-imposed in July, contradicting British maritime management that it was hit by a missile in the Gulf of Oman.
Source: Reuters external link
The Israeli Army Radio reports that the Israel Defense Forces have targeted a Hamas sniper near the Yellow Line in the Gaza Strip, its first strike on the enclave in 10 days.
Source: The Jerusalem Post external link
The Pentagon tells U.S. Congress that U.S. military strikes against Houthi rebels in Yemen has killed 153 civilians and injured another 243.
Source: The Hill external link
The Yemeni government reports that six people have been killed in strikes on a cargo ship by the Houthis in the Bab-el-Mandeb.
Source: The New York Times external link
A heavy attack on civilians by the Rapid Support Forces and Sudan People's Liberation Movement–North is reported in Geissan in Sudan's Blue Nile state, including on the main market, surrounding farms, and other shops.
Source: Sudan Tribune external link
Attacks by the RSF and SPLM-N are also reported in Qaysān on its provincial headquarters and a market.
Source: Sudan Tribune external link
Around 60 people are killed and around 50 others injured in an armed attack during a cattle raid in Tonj North County, Warrap State, South Sudan.
Source: Radio Tamazuj external link

International relations

The Syrian government confirms their cooperation with the International Atomic Energy Agency to purge nuclear materials at a hidden facility following a report by 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: The Jerusalem Post external link

Politics and elections

Former Supreme Court president András Baka is elected as Hungarian president through a supermajority and is scheduled to take office on 19 August. He ran uncontested as the Tisza Party's candidate, as neither Fidesz nor its partner KNDP nominated a candidate.
Source: Reuters external link

Law and crime

The Criminal Court in Damascus, Syria, sentence deposed president Bashar al-Assad and his brother Maher to death in absentia, and former Daraa political security director Atef Najib in person, and issue international arrest warrants for all for premeditated murder and crimes against humanity.
Source: The National external link
Lebanon's parliament votes to abolish the death penalty.
Source: BBC News external link
A United States Marine Corps soldier is released from Russia after having been detained there since 2022.
Source: Kyiv Independent external link

Disasters and accidents

The death toll from the M7.4 earthquake in Colombia yesterday increases to over 240 people killed, 570 injured, and at least 3,000 others still missing. President Abelardo de la Espriella declares a national state of emergency.
Source: The Guardian external link
Search operations for the landslide from Sunday conclude in Baguio, Philippines, placing the final death toll at 10 people killed. Meanwhile, the national police places the nationwide toll from the tropical cyclones and monsoons at 26.
Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer external link
​At least 18 people are killed and around 30 others are injured in a two-vehicle collision in Ismailia Governorate, Egypt.
Source: Al Ahram external link
Three people are killed following a commercial building fire in Giza, Egypt.
Source: Al Ahram external link
Four people are killed and five others are injured after an old residential building collapses in Cairo, Egypt.
Source: Gulf News external link

Sports

Palestinian Football Association president Jibril Rajoub announces that all soccer and sport activities will resume in September, following a three-year suspension that began after the outbreak of the Gaza war.
Source: Al Jazeera external link

August 10

Law and crime

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
The government of Sindh, Pakistan, 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

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

Disasters and accidents

A M7.4 earthquake strikes Chocó Department, Colombia, causing widespread and heavy damage, and leaving at least 164 people dead.
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: AFP via RFI 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

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 are 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
Source: Al Jazeera 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

August 9

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
Source: The Daily Star 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

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
Source: AFP via RFI 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

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

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

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

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