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September 1

Disasters and accidents

South Korea's Foreign ​Ministry announces that the country will deploy a 44-member emergency relief team to Nepal to support search-and-rescue operations after flash floods have hit the country including the Rasuwa district.
Source: The Straits Times external link

August 31

Disasters and accidents

It is reported that school principal Rajendra Dawadi saved over 900 students and 16 faculty members at the Tribhuvan Trishuli Secondary School in Bidur, Nuwakot District, Nepal, 10 minutes before flash floods hit the area last week.
Source: Reuters external link
The death toll from the flash floods in Nepal has reached past 950. Additionally, hundreds are reported to be feared stuck in hydropower tunnels in wake of the floods.
Source: CBC external link
The death toll from the flash flood in Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona, United States, last Saturday rises to two, while the number of people missing falls from more than 20 to one after park rangers locate most of those previously unaccounted for.
Source: AFP via France 24 external link
The Mount Sinabung stratovolcano in North Sumatra, Indonesia, erupts, sending 3,500 meters of ash in the air. Residents and visitors around Lake Lau Kawar are ordered to evacuate.
Source: Antara News external link

Armed conflicts and attacks

Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) says that a supertanker caught fire after hitting two naval mines in the Strait of Hormuz. The IRGC accuses the United States of responsibility for the attack, which the United States Central Command on an X post denies.
Source: Arab News external link
The United Arab Emirates defence ministry reports that an Iranian drone has been intercepted over the country's airspace. Additionally, Iran's army also says that they have attacked the Al Minhad Air Base, which the UAE also denies.
Source: AP external link
Israeli attacks across the Gaza Strip kill ⁠at least five people.
Source: Al Jazeera external link
Ukraine tightens security measures for Kyiv's public transport, schools, and parliament amid increased Russian drone attacks, including restrictions on large school gatherings, possible remote learning, and expanded shelter arrangements.
Source: Bangkok Post external link

Politics and elections

Kosovo's Vetëvendosje and Democratic League parties agree to support former Constitutional Court judge Bekim Sejdiu for president, potentially ending nearly two years of political deadlock and enabling the formation of a new government.
Source: Reuters external link
Source: Jamaican Observer external link

International relations

The 26th Shanghai Cooperation Organisation summit is held in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, which coincides with the country's Independence Day and the opening ceremony of the 2026 World Nomad Games.
Source: The Times of Central Asia external link
Israel and Greece sign a 3 billion (US$3.48 billion) arms export deal that will enable the Israeli defense ministry to build the "Achilles Shield", a multi-layered air defense array similar to the Iron Dome, made entirely by Israeli systems, including David's Sling, SPYDER, and Barak MX.
Source: DW external link
The Permanent Court of Arbitration in The Hague, Netherlands, orders India to comply with the Indus Waters Treaty and restrict work on two hydroelectric projects that could violate it. India rejects the ruling and maintains that the treaty remains suspended.
Source: AFP via France 24 external link
Italian prime minister Giorgia Meloni announces that Italy will extend its suspension of the Schengen free movement agreement with Spain for another 15 days in response to a brief migrant crisis event at the Ceuta border fence with Morocco.
Source: DW external link

Science and technology

Adobe Inc. reaches a US$4 billion deal to offer free access to AI tools in Saudi Arabia with its Ministry of Communications and Information Technology and Humain.
Source: Reuters external link

Law and crime

A South Korean court sentences Unification Church leader Hak Ja Han to two years in prison for bribing officials, including former first lady Kim Keon Hee, in an effort to obtain policy favors.
Source: AFP via France 24 external link
A judiciary in Iraq sentences Kata'ib Hezbollah member Amir Rahim Jabbar to 15 years in prison for his role in the kidnapping of American journalist Shelly Kittleson.
Source: Asharq Al Awsat external link
A jury in Las Vegas, Nevada, United States, finds former Crips gang leader Duane Davis guilty of first-degree murder for orchestrating the murder of rapper Tupac Shakur during a drive-by shooting in Paradise.
Source: BBC News external link
Swiss police arrest a suspect for the mass shooting at a rave in Aarau, Aargau, over the weekend, which killed an Italian woman and injured several other people.
Source: DW external link
A woman stabs two people in Times Square, New York City, U.S., killing one and injuring the other, before police fatally shot her after she refused commands to drop her knives.
Source: AFP via France 24 external link

Health and environment

The total amount of cases of ebola in the Democratic Republic of the Congo exceeds 6,000.
Source: Al Jazeera external link
A data from the Methane Alert and Response System reports that Turkmenistan has started the process of clearing methane leaks from its oil and gas facilities.
Source: The Guardian external link

August 30

International relations

Source: Xinhua external link

Sports

In field hockey, Germany defeats Spain 1–0 in the final to secure their fourth FIH Men's World Cup title.
Source: Reuters external link
In rowing, the 2026 World Championships conclude in Amsterdam, Netherlands, with the host nation as the most successful team with 4 gold medals and 10 medals overall.
Source: World Rowing external link

Armed conflicts and attacks

Source: Reuters external link
A spokesperson for the United States Central Command reports that the U.S. military has launched strikes on two Iranian rocket launchers at Larak Island in the Strait of Hormuz that were used by Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, its first strikes against the country since July.
Source: NBC News external link
Syrian security forces says that they have killed Firas Abdul Karim Hammoud, a army commander who served under ousted former Syrian president Bashar al-Assad, after he opened fire on forces as they tried to arrest him.
Source: Asharq Al Awsat external link
A Ukrainian missile strike on Belgorod, Russia, kills two people and injures 16 others, according to regional acting governor Alexander Shuvaev.
Source: Xinhua external link
Sudan's doctors network reports that five civilians are killed and thousands are displaced during attacks by Rapid Support Forces in Bara, North Kordofan.
Source: Sudan Tribune external link
Niger's army says that they have regained control of an airbase after it was attacked by mutinous soldiers yesterday.
Source: Reuters external link

Politics and elections

Bissau-Guineans vote on a constitutional referendum that proposes to expand presidential powers.
Source: AP external link
Source: NK News external link
The Zambian opposition leader Brian Mundubile is charged with treason, amid heightened political tensions.
Source: BBC News external link

Science and technology

NASA launches the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope aboard a Falcon Heavy rocket from Florida, United States, to survey the universe, study dark matter and dark energy, and search for exoplanets and supernovae.
Source: Space.com external link

Disasters and accidents

An orangutan named Sampurna is reported to be rescued from a haze fire zone in Ketapang, West Kalimantan, on Indonesia's Borneo island.
Source: Reuters external link
The Japanese military ship JS departs from a port in Kure, Hiroshima, to help fight wildfires in Indonesia.
Source: Tempo external link
The body of one man is found near the Colorado River while 15 other people remain missing after a flash flood at Bright Angel Creek in the Grand Canyon in Arizona, United States.
Source: Euronews external link
At least eight people are killed and 18 others are missing when a passenger ferry sailing from Northern Cyprus to Turkey capsizes in the eastern Mediterranean sea. The ship was carrying 259 passengers and 8 crew members, of which 237 people have been rescued.
Source: Reuters external link
The body of the last missing individual aboard a boat capsized on Thursday on Mapanuepe Lake in San Marcelino, Zambales, Philippines, is recovered, concluding search operations with the final death toll at nine.
Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer external link

Law and crime

One person is killed and five others are injured in a mass shooting at a rave in Aarau, Aargau, Switzerland. The perpetrator is on the run.
Source: CNN external link
Two people are killed and nine injured during a mass shooting at a gathering in Trenton, New Jersey, United States.
Source: NBC News external link

August 29

Disasters and accidents

The U.S. State Department says that the U.S. will provide US$3.6 million in humanitarian aid to Nepal in wake of the floods.
Source: Malay Mail external link
The death toll from flash floods in Nepal rises to 669, with more than 2,400 people reported missing.
Source: NBC News external link
A flash flood in the Grand Canyon National Park in Arizona, United States, leaves about 15 people missing and prompts the evacuation of at least 62 others.
Source: AFP via France 24 external link
A person is rescued while four people are missing when a sport utility vehicle plunges into a river after a bridge in Tarlac City, Philippines, collapses. The bridge has been serving as an alternative route as another partially collapsed days prior amid monsoon rains.
Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer external link

Politics and elections

Iceland rejects restarting membership negotiations with the EU in a referendum.
Source: RÚV external link

Sports

In field hockey, Argentina beat the Netherlands in the final after a 1–1 draw and a penalty shoot-out to secure their third Women's World Cup title.
Source: Reuters external link
In volleyball, the Canadian women’s national team qualifies for the upcoming Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California, U.S., their first qualification since 1996 following a victory against the Dominican Republic in the Women's NORCECA Volleyball Continental Championship.
Source: CBC external link
In boxing, Filip Hrgović defeats Moses Itauma by ninth-round stoppage to win the vacant IBF heavyweight title. Hrgović becomes the first Croatian heavyweight boxing world champion.
Source: The Philippine Star external link
In tennis, former player Roger Federer is inducted into the player category, while former player and current sportscaster Mary Carillo is inducted into the contributor category of the International Tennis Hall of Fame respectively.
Source: Sports Business Journal external link

Armed conflicts and attacks

A tanker is struck by a unknown projectile while transiting through the Strait of Hormuz near Khasab, Oman, according to the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations.
Source: Middle East Eye external link
Israel strikes the Shuhada al-Aqsa Hospital in the Deir al-Balah area of the Gaza Strip, killing three people, in violation of the October 2025 ceasefire. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) stated that they targeted a Hamas commander who, according to it, was hiding within the compound of the hospital.
Source: The New Arab external link
The IDF confirms that they have killed Nukhba Force commander Hani Abd al-Hai Fakhri Mazloum and Hamas sniper Hassan Zidan Hassan Deiri in separate strikes in the northern Gaza Strip.
Source: The Times of Israel external link
A Ukrainian drone attack on Shebekino, Belgorod Oblast, Russia, kills three people and damages residential buildings, according to the regional emergency response center.
Source: Xinhua external link
The Cameroon-flagged Turkish cargo ship MV , which was hijacked on August 17, is freed by Somali and Turkish forces off the coast of Somalia. Conversely, the Puntland ministry of security says a ransom was paid.
Source: Hiiraan Online external link
Nigerien television confirms that dissenting elements of the Niger Armed Forces attempted a coup in the nation's capital, Niamey. Attacks are reported on Diori Hamani International Airport and the Presidential Palace.
Source: Reuters external link
Tuareg rebels free 60 Malian soldiers in exchange for army officer-turned-defector Inkinane Ag Attaher.
Source: Al Jazeera external link