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August 24

Politics and elections

The Central Election Commission of Kazakhstan declares the preliminary results from yesterday's election, stating that Ädilet secured 71% of the vote.
Source: Reuters external link
The United States formally removes Syria from its designated state sponsors of terrorism list.
Source: The Jerusalem Post external link

Law and crime

Syrian top religious leader Grand Mufti Ahmad Badreddin Hassoun is found guilty of committing war crimes spanning nearly 14 years of civil war under Bashar al-Assad’s former regime and is sentenced to life in prison.
Source: DW external link

Armed conflicts and attacks

The U.S. military Southern Command's Joint Task Force Western Hemisphere launches a strike on a vessel in the eastern Pacific Ocean on alleged drug traffickers, killing two people. The strike is the first reported in two months.
Source: CNN external link
During a visit to Kyiv, Ukraine, British prime minister Andy Burnham confirms that he has approved supplying Ukraine with the classified blueprints to produce Storm Shadow cruise missiles despite Russian threats against such a move, which will give Ukrainian forces the ability to strike key targets deep-inside Russian territory.
Source: BBC News external link
A Russian missile strike on the outskirts of Kharkiv kills three people and leaves eight others wounded.
Source: TRT World external link
Drone strikes by the Sudanese Armed Forces hits several Rapid Support Forces Paramilitary targets in Nyala, South Darfur, Sudan, hours after a cargo aircraft landed in the area.
Source: Sudan Tribune external link

International relations

Armenian prime minister Nikol Pashinyan announces that the country will soon formally apply for membership of the European Union.
Source: TASS external link

Business and economy

U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent announces , a campaign involving new sanctions against Iran in a effort to isolate the regime.
Source: Politico external link

Health and environment

The Arkansas Department of Health reports seven new cases of cyclosporiasis in the state including the first cases in Ashley and Cleburne counties, which is caused by Cyclospora cayetanensis, amidst a decline in the outbreak across the United States.
Source: Arkansas Democrat-Gazette external link

August 23

Armed conflicts and attacks

Iran claims to have blacklisted 45 tankers in the Strait of Hormuz that breached its rules for crossing the waterway, with the Persian Gulf Strait Authority on X threatening fines, detainments, and confiscations against the named vessels.
Source: Reuters external link
The Iran parliament's National Security and Foreign Policy Commission approves a draft allowing Iran to charge ships passing through the Strait of Hormuz.
Source: Middle East Eye external link
Two Israeli airstrikes kill two people, including a four-year-old boy, in the Gaza Strip in violation of the October 2025 ceasefire.
Source: Reuters external link
At least ten people are killed and several others injured in clashes between federal forces and residents protesting a controversial demolition and forced eviction in Yaaqshid neighbourhood of Mogadishu.
Source: Shabelle Media external link
The Turkish Armed Forces carries out an airstrike in Garmaal, Puntland, killing at least four people, in response to the previous hijacking of a Cameroon-flagged vessel by Somali pirates, which was transporting military equipment to the Camp TURKSOM in Mogadishu. The authorities of Puntland identified the victims as civilian fishermen.
Source: Somali Guardian external link
The Democratic Republic of the Congo and the M23 rebel group agree on a roadmap for further peace negotiations under the Doha Framework Agreement after talks in Switzerland.
Source: The Hindu external link
Sudan's defence ministry says that the country's armed forces (SAF) have shot down a "hostile" drone from Ethiopia entering its airspace, which was seen flying over the Blue Nile region.
Source: Sudan Horizon external link
The SAF-allied Joint Forces says that they have destroyed a Rapid Support Forces convoy in the northern desert bordering Libya, along with capturing several vehicles and drone equipment.
Source: Sudan Tribune external link
The Tuareg-led Azawad Liberation Front releases 22 Malian soldiers, some held for more than three years, in exchange for at least eight of its fighters and several civilian detainees.
Source: Macau Business external link
Iván Manjarrez, a La Línea ringleader, is killed during a security operation in Bocoyna Municipality, Chihuahua, Mexico. He was accused of controlling illegal logging in the Chihuahua Mountains.
Source: El Heraldo de Chihuahua external link

Law and crime

The Israel Defense Forces's Duvdevan Unit says that they arrested four Palestinians over the weekend, including two allegedly affiliated with the Islamic State.
Source: The Times of Israel external link

Sports

In open-wheel racing, American auto racing driver Kyle Kirkwood wins the IndyCar Freedom 250 Grand Prix event at the National Mall in Washington D.C., United States.
Source: The Indianapolis Star external link
In basketball, former National Basketball Association player Enes Kanter Freedom is ejected from a WNBA game between the Chicago Sky and Indiana Fever at Wintrust Arena after being confronted by Natasha Cloud.
Source: AP external link

Politics and elections

Kazakhstanis vote to elect 145 members to the 1st convocation of the unicameral Kurultai following the passage of the new constitution on 15 March. Contesting parties must get at least five percent of the vote in order for lists to gain proportional representation.
Source: DW external link

Disasters and accidents

The Hawk Fire near Reno, Nevada, U.S., grows to more than 20 square miles (53 sq. km.) and spreads across the Peavine Peak of Humboldt–Toiyabe National Forest, prompting evacuations.
Source: Reuters external link
A M5.9 earthquake strikes southern Ibaraki Prefecture in Japan, injuring 45 people.
Source: FNN external link
At least 30 people are killed and six more are wounded when a landfill collapses in Conakry, Guinea.
Source: BBC News external link
The Indian Coast Guard and Navy's Eastern Naval Command reports that two crew members from the Panama-flagged have been rescued after it sank off the coast of Bay of Bengal in eastern India.
Source: New Indian Express external link

August 22

Science and technology

A humanoid robot at the World Humanoid Robot Games in Beijing, China, runs 100 meters in 9.39 seconds, surpassing a record set by Usain Bolt of 9.58 seconds at the World Athletics Championships in 2009.
Source: NBC News external link

Sports

Source: Motorsport external link

Law and crime

The Pacific Islands Forum Fisheries Agency reports that authorities in Kiribati, Palau, and Papua New Guinea have detained four Chinese and Indonesian fishing vessels for alleged illegal fishing or licence violations during a regional enforcement operation across the Pacific Ocean.
Source: Daily Tribune external link
American far-right activist Jake Lang, who was pardoned last year for his role in the January 6 riot at the United States Capitol, is arrested during a protest in Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S.
Source: Minnesota Star Tribune external link

Armed conflicts and attacks

The Israeli Army Radio reports that the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) launched a drone strike against a militant in southern Syria whom they accuse of prepping an improvised explosive device (IED) attack against Israeli troops currently occupying the region.
Source: The Jerusalem Post external link
Syrian state media reports that an IED struck a bus carrying security forces on the Maarounah–Al-Tall road near Damascus, injuring several passengers.
Source: Arab News Japan external link
The IDF says that Sharif al-Hasanat, an alleged Hamas company commander affiliated with the Deir al-Balah Battalion of the Al-Qassam Brigades, was killed in an airstrike in Gaza, violating the ongoing ceasefire.
Source: JFeed external link

Business and economy

The United States imposes 50% tariffs on about US$20 billion of Canadian goods after trade talks fail to produce an agreement. Canadian prime minister Mark Carney says Canada will impose equivalent retaliatory tariffs.
Source: Daily Tribune external link
Sudan's industry ministry establishes a high-level committee to rehabilitate industrial zones in Khartoum State that were damaged during the ongoing civil war along with helping shuttered factories resume production.
Source: Sudan Tribune external link

Disasters and accidents

The Central African Republic's government closes down a gold mine site in Zamboye that killed over 100 people after it collapsed, citing non-compliance with regulatory procedures.
Source: AP external link
The Indian Coast Guard launches a rescue operation after a Panama–flagged cargo bulk carrier sunk off the coast of eastern India.
Source: Reuters external link
Seven people are killed, including two police officers, and several others are injured in a three-vehicle collision on the A66 road in Middlesbrough, North Yorkshire, England.
Source: Reuters external link
Five people are killed in a head-on road collision along the Lagos–Badagry Expressway near Lagos, Nigeria.
Source: The Daily Post Nigeria external link

August 21

Armed conflicts and attacks

Russian drone strikes on a shopping center in Kryvyi Rih, Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, Ukraine, kill at least 16 people and injure more than 130 others, including 22 children.
Source: Reuters external link
A Russian strike on a neighborhood in Mykolaiv Oblast, Ukraine, kills four people, including three children, according to Ukrainian interior minister Ivan Vyhivskyi.
Source: Ukrinform external link
Pakistani forces raid multiple hideouts and kill 49 militants allegedly belonging to the Pakistani Taliban and the Balochistan Liberation Army in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan.
Source: AP external link
Resistance fighters and a local activist say Myanmar's military deployed hundreds of troops around the proposed Dawei Special Economic Zone in the Tanintharyi Region, burning villages and pushing resistance groups back as the government seeks to revive the project.
Source: Reuters external link
At least 14 people are reportedly killed and 20 others are injured after Myanmar's military launched an airstrike on a Buddhist monastery compound in Myaung Township during a religious gathering.
Source: AFP via CNA external link

Politics and elections

In Mexico, Sinaloan governor Rubén Rocha Moya resumes office after a four-month suspension while contesting U.S. drug-trafficking charges and an extradition request. Mexican prosecutors say they find insufficient evidence linking him to criminal conduct.
Source: AFP via France 24 external link

Business and economy

The Panama Canal announces it will limit the number of ships allowed to cross the passage over the next month due to El Niño causing droughts in the region.
Source: DW external link

Arts and culture

The annual Ashenda festival in Mekelle, Tigray Region, Ethiopia, is cancelled over drone strike fears.
Source: Binance external link
American fantasy film reaches US$1.35 billion at the worldwide box office to become the highest-grossing R-rated film, surpassing .
Source: The Guardian external link

Sports

In association football, Johor Darul Ta'zim claims a world record for the longest unbeaten run in top-flight league play, reaching 109 matches after defeating Kuching City 3–0 in Malaysia's Super League.
Source: AFP via RFI external link
85 people were injured, including 35 police officers, after Kaiserslautern fans launched flares towards the main stand, while Mannheim fans stormed the pitch, causing the match between Kaiserslautern and Mannheim to be temporarily interrupted.
Source: Goal external link

Health and environment

India's Supreme Court orders states to protect elephant corridors, identify and remove obstructions, and prohibit groups from using fire to drive wild elephants away amid increasing habitat loss and human-elephant conflict.
Source: AFP via France 24 external link
Around 16 people in Sudan's Red Sea state have reportedly died from a heat stroke amidst a rise in temperatures in the state.
Source: Middle East Monitor external link

Law and crime

A person is killed and three other people are injured in a mass stabbing, carried out with a sword, at a high school in Fagersta, Sweden. The perpetrator is arrested at the scene.
Source: Reuters external link
Japan executes a 58-year-old man for a 2009 arson attack that killed five people at a pachinko parlor in Osaka. It is the first execution under Sanae Takaichi's premiership.
Source: The Japan Times external link
TikTok agrees to pay $400 million to settle a U.S. Justice Department lawsuit alleging violations of federal children's privacy law through the collection of personal data from users under 13 without parental consent.
Source: AFP via France 24 external link
Turkish justice minister Akın Gürlek announces that Turkey has issued an Interpol arrest warrant for Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu for his role in attacks on activists seeking to deliver humanitarian aid to Gaza.
Source: Reuters external link
The Hong Kong Court of First Instance convicts Lee Cheuk-yan and Chow Hang-tung of incitement to subversion over their leadership of a group that organized annual Tiananmen crackdown vigils. They face up to 10 years in prison.
Source: AFP via RFI external link
The Russian justice ministry designates independent news outlet Mediazona a "foreign agent" for a second time, accusing it of publishing false information about law enforcement.
Source: Reuters external link

Disasters and accidents

The death toll of a boat capsizing off the coast of Zambezia Province, Mozambique from August 16 rises to 12 after five bodies of those unaccounted for are found by search teams.
Source: Club of Mozambique external link
Three people are killed and six more wounded in an explosion at a house in the Ain al-Qasab village of Idlib, Syria.
Source: Middle East Eye external link