August 5

Disasters and accidents

At least four people are killed and around 100 others are reported missing after a massive cloudburst triggers flash floods in Dharali village, Uttarkashi, Uttarakhand, India.

2025 Uttarakhand flash flood

Source: Hindustan Times

Four people are killed when a civil protection surveillance Safir-43 aircraft crashes during a training mission at Jijel Ferhat Abbas Airport near Jijel, Algeria.

Source: ASN

Law and crime

A court in Chișinău sentences the head of Moldova's autonomous Gagauzia region, Evghenia Guțul, to seven years in prison for violations related to the financing of the banned opposition Șor Party.

Source: Caliber

Armed conflicts and attacks

A series of Russian strikes targeting Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia, Kharkiv, Odesa, and Sumy Oblasts kills at least five people and injures 13 others.

Russian invasion of Ukraine Russian strikes against Ukrainian infrastructure (2022–present)

Source: Euronews

International relations

Australian defence minister Richard Marles announces that the country will purchase eleven from Mitsubishi Heavy Industries to upgrade its Navy as the New FFM.

Australia–Japan relations Australian general purpose frigate program

Source: DW

August 4

Disasters and accidents

Eight people are killed and two others are injured in a vehicle collision on the BR-491 highway in Guaxupé, Minas Gerais, Brazil.

Source: G1 Globo

Three people are killed and 18 others are injured in a multiple-vehicle collision on the Autostrada A1 in Montevarchi, Province of Arezzo, Italy.

Source: Arezzo Notizie

International relations

Delegates from Cambodia and Thailand meet in Malaysia, the current ASEAN chair seat, to negotiate a long-term ceasefire at their border following clashes that killed dozens of people and displaced over 270,000 others.

2025 Cambodia–Thailand border conflict Cambodia–Thailand relations

Source: AP

The Indian and Philippine navies conduct their first joint exercise in the South China Sea. The Indian Navy deployed guided missile destroyers, tankers, and corvettes, while the Philippines sent two frigates.

India–Philippines relations Territorial disputes in the South China Sea

Source: Reuters

Business and economy

Over 10,000 hotel owners in Europe, represented by the HOTREC union, file a joint lawsuit against Netherlands-based travel agency Booking.com seeking compensation for losses from 2004 to 2024, alleging that the booking agency prevented the hotels from offering lower prices on their own sites.

Source: Reuters

Armed conflicts and attacks

At least 74 Palestinians are killed by Israeli gunfire and airstrikes, including ten seeking aid, and another five Palestinians die of starvation.

Gaza war 2025 Gaza Strip aid distribution killings Gaza Strip famine

Source: Channel 4 News

Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu announces that the Israeli government has decided to completely militarily occupy the Gaza Strip and fully eliminate Hamas, and tells Chief of the General Staff Eyal Zamir to resign.

Gaza war Israeli invasion of the Gaza Strip

Source: Euronews

Puntland forces and U.S. forces conduct a counter-terrorism operation in Sanaag region, Puntland, detaining three Islamic State militants.

Islamic State insurgency in Puntland Puntland counter-terrorism operations

Source: Tracking Terrorism

Politics and elections

Brazilian Supreme Court justice Alexandre de Moraes issues a house arrest order for former president Jair Bolsonaro, who is standing trial for allegedly plotting a coup, and bans him from receiving visits and use of a cell phone either directly or through third parties.

2022 Brazilian coup plot

Source: Reuters

August 3

Disasters and accidents

Sixty-eight people are killed, 74 others are reported missing and 12 others are injured when a boat carrying 154 Ethiopian migrants capsizes off Abyan Governorate, Yemen.

Source: AP

Krasheninnikov, a volcano on Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula, erupts for the first time since the 15th century and the first in historical records. 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.

Source: CNN

Four workers are killed while inspecting sewage pipes after falling into a manhole filled with hydrogen sulfide in Gyōda, Saitama Prefecture, Japan.

Source: DW

Law and crime

Two people are killed and three others are injured in a mass stabbing attack at a primary school in Caizichi, Leiyang, Hunan, China.

Source: Sina News

Armed conflicts and attacks

Israeli forces kill at least 33 Palestinians seeking food and six other Palestinians die of hunger.

Gaza war 2025 Gaza Strip aid distribution killings

Source: Reuters

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.

Russian invasion of Ukraine Attacks in Russia during the Russian invasion of Ukraine

Source: BBC News

August 2

Law and crime

Seven people are killed and 11 others are injured in a prison riot at the Social Reintegration Center in Tuxpan, Veracruz, Mexico. Three inmates identified as key instigators of the violence are transferred to another facility.

Source: AP

A Tatmadaw court sentences twelve people, including five Chinese nationals, to life in prison for their involvement in trafficking Burmese women to forced marriages in China.

Source: AP

Armed conflicts and attacks

Israeli forces kill at least 57 people in the Gaza Strip, including 35 aid seekers.

Gaza war 2025 Gaza Strip aid distribution killings

Source: Al Jazeera

Hamas releases a sign-of-life propaganda video showing an emaciated Israeli hostage, Evyatar David, in an underground tunnel.

Gaza war Gaza war hostage crisis

Source: Jerusalem Post

Seven people die from malnutrition in the past 24 hours due to the Israeli blockade, according to the Gaza Health Ministry.

Gaza war Israeli blockade of the Gaza Strip (2023–present)Gaza Strip famine

Source: BBC News

Ukrainian forces launch drone attacks on Penza Oblast, Samara Oblast, and Rostov Oblast in Russia, killing at least three people, according to Russian officials.

Russian invasion of Ukraine Attacks in Russia during the Russian invasion of Ukraine

Source: AP

The Ukrainian military targets the Ryazan Refinery in Ryazan Oblast, Russia, with drones and causes a fire at the facility.

Russian invasion of Ukraine Attacks in Russia during the Russian invasion of Ukraine

Source: Reuters

M23 rebels briefly capture Kamakombe, Kabare Territory, Democratic Republic of the Congo from Wazalendo militia Decisive Movement for the Liberation of Congo.

Kivu conflict M23 campaign (2022–present)

Source: Radio Okapi

M23 and Wazalendo militias clash in the Muzinzi subgroup, Walungu Territory.

Kivu conflict M23 campaign (2022–present)

Source: Radio Okapi

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. Brazilian forward Marta is named the most valuable player of the tournament.

2025 Copa América Femenina

Source: BBC Sport

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

Disasters and accidents

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

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 km (11 mi) into the sky. Today's eruption is one of Indonesia's largest since 2010 when Mount Merapi erupted. No casualties are reported.

Source: AP