August 4
Armed conflicts and attacks
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu reaffirms that Israel will not withdraw from the Gaza Strip until Hamas disarms.
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PBS 
Rapid Support Forces senior commander and Brigadier General Mahdi Adam Ismail, also known as , is confirmed to be killed during clashes with the Sudanese Armed Forces and the Joint Forces in West Darfur, Sudan. His death is confirmed by Sudan Liberation Movement leader and Governor of Darfur Minni Arko Minnawi.
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Sudan Nabaa
Four people are killed and four others are injured in a shooting spree by a rogue Russian soldier in Sevastopol, Russian occupied Crimea.
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CBS News
Law and crime
Kyrgyz President Sadyr Japarov signs a law banning the use of cremation for deceased human bodies in Kyrgyzstan.
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Kabar
South Sudan's National Police Service arrests 60 suspected gang members in a series of operations targeting criminal gangs, drug trafficking, and youth delinquency in its capital Juba.
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Sudans Post
August 3
Law and crime
The Polish health ministry appeals a Brussels court ruling that ordered the country to accept and pay approximately €1.3 billion for unwanted COVID-19 vaccine doses produced by Pfizer and BioNTech.
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Politico EU
Disasters and accidents
The death toll from the two earthquakes that hit Venezuela in June exceeds 6,000 people according to figures from lawmaker Jorge Rodríguez.
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Reuters
At least fourteen people are killed in a series of floods in southern India.
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Reuters
Health and environment
Scotland's NatureScot denies a 2026 licence for hunting northern gannets on Sula Sgeir, citing possible harm to the local gannet population after recent bird-flu deaths.
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AFP via RFI
Italy experiences its fourth heatwave of the summer with the health ministry issuing red alerts for a record 25 cities.
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AA
Michigan, U.S., reports the first two deaths of the current cyclosporiasis outbreak, which is caused by .
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AP
Politics and elections
Russian opposition politician Boris Nadezhdin, who attempted to contest the 2024 presidential election on a platform against the Russo-Ukrainian war, announces that he has fled the country to France following growing pressure on him and his family.
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The Moscow Times
Sports
In tennis, Alexandra Eala becomes the first Filipino player and the first player from Southeast Asia to win a WTA Tour title after defeating Jessica Pegula 4–6, 6–4, 6–0 to win the women's singles title at the 2026 Washington DC Open.
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ESPN
In horse racing, Churchill Downs Incorporated and the New York Racing Association announce a new championship series for 3-year old Thoroughbreds beginning in 2027, involving the Kentucky Derby and Belmont Stakes, but notably omitting the traditional middle leg of the U.S. Triple Crown, the Preakness Stakes.
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The Daily Gazette
Major League Soccer, the top flight of men's soccer in the U.S. and Canada, announces that Larry Berg, currently a co-owner of Los Angeles FC (LAFC) in that league, will succeed Don Garber as league commissioner at the start of 2027. Berg will sell his interest in LAFC before assuming his new position.
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The Guardian
Armed conflicts and attacks
A Board of Peace envoy meets Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu and urges a halt in strikes across the Gaza Strip. However, they also announce that Israel will not withdraw from the enclave until Hamas completely disarms.
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The Washington Post
The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs reports that dozens of children and civilians have been killed in Israeli attacks on Gaza over the weekend, violating the ongoing ceasefire.
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Xinhua
Two Palestinians are killed in an Israeli missile strike near a mosque which targeted a civilian vehicle southwest of Gaza City.
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Middle East Eye
The Israel Defense Forces says that they have killed Palestinian Islamic Jihad commander Mahmoud Fatair, who took part in the abduction of Rom Braslavski, in the Deir al-Balah area of the Gaza Strip during the Nova music festival massacre on October 7.
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The Jerusalem Post
The Israel Defense Forces claim that they have killed two Hamas militants in separate airstrikes in central Gaza and the Shati camp in Gaza City respectively, despite the ongoing ceasefire.
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The Times of Israel
Shipping data shows that two tanker ships carrying oil from Saudi Arabia, the Suezmax Malta-flagged and the VLCC , have exited the Red Sea through the Bab-el-Mandeb strait.
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Reuters
At least seven people, including three children, are killed and 40 others are injured when drone debris falls on a crowded beach in Gelendzhik, Krasnodar Krai, Russia.
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CNN
August 2
Health and environment
South Korea's weather agency records 42.5°C (108.5°F) in Yangsan, South Gyeongsang, the country's highest temperature since observations began.
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AFP via France 24
Disasters and accidents
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BBC News
Spanish officials say at least 72 people died during the mass migrant crossing from Morocco into the autonomous city of Ceuta.
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Reuters
Six people are killed and 27 more injured in a traffic collision between a bus, a camper, and three cars in Colli sul Velino, Province of Rieti, Italy.
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Xinhua
Politics and elections
Incumbent Brazilian president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva formally announces his candidacy for a fourth term as the Workers' Party's nominee in October’s presidential election.
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AFP via France 24
Armed conflicts and attacks
Iranian lawmaker Hassan Ghashghavi says that efforts to restore the Islamabad Memorandum deal between Iran and the United States are underway.
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Arab News
Iranian foreign minister Abbas Araghchi says that Iran and Oman are nearing a deal to manage the Strait of Hormuz after the U.S. halted its recent strikes against the country.
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Al Jazeera
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) confirms that they have killed three militants in separate strikes last week, including a Jaish al-Islam militant in Gaza City, a Hamas commander in the Jabalya Battalion, and a Palestinian Islamic Jihad militant.
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The Jerusalem Post
The IDF's 401st Brigade says that they have destroyed 1,200 Hezbollah tunnels and concluded their mission in southern Lebanon, ending their eight-month deployment.
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The Jerusalem Post
New clashes are reported across the Tigray Region in northern Ethiopia between the Ethiopian federal army and Tigray People's Liberation Front, four years after the previous war in the region ended, prompting hundreds to flee to war-torn Sudan amidst fears of a new civil war.
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Al Jazeera
Several Ethiopian refugees are reportedly killed after projectiles have hit refugee camps across the Ethiopia–Sudan border.
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Sudan Tribune
A drone strike hits a customary court in Kabkabiya District, North Darfur, Sudan, killing at least 37 people.
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Al Jazeera
Police say a suspected suicide bombing outside a police station in Kabal, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan, killed at least 17 people, including seven officers and the suspected bomber, and injured at least 34 others.
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Reuters
The BBC reports that Russia has shipped military equipment on the sanctioned cargo vessel last month to the Malian government.
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RBC-Ukraine
International relations
The Dominican Republic and Venezuela agree on a framework to gradually restore diplomatic relations, which deteriorated after the Dominican Republic questioned the results of the 2024 Venezuelan presidential election.
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Jamaica Observer
August 1
Arts and culture
The Arba'in Shia Islam pilgrimage in Iraq is held amidst the Iran war, with Iranian pilgrims attending the event.
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Al-Monitor
Armed conflicts and attacks
The Bermuda-flagged LNG tanker , which was carrying LNG oil from Qatar, is reported to have been among the two vessels hit yesterday in the Strait of Hormuz.
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Bloomberg
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CNBC
The Kuwaiti defense ministry reports that its military has detected and intercepted Iranian drones entering the country's airspace.
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Kuwait Times
United States embassies in the Middle East warn Americans to depart the region amidst fears of a potential escalation in the war.
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Arab News
U.S. president Donald Trump cancels a planned attack against Iran, citing progress in ceasefire negotiations.
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The Japan Times
Israeli airstrikes kill three Palestinians in Gaza City, bringing the total casualties in the past 24 hours to seven.
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Al Jazeera
A Board of Peace official reports that Hamas will disarm its weapons in the coming days.
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The Times of Israel
The Israeli military says it has killed several Hezbollah fighters in an Israeli-held area of southern Lebanon, despite a ceasefire framework between Israel and Lebanon.
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South China Morning Post
The Houthis in Yemen deny reports of imposing tolls on vessels passing through the Bab-el-Mandeb strait.
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Al Jazeera
reports that Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu blocked a request by former United States senator Lindsey Graham to transfer an Iron Dome system from the U.S. to Ukraine.
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Haaretz
Kyiv mayor Vitali Klitschko says an overnight Russian missile attack has killed at least nine people and injured 24 others, while damaging buildings and causing fires across several districts of the Ukrainian capital.
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Reuters
Ukrainian forces sink a Rosatom-owned container ship in the Black Sea, forcing its 17-member crew to abandon it. Rosatom says it had been transporting civilian goods, including frozen food and construction materials.
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BBC News
Egypt and Sudan reach an agreement on a 16-month plan to rehabilitate the Jebel Aulia Dam south of Khartoum, including the construction of a temporary bridge, after the dam was damaged in November 2023 during shelling by the Rapid Support Forces.
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Sudan Tribune
A truck bomb explodes beside a police station in Cúcuta, Norte de Santander, Colombia, injuring 11 police officers and three civilians.
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AFP via France 24
A woman attempts to set off a bomb inside a coffeehouse in Moscow, Russia, but is stopped at the entrance, detonating the explosive. Three people are killed, including the perpetrator, and 21 more are injured.
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CNN
Health and environment
Protesters block parts of the main highway connecting Port Sudan and Khartoum in Suakin and Jubayt over severe power cuts amidst a heat wave reported by the Sudan Meteorological Authority in Sudan's Red Sea State.
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Sudan Tribune
Law and crime
Four people are killed, including the perpetrator, and seven others are injured in a mass shooting at an In-N-Out restaurant in Twin Falls, Idaho, United States.
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Reuters
The U.S. FBI opens an investigation after the U.S. state of Michigan reports a cyberattack on its water systems, including whether Iran was behind the cyberattack, a day after Minnesota reported a similar breach.
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ABC News
Four workers are killed in a mass shooting in Nyanga, Western Cape, South Africa, while they were repairing a flat tyre.
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The Witness
International relations
Moroccan security forces clash with hundreds of migrants as they attempt to storm the Spanish enclave of Melilla. Several Moroccan security personnel are reportedly injured while more than 50 migrants are detained.
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Yeni Safak
Sports
UEFA gives FIFA president Gianni Infantino an ultimatum to resign or face an emergency no-confidence vote following Infantino's plan to sell stakes in FIFA Forward Enterprise, which he has rescinded amidst backlash.
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The Telegraph
Disasters and accidents
The Old Trails wildfire in northwestern Spokane, Washington, United States, burns 3,000+ acres, destroying many structures. Residents near Fort Spokane are told to evacuate.
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News.az
Cuba reports a partial collapse of the national power grid, leaving western provinces without electricity after transmission lines fail between Matanzas and Pinar del Río.
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Xinhua
All ten climbers, including Nirmal Purja, are confirmed deceased after an avalanche at Broad Peak in Pakistan on July 30.
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Al Jazeera