American superhero film passes $2 billion at the global box office, becoming the second Marvel Studios film to do so after .
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Deadline 
August 16
Arts and culture
Armed conflicts and attacks
United States envoys Jared Kushner meets with Hamas leaders to follow up on the U.S.-backed 20-point plan, with Hamas reaffirming their commitment to disarm and demilitarize Gaza.
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Axios
A Spanish F/A-18 Hornet jet shoots down a Russian drone in Romanian airspace. The drone was downed near the city of Galați after entering from Moldova.
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Politico
Ukrainian forces launch 822 drones at Russia, including over 600 towards Moscow, killing at least seven people and injuring 39 others. A Wildberries warehouse is also destroyed. Russian officials say it is the largest Ukrainian drone attack launched this year.
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BBC News
Seven suspected members of the Pakistani Taliban are killed in a intelligence-based joint operation in Kharan District, Balochistan, Pakistan.
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The Express Tribune
Two civilians are killed and several homes are damaged by a government airstrike in Thandwe, Rakhine State, Myanmar.
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Narinjara News
The African Union holds a meeting with Sudanese officials in a effort to end the war, the first talks by the AU in the country since the military led by Abdel Fattah al-Burhan seized power in the October 2021 coup.
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Sudan Tribune
Disasters and accidents
St. Nicholas' Church from Bączal Dolny is completely destroyed by a fire at the Museum of Folk Architecture, Sanok, Poland.
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TVP World
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Xinhua
August 15
Arts and culture
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Vatican News
Law and crime
Police in Morocco arrest 111 migrants who attempted to enter Spain's autonomous community Ceuta, amidst tightened security on both sides of the border with Spain.
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CBC
Four artwork by Renaissance artist Antonello da Messina are reportedly stolen from the Regional Museum of Messina in Messina, Sicily, Italy.
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Reuters
Disasters and accidents
Authorities in Indiana, United States, report that six people have died in recent floods from storms.
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Reuters
The death toll of the Lake Kariba vessel capsizing in Zimbabwe from last week rises to 72 after 26 more bodies are recovered.
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AP via CNN
Twelve people are killed and ten others are injured after a Polish bus overturns along a motorway in Mezőkeresztes, Hungary.
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Reuters
Six people are killed and several others wounded after a container truck crashes into an auto rickshaw in Latehar district, Jharkhand, India.
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ETV Bharat
A minibus carrying a wedding party overturns in Diyarbakir Province, Türkiye, killing five and injuring eleven others.
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Asharq al-Awsat
Politics and elections
Hereditary Prince Alois announces that Liechtenstein will gradually transition its line of succession to absolute primogeniture, stating that any future descendant of him and Hereditary Princess Sophie, regardless of sex, will inherit the throne, allowing future women to inherit the throne.
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AP
Armed conflicts and attacks
Iranian foreign ministry spokesperson Esmail Baghaei says that Iran and Oman have reached an agreement on a safe route for vessels transiting through the Strait of Hormuz.
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Saudi Gazette
The Emirates News Agency reports that a third Abu Dhabi National Oil Company vessel was attacked by Iran while transiting through the Strait of Hormuz a day earlier. No injuries were reported.
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Al-Monitor
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Sky News
The Israel Defense Forces says that they have killed Ali Samir Al-Haj Hassan, a Hezbollah commander in the Radwan Force, during a airstrike in Ansar.
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The Times of Israel
Sports
In swimming, Johannes Liebmann sets a men's 1,500-metre freestyle world record of 14:26.79 at the European Championships, improving Bobby Finke's 2024 Olympic record by nearly four seconds.
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AFP via RFI
In swimming, Kate Douglass sets a women's 50-metre freestyle world record of 23.49 seconds in the Pan Pacific Championships heats, surpassing Gretchen Walsh's 23.55-second mark set in June.
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AFP via RFI
August 14
Politics and elections
Venezuela releases 131 detainees under alternative custody measures as part of a national reconciliation program following Nicolás Maduro's removal. Rights group Foro Penal confirms that at least 45 of those freed are political prisoners.
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AFP via RFI
Disasters and accidents
At least 47 people are killed and several more are injured when a M7.7 earthquake strikes the coast of the island of Flores in East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia.
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AP
A M4.8 earthquake strikes the province of Granada in Spain, with damage reported in Granada and the surrounding area, and being felt in Madrid.
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The News International
Sixteen people are killed and 40 others injured on the Yaounde-Bafoussam highway after a passenger bus crashed into a parked truck carrying planks in Mbam-et-Inoubou, Cameroon.
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Xinhua
Sports
In American football, the National Football League suspends Atlanta Falcons linebacker James Pearce Jr. for eight games in violation of the league's personal conduct policy after his arrest in February on domestic violence charges.
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WAGA-TV
In road bicycle racing, the eighth stage at the Volta a Portugal race is neutralised after British cyclist Finlay Tarling is killed in an accident during the race.
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The Athletic
Armed conflicts and attacks
The Israel Defense Forces announce that Al-Qassam Brigades commander Muhammad Bassam Mushtaha, who was accused of taking hostages during and after the Hamas–led attacks against Israel on October 7, was killed in a recent airstrike last month in northern Gaza.
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The Times of Israel
Heavy fighting erupts in El Obeid, North Kordofan, Sudan, between the Sudanese Armed Forces and Rapid Support Forces (RSF). Clashes also break out in Umm Arda.
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Sudan Tribune
Around 14 people are reported to be killed following an attack by RSF militants on the North Kordofan town of Umm Arda.
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Xinhua
A Colombian soldier is killed and four more wounded following a drone strike in the rural area of El Carmen, Norte de Santander.
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El Colombiano
A constable policeman is killed and another is injured after a group of suspected insurgents attacked a police post in Bajaur district, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan.
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Dawn
Three gunmen are killed and a child is wounded in an attempted ambush on a highway in La Piedad, Michoacán, Mexico. Authorities seize four long guns, magazines, ammunition, and improvised explosives.
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El Heraldo de México
American missionary Kevin Rideout is released from captivity after being kidnapped by an unidentified organisation front in Niger nine months prior.
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The New York Times