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August 8

Armed conflicts and attacks

The Abu Dhabi National Oil Company says that one of their vessels were attacked by a missile while transiting through the Strait of Hormuz during the early hours. No injuries were reported.
Source: Khaleej Times external link
Source: Al Jazeera external link

Disasters and accidents

Typhoon Dolphin makes landfall in the Ryukyu Islands of Japan, which encompass the entirety of Okinawa Prefecture and parts of Kagoshima Prefecture. Additionally, China shuts down ports and ferry routes in preparation for the typhoon.
Source: The Japan Times external link
Satellite images show that the British-sanctioned oil tanker , which was carrying 1 million barrels of oil, is leaking oil and sinking further off the coast of Oman, after a explosion was reported on the vessel on June 8. The oil leaks have also reportedly reached the shore of Qibliyah Island.
Source: Arab News external link

August 7

Politics and elections

Source: AP external link

Health and environment

Michigan health officials lift an advisory against the consumption of lettuce in the U.S. state after reporting a decline in cases of cyclosporiasis, which is caused by .
Source: Reuters external link
The United Arab Emirates's (UAE) Ministry of Climate Change and Environment reports that markets in the UAE remain free of lettuce linked to cyclosporiasis amidst a outbreak in countries including the United States.
Source: Gulf News external link

International relations

The United States Senate votes 86–11 to pass a legislation imposing sanctions on Russia's energy revenues, financial institutions, officials, and shadow fleet, while authorizing tariffs of up to 100% on major buyers of Russian oil and gas. The legislation will head to the U.S. House of Representatives for a vote.
Source: Reuters external link
Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, and Turkey mutually sign the Mecca Joint Defence Agreement, declaring that an attack on one will constitute an attack on all three.
Source: Al Arabiya external link
The governments of Mexico and Peru reinstate diplomatic relations after agreeing to allow former Peruvian prime minister Betssy Chávez to seek asylum in Mexico.
Source: Reuters external link

Disasters and accidents

Twenty people are killed and several others are injured after a fuel tanker overturned in Bangui, Central African Republic.
Source: Xinhua external link
Sixteen people are killed and dozens others are injured in two separate road accidents in Sylhet Division and Bogra District, Bangladesh.
Source: Xinhua external link

Sports

The Ukrainian Premier League's FC Chornomorets Odesa announces on Telegram that its match against FC Kolos Kovalivka is postponed after its home stadium was hit by a Russian strike.
Source: Intent external link

Armed conflicts and attacks

Indian shipping minister Sarbananda Sonowal reports that more than 4,000 seafarers from India have been repatriated and 62 Indian vessels have successfully transited through the Strait of Hormuz during the war.
Source: India New England News external link
The Abu Dhabi National Oil Company reports that 15 of its vessels have been attacked by missiles or drones while transiting through the Strait of Hormuz since the war with Iran started on February 28.
Source: Reuters external link
Israeli forces withdraw from the Qalandiyah refugee camp and Kafr 'Aqab neighborhood in occupied West Bank following a two-day raid, with Palestinian Authority reporting 51 injuries.
Source: Haaretz external link
A Russian drone strike hits the Chornomorets Stadium in Odesa, Ukraine, with Odesa Oblast Governor Oleh Kiper reporting that two people have been injured in the strikes.
Source: Kyiv Independent external link
Sudanese armed forces repel a surprise drone attack by the Rapid Support Forces in Dilling, South Kordofan. Additionally, five civilians are reported to be killed in El Obeid, North Kordofan.
Source: Sudan Tribune external link

Law and crime

A judge of the Karachi High Court in Pakistan allows the exhumation of Mir Raza Ali's body.
Source: Dawn external link
Nine people are killed, including the shooter, and 15 others are injured in a shooting spree between a home and the Debsirin Nonthaburi School in Bang Kruai district, Nonthaburi province, Thailand.
Source: The Guardian external link

August 6

Law and crime

Former Guerrero governor Ángel Aguirre Rivero is arrested on charges of forced disappearance and obstruction of justice. He is accused of ordering the concealment of security camera footage that showed police intercepting a bus carrying students in Iguala in 2014, who have never been found.
Source: Reuters external link

Disasters and accidents

Civil officials state that ten children passengers are reported missing after a wooden boat capsized on the Lulua River, Demba Territory, Kasai-Central, Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Source: AA external link
Six people are killed and 19 others are injured after a bus crashed in Constantine Province, Algeria.
Source: Xinhua external link

Armed conflicts and attacks

Ugandan authorities approve a measure to send troops from Uganda to the Gaza Strip as part of the International Stabilization Force proposed by the Board of Peace to secure the enclave following the war.
Source: NBC News external link
The Houthis announce a military offensive against Saudi-backed government forces in Marib Governorate and Hadhramaut Governorate, with over 30 government soldiers being killed in two missile attacks.
Source: Al Jazeera external link
Ukrainian forces launch drone attacks on two oil refineries in Russia, the Yaroslavl refinery and a Bashneft-Novoil refinery in Bashkortostan, causing large fires at the facilities.
Source: BBC News external link
Six people are killed in Russian airstrikes across Ukraine, including three civilians in Kharkiv Oblast, while a total power outage occurs in the city of Kherson after critical infrastructure was targeted overnight by Russian drones.
Source: Antikor external link
It is reported that the situation on the border between Ethiopia and Sudan is calm following recent clashes between the Ethiopian Army and Tigray People's Liberation Front that sparked fears of a new conflict four years after a peace agreement was signed in 2022 to end the war in Tigray.
Source: Sudan Tribune external link
The United Nations Integrated Office in Haiti reports that 613 people were killed and 375 others injured between March 6 and July 31 amid intensifying gang violence across the country.
Source: Carribean Broadcasting Corporation external link
Two people are killed and 13 others are injured when an explosive device detonates on a passenger minibus in Jaramana, Syria.
Source: AA external link

International relations

Ceuta mayor-president Juan Jesús Vivas confirms that at least 100 people died during last week's migrant surge into the Spanish autonomous city of Ceuta, while around 3,500 to 5,000 undocumented migrants remain in the city.
Source: Reuters external link

Health and environment

Congolese health authorities monitor passengers from a boat near Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo, after a traveler died from Ebola complications.
Source: The Washington Post external link

Business and economy

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August 5

Disasters and accidents

Five people are killed after two vehicles collided head-on and burst into flames on the Stuart Highway, Australia.
Source: Xinhua external link

International relations

The United States Treasury Department lifts sanctions against Fly Baghdad, which were previously imposed in 2024 over its links to Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Quds Force.
Source: Reuters external link
The Holy See Press Office announces Pope Leo XIV will make an apostolic journey to Argentina, Uruguay, and his home country of Peru, in November, marking his first trip to Latin America in his papacy.
Source: Holy See external link

Health and environment

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approves Moderna's mRNA influenza vaccine for people aged 50 and older.
Source: Reuters external link

Armed conflicts and attacks

Iran and Oman reach an agreement understanding on geographic coordinates for shipping routes through the Strait of Hormuz.
Source: Euronews external link
Talks between Israel and Lebanon are on pause following alleged leaks and will resume tomorrow.
Source: Al-Monitor external link
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) says they have launched strikes in southern Lebanon after alleged ceasefire violations by Hezbollah.
Source: The Times of Israel external link
Two Israeli soldiers are killed in action and four others are wounded in an improvised explosive device bombing in Majdal Zoun, South Governorate, Lebanon.
Source: Anadolu Ajansı external link
IDF chief Eyal Zamir visits the Gaza Strip to conduct an assessment in the enclave. He also states that the military will continue to operate proactively.
Source: The Jerusalem Post external link
Russian forces launch dozens of ballistic missiles and drones at Kyiv, Ukraine, killing at least 17 people, including eight civilians at a railway station in Kyiv Oblast, and wounding dozens more. None of the missiles were intercepted by Ukrainian forces due to a shortage of Patriot missiles, according to president Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
Source: The Guardian external link

Law and crime

Sindh Police detain 19 people for questioning as part of the investigation into the murder of Karachi entrepreneur and Wafflix founder Mir Raza Ali.
Source: ARY News external link
The Hanseatic Higher Regional Court in Hamburg, Germany, convicts seven members and one supporter of a right-wing extremist group called and sentences them to prison for attempted murder, arson, aggravated assault, and being members of a terrorist organisation for planning and carrying out arson and bomb attacks on asylum seeker shelters.
Source: AP external link
The Spanish Civil Guard and the Ecuadorian National Police announce they have arrested 44 people and confiscated 21 tons of cocaine as part of a multiyear investigation on a drug trafficking ring financed by investors in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
Source: AP external link
A drone loaded with explosives is found and defused at Leipzig/Halle Airport in Germany, while a cargo Boeing 757 had a collision with another supposed UAV at the same airport.
Source: DW external link

Politics and elections

Former Bangladesh prime minister Sheikh Hasina announces that she plans to return to the country from exile in New Delhi, India, despite facing a death sentence for her role during a violent crackdown on protesters that led to her resignation two years ago.
Source: Sky News external link