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August 12

Armed conflicts and attacks

The Pakistani Armed Forces launches a operation in Bajaur, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, a former stronghold of the Pakistani Taliban, to find insurgent hideouts. Over 100,000 civilians have been internally displaced.
Source: AP external link
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Sports

Red Bull GmbH finalizes the complete acquisition of the Newcastle Falcons rugby club as its newest venture into another sport, following successes in football, ice hockey, Formula One, and esports.
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Disasters and accidents

A train carrying hazardous materials derails in Palo Pinto County, north-central Texas, United States.
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Business and economy

China and the United States extend their trade truce another 90 days to ease world tension after the international tariffs that went into effect after being signed on April 2.
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The Evergrande Group announces it will be delisted from the Hong Kong Stock Exchange on August 22 after trading remained suspended for over 18 months following a court-ordered liquidation in January 2024, with the company owing more than US$300 billion and unable to present a viable debt restructuring plan.
Source: Euronews external link
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International relations

The Chinese government formally suspends all ties with Czech president Petr Pavel after Pavel met with the Dalai Lama in July, while still maintaining ties with the Czech government.
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Law and crime

The Seoul Central District Court issues an arrest warrant for former First Lady and Yoon Suk Yeol's spouse Kim Keon Hee on three charges related to stock manipulation, allegation of accepting luxury gifts, and illegal political funding during the 2022 by-election. It is the first time in the country's history that a former presidential couple has been taken into custody.
Source: The Guardian external link
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Indian police arrest dozens of animal rights activists protesting at the India Gate in New Delhi against the Supreme Court's decision to remove over 5,000 stray dogs from the streets as New Delhi sees nearly 2,000 dog bites per day.
Source: DW external link
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August 11

Armed conflicts and attacks

Russian forces launch a full-scale ground assault in the direction of Dobropillia, Donetsk Oblast, with heavy clashes reported along multiple points on the front line.
Source: UNN external link
At least 40 people are killed and 19 others are injured in attacks by the Rapid Support Forces on a famine-stricken displacement camp in Al-Fashir, North Darfur, Sudan.
Source: CTV News external link

Health and environment

A botulism outbreak kills two people and hospitalizes 14 others in Diamante, Calabria, Italy.
Source: MSN external link

Law and crime

Colombian senator and presidential pre-candidate Miguel Uribe Turbay dies after he was shot in June.
Source: Barron's external link
Three people are killed in a shooting at a Target Corporation building in Austin, Texas, United States.
Source: KVUE-TV external link
U.S. president Donald Trump places the Metropolitan Police Department of the District of Columbia under federal government-control and orders 800 National Guard troops to secure Washington, D.C., allegedly to fight rising crime rates.
Source: Reuters external link
The United States Department of State formally designates the Balochistan Liberation Army as a Foreign Terrorist Organization (FTO) in response to the killings of civilians in Balochistan, Pakistan.
Source: Reuters external link

Disasters and accidents

Tropical Storm Erin forms in the Atlantic Ocean, killing seven people and leaving others missing in São Vicente, Cape Verde.
Source: DTudo1Pouco external link
Two people are killed and another ten people are injured in an explosion at the Clairton Coke Works U.S. Steel plant in Clairton, Pennsylvania, United States.
Source: WPXI-TV external link

International relations

Australian prime minister Anthony Albanese announces that Australia will recognise Palestine as an independent country in September.
Source: The Guardian external link
The Norwegian Pension Fund divests from 11 Israeli companies and terminates its contracts with asset managers in Israel, following reports last week that it invested in an Israeli jet engine company that sold parts to the IDF.
Source: Reuters external link

August 10

International relations

U.S. president Donald Trump announces that he will be meeting Russian president Vladimir Putin in Alaska, United States, for talks on August 15 to discuss ending the war in Ukraine.
Source: BBC News external link

Law and crime

Eight people are killed and three others are injured in a mass shooting at a nightclub in Santa Lucía Canton, Guayas Province, Ecuador.
Source: AP external link

Armed conflicts and attacks

More than 500 people are detained by the Metropolitan Police in London, United Kingdom, under the Terrorism Act 2000 for attending a protest in support of the now proscribed organisation Palestine Action.
Source: Sky News external link
Seven people are killed, including five Al Jazeera journalists and prominent Palestinian journalist Anas Al-Sharif, in an Israeli strike near the Al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza City.
Source: Al Jazeera external link

Disasters and accidents

A 6.1 earthquake strikes western Turkey, killing one person, injuring 35 others, trapping several and causing at least 16 buildings and two mosque minarets to collapse in Balıkesir Province and Manisa.
Source: TRT Haber external link
Six people are killed, including four children, in a two-alarm fire at a house in Waldorf, Maryland, United States.
Source: WJZ-TV external link
Four people are killed and 16 others are injured due to a vehicle collision on the BR-452 highway in Uberlândia, Minas Gerais, Brazil.
Source: G1 Globo external link
More than 600 pilgrims in Baghdad, Iraq, are hospitalised with respiratory problems after inhaling chlorine as the result of a leak at a water treatment station.
Source: MSN external link

August 9

International relations

In commemoration of the 80th anniversary of the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, the twin bells of Urakami Cathedral, that were destroyed, are restored in Nagasaki. The anniversary is attended by about 2,600 people, including foreign dignitaries and survivors of the bombings.
Source: Sky News external link
Multiple national leaders attend celebrations of the 60th anniversary of Singaporean independence, including Bruneian sultan Hassanal Bolkiah and Indonesian president Prabowo Subianto.
Source: The Star external link

Law and crime

The Haitian government announces a three-month state of emergency in the central and western regions of Haiti aiming to curb hunger and gang violence in the regions.
Source: AP external link
Two people are killed and five others are injured in a drive-by mass shooting in a busy area in Nassau, The Bahamas.
Source: The Nassau Guardian external link
Metropolitan Police carry out the largest mass detainments in London's history, detaining at least 466 people for peacefully protesting the UK's ban on the pro-Palestine activist network Palestine Action. Protesters gathered in Parliament Square to denounce the Israeli invasion of Gaza and the criminalisation of support for Palestine Action, with many holding signs reading "I oppose genocide, I support Palestine Action" before being forcibly removed by police.
Source: Al Jazeera external link
Former Chadian prime minister and leader of the Les Transformateurs party Succès Masra is sentenced to 20 years in prison and fined F.CFA 1 billion (US$1,775,200) after being convicted of disseminating racist and xenophobic messages that incited violence, a verdict his legal team plans to appeal.
Source: Reuters external link

Disasters and accidents

At least six Lebanese soldiers are killed in an explosion while removing munitions from a Hezbollah facility near the Israeli border.
Source: Al Arabiya external link