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August 10

Disasters and accidents

A 6.1 earthquake strikes western Turkey, killing one person, injuring 35 others, trapping several and causing at least 16 building and two mosque minaret collapses in Balıkesir Province and Manisa.
Source: TRT Haber external link
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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
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Four people are killed and sixteen others are injured due to a vehicle collision on the BR-452 highway in Uberlândia, Minas Gerais, Brazil.
Source: G1 Globo external link
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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

Armed conflicts and attacks

Seven people are killed, including five Al Jazeera journalists and cameramen in an Israeli strike near the Al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza City.
Source: Al Jazeera external link
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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.
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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
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August 9

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

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 President of Indonesia Prabowo Subianto and Sultan of Brunei Hassanal Bolkiah.
Source: The Star external link

Disasters and accidents

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

August 8

International relations

The leaders of Armenia and Azerbaijan plan to sign a joint declaration at the White House in Washington, D.C., United States, committing to a peace deal facilitated by the Trump administration that would end nearly four decades of conflict between the two countries.
Source: CNN external link
Armenia agrees to grant the U.S. exclusive development rights in the Zangezur corridor for 99 years. The U.S. would sublease to a consortium to develop rail, oil, gas, and fiber optic lines along the 27-mile (43km) corridor.
Source: Politico external link

Armed conflicts and attacks

The Israeli Security Cabinet approves Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's plan to capture Gaza City with the stated objective of defeating Hamas, while supposedly ensuring the provision of humanitarian aid to civilians outside the areas of combat.
Source: Bloomberg external link
Germany announces it will halt weapon shipments to Israel that could be used in Gaza "until further notice" in light of Israel's plan to fully militarily occupy Gaza.
Source: AP external link
The Israel Defense Forces begins massing troops and tanks on the border with Gaza ahead of an expected major ground offensive.
Source: The Times of India external link
Volker Türk, the UN high commissioner for human rights, reports that M23 rebels have killed over 319 civilians in July. M23 president Bertrand Bisimwa said the group would investigate the claim.
Source: Reuters external link
At least 33 Pakistani Taliban militants are killed in an overnight operation near the Afghanistan border in Zhob, Balochistan, Pakistan.
Source: CTV News external link
Source: The New York Times external link

Law and crime

The suspected perpetrator of the bar shooting that killed four people last week in Anaconda, Montana, United States, is arrested.
Source: KRTV-TV external link
The Seoul Central District Court rejects a petition brought by former interior minister Lee Sang-min regarding the arrest warrant against him over his alleged involvement in former president Yoon Suk Yeol's martial law attempt on December 3, 2024.
Source: The Korea Times external link
A police officer and the perpetrator are killed, and another officer suffers non-life-threatening injuries, in a shooting at the CDC building near Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia, United States.
Source: WAGA-TV external link
The Uganda High Court denies bail to opposition figure Kizza Besigye, who faces treason charges, ruling that the 180-day period for mandatory release began when his case was transferred to a civilian court in February, leaving him 12 days short of eligibility.
Source: Reuters external link
Portugal's Constitutional Court blocks a parliamentary bill that would require most legally resident immigrants to wait two years before applying for family reunification, ruling that it violates constitutional protections for family unity.
Source: Reuters external link

Disasters and accidents

A bus carrying mourners back home from a funeral in Kisumu, Kenya, overturns and plunges into a ditch, killing at least 21 people.
Source: MSN external link
A bus and a truck collide head-on in Mato Grosso, Brazil, killing 11 people and injuring 45 others.
Source: Reuters external link
Flash floods kill at least 22 people and leave two dozen others missing in Gansu province, China.
Source: MSN external link
At least 30 people are injured when a passenger train derails on the Kerman–Zarand railway path in Kerman province, Iran.
Source: The Express Tribune external link
A fire breaks out at the Mosque–Cathedral of Córdoba, a UNESCO World Heritage Site in Andalusia, Spain, due to a short circuit. The roof of a chapel collapses, but the fire is extinguished with no further damage.
Source: El País external link