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August 3

Law and crime

Poland's Ministry of Health appeals a Brussels court ruling ordering the country to accept and pay approximately €1.3 billion for unwanted COVID-19 vaccine doses produced by Pfizer and BioNTech.
Source: Politico EU external link

Sports

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.
Source: The Daily Gazette external link

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.
Source: The Washington Post external link
The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs reports that dozens of children and civilians have been killed in Gaza including a medical storage facility.
Source: Xinhua external link
The Israel Defense Forces says that they have killed two Hamas militants in separate airstrikes in central Gaza and the Shati camp in Gaza City respectively, including a Nukhba Force commander who took part in the October 7 attacks.
Source: The Times of Israel external link
At least seven people are killed, including three children, and 40 others are injured in a Ukrainian drone strike on a crowded beach in Gelendzhik, Krasnodar Krai, Russia.
Source: CNN external link
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.
Source: Marine News Magazine external link

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.
Source: The Moscow Times external link

Health and environment

Italy experiences its fourth heatwave of the summer with the health ministry issuing red alerts for a record 25 cities.
Source: Anadolu Ajansı external link

Disasters and accidents

At least fourteen people are killed in a series of floods in southern India.
Source: Reuters external link

August 2

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.
Source: AFP via France 24 external link

Disasters and accidents

Two people are killed when two firefighting helicopters collided near Athens, Greece.
Source: BBC News external link
Spanish officials say at least 72 people died during the mass migrant crossing from Morocco into the autonomous city of Ceuta.
Source: Reuters external link
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.
Source: Xinhua external link
A ferry catches fire off the coast of Madura, Indonesia, leaving at least five people dead and 41 others missing.
Source: BBC News external link

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.
Source: Arab News external link
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.
Source: Al Jazeera external link
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.
Source: The Jerusalem Post external link
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.
Source: The Jerusalem Post external link
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.
Source: Al Jazeera external link
Several Ethiopian refugees are reportedly killed after projectiles have hit refugee camps across the Ethiopia–Sudan border.
Source: Sudan Tribune external link
A drone strike hits a customary court in Kabkabiya District, North Darfur, Sudan, killing at least 37 people.
Source: Al Jazeera external link
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.
Source: Reuters external link
The BBC reports that Russia has shipped military equipment on the sanctioned cargo vessel last month to the Malian government.
Source: RBC-Ukraine external link

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.
Source: Jamaica Observer external link

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.
Source: AFP via France 24 external link

August 1

Law and crime

At least four people are killed, including the perpetrator, and others are injured in a mass shooting at an In-N-Out restaurant in Twin Falls, Idaho, United States.
Source: Reuters external link
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.
Source: ABC News external link
Four workers are killed in a mass shooting in Nyanga, Western Cape, South Africa, while they were repairing a flat tyre.
Source: The Witness external link

Arts and culture

The Arba'in Shia Islam pilgrimage in Iraq is held amidst the Iran war, with Iranian pilgrims attending the event.
Source: Al-Monitor external link

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.
Source: The Telegraph external link

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.
Source: Sudan Tribune external link

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.
Source: Yeni Safak external link

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.
Source: Bloomberg external link
A tanker near Oman is hit by an unknown projectile.
Source: CNBC external link
The Kuwaiti defense ministry reports that its military has detected and intercepted Iranian drones entering the country's airspace.
Source: Kuwait Times external link
United States embassies in the Middle East warn Americans to depart the region amidst fears of a potential escalation in the war.
Source: Arab News external link
U.S. president Donald Trump cancels a planned attack against Iran, citing progress in ceasefire negotiations.
Source: The Japan Times external link
Israeli airstrikes kill three Palestinians in Gaza City, bringing the total casualties in the past 24 hours to seven.
Source: Al Jazeera external link
A Board of Peace official reports that Hamas will disarm its weapons in the coming days.
Source: The Times of Israel external link
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.
Source: South China Morning Post external link
The Houthis in Yemen deny reports of imposing tolls on vessels passing through the Bab-el-Mandeb strait.
Source: Al Jazeera external link
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.
Source: Haaretz external link
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.
Source: Reuters external link
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.
Source: BBC News external link
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.
Source: Sudan Tribune external link
A truck bomb explodes beside a police station in Cúcuta, Norte de Santander, Colombia, injuring 11 police officers and three civilians.
Source: AFP via France 24 external link
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.
Source: CNN external link

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.
Source: News.az external link
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.
Source: Xinhua external link
Thirteen people, including 11 tourists, are killed when a small aircraft crashes near the Nazca Lines, Peru, after departing Pisco, Ica.
Source: Firstpost external link
All ten climbers, including Nirmal Purja, are confirmed deceased after an avalanche at Broad Peak in Pakistan on July 30.
Source: Al Jazeera external link

July 31

Law and crime

A Sri Lankan court sentences former police chief Pujith Jayasundara to death for negligence in failing to prevent the 2019 Easter bombings, which killed 279 people. Sri Lanka has not carried out an execution since 1976.
Source: The Star external link
Indonesian authorities announces it arrested a Malaysia Airlines pilot for allegedly smuggling over 26kg (57lb) of ecstasy and a package of methamphetamine into Jakarta's Soekarno–Hatta International Airport.
Source: AP external link

Health and environment

A cancer patient at the Christie hospital in Manchester, United Kingdom, becomes the first to receive the ZI-MA4-1 therapy.
Source: The Independent external link

Sports

Carlos Cordeiro, senior FIFA executive and adviser to FIFA president Gianni Infantino, resigns in protest of Infantino's plans to sell stakes in FIFA Forward Enterprise to private investors, including American banking institution JPMorgan Chase, calling them "a bad deal for FIFA's members, a bad deal for football, and a bad deal for the long-term future of the game".
Source: Sky News external link
The Asian Football Confederation joins UEFA in opposing Infantino's plans and vows to boycott the next tournament if they go ahead.
Source: The Independent external link
Infantino reverses his plan to sell stakes in the FIFA World Cup amidst backlash.
Source: ESPN external link

Business and economy

South Korea's KOSPI index rises by 18%, its largest single-day gain in history, amid a surge of investment in AI.
Source: The New York Times external link

Disasters and accidents

A bus en route to Algiers, Algeria, plunges into a deep ravine in El Kerma after skidding off the road, killing 25 people and injuring 44 others.
Source: AP external link
Twelve people, including five children, are killed and 66 others are injured after a bus overturns on the N1 highway near Trompsburg, Free State, South Africa.
Source: IOL external link
Two bodies and a body part are recovered after an avalanche on the Broad Peak in Pakistan buried ten climbers yesterday, including Nirmal Purja, who remains missing.
Source: BBC News external link

Politics and elections

The Bulgarian National Assembly sets 25 October as the date for the presidential election.
Source: AP external link

Armed conflicts and attacks

Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps says that it struck two tankers trying to pass the Strait of Hormuz with aerial protection from the United States, and forced four others to turn around.
Source: The Guardian external link
Recent evidence by show that a U.S. strike yesterday on Qeshm Island has hit a family home, killing three people.
Source: The New York Times external link
At least 11 Palestinians, including four children, are injured during a raid by Israeli settlers and soldiers in Nablus in the occupied West Bank. Israeli soldiers also detain at least ten people from Bethlehem, Nablus, Salim, and Tell.
Source: Al Jazeera external link
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) confirms that they have killed a Mujahideen Brigades militant who was involved in the abduction of Avinatan Or and his girlfriend Noa Argamani during the Nova music festival massacre, and directing the abduction of Sudthisak Rinthalak during the October 7 attacks.
Source: The Times of Israel external link
Hamas says that they will disarm if Israel withdraws from and ends its military campaign in the Gaza Strip and if Israel and the U.S. honors the ceasefire agreement signed in October 2025.
Source: The Washington Post external link
The IDF says that killed two Hamas operatives accused of smuggling weapons into the Gaza Strip in separate strikes.
Source: The Times of Israel external link
Two warehouses in Volgograd and Zelenodolsk, Tatarstan, are attacked and set on fire, causing damage estimated at US$1.5 billion, in the latest of a series of Ukrainian drone strikes targeting the Russian online retailer Wildberries.
Source: Kyiv Post external link
A migrant worker is fatally shot and another is injured by insurgents in Kulgam district, Jammu and Kashmir, India.
Source: The Indian Express external link
Human Rights Watch reports that a Sukhoi Su-24 airstrike by the Russian paramilitary group Africa Corps in Mali's Mopti region killed eight civilians in June.
Source: AP external link
The Sudan News Agency reports that the Group 26 unit of the Rapid Support Forces paramilitary group has surrendered its personnel and military equipment to the Sudanese Armed Forces.
Source: Middle East Monitor external link

International relations

Ceutan mayor-president Juan Jesús Vivas says that around 60,000 undocumented migrants have entered the Spanish exclave in North Africa in the last 24 hours, as the death toll rises to 57.
Source: BBC News external link
Videos on social media appear to show the Spanish Army deploying military vehicles towards the border with Morocco.
Source: Reuters external link
French interior minister Laurent Nuñez announces that he has ordered increased controls at the border with Spain amid fears the thousands of migrants entering Ceuta could make their way to France.
Source: Politico external link
Austrian chancellor Christian Stocker and Finnish interior minister Mari Rantanen join Italian prime minister Giorgia Meloni in calling for Spain to be suspended from the Schengen Area in response to the mass arrival of migrants in Ceuta over the last 24 hours.
Source: AA external link
Spanish authorities close the Melilla border crossing with Morocco after around 400 migrants stormed the border barrier. RTVE reports the sound of gunfire and explosions.
Source: AA external link
Italy suspends Schengen border-free travel with Spain, introducing checks on air and sea passengers and strengthening controls with France along the France–Italy border.
Source: Reuters external link
Spain's interior ministry says authorities have returned about 48,300 of roughly 50,000 migrants who entered Ceuta from Morocco.
Source: CBS News external link
Latvia announces the sudden closure of its border with Belarus, citing "technical reasons".
Source: Reuters external link