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August 17

Disasters and accidents

Floods and landslides caused by the southwest monsoon and Tropical Storm Kujira kill at least 23 people and displace thousands across the Philippines.
Source: AA external link
A stampede at the Ashokdham Temple in Bihar, India, kills at least seven people and injures 19 others.
Source: AFP via ABS-CBN News external link
Seven people are killed and several others are injured after a fire broke out in a hotel in Birbhum District, West Bengal, India.
Source: Xinhua external link

Armed conflicts and attacks

Several fighters from both sides are killed after federal armed troops and opposition groups clash in South West State of Somalia. Two civilians are also killed. Militias loyal to former Southwest President Abdiaziz Laftagareen enter regional's capital city Baidoa, challenging two battalions of Somali National Army loyal to Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud. The fighting is intensifying as federal forces are using heavy weapons.
Source: i24 news external link

Politics and elections

Former South Korean Prime Minister Kim Min-seok is elected as the new leader of the Democratic Party, with 54.08% of vote against its former leader Jung Chung-rae.
Source: The Korea Herald external link

August 16

Disasters and accidents

The death toll of the Lake Kariba vessel capsizing in Zimbabwe from last week rises to 72 after twelve more bodies are recovered.
Source: AP external link
Ten people are killed after a tourist bus overturns near Petrópolis, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Source: O Globo external link
A passenger bus carrying tourists from Poland crashes in to a ditch in Mezőkeresztes, Hungary, killing 12 people and injuring ten more.
Source: AP external link
Source: TVP World external link

Armed conflicts and attacks

A Spanish F/A-18 Hornet jet shoots down a Russian drone in Romanian airspace. The drone was downed near Galați after entering from Moldova.
Source: Politico external link
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.
Source: BBC News external link
Seven suspected members of the Pakistani Taliban are killed in a intelligence-based joint operation in Kharan District, Balochistan, Pakistan.
Source: The Express Tribune external link
Tuareg separatist Azawad Liberation Front releases six wounded Malian troops.
Source: Arab News external link
Two civilians are killed and several homes are damaged by a government airstrike in Thandwe, Rakhine State, Myanmar.
Source: Narinjara News external link
The African Union (AU) holds a meeting with Sudanese officials in an effort to end the war, marking 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.
Source: Sudan Tribune external link

August 15

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.
Source: AFP via RFI external link
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.
Source: AFP via RFI external link

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.
Source: AP external link

Arts and culture

A 180-foot (55m) the Our Lady of Mercy monument dedicated to the Virgin Mary and the tallest of its kind in Europe, is inaugurated in Konotopie, Poland.
Source: Vatican News external link

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.
Source: Saudi Gazette external link
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.
Source: Al-Monitor external link
Israeli airstrikes in southern Lebanon kill eleven people, including three children.
Source: Sky News external link
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.
Source: The Times of Israel external link

Disasters and accidents

Authorities in Indiana, United States, report that six people have died in recent floods from storms.
Source: Reuters external link
The death toll of the Lake Kariba vessel capsizing in Zimbabwe from last week rises to 72 after 26 more bodies are recovered.
Source: AP via CNN external link
Six people are killed and several others wounded after a container truck crashes into an auto rickshaw in Latehar district, Jharkhand, India.
Source: ETV Bharat external link
A minibus carrying a wedding party overturns in Diyarbakir Province, Türkiye, killing five and injuring eleven others.
Source: Asharq al-Awsat external link

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.
Source: CBC external link
Four artwork by Renaissance artist Antonello da Messina are reportedly stolen from the Regional Museum of Messina in Messina, Sicily, Italy.
Source: Reuters external link
Three people are shot dead and two others are wounded in a mass shooting in a flat in Newclare, Johannesburg, South Africa.
Source: EWN external link

August 14

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.
Source: The Times of Israel external link
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.
Source: Sudan Tribune external link
Around 14 people are reported to be killed following an attack by RSF militants on the North Kordofan town of Umm Arda.
Source: Xinhua external link
A Colombian soldier is killed and four more wounded following a drone strike in the rural area of El Carmen, Norte de Santander.
Source: El Colombiano external link
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.
Source: Dawn external link
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.
Source: El Heraldo de México external link
American missionary Kevin Rideout is released from captivity after being kidnapped by an unidentified organisation front in Niger nine months prior.
Source: The New York Times external link

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.
Source: AP external link
One person dies and at least 40 others are injured after a severe wildfire breaks out on Croatia's coastline.
Source: BBC News external link
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.
Source: The News International external link
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.
Source: Xinhua external link
Thai rescuers find a French tourist and his two sons alive after they spend more than 16 hours at sea when their rented jet ski capsizes off Ko Samui. The family receives medical checks and is discharged.
Source: CBS News external link

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.
Source: WAGA-TV external link
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.
Source: The Athletic external link

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.
Source: AFP via RFI external link