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August 6

Science and technology

The Italian government authorizes a construction project for a bridge over the Strait of Messina to connect Sicily with mainland Italy. The project will be the longest suspension bridge in the world by the time of its completion in 2032 or 2033.
Source: Politico EU external link
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International relations

U.S. president Donald Trump issues an executive order raising the total tariff on Indian imports to the United States to 50%, with an additional 25% that will take effect 21 days after August 7 due to its purchases of Russian oil.
Source: BBC News external link
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Disasters and accidents

One person is killed, thirteen people are injured and one person is missing after a wildfire breaks out in Aude department, France, also burning at least 16,000 hectares of land.
Source: DW external link
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Over 1,500 people are evacuated from a resort in Tarifa, Andalusia, Spain, after a wildfire breaks out in Campo de Gibraltar.
Source: Europa Sur external link
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Source: BBC News external link
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A truck carrying humanitarian aid overturns on civilians near the Nuseirat refugee camp in the Gaza Strip, killing at least 25 people and injuring dozens of others.
Source: The Guardian external link
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Ten persons are killed and 13 others are injured after a mini-dump truck plunges into a ravine in the municipal boundary of Lebak, Sultan Kudarat, and South Upi, Maguindanao del Sur, in the Philippines.
Source: Manila Bulletin external link
Five people are killed and 24 others are injured when a suspension bridge deck tilts at a scenic spot in Zhaosu County, Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture, Xinjiang, China.
Source: China Daily external link

Politics and elections

Former Institute of National Remembrance chairman Karol Nawrocki is sworn in as the new president of Poland, succeeding Andrzej Duda.
Source: CNN external link
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The Philippine Senate votes 19–4–1 to dismiss the impeachment complaint against Vice President Sara Duterte, following a Supreme Court ruling that declared the complaint unconstitutional.
Source: Bloomberg external link

Armed conflicts and attacks

At least 40 people are killed when an Emirati plane carrying mercenaries is shot down near Nyala, South Darfur, Sudan, according to the Sudanese Armed Forces.
Source: France 24 external link
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Law and crime

Five people are injured in a mass shooting at the Fort Stewart army post near Savannah, Georgia, United States.
Source: AP external link
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Former South Korean first lady Kim Keon Hee appears for questioning by a special prosecutor in central Seoul. The investigation concerns allegations of stock manipulation, bribery, and interference in People Power Party nominations.
Source: AP external link
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August 5

Politics and elections

Former finance minister Rimantas Šadžius is appointed acting Prime Minister of Lithuania following the collapse of the Paluckas government.
Source: Politico external link

Disasters and accidents

At least four people are killed and around 100 others are reported missing after a massive cloudburst triggers flash floods in Dharali village, Uttarkashi, Uttarakhand, India.
Source: Hindustan Times external link
Four people are killed when a civil protection surveillance Safir-43 aircraft crashes during a training mission at Jijel Ferhat Abbas Airport near Jijel, Algeria.
Source: ASN external link
Four people are killed when a medical transport Beechcraft Super King Air small plane crashes near Chinle Municipal Airport in Chinle, Arizona, United States.
Source: KOAT-TV external link

Armed conflicts and attacks

A series of Russian strikes targeting Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia, Kharkiv, Odesa, and Sumy Oblasts kills at least five people and injures 13 others.
Source: Euronews external link

International relations

Australian defence minister Richard Marles announces that the country will purchase eleven from Mitsubishi Heavy Industries to upgrade its Navy as the New FFM.
Source: DW external link

Law and crime

A court in Chișinău sentences the governor of Moldova's autonomous Gagauzia region, Evghenia Guțul, to seven years in prison for violations related to the financing of the banned opposition Șor Party.
Source: Caliber external link

August 4

International relations

Delegates from Cambodia and Thailand meet in Malaysia, the current ASEAN chair seat, to negotiate a long-term ceasefire at their border following clashes that killed dozens of people and displaced over 270,000 others.
Source: AP external link
The Indian and Philippine navies conduct their first joint exercise in the Philippine-designated exclusive economic zone in the South China Sea. The Indian Navy deployed guided missile destroyers, tankers, and corvettes, while the Philippines sent two frigates.
Source: Reuters external link

Disasters and accidents

Eight people are killed and two others are injured in a vehicle collision on the BR-491 highway in Guaxupé, Minas Gerais, Brazil.
Source: G1 Globo external link
Three people are killed and 18 others are injured in a multiple-vehicle collision on the Autostrada A1 in Montevarchi, Province of Arezzo, Italy.
Source: Arezzo Notizie external link

Politics and elections

Brazilian Supreme Court justice Alexandre de Moraes issues a house arrest order for former president Jair Bolsonaro, who is standing trial for allegedly plotting a coup, and bans him from receiving visits and using a cell phone either directly or through third parties.
Source: Reuters external link
Lithuanian prime minister Gintautas Paluckas resigns after allegations of misconduct relating to business interests.
Source: LRT external link

Business and economy

Over 10,000 hotel owners in Europe, represented by the HOTREC union, file a joint lawsuit against Netherlands-based travel agency Booking.com seeking compensation for losses from 2004 to 2024, alleging that the booking agency prevented the hotels from offering lower prices on their own sites.
Source: Reuters external link

Armed conflicts and attacks

At least 74 Palestinians are killed by Israeli gunfire and airstrikes, including ten seeking aid, and another five Palestinians die of starvation.
Source: Channel 4 News external link
Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu announces that the Israeli government has decided to completely militarily occupy the Gaza Strip and fully eliminate Hamas, and tells Chief of the General Staff Eyal Zamir to resign.
Source: Euronews external link
Puntland and U.S. forces conduct a counter-terrorism operation in Sanaag, Puntland, detaining three Islamic State militants.
Source: Tracking Terrorism external link