The Hong Kong Observatory records 36.9°C (98.4°F) in the city, the highest temperature since records began in 1884.
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Malay Mail 
August 9
Health and environment
Armed conflicts and attacks
Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu rejects a United States-led plan for peace accepted by Hamas, saying Israel will not withdraw forces until Hamas fully disarms.
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AFP via RFI
At least 11 people are killed and at least 40 others are injured in a Houthi missile and drone attack on the city of Mokha, Taiz Governorate, Yemen.
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The New Arab
The Governor of Al-Hudaydah Governorate in Yemen survives an assassination attempt after the Houthis shelled his residence in Al Khawkhah district.
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Yemen Online
Politics and elections
Iranian state media reports that Iranian Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei has met Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian last July, his first publicly reported meeting since taking over, amidst ongoing speculation about his health and future. Additionally, a rare video is released of him.
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Middle East Monitor
International relations
August 8
International relations
Spain imposes temporary border checks on travelers from Italy after Italy introduced similar controls on arrivals from Spain amid a dispute over migration policy following the mass arrival of migrants in Ceuta.
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AP
Disasters and accidents
The National Interagency Fire Center reports that two people were killed yesterday in a Sikorsky S-64 Skycrane helicopter crash in Fishlake National Forest, Utah, U.S., while trying to battle the Widemouth 2 fire.
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The Hans India
In Canada, British Columbia declares a state of emergency after 105 wildfires were reported across the province.
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DW
Typhoon Dolphin makes landfall in the Ryukyu Islands of Japan, which encompass the entirety of Okinawa Prefecture and parts of Kagoshima Prefecture. Additionally, China shuts down ports and ferry routes in preparation for the typhoon.
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The Japan Times
Satellite images show that the British-sanctioned oil tanker , believed to be part of the Russian shadow fleet, which was carrying 1 million barrels of oil, is leaking oil and sinking further off the coast of Oman, after an explosion was reported on the vessel on June 8. The oil leaks have reportedly reached the shore of Al-Qibliyah Island.
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AP
A helicopter crashes in Tijuca National Park in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, killing three Colombian tourists and the pilot.
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Gulf News
Armed conflicts and attacks
The Abu Dhabi National Oil Company says that one of their vessels was attacked by a missile while transiting through the Strait of Hormuz during the early hours. No injuries were reported.
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Khaleej Times
Supreme National Security Council secretary Mohammad Bagher Zolghadr says that Iran will reopen the Strait of Hormuz if the United States lifts sanctions against the country, ends the naval blockade, and halts military action against the country.
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Al Jazeera
Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy reports that a 3-year-old boy and his grandparents were killed by a drone strike by Russian forces in Kyiv.
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Reuters
Darfur governor Minni Minnawi says that the SAF-allied Joint Forces have repelled an attack in Sudan's West Darfur state.
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Sudan Tribune
A tribe leader in the Nuba Mountains in South Kordofan accuses the Sudan People's Liberation Movement–North of launching attacks on Otoro villages in Kauda. Additionally, four aid workers are reported to be detained.
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Sudan Tribune
August 7
Law and crime
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Dawn
Nine people are killed, including the shooter, and 15 others are injured in a shooting spree between a home and the Debsirin Nonthaburi School in Bang Kruai district, Nonthaburi province, Thailand.
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The Guardian
International relations
The United States Senate votes 86–11 to pass a bill imposing sanctions on Russia's energy revenues, financial institutions, officials, and shadow fleet, while authorizing tariffs of up to 100% on major buyers of Russian oil and gas. The legislation will head to the U.S. House of Representatives for a vote.
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Reuters
Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, and Turkey mutually sign the Mecca Joint Defence Agreement, declaring that an attack on one will constitute an attack on all three.
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Al Arabiya
The governments of Mexico and Peru reinstate diplomatic relations after agreeing to allow former Peruvian prime minister Betssy Chávez to seek asylum in Mexico.
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Reuters
Science and technology
The U.S. defense department releases more classified videos and files of unidentified flying objects, including an incident in the Gulf of Oman in 2021 when United States Air Force pilots encountered a swarm of "cold orbs", describing each orb as measuring around 4 feet (1.2 metres) in diameter and moving in irregular patterns.
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BBC News
Disasters and accidents
Twenty people are killed and several others are injured after a fuel tanker overturns in Bangui, Central African Republic.
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Xinhua
Sixteen people are killed and dozens others are injured in two separate road accidents in Sylhet Division and Bogra District, Bangladesh.
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Xinhua
Sports
The Ukrainian Premier League's FC Chornomorets Odesa announces on Telegram that its match against FC Kolos Kovalivka is postponed after its home stadium was hit by a Russian strike.
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Intent
Health and environment
Michigan health officials lift an advisory against the consumption of lettuce in the U.S. state after reporting a decline in cases of cyclosporiasis, which is caused by .
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Reuters
Brazil's National Institute for Space Research reports that deforestation of the Amazon rainforest fell to 2,874 square kilometres (287,400ha) from August 2025 to July 2026, a 37% annual decline and the lowest level since the institute's satellite monitoring began in 2016.
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The Straits Times
Politics and elections
Abelardo de la Espriella is sworn in as the president of Colombia after winning the presidential election in June.
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AP
Armed conflicts and attacks
Indian shipping minister Sarbananda Sonowal reports that more than 4,000 seafarers from India have been repatriated and 62 Indian vessels have successfully transited through the Strait of Hormuz during the Iran war.
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India New England News
The Abu Dhabi National Oil Company reports that 15 of its vessels have been attacked by missiles or drones while transiting through the Strait of Hormuz since the war with Iran started on February 28.
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Reuters
Israeli forces withdraw from the Qalandiyah refugee camp and Kafr 'Aqab neighborhood in occupied West Bank following a two-day raid, with Palestinian Authority reporting 51 injuries.
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Haaretz
Houthi attacks in Marib, Yemen, kill at least eight government soldiers and two civilians and injure 26 others, as the group launches missiles, drones and shelling against military positions, residential areas, and refugee camps.
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The Manila Times
A Russian drone strike hits the Chornomorets Stadium in Odesa, Ukraine, with Odesa Oblast governor Oleh Kiper reporting that two people are injured in the strikes.
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Kyiv Independent
Sudanese armed forces repel a surprise drone attack by the Rapid Support Forces in Dilling, South Kordofan. Additionally, five civilians are reported to be killed in El Obeid, North Kordofan.
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Sudan Tribune
August 6
Health and environment
Congolese health authorities monitor passengers from a boat near Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo, after a traveler died from Ebola complications.
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The Washington Post
Disasters and accidents
Civil officials state that ten children passengers are reported missing after a wooden boat capsized on the Lulua River, Demba Territory, Kasai-Central, Democratic Republic of the Congo.
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AA
Six people are killed and 19 others are injured after a bus crashed in Constantine Province, Algeria.
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Xinhua
International relations
Ceuta mayor-president Juan Jesús Vivas confirms that at least 100 people died during last week's migrant surge into the Spanish autonomous city of Ceuta, while around 3,500 to 5,000 undocumented migrants remain in the city.
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Reuters
Law and crime
Former Guerrero governor Ángel Aguirre Rivero is arrested on charges of forced disappearance and obstruction of justice. He is accused of ordering the concealment of security camera footage that showed police intercepting a bus carrying students in Iguala in 2014, who have never been found.
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Reuters
Business and economy
The Competition and Markets Authority of the United Kingdom clears Paramount Skydance's US$110 billion acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery, while culture secretary Lisa Nandy declines a public-interest review after receiving commitments on editorial independence.
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AA
Armed conflicts and attacks
Ugandan authorities approve a measure to send troops from Uganda to the Gaza Strip as part of the International Stabilization Force proposed by the Board of Peace to secure the enclave following the war.
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NBC News
The Houthis announce a military offensive against Saudi-backed government forces in Marib Governorate and Hadhramaut Governorate, with over 30 soldiers being killed in two missile attacks.
Source:
Al Jazeera
Ukrainian forces launch drone attacks on two oil refineries in Russia, the Yaroslavl refinery and a Bashneft-Novoil refinery in Bashkortostan, causing large fires at the facilities.
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BBC News
Six people are killed in Russian airstrikes across Ukraine, including three civilians in Kharkiv Oblast, while a total power outage occurs in the city of Kherson after critical infrastructure was targeted overnight by Russian drones.
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Antikor
It is reported that the situation on the border between Ethiopia and Sudan is calm following recent clashes between the Ethiopian Army and Tigray People's Liberation Front that sparked fears of a new conflict four years after a peace agreement was signed in 2022 to end the war in Tigray.
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Sudan Tribune
The United Nations Integrated Office in Haiti reports that 613 people were killed and 375 others injured between March 6 and July 31 amid intensifying gang violence across the country.