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August 31

International relations

The 26th Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit is held in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, which coincides with the country's Independence Day and the opening ceremony of the 2026 World Nomad Games.
Source: The Times of Central Asia external link

August 30

International relations

Source: China Daily external link

Disasters and accidents

A orangutan named Sampurna is reported to be rescued from a haze fire zone in Ketapang, West Kalimantan on Indonesia's Borneo island.
Source: CNA external link
The Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force ship JS Kunisaki departs from a port in Kure, Japan to help fight forest fires in Indonesia.
Source: Tempo external link
A passenger ferry, sailing from Cyprus to Turkey, capsizes in the eastern Mediterranean sea. The ship was carrying 259 passengers and 8 crew members, of which 237 people have been rescued.
Source: Reuters external link
The body of the last missing individual aboard a boat capsized on Thursday on Mapanuepe Lake in San Marcelino, Zambales, Philippines, is recovered, concluding search operations with the final death toll at nine.
Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer external link

Science and technology

NASA launches the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope aboard a Falcon Heavy rocket from Florida, United States, to survey the universe, study dark matter and dark energy, and search for exoplanets and supernovae.
Source: Space.com external link

Law and crime

One person is killed and five others are injured in a mass shooting at a rave in Aarau, Aargau, Switzerland. The perpetrator is on the run.
Source: CNN external link
Eleven people are shot, two fatally, during a mass shooting at a gathering in Trenton, New Jersey, United States
Source: NBC News external link

Politics and elections

Source: NK News external link

Armed conflicts and attacks

The United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations reports that a tanker was struck by a unknown projectile while transiting yesterday through the Strait of Hormuz near Khasab, Oman.
Source: Middle East Eye external link
A spokesperson for the United States Central Command reports that the U.S. military has launched strikes on two Iranian rocket launchers at Larak Island in the strait that were used by Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, its first strikes against the country since July.
Source: NBC News external link
reports that military leaders have warned U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth against prolonging the war in Iran to 2027.
Source: The Independent external link
Sudan's doctors network reports that five civilians have been killed and thousands have been displaced during attacks by Rapid Support Forces in Bara, North Kordofan.
Source: Sudan Tribune external link
Niger's army says that they have regained control of a airbase after it was attacked by mutiny soldiers yesterday.
Source: Reuters external link

August 29

Armed conflicts and attacks

Israel strikes the Shuhada al-Aqsa Hospital in the Deir al-Balah area of the Gaza Strip, killing three people, in violation of the October 2025 ceasefire. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) stated that they targeted a Hamas commander who, according to it, was hiding within the compound of the hospital.
Source: The New Arab external link
The IDF confirms that they have killed Nukhba Force commander Hani Abd al-Hai Fakhri Mazloum and Hamas sniper Hassan Zidan Hassan Deiri in separate strikes in the northern Gaza Strip.
Source: The Times of Israel external link
The Cameroon-flagged Turkish cargo ship MV , which was hijacked on August 17, is freed by Somali and Turkish forces off the coast of Somalia. Puntland Ministry of security rejecting claim and accused ransom have been paid.
Source: Hiiraan Online external link
Tuareg rebels free 60 Malian soldiers in exchange for army officer-turned-defector Inkinane Ag Attaher.
Source: Al Jazeera external link
Nigerien television confirms that dissenting elements of the Niger Armed Forces attempted a coup in the nation's capital, Niamey. Attacks are reported on Diori Hamani International Airport and the Presidential Palace.
Source: Reuters external link

Politics and elections

Iceland rejects restarting membership negotiations with the EU in a referendum.
Source: RÚV external link

Disasters and accidents

The death toll from flash floods in Nepal rises to 669, with more than 2,400 people reported missing.
Source: NBC News external link

Sports

In field hockey, Argentina beat the Netherlands in the final after a 1–1 draw and a penalty shoot-out to secure their third Women's World Cup title.
Source: Reuters external link
In volleyball, the Canadian women’s national team qualifies for the upcoming Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California, U.S., their first qualification since 1996 following a victory against the Dominican Republic in the Women's NORCECA Volleyball Continental Championship.
Source: CBC external link
In boxing, Filip Hrgović defeats Moses Itauma by ninth-round stoppage to win the vacant IBF heavyweight title. Hrgović becomes the first Croatian heavyweight boxing world champion.
Source: The Philippine Star external link

August 28

Disasters and accidents

Twenty-seven people are killed and seven people are injured after a vehicle carrying churchgoers collides head-on with a truck in Chivhu, Zimbabwe.
Source: MSN external link

Armed conflicts and attacks

Sudan's Rapid Support Forces (RSF) says that they have seized the Bakori and Surkum army bases in the southeastern Blue Nile region alongside Sudan People's Liberation Movement–North (SPLM–N).
Source: Sudan Tribune external link
Emergency Lawyers, an independent group documenting atrocities in Sudan, reports that eight civilians have been killed in drone strikes in the Sowdari District of North Kordofan.
Source: Asharq Al Awsat external link
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) says that they have killed three Palestinian militants, including Islamic Jihad (PIJ) senior member Qais Bitawi, in a drone strike in the Israel-occupied West Bank city of Jenin. The PIJ also confirms Bitawi's death.
Source: The Times of Israel external link
A Russian drone strike hits a supply depot in Bucha, Kyiv Oblast, Ukraine, triggering explosions and a fire that killed at least 37 people. Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy says explosives stored near homes worsened the disaster.
Source: CNN external link

Law and crime

An Ecuadorian court convicts former president Lenín Moreno of bribery linked to the construction of the Coca Codo Sinclair plant in Napo Province. His wife, Rocío González Navas, and daughter are also found guilty.
Source: Reuters external link
Demonstrators gather in Washington, D.C., United States, to protest against the Trump administration's alleged efforts to rollback voting and civil rights, 63 years after the March on Washington rally by civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr.
Source: Reuters external link
The Cambodian government says that they have closed more than 700 online scam centers and arrested nearly 30,000 suspects, including 15 senior officials and law-enforcement officers, during a year-long crackdown on cybercrime networks.
Source: Euronews external link
Two men steal a 200-carat platinum-and-diamond necklace from the Museum of Applied Arts in Vienna, Austria, after smashing a display case with a hammer and fleeing, according to Austrian police.
Source: AFP via CBS News external link
Two teenagers are arrested in Israel for allegedly pledging allegiance to ISIS and plotting an attack on security forces at the Temple Mount and an IDF base in northern Israel.
Source: The Times of Israel external link

Sports

In ice hockey, the Colorado Avalanche sign defenceman and alternate captain Cale Makar to an eight-year extension worth US$163.2 million, the largest contract in National Hockey League history. He is the first player to exceed $20 million in average annual value.
Source: ESPN external link

International relations

The United States and Venezuela agree to expand U.S. access to Venezuelan oil reserves under a deal involving US$100 billion in private investment, while Venezuela retains ownership of its petroleum resources.
Source: AFP via France 24 external link

Politics and elections

King Harald V of Norway dies at the age of 89 after a 35-year reign and is succeeded by his son Haakon VIII.
Source: CNN external link
Greenland establishes a truth and reconciliation commission after experts conclude that a decades-long Danish contraceptive program violated Inuit women's rights but disagree on whether it constituted genocide.
Source: Al Jazeera external link
Source: Serbian Times external link

Health and environment

Nigeria records 65,000 cases of cholera, across 35 states, alongside 10,000 cases of diphtheria. Additionally, NCDC director Jide Idris reports a decline in cholera cases but also warn that transmission of cases remain ongoing.
Source: Daily Trust external link

Business and economy

The Japanese finance ministry says it spent a record ¥15.4 trillion (US$96 billion) between July 30 and August 26 to support the yen, marking the country's largest monthly currency intervention on record.
Source: AFP via France 24 external link