The Norwegian Pension Fund divests from 11 Israeli companies and terminates its contracts with asset managers in Israel, following reports last week that it invested in an Israeli jet engine company that sold parts to the IDF.
After initiating an audit of flood control projects during his State of the Nation Address in July, Philippine presidentBongbong Marcos announces the initial findings, revealing that 20% of all nationwide projects, valued at ₱100 billion (US$1.75 billion), were awarded to fifteen contractors, including firms owned by RepresentativeElizaldy Co and businesswoman Sarah Discaya, who ran in the 2025 Pasig elections.
A 6.1 earthquake strikes western Turkey, killing one person, injuring 35 others, trapping several and causing at least 16 building and two mosqueminaret collapses in Balıkesir Province and Manisa.
More than 600 pilgrims in Baghdad, Iraq, are hospitalised with respiratory problems after inhaling chlorine as the result of a leak at a water treatment station.
Metropolitan Police carry out the largest mass detainments in London's history, detaining at least 466 people for peacefully protesting the UK's ban on the pro-Palestine activist network Palestine Action. Protesters gathered in Parliament Square to denounce the Israeli invasion of Gaza and the criminalisation of support for Palestine Action, with many holding signs reading "I oppose genocide, I support Palestine Action" before being forcibly removed by police.
Former Chadianprime minister and leader of the Les Transformateurs party Succès Masra is sentenced to 20 years in prison and fined F.CFA 1 billion (US$1,775,200) after being convicted of disseminating racist and xenophobic messages that incited violence, a verdict his legal team plans to appeal.
In commemoration of the 80th anniversary of the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, the twin bells of Urakami Cathedral, that were destroyed, are restored in Nagasaki. The anniversary is attended by about 2,600 people, including foreign dignitaries and survivors of the bombings.