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August 15

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

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 11 people, including three children.
Source: Sky News external link

August 14

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
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: Diario Sur 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
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

Sports

In road bicycle racing, the eighth stage at the Volta a Portugal race is neutralised after British cyclist Finlay Tarling was killed in an accident during the race.
Source: The Athletic external link

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
Three gunmen are killed and a minor is wounded in an attempted ambush in a highway in La Piedad, Michoacán. 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

August 13

Health and environment

Romania begins shutting down the second reactor at the Cernavodă Nuclear Power Plant, the country's only nuclear power plant, after a drought lowered the Danube river below the level required for cooling, leaving both reactors offline. The government says alternative sources and imports will cover electricity demand.
Source: AP external link
Greece's public health agency reports 110 West Nile virus infections and nine deaths in 2026, including 45 new cases in one week, as authorities increase mosquito control measures in the Athens metropolitan area.
Source: Daily Sabah external link

Politics and elections

Kyrgyz president Sadyr Japarov announces that he will run for a second term in the upcoming presidential election in January 2027.
Source: Reuters external link
Zambians vote to elect a president and 280 seats of the National Assembly. Incumbent president Hakainde Hichilema is running for re-election to a second term in office.
Source: AP external link

Disasters and accidents

In the United States, Hawaii governor Josh Green declares a state of emergency ahead of Tropical Storm Lala's expected landfall on the state over the weekend.
Source: AFP via CNA external link
Multiple wildfires break out across England on the hottest day of the year in the United Kingdom so far, with widespread damage in Stourbridge, West Midlands.
Source: BBC News external link
At least 20 people are injured when a GTR Southern commuter train derails near Lewes, East Sussex, United Kingdom.
Source: CNN external link
At least eleven people are killed and 13 others are injured after two trucks, two minibuses, two cars and a tricycle collided on the Accra–Kumasi Expressway, Ghana.
Source: Xinhua external link
Seven people are killed after an under-construction tunnel collapsed in Chamoli District, India.
Source: Xinhua external link
Unprecedented torrential rainfall due to severe thunderstorms causes widespread flooding in Chiba Prefecture, Japan, leaving at least eight people dead.
Source: Reuters external link

Armed conflicts and attacks

The United Arab Emirates says that two vessels linked to the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company were attacked in the Strait of Hormuz, accusing Iran of being behind the attacks.
Source: The New Region external link
reports that the USS will deploy to the Middle East to replace the USS following a nine-month deployment and amidst reports of conditions on the aircraft carrier.
Source: The Wall Street Journal external link
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) and Shin Bet says that they have killed Hamas commander and Gaza District Police chief Jamal Mahmoud Abu Kamil in a airstrike in Gaza City. Additionally, the IDF also kills a Hamas company commander in a separate strike in Khan Yunis.
Source: Israel National News external link
Russian military officer Robert Shagaev, who commanded the submarine before defecting to Russia after its annexation of Crimea, is reported to have been killed by an explosive planted in a trash can in Sevastopol.
Source: Ynet external link
The Rapid Support Forces (RSF) says that they have retaken control of the Blue Nile town of Kurmuk, a month after being recaptured by the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF).
Source: Sudans Post external link
The SAF and Joint Forces repels a major assault by RSF on the Jebrat al Sheikh district in North Kordofan, Sudan.
Source: AA external link
Renewed drone attacks by the RSF are reported in Khartoum, Sudan, for a second consecutive day, with the SAF intercepting several drones targeting the area.
Source: Sudan Tribune external link

Law and crime

Polish prime minister Donald Tusk says authorities, working with U.S. services, foiled an alleged Russian plot to kill a Ukrainian-American citizen in Warsaw and arrest a suspect accused of acting for Russian intelligence. Tusk says it is the first such Russian-directed plot in another NATO country.
Source: CBS News external link

August 12

Politics and elections

Cook Islanders vote to elect all 24 seats of Parliament amid a cost-of-living crisis and debate regarding a past partnership agreement with China. Incumbent prime minister Mark Brown faces a challenge from Cook Islands United leader Teariki Heather.
Source: The Guardian external link
The Rapid Support Forces-appointed governor of Sudan's Kordofan region, Hamad Mohammad Hamad Khalifa, resigns and announces he will defect.
Source: Al-Arabiya external link

Armed conflicts and attacks

The Rapid Support Forces (RSF) launch eight drone and land attacks across El Obeid, North Kordofan. Two people are reported to be killed during the attacks.
Source: Reuters external link
The RSF launch drone strikes across multiple cities in Sudan, including its capital Khartoum, Bahri, and Omdurman in Khartoum State, and the River Nile cites of Ad-Damir and Atbara.
Source: The National News external link
Two Colombian soldiers are killed and 17 more are wounded in an ambush by FARC dissidents in Algeciras, Huila.
Source: Sociedad Media external link
A drone strike is reported on a electrical substation in Zawiya, western Libya, causing a fire and power outages.
Source: The Hill external link
A failed attack against the Tayoltita Airfield, in San Dimas Municipality, Durango, Mexico, leaves one gunman killed and two soldiers wounded. Authorities deploy an operation in the zone to secure the area and search for the remaining attackers.
Source: La Jornada external link
Pakistani foreign minister Ishaq Dar reports that three Pakistanis were killed in a attack on a commercial vessel in the Red Sea.
Source: DW external link

Science and technology

A total solar eclipse occurs in Greenland, Iceland, and Spain, with partial eclipses visible over much of northern North America, Europe (except most of Ukraine, Greece, Bulgaria and Russia), northwestern Africa and northern Asian Russia. It is the first total eclipse observable in mainland Europe since August 1999.
Source: EclipseWise external link
Astronomers studying a little red dot found by the James Webb Space Telescope announce in the discovery of the first black hole star. The first object classed as such, MoM-BH*-1, in the constellation of Cetus, is the size of the Solar System and emits a light that outshines its host galaxy.
Source: PopSci external link

Disasters and accidents

A woman is killed and 172 other people are rescued after a ferry catches fire off the coast of Bali, Indonesia.
Source: AFP via RFI external link

Law and crime

Four people are killed, including the perpetrator, in shooting and stabbing attacks at a daycare and a house in Hopkins, Minnesota, United States.
Source: CBS News external link