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August 18

Politics and elections

Nadia Montenegro resigns as political affairs officer to Philippine Senator Robin Padilla following allegations of smoking marijuana inside the Senate premises.
Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer external link
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August 17

Law and crime

Three people are killed and nine others are injured in a mass shooting at a nightclub in the Crown Heights neighborhood of New York City, United States.
Source: Minnesota Star Tribune external link
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At least seven people are killed in a mass shooting at a billiard hall in Santo Domingo, Ecuador.
Source: France 24 external link
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Politics and elections

A general strike and mass protests calling for a hostage deal and ceasefire to end the Gaza war occur across Israel, involving approximately 2.5 million protesters across the country and 300,000 at the protest held in Hostages Square, Tel Aviv. At least 32 protestors are arrested.
Source: CBS News external link
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Bolivians vote to elect a president, vice president, 130 members of the Chamber of Deputies, and 36 members of the Chamber of Senators. Preliminary results point to a run-off between Senator Rodrigo Paz Pereira and former president Jorge Quiroga.
Source: AP external link
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Arts and culture

Officials announce that the Gathering of Nations event in Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States, will host its final pow-wow in 2026.
Source: AP external link
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Disasters and accidents

More than 40 people are reported missing and ten others are rescued when a boat carrying 50 people to a popular market capsizes in Sokoto State, Nigeria.
Source: Reuters external link
At least seven people are killed and five others are injured when a cloudburst causes flash flooding and landslides in Kathua district, Jammu and Kashmir, India.
Source: Daily Excelsior external link
One person is killed and 29 people are injured when a M 5.8 undersea earthquake strikes near Poso, Central Sulawesi, Indonesia.
Source: Jawa Pos external link
A fire destroys warehouses, a café and a bakery near Shcherbinka railway station in Shcherbinka, Moscow, Russia. Casualties and the cause are unknown.
Source: MSN external link

Sports

The British Horseracing Authority announces it will hold a one-day strike on September 10 to protest against a proposed increase in betting taxes from 15% to 21%. This is the first time the sport has ever voluntarily refused to race in modern history.
Source: BBC Sport external link
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August 16

Business and economy

Canadian jobs minister Patty Hajdu orders binding arbitration between Air Canada and the Canadian Union of Public Employees after the airline's flight attendants launched a strike which led to the suspension of hundreds of flights and disruptions affecting more than 100,000 passengers per day.
Source: BBC News external link

Disasters and accidents

Hurricane Erin intensifies to Category 5 strength while affecting several Caribbean islands.
Source: NBC News external link
The death toll from yesterday's floods in Pakistan increases to at least 321, 307 of whom are in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
Source: Al Jazeera external link
Seven people are killed when an Air Kasaï Antonov An-2 aircraft crashes while being ferried near Kisangani, Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Source: Aviation24 external link
At least one person is killed and four others are injured, including two seriously, when a Mil Mi-8 military helicopter makes a hard landing during a rescue operation on Jengish Chokusu in Kyrgyzstan.
Source: ASN external link

Law and crime

Three people are killed, including the perpetrator, and another is injured in a mass shooting near a bar in Forio, Campania, Italy.
Source: Leggo external link

Armed conflicts and attacks

At least 30 people are killed by suspected Islamic State-aligned Allied Democratic Forces rebels in Bapere, North Kivu, Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Source: AP external link
The Tatmadaw conducts an airstrike on gemstone-mining town of Mogok, Mandalay Region, Myanmar, killing at least 21 people, including a pregnant woman.
Source: AP external link

August 15

Politics and elections

South Korean president Lee Jae Myung holds a "" inauguration ceremony, known as the "People's Mandate Ceremony", coinciding with the 80th anniversary of Korea's liberation from Japan at Gwanghwamun Square in Seoul, where he receives letters of appointment from 80 selected individuals. Lee took office on June 4 after winning the 21st presidential election without an official inauguration ceremony.
Source: Anadolu Ajansı external link

Arts and culture

The Taliban organises multiple parades across Afghanistan, dropping flowers from helicopters in Kabul to celebrate the 4th anniversary of its successful retaking of the city and ending of the war.
Source: Al Jazeera external link

Disasters and accidents

Five people are killed when a Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Government Mil Mi-17 helicopter crashes in bad weather while carrying relief goods to rain-affected areas of Bajaur District in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan.
Source: The Times of India external link
At least 189 people are killed, dozens are injured, dozens are reported missing, and structures are damaged and destroyed in flooding across Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
Source: Euronews external link
The first hurricane of the 2025 season, Hurricane Erin, forms near the Leeward Islands.
Source: CBS News external link
Eighteen people are killed and nine others are injured when a bus plunges into a valley in Algiers, Algeria.
Source: Bahrain News Agency external link
Eleven people are killed and 130 others are injured in an explosion and fire at a gunpowder plant in Shilovsky District, Ryazan Oblast, Russia.
Source: The Kyiv Independent external link
A bus collides with a stationary truck in Bardhaman, West Bengal, India, killing ten people and injuring 35 others.
Source: Hindustan Times external link
One person is killed and 27 others are injured, including two airlifted, when a train collides with a slurry tanker on a level crossing and derails between Tinglev and Sønderborg in the Region of Southern Denmark.
Source: BBC News external link

Armed conflicts and attacks

Puntland Defense Forces take full control of the strategic Wangable Well, following a series of operations that drove ISIS fighters out of the Well, which for years had served as an important base for the group’s senior leaders, militants, and their families. Ceelka Wangable is located in the northern Qandala district of the Bari region of Puntland.
Source: Hiiraan Online external link

Law and crime

One person is killed and another is injured in a shooting outside a mosque in Örebro, Närke, Sweden. The suspect fled the scene and is at large.
Source: Euronews external link
Liz Murrill, the attorney general of Louisiana, United States, files a child protection lawsuit against Roblox Corporation, alleging issues with the child protection policies of the platform.
Source: The Independent external link

International relations

Russian president Vladimir Putin travels to Alaska to meet with United States president Donald Trump to discuss pathways to bring an end to the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy was not invited to the summit.
Source: CNN external link
Guinea-Bissau expels representatives of Portuguese news agency Lusa and public broadcaster RTP from the country. Portugal summons the Guinea-Bissauan ambassador over the move.
Source: TRT World external link

Health and environment

The leaders of Belize, Guatemala, and Mexico announce the establishment of a tri-national nature reserve to preserve the Maya Forest. It will be the second-largest nature reserve in Latin America behind the Amazon rainforest.
Source: AP external link