August 10
Disasters and accidents
Four people are killed and sixteen others are injured due to a vehicle collision on the BR-452 highway in Uberlândia, Minas Gerais, Brazil.
Source:
G1 Globo
Armed conflicts and attacks
Seven people are killed, including five Al Jazeera journalists and cameramen in an Israeli strike near the Al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza City.
Source:
Al Jazeera
International relations
U.S. president Donald Trump announces that he will be meeting Russian president Vladimir Putin in Alaska, United States, for talks on August 15 to discuss ending the war in Ukraine.
Source:
BBC News
Law and crime
Eight people are killed and three others are injured in a mass shooting at a nightclub in Santa Lucía Canton, Guayas Province, Ecuador.
Source:
AP
August 9
Law and crime
The Haitian Government announces a three-month state of emergency in the central and western regions of Haiti aiming to curb hunger and gang violence in the regions.
Source:
AP
Two people are killed and five others are injured in a drive-by mass shooting in a busy area in Nassau, The Bahamas.
Source:
The Nassau Guardian
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.
Source:
Al Jazeera
Former Chadian prime 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.
Source:
Reuters
International relations
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.
Source:
Sky News
Multiple national leaders attend celebrations of the 60th anniversary of Singaporean independence, including President of Indonesia Prabowo Subianto and Sultan of Brunei Hassanal Bolkiah.
Source:
The Star
Disasters and accidents
At least six Lebanese soldiers are killed in an explosion as troops were removing munitions from a Hezbollah facility near the Israeli border.
Source:
Al Arabiya
August 8
International relations
The leaders of Armenia and Azerbaijan plan to sign a joint declaration at the White House in Washington, D.C., United States, committing to a peace deal facilitated by the Trump administration that would end nearly four decades of conflict between the two countries.
Source:
CNN
Armenia agrees to grant the U.S. exclusive development rights in the Zangezur corridor for 99 years. The U.S. would sublease to a consortium to develop rail, oil, gas, and fiber optic lines along the 27-mile (43km) corridor.
Source:
Politico
Armed conflicts and attacks
The Israeli Security Cabinet approves Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's plan to capture Gaza City with the stated objective of defeating Hamas, while supposedly ensuring the provision of humanitarian aid to civilians outside the areas of combat.
Source:
Bloomberg
Germany announces it will halt weapon shipments to Israel that could be used in Gaza "until further notice" in light of Israel's plan to fully militarily occupy Gaza.
Source:
AP
The Israel Defense Forces begins massing troops and tanks on the border with Gaza ahead of an expected major ground offensive.
Source:
The Times of India
Volker Türk, the UN high commissioner for human rights, reports that M23 rebels have killed over 319 civilians in July. M23 president Bertrand Bisimwa said the group would investigate the claim.
Source:
Reuters
At least 33 Pakistani Taliban militants are killed in an overnight operation near the Afghanistan border in Zhob, Balochistan, Pakistan.
Source:
CTV News
U.S. president Donald Trump signs an executive order commanding the U.S. military and other sectors of the federal government to take action against Latin American drug cartels designated as terrorist organisations, such as Tren de Aragua and MS-13.
Source:
The New York Times
Law and crime
The Seoul Central District Court rejects a petition brought by former interior minister Lee Sang-min regarding the arrest warrant against him over his alleged involvement in former president Yoon Suk Yeol's martial law attempt on December 3, 2024.
Source:
The Korea Times
A police officer and the perpetrator are killed, and another officer suffers non-life-threatening injuries, in a shooting at the CDC building near Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia, United States.
Source:
WAGA-TV
The Uganda High Court denies bail to opposition figure Kizza Besigye, who faces treason charges, ruling that the 180-day period for mandatory release began when his case was transferred to a civilian court in February, leaving him 12 days short of eligibility.
Source:
Reuters
Portugal's Constitutional Court blocks a parliamentary bill that would require most legally resident immigrants to wait two years before applying for family reunification, ruling that it violates constitutional protections for family unity.
Source:
Reuters
Disasters and accidents
A bus and a truck collide head-on in Mato Grosso, Brazil, killing 11 people and injuring 45 others.
Source:
Reuters
Source:
MSN
At least 30 people are injured when a passenger train derails on the Kerman–Zarand railway path in Kerman province, Iran.
Source:
The Express Tribune
A fire breaks out at the Mosque–Cathedral of Córdoba, a UNESCO World Heritage Site in Andalusia, Spain, due to a short circuit. The roof of a chapel collapses, but the fire is extinguished with no further damage.
Source:
El País