Monday,  August 5th, 2024 

Japan’s Nikkei 225 stock market index falls by over 12%, suffering its worst two-day decline in history and its largest daily percent drop since Black Monday in October 1987. (AP) (Reuters) 

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina resigns and flees the country after deadly anti-government protests. (Sky News) 

Protestors storm the Prime Minister’s residence in Dhaka. (France 24) 

Chief of Army Staff Waker-uz-Zaman announces the formation of an interim government. (Reuters) 

Sunday, August 4th, 2024 

More than 150 people are arrested following violent far-right riots targeting mosques and migrant infrastructure throughout the United Kingdom. (BBC) 

Malaysia issues a travel warning urging its citizens to not visit the United Kingdom due to ongoing violent riots. (Yahoo! UK) 

Mali cuts all diplomatic relations with Ukraine for providing intelligence to Tuareg rebels that enabled them to ambush and kill large numbers of Wagner Group mercenaries and Malian troops. (CNN) 

At least 91 people are killed in violent clashes between anti-government protesters and police units across Bangladesh, as protestors call for Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to resign. (Al Jazeera) 

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy announces that the country has received its first F-16 fighter aircraft from NATO allies. (The New York Times) 

Russia captures the village of Novoselivka Persha in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine. (Times of India) 

At least four people are killed and 18 others are injured in an Israeli strike on the al-Aqsa Hospital in Deir al-Balah in the Gaza Strip. (AP) 

Two people are killed and two others are injured in a stabbing spree in Holon, Israel. The Palestinian perpetrator is subsequently shot and killed by Israeli police. (Reuters) 

Novak Djokovic defeats Carlos Alcaraz in the Men’s singles final to win the Olympic gold medal, becoming the third male player to achieve a singles Career Golden Slam. (BBC News) 

Sara Errani and Jasmine Paolini win the gold medal in the Women’s doubles tournament, earning Italy its first gold medal in the sport and making Errani the oldest tennis player to achieve a Career Golden Slam. (CNA) 

Kaylia Nemour wins the gold medal in the Women’s uneven bars, the first gold medal in gymnastics for Algeria. (NPR) 

Daniel Varela de Pina wins a bronze medal in Men’s flyweight boxing, earning Cape Verde its first ever Olympic medal. (Olympics) 

Saturday, August 3rd, 2024 

A record prolonged heat wave persists over Antarctica, with temperatures reaching 50 °F (28 °C) higher than average in some areas during the middle of winter. (CNN) 

The Japanese Meteorological Agency issues excessive heat warnings for 37 of the 47 prefectures amid heat waves where at least 59 people have died from heat stroke since April. (NHK) 

S&P Global downgrades Ukraine’s credit rating to “SD” for ‘selective’ default after Ukraine was unable to pay a US$34 million international bond payment, and also stating that Ukraine’s credit rating could fall to “D”, which would represent a complete default following restructuring of Ukraine’s debt. (Reuters) 

The Biden administration provisionally suspends all migrant permits allowing Venezuelans, Cubans, Haitians, and Nicaraguans to enter and stay in the United States for up to two years following suspicions of fraud by several migrant financial sponsors. (AP) 

At least fifteen people are killed in an Israeli attack on a school sheltering displaced people in the Sheikh Radwan neighbourhood of Gaza City. (Al Jazeera) 

The United States embassy in Beirut, Lebanon, urges its citizens to leave the country amid increasing tensions in the Middle East. (BBC News) 

The Jama’at Nasr al-Islam wal-Muslimin takes two Russian citizens hostage in Mbanga, Niger. (Reuters) 

The Central Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam elects President Tô Lâm as the new General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam, succeeding Nguyễn Phú Trọng, who died on July 19. (CNA) 

Thea LaFond wins the gold medal in the Women’s triple jump, earning Dominica its first ever Olympic medal. (Barron’s) 

Carlos Yulo wins the gold medal in Men’s floor gymnastics, the Philippines’ first medal in the sport and the country’s second ever gold medal. (ESPN) 

Julien Alfred wins the gold medal in the Women’s 100 metres, earning Saint Lucia its first ever Olympic medal. (Barron’s) 

American swimmer Katie Ledecky wins her ninth gold medal, tying with Soviet artistic gymnast Larisa Latynina‘s record of most gold medals by a female Olympian. (Reuters) 

Friday,  August 2nd, 2024 

Rioting occurs in Sunderland, England, United Kingdom, as hundreds of right-wing protesters attempt to march on a mosque and clash with riot police in the city centre. A police station is set on fire by rioters. (BBC News) 

Several global financial markets fall significantly, with the Dow Jones falling by 610 points after the United States Department of Labor reported that the unemployment rate increased to 4.3% in July, the highest since October 2021. (AP) 

Argentina recognizes Edmundo González as President-elect of Venezuela, becoming the third country to do so after the United States and Peru. (AFP via Barron’s) 

Several civil rights groups denounce proposals made by British Prime Minister Keir Starmer to grant British police nationalized live facial recognition technology and surveillance to charge people police consider significantly likely to participate in far-right riots, condemning the opportunism of the proposals, their potential racial and gender inaccuracy, and their possible use to target future legal protests. (The Guardian) 

Turkey blocks internet access to Instagram, following comments made by Turkish communications director Fahrettin Altun that condemned Meta Platforms for taking down Instagram posts offering condolences or expressing sorrow towards the assassination of Hamas political leader Ismail Haniyeh. (Reuters) 

Thirty-seven people are killed and 212 others are injured in a mass shooting and suicide bombing by Al-Shabaab militants near the Beach View Hotel on Lido Beach in Mogadishu, Somalia.  (Reuters) 

United States President Joe Biden deploys multiple U.S. military warships, troops, and other military assets to the Middle East to support Israel against potential attacks from Iran and its proxies. (Financial Times) (The Washington Post) 

A man is arrested by national police in Dublin, Ireland, following attacks on Government Buildings, The Custom House, and Áras an Uachtaráin. (RTÉ) 

Four men, including a police officer, are found shot to death near Cancún, Quintana Roo, Mexico. (AP) 

The United States Department of Justice and the Federal Trade Commission file a joint lawsuit against TikTok and its parent company ByteDance for violating a law prohibiting companies to collect and use personal information of children under the age of 13. (Reuters) 

Protests against President Bola Tinubu‘s economic reforms continue across Nigeria, as security forces fire tear gas at protestors and the goverment orders curfews across several northern states. (Al Jazeera) 

Novak Djokovic defeats Lorenzo Musetti to advance to the finals of the Men’s singles tournament, becoming the only player to reach the finals four times, and the oldest finalist in Olympic tennis history. (ESPN) 

Carlos Alcaraz defeats Félix Auger-Aliassime to advance to the finals of the Men’s singles tournamnet, becoming the youngest finalist in Olympic tennis history at 21 years old. (CBS News) 

The End