Monday, August 10th, 2026 

At least 13 people are killed, including a child, and 39 others are injured in a Ukrainian drone attack on an oil refinery in Nizhnekamsk, Tartarstan, Russia. (Reuters) 

A recent wildfire at the Bromo Tengger Semeru National Park in East Java, Indonesia, is extinguished after 550 hectares (1,360  acres) have been burnt. However, new hotspots are also reported near the caldera. (Reuters) 

Sindh government announced that a judicial commission headed by a judge of the Sindh High Court would investigate Mir Raza Ali‘s death. The decision followed a recommendation by the Sindh Assembly. (Dawn) 

One person is killed and another is seriously injured in a shooting at a government building in Nonthaburi province, Thailand. Former parliament member Chalong Riewrang is taken into custody. (NBC News) 

Sunday, August 9th, 2026 

Iranian state media reports that Iranian supreme leader Mojtaba Khamenei has met president Masoud Pezeshkian last July, his first publicly reported meeting since taking over, amidst ongoing speculation about his health and future. Additionally, a rare video is released of him. (Reuters) 

Russia and Syria reach a memorandum of understanding to reorganize Russia’s presence on the Syrian coast, including transferring civilian facilities to Syrian state management and converting Russian military bases into joint training centers. (SANA) 

Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu rejects a United States-led plan for peace accepted by Hamas, saying Israel will not withdraw forces until Hamas fully disarms. (AFP via RFI) 

The Hong Kong Observatory records 36.9 °C (98.4 °F) in the city, the highest temperature since records began in 1884. (AFP via Malay Mail) 

At least 11 people are killed and at least 40 others are injured in a Houthi missile and drone attack on Mokha, Taiz Governorate, Yemen. (MENA via The New Arab) 

The Governor of Al-Hudaydah Governorate, Yemen, survives an assassination attempt after the Houthis shelled his residence in Al Khawkhah district. (Yemen Online) 

Around 10 Malian soldiers are reported to have been killed in an attack by the Jama’at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin in central Mali. (AFP via Arab News) 

Mass graves of 25 civilians executed by the Rapid Support Forces is discovered in Kurmuk in Sudan’s Blue Nile region. (Sudan Tribune) 

At least 16 migrant workers are killed in a major fire at a sofa manufacturing factory in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. (Reuters) 

Six people, all members of the same family, are killed after an intoxicated truck driver collided head-on with their vehicle in Dhar district, Madhya Pradesh, India. (The Hindu) 

Five people are killed, at least three others survive, and five are still missing in a landslide that hits a residential area in Baguio, Philippines. (Philippine Daily Inquirer) 

At least 11 people are killed and two others are injured in three separate shootings in Cape Town, South Africa. (AA) 

Suspected crime boss Daniel Kinahan is arrested upon arrival at Baldonnel, County Dublin, Ireland, following his extradition from the United Arab Emirates; and is brought to the Special Criminal Court in Dublin. Kinahan has been charged with directing the operations of a criminal organisation from 2015 to 2017. (RTÉ) 

In association football, Malawi‘s women’s national football team defeats Ghana 2–1 at the Women’s Africa Cup of Nations in the quarter-finals at Al Medina Stadium in Morocco, qualifying for the upcoming FIFA Women’s World Cup in Brazil and will make their debut at the tournament. (ESPN) 

Mexico defeats the United States 2–0 at the Estadio Azteca to win the CONCACAF Under-20 Championship, its second in a row after winning the previous one. (ESPN) 

Saturday, August 8th, 2026 

Supreme National Security Council secretary Mohammad Bagher Zolghadr says that Iran will reopen the Strait of Hormuz if the United States lifts sanctions against the country, ends the naval blockade, and halts military action against the country. (Al Jazeera) 

The Abu Dhabi National Oil Company says that one of their vessels was attacked by a missile while transiting through the Strait of Hormuz during the early hours. No injuries were reported. (Khaleej Times) 

Satellite images show that the British-sanctioned oil tanker Caroline Bezengi, believed to be part of the Russian shadow fleet, which was carrying 1 million barrels of oil, is leaking oil and sinking further off the coast of Oman, after an explosion was reported on the vessel on June 8. The oil leaks have reportedly reached the shore of Al-Qibliyah Island. (AP) 

Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy reports that a 3-year-old boy and his grandparents were killed by a drone strike by Russian forces in Kyiv. (Reuters) 

Darfur governor Minni Minnawi says that the SAF-allied Joint Forces have repelled an attack in Sudan’s West Darfur state. (Sudan Tribune) 

A tribe leader in the Nuba Mountains in South Kordofan accuses the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement–North of launching attacks on Otoro villages in Kauda. Additionally, four aid workers are reported to be detained. (Sudan Tribune) 

The National Interagency Fire Center reports that two people were killed yesterday in a Sikorsky S-64 Skycrane helicopter crash in Fishlake National Forest, Utah, U.S., while trying to battle the Widemouth 2 fire. (The New York Times) (The Hans India) 

In Canada, British Columbia declares a state of emergency after 105 wildfires were reported across the province. (DW) 

Typhoon Dolphin makes landfall in the Ryukyu Islands of Japan, which encompass the entirety of Okinawa Prefecture and parts of Kagoshima Prefecture. Additionally, China shuts down ports and ferry routes in preparation for the typhoon. (The Japan Times) 

A helicopter crashes in Tijuca National Park in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, killing three Colombian tourists and the pilot. (AFP via Gulf News) 

Spain imposes temporary border checks on travelers from Italy after Italy introduced similar controls on arrivals from Spain amid a dispute over migration policy following the mass arrival of migrants in Ceuta. (AP) 

Friday, August 7th, 2026 

The U.S. defense department releases more classified videos and files of unidentified flying objects, including an incident in the Gulf of Oman in 2021 when United States Air Force pilots encountered a swarm of “cold orbs”, describing each orb as measuring around 4 feet (1.2 metres) in diameter and moving in irregular patterns. (BBC News) 

Brazil’s National Institute for Space Research reports that deforestation of the Amazon rainforest fell to 2,874 square kilometres (287,400 ha) from August 2025 to July 2026, a 37% annual decline and the lowest level since the institute’s satellite monitoring began in 2016. (AFP via The Straits Times) 

The United States Senate votes 86–11 to pass a bill imposing sanctions on Russia’s energy revenues, financial institutions, officials, and shadow fleet, while authorizing tariffs of up to 100% on major buyers of Russian oil and gas. The legislation will head to the U.S. House of Representatives for a vote. (Reuters) 

Indian shipping minister Sarbananda Sonowal reports that more than 4,000 seafarers from India have been repatriated and 62 Indian vessels have successfully transited through the Strait of Hormuz during the Iran war. (Lokmat Times) (India New England News) 

The Abu Dhabi National Oil Company reports that 15 of its vessels have been attacked by missiles or drones while transiting through the Strait of Hormuz since the war with Iran started on February 28. (Reuters) 

Israeli forces withdraw from the Qalandiyah refugee camp and Kafr ‘Aqab neighborhood in occupied West Bank following a two-day raid, with Palestinian Authority reporting 51 injuries. (Haaretz) 

Houthi attacks in Marib, Yemen, kill at least eight government soldiers and two civilians and injure 26 others, as the group launches missiles, drones and shelling against military positions, residential areas, and refugee camps. (AFP via The Manila Times) 

A Russian drone strike hits the Chornomorets Stadium in Odesa, Ukraine, with Odesa Oblast governor Oleh Kiper reporting that two people are injured in the strikes. (Kyiv Independent) 

Sudanese armed forces repel a surprise drone attack by the Rapid Support Forces in Dilling, South Kordofan. Additionally, five civilians are reported to be killed in El Obeid, North Kordofan. (Sudan Tribune) 

Twenty people are killed and several others are injured after a fuel tanker overturns in Bangui, Central African Republic. (Xinhua) 

Sixteen people are killed and dozens others are injured in two separate road accidents in Sylhet Division and Bogra District, Bangladesh. (Xinhua) 

Michigan health officials lift an advisory against the consumption of lettuce in the U.S. state after reporting a decline in cases of cyclosporiasis, which is caused by Cyclospora cayetanensis. (Reuters) 

Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, and Turkey mutually sign the Mecca Joint Defence Agreement, declaring that an attack on one will constitute an attack on all three. (Al Arabiya) 

The governments of Mexico and Peru reinstate diplomatic relations after agreeing to allow former Peruvian prime minister Betssy Chávez to seek asylum in Mexico. (Reuters) 

A judge of the Karachi High Court in Pakistan allows the exhumation of Mir Raza Ali‘s body. (Dawn) 

Nine people are killed, including the shooter, and 15 others are injured in a shooting spree between a home and the Debsirin Nonthaburi School in Bang Kruai district, Nonthaburi province, Thailand. (AP) (The Guardian) 

Nine people are killed, including the shooter, and 15 others are injured in a shooting spree between a home and the Debsirin Nonthaburi School in Bang Kruai district, Nonthaburi province, Thailand. (Thai PBS in Thai) 

Abelardo de la Espriella is sworn in as the president of Colombia after winning the presidential election in June. (AP) 

The Ukrainian Premier League’s FC Chornomorets Odesa announces on Telegram that its match against FC Kolos Kovalivka is postponed after its home stadium was hit by a Russian strike. (Intent) 

The End Sunday 

Friday, August 7th, 2026 

Thursday, August 6th, 2026 

Ugandan authorities approve a measure to send troops from Uganda to the Gaza Strip as part of the International Stabilization Force proposed by the Board of Peace to secure the enclave following the war. (NBC News) 

The Houthis announce a military offensive against Saudi-backed government forces in Marib Governorate and Hadhramaut Governorate, with over 30 government soldiers being killed in two missile attacks. (Al Jazeera) 

Ukrainian forces launch drone attacks on two oil refineries in Russia, the Yaroslavl refinery and a Bashneft-Novoil refinery in Bashkortostan, causing large fires at the facilities. (BBC News) 

Six people are killed in Russian airstrikes across Ukraine, including three civilians in Kharkiv Oblast, while a total power outage occurs in the city of Kherson after critical infrastructure was targeted overnight by Russian drones. (Al Jazeera) (Antikor) 

It is reported that the situation on the border between Ethiopia and Sudan is calm following recent clashes between the Ethiopian Army and Tigray People’s Liberation Front that sparked fears of a new conflict four years after a peace agreement was signed in 2022 to end the war in Tigray. (Sudan Tribune) 

Two people are killed and 13 others are injured when an explosive device detonates on a passenger minibus in Jaramana, Syria. (AA) 

Six people are killed and 19 others are injured after a bus crashed in Constantine Province, Algeria. (Xinhua) 

Congolese health authorities monitor passengers from a boat near Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo, after a traveler died from Ebola complications. (The Washington Post) 

Ceuta mayor-president Juan Jesús Vivas confirms that at least 100 people died during last week’s migrant surge into the Spanish autonomous city of Ceuta, while around 3,500 to 5,000 undocumented migrants remain in the city. (Reuters) 

Former Governor of Guerrero Ángel Aguirre Rivero is arrested on charges of forced disappearance and obstruction of justice. He is accused of ordering the concealment of security camera footage that showed police intercepting the students’ bus in 2014. (El País) 

The End Friday