Sunday, August 30th, 2026 

Serbia justice minister Nenad Vujić says that convicted war criminal Ratko Mladić will be buried with state and military honors following his death at the United Nations Detention Unit at the Hague. (CNN) (Serbian Times) 

Iran launches ballistic missiles at U.S. military bases in Jordan. (Reuters) 

NASA launches the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope aboard a Falcon Heavy rocket from Florida, United States, to survey the universe, study dark matter and dark energy, and search for exoplanets and supernovae. (AFP via France 24) (Space.com) 

A Ukrainian missile strike on Belgorod, Russia, kills two people and injures 16 others, according to regional acting governor Alexander Shuvaev. (Reuters) (Xinhua) 

Sudan’s doctors network reports that five civilians have been killed and thousands have been displaced during attacks by Rapid Support Forces in Bara, North Kordofan. (Sudan Tribune) 

Niger’s army says that they have regained control of an airbase after it was attacked by mutinous soldiers yesterday. (Reuters) 

The Japanese military ship JS Kunisaki departs from a port in Kure, Hiroshima, to help fight wildfires in Indonesia. (Tempo) 

Sinking of the Filo Jet At least eight people are killed and 18 others are missing when a passenger ferry, sailing from Cyprus to Turkey, capsizes in the eastern Mediterranean sea. The ship was carrying 259 passengers and 8 crew members, of which 237 people have been rescued. (Sky News) 

The body of the last missing individual aboard a boat capsized on Thursday on Mapanuepe Lake in San Marcelino, Zambales, Philippines, is recovered, concluding search operations with the final death toll at nine. (Philippine Daily Inquirer) 

Chinese leader Xi Jinping and his wife Peng Liyuan arrive in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, for the upcoming Shanghai Cooperation Organisation summit and a state visit. (AFP via RFI) (Xinhua) 

One person is killed and five others are injured in a mass shooting at a rave in Aarau, Aargau, Switzerland. The perpetrator is on the run. (CNN) 

Two people are killed and nine injured during a mass shooting at a gathering in Trenton, New Jersey, United States. (NBC News) 

Bissau-Guineans vote on a constitutional referendum that proposes to expand presidential powers. (AP) 

The Korean Central News Agency reports that general No Kwang-chol has been dismissed as defence minister of North Korea, with Korean People’s Army General Political Bureau director Kim Song-gi replacing him. (AFP via CNA) (NK News) 

In field hockey, Germany beat Spain in the final 1–0 to secure their fourth Men’s World Cup title. (Reuters) 

The 2026 World Rowing Championships in Amsterdam, Netherlands, conclude with the host nation as the most successful team with 4 gold medals and 10 medals overall. (BBC Sport) 

Saturday, August 29th, 2026 

A tanker is struck by a unknown projectile while transiting through the Strait of Hormuz near Khasab, Oman, according to the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations. (Middle East Eye) 

Israel strikes the Shuhada al-Aqsa Hospital in the Deir al-Balah area of the Gaza Strip, killing three people, in violation of the October 2025 ceasefire. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) stated that they targeted a Hamas commander who, according to it, was hiding within the compound of the hospital. (MENA via The New Arab) 

The IDF confirms that they have killed Nukhba Force commander Hani Abd al-Hai Fakhri Mazloum and Hamas sniper Hassan Zidan Hassan Deiri in separate strikes in the northern Gaza Strip. (The Times of Israel) 

A Ukrainian drone attack on Shebekino, Belgorod Oblast, Russia, kills three people and damages residential buildings, according to the regional emergency response center. (Xinhua) 

The Cameroon-flagged Turkish cargo ship MV LUTUF, which was hijacked on August 17, is freed by Somali and Turkish forces off the coast of Somalia. Conversely, the Puntland ministry of security says a ransom was paid.  (Garowe Online) 

Nigerien television confirms that dissenting elements of the Niger Armed Forces attempted a coup in the nation’s capital, Niamey. Attacks are reported on Diori Hamani International Airport and the Presidential Palace.  (Reuters) 

Tuareg rebels free 60 Malian soldiers in exchange for army officer-turned-defector Inkinane Ag Attaher. (Al Jazeera) 

The death toll from flash floods in Nepal rises to 669, with more than 2,400 people reported missing. (NBC News) 

A flash flood in the Grand Canyon National Park in Arizona, United States, leaves about 15 people missing and prompts the evacuation of at least 62 others. (AFP via France 24) 

A person is rescued while four people are missing when a sport utility vehicle plunges into a river after a bridge in Tarlac City, Philippines, collapses. The bridge has been serving as an alternative route as another partially collapsed days prior amid monsoon rains. (Philippine Daily Inquirer) 

In field hockey, Argentina beat the Netherlands in the final after a 1–1 draw and a penalty shoot-out to secure their third Women’s World Cup title. (Reuters) 

In volleyball, the Canadian women’s national team qualifies for the upcoming Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California, U.S., their first qualification since 1996 following a victory against the Dominican Republic in the Women’s NORCECA Volleyball Continental Championship. (CBC) 

In boxing, Filip Hrgović defeats Moses Itauma by ninth-round stoppage to win the vacant IBF heavyweight title. Hrgović becomes the first Croatian heavyweight boxing world champion. (AFP via The Philippine Star) 

Friday, August 28th, 2026 

Demonstrators gather in Washington, D.C., United States, to protest against the Trump administration’s alleged efforts to rollback voting and civil rights, 63 years after the March on Washington rally by civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. (Reuters) 

The United States and Venezuela agree to expand U.S. access to Venezuelan oil reserves under a deal involving US$100 billion in private investment, while Venezuela retains ownership of its petroleum resources. (AFP via France 24) 

Two men steal a 200-carat platinum-and-diamond necklace from the Museum of Applied Arts in Vienna, Austria, after smashing a display case with a hammer and fleeing, according to Austrian police. (AFP via CBS News) 

Sudan’s Rapid Support Forces (RSF) says that they have seized the Bakori and Surkum army bases in the southeastern Blue Nile region alongside Sudan People’s Liberation Movement–North (SPLM–N). (Sudan Tribune) 

Emergency Lawyers, an independent group documenting atrocities in Sudan, reports that eight civilians have been killed in drone strikes in the Sowdari District of North Kordofan. (AP) 

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) says that they have killed three Palestinian militants, including Islamic Jihad (PIJ) senior member Qais Bitawi, in a drone strike in the Israel-occupied West Bank city of Jenin. The PIJ also confirms Bitawi’s death. (Reuters)

The South Korean Joint Chiefs of Staff confirms that the annual Freedom Edge trilateral military exercises between the United States, South Korea, and Japan will go on as scheduled between September 7 and 11. (The Korea Times) 

A Russian drone strike hits a supply depot in Bucha, Kyiv Oblast, Ukraine, triggering explosions and a fire, killing at least 37 people and forcing the evacuation of almost 400 residents. Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy says explosives stored near homes worsened the disaster. (BBC News)

The Japanese finance ministry says it spent a record ¥15.4 trillion (US$96 billion) between July 30 and August 26 to support the yen, marking the country’s largest monthly currency intervention on record. (AFP via France 24) 

Twenty-seven people are killed and seven people are injured after a vehicle carrying churchgoers collides head-on with a truck in Chivhu, Zimbabwe. (MSN) 

Nigeria records 65,000 cases of cholera, across 35 states, alongside 10,000 cases of diphtheria. Additionally, NCDC director Jide Idris reports a decline in cholera cases but also warn that transmission of cases remain ongoing. (The Nation NG)  

An Ecuadorian court convicts former president Lenín Moreno of bribery linked to the construction of the Coca Codo Sinclair plant in Napo Province. His wife, Rocío González Navas, and daughter are also found guilty. (Reuters) 

The Cambodian government says that they have closed more than 700 online scam centers and arrested nearly 30,000 suspects, including 15 senior officials and law-enforcement officers, during a year-long crackdown on cybercrime networks. (Euronews) 

The Korea AeroSpace Administration says that the Nuri will launch 15 satellites, a record, into space from the Naro Space Center in South Korea‘s Goheung County on October 7. (Korea Times) (Yonhap) 

South Korean company SK Gas pays a record US$5.3 million for priority passage of the LPG tanker G. Spirit through the Panama Canal before El Niño-related transit restrictions reduced daily crossings. (AFP via France 24) 

Two teenagers are arrested in Israel for allegedly pledging allegiance to ISIS and plotting an attack on security forces at the Temple Mount and an IDF base in northern Israel.  (The Times of Israel) 

King Harald V dies at the age of 89. His son, crown prince Haakon, ascends to the throne. (BBC) 

In ice hockey, the Colorado Avalanche sign defenseman and alternate captain Cale Makar to an eight-year extension worth US$163.2 million, the largest contract in National Hockey League history. He is the first player to exceed $20 million in average annual value.   (ESPN) 

Thursday, August 27th, 2026 

Tropical Storm Dolly forms in the Atlantic Ocean. The storm and its name has no connection to the death of former American country singer Dolly Parton.  (PBS) 

A near-total partial lunar eclipse occurs over Africa, the Americas, and Europe. (TimeandDate) 

Germany‘s Robert Koch Institute estimates 15,800 heat-related deaths during summer 2026, the highest total in a decade of monitoring, as repeated heat waves push temperatures above 40 °C (104 °F). (Kurdistan 24). 

U.S. president Donald Trump signs an executive order directing federal agencies to call Lake Ontario “Lake America.” The change applies only to U.S. federal usage; Canada need not adopt it, and no international authority exclusively determines names of shared waters. (The Guardian) 

Three Palestinians are reported to be killed in strikes in the Gaza Strip, violating the October 2025 ceasefire. (Al Jazeera) (Reuters) 

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) and its Spokesperson’s Unit confirms Al-Qassam Brigades commander Ismail Mohammad Ibrahim Barim, who held Edan Alexander, Avera Mengistu, and Matan Zangauker as hostages, was killed in a strike in Khan Yunis. (The Times of Israel) (Israel National News) (The Jerusalem Post) 

The IDF also confirms that they have recently killed two Hamas militants that invaded the Re’im Base in Re’im during the October 7 attacks in separate strikes in the Gaza Strip, including a body guard to former leader Yahya Sinwar and a Nukhba forces militant. (The Times of Israel) 

It is reported that Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu held secret meetings with Hamas during the 2014 Gaza War. The Prime Minister’s Office denies the reports. (The Times of Israel) 

Qatari prime minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani talks with Iranian foreign minister Abbas Araghchi in Tehran, including on the Strait of Hormuz and efforts to end the war. (Al Jazeera) 

United States Central Command commander Brad Cooper says that the military has cleared all Iranian naval mines in the Strait of Hormuz and its routes. (The Hill) 

Iran’s Supreme National Security Council secretary Mohsen Rezaei says that Iran is preparing a set of conditions for reopening the Strait of Hormuz after mediators called for them to do so. (Reuters) 

The United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations reports that a tanker in the Strait of Hormuz was hit by an “unknown projectile”, causing a fire that was later extinguished. (Marine Insight) 

Sudan’s army repels a Rapid Support Forces attack on the town of Al-Keli in the Blue Nile region. (Sudan Tribune) 

Around 12 people are reported killed in a airstrike near border with Chad. (Al Jazeera) 

Around 49 people are killed in a cattle raid on the Machar-Pakuek cattle camp in Mading Juer Boma in Tonj North County of South Sudan’s Warrap state. (MENA via The New Arab) 

Four people are killed after an unconfirmed civilian or military airplane is shot down with a surface-to-air missile near Minembwe, Democratic Republic of the Congo. (Noveau Media) 

An airplane, uncertain if it was a civilian cargo flight or a military flight, is shot down with a surface-to-air missile near Minembwe, Democratic Republic of the Congo, killing all four people on board. (Noveau Media) 

In Canada, British Columbia ends its state of emergency, which was previously imposed on August 8 this month in response to wildfires that killed one person. (The Canadian Press News)

A section of the Trans-Canada Highway in the Fraser Canyon reopens after being closed for seven weeks due to the wildfires. (Redfm) (CTV News) 

The death toll from the earthquake that struck the Flores island in East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia, rises to 111, with 176,000 people displaced. (A News) (AA) 

The United States Geological Survey says a glacial collapse and debris flow, not an earthquake, caused the seismic event near the Nepal–Tibet border and subsequent flooding that killed at least 392 people and left over 900 more missing. (BBC) 

Six people die after a pump boat carrying 13 passengers capsizes while crossing the Mapanuepe Lake in San Marcelino, Zambales, Philippines. Three others remain missing. (The Philippine Star) 

Two people are killed in a stabbing at a private school in Gosen-Neu Zittau, Brandenburg, Germany. A suspect is arrested. (Xinhua) 

Zambian presidential candidate Brian Mundubile surrenders to police and is questioned over an alleged national security threat after two weeks in hiding following the disputed presidential election, in which he finished second. (AFP via France 24) 

In athletics, Brazilian Alison dos Santos and American Masai Russell breaks the world records in men’s 400 metres hurdles (45.80 seconds) and women’s 100 metres hurdles (12.09 seconds), respectively, at the 2026 Weltklasse Zürich in Zurich, Switzerland. (Reuters) 

The End