Monday,  August 18th, 2025 

Marius Borg Høiby, the son of Norway’s Crown Princess Mette-Marit, is charged with 32 offences including four rapes and several acts of violence and assault. If he is found guilty, he may get up to 10 years in prison. (France24) 

Australian Federal Court judge Michael Lee fines national airline Qantas AU$90 million (US$59 million) for unlawfully outsourcing 1,820 ground staff during the COVID-19 pandemic, in addition to the AU$120 million (US$78 million) compensation the airline has already agreed to pay its former employees. (AP) 

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Sunday, August 17th, 2025 

Crime in Sweden  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. (Euronews) 

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. (CNN) 

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.  (CBS News) 

Officials announce that the Gathering of Nations event in Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States, will host its final pow-wow in 2026. (AP) 

The first hurricane of the 2025 season, Hurricane Erin, forms near the Leeward Islands. (CBS News) 

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. (Minnesota Star Tribune) 

At least seven people are killed in a mass shooting at a billiard hall in Santo Domingo, Ecuador. (France 24) 

Air Canada suspends its plan to resume flights after cabin crew continued a strike despite a Canada Industrial Relations Board order and government-imposed arbitration, leaving operations halted and affecting more than 700 flights and about 130,000 daily passengers. (Philippine Daily Inquirer) 

More than 40 people are reported missing and ten others are rescued when a boat carrying 50 people to a popular market capsizes on the Sokoto River near Goronyo, Sokoto State, Nigeria. (Reuters) 

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.  (Daily Excelsior) 

One person is killed and 29 people are injured when a M_w 5.8 undersea earthquake strikes near Poso, Central Sulawesi, Indonesia. (AP) 

Hong Kong independence activist Tony Chung and former Legislative Council member Ted Hui announce that they have received asylum in the United Kingdom and Australia, respectively, after being wanted by police for allegedly violating the national security law. (AP) 

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, ending the Movimiento al Socialismo‘s 20-year political dominance. (Reuters) (AP) 

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.  (BBC Sport) 

Saturday, August 16th, 2025 

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. (BBC News) 

At least 30 people are killed by suspected Islamic State-aligned Allied Democratic Forces rebels in Bapere, North Kivu, Democratic Republic of the Congo. (AP) 

Hurricane Erin intensifies to Category 5 strength while affecting several Caribbean islands. (NBC News) 

The death toll from yesterday’s floods in Pakistan increases to at least 321, 307 of whom are in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. (Al Jazeera) 

2025 Air Kasaï Antonov An-2 crash Seven people are killed when an Air Kasaï Antonov An-2 aircraft crashes while being ferried near Kisangani, Democratic Republic of the Congo. (Aviation24) 

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. (ASN) 

Three people are killed, including the perpetrator, and another is injured in a mass shooting near a bar in Forio, Campania, Italy. (Leggo) 

Friday,  August 15th, 2025 

South Korean president Lee Jae Myung holds a “de facto” 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. (Anadolu Ajansı) 

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. (The Independent) 

Eleven people are killed and 130 others are injured in an explosion and fire at a gunpowder plant in Shilovsky District, Ryazan Oblast, Russia.  (The Kyiv Independent) 

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. (AP) 

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. (The Times of India) 

At least 189 people are killed, dozens are injured, dozens are reported missing, and structures are damaged and destroyed in flooding across Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.  (Euronews) 

Eighteen people are killed and nine others are injured when a bus plunges into a valley in Algiers, Algeria. (Bahrain News Agency) 

A bus collides with a stationary truck in Bardhaman, West Bengal, India, killing ten people and injuring 35 others. (Hindustan Times) 

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. (BBC News) 

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. (TRT World) 

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. (Garowe Online) 

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Wednesday, August 13th, 2025 

Israeli forces launch a massive aerial bombardment of Gaza City amid reports that the Israeli Army is about to enter the city imminently. (BBC News) 

Israel’s commander-in-chief Eyal Zamir approves the military occupation of the entire Gaza Strip. (The Jerusalem Post) 

Fashion retailer Claire’s collapses into administration in the United Kingdom and Ireland, putting more than 2,150 jobs at risk, amid declining sales and strong competition from online shopping services. (BBC News) 

Twenty people are killed and several are missing after a boat carrying migrants capsizes off the coasts of Lampedusa, Sicily, Italy. (Ansa) 

Australia and Vanuatu agree to implement A$500 million (US$327 million) deal over the next decade to provide funding for economic development, security cooperation, labour mobility, and climate resilience. (Reuters) 

The Uruguayan Chamber of Representatives votes 64–35 to decriminalize euthanasia. The bill moves to the Senate for approval. (Reuters) 

The Federal Court of Malaysia rules that an addendum order allegedly allowing former prime minister Najib Razak to serve the remainder of his 1MDB-related prison sentence under house arrest exists but refers the matter to the High Court to determine its validity. (Reuters) 

Tuesday,  August 12th, 2025 

U.S. president Donald Trump places the Metropolitan Police Department of the District of Columbia under federal government-control and orders 800 National Guard troops to secure Washington, D.C., citing alleged rising crime rates. (Reuters) 

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. (BBC News) 

China and the United States extend their trade truce another 90 days to ease world tension after the international tariffs that went into effect after being signed on April 2.  (CNN) 

The Evergrande Group announces it will be delisted from the Hong Kong Stock Exchange on August 22 after trading remained suspended for over 18 months following a court-ordered liquidation in January 2024, with the company owing more than US$300 billion and unable to present a viable debt restructuring plan. (Euronews) 

Indian police arrest dozens of animal rights activists protesting at the India Gate in New Delhi against the Supreme Court’s decision to remove over 5,000 stray dogs from the streets as New Delhi sees nearly 2,000 dog bites per day. (DW) 

The Pakistani Armed Forces launches an operation in Bajaur, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, a former stronghold of the Pakistani Taliban, to find insurgent hideouts. Over 100,000 civilians have been internally displaced. (AP) 

Nine people are killed and seven others are injured in an explosion at a factory in Paraná state, Brazil. (BBC News) 

A van crashes into a metal fence after losing control on the Central Luzon Link Expressway near Tarlac City, Philippines, killing five and injuring nine others. (GMA) 

3 people are killed and one is missing after flash flooding displaces over 100 hundred people and floods homes and businesses in and around Chattanooga, Tennessee. US Interstate 24 is shut down and dozens of rescues are made to people stranded by flood waters along the I24 corridor and around Hamilton Place Mall. ([http://^[1] News Channel 9]) 

A Guatemalan court sentences six former police officers and child protection officials to prison terms of six to 25 years for homicide, mistreatment of minors, abuse of authority, and breach of duty in connection with a 2017 fire at an orphanage in San José Pinula that killed 41 girls and injured 15 others. (Reuters) 

The Seoul Central District Court issues an arrest warrant for former South Korean first lady and Yoon Suk Yeol‘s spouse Kim Keon Hee on three charges related to stock manipulation, allegations of accepting luxury gifts, and illegal political funding during the 2022 by-election. It is the first time in the country’s history that a former presidential couple has been taken into custody. (The Guardian) 

Red Bull GmbH finalizes the complete acquisition of the Newcastle Falcons rugby club as its newest venture into another sport, following involvement in football, ice hockey, Formula One, and esports. (AP) 

Monday,  August 11th, 2025 

Three people are killed in a shooting at a Target Corporation building in Austin, Texas, United States. (KVUE-TV) 

Two people are killed and another ten people are injured in an explosion at the Clairton Coke Works U.S. Steel plant in Clairton, Pennsylvania, United States.  (WPXI-TV) 

Russian forces launch a full-scale ground assault in the direction of Dobropillia, Donetsk Oblast, with heavy clashes reported along multiple points on the front line. (UNN) 

At least 40 people are killed and 19 others are injured in attacks by the Rapid Support Forces on a famine-stricken displacement camp in Al-Fashir, North Darfur, Sudan. (CTV News) 

Tropical Storm Erin forms in the Atlantic Ocean, killing seven people and leaving others missing in São Vicente, Cape Verde. (The Weather Channel) 

A botulism outbreak kills two people and hospitalizes 14 others in Diamante, Calabria, Italy. (MSN) 

The Norwegian Pension Fund divests from 11 Israeli companies and terminates its contracts with asset managers in Israel, following reports last week that it invested in an Israeli jet engine company that sold parts to the IDF. (Reuters) 

Australian prime minister Anthony Albanese announces that Australia will recognise Palestine as an independent country in September. (The Guardian) 

The United States Department of State formally designates the Balochistan Liberation Army as a Foreign Terrorist Organization (FTO) in response to the killings of civilians in Balochistan, Pakistan. (Reuters) 

More than 600 pilgrims in Baghdad, Iraq, are hospitalised with respiratory problems after inhaling chlorine as the result of a leak at a water treatment station. (MSN) 

Colombian senator and presidential pre-candidate Miguel Uribe Turbay dies after he was shot in June. (Barron’s) 

Philippine President Bongbong Marcos announced the initial findings of the audit into flood control projects, which he ordered during his State of the Nation Address in July. He revealed that fifteen contractors had secured ₱100 billion — equivalent to 20% of all flood control projects nationwide. (Rappler) 

Among contractors listed in the audit report are those owned by Representative Elizaldy Co and businesswoman Sarah Discaya who lost in the recent local elections. (GMA News) 

Sunday, August 10th, 2025 

More than 500 people are detained by the Metropolitan Police in London, United Kingdom, under the Terrorism Act 2000 for attending a protest in support of the now proscribed organisation Palestine Action. (Sky News) 

Seven people are killed, including five Al Jazeera journalists and prominent Palestinian journalist Anas Al-Sharif, in an Israeli strike near the Al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza City. (BBC News) (Al Jazeera) 

A M_ww 6.1 earthquake strikes western Turkey, killing one person, injuring 35 others, trapping several and causing at least sixteen building and two mosque minaret collapses in Balıkesir Province and Manisa. (CNN)

Four people are killed and sixteen others are injured due to a vehicle collision on the BR-452 highway in Uberlândia, Minas Gerais, Brazil. (G1 Globo) 

Eight people are killed and three others are injured in a mass shooting at a nightclub in Santa Lucía Canton, Guayas Province, Ecuador. (AP) 

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Sunday, August 10th, 2025 

OpenAI releases ChatGPT-5 with “PhD-level intelligence” to the general public. (The Guardian) 

Israel’s Leviathan natural gas field signs the largest export agreement in the country’s history, worth up to US$35 billion, to supply gas to Egypt. (Reuters) 

Al Jazeera journalists Anas al-Sharif and Mohammed Qreiqeh along with cameramen Ibrahim Zaher and Mohammed Noufal are killed by an Israeli strike on the Al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza City, Palestine. (Al Jazeera)

A M_ww 6.1 earthquake strikes western Turkey, killing one person, injuring 35 others, trapping several and causing at least sixteen building and two mosque minaret collapses in Balıkesir Province and Manisa. (CNN)

Four people are killed and sixteen others are injured due to a vehicle collision on the BR-452 highway in Uberlândia, Minas Gerais, Brazil. (G1 Globo) 

More than 600 pilgrims in Baghdad, Iraq were hospitalised with respiratory problems after inhaling chlorine as the result of a leak at a water treatment station. (MSN) 

Eight people are killed and three others are injured in a mass shooting at a nightclub in Santa Lucía Canton, Guayas Province, Ecuador. (AP) 

Saturday, August 9th, 2025 

At least six Lebanese soldiers are killed in an explosion as troops were removing munitions from a Hezbollah facility near the Israeli border. (Al Arabiya) 

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. (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. (The Star) 

The Haitian Government announces a 3-month state of emergency in the central and western regions of Haiti aiming to curb hunger and gang violence in the regions. (Al Jazeera)

Two people are killed and five others are injured in a drive-by mass shooting in a busy area in Nassau, The Bahamas. (The Nassau Guardian) 

A total of 474 people are arrested in London, England, during a protest in support of Palestine Action, which was proscribed as a terrorist group on 5 July. (BBC News) 

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. (Reuters) 

Friday,  August 8th, 2025 

The cabinet of Lebanon approves a U.S. proposal for disarming Hezbollah by the end of the year, along with ending Israel’s occupation in the country, despite Hezbollah’s rejection of this demand. (Al Jazeera) 

At least 33 Pakistani Taliban militants are killed in an overnight operation near the Afghanistan border in Zhob, Balochistan, Pakistan. (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. (Al Jazeera)

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. (CNN)

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. (CNN) 

The Israel Defense Forces begins massing troops and tanks on the border with Gaza ahead of an expected major ground offensive. (The Times of India) 

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. (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. (AP) 

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. (Reuters) 

A bus carrying mourners back home from a funeral in Kisumu, Kenya, overturns and plunges into a ditch, killing at least 21 people. (MSN) 

A bus and a truck collide head-on in Mato Grosso, Brazil, killing eleven and injuring 45. (Reuters) 

Flash floods kill at least 22 people and leave 2 dozen others missing in Gansu province, China. (MSN) 

At least 30 people are injured when a passenger train derails on the Kerman–Zarand railway path in Kerman province, Iran. (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. (The Guardian)

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. (Politico) 

The suspected perpetrator of the bar shooting that killed four people last week in Anaconda, Montana, United States, is arrested. (KRTV-TV) 

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. (The Korea Times) 

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. (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. (Reuters) 

Thursday, August 7th, 2025 

British Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Housing and Homelessness Rushanara Ali resigns amid controversy over increasing the rent at a property she owns in east London by £700 in order to force the tenants to move. (BBC News) 

U.S. attorney general Pam Bondi announces a $50 million reward for information leading to the arrest of Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro, saying his capture and extradition to the United States is vital for national security. (BBC News) 

Two people are killed when a helicopter crashes into an unmanned barge on the Mississippi River near East Alton, Illinois, United States. (AP) 

M23 rebels attack Wazalendo militia Decisive Movement for the Liberation of Congo positions in Kamakombe and Kasheke, Democratic Republic of the Congo. (Radio Okapi) 

At least eight people are killed and several others are injured when a train and a Kenya Pipeline-owned bus collide on a level crossing in Naivasha, Nakuru County, Kenya. (Daily Nation) 

At least six people are killed and two others are injured when an air ambulance crashes into a residential area in Mwihoko, Kiambu County, Kenya. (Al Jazeera) 

Five people are killed and several are injured when a malfunctioning gas cylinder explodes in Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, India. (MSN) 

Two people are killed and three others are injured, including two state troopers, in a mass shooting when a man kills his neighbor and opens fire on law enforcement before being killed in Thompson Township, Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania, United States. (BBC News)

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